Mike McGrath, who has developed a penchant for bowling well in New York, won a thriller there, topping Earl Anthony in the championship game of the $75,000 BPAA U.S. Open. McGrath defeated Anthony, 234-222, to win the $7,500 first prize offered by the sponsoring Bowling Proprietors Association of America in the Bowling Center at Madison Square Garden. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | 712 (3 games) | $7,500 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 222 (1 game) - | 4,000 | | 3 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | 248 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 401 (2 games) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 214 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Ritger defeated Weber, 218-214; McGrath defeated Ritger, 220-183; McGrath defeated Davis, 258-248, and in the championship game McGrath defeated Anthony, 234-222.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 12486 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12906 | | | | 2 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | | 12399 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 12879 | | | | 3 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 12473 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12863 | | | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 12258 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12678 | | | | 5 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 12244 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12664 | | | | *6 | | Larry Lichstein, Suffield, Conn. | | 12211 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12661 | | $1,850 | | 7 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 12311 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12656 | | 1,700 | | @8 | | Jim Ewald, Louisville, Ky. | | 12235 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 12655 | | 1,600 | | 9 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio | | 12276 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12636 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 12221 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12626 | | 1,450 | | 11 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 12224 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12599 | | 1,400 | | 12 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 12230 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12590 | | 1,350 | | 13 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 12225 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12585 | | 1,300 | | 14 | | Jimmy McHugh, New York, N.Y. | | 12201 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12531 | | 1,250 | | 15 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 12215 | | 10-3-1 | | 315 | | 12530 | | 1,200 | | 16 | | Gary Madison, San Bernardino, Calif. | | 12173 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12503 | | 1,150 | | 17 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 12149 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12494 | | 1,100 | | 18 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 12132 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12462 | | 1,050 | | 19 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 12213 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12453 | | 1,000 | | 20 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 12089 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 12389 | | 950 | | @21 | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 12060 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 12345 | | 900 | | 22 | | Bobby Williams, Detroit, Mich. | | 11898 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12243 | | 850 | | 23 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 11846 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12176 | | 800 | | 24 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | | 11853 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 12138 | | 750 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *@25 | | David Howlett, Louisville, Ky. | 6901 | $635 | | 26 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 6900 | 520 | | 27 | | Ron Weber, Cincinnati, Ohio | 6894 | 480 | | @28 | | Jim Facente Jr., Miami, Fla. | 6869 | 460 | | 29 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 6860 | 440 | | 30 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 6857 | 430 | | #31 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 6854 | 425 | | 32 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 6825 | 420 | | @33 | | Mike Samardzija, Pontiac, Mich. | 6811 | 415 | | 34 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 6808 | 410 | | 35 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 6806 | 405 | | @36 | | Paul Zevgolis, Richmond, Va. | 6802 | 400 | | 37 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 6797 | 395 | | 38 | | Darold Meisel, Madison, Wis. | 6795 | 390 | | 39 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 6794 | 385 | | 40 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 6790 | 380 | | 41 | | Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, Va. | 6788 | 375 | | 42 | | Jimmy Wright, San Antonio, Texas | 6779 | 370 | | 43 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 6768 | 365 | | 44 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 6767 | 360 | | 45 | | Rick Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 6763 | 355 | | @46 | | Mario Borghi, Maspeth, N.Y. | 6757 | 350 | | 47 | | Mike Lemongello, Islip, N.Y. | 6751 | 342.50 | | | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 6751 | 342.50 | | 49 | | Bob Singleton, Houston, Texas | 6733 | 335 | | 50 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | 6729 | 330 | | @51 | | Jerry Sterling, Toledo, Ohio | 6727 | 325 | | 52 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 6703 | 320 | | 53 | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | 6700 | 312.50 | | | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 6700 | 312.50 | | 55 | | Sandy Finkelstein, Cortland, N.Y. | 6695 | 305 | | 56 | | Sam Guarino, Detroit, Mich. | 6674 | 300 | | @57 | | Don Johnson, Moline, Ill. | 6671 | 292.50 | | | | Vince Pantuso, Parsippany, N.J. | 6671 | 292.50 | | 59 | | Paul Petescola, Paramus, N.J. | 6659 | 285 | | @60 | | Rick Woodard, Provo, Utah | 6654 | 280 | | 61 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 6636 | 275 | | 62 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | 6593 | 270 | | 63 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 6575 | 265 | | **64 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. (24 games) | 5036 | 260 | |
*Alternate. @League entry. #Gary Dickinson received $100 for 300 game. **Withdrew due to illness. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50-Jim Stefanich, Dick Battista, Dick Weber, Ernie Schlegel, Gary Madison, Paul Colwell.
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