Barry Asher turned off a hard-charging Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz., to win the $47,500 Home Box Office Open at Tucson's Cactus Bowl. Asher triumphed over Swayda, 237-232, after Swayda had racked up three big wins to get to the finals and a shot at his first victory. Swayda got into the five-man finals after a long climb from 22nd place. Performing for an East Coast cable television audience, Asher recorded his second PBA victory of the year (his first occurred last winter in the Showboat Invitational at Las Vegas) and the eighth of his professional career. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 237 (1 game) | $5,000 | | 2 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 944 (4 games) | 2,800 | | 3 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 214 (1 game) | 2,200 | | 4 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 213 (1 game) | 1,800 | | 5 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 182 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Swauda defeated Pappas, 235-182; Swayda defeated Fallgren, 259-213; Swayda defeated Soutar, 218-214; and in the championship game Asher defeated Swayda, 237-232.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 9423 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9813 | | | | 2 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 9289 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9754 | | | | 3 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 9239 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9659 | | | | 4 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 9217 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9652 | | | | 5 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9112 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9622 | | | | *6 | | John Bolejack, Houston, Texas | | 9108 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9618 | | $1,550 | | #7 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9185 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9575 | | 1,400 | | 8 | | Ernie Schlegel, Ft. Lee, N.J. | | 9206 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9536 | | 1,300 | | 9 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 9135 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9510 | | 1,200 | | 10 | | Sam Fox, Facifica, Calif. | | 9084 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9474 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9072 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9462 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Bobby Cooper, Mexico City, Mexico | | 9158 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9428 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | | 8974 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9424 | | 950 | | 14 | | Tim Albin, Hollywood, Calif. | | 9089 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9419 | | 900 | | 15 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9026 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9386 | | 850 | | 16 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 9145 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9385 | | 800 | | 17 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego, Calif. | | 9003 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9333 | | 750 | | 18 | | Tom Thurber, San Diego, Calif. | | 8984 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9329 | | 700 | | 19 | | Jerry Buchholz, San Jose, Calif. | | 8947 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9322 | | 650 | | 20 | | Lamar Keck, Reseda, Calif. | | 8815 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9145 | | 600 | | 21 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | | 8874 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9099 | | 575 | | 22 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8895 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 9090 | | 550 | | 23 | | Jimmy McHugh, Oceanside, N.Y. | | 8588 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8903 | | 525 | | 24 | | Jeff Thielsen, Columbus, Ohio | | 8624 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8894 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 3829 | $470 | | 26 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3828 | 380 | | 27 | | Denny Torgerson, Des Moines, Iowa | 3826 | 375 | | 28 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 3815 | 370 | | 29 | | Dick Lang, Detroit, Mich. | 3809 | 362.50 | | | | Bobby Williams, Detroit, Mich. | 3809 | 362.50 | | 31 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 3806 | 350 | | | | Don Me Cune, Munster, Ind. | 3806 | 350 | | | | Dick Thompson, Youngstown, Ohio | 3806 | 350 | | 34 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3804 | 340 | | @35 | | Les Windsor, Warren, Ariz. | 3798 | 335 | | 36 | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | 3797 | 330 | | 37 | | Pete Brown, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 3790 | 325 | | 38 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 3786 | 320 | | 39 | | Paul Aarestad, Minneapolis, Minn. | 3783 | 315 | | 40 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 3775 | 310 | | 41 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 3772 | 305 | | 42 | | Dennis Murphy, Great Falls, Mont. | 3769 | 300 | |
* Alternate. @Local entry. #Anthony and Soutar recieved $100 for 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader-Asher 4183. 24th low-Buckley 3811. PRO-AM CASHERS $50 each-Larry Laub, Wayne Zahn, Paul Colwell, Marty Piraino, Mickey Higham, Joe Berardi.
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