Youthful Paul Colwell rolled to his third career victory as he won the $50,000 Starlanes-Ebonite Open. Colwell was top-seeded into the championship game, and he rolled up a convincing 258-215 victory over Bill Johnson in the battle for the $5,000 first prize. Home Box Office carried the finals to parts of the East Coast. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 258 (1 game) | $5,000 | | #2 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 430 (2 games) | 2,800 | | 3 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | 377 (2 games) | 2,200 | | 4 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 419 (2 games) | 1,900 | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 228 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Don Johnson defeated Dickinson, 243-228; Critchlow defeated D. Johnson, 205-176; B. Johnson defeated Critchlow, 215-172; and in the championship game Colwell defeated B. Johnson, 258-215.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9081 | | 21-3-0 | | 630 | | 9711 | | | | 2 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 9058 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9523 | | | | 3 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9056 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9476 | | | | 4 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | | 9095 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9455 | | | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8957 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9407 | | | | *6 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 9006 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9336 | | $1,550 | | 7 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio | | 8913 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9303 | | 1,400 | | 8 | | Sam Fox, Pacifica, Calif. | | 8921 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9281 | | 1,300 | | 9 | | Pete Couture, Lewiston, Maine | | 8830 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9250 | | 1,200 | | 10 | | Mike Lemongello, Islip, N.Y. | | 8838 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9198 | | 1,150 | | 11 | | Butch Soper, Orange, Calif. | | 8797 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9187 | | 1,100 | | 12 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8844 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9144 | | 1,050 | | 13 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 8778 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9078 | | 1,000 | | 14 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | | 8683 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9058 | | 950 | | 15 | | Paul Aarestad, Minneapolis, Minn. | | 8709 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9039 | | 900 | | #16 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8713 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9013 | | 850 | | &*17 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif.
(includes 167 pin penalty) | | 8692 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8945 | | 650 | | 18 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8637 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8937 | | 750 | | 19 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 8695 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8935 | | 700 | | 20 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8582 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8882 | | 650 | | 21 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8610 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8880 | | 625 | | 22 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 8565 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8865 | | 600 | | 23 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8474 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8804 | | 575 | | 24 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8477 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8777 | | 550 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | &25 | | Angelo D'Ambolo, Bound Brook, N.J. | 3792 | $625 | | 26 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 3770 | 445 | | #27 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 3759 | 440 | | 28 | | Ron McCaull, Malden, Mass. | 3752 | 435 | | 29 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3738 | 430 | | 30 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 3731 | 422.50 | | | | Tony landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | 3731 | 422.50 | | 32 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3728 | 415 | | *33 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | 3724 | 407.50 | | | | Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass. | 3724 | 407.50 | | 35 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 3719 | 400 | | 36 | | Paul McCordic, Houston, Texas | 3713 | 395 | | 37 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3712 | 387.50 | | | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3712 | 387.50 | | 39 | | Fred Jaskie, Milwaukee, Wis. | 3710 | 380 | | 40 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3709 | 375 | | 41 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 3689 | 370 | | 42 | | George Fejes, Akron, Ohio | 3680 | 365 | | 43 | | Bob Perry, Paterson, N.J. | 3678 | 360 | | 44 | | Bob Cusick, Middle Village, N.Y. | 3676 | 355 | | 45 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse. N.Y. | 3661 | 350 | | 46 | | Jack Winters, Philadelphia, Pa. | 3657 | 345 | | 47 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 3656 | 340 | | 48 | | Dick Thompson, Youngstown, Ohio | 3652 | 335 | | 49 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 3651 | 330 | | 50 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 3646 | 325 | | 51 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 3645 | 317.50 | | | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Texas | 3645 | 317.50 | | 53 | | Pete Mylenki, Lodi, N.J. | 3643 | 307.50 | | | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | 3643 | 307.50 | | 55 | | Jim Lewis, Albany, N.Y. | 3635 | 300 | | 56 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 3628 | 300 | | 57 | | Barry Warshafsky, Watertown, Mass. | 3625 | 300 | | 58 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 3624 | 300 | |
*Alternate. #Don McCune, Bill Johnson, Palmer Fallgren received $100 for 300 games. &Dale Glenn replaced Angelo D'Ambolo in the finals with a 167-pin difference. Glenn finished 17th and he and D'Ambolo split 17th and 25th position money for $625 each. Glenn also earned $25 as first eight-game match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Moore 4098. 24th low-Soper 3778. PRO-AM CASHERS-$100 each-Paul Colwell, Dave Soutar, Pete McCordic. $50 each-Allie Clarke, Paul Aarestad, Don McCune, Bobby Knipple, Dick Ritger, Maury Newman, John Greco, Bill Tucker, Jerry Buchholz, George Fejes, Mike McGrath, Larry Lichstein, Jim Godman, Bruce Ritchie, Bill Johnson, Larry Doyle, Bobby Cooper, Rich Carruba, Matt Surina, Earl Anthony.
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