Matt Surina unleashed a barrage of strikes to topple four opponents and win the $50,000 Brunswick Eastern Open at Bayside Lanes. Surina, whose only previous title was a victory at South Bend, Ind., last year, totalled 1003 pins on winning games of 242-214-289 and 258 in his march to the title, upsetting top-seeded Dick Ritger in the championship game. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 1003 (4 games) | $5,000 | | 2 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 214 (1 game) | 2,800 | | 3 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 214 (1 game) | 2,200 | | 4 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 194 (1 game) | 1,800 | | 5 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix. Ariz. | 190 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Surina defeated Swayda, 242-190; Surina defeated Burton, 214-194; Surina defeated Asher, 289-214, and in the championship game Surina defeated Ritger, 258-214.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 9421 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9871 | | | | 2 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 9299 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9779 | | | | 3 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9237 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9687 | | | | 4 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 9246 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9636 | | | | 5 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 9209 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9629 | | | | *6 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 9071 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9581 | | $1,500 | | 7 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 9234 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9549 | | 1,400 | | ##8 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | | 9116 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9476 | | 857.50 | | 9 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9051 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9471 | | 1,200 | | 10 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 9012 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9402 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 9047 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9377 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Tony landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | | 8947 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9337 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8944 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9304 | | 950 | | 14 | | Dan Whitehurst, Matawan, N.J. | | 8984 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9284 | | 900 | | 15 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8835 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9255 | | 850 | | #15 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8926 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9226 | | 800 | | 17 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio | | 8895 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9225 | | 750 | | 18 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8918 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9218 | | 700 | | 19 | | Tim Albin, Mexico City, Mexico | | 8774 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9209 | | 650 | | 20 | | Joe Berardi, New York, N.Y. | | 8851 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9181 | | 600 | | 21 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8828 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9083 | | 575 | | 22 | | Don Bell, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8678 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8948 | | 550 | | 23 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 8644 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8929 | | 525 | | 24 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | | 8495 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8645 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | ##25 | | Bobby Williams, Detroit, Mich. | 3866 | $857.50 | | *26 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3802 | 410 | | 27 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 3800 | 405 | | 28 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3797 | 400 | | 29 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 3795 | 395 | | 30 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 3791 | 390 | | 31 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | 3289 | 385 | | 32 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 3783 | 380 | | 33 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 3776 | 372.50 | | | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3776 | 372.50 | | 35 | | Mike Keefe, West Nyack, N.Y. | 3775 | 365 | | 36 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 3772 | 360 | | 37 | | Dennis Murphy, Great Falls, Mont. | 3768 | 355 | | 38 | | Dan Roche, South Bend, Ind. | 3764 | 350 | | 39 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3757 | 345 | | 40 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 3755 | 340 | | 41 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 3752 | 335 | | 42 | | John Edelberg, Howard Beach, N.Y. | 3751 | 330 | | 43 | | Ralph Engan, Brookfield, Conn. | 3747 | 325 | | 44 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 3745 | 320 | | 45 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | 3734 | 315 | | 46 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 3732 | 310 | | 47 | | Paul Aarestad, Minneapolis, Minn. | 3729 | 302.50 | | | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3729 | 302.50 | | 49 | | John Bell, Port Chester, N.Y. | 3727 | 300 | | 50 | | Neil Brown, Hazeltown, Pa. | 3723 | 300 | | | | Paul Gaspar, Clifton, N.J. | 3723 | 300 | | 52 | | Vince Pantuso, Parsipanny, N.J. | 3712 | 300 | | 53 | | Bob Perry, Paterson, N.J. | 3710 | 300 | | 54 | | Jimmy McHugh, Oceanside, N.Y. | 3709 | 300 | | 55 | | Bruce Ritchie, Seattle, Wash. | 3708 | 300 | | 56 | | Ben McNevich, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3707 | 300 | | 57 | | Dick Lang, Detroit, Mich. | 3703 | 300 | | 58 | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | 3700 | 300 | | 59 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3693 | 300 | | @ | | Don Gates, Syracuse, N.Y. | 3693 | 300 | | 61 | | Roy Ryan, Massapequa Park, N.Y. | 3688 | 150 | | @ | | Mike Lastowski, Aberdeen, Md.. | 3688 | 150 | |
*Alternate. @Local entries. #Harahan received $100 for a 300 game. ##Strampe replaced Bobby Williams in the finals, and they split 8th and 25th-place money for $857.50 each. 18-game qualifying leader-Surina 4102. 24th low-Sliker 3816. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Steve Neff, Ralph Engan, Pete Couture, Mark Roth, Jay Robinson, Rich Carrubba.
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