Two of the most popular professional bowlers from the Pacific Northwest tangled in the finals of the $85,000 Lincoln-Mercury Open and it was Johnny Guenther who came away the winner. The Seattle pro upset Earl Anthony, 225-205, in the championship game to win the $10,000 first prize and a new Cougar automobile. Anthony was top-seeded into the championship game after the world's best bowlers had treated Denver fans at Colorado Bowl to a great display of scoring which produced five perfect games during the preliminary firing. Anthony was one of those who notched a 300 and he was joined by Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif., who had two, Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Pete Couture, Lewiston, Maine. Guenther qualified for the 24-man finals in 12th place after Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif., averaged nearly 237 to lead the 18-game qualifying. Guenther then had to catch Anthony, who won 15 of his first 16 games to carry a healthy margin into the position round game, which saw veteran Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo., Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio, and Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J., also gain the five-man finals field. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | +1 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 444 (2 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 205 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 685 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 199 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 221 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Weber defeated Semiz, 279-221; Weber defeated Buckley, 215-199; Guenther defeated Weber, 219-191, and in the championship game Guenther defeated Anthony, 225-205. + - plus new car.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9937 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 10447 | | | | 2 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 9764 | | 15-81-1 | | 465 | | 10229 | | | | 3 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9763 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10213 | | | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9788 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 10178 | | | | 5 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 9745 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10135 | | | | #*6 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | | 9641 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10121 | | $2,850 | | 7 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9661 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 10096 | | 2,600 | | 8 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | 9695 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 10085 | | 2,400 | | 9 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9681 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10071 | | 2,200 | | 10 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | | 9591 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10011 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Ernie Schlegel, Menlo Park, Calif. | | 9646 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 10006 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 9609 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9969 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 9624 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9954 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 9535 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9895 | | 1,600 | | 15 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9616 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9871 | | 1,500 | | 16 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 9389 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9779 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9442 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9742 | | 1,325 | | | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9427 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9742 | | 1,325 | | *&19 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J.
(includes 196-pin penalty) | | 9533 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9682 | | 1,090 | | 20 | | Bobby Cooper, Dallas, Texas | | 9443 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9653 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 9300 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9630 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 9304 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9574 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Pete Couture, Lewiston, Maine | | 9181 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9496 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | H.A. Salem, Denver, Colo. | | 8869 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9049 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | &25 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. (26 games) | 5880 | $1,065 | | *26 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 4059 | 880 | | 27 | | Dick Minier, Aron, Ohio | 4057 | 780 | | 28 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 4055 | 750 | | 29 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4051 | 720 | | 30 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 4050 | 690 | | 31 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4034 | 660 | | 32 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 4027 | 630 | | 33 | | Joe Berardi, New York, N.Y. | 4014 | 600 | | 34 | | Dan Roche, South Bend, Ind. | 4011 | 570 | | 35 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4005 | 540 | | 36 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 4001 | 510 | | | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 4001 | 510 | | 38 | | Bruce Ritchie, Seattle, Wash. | 3998 | 480 | | 39 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 3993 | 460 | | 40 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 3982 | 440 | | 41 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3981 | 40 | | 42 | | Vial lanke, New Orleans, La. | 3976 | 200 | | | | Denny Torgerson, Des Moines, Iowa | 396 | 200 | |
*Alternates. #Rich Carrubba received $200 for two 300 games. Pete Couture, Curt Schmidt and Earl Anthony each received $100 for 300 games. &Sliker replaced Pappas in the finals after eight games of match play and took penalty of 196 pins when Pappas withdrew because of injury. They split 19th and 25th-place money, each winning $1,065 and Sliker received $25 additional for alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Glenn 4272. 24th low-Zikes 4069. PRO-AM CASHERS-$100-Roy Buckley. $50 each-Tim Harahan, Dick Weber, Don McCune and Don Glover.
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