Earl Anthony captured his third PBA title by defeating Nelson Burton Jr., 259-215, in the finals of the $47,500 Home Box Office Open. Anthony, who was top-seeded into the championship game, opened with four strikes, closed with five more, and never gave Burton a chance as he pocketed a check for $5 000. The tournament, held at Saratoga Lanes, was enlivened by perfect games by Carmen Salvino, Butch Soper, Ken Doran and Greg Baderdeen. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 259 (1 game) | $5,000 | | 2 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 449 (2 games) | 2,800 | | 3 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 419 (2 games) | 2,300 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 468 (2 games) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 216 (1 game) | 1,700 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Laub defeated Salvino, 233-216; Trask defeated Laub, 244-235; Burton defeated Trask, 234-175 and in the championship game, Anthony defeated Burton, 259-215.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9045 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9450 | | | | 2 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8929 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9409 | | | | 3 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 8980 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9385 | | | | #4 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8950 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9280 | | | | 5 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8861 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9236 | | | | *6 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8751 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9201 | | $1,550 | | 7 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8790 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9180 | | 1,400 | | 8 | | Ed Bourdase, Mt. View, Calif. | | 8816 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9146 | | 1,300 | | 9 | | Steve Jones, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8646 | | 14-8-2 | | 450 | | 9097 | | 1,200 | | 10 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8657 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9077 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | 8636 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9071 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Bobby Fleigman, Torrance, Calif. | | 8593 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8983 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8576 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8921 | | 950 | | @15 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | | 8519 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8909 | | 900 | | 16 | | Phil Ruth, San Jose, Calif. | | 8589 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8904 | | 850 | | 16 | | Dean Asami, Richmond, Calif. | | 8531 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8876 | | 800 | | 17 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8540 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8870 | | 750 | | 18 | | Ross Packard, San Jose, Calif. | | 8505 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8820 | | 700 | | 19 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | | 8413 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8803 | | 650 | | 20 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | | 8547 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8772 | | 600 | | 21 | | Ernie Schlegel, New York, N.Y. | | 8416 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8746 | | 575 | | 22 | | Paul Colwell, ucson, Ariz. | | 8436 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8736 | | 550 | | 23 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8488 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8713 | | 525 | | 24 | | Ralph Bragg, Sunnyvale, Calif. | | 8342 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8612 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3768 | $475 | | 26 | | Bob Chappell, Wichita, Kan. | 3758 | 390 | | 27 | | Jack Major, Vancouver, B.C. | 3748 | 380 | | 28 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 3738 | 370 | | 29 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 3733 | 365 | | 30 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 3732 | 360 | | 31 | | Greg Damaskos Yakima, Wash. | 3731 | 355 | | 2 | | Rick Minier Akron, Ohio | 3726 | 347.50 | | | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3726 | 347.50 | | 34 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 3720 | 340 | | 35 | | Paul McCordic, Houston, Texas | 377 | 335 | | 36 | | Vial Blanke New Orleans, La. | 371 | 330 | | 7 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 3714 | 322.50 | | | | Bob Fenton, Upland, Calif. | 3714 | 322.50 | | @39 | | Bill Ballard, Vacaville, Calif. | 3710 | 315 | | 40 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | 3706 | 310 | | 41 | | Les Barrett, San Francisco, Calif. | 3705 | 305 | | 42 | | Rick Norby, Denver, Colo. | 3702 | 300 | |
*Alternate. @Local entry. #Butch Soper, Carmen Salvino, Ken Doran, Greg Baderdeen each received $75 for 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader-Anthony 3988. 24th low-Jones 377. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Skee Foremsky, Don McCune, Frank Jackson, Joe Berardi, Dale Glenn, Rich Carrubba.
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