It was a long time between victories for Nelson Burton Jr., but his first one in two years came in the Hartford suburb of Windsor Locks as he topped Earl Anthony, 236-230, in the final game of the $50,000 Home Box Office Open at Bradley Bowl. The victory, worth $5,000, capped an entirely satisfying week for the St. Louisan, who averaged 233 for the 42-game route. In the championship game, top-seeded Burton maintained a slim margin over Anthony into the final frame and finished with a 236 but he left the door open for Anthony should he get a spare and eight pins on his last ball. But, Anthony left a 4-6-7 split, missed the trio of pins, leaving all three, to fall six pins short. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 236 (1 game) | $5,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 495 (2 games) | 2,800 | | 3 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 689 (3 games) | 2,300 | | 4 | | Gary Fust, Des Moines, Iowa | 205 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 207 (1 game) | 1,750 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Asher defeated Schmidt, 237-207; Asher defeated Fust, 247-205; Anthony defeated Asher, 265-205, and in the championship game Burton defeated Anthony, 236-230.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9822 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 10362 | | | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9614 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 10124 | | | | 3 | | Gary Fust, Des Moines, Iowa | | 9146 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9626 | | | | 4 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 9139 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9559 | | | | 5 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 9103 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9553 | | | | *6 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 9094 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9499 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 9097 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9487 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9111 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9471 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9041 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9461 | | 1,300 | | 10 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 9095 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9440 | | 1,200 | | 11 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 9094 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9439 | | 1,100 | | #12 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | | 9086 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9416 | | 1,050 | | 13 | | Tom Wright, Millbrae, Calif. | | 8997 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9387 | | 1,000 | | 14 | | Steve Jones, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8939 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9374 | | 950 | | #15 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 9055 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9340 | | 900 | | 16 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | 9001 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9331 | | 850 | | 17 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 8974 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9259 | | 800 | | 18 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8958 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9258 | | 750 | | 19 | | Mike Somers, E. Meadow, N.Y. | | 8847 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9162 | | 700 | | 20 | | Paul McCordic, Houston, Texas | | 8804 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9149 | | 650 | | 21 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | | 8834 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9104 | | 600 | | 22 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | | 8812 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9097 | | 550 | | 23 | | Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8794 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9049 | | 525 | | 24 | | James Fowble, Hobart, Ind. | | 8707 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8857 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Timmy Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 3819 | $490 | | 26 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3818 | 410 | | 27 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 3817 | 405 | | 28 | | Gregory Leaman, York, Pa. | 3813 | 400 | | 29 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 387 | 395 | | 30 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 3800 | 390 | | 31 | | Mike McGrath, Lake St. Louis, Mo. | 3796 | 385 | | 32 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | 3790 | 380 | | 33 | | Bob Chappell, Wichita, Kan. | 3788 | 375 | | 34 | | Jimmy McHugh, Lynbrook, N.Y. | 785 | 37 | | 35 | | Bob Hood, San Francisco, Calif. | 3784 | 65 | | 36 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3779 | 360 | | 37 | | Ron McCaull, Malden, Mass. | 3772 | 355 | | 8 | | Fred Jaskie, Milwaukee, Wis. | 3759 | 350 | | 39 | | John Fenton, Midland, Texas | 3755 | 345 | | 40 | | Pat Brownfield, Dallas, Texas | 3754 | 340 | | 41 | | Dan Whitehurst, E. Brunswick, N.J. | 3748 | 335 | | 42 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 3745 | 330 | | 43 | | Ken Brown, Monroe, N.Y. | 3743 | 322.50 | | | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 3743 | 322.50 | | 45 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 3742 | 315 | | 46 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 3732 | 307.50 | | | | Ernie Schlegel, New York, N.Y. | 3732 | 307.50 | | 48 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3731 | 300 | | 49 | | Mark Estes, Euclid, Ohio | 3722 | 300 | | 50 | | Doc landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | 3720 | 300 | | 51 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3716 | 300 | | 52 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3715 | 300 | | 53 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 3711 | 300 | | | | Jack Winters, Penndel, Pa. | 3711 | 300 | | 55 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | 3706 | 300 | | 56 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3704 | 300 | | 57 | | Ron Stromfield, Columbus, Ohio | 3703 | 300 | | 58 | | Richard Bower, Ford City, Pa. | 3695 | 300 | |
*Alternate. #Marty Piraino and Matt Surina received $100 each for 300 games. 18 game qualifying leader Anthony 4109. 24th low-Flanagan and Paul McCordic tied with 3824. PRO-AM CASHERS-$100 each-Earl Anthony, Joe Berardi, Gary Mage and Carmen Salvino. $50 each-Keith Craycraft, George Pappas, Mike Somers, Jeff Valentine, Johnny Petraglia, Steve Jones, Norm Meyers, Bob Cusick, Bob Hood Ernie Schlegel, Jay Robinson, Bill Spigner, Ed Ressler, Mike McGrath, Jeff Phipps, Paul Kreins, Matt Surina, Bobby Jacks.
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