Dave Soutar accomplished a rare feat and broke a 14-month victory drought by winning the $50,000 Home Box Office Open in Buffalo, N.Y. The lanky veteran of 13 years on the pro tour topped Carmen Salvino, 190-184, in the title game for his first victory since the Portland Open in June, 1973. Soutar just made it into the 24-man finals, gaining the last spot in the field. But at the end of the first eight games of match play he had moved up the ladder to fifth place with a 7-1 won-loss record, and from there he stayed m the top five for the remainder of the head-to-head competition. In the championship game, Soutar suffered an opening-frame split and dropped 11 pins behind. But Salvino got a split in the third frame and hen a disastrous 4-6 split in the seventh frame. That finished Salvino, even though his three game-ending strikes forced Soutar to mark to clinch the title. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 685 (3 games) | $5,000 | | 2 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 184 (1 game) | 2,800 | | 3 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 200 (1 game) | 2,300 | | 4 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 432 (2 games) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 173 (1 game) | 1,750 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Anthony defeated Semiz, 212-173; Soutar defeated Anthony, 237-220; Soutar defeated Robinson, 258-200, and in the championship game Soutar defeated Salvino, 190-184.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 9334 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9694 | | | | 2 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9148 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9658 | | | | 3 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Ohio | | 9063 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9543 | | | | 4 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 9046 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9496 | | | | 5 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9052 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9472 | | | | *6 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 8956 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9376 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8829 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9279 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8916 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9276 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Dick Ritger, Harford, Wis. | | 8963 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9263 | | 1,300 | | 10 | | Bob Hood, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8857 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9217 | | 1,200 | | 11 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | | 8787 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9207 | | 1,100 | | 12 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | | 8726 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9176 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8810 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9170 | | 950 | | 14 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8860 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9145 | | 900 | | 15 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 8777 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9137 | | 850 | | 16 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8716 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9136 | | 800 | | 17 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | | 8813 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9128 | | 750 | | 18 | | Dean Asami, Richmond, Calif. | | 8844 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9084 | | 700 | | 19 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 8753 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9083 | | 650 | | 20 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8710 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9040 | | 600 | | 21 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 8709 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9009 | | 575 | | 22 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | | 8745 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8985 | | 550 | | 23 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8605 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8785 | | 525 | | ***24 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C.
(includes 261-pin penalty) | | 8556 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8595 | | 507.50 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *** | | Ernie Schlegel, New York, N.Y., (32 games) | 6559 | $457.50 | | 26 | | Jim Lewis, Schnectady, N.Y. | 3731 | 410 | | 27 | | Sam Guarino, Detroit, Mich. | 720 | 402.50 | | | | Paul McCordic, Houston, Texas | 3720 | 402.50 | | 29 | | Dan Whitehurst, E. Brunswick, N.J. | 3716 | 395 | | 30 | | Mike McGrath, Lake St. Louis, Mo. | 3714 | 390 | | 31 | | Steve Jones, Kansas City, Mo. | 3713 | 385 | | 32 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 3708 | 380 | | *33 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 700 | 400 | | 34 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 697 | 370 | | 35 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 694 | 365 | | 36 | | Wayne Broadwell Houston, Texas | 3690 | 360 | | 37 | | Vial Blanke, New Orleans, La. | 3689 | 352.50 | | | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 3689 | 352.50 | | 39 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3687 | 342.50 | | | | Oliver Mabry, Indianapolis, Ind. | 3687 | 342.50 | | 41 | | Al North, Ulster Park, N.Y. | 3684 | 335 | | @42 | | Larry Rabkin, Buffalo, N.Y. | 3680 | 330 | | 43 | | Butch Dangel Rego Park, N.Y. | 3673 | 325 | | 44 | | Dave Deken Plattsburgh, N.Y. | 3671 | 317.50 | | | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 3671 | 317.50 | | 46 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 3670 | 310 | | 47 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 3669 | 305 | | 48 | | Joe Jack, Kenmore, N.Y. | 3664 | 300 | | 49 | | Mike Lastowski, Aberdeen, Md. | 3662 | 300 | | 50 | | Bobby Fenton, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3661 | 300 | | 51 | | Doc landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | 3655 | 300 | | 52 | | Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz. | 353 | 300 | | 53 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 3652 | 300 | | 54 | | Vince Mazzanti, Levittown, Pa. | 3642 | 300 | | 55 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3639 | 300 | | | | Bob Chappell. Wichita, Kan. | 3639 | 300 | |
*Alternate. @Local entry. ***Seymore replaced Schlegel in finals, took penalty of 261 pins, and they split 24th and 25th-place money. Seymore also received $50 alternate money. Schmidt received $25 alternate money. 18-game qualifying leader-Salvino 4045. 24th low-Soutar 3752. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Alex Seymore, Gary Fust, Bob Hood, Dave Bash, Steve Neff, Pete Couture.
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