Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas, was faced with the problem of defeating two of bowling's all-time greats to win the $70,000 Fair Lanes Open. But he accomplished that feat in convincing fashion, first knocking out Anthony with a 256-215 decision, then ousting the top-seeded Weber, 241-218, in the championship game. The win was the fourth of Dickinson's Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) career and undoubtedly the most satisfying. Even though Dickinson was close to the top during the 42 games of qualifying and match game play, he was watching Weber's heels on virtually every roll of the ball. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 497 (2 games) | $7,500 | | 2 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 218 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 750 (3 games) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 201 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 246 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Anthony and Conner tied, 246-246, and Anthony won a two-frame (9th and 10th) rolloff, 36-28; Anthony defeated Mage, 289-201; Dickinson defeated Anthony, 256-215, and in the championship game, Dickinson defeated Weber, 241-218.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9520 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 10030 | | | | 2 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9349 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9844 | | | | 3 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 9342 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9807 | | | | 4 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9216 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9666 | | | | #5 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9069 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9564 | | | | 6 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | | 9161 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9551 | | $1,800 | | *#7 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio | | 9068 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9518 | | 1,650 | | 8 | | Larry Landis, Souderton, Pa. | | 9074 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9434 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9034 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9424 | | 1,450 | | 10 | | Chuck Moran, San Diego, Calif. | | 9042 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9372 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | | 8969 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9359 | | 1,350 | | 12 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 9042 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9342 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | | 9004 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9274 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | Don Bell, Scotts Valley, Calif. | | 8946 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9246 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Bob Chappell, Wichita, Kan. | | 8845 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9235 | | 1,150 | | 16 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8961 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9231 | | 1,100 | | 17 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | | 8868 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9228 | | 1,050 | | 18 | | Bobby Crull, Tipton, Ind. | | 8870 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9200 | | 1,000 | | 19 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 8863 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9178 | | 950 | | 20 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8885 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9125 | | 900 | | 21 | | Mike Limongello, N. Lindenhurst, N.Y. | | 8813 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9113 | | 850 | | 22 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 8787 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9087 | | 800 | | 23 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Texas | | 8746 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9031 | | 775 | | 24 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8673 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8928 | | 750 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | 3797 | $720 | | 26 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 3792 | 610 | | 27 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 3790 | 580 | | 28 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 3778 | 537.50 | | | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3778 | 537.50 | | 30 | | Bob Pepple, State College, Pa. | 3763 | 500 | | 31 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 3761 | 480 | | 32 | | Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 3754 | 470 | | 33 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 3741 | 460 | | 34 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 3737 | 445 | | | | Phil Jones, Owings Mills, Md. | 3737 | 445 | | 36 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 3736 | 430 | | 37 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | 3734 | 420 | | 38 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 3729 | 410 | | 39 | | Bobby Fliegman, Torrance, Calif. | 3725 | 395 | | | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 3725 | 395 | | 41 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 3724 | 380 | | 42 | | Sandy Finkelstein, Cortland, N.Y. | 3719 | 370 | | 43 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 3717 | 360 | | 44 | | Dick Nardozza, Bellefonte, Pa. | 3714 | 350 | | 45 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3713 | 340 | | 46 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3709 | 335 | | 47 | | Mike McGrath, Lake St. Louis, Mo. | 3706 | 330 | | 48 | | Greg Damaskos, Yakima, Wash. | 3702 | 325 | | 49 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 3700 | 320 | | 50 | | Mike Barth, Kansas City, Kan. | 3686 | 315 | | 51 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 3685 | 310 | | 52 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 3684 | 305 | | 53 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 3683 | 300 | |
*Alternates. #Ted Malicki and Fred Conner received $100 for 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader-Weber 4153. 24th low-Lane 3800. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Gary Mage, Sam Flanagan, Mike Limongello, Ted Malicki, Dave Davis, Bobby Jacks, Bob Chappell, Bob Perry (N.J.), Don Bell, Wayne Zahn, Steve Neff, Dale Glenn, Mark Estes, Don Helling, Ed DiTolla, Harry Mickelson.
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