Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo., again found Bradley Bowl in Windsor Locks, Conn., to his liking, and won the $100,000 Midas Open. Burton defeated 20-year-old Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa., in the championship game to make it two ProfessionalBowlers Association (PBA) victories in as many visits, having won at Bradley the previous August. The victory, number 12 in Burton's career, was his richest ever, $14,000. For all intents and purposes, Burton actually won the Midas Open during the last three games of match play on Friday night, nailing down top-seeded with scores of 245-259-242. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 208 (1 game) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown Pa. | 719 (3 games) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta Ga. | 178 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Gary Mage, Seattle Wash. | 481 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 203 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Mage defeated Salvino, 256-203; Ressler defeated Mage, 268-225; Ressler defeated Davis, 257-178, and in the championship game, Burton defeated Ressler, 208-194.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9423 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9903 | | | | 2 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | | 9373 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9793 | | | | 3 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 9396 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9786 | | | | 4 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 9369 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9759 | | | | 5 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 9271 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9721 | | | | *6 | | Butch Gearhart, New York, N.Y. | | 9317 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9677 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 9075 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9570 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9238 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9568 | | 2,700 | | 9 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo Calif. | | 9123 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9513 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Tim Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif. | | 9098 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9488 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9029 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9479 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Teata Semiz River Edge, N.J. | | 9076 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9466 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Bob Hood, San Francisco, Calif. | | 9031 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9406 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Skip Tucker, Sarasota, Fla. | | 8937 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9387 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford Wis. | | 9087 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9357 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland Ohio | | 8950 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9355 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Don Johnson Akron, Ohio | | 9000 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9330 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Jim Frazier Spokane, Wash. | | 9059 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9299 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Bill McCorkle, Columbus, Ohio | | 9028 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9298 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 8827 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9157 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Bill Spigner Hamden, Conn. | | 8902 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9142 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Bill Beach, Sharon Pa. | | 8836 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9136 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Mike McGrath, Lake St. Louis, Mo. | | 8888 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9128 | | 1,200 | | &24 | | Tom Drew, State College, Pa. | | 8727 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8982 | | 1,010 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | &25 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott N.Y. | 3912 | $1,010 | | *26 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 3899 | 945 | | 27 | | Don Helling, St. Louis Mo. | 3897 | 820 | | 28 | | Dick Weber Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 3896 | 780 | | 29 | | George Pappas, Charlotte N.C. | 3893 | 750 | | 30 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 3892 | 725 | | 31 | | Billy McCune, Munster Ind. | 3888 | 700 | | 32 | | Ron Winfrey, Kansas City, Mo. | 3887 | 680 | | 33 | | Vial Blanke, New Orleans, La. | 3886 | 660 | | 34 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3885 | 640 | | 35 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 3883 | 620 | | 36 | | Bobby Fliegman, Torrance, Calif. | 3879 | 600 | | 37 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 3877 | 580 | | 38 | | Neil Brown, Hazelton, Pa. | 3872 | 555 | | @ | | Ken Thomas Manchester Conn. | 3872 | 555 | | 40 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 3869 | 540 | | 41 | | Sandy Finkelstein Cortland, N.Y. | 3858 | 530 | | 42 | | Steve Nowicki, Rochester, N.Y. | 3855 | 520 | | 43 | | Ed DiTolla Maywood, N.J. | 3848 | 510 | | 44 | | Greg Baderdeen, Ontario, Calif. | 3845 | 500 | | 45 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3840 | 490 | | 46 | | Jim Godman Vero Beach Fla. | 3839 | 480 | | 47 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 3833 | 470 | | 48 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth Texas | 3830 | 460 | | 49 | | Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 3821 | 450 | | 50 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 3819 | 440 | | 51 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 3818 | 430 | | 52 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 3815 | 410 | | | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle Wash. | 3815 | 410 | | | | Ron Stromfeld, Columbus, Ohio | 3815 | 410 | | 55 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis N.C. | 3809 | 390 | | 56 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 3808 | 380 | | 57 | | Steve Jones, Kansas City, Mo. | 3796 | 370 | | 58 | | Paul McCordic, Houston, Texas | 3795 | 180 | | | | Lamar Keck, Canoga Park, Calif. | 3795 | 180 | |
*Alternates. @Local entry. #Bobby Jacks received $100 for 300 game. &Drew replaced Orlovsky in the finals when Orlovsky withdrew due to an injury and they split 24th and 25th-place money, each receiving $1,010. 18-game qualifying leader-Davis 4237. 24th low-Orlovsky 3912. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Dan Roche, Butch Gearhart, Tim Harahan, Ralph Engan, Roy Buckley, Chub D'Ambolo, Mike Limongello, Bobby Knipple, Marty Piraino, Palmer Fallgren, Tommy Hudson, Tony Maresca, Gary Mage, Fred Jaskie, Ed DiTolla, Bob Hood, Marshall Holman, Billy Hardwick.
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