Victories over Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash., and Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif., gave Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo., his fourth career title as he captured the $80,000 Monroe Max-Air Open. Helling, who had gained one other title at Pelican Lanes, defeated Anthony, 265-226, before disposing of the top-seeded Robinson, 237-213, in the championship match. Despite his two-game average of 251, Helling's victories were not exactly easy. He got the first seven strikes against Anthony, but Earl stayed close enough that Helling had to double in the 10th to win. Against Robinson, he strung together five strikes to build a lead Robinson couldn't catch. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 502 (2 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 213 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 442 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 357 (2 games) | 3,200 | | 5 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 194 (1 game) | 2,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Weber defeated Hartmann, 198-194; Anthony defeated Weber, 216-159; Helling defeated Anthony, 265-226, and in the championship game, Helling defeated Robinson, 237-213.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9020 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9470 | | | | 2 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8984 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9434 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8986 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9406 | | | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8982 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9342 | | | | 5 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | | 8882 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9302 | | | | *6 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8864 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9254 | | $2,250 | | 7 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8741 | | 14-8-2 | | 450 | | 9191 | | 2,000 | | 8 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8719 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9169 | | 1,900 | | 9 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8692 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9142 | | 1,800 | | 10 | | Jerry Laciura, New Orleans, La. | | 8736 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9126 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8722 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9082 | | 1,650 | | 12 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8696 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9056 | | 1,600 | | 13 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8690 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9050 | | 1,550 | | 14 | | John Bolejack, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8618 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8993 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 8551 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 8956 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 8593 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8923 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8548 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8908 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Bill McCorkle, Columbus, Ohio | | 8580 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8880 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8519 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8879 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8577 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8847 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8562 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8832 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8419 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8644 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 8345 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8600 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Fred Wilson, Houston, Texas | | 8335 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8515 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Dean Courtade, New Orleans, La. | 3700 | $975 | | 26 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 3688 | 850 | | 27 | | Jimmy McHugh, Lynbrook, N.Y. | 3685 | 800 | | 28 | | Bob Chase, Kansas City, Kan. | 3684 | 737.50 | | | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 3684 | 737.50 | | 30 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Texas | 3683 | 700 | | 31 | | Mike Limongello, N. Lindenhurst, N.Y. | 3682 | 675 | | 32 | | Hal Kaminski, Milwaukee, Wis. | 3675 | 650 | | 33 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 3670 | 625 | | 34 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3666 | 600 | | 35 | | Butch Gearhart, New York, N.Y. | 3665 | 590 | | 36 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | 3664 | 580 | | 37 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 3662 | 570 | | 38 | | Dick Weber Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 3653 | 560 | | 39 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 3651 | 550 | | 40 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | 3650 | 535 | | | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 3650 | 535 | | 42 | | Joey Berardi, New York, N.Y. | 3636 | 520 | | 43 | | Doc landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | 3635 | 510 | | 44 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 3632 | 500 | | 45 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 3627 | 490 | | 46 | | Steve Jones, Kansas City, Mo. | 3626 | 480 | | 47 | | Bob Perry, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 3619 | 470 | | 48 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 3616 | 460 | | 49 | | Steve Carson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3613 | 450 | | 50 | | Tom Menge, Cleveland, Ohio | 3612 | 440 | | 51 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 3611 | 430 | | 52 | | Greg Baderdeen, Ontario, Calif. | 3610 | 420 | | 53 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3609 | 410 | | 54 | | Jim Godman, Vero Beach, Fla. | 3608 | 400 | | 55 | | Tom Wright, Millbrae, Calif. | 3607 | 390 | | 56 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 3606 | 380 | | 57 | | Chub D'Ambolo, Bound Brook, N.J. | 3602 | 370 | | 58 | | Bobby Hall, Washington, D.C. | 3601 | 360 | | 59 | | Chuck Moran, San Diego, Calif. | 3600 | 350 | | 60 | | John Sands, Bossier City, La. | 3595 | 340 | | 61 | | Bob Chappell, Wichita, Kan. | 3590 | 330 | | 62 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 3588 | 320 | | 63 | | John Floyd, Bossier City, La. | 3586 | 310 | | 64 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 3583 | 300 | |
*Alternates. 18-game qualifying leader-Weber 4017. 24th low-Wilson 3705. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Jay Robinson, Curt Schmidt, Art Trask, Jim Stefanich, Paul Colwell, Joey Berardi, Dave Soutar, Marshall Holman, Don McCune, Doc landoli.
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