Tommy Hudson crashed through to his second Professional Bowlers Association crown when he swamped four straight opponents in the finale of the $50,000 Home Box Office Open Bowling Tournament in Buffalo. With a packed house looking on, as well as a television audience in the East, the handsome 27-year-old righthander put the icing on his all-winning effort with a clutch 238-234 victory over Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas. Dickinson had gone into the finale top-seeded after winning 15 match games and averaging 231 over three days of competition. But, he fell before an onslaught of strikes poured through by Hudson, who shot games of 228, 232, 244, 238 for a 942 total. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio. | 942 (4 games) | $5,000 | | 2 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 234 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 3 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 232 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 217 (1 game) | 2,200 | | 5 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 205 (1 game) | 1,900 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Hudson defeated Fallgren, 228-205; Hudson defeated McCune, 232-217; Hudson defeated Pappas, 244-232, and in the championship game, Hudson defeated Dickinson, 238-234.
42-GAME FINALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9730 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10180 | | | | 2 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9643 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10 | | $063 | | 3 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 9471 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9981 | | | | 4 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio. | | 9470 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9875 | | | | 5 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 9442 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9862 | | | | *6 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9412 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9802 | | 1,700 | | #7 | | Tim Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif. | | 9308 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9698 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9190 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9640 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9245 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9620 | | 1,300 | | 10 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 9238 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9613 | | 1,200 | | 11 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 9298 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9598 | | 1,150 | | 12 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 9223 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9583 | | 1,100 | | 13 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 9155 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9545 | | 1,050 | | 14 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 9089 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9509 | | 1,000 | | 15 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | | 9126 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9456 | | 950 | | 16 | | Don Reeser, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8981 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9446 | | 900 | | 17 | | Joey Berardi, New York, N.Y. | | 9099 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9399 | | 850 | | 18 | | Fred Jaskie, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 9121 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9391 | | 800 | | 19 | | Don Cook, W. Allis, Wis. | | 9055 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9385 | | 750 | | 20 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 8962 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9262 | | 700 | | 21 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8994 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9204 | | 650 | | 22 | | Mike Lastowski, Aberdeen, Md. | | 8905 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9175 | | 600 | | 23 | | Mike Slocum, Seattle, Wash. | | 8770 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9100 | | 550 | | 24 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8688 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8868 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 3845 | $495 | | 26 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3837 | 415 | | 27 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3835 | 410 | | 28 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 3832 | 405 | | 29 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 3829 | 400 | | 30 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 3827 | 395 | | @31 | | Ron Chader, Buffalo, N.Y. | 3826 | 390 | | 32 | | Mike McGrath, Lake St. Louis, Mo. | 3823 | 385 | | 33 | | Bobby Fenton, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3821 | 380 | | 34 | | Dennis Murphy, Great Falls, Mont. | 3820 | 375 | | 35 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 3819 | 370 | | 36 | | Jeff Morin, Westlake, Ohio | 3817 | 365 | | 37 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 3811 | 360 | | 38 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | 3810 | 355 | | 39 | | Dean Asami, Richmond, Calif. | 3809 | 350 | | 40 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 3806 | 345 | | 41 | | Bob Aleksinski, Great Falls, Mont. | 3804 | 340 | | 42 | | Hal Kaminski, Milwaukee, Wis. | 3803 | 335 | | 43 | | Rick Perry, Columbia Falls, Mont. | 3801 | 330 | | 44 | | Bob Alstott, Kansas City, Kan. | 3797 | 322.50 | | | | Jimmy Schroeder, Buffalo, N.Y. | 3797 | 322.50 | | 46 | | Dave Newrath, Cincinnati, Ohio | 3795 | 315 | | 47 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | 3777 | 310 | | 48 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3768 | 305 | | 49 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 3766 | 300 | | 50 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 3759 | 300 | | 51 | | John Bolejack, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3756 | 300 | | 52 | | Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 3755 | 300 | | | | Frank Gallo Jr., Deer Park, N.Y. | 3755 | 300 | |
*Alternates. @Local entry. 18-game qualifying leader-Dickinson 4159. 24th low-Ressler 3849. #Tim Harahan received $100 for 300 game. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Ron Bell, Palmer Fallgren, Carmen Salvino, Bobby Fenton, Rick Perry, Nelson Burton Jr.
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