Earl Anthony's victory in the $50,000 Waukegan Open was his toughest and most thrilling of the season. After tying Matt Surina, Longview, Wash., at 257 in the title game, Anthony salted away four consecutive strikes in a two-frame rolloff to win his sixth Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) title of the year. The issue was in doubt all the way even though Anthony built up a 22-pin lead by the sixth frame thanks to a string of strikes that started in the third frame and carried through the ninth. Surina also got a string going, from the seventh through the 10th, finishing with a 257 and forcing Anthony to get nine pins, a spare and strike to win. Anthony got the nine pins, converted the spare, and then left a seven pin on his final ball for a game-tying 257. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 257 (1 game) | $5,000 | | 2 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 484 (2 games) | 3,000 | | 3 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 728 (3 games) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | 225 (1 game) | 2,200 | | 5 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 228 (1 game) | 1,900 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Swayda defeated Buckley, 268-228; Swayda defeated Jacks, 236-225; Surina defeated Swayda, 227-224, and in the championship game, Anthony defeated Surina in a two-frame rolloff after they had tied at 257 in regulation frames.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9504 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9999 | | | | 2 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 9172 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9652 | | | | 3 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | | 9104 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9569 | | | | 4 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9175 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9565 | | | | 5 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8985 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9435 | | | | *6 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8907 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9387 | | $1,700 | | 7 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 8901 | | 16-8-1 | | 480 | | 9381 | | 1,450 | | #@ | | J.C. Manak, Berwyn, Ill. | | 9126 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9381 | | 1,450 | | 9 | | John Wilcox, Williamsport, Pa. | | 8953 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9373 | | 1,300 | | 10 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8844 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9324 | | 1,200 | | 11 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 8896 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9316 | | 1,150 | | 12 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8853 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9213 | | 1,100 | | 13 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8858 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9188 | | 1,050 | | 14 | | Jim Hills, Cleveland, Ohio | | 8773 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9103 | | 1,000 | | 15 | | Gary Patterson, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8720 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9080 | | 950 | | 16 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | | 8778 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9078 | | 900 | | 17 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8685 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9015 | | 850 | | 18 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8678 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9008 | | 800 | | 19 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | | 8674 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8974 | | 750 | | 20 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8644 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8929 | | 700 | | 21 | | Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla. | | 8536 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8776 | | 650 | | 22 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | | 8542 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8722 | | 600 | | 23 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 8476 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8686 | | 550 | | 24 | | Mark Estes, Cleveland, Ohio | | 8405 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8675 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 3792 | $495 | | 26 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 3783 | 412.50 | | | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 3783 | 412.50 | | 28 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3781 | 405 | | 29 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 3776 | 400 | | 30 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3766 | 395 | | 31 | | Guy Rowbury, Ronan, Mont. | 3761 | 390 | | 32 | | Greg Guertin, Sacramento, Calif. | 3759 | 382.50 | | | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3759 | 382.50 | | 34 | | Bob Alstott, Overland Park, Kan. | 3748 | 375 | | 35 | | Rick Perry, Columbia Falls, Mont. | 3738 | 370 | | 36 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 3732 | 365 | | 37 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 3730 | 360 | | 38 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3725 | 355 | | 39 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Tex. | 3721 | 345 | | | | Bud Tufts, Miamisburg, Ohio | 3721 | 345 | | | | Tom Wright, Millbrae, Calif. | 3721 | 345 | | 42 | | Larry Mathews, Salt Lake City, Utah | 3720 | 335 | | 43 | | Mike McGrath, Lake St. Louis, Mo. | 3716 | 330 | | 44 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 3707 | 325 | | 45 | | R.J. Farnam, Seattle, Wash. | 3705 | 320 | | 46 | | Dave Wallers, Aurora, Ill. | 3702 | 315 | | 47 | | Russ Huber, St. Louis, Mo. | 3691 | 310 | | @48 | | Carter Laney, Chicago, Ill. | 3690 | 305 | | 49 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3686 | 300 | | 50 | | Don Cook, W. Allis, Wis. | 3684 | 300 | | @51 | | Dick Armstrong, Round Lake, Ill. | 3675 | 300 | | @ | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 3675 | 300 | | 53 | | Bill McCorkle, Columbus, Ohio | 3668 | 300 | |
*Alternates. @Local entry. #J.C. Manak received $100 for 300 game. 18-game qualifying leader-Anthony 4046. 24th low-Carrubba 3793. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Johnny Petraglia, Guy Rowbury, Skee Foremsky, Dennis Swayda, Ron Bell, Hal Kaminski.
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