After four years of trying, Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif., has joined the ranks of Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) champions. Glenn won the $55,000 Columbia 300 Open, taking a thrilling 222-215 win from Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. It was the second straight week that Surina has suffered a narrow defeat. In the championship game Glenn simply wouldn't be denied his long-awaited title. He nursed a six-pin lead into the sixth frame, and then dashed Surina's hopes with a trio of strikes and a spare to clinch the title. Surina and Anthony were one, two after 18 games of qualifying, but Glenn then performed the remarkable feat of winning his first 15 games of match play. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 222 (1 game) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 422 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 650 (3 games) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Bobby Fenton, Los Angeles, Calif. | 180 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 203 (1 game) | 1,800 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Anthony defeated Johnson, 247-203; Anthony defeated Fenton, 199-180; Surina defeated Anthony, 207-204, and in the championship game, Glenn defeated Surina, 222-215.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9144 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9654 | | | | 2 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 9172 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9622 | | | | 3 | | Bobby Fenton, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9174 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9594 | | | | 4 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9152 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9557 | | | | #5 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 9114 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9519 | | | | *6 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9168 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9498 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9058 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9478 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Bob Aleksinski, Great Falls, Mont. | | 8942 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9362 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8940 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9360 | | 1,300 | | 10 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8965 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9355 | | 1,250 | | 11 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 9024 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9324 | | 1,200 | | 12 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 8927 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9317 | | 1,150 | | 13 | | Joey Berardi, New York, N.Y. | | 8932 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9307 | | 1,100 | | 14 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 8878 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9298 | | 1,050 | | 15 | | Jim Ragnoni, Elyria, Ohio | | 8970 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9270 | | 1,000 | | 16 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9021 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9246 | | 950 | | 17 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8851 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9241 | | 900 | | 18 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | | 8843 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9173 | | 850 | | 19 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 8833 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9163 | | 800 | | 20 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8824 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9154 | | 750 | | 21 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8780 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9140 | | 700 | | 22 | | Skip Vigars Jr., Albany, N.Y. | | 8754 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9024 | | 650 | | 23 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8691 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8931 | | 625 | | 24 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | | 8566 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8776 | | 600 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 25 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 3809 | $495 | | *26 | | Guy Rowbury, Ronan, Mont. | 3790 | 555 | | 27 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 3789 | 470 | | 28 | | Bill Horvath, South Bend, Ind. | 3787 | 455 | | | | Larry Montgomery, Akron, Ohio | 3787 | 455 | | 30 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 3786 | 440 | | 31 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 3785 | 430 | | 32 | | Bud Tufts, Miamisburg, Ohio | 3781 | 420 | | 33 | | Bob Perry, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 3780 | 410 | | 34 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 3778 | 400 | | 35 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3777 | 390 | | 36 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3774 | 380 | | 37 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 3760 | 370 | | 38 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 3747 | 360 | | 39 | | Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 3746 | 350 | | 40 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 3744 | 340 | | 41 | | Dave Jones, Charleston, S.C. | 3737 | 327.50 | | | | Mike McGrath, Lake St. Louis, Mo. | 3737 | 327.50 | | 43 | | Jim Fowble, Hobart, Ind. | 3734 | 320 | | 44 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 3732 | 315 | | 45 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 3728 | 310 | | 46 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 3725 | 305 | | 47 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 3720 | 300 | | | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn. | 3720 | 300 | |
*Alternates. #Johnson received $100 for 300 game. 18-game qualifying leader-Surina 3997. 24th low-Pappas 3818. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Teata Semiz, Dick Weber Jr., Sandy Finkelstein, George Pappas, Earl Anthony, Mike McGrath.
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