Dave Davis clinched the best year, money-wise, of his career, when he won the $100,000 Brunswick World Open. In beating Johnny Petraglia, 246-190, in the championship game, Davis upped his winnings for 1975 to $65,285. His best previous year had been 1967 when he won six titles and $54,165. Davis led or was near the top most of the way prior to the nationally televised finals, as was Petraglia. The other finalists, Earl Anthony, John Wilcox, and Gary Mage, all began their charges in the third round and were in the heat of battle by the last eight games of match play. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | 494 (2 games) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 190 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 447 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | John Wilcox, Williamsport, Pa. | 422 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 207 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Wilcox defeated Mage, 226-207; Anthony defeated Wilcox, 201-196; Davis defeated Anthony, 248-246, and in the championship game, Davis defeated Petraglia, 246-190.
58-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 12454 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 13024 | | | | 2 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | | 12366 | | 17-5-2 | | 540 | | 12906 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 12343 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 12868 | | | | 4 | | Gary Mage, Bellevue, Wash. | | 12114 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 12654 | | | | 5 | | John Wilcox, Williamsport, Pa. | | 12111 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 12591 | | | | *6 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | | 12181 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12571 | | $2,450 | | 7 | | Don Helling, St. Charles, Mo. | | 12035 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 12470 | | 2,250 | | 8 | | Skee Foremsky, Crosby, Texas | | 11959 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12379 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Bob Singleton, Houston, Texas | | 11887 | | 15-7-2 | | 480 | | 12367 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 11792 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 12227 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Sam Guarino, Detroit, Mich. | | 11889 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12159 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | | 11730 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12120 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 11674 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12064 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 11727 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12057 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Bobby Crull, Tipton, Ind. | | 11622 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11982 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 11510 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11780 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 11497 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11767 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 11421 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11751 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 11563 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 11743 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 11453 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11723 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio | | 11437 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 11632 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 11409 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 11604 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Fred Wilson, Houston, Texas | | 11394 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 11589 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Dan Roche, Irving, Texas | | 11232 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 11412 | | 1,000 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa. | 6689 | $875 | | 26 | | Bob Aleksinski, Great Falls, Mont. | 6673 | 745 | | 27 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 6665 | 690 | | 28 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 6657 | 640 | | 29 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 6639 | 600 | | 30 | | Mike Kelly, Seattle, Wash. | 6637 | 580 | | 31 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 6635 | 560 | | 32 | | Timmy Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif. | 6634 | 540 | | 33 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 6633 | 520 | | 34 | | Dave Wallers, Aurora, Ill. | 6632 | 500 | | 35 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 6630 | 490 | | 36 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 6628 | 480 | | 37 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 6627 | 470 | | 38 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | 6625 | 460 | | 39 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 6623 | 450 | | 40 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 6618 | 435 | | | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 6618 | 435 | | 42 | | Bill McCorkle, Columbus, Ohio | 6612 | 420 | | 43 | | Tommy Hudson Akron, Ohio | 6606 | 410 | | #44 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 6596 | 400 | | @45 | | Itaru Hirakawa, Osaka Japan | 6591 | 395 | | 46 | | Don Boyed, Lima, Ohio | 6588 | 390 | | 47 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 6564 | 385 | | 48 | | Ed DiTolla Maywood, N.J. | 6560 | 380 | | 49 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 6557 | 375 | | 50 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 6549 | 370 | | 51 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angles, Calif. | 6547 | 365 | | 52 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth Texas | 6546 | 360 | | 53 | | Mark Estes, Cleveland, Ohio | 6544 | 355 | | 54 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 6532 | 350 | | 55 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa Calif. | 6525 | 345 | | 56 | | Harry O'Neale, Charleston, S.C. | 6515 | 340 | | 57 | | Bobby Fenton, Upland, Calif. | 6501 | 335 | | 58 | | Sam Fox, Pacifica, Calif. | 6497 | 330 | | 59 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 6490 | 325 | | 60 | | Craig Mueller Union, N.J. | 6489 | 320 | | @61 | | Takeo Sakai, Tokyo, Japan | 6483 | 315 | | 62 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 6474 | 310 | | 63 | | Keith LeBlanc, Grafton, Mass. | 6468 | 305 | | 64 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 6448 | 300 | |
*Alternates. @Denotes Foreign entry. #Bus Oswalt received $100 for 300 game. 32-game qualifying leader-Davis 7068. 24th low-Frazier 6709. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Eddie Ressler Jr., Carmen Salvino, Earl Anthony, Rich Carrubba, Fred Jaskie, Les Zikes.
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