George Pappas won the King Louie Open for the second time in the last three years, trampling four opponents enroute. Pappas upset top-seeded Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash., 223-219, in the title game of the $70,000 event to gain his fourth Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) title and repeat as champion of the tournament he won here in 1974. Anthony had earned the top spot in the finals with a sizzling 222 average during qualifying and match game play. But the title match was a struggle for both Pappas and Anthony. Pappas suffered splits in the second and sixth frames, while Anthony couldn't get a strike until the sixth frame. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 935 (4 games) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 219 (1 game) | 4,400 | | 3 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 171 (1 game) | 3,300 | | 4 | | Gary Mage, Bellevue, Wash. | 212 (1 game) | 2,700 | | 5 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 247 (1 game) | 2,200 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Pappas defeated Roth, 248-247; Pappas defeated Mage, 247-212; Pappas defeated Petraglia, 217-171, and in the championship game, Pappas defeated Anthony, 223-219.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9327 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9807 | | | | 2 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9070 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9520 | | | | 3 | | Gary Mage, Bellevue, Wash. | | 9153 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9513 | | | | 4 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9128 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9488 | | | | 5 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8953 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9433 | | | | *6 | | John Wilcox, Montoursville, Pa. | | 8920 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9400 | | $2,050 | | 7 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 9002 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9332 | | 1,800 | | 8 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 8860 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9310 | | 1,600 | | 9 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | | 8816 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9266 | | 1,550 | | 10 | | Sam Fox, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8811 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9261 | | 1,500 | | 11 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8898 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9258 | | 1,450 | | 12 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 8889 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9204 | | 1,400 | | 13 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8825 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9200 | | 1,350 | | 14 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 8832 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9192 | | 1,300 | | 15 | | Bob Singleton, Dallas, Texas | | 8803 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9178 | | 1,250 | | 16 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8858 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9083 | | 1,200 | | 17 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8734 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9034 | | 1,150 | | 18 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8663 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9008 | | 1,100 | | 19 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8684 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8984 | | 1,050 | | 20 | | Steve Jones, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8722 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8977 | | 1,000 | | 21 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8609 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8969 | | 950 | | 22 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8683 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8893 | | 900 | | 23 | | Allie Clarke, Ravenna, Ohio | | 8514 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8844 | | 850 | | 24 | | Dan Roche, Irving, Texas | | 8539 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8779 | | 800 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 3744 | $795 | | 26 | | Don Helling, St. Charles, Mo. | 3741 | 690 | | 27 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland | 3735 | 660 | | 28 | | Tommy Evans, Miami, Fla. | 3727 | 640 | | 29 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 3713 | 620 | | 30 | | Rob Monaco, Kansas City, Mo. | 3712 | 610 | | 31 | | Tim Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif. | 3703 | 600 | | 32 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 3702 | 590 | | 33 | | Curt Schmidt, Fort Wayne, Ind. | 3701 | 580 | | @34 | | Dale Euwer, Topeka, Ks. | 3700 | 570 | | 35 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 3694 | 560 | | 36 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 3691 | 550 | | 37 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | 3689 | 540 | | 38 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3688 | 530 | | 39 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 3687 | 520 | | 40 | | Roger Wiemer, Springfield, Mo. | 3680 | 510 | | 41 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 3679 | 500 | | 42 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 3678 | 500 | |
*Alternate. @Local entry. 18-game qualifying leader-Anthony 4066. 24th lowFrazier 3761. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each- Rick Perry, John Denton, Tommy Hudson, Joe Berardi, Don Helling, Wayne Zahn.
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