Fair Lanes Open

$70,000 FAIR LANES OPEN
Fair Lanes Towson, Towson, Md., Feb 10-14, 1976
Schmidt Ends Dry Spell

Curt Schmidt ended a four-year victory drought in tournament play when he won the $70,000 Fair Lanes Open.

Schmidt upset top-seeded Dave Davis, 246-163, in the title game at Towson, a Baltimore suburb, for his first victory since Toledo, Ohio in 1972.

Davis was one of two opponents Schmidt toppled to win the $8,000 first prize. In the semi-final match of the nationally televised finals, the Hoosier ousted Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A., 196-192.

According to Schmidt, the victory over Schlegel was the most Important one. Schlegel had eliminated Billy Hardwick, 256-197, and then Bobby Jacks, 225-214.

TELEVISED FINALS

Pos.	Name, City/State	Total	Amount

1	Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind.	442 (2 games)	$8,000
2	Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga.	163 (1 game)	4,400
3	Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A.	673 (3 games)	3,300
4	Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La.	214 (1 game)	2,700
5	Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky.	197 (1 game)	2,200

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Schlegel defeated Hardwick, 256-197; Schlegel defeated Jacks, 225-214;Schmidt defeated Schlegel, 196-192, and in the championship game, Schmidt defeated Davis, 246-163.

42-GAME TOTALS

	Name, City/State	Pins	WLT	+	Tot	Amt

1	Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga.	8768	14-9-1	435	9203
2	Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind.	8706	16-7-1	495	9201
3	Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La.	8750	13-9-2	420	9170
4	Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A.	8699	14-10-0	420	9119
5	Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky.	8661	14-9-1	435	9096
*6	Joe Berardi. Pearl River, N.Y.	8611	12-10-2	390	9001	$2,050
7	Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C.	8634	12-12-0	360	8994	1,800
8	Tommy Evans, Miami, Fla.	8570	14-10-0	420	8990	1,600
9	Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex.	8560	13-11-0	390	8950	1,550
10	Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W. Va.	8551	13-11-0	390	8941	1,500
11	Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa.	8547	11-12-1	345	8892	1,450
12	Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo.	8464	13-11-0	300	8854	1,400
13	Craig Mueller, Union, N.J.	8445	13-10-1	405	8850	1,350
14	P. A. Anderson, Washington, D.C.	8437	12-12-0	360	8797	1,300
15	Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz.	8438	11-12-1	345	8783	1,250
16	John Wilcox, Montoursville, Pa.	8370	i1-12-1	345	8715	1,200
17	Don Helling, St. Charles, Mo.	8399	8-15-1	255	8654	1,150
18	Steve Lickliter, Charleston, W. Va.	8396	10-14-0	300	8606	1,100
19	Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J.	8275	11-13-0	330	8605	1,050
20	Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn.	8173	11-11-2	360	8533	1,000
21	Jim Ragnoni, Elyria, Ohio	8231	9-14-1	285	8516	950
22	Johnny Nash, Columbia, S.C.	8215	9-15-0	270	8485	900
23	Jerry Buchholz, Van Nuys, Calif.	8092	8-15-1	255	8347	850
24	Lamar Keck, Canoga Park, Calif.	8051	8-16-0	240	8291	730

18-GAME TOTALS

Pos.	Name, City/State	Total	Amount

*25	Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y.	3725	$730
26	John Bolejack, Ft. Worth, Texas	3628	660
	Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa.	3623	590
28	Jay Robinson, Los Angeles. Cal.	3622	590
29	Chub D'Ambolo, Bound Brook N.J.	3617	560
30	Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev.	3615	530
	Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif.	3615	530
32	Dee Munsell, Dallas, Texas	3609	510
33	George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C.	3605	500
34	Don McCune, Munster, Ind.	3598	490
35	Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill.	3591	480
36	Tom Wright, Millbrae, Calif.	3590	470
@37	Wilson Rowe, Beltsville, Md.	3588	460
38	Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn.	3587	450
39	Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y.	3586	440
40	Jay Tartaglia, Port Chester, N.Y.	3584	430
41	Paul McCordic, Houston, Texas	3582	420
42	Paul Bernier, Fall River, Mass.	3581	401.67
	Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio	3581	401.67
	Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis.	3581	401.66
45	Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis.	3578	390
46	Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif.	3576	385
47	Mike Lastowski, Aberdeen, Md.	3575	380
48	Neil Brown, Hazelton Pa.	3571	375
49	Bob Snell, Stamford, Conn.	3567	370
50	Bobby Hall, Washington, D.C.	3566	365
51	Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa.	3564	360
52	Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash.	3562	355
53	John Denton, Midland, Texas	3558	347.50
	Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa.	3558	347.50
55	Keith Craycraft, Martinsville, W. Va.	3554	340
56	Bobby Fenton, Upland, Calif.	3553	335
57	Tim Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif.	3551	330
58	Bob Era, Pottstown, Pa.	3543	325
59	Bill Tuttle, Redwood City, Calif.	3536	320
60	Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif.	3532	315
61	Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla.	3531	310
62	Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla.	3526	305
63	Greg Guertin, Sacramento, Calif.	3525	300
	John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y.	3525	300

*-Alternates. Lamar Keck, Ed Ressler and John Bolejack tied for 25th and when Mark Roth withdrew from the match game finals due to an injury (after qualifying sixth), Keck and Bolejack rolled one game for the position when Ressler did not show up. Keck won, 233-183, and then finished 24th. He and Roth divided 24th and 25th place money for $730 each. 18-game qualifying leader-Schlegel 3750. 24th low-Mueller 3631. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Jay Robinson, Billy Hardwick, Dennis Swayda, Mark Roth, Bobby Jacks, Bill Allen, Bobby Hall, Don Helling, Bill Spigner, Paul Kreins, George Pappas, John Bolejack, Bob Moore. Glenn Pierce, Phil Jones, Sam Guarino, Bob Snell, Al Pujol, Ed DiTolla, Larry Piazza. @Local entry.

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