Paul Moser staved off a rush by Jim Frazier to win the $100,000 BPAA U.S. Open, 226-195. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 226 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 915 (4 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 198 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 202 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 5 | | John Wilcox, Montoursville, Pa. | 215 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Frazier defeated Wilcox, 246-215; Frazier defeated Pappas, 217-202;Frazier defeated Roth, 257-198, and in the championship game, Moser defeated Frazier, 226-195.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | | 11872 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 12307 | | | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 11838 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12243 | | | | #3 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 11751 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12201 | | | | #4 | | John Wilcox, Montoursville, Pa. | | 11811 | | 1.3-11-0 | | 390 | | 12201 | | | | 5 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | | 11711 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12161 | | | | *6 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 11673 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 12153 | | $2,150 | | 7 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 11688 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12138 | | 1,900 | | 8 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 11804 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12134 | | 1,800 | | 9 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 11803 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12133 | | 1,750 | | 10 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 11720 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12110 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Bob McGregor, Dallas, Texas | | 11684 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12104 | | 1,650 | | 12 | | Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 11670 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12090 | | 1,600 | | 13 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | | 11782 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12082 | | 1,550 | | 14 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 11685 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12075 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Tom Menge, Cleveland, Ohio | | 11802 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12042 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | | 11653 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12013 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Frank Huspen, River Grove, Ill. | | 11715 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11985 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 11560 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11920 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 11611 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11911 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 11607 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11907 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 11443 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11833 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 11557 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11827 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Guy Rowbury, Ronan, Mont. | | 11511 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11811 | | 1,050 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Timmy Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif. | 6628 | $980 | | @26 | | Bobby Meadows, Irving, Texas | 6626 | 850 | | @27 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 6621 | 800 | | 28 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 6619 | 775 | | 29 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 6607 | 750 | | 30 | | Butch Soper, Huntington Beach, Calif. | 6599 | 725 | | @31 | | Jimmy Wright, Dallas Texas | 6585 | 700 | | 32 | | Les Schissler. Denver, Colo. | 6580 | 675 | | 33 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 6578 | 650 | | 34 | | Don Helling, St. Charles, Mo. | 6576 | 630 | | 35 | | Eddle Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 6567 | 610 | | @36 | | Karl Wolf, Schenectady, N.Y. | 6564 | 590 | | 37 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 6563 | 570 | | 38 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 6561 | 550 | | 39 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | 6557 | 540 | | 40 | | Dee Munsell, Dallas, Texas | 6550 | 530 | | 41 | | Norm Meyers. St. Louis, Mo. | 6539 | 520 | | @42 | | Joe Hafner, Grand Prairie, Texas | 6538 | 510 | | 43 | | Sam Guarino, Detroit, Mich. | 6536 | 495 | | | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | 6536 | 495 | | 45 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 6529 | 480 | | 46 | | Skee Foremsky, Crosby, Texas | 6518 | 467.50 | | | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 6518 | 467.50 | | 48 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 6516 | 460 | | @49 | | Truell Jackson, Grand Prairie, Texas | 6514 | 455 | | 50 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo | 6506 | 450 | | 51 | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah | 6498 | 445 | | @52 | | Russ Shields, Seabrook, Texas | 6496 | 437.50 | | @ | | Jay Dejaynes, Fayetteville, N.C. | 6496 | 437.50 | | 54 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 6492 | 430 | | @55 | | Chuck Kent, Duncanville, Texas | 6488 | 425 | | 56 | | Bobby Cooper, Grand Prairie, Texas | 6486 | 420 | | 57 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 6474 | 415 | | 58 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 6470 | 410 | | 59 | | Jay Aono, Boise, Id. | 6458 | 405 | | 60 | | Fred Jaskie, Milwaukee, Wis. | 6457 | 400 | | 61 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 6455 | 395 | | 62 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 6454 | 390 | | 63 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 6440 | 385 | | @64 | | Dennis Phillips, Fairborn, Ohio | 6422 | 380 | | @65 | | Gary Cea, Everett, Wis. | 6421 | 375 | | @66 | | Ron Bamer, Springfield, Ore. | 6420 | 370 | | 67 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 6412 | 365 | | 68 | | Tom Warren, St. Joseph, Mo. | 6410 | 360 | | @69 | | Roger Bowker, Rockford, Ill. | 6399 | 355 | | @70 | | Bob Lehr, Arlington, Texas | 6395 | 350 | | @71 | | Julius Lamar, Dallas, Texas | 6390 | 347.50 | | | | Dan Roche, Irving, Texas | 6390 | 347.50 | | 73 | | Frank Stupca, Minneapolis. Minn. | 6381 | 335 | | 74 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 6379 | 330 | | 75 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 6363 | 325 | | 76 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 6348 | 320 | | 77 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 6321 | 315 | | 78 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | 6299 | 310 | | @79 | | Rick Woodard, Provo, Utah | 6263 | 305 | | 80 | | Jerry Buchholz, Van Nuys, Calif. | 6236 | 300 | |
#Pappas defeated Wilcox, 229-193, in a one-game rolloff to determine third and fourth positions.
@League Entry. *Knipple and Harahan tied after 32 games. They also tied, 216-216, after a one-game rolloff and Knipple won the final match play spot in a two-frame rolloff. Harahan received $75 for alternate. 32-game qualifying leader-Menge, 6898. 24th low-Knipple and Harahan tied, 6628. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Dick Ritger, Ed Ressler, George Pappas, Rick Minier, John Wilcox, Gary Dickinson, Craig Mueller, Gary Patterson, Mickey Higham, Dennis Lane, Dennis Swayda, Jim Stefanich, Bob Singleton, Sam Guarino, John Petraglia, Bobby Crull, Jim Frazier, Joe Berardi, Paul Kreins, Guy Rowbury, Norm Meyers, Bobby Fenton, Butch Gearhart, Bobby Jacks, Rob Monaco, Bob Aleksinski.
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