Earl Anthony "bowled over" hometown favorite Art Trask in the finals of the $60,000 Fresno Home Box Office Open to notch his third win of the season and 23rd career title. Anthony eliminated Trask, 243-192, after Trask, who had not cashed in three previous PBA starts this year, ousted Paul Colwell, 214-153, to get into the title game. In the championship set-to Anthony opened with two spares, notched a four-bagger, chopped the five pin off a 3-5-6 "bucket." then finished with five consecutive strikes. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 243 (1 game) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Art Trask, Fresno. Calif. | 406 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 566 (3 games) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | 185 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 179 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Colwell defeated Spigner, 195-179; Colwell defeated Davis, 218-185;Trask defeated Colwell, 214-153, and in the championship game, Anthony defeated Trask, 243-192.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9598 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 10138 | | | | 2 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 9320 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9785 | | | | 3 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | | 9278 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9758 | | | | 4 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9269 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9719 | | | | #5 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 9111 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9546 | | | | *6 | | Bill Coleman, San Jose, Calif. | | 9055 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9535 | | $1,850 | | 7 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 9112 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9532 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9156 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9456 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Ron Bamer, Springfield, Ore. | | 8967 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9387 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Dan Baudoin, Belmont, Calif. | | 9079 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9379 | | 1,300 | | #11 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8965 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9370 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 9062 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9347 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8949 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9339 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Gary Mage, Bellevue, Wash. | | 8927 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9317 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8936 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9311 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Bobby Fenton, Upland, Calif. | | 8978 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9293 | | 1,000 | | 17 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 9042 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9282 | | 950 | | 18 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 8975 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9275 | | 900 | | 19 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | | 8867 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9137 | | 850 | | 20 | | Hector Valenzuela, San Jose, Calif. | | 8800 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9130 | | 800 | | 21 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma. Wash. | | 8779 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9079 | | 750 | | 22 | | John Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8833 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9073 | | 700 | | 23 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8841 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9051 | | 650 | | 24 | | Dave Williams, Sebastopol, Calif. | | 8749 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9049 | | 600 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 3898 | $580 | | 26 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 3888 | 490 | | 27 | | Bill Ballard, Vacaville, Calif. | 3872 | 480 | | 28 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 3869 | 470 | | 29 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 3856 | 460 | | 30 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 3854 | 450 | | 31 | | LeRoy Langager, Crystal, Minn. | 3848 | 440 | | 32 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3840 | 425 | | | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 3840 | 425 | | 34 | | Al Leach, Granada Hills, Calif. | 3834 | 405 | | | | Howie Partell, Las Vegas, Nev. | 3834 | 405 | | 36 | | John Weber, Florissant, Mo. | 3831 | 390 | | 37 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 3830 | 380 | | 38 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville, W. Va. | 3822 | 375 | | 39 | | Gary Cea, Everett, Wash. | 3815 | 370 | | 40 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 3813 | 365 | | 41 | | Butch Soper, Huntington Beach, Calif. | 3811 | 357.50 | | | | Doug Faulkner, Spokane, Wash. | 3811 | 357.50 | | 43 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | 3810 | 350 | | 44 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 3806 | 345 | | 45 | | Al Huffman, Wichita, Kan. | 3792 | 340 | | 46 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 3790 | 335 | | 47 | | Fred Blackburn, San Francisco, Calif. | 3786 | 330 | | 48 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 3784 | 325 | | @49 | | Pete Prestegard, Fresno, Calif. | 3778 | 317.50 | | | | Lee Taylor, San Diego, Calif. | 3778 | 317.50 | | 51 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 3776 | 310 | | 52 | | Kevin Gannon, Long Beach, Calif. | 3773 | 305 | | 53 | | Bill George, Citrus Heights, Calif. | 3771 | 300 | |
*Alternate. @Local entry. #Jim Certain and Bill Spigner received $100 each for 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader-Davis. 4073. 24th Place-Mage 3900. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-George Pappas, Dale Glenn, Dan Baudoin, Bobby Fenton, Bill Coleman, John Denton.
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