Larry Laub, seeking vindication for a runnerup finish last year, defeated Keith Craycraft, 235-177, to win the championship of the $60,000 Portland Home Box Office Open. Not only did the 32-year-old San Franciscan make good on his second chance to win after losing to Sal Bongiorno in the 1975 Portland stop, but he also came through when Craycraft reopened the door early in their title match. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 468 (2 games) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville, W. Va. | 177 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Butch Soper, Huntington Beach, Calif. | 677 (3 games) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 191 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 183 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Soper defeated Ressler, 264-183; Soper defeated Durbin, 208-191; Laub defeated Soper, 233-205, and in the championship game, Laub defeated Craycraft, 235-177.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville, W. Va. | | 9175 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9715 | | | | 2 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 9071 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9611 | | | | 3 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9083 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9473 | | | | 4 | | Butch Soper, Huntington Beach, Calif. | | 9018 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9408 | | | | 5 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 8891 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9341 | | | | *6 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | | 8860 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9325 | | $1,950 | | 7 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8897 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9317 | | 1,800 | | 8 | | Don Reeser, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8835 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9285 | | 1,700 | | 9 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | | 8824 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9244 | | 1,600 | | 10 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8859 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9219 | | 1,500 | | 11 | | Mike Merritt, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8856 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9156 | | 1,400 | | 12 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 8720 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9140 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8680 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9070 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | Larry Mathews, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 8769 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9054 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8691 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9051 | | 1,150 | | 16 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8602 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8902 | | 1,100 | | 17 | | Jim Chestney, Murray, Utah | | 8592 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8892 | | 1,050 | | 18 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8545 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8875 | | 1,000 | | 19 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8502 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8847 | | 950 | | 20 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8451 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8781 | | 900 | | 21 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn. | | 8535 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8775 | | 850 | | 22 | | Bob Singleton, Dallas, Texas | | 8387 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8642 | | 800 | | 23 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 8452 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8602 | | 750 | | 24 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8314 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8524 | | 700 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 3697 | $665 | | 26 | | Dave Blevins, Pasco, Wash. | 3696 | 570 | | 27 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 3689 | 550 | | 28 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 3688 | 530 | | 29 | | Ray Domergue, San Francisco, Calif. | 3687 | 520 | | 30 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 3683 | 510 | | 31 | | Skee Foremsky, Crosby, Texas | 3671 | 500 | | 32 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3668 | 490 | | 33 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Calif. | 3662 | 475 | | | | Ivan Weitz, Cheyenne, Wy. | 3662 | 475 | | 35 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | 3660 | 455 | | | | John Weber, Florissant, Mo. | 3660 | 455 | | @37 | | Bill York, Salem, Ore. | 3657 | 440 | | 38 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | 3652 | 430 | | 39 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 3645 | 415 | | @ | | Jerome Lee, Medford, Ore. | 3645 | 415 | | 41 | | Cliff Saliba, Syracuse, N.Y. | 3644 | 405 | | 42 | | Leroy Langager, Crystal, Minn. | 3637 | 200 | | | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 3637 | 200 | |
*Alternate. @Local entry. 18-game qualifying leader-Merritt, 3967. 24th place-Godman, 3710. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Henry Gonzalez, Jack Andolina, Marty Anderson, Bobby Fenton, Dave Davis, Jay Robinson.
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