Professional bowler Dave Frame's 31st birthday present, in the form of his first PBA title, arrived when he won the $60,000 Buffalo Open by defeating fellow Californian Bobby Fenton, 207-197. It was an elated Frame who faced newsmen minutes after the victory. "It was my worst game all week," he declared, referring to the title game with Fenton. "I was changing my line and doing everything wrong. Bobby (Fenton) outbowled me, but he just simply got rapped to death," Frame said. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 207 (1 game) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Bobby Fenton, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 644 (3 games) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 216 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 430 (2 games) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 205 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Flanagan defeated Oswalt, 224-205; Fenton defeated Flanagan, 221-206;Fenton defeated Plessinger, 226-216, and in the championship game, Frame defeated Fenton, 207-197.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 9287 | | 21-3-0 | | 630 | | 9917 | | | | 2 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 9229 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9679 | | | | 3 | | Bobby Fenton, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 9203 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9578 | | | | 4 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 9169 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9559 | | | | 5 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | | 8956 | | 20-4-0 | | 600 | | 9556 | | | | *6 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9011 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9461 | | $1,850 | | 7 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9069 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9459 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 9100 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9430 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | | 9012 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9402 | | 1,400 | | 10 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 9020 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9350 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | | 8886 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9336 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9043 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9313 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8880 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9285 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | | 8904 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9264 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8875 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9190 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8820 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9150 | | 1,000 | | 17 | | Mike Merritt, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8771 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9071 | | 950 | | 18 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8799 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9039 | | 900 | | 19 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville, W. Va. | | 8670 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8985 | | 850 | | 20 | | Butch Soper, Huntington Beach, Calif. | | 8697 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8952 | | 800 | | 21 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | | 8626 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8941 | | 750 | | 22 | | Doug Heim, Tonawanda, N.Y. | | 8638 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8938 | | 700 | | 23 | | Ron Woolet, Louisville, Ky. | | 8543 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8813 | | 650 | | 24 | | Jim Zook, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8472 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8652 | | 600 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 3753 | $595 | | 26 | | Ray Domergue, San Francisco, Calif. | 3741 | 500 | | 27 | | Bill George, Citrus Heights, Calif. | 3732 | 472.50 | | | | Don Reeser, San Francisco, Calif. | 3732 | 472.50 | | 29 | | Frank May, Reading, Pa. | 3728 | 452.50 | | | | Dennis Murphy, Great Falls, Mont. | 3728 | 452.50 | | 31 | | Jack Andolina, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3721 | 445 | | 32 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3715 | 437.50 | | | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | 3715 | 437.50 | | 34 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3712 | 430 | | 35 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 3705 | 425 | | 36 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 3691 | 420 | | 37 | | Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla. | 3689 | 412.50 | | | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 3689 | 412.50 | | 39 | | Mitch Jabczenski, Cadillac, Mich. | 3686 | 402.50 | | | | Larry O'Neill, Vienna, Va. | 3686 | 402.50 | | 41 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3682 | 395 | | 42 | | Bob Hemminger, Kent, Ohio | 3681 | 390 | | 43 | | Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa. | 3678 | 385 | | 44 | | Bobby Crull, Tipton, Ind. | 3677 | 380 | | 45 | | Vito D'Angelo, Bronx, N.Y. | 3673 | 375 | | 46 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3670 | 367.50 | | | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3670 | 367.50 | | 48 | | Jim Robarge, Central Square, N.Y. | 3668 | 360 | | 49 | | Dee Munsell, Dallas, Texas | 3664 | 357.50 | | | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 3664 | 357.50 | | 51 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3660 | 345 | | 52 | | John Blaszczyk, Batavia, N.Y. | 3658 | 340 | | 53 | | Bob Chappell, Wichita. Ks. | 3652 | 332.50 | | | | Larry Landis, Souderton, Pa. | 3652 | 332.50 | | 55 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. | 3651 | 322.50 | | | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 3651 | 322.50 | | 57 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 3646 | 315 | | 58 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 3644 | 310 | | 59 | | Doe landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | 3642 | 305 | | 60 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 3638 | 300 | | | | Al Sanford, Jackson, Ohio | 3638 | 300 | | 62 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 3634 | 300 | | 63 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 3633 | 300 | | @64 | | Don Gates, Syracuse, N.Y. | 3625 | 300 | |
*Alternate. @Local entry. 18-game qualifying leader-Flanagan, 4055. 24th place-Craycraft, 3764. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Glenn Pierce, Doug Heim, Gus Lampo, Mickey Higham, Jimmy Certain. Mike Matosich.
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