Gary Dickinson won his fifth career title and the biggest paycheck of his life, $14,000, when he downed Ernie Schlegel, 247-176, in the title game of the $100,000 Brunswick World Open. Sixth when the 32-game qualifying phase ended, the 6-4 right-hander zoomed into first place to stay after the very first game of match play, doing it on the strength of a 300 game, one of four tossed during this sixth annual competition. After winning his first eight matches, Dickinson breezed the rest of the way. Fifteen foreign bowlers made it a true "world open," and three of them, all Japanese, earned money, the most foreigners ever to cash in the tourney. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 247 (1 game) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 656 (3 games) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta. Ga. | 181 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 435 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 174 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Godman defeated Durbin, 213-174; Schlegel defeated Godman, 236-222;Schlegel defeated Davis, 244-181. In the championship game, Dickinson defeated Schlegel, 247-176.
56-GAME TOTAL | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | | 12439 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 12979 | | | | 2 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | | 12140 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12590 | | | | 3 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 12228 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12588 | | | | 4 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 12084 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12474 | | | | #5 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 12052 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12457 | | | | *6 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 12020 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12440 | | $2,450 | | 7 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 12037 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12427 | | 2,250 | | 8 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 11997 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12372 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 12003 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12363 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 11988 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12348 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | | 11981 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12341 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana. Calif. | | 12007 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12307 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 11958 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12303 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Bobby Cooper, Irving, Texas | | 11941 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12271 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 11864 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12254 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 11860 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12190 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 11843 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12173 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Mike Samardzija, Detroit. Mich. | | 11806 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12166 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Ron Rumsey, Topeka, Kan. | | 11790 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12150 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Dick Weber Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 11740 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12115 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 11776 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12106 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 11585 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11855 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | | 11561 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11831 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Bill McCorkle, Columbus, Ohio | | 11524 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 11764 | | 1,000 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Don Helling, St. Charles, Mo. | 6734 | $875 | | 26 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 6717 | 745 | | 27 | | Tim Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif. | 6709 | 690 | | 28 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 6702 | 640 | | 29 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | 6696 | 600 | | 30 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn. | 6693 | 580 | | 31 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 6691 | 560 | | 32 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio | 6690 | 540 | | 33 | | Bobby Fenton, Costa Mesa. Calif. | 6677 | 520 | | 34 | | Jack Lee, Enid, Okla. | 6672 | 500 | | 35 | | Jim Schroeder, Buffalo, N.Y. | 6664 | 490 | | 36 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 6663 | 480 | | 37 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 6661 | 470 | | 38 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 6655 | 460 | | 39 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 6652 | 450 | | 40 | | John Weber, St. Louis. Mo. | 6649 | 440 | | @41 | | Yakio Nakamura, Japan | 6645 | 430 | | 42 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 6640 | 415 | | | | Greg Leaman, York, Pa. | 6640 | 415 | | 44 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 6635 | 400 | | 45 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 6625 | 395 | | @46 | | Yasuo Sakanashi, Japan | 6621 | 390 | | 47 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 6615 | 385 | | 48 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 6656 | 380 | | 49 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 6551 | 375 | | 50 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 6530 | 370 | | 51 | | Dave Newrath, Cincinnati, Ohio | 6527 | 365 | | 52 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 6524 | 360 | | 53 | | Bob Goike, Detroit, Mich. | 6524 | 355 | | 54 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 6513 | 350 | | @55 | | Tsuguo Tsukahara, Japan | 6493 | 345 | | 56 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 6489 | 340 | | 57 | | Fred Jaskie, Milwaukee, Wis. | 6483 | 335 | | 58 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 6462 | 330 | | 59 | | Dick Nardozza, Bellefonte, Pa. | 6445 | 325 | | 60 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 6421 | 320 | | 61 | | Don Johnson, Moline, Ill. | 6411 | 315 | | 62 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 6410 | 310 | | 63 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 6351 | 305 | | 64 | | Steve Rufsvold, Albuquerque, N.M. | 6285 | 300 | |
*Alternate. @Foreign Entry (Non-PBA Member). 32-game qualifying leader- Durbin, 6971. 24th place-Buckley. 6735. #Gary Dickinson. Jim Godman, Jim Plessinger and Tommy Hudson received $100 each for 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Jim Plessinger, Earl Anthony, John Petraglia, Mike Durbin, Les Zikes, Oliver Mabry.
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