Earl Anthony was off to his best start ever when he won the $80,000 Lite Classic. He easily defeated Keith Craycraft, 237-207, and then top-seeded Marshall Holman, 258-202, in the final two games of the PBA's season opener. Anthony closed with seven game-winning strikes against Holman for the $10,000 first prize offered by the Miller Brewing Company, sponsors of the Lite Classic. Les Zikes and Dr. Farrell Hinkle, a local favorite, also made it into the finals. Butch Soper rolled a 300 game during preliminary play. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma Wash. | 495 (2 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 202 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 431 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Farrell Hinkle, Santa Ana, Cal. | 396 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 204 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Hinkle defeated Zikes, 226-204; Craycraft defeated Hinkle, 224-170; Anthony defeated Craycraft, 237-207, and in the championship game, Anthony defeated Holman, 258-202.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9326 | | 18-5-1 | | 555 | | 9881 | | | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9314 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9764 | | | | 3 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | | 9286 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9691 | | | | 4 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 9147 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9627 | | | | 5 | | Farrell Hinkle, Santa Ana, Cal. | | 9214 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9574 | | | | *6 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | | 9068 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9563 | | $2,850 | | 7 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9063 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9543 | | 2,600 | | 8 | | Kevin Gannon, Long Beach, Calif. | | 9147 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9537 | | 2,400 | | 9 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 9113 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9503 | | 2,200 | | 10 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 9099 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9429 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8936 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9326 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 9059 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9299 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Tim Albin, N. Hollywood, Cal. | | 8888 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9278 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | Wayne Chester, San Mateo, Cal. | | 8772 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9177 | | 1,600 | | 15 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8803 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9163 | | 1,500 | | #16 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Calif. | | 8846 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9146 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City. Tenn. | | 8827 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9127 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Bill Coleman, San Jose, Calif. | | 8766 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9096 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Butch Smith, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8680 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9095 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Dale Glenn, Glendale, Calif. | | 8730 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9000 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 8800 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8980 | | 1,150 | | @22 | | Jim Upson. San Diego | | 8642 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8927 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 8614 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8899 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Cal. | | 8620 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8875 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 3847 | $975 | | 26 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 3839 | 855 | | 27 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3836 | 810 | | 28 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | 3833 | 775 | | 29 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 3817 | 740 | | 30 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 3801 | 720 | | 31 | | Bob Aleksinski, Great Falls, Mont. | 3800 | 700 | | 32 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 3798 | 680 | | | | Doug Meyers, El Toro, Cal. | 3798 | 680 | | | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 3798 | 680 | | 35 | | John Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 3796 | 660 | | 36 | | Don Wright, Cupertino, Cal. | 3791 | 650 | | 37 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 3786 | 640 | | 38 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 3777 | 630 | | 39 | | Tim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 3776 | 615 | | | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Cal. | 3776 | 615 | | 41 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 3775 | 600 | | @42 | | Steve Grimes, Escondido, Cal. | 3760 | 590 | | 43 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Cal. | 3752 | 580 | | 44 | | Mickey Higman, Kansas City, Mo. | 3748 | 570 | | 45 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3741 | 560 | | 46 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Tex. | 3739 | 550 | | 47 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Cal. | 3733 | 540 | | 48 | | Rich Chang, Los Angeles, Cal. | 3728 | 530 | |
*Alternate (Includes $75). @Local entry. #Butch Soper received $100 for 300 game. 8-game qualifying leader-Gannon, 4113. 24th place-Berardi, 3849. PRO-AM CASHERS - $50 each-Joe Nuzzo, Marshall Holman, Ted Malicki, Norm Meyers, Bobby Crull, Bill George. PTQ earnings-$100-@ Hobo Boothe. $50 each-Les Barrett, Greg Guertin. $25 each-Steve Lickliter. @ C.J. Hill, Steve Martin. @Ted Karbownik.
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