An injury-plagues Mark Roth toppled bowling greats Dick Weber and Earl Anthony to win the $100,000 Showboat Invitational. In the title game at Showboat Lanes, Roth upset the top-seeded Anthony, 2237-211, after hanging a 227-203 defeat on Weber. Roth, who won $14,000, was hampered all week by a sprained wrist and torn thumb, which bled throughout the TV finals. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island. N.Y. | 723 (3 games) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony. Tacoma. Wash. | 211 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Dick Weber. St. Louis. Mo. | 203 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 4 | | Steve Neff. Sarasota. Fla. | 493 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Bill Coleman. San Jose. Cal. | 193 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Neff defeated Coleman, 247-193: Roth defeated Neff, 259-246; Roth defeated Weber. 227-203, and in the championship game, Roth defeated Anthony, 237-211.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony. Tacoma, Wash. | | 12270 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 12765 | | | | #2 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | | 12154 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 12694 | | | | 3 | | Mark Roth. Staten Island. N.Y. | | 12190 | | 18-8-0 | | 480 | | 12670 | | | | 4 | | Bill Coleman, San Jose | | 12114 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 12579 | | | | 5 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 12031 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12451 | | | | *6 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 11959 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 12394 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Dale Glenn. Glendale, Calif. | | 11963 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12383 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 11927 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12272 | | 2,300 | | 9 | | Tim Harahan. Hawthorne, Calif. | | 11973 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12243 | | 2,100 | | 10 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown. Ohio | | 11804 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 12239 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Steve Westberg. Cottage Grove. Ore. | | 11809 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12229 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 11860 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12190 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Dave Davis. Atlanta | | 11894 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12164 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | Bob Hood, San Mateo, Calif. | | 11760 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12060 | | 1,600 | | 15 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 11708 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12038 | | 1,500 | | 16 | | Kevin Gannon. Long Beach. Calif. | | 11707 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 12037 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Bobby Fenton, Costa Mesa. Calif. | | 11858 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 12016 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Boysie Huber. St. Louis | | 11662 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11962 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 11623 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11923 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Les Zikes. Palatine, Ill. | | 11592 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11922 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Steve Jones. Independence, Mo. | | 11657 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 11912 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Alex Seymore. Kannapolis, N.C. | | 11488 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11818 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 11525 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11795 | | 1,050 | | %24 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa.
(includes 136-pin penalty) | | 11561 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 11635 | | 932.50 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | %*26 | | Tom Wright. Millbrae, Calif. | 7381 | $907.50 | | | | John Guenther, Seattle, Wash | 6729 | 815 | | 27 | | Wayne Zahn. Tempe, Ariz | 6725 | 750 | | 28 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 6724 | 730 | | 29 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 6721 | 710 | | 30 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 6717 | 690 | | 31 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif.. | 6715 | 670 | | 32 | | John Weber, St. Louis. Mo. | 6708 | 650 | | 33 | | Bob chappell. Wichita, Kan. | 6707 | 625 | | | | Joe McQuillan, Brentwood, Calif. | 6707 | 625 | | 35 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 6705 | 610 | | 36 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 6702 | 600 | | 37 | | E. G. Mock, Norco, Calif. | 6699 | 590 | | 38 | | Farrell Hinkle, Santa Ana, Calif. | 6697 | 580 | | 39 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 6696 | 570 | | 40 | | Mike Raho, Albuquerque, N. M. | 6684 | 560 | | 41 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson. Ariz. | 6664 | 550 | | 42 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 6683 | 537.50 | | | | Ernie Kotara, Lake Charles, La. | 6663 | 537.50 | | 44 | | Wayne Chester. San Mateo, Calif. | 6660 | 530 | | 45 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 8659 | 525 | | 46 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 6656 | 520 | | 47 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | 6653 | 515 | | 48 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 6648 | 510 | | 49 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 6647 | 505 | | 50 | | Dennls Lane. Kingsport, Tenn. | 6646 | 500 | | 51 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 6633 | 495 | | 52 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | 6629 | 490 | | 53 | | Jim Schroeder, Buffalo, N.Y. | 6627 | 485 | | 54 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Calif. | 6623 | 480 | | 55 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa. | 6613 | 475 | | 56 | | Butch Smith, Garden Grove, Calif. | 6609 | 470 | | 57 | | John Wilcox. Montoursville, Pa.. | 6606 | 465 | | 58 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix. Ariz.. | 6605 | 460 | | 59 | | Tom Menge, Cleveland | 6598 | 455 | | 60 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 6597 | 450 | | 61 | | Darrell Storkson, Everett, Wash. | 6595 | 445 | | 62 | | T. B. Blaylock, La Luz, N. M. | 6594 | 440 | | 63 | | Gary Mage, Seattle | 6592 | 435 | | 64 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | 6591 | 430 | | 85 | | John Bolejack, Ft. Worth, Texas | 6590 | 420 | | | | Dave Frame. Baldwin Park, Calif. | 6590 | 420 | | | | Carmen Salvino. Chicago | 6590 | 420 | | 68 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego, Calif. | 6587 | 410 | | 69 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | 6573 | 405 | | 70 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls | 6572 | 400 | | 71 | | Steve Giljum, St. Louis. Mo. | 6569 | 395 | | 72 | | Rob Monaco. Kansas City, Mo. | 6567 | 390 | | 73 | | Dave Blevlns, Spokane, Wash. | 6565 | 385 | | 74 | | Dick Weber Jr, St. Louis | 6556 | 380 | | 75 | | Frank Huspen, River Grove, Ill. | 6555 | 375 | | 76 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | 6553 | 367.50 | | | | Dick Stark, Glenwood Springs, Colo. | 6553 | 367.50 | | 78 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 6549 | 360 | | 79 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 6548 | 355 | | 80 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 6536 | 350 | | 81 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 6533 | 345 | | 82 | | Jack Lee. Enid. Okla. | 6531 | 340 | | 83 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 6524 | 332.50 | | | | Duke Foreman. Las Vegas | 6524 | 332.50 | | 85 | | Lee Snow, S. Lyon, Mich. | 6521 | 325 | | 86 | | Sam Guarino, E. Detroit, Mich. | 6517 | 325 | | 87 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 6511 | 320 | | 88 | | Doug Johnson, Long Beach, Calif. | 6510 | 320 | | 89 | | Gary Patterson, St. Louis | 6502 | 315 | | @90 | | Mark Stanfield, Las Vegas | 6501 | 315 | | 91 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 6499 | 310 | | 92 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 6492 | 310 | | 93 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 6488 | 305 | | @94 | | Bob Gunstrom, Las Vegas | 6466 | 305 | | 95 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 6453 | 300 | | 96 | | Tim Albin, N. Hollywood, Calif. | 6442 | 300 | | 97 | | Dave Jones, Charleston, S.C. | 6437 | 300 | | 98 | | Bob Cardoza, Atwater, Calif. | 6418 | 300 | | 99 | | Phil Ruth, San Jose, Calif. | 6378 | 300 | | 100 | | Randy Lightfoot. St. Louis | 6365 | 300 | |
*Alternate. @Local entry. #Dick Weber and Doug Johnson received $100 each for 300 games. %Ressler replaced Wright who withdrew with a bad thumb after 35 games. Ressler was assessed a 136-pin penalty. They split prize monies of $815 (which Ressler had received after a split with John Guenther) and $1,000. In addition, Ressler received $25 for being alternate for one squad. Craig Mueller was the new alternate and received $50.
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