Spunky Eddie Ressler took advantage of an open in the ninth frame by defending champion Dave Soutar to post a thrilling 224-222 victory in the title match of the $100,000 Miller High Life Open. En route to earning a shot at the top-seeded Soutar, Ressler defeated three opponents in his climb to the top, including a 278-209 victory over Earl Anthony. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 887 (4 games) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Dave Soutar. Kansas City | 222 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 149 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Earl Anthony. Tacoma, Wash. | 209 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 164 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Ressler defeated Certain, 194-164; Ressler defeated Anthony, 278-209; Ressler defeated Flanagan, 191-149, and in the championship game, Ressler defeated Soutar, 224-222.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | | 8854 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9379 | | | | 2 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, M. Va. | | 8849 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9224 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8794 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9214 | | | | 4 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8625 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9075 | | | | 5 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 8585 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9035 | | | | *6 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 8487 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 8922 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles | | 8496 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8918 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River. N.Y. | | 8526 | | 12-i1-1 | | 375 | | 8901 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8450 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 8885 | | 1,900 | | 10 | | Rick Mincer, Akron, Ohio | | 8468 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8858 | | 1,800 | | 11 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 8453 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8813 | | 1,700 | | 12 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8527 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8797 | | 1,600 | | 13 | | Gary Dickinson. Ft. Worth | | 8432 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8792 | | 1,550 | | 14 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 8475 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8790 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Frank Huspen, River Grove, Ill. | | 8459 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8774 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City. Tenn. | | 8311 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8731 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8351 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8726 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Tom Menge, Cleveland | | 8424 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8709 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Steve Westberg. Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 8306 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8666 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8401 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8656 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 8319 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8649 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | | 8321 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8621 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City | | 8270 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8510 | | 1,050 | | @24 | | Gary Stand, Madison, Wis. | | 8181 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8361 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 3649 | $962.50 | | | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J.. | 3649 | 887.50 | | 027 | | Rich Wonders, Racine, Wisc. | 3646 | 835 | | 28 | | Don Johnson. Las Vegas, Nev. | 3643 | 805 | | 29 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 3641 | 780 | | 30 | | Ron Mossbarger. Chico, Calif | 3640 | 760 | | 31 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 3638 | 740 | | 32 | | Bob Chappell, Wichita. Kan. | 3636 | 720 | | 33 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif | 3634 | 710 | | 34 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3631 | 695 | | | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 3631 | 695 | | 36 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Calif. | 3626 | 680 | | 37 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3625 | 670 | | 38 | | John Harp. N. Castle, Ind. | 3622 | 660 | | 39 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls. Ohio | 3619 | 645 | | | | Bob Goike, Livonia. Mich. | 3619 | 645 | | 41 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta. Ga. | 3618 | 630 | | 42 | | Mike Tietjens, St. Louis. Mo. | 3608 | 610 | | 43 | | Neil Brown, Hazelton, Pa. | 3607 | 605 | | | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 3607 | 605 | | 45 | | Jay Tartaglia, Port Chester, N.Y | 3606 | 590 | | 46 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wisc. | 3605 | 580 | | 47 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 3601 | 565 | | | | Dee Munsell, Dallas. Tex. | 3601 | 565 | | 49 | | Rich Venturi, Daly City. Calif. | 3600 | 550 | | 50 | | Dan Baudoin. Belmont, Calif. | 3598 | 540 | | 51 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista. Calif | 3594 | 530 | | 52 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Ia. | 3585 | 520 | | 53 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn | 3584 | 510 | | 54 | | Bobby Crull, Tipton, Ind. | 3582 | 495 | | | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz | 3582 | 495 | | 56 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 3581 | 480 | | 57 | | Gary Patterson. St. Louis | 3571 | 470 | | 58 | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | 3566 | 455 | | @ | | Dave Putzer, Oshkosh. Wisc. | 3566 | 455 | | 60 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 3565 | 440 | | 61 | | Tom Eder, N. Vernon, Ind. | 3561 | 430 | | 62 | | Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich | 3557 | 420 | | 63 | | Nelson Burton Jr St. Louis | 3554 | 410 | | 64 | | Pete McCordic, Houston. Tex. | 3551 | 400 | | 65 | | Bobby Fenton, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 3549 | 400 | | 66 | | Ken Fernandez, Medford, Ore. | 3542 | 400 | | 67 | | Jack Andolina, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3539 | 400 | | @ | | Ross Rittberg. Milwaukee, Wisc. | 3539 | 400 | | @ | | Dan Slak, Wales Corners, Wisc. | 3539 | 400 | | 70 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 3538 | 400 | | 71 | | Rich Kindervag, Lake Mills, Ia. | 3534 | 400 | | 73 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 3533 | 400 | |
*Alternate (Includes $75). Craycraft and DiTolla tied for 25th, but Craycraft was appointed alternate when DiTolla declined the position. @Local entry. 18-game qualifying leader-Flanagan. 3874. 24th place-Mincer, 3653. PRO-AM CASHERS-$100-Dave Frame. $50 each-Dick Ritger, Sam Flanagan, Earl Anthony. Bus Oswalt, Chet Dziedzina, Mark Roth, John Wilcox, Jack Lee, Jim Lewis, Les Zikes, Todd Strebel, Dave Wheeler, Frank Ellenburg, Dan Baudoln.
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