Dick Ritger's fear that he was over the hill evaporated when the veteran bested Pete Couture to win the $100,000 AMF Pro Classic. The victory worth $14,000, enabled Ritger to snap a two-year victory drought. "I've been down for so long that I really had doubts about ever winning again," said Ritger after capturing his 18th tour victory. Couture failed to strike until the sixth frame of the finale, while Ritger struck from the second through fifth frames and coasted to a 227-196 triumph. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wisc. | 227 (1 game) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | 410 (2 games) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Wayne Zahn. Tempe, Ariz, | 607 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 180 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 214 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Zahn defeated Spigner, 233-214; Zahn defeated Weber. 206-180; Couture defeated Zahn,214-168, and in the championship game, Ritger defeated Couture, 227-196.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dick Ringer, River Falls. Wis. | | 8978 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9503 | | | | 2 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | | 8919 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9354 | | | | 3 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | | 8952 | | 13-i1-0 | | 390 | | 9342 | | | | 4 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 8848 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9328 | | | | 5 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 8693 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9173 | | | | *6 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8691 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9171 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 8754 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9144 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8539 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9019 | | 2,300 | | 9 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8573 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8993 | | 2,100 | | 10 | | Charles Venable, Brooklyn | | 8638 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8968 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | | 8629 | | i1-13-0 | | 330 | | 8959 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8523 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 8943 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Les Schissler, Denver | | 8552 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8882 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta | | 8527 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8857 | | 1,600 | | 15 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | | 8550 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8850 | | 1,500 | | 16 | | Hector Valenzuela, San Jose, Calif. | | 8529 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8843 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | | 8476 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8806 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Rick Talley, Enid, Okla. | | 8424 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8754 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8515 | | 8-18-0 | | 180 | | 8695 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Bobby Fenton, Cucamonga. Cal. | | 8374 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8644 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Bob Marshall. Aberdeen, Md. | | 8373 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8643 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 8330 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8630 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 8272 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8512 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Gordy Coletti, Elizabeth, N.J. | | 8183 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8468 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 3679 | $900 | | 26 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 3677 | 780 | | 27 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 3675 | 760 | | 28 | | Dick Weber Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 3672 | 740 | | 29 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 3671 | 720 | | 30 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | 3668 | 700 | | 31 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 3661 | 680 | | 32 | | John Wilcox, Williamsport, Pa. | 3660 | 660 | | 33 | | Dave Newrath. Cincinnati | 3656 | 640 | | 34 | | Walt Pulchlopek, Hillside, N.J. | 3655 | 620 | | 35 | | Bob Chappell, Wichita, Kan. | 3654 | 590 | | | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | 3654 | 590 | | 37 | | Norm Meyers. St. Louis, Mo.. | 3647 | 570 | | 38 | | Gary Dickinson, Fort Worth, Texas | 3642 | 560 | | 39 | | Dick Nardozza, Bellefonte, Pa. | 3639 | 550 | | 40 | | Tim Albin, N. Hollywood, Calif. | 3631 | 540 | | 41 | | Bob Snell, Stamford, Conn. | 3630 | 530 | | 42 | | Bert Goodman, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3628 | 520 | | 43 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 3626 | 510 | | 44 | | Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 3624 | 500 | | 45 | | Dee Munsell, Dallas. Texas | 3622 | 490 | | 46 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 3619 | 480 | | 47 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 3616 | 465 | | | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 3616 | 465 | | 49 | | Randy Fuller, Grand Prairie, Texas | 3615 | 450 | | 50 | | Tom Menge, Cleveland, Ohio | 3610 | 440 | | 51 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego, Calif. | 3602 | 430 | | 52 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 3600 | 420 | | 53 | | Ed Jablonski, Hicksville, N.Y. | 3599 | 405 | | | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 3599 | 405 | | 55 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 3596 | 390 | | 56 | | Ray Shackelford, Fredericksburg, Va. | 3594 | 380 | | 57 | | Ed Chewens, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 3593 | 365 | | | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3593 | 365 | | 59 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 3592 | 345 | | | | Joe Tusa, Long Island, N.Y. | 3592 | 345 | | 61 | | Timmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 3591 | 325 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 3591 | 325 | | 63 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 3584 | 310 | | 64 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 3583 | 300 | | 65 | | Don Bell. Santa Maria, Calif. | 3581 | 300 | | 66 | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | 3579 | 300 | |
*Alternate. (Includes $75). Steve Martin defeated Dennis Lane, 210-181, in a one-game roll-off to take the 24th spot in match play. 18-game qualifying leader-Weber, 3921. 24th spot-Martin and Lane, 3679. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each)-Dennis Lane, Ed Ressler, Tim Harahan, Dave Soutar, Les Schissler, Dave Bash, Jimmy Mack, Butch Soper, Todd Strebel, Dave Davis, Dick Weber, Emmett Shutes, Doc landoli, John Petraglia, Steve Jones, Bob Cusick, Tommy Hudson, Keith Craycraft. $100-Earl Anthony and Dale Glenn.
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