Veteran Roy Buckley proved something to himself after winning the $8,000 first prize in the inaugural $75,000 Muriel Open. Buckley's triumph came at the expense of Jimmy Certain, who went down to a 227-193 defeat in the title game for the fifth runnerup finish of his pro career. "I was beginning to wonder if I could win from the top-seeded position," said a relieved Buckley after thwarting Certain's bid for his first title. "This is the first time I've won from that spot in five tries." Fellow TV finalists Tommy Hudson and Pete Couture were among eight pros who rolled 300 games during the week. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus. Ohio | 227 (1 game) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 422 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | 396 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 421 (2 games) | 3,300 | | 5 | | Boysie Huber. St. Louis, Mo. | 185 (1 game) | 2,900 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Hudson defeated Huber, 238-185; Couture defeated Hudson, 237-183; Certain defeated Couture, 229-159, and in the championship game, Buckley defeated Certain, 227-193.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9454 | | 20-3-1 | | 615 | | 10069 | | | | 2 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 9511 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9991 | | | | #3 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | | 9427 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9922 | | | | #4 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9436 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9826 | | | | 5 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 9386 | | 13-i1-0 | | 390 | | 9776 | | | | #*6 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9383 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9773 | | $2,500 | | 7 | | Nelson Burton, Jr., St. Louis | | 9274 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9724 | | 2,100 | | 8 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9420 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9720 | | 1,900 | | 9 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 9352 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9682 | | 1,700 | | 10 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 9290 | | 13-i1-0 | | 390 | | 9680 | | 1,600 | | 11 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9289 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9679 | | 1,500 | | 12 | | Roger Bowker, Rockford, Ill. | | 9253 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9658 | | 1,450 | | 13 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | | 9379 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9649 | | 1,400 | | 14 | | Bob Goike, Livonia, Mich. | | 9373 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9643 | | 1,350 | | 15 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 9238 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9628 | | 1,300 | | 16 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9269 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9614 | | 1,250 | | 17 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 9251 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9611 | | 1,200 | | 18 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9215 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9575 | | 1,150 | | 19 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | | 9218 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9503 | | 1,100 | | 20 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 9171 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9471 | | 1,050 | | 21 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | | 9160 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9430 | | 1,000 | | 22 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | | 9091 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9346 | | 950 | | 23 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9056 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9326 | | 900 | | 24 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8890 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9130 | | 850 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Mickey Higman, Kansas City | 3983 | $810 | | 26 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 3981 | 705 | | 27 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 3977 | 685 | | 28 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 3975 | 670 | | #29 | | Dale Glenn, Glendale, Calif. | 3964 | 655 | | | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | 3964 | 655 | | 31 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego | 3963 | 640 | | 32 | | Emmett Shutes, St. College, Pa. | 3962 | 630 | | #33 | | Gary Dickinson, Fort Worth | 3960 | 620 | | 34 | | Bob Hemminger, Kent, Ohio | 3956 | 610 | | 35 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | 3955 | 600 | | 36 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln. Neb. | 3954 | 590 | | 37 | | Don Reeser, San Francisco | 3950 | 580 | | 38 | | Gary Mage, Seattle | 3949 | 570 | | 39 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3946 | 560 | | 40 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 3945 | 550 | | 41 | | Joe Berardi, New York City | 3932 | 540 | | 42 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 3930 | 530 | | 43 | | Hector Valenzuela, San Jose | 3929 | 520 | | 44 | | Mike Tietjens, Mehlville, Mo. | 3928 | 510 | | 45 | | Ed Haun, Huntington, W. Va. | 3924 | 500 | | 46 | | Randy Pierce, Canton, Mich. | 3919 | 490 | | 47 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 3917 | 480 | | 48 | | Ken Fernandez, Medford, Ore. | 3916 | 470 | | 49 | | Jim Plessinger, St. College, Pa. | 3912 | 460 | | 50 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 3910 | 450 | | 51 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | 3908 | 440 | | 52 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | 3904 | 430 | | #53 | | John Voso Jr., Euclid, Ohio | 3903 | 420 | | 54 | | Curt Schmidt, Fort Wayne, Ind. | 3899 | 410 | | 55 | | Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Calif. | 3894 | 395 | | | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 3894 | 395 | | 57 | | Ted Bakatselos, Detroit | 3890 | 380 | | 58 | | Aki Nakagawa, Tokyo, Japan | 3888 | 370 | | 59 | | Bill McCorkle, Columbus, Ohio | 3886 | 360 | | 60 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta | 3885 | 350 | | 61 | | Tay Robinson, Los Angeles | 3883 | 340 | | 62 | | John Denton, Midland, Tex. | 3878 | 330 | | 63 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | 3876 | 320 | | 64 | | Dan Baudoin, Belmont, Calif. | 3869 | 310 | |
*Alternate, Mike Durbin defeated Mickey Higham. 257-199, in a one-game rolloff for the 24th qualifying spot. 18-game qualifying leader-Webb, 4341. 24th spot-Durbin and Higham, 3983. #George Pappas, Dale Glenn, Gary Dickinson, Tommy Hudson, John Voso Jr., Ken Smith, Joe Monaco and Pete Couture each received $100 for 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each)-George Pappas, Jim Certain, Bill McCorkle, Paul Colwell, Mike Durbin, Nelson Burton, Don Bell, Tom Baker. Jim Stefanich, Greg Guertin, Ted Malicki, Mike Berlin, Bob Goike, Wendell Davis, Dee Munsell, Curt Schmidt, Jim Frazier. Pete Couture, Tom Laskow, Tom Menge.
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