Tommy Hudson became the first two-time winner on the 1977 tour when he defeated Don Bell in the title match of the $75,000 Fair Lanes Open. Bell, who tossed a 300 in the position round to jump from eighth to third, finished with seven strikes in a row to defeat Louie Moore and earn the right to bowl topseeded Hudson. But Bell lost his strike touch in the finale, and Hudson opened with six straight strikes as he posted an easy 246-194 victory. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 246 (1 game) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | 645 (3 games) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | 247 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Ernie Schlegel. West Nyack, N.Y. | 381 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 186 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Schlegel defeated Cliff McNealy. 214-186; Bell defeated Schlegel. 92-167; Bell defeated Moore. 259-247, and in the championship game. Hudson defeated Bell, 246-194.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9170 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9590 | | | | 2 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 9119 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9509 | | | | #3 | | Don Bell. Santa Maria. Calif. | | 9071 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9476 | | | | 4 | | Ernie Schlegel, West Nyack, N.Y. | | 9093 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9453 | | | | 5 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 9049 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9439 | | | | *6 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles | | 9035 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9425 | | $2,550 | | 7 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9016 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9376 | | 2,200 | | 8 | | Tim Harahan, Hawthorne, Calif. | | 8985 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9375 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg. W. Va. | | 8918 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9353 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island. N.Y. | | 8988 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9348 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | | 8971 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9346 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz, | | 8939 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9329 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Al Sanford, Jackson. Ohio | | 8867 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9317 | | 1,600 | | #14 | | Dave Heller, Mamaroneck, N.Y. | | 8908 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9298 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | | 8928 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9228 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Roy Buckley. Columbus. Ohio | | 8778 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9213 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Larry O'Neill, Vienna, Va. | | 8910 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9180 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | George Pappas, Charlotte. N.C. | | 8818 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9163 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | | 8829 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9159 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Terry Gray, Brockway, Pa. | | 8843 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9158 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City. Mo. | | 8752 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9157 | | 1,150 | | @22 | | Jim Robinette, Alexandria. Va. | | 8870 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9155 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | | 8909 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9134 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Paul Colwell. Tucson | | 8719 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8944 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 3810 | $860 | | | | Les Schissler, Denver. Colo. | 3810 | 935 | | 27 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 3808 | 830 | | 28 | | Gil Sliker. Washington, N.J.. | 3799 | 810 | | 29 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge. N.J. | 3797 | 790 | | 30 | | Fred Jaskie. Greendale. Wis. | 3795 | 760 | | | | Emmett Shutes. State College, Pa. | 3795 | 760 | | 32 | | Jimmy Mack, Denville, N.J. | 3794 | 730 | | 33 | | Jerry Hamilton. London, Ohio | 3792 | 710 | | 34 | | Hector Valenzuela, San Jose, Calif. | 3785 | 690 | | 35 | | Walt Lee. Parkersburg, W. Va. | 3777 | 670 | | 36 | | Neil Brown, Hazelton, Pa. | 3775 | 650 | | 37 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Calif. | 3774 | 640 | | 38 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis, Mo.. | 3773 | 625 | | | | Phil Jones. Owings Mills. Md. | 3773 | 625 | | 40 | | Todd Strebel, Monroe, N.Y. | 3764 | 610 | | 41 | | Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 3756 | 600 | | 42 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 3755 | 590 | | 43 | | Larry Landis, Souderton, Pa. | 3748 | 580 | | 44 | | Cliff Ruth, Schenectady, N.Y.. | 3737 | 570 | | 45 | | Ken Smith. N. Babylon. N.Y. | 3733 | 560 | | 46 | | Curt Schmidt. Ft. Wayne. Ind.. | 3731 | 550 | | 47 | | Joe Nuzzo. Youngstown, Ohio | 3729 | 540 | | 48 | | Jack Lee, Enid. Okla. | 3725 | 530 | |
*Alternate. Schissler and Durbin were tied for 25th after 18 games with 3810. Durbin conceded the alternate's spot to Schissler and they split the prize money for 25th and 26th. Schissler received $935 (including $75 for alternate) and Durbin $860. #Heller and Bell received $100 each for 300 games. @Local entry (Non-PBA Member). 18-game qualifying leader, Ritger-4062. 24th place, Pappas-3822. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50)-Dennis Lane,. Pete McCordic. Dave Soutar, Mickey Higham, Don Johnson, Neil Burton, Pete Couture, Ed Jablonski, Gil Sliker, Todd Strebel, Dave Jones, Sam Flanagan. Norm Meyers. Neil Brown. $100-Tommy Hudson. PTQ INCENTIVES-$50-Gus Lampo, Rick Talley, Scott Huddleston, Tom Krueger. Gene Greyston, Frank Edwards, Randy DeYoung, Dave Bash-$75. $25-Ralph Hartmann, Tom Eder, Hector Valenzuela, Jack Lee. @Dave Cohen, @Wilson Rowe. $12.50-Tom Deter, @Jim Loyd.
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