Five years of perseverance finally paid off for Dennis Lane when he won the $60,000 Portland Open, opening stop on the Summer Tour. Going into the position round Hudson trailed Lane by 52 pins and needed a 23-pin victory, coupled with the 30 bonus pins, to take the $6,000 top prize. Hudson won the final game, 222-203, but still fell four pins short, giving Lane his first title. Harry Johnson had a 300 game during qualifying. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9366 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9816 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9438 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9813 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota | | 9156 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9666 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 9163 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9643 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Dale Glenn, Glendale, Cal. | | 9226 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9571 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 9062 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9557 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Cal. | | 9144 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9504 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Mike Marks, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | 9069 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9489 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Ia. | | 9080 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9470 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma | | 9133 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9463 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 9053 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9443 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 9076 | | i1-13-0 | | 330 | | 9406 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9056 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9386 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | | 8987 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9347 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | John Guenther, Seattle | | 8949 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9339 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | | 8881 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9286 | | 1,000 | | 17 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | | 8927 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9272 | | 950 | | 18 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | | 8952 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9207 | | 900 | | 19 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | | 8886 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9186 | | 850 | | 20 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8830 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9100 | | 800 | | 21 | | Greg Damaskos, Yakima, Wash. | | 8774 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9059 | | 750 | | 22 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | | 8769 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9009 | | 700 | | @23 | | Tim Harahan, Hawthorne, Cal.
(includes 32-pin penalty) | | 8675 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8958 | | 585 | | 24 | | Frank Tavella, Jr., Denver | | 8624 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8894 | | 600 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | @25 | | Rick Talley, Enid, Okla. (26 games) | 5388 | $560 | | *26 | | Al Sanford, Jackson, Ohio | 3824 | 510 | | 27 | | John Denton, Midland, Tex. | 3822 | 445 | | # | | Harry Johnson, Los Angeles | 3822 | 445 | | 29 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn. | 3805 | 430 | | 30 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | 3804 | 415 | | | | Jack Parks, Longview, Wash. | 3804 | 415 | | 32 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 3803 | 400 | | 33 | | Ken Fernandez, Medford, Ore. | 3788 | 390 | | 34 | | Bill Coleman, Campbell, Cal. | 3786 | 380 | | 35 | | Dennis Murphy, Great Falls, Mont. | 3785 | 370 | | 36 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 3783 | 360 | | 37 | | Jay Aono, Boise, Id. | 3779 | 350 | | 38 | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | 3774 | 340 | | 39 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | 3766 | 330 | | 40 | | team Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va.. | 3765 | 320 | | 41 | | Tim Albin, N. Hollywood, Cal. | 3761 | 310 | | 42 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 3760 | 300 | |
*Alternate. #Harry Johnson received $100 for 300 game. @Harahan replaced Talley after 26 games and assumed a 32-pin penalty. They split 23rd and 25th place money. Harahan received $585 which included $25 alternate money for eight games. Talley received $560. Sanford then received $50 for alternate. 24-game qualifying leader Holman 4104. 24th-Surina 3831. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each)-Tom Wright, Tommy Hudson. Matt Surina, Henry Gonzalez. Dale Glenn, Louie Moore.
|