Mark Roth tied a PBA record when he won the $60,000 Southern California Open for his third straight title. Roth won the $6,000 top prize in "striking" fashion as he struck out in the 10th frame of the position game against local favorite Bobby Fliegman. The trio of strikes enabled Roth to tie Fliegman, 214-214, and protect a slim 25-pin lead. Roth thus joined Dick Weber and Johnny Petraglia as the only three-in-a-row champions since the PBA was formed in 1959. Weber accomplished the feat in 1961 while Petraglia did it 10 years later. Roth's other titles came in the PBA Doubles Classic and Fresno Open. The righthanded Roth held a comfortable lead going into the final eight-game block but won only three of his first seven games while Fliegman steadily closed in. Fliegman finished the position round first, then watched helplessly as Roth struck out to tie and gain the 15 bonus pins he needed for the victory. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9391 | | 14-8-2 | | 450 | | 9841 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Bobby Fliegman, Torrance, Calif. | | 9291 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9816 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | | 9049 | | 15-7-2 | | 480 | | 9529 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 9079 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9514 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 8966 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9446 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | | 9018 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9438 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 9049 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9379 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | | 8987 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9437 | | 1,450 | | 9 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9046 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9376 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9014 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9359 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego | | 8923 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9313 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8905 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9265 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 8911 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9256 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8769 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9189 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 8834 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9179 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8693 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9083 | | 1,000 | | 17 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 8776 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9076 | | 950 | | 18 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Cal. | | 8706 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9036 | | 900 | | @19 | | Alex Hernandez, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8700 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9000 | | 850 | | 20 | | E. G. Mock, Norco, Calif. | | 8733 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8973 | | 800 | | 21 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8672 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8927 | | 750 | | 22 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8575 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8905 | | 700 | | 23 | | Don Schultz, West Lafayette, Ind. | | 8541 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8841 | | 650 | | 24 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 8316 | | 3-21-0 | | 90 | | 8406 | | 600 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Butch Smith, Garden Grove, Calif. | $585 | | 26 | | Dave Morales, Lawndale, Calif. | 495 | | 27 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 475 | | | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 475 | | 29 | | Lon Marshall, Tarzana, Calif. | 460 | | 30 | | Randy Neal, Hawthorne, Calif. | 455 | | 31 | | Lamar Keck, Canoga Park, Calif. | 450 | | 32 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 442.50 | | | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | 442.50 | | 34 | | Steve Jones, Independence, Mo. | 435 | | 35 | | Tim Albin, N. Hollywood, Calif. | 427.50 | | | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | 427.50 | | 37 | | Rich Venturi, Daly City, Calif. | 420 | | 38 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis, Mo. | 412.50 | | | | Jeff Magas, Willowick, Ohio | 412.50 | | 40 | | Mike Kelly, Seattle | 405 | | 41 | | Doug Myers, El Toro, Calif. | 400 | | 42 | | Bobby Fenton, Cucamonga, Calif. | 392.50 | | | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 392.50 | | 44 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 385 | | 45 | | Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif. | 377.50 | | | | Jim Godman, Miami, Fla. | 377.50 | | 47 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta | 370 | | 48 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 365 | | 49 | | Scott Kelly, Redlands, Calif. | 360 | | 50 | | Bill Betts, Los Angeles | 355 | | 51 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn. | 347.50 | | | | Sam Fox, Daly City, Calif. | 347.50 | | 53 | | John Elledge, Sacramento | 337.50 | | | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 337.50 | | 55 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 325 | | | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 325 | | | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 325 | | 58 | | Dave Bash, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 312.50 | | | | John Denton, Midland, Tex. | 312.50 | | 60 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 305 | | 61 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | 300 | | 62 | | Steve Larson, Manteca, Calif. | 300 | | | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 300 | | 64 | | Walt Block, Rancho Palo Verde, Calif. | 300 | |
*Alternate. ($75) Flanagan defeated Smith, 223-211, in a one-game roll-off for alternate. @Local entry. #Jim Certain received $100 for 300 game. 18-game qualifying leaderCertain 3986. 24th place-Flanagan and Smith 3789. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each)George Pappas, Jim Certain, John Weber, Dan Roche, Tommy Hudson, Dennis Lane, Jim Godman, Paul Colwell.
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