Veteran Carmen Salvino took advantage of a final-frame collapse by Tommy Hudson to win the $6,000 first prize in the $60,000 Houston Open. Trailing by 50 pins at the start of the 42nd and final game, PBA Hall of Famer Salvino began with five straight strikes to open a commanding lead. He fell off a bit the final five frames before finishing first with a 221. Needing only a mark in the last frame to sew up the crown, Hudson had the ball hang on his thumb on his first ball and left the 1-2-4-7. He felled all but the head pin on his next shot, resulting in a 196 game and a runnerup finish. The title was Salvino's 16th and first in 12 months. "There's no excuse for what I did," explained a dejected Hudson. "I blew it. I'm a professional and when you need a mark to win you should get it." Salvino said, "I feel very, very bad for Tommy. But when you get to be my age (42), you'll take a title any way you can get 1t." 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 9305 | | 20-4-0 | | 600 | | 9905 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9405 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9900 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9218 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9728 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | | 9223 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9718 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Bobby Fenton, Cucamonga, Calif. | | 9278 | | 13-i1-0 | | 390 | | 9668 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9238 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9553 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | | 9177 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9537 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 9168 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9528 | | 1,400 | | *9 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 9132 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9492 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Mike Alfieri, La Crosse, Wis. | | 9100 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9475 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Jeff Mattingly. Tacoma, Wash. | | 9064 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9469 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 9100 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9415 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Joe McQuillan, West Los Angeles | | 9067 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9412 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9066 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 9396 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Calif. | | 9041 | | i1-13-0 | | 330 | | 9371 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | | 9099 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9354 | | 1,000 | | 17 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8980 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9325 | | 950 | | 18 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles | | 8929 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9319 | | 900 | | @19 | | Russ Shields, Seabrook, Calif. | | 9063 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9273 | | 850 | | 20 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | | 8861 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9206 | | 800 | | 21 | | Neil Burton, Lincoln, Neb. | | 8812 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9172 | | 750 | | 22 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8780 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9095 | | 700 | | 23 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8816 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9056 | | 650 | | 24 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 8777 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8972 | | 600 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | $565 | | 26 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 480 | | 27 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 470 | | 28 | | Joe Berardi, New York, N.Y. | 460 | | 29 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 445 | | | | John Wilcox, Montoursville, Pa. | 445 | | 31 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas, Tex. | 435 | | 32 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 430 | | 33 | | John Elledge, Sacramento, Calif.. | 425 | | 34 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 420 | | 35 | | Jack Lee, Enid, Okla. | 415 | | 36 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 410 | | 37 | | Wayne Graham, Miami, Fla. | 402.50 | | | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 402.50 | | 39 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 395 | | 40 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston | 337.50 | | | | Dale Glenn, Glendale, Calif. | 387.50 | | 42 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 377.50 | | | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 377.50 | | 44 | | John Welsh, Dallas | 370 | | 45 | | Doug Heim, Tonawanda, N.Y. | 365 | | 46 | | Rick Chang, Fullerton, Calif. | 360 | | 47 | | John Voso, Euclid, Ohio | 355 | | 48 | | Dave Soutar. Kansas City, Mo. | 350 | |
*Alternate (Includes $75). @Non-PBA member. 18-game qualifying leader-Fenton, 4239. 24th place--Certain, 3909. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each)-Rich Carrubba, Marshall Holman. Ernie Schlegel, Curt Schmidt, Butch Soper, Fred Conner, Norm Meyers. Dave Frame, Jack Lee, Louie Moore, Dennis Swayda, Dave Bash, Steve Jones, Pete Couture, Mike Matosich, Pat Malone, Dee Munsell, Norm Meyers, Gil Sliker, Mike Kelly. PTQ INCENTIVES -$75-Neil Burton. $50-Pete McCordic, Rich Bower, Jack Biondolillo. $25-Frank Ellenburg, Lee Taylor. $12.50-Scott Kelly, Kirk Foster.
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