Mark Roth led from the very first game when he fired a 280 and won his second title of the 1978 Winter Tour, the $100,000 Quaker State Open. Roth, seeded first in the nationally televised finals, held a slim lead over Marshall Holman going into the 10th frame of the championship game and could have shut Holman out with a nine-count on his final delivery, but an eight-count left the door open for his doubles partner. Holman needed three strikes to tie the match and force a two-frame rolloff. He got the first two, but he threw the final ball through the nose and left the 6-7-10, ending his title quest, 216-213. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y . | 216 (1 game) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 468 (2 games) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 647 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | 190 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 226 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Berlin defeated Couture, 236-226; Berlin defeated Wilcox, 208-190; Holman defeated Berlin, 255-203, and in the championship game, Roth defeated Holman, 216-213.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9486 | | 225.8 | | 11-10-3 | | 375 | | 9861 | | | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9360 | | 222.8 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9825 | | | | 3 | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | | 9120 | | 217.1 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9630 | | | | 4 | | Pete Couture, Windsor, Conn. | | 9158 | | 218.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9548 | | | | 5 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 9069 | | 215.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9444 | | | | 6 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | | 9067 | | 215.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9427 | | $3,250 | | &7 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9028 | | 214.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9418 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis | | 9066 | | 215.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9396 | | 2,700 | | 9 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island | | 8960 | | 213.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9380 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 9012 | | 214.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9357 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 8954 | | 213.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9344 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Pk., Calif. | | 8939 | | 212.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9329 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Dave Davis, Hackensack, N.J. | | 8932 | | 212.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9322 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | | 8914 | | 212.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9304 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron | | 8971 | | 213.5 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9286 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 8952 | | 213.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9282 | | 1,900 | | &17 | | Steve Westberg, Cot. Grove, Ore. | | 8961 | | 213.3 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9276 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | | 8853 | | 210.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9213 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 8852 | | 210.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9212 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn | | 8855 | | 210.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9185 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Mark Van Meter, Albuquerque | | 8760 | | 208.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9150 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Bobby Meadows, Dallas | | 8755 | | 208.4 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8950 | | 1,300 | | &23 | | Dennis Campbell, Alsip, Ill. | | 8629 | | 205.4 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8839 | | 1,250 | | 24 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Cal. | | 8517 | | 202.7 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8832 | | 1,200 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *&25 | | Bill Coleman, Campbell, Calif. | $1,140 | | 26 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland | 1,040 | | 27 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 1,020 | | 28 | | Rob Monaco, Kansas City | 1,000 | | 29 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 990 | | 30 | | Jim Godman, Miami | 980 | | 31 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | 970 | | 32 | | Lou Capasso, Brooklyn | 955 | | | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 955 | | 34 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 935 | | | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 935 | | 36 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | 920 | | 37 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 910 | | 38 | | Rick Kendrick, Del City, Okla. | 900 | | 39 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 890 | | 40 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | 880 | | 41 | | Ron Bryant, Dallas | 870 | | 42 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | 860 | | 43 | | Danny Morton, Jacksonville | 850 | | 44 | | Ed Lee, Eugene, Ore. | 840 | | 45 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | 830 | | 46 | | Mike Rahe, Albuquerque | 820 | | 47 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo | 810 | | 48 | | Lee Taylor, San Diego | 800 | |
*Alternate (Includes $75). &Campbell, Coleman, Webb and Westberg were tied for the final three spots in the match play field at the end of 18 games. In a one game roll-off, Westberg (270), Webb (216) and Campbell (214) advanced while Coleman (211) became the alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Roth, 4203. 24th Place Campbell, Coleman and Westberg, 3867. #Neil Burton received $100 for a 300 game.
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