Earl Anthony returned to the PBA Tour after a three-week vacation and devastated two finals opponents for the championship of the $100,000 AMF MagicScore Open, his 29th PBA title. Anthony, seeded second for the TV finals, knocked off Dennis Swayda, 258-211, in the semifinal match and then socked tournament leader Ernie Schlegel, 258-201, for the title. Anthony rolled 19 strikes in 24 frames in his impressive victory. Larry Laub defeated long-time friend and former traveling companion Ron Lisher, 243-226 in the opening match before Swayda moved in to eliminate Laub, 244-200. From there on, it was all Anthony. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma | 516 (2 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 201 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix | 455 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 443 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 226 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Laub defeated Lisher, 243-226; Swayda defeated Laub, 244-200; Anthony defeated Swayda, 258-211, and in the championship game, Anthony defeated Schlegel, 258-201.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 9489 | | 225.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9879 | | | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma | | 9249 | | 220.2 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9729 | | | | 3 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix | | 9136 | | 217.5 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9616 | | | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 9124 | | 217.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9574 | | | | 5 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 9061 | | 215.7 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9571 | | | | *6 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks | | 8941 | | 212.8 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9406 | | $3,250 | | 7 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg | | 8944 | | 212.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9394 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville | | 8905 | | 212.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9295 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island | | 8900 | | 211.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9290 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Ed Lee, Eugene, Ore. | | 8869 | | 211.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9289 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | | 8893 | | 211.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9283 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | | 8887 | | 211.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9247 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Butch Soper, Costa Mesa, Cal. | | 8850 | | 210.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9210 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Bob Fenton, Cucamonga, Cal. | | 8874 | | 211.2 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9189 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Cal. | | 8820 | | 210.0 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9165 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8750 | | 208.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9080 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Lamar Bramblett, Marietta, Ga. | | 8826 | | 210.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9066 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 8810 | | 209.7 | | 7-14-3 | | 255 | | 9065 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | | 8791 | | 209.3 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9061 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Jim Roy, Glenwood Sprgs., Colo. | | 8679 | | 206.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9009 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland | | 8669 | | 206.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8969 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Brien Hayes, Darien, Conn. | | 8598 | | 204.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8898 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island | | 8673 | | 206.5 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8883 | | 1,250 | | 24 | | Guppy Troup, Columbia, S.C. | | 8582 | | 204.3 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8792 | | 1,200 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | $1,180 | | 26 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis | 1,080 | | 27 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 1,055 | | 28 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 1,030 | | 29 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | 1,010 | | 30 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 995 | | | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 995 | | 32 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 975 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 975 | | 34 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 960 | | 35 | | Palmer Fallgren, Las Vegas | 950 | | #36 | | Greg Guertin, Sacramento | 940 | | 37 | | Bill Coleman, Campbell, Calif. | 930 | | 38 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | 920 | | 39 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | 910 | | 40 | | Dave Davis, Hackensack, N.J. | 900 | | 41 | | Mal Acosta, Haywood, Calif. | 890 | | 42 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | 880 | |
*Alternate. #Greg Guertin, Guppy Troup and Dan Roche received $100 each for 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader - Schlegel, 4235. 24th Place - Flanagan, 3796, PRO-AM CASHERS - Dick Weber, Rick Minier, Wendell Davis, Eddie Ressler, Paul Colwell, George Pappas and Carmen Salvino.
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