Johnny Petraglia barely missed the ultimate thrill in professional bowling - the perfect game - in the nationally televised finals of the $70,000 Long Island Open enroute to his 11th PBA championship. Petraglia tossed 11 strikes in a row against semifinal match opponent Mark Roth, who was shooting a 249 in a losing effort. On his attempt for the 12th strike, which would have given him an additional $10,000 and a new automobile, the Staten Island left-hander left the two and four pins standing and settled for a 298 game. In the anti-climactic championship match, Petraglia beat Jeff Mattingly, 197-177. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 977 (4 games) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | 177 (1 games) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 249 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 169 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 224 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Petraglia defeated Westberg, 236-224; Petraglia defeated Burton, 246-169; Petraglia defeated Roth, 298-249; Petraglia defeated Mattingly, 197-177.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | | 9828 | | 234.0 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 10398 | | | | #2 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9943 | | 236.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 10303 | | | | 3 | | Nelson Burton, Jr., St. Louis | | 9620 | | 229.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10070 | | | | 4 | | Steve Westberg, Cot. Grove, Ore. | | 9551 | | 227.4 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 10061 | | | | #5 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island | | 9729 | | 231.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 10059 | | | | #6 | | Ted Kone, Windsor Lakes, Conn. | | 9602 | | 228.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9992 | | $2,550 | | #7 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Lakes, | | 9582 | | 228.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9942 | | 2,000 | | 8 | | Doug Heim, Honeoye Falls, N.Y. | | 9454 | | 225.0 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9919 | | 1,900 | | 9 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9449 | | 224.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9899 | | 1,800 | | 10 | | Cookie Piacente, Rosedale, N.Y. | | 9472 | | 225.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9892 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | | 9446 | | 224.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9866 | | 1,600 | | 12 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9470 | | 225.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9830 | | 1,500 | | #13 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | | 9406 | | 223.9 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9811 | | 1,450 | | 14 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles | | 9504 | | 226.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9804 | | 1,400 | | 15 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron | | 9498 | | 226.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9738 | | 1,350 | | 16 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9420 | | 224.2 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9735 | | 1,300 | | 17 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | | 9322 | | 221.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9697 | | 1,250 | | 18 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson | | 9298 | | 221.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9658 | | 1,200 | | 19 | | Butch Soper, Orange Cnty., Calif. | | 9258 | | 220.4 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9543 | | 1,150 | | 20 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9208 | | 219.2 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9493 | | 1,100 | | 21 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9221 | | 219.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9491 | | 1,050 | | 22 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 9190 | | 218.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9490 | | 1,000 | | 23 | | Mike Kilgannon, Valley Stream | | 9200 | | 219.0 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9410 | | 950 | | 24 | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | | 8993 | | 214.1 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9203 | | 900 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg | $785 | | *26 | | Gary Strand, Madison, Wis. | 845 | | 27 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 760 | | 28 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 750 | | 29 | | Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island | 740 | | 30 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 730 | | 31 | | Russ Shields, Seabrook, Tex. | 720 | | 32 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 710 | | #33 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 700 | | 34 | | Mal Acosta, Fremont, Calif. | 690 | | 35 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Pk. | 670 | | #36 | | Dale Glenn, Northridge, Calif. | 660 | | 37 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 650 | | 38 | | Walt Pulchlopek, Hillside, N.J. | 640 | | 39 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 630 | | 40 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 620 | | 41 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 615 | | 42 | | Rick Minier, Portland, Ore. | 615 | | 43 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 600 | | 44 | | Richard Willis, West Haven, Conn. | 590 | | 45 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | 580 | | 46 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | 570 | | 47 | | David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas | 560 | | 48 | | Roger Tramp, Phillipsburg, Kan. | 550 | |
*Alternate. Conner defeated Flanagan, 266-235, in a one-game roll-off for 24th place. 18-game qualifying leader Roth 4409. 24th Place - Conner and Flanagan, 4006. PRO-AM CASHERS - Nelson Burton, Jr., Dennis Lane, Wendell Davis, Bill Spigner, Mike Matosich, Jack Lee, Ron Lisher, Tom Delutz, Fred Conner, George Pappas, Frank Ellenburg, Joe Berardi, Don Bell, Carmen Salvino, Paul Colwell, Ed DiTolla, Rick Kendrick, Craig Mueller, Mike Flora and Curt Schmidt. # - Pappas (2), Couture, Glenn, Petraglia, Kone, Roth and Jaskie rolled 300 games.
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