Mike Berlin and Jimmy Certain, a pair of tournament-toughened players, defeated three other teams to win the $75,000 Columbia-PBA Doubles Classic to open the Summer Tour. Berlin. Muscatine, Iowa, and Certain. Huntsville, Ala., defeated top-seeded Dale Glenn and Jay Robinson, 460-328, to take home top prize of $12,000. The title was Berlin's fifth in a three-year PBA career, while Certain was entering the winner's circle for the first time since he joined the PBA Tour in the late-1960s. Berlin sparkled before a national television audience (NBC). He fired same of 268, 204 and 258 for 730, while Certain contributed a 592 total despite suffering from a painful blood blister on his ring finer. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa (730)
Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. (592) | 1,322 (3 games) | $12,000 | | 2 | | Dale Glenn, Northridge, Calif. (215)
Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. (177) | 392 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 3 | | Mark Roth. North Arlinton, N.J. (178)
Marshall Holman. Medford, Ore. (181) | 359 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago. IV. (176)
Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio (198) | 374 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
MATCH RESULTS: Berlin (268) and Certain (209) defeated Salvino (176) and Buckley (198), 477-374; Berlin (204) and Certain (181) beat Roth (178) and Holman (181), 385-359; Berlin (258) and Certain (202) beat Glenn (215) and Robinson (177). 460-392.
36-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dale Glenn. Northridge, Calif. (7603)
Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. (7414) | | 15017 | | 8-4-0 | | 240 | | 15257 | | | | 2 | | Mark Roth, North Arlinton. N.J. (7719)
Marshall Holman. Medford, Ore. (7226) | | 14945 | | 9-3-0 | | 270 | | 15215 | | | | 3 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa (7447)
Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. (7251) | | 14698 | | 8-4-0 | | 240 | | 14938 | | | | 4 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. (7295)
Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio (7395) | | 14690 | | 6-6-0 | | 180 | | 14870 | | | | *5 | | Ed Bourdase, San Jose, Calif. (7367)
Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. (7326) | | 14693 | | 5-7-0 | | 150 | | 14843 | | $3,250 | | 6 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. (7404)
Larry Laub, San Francisco (7289) | | 14693 | | 5-7-0 | | 150 | | 14843 | | 3,150 | | 7 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. (7216)
Louie Moore, Indianapolis (7402) | | 14618 | | 5-7-0 | | 150 | | 14768 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. (7489)
Dave Soutar, Kansas City (7145) | | 14637 | | 4-8-0 | | 120 | | 14757 | | 2,600 | | 9 | | Dave Davis, Hackensack, N.J. (7298)
Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. (7120) | | 14418 | | 8-4-0 | | 240 | | 14658 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. (7250)
Fred Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. (7142) | | 14392 | | 5-7-0 | | 150 | | 14542 | | 2,200 | | 11 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. (7307)
Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas (7045) | | 14352 | | 3-9-0 | | 90 | | 14442 | | 2,000 | | 12 | | Matt Kerns, Lakewood, Colo. (6865)
Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (7256) | | 14121 | | 6-6-0 | | 180 | | 14301 | | 1,800 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *13 | | Matt Surina Bill Straub | $1,750 | | 14 | | Bob Handicy Roger Tramp. | 1,500 | | 15 | | Ernie Schlegel Joe Nuzzo. | 1,400 | | 16 | | Fred Conner Jim Stefanich. | 1,300 | | 17 | | Cliff McNealy Don Bell | 1,200 | | 18 | | John Guenther Darrell Storkson | 1,100 | | 19 | | Steve Neff Ed Ressler. | 1,050 | | 20 | | Rick Minier Norm Meyers | 1,000 | | 21 | | John Weltzien Gil Sliker. | 950 | | 22 | | Sam Flanagan Dennis Swayda. | 900 | | 23 | | Mal Acosta Al Stonum. | 850 | | 24 | | Pete Couture Steve Jones. | 800 | |
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES - Glenn, 211.19; Robinson, 205.94; Roth, 214.41; Holman, 200.72; Berlin, 206.86; Certain, 201.41; Salvino, 202.63; Buckley, 205.41; Bourdase, 204.63; Trask, 203.50; Fallgren. 205.66; Laub. 202.47; Frame, 200.44; Moore, 205.61; Anthony. 208.02; Soutar. 198.47; Davis, 202.72; Petraglia. 197.7; Jaskie, 201.38; Ellenburg, 198.38; Pappas, 202.97; Dickinson, 195.69; Kerns, 190.69; Gonzalez, 201.55.
*Bourdase-Trask defeated Fallgren-Laub in a one-game rolloff for alternate spot.
*Alternates. 24-Game qualifying leaders - Roth-Holman, 10,001. Individual leader - Roth. 5,154. 12th-place Team Kerns-Gonzalez. 9.611. PRO-AM CASHERS - Dale Glenn. Paul Colwell. Mike Berlin. John Denton, Gil Sliker and Keith Craycraft.
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