PBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Davis showed the form that earned him a spot in that elite group a few months earlier when he scored a runaway victory in the $60,000 Fresno Open at Cedar Lanes. The lanky left-hander from Hackensack; N.J., averaged better than 220 for the 42-game test, four pins better than anyone else in the tournament. He finished with a 366-pin margin over young Ken Fernandez in the final standings. Davis also compiled the best match play record, winning 19 of 24 matches. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dave Davis, Hackensack, N.J. | | 9275 | | 220.8 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9845 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Ken Fernandez, Rogue River, Ore. | | 9074 | | 216.0 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9479 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 9089 | | 216.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9449 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Steve Preston, Kokomo, Ind. | | 9005 | | 214.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9425 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | | 8967 | | 213.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9417 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | | 8962 | | 213.3 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9397 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Nelson Burton, Jr., St. Louis | | 8957 | | 213.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9377 | | 1,650 | | 8 | | Ed Dolfay, Seattle, Wash. | | 8989 | | 214.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9364 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Lakes, Conn. | | 8971 | | 213.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9301 | | 1,450 | | 10 | | Mark Roth, North Arlington, N.J. | | 8846 | | 210.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9296 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8796 | | 209.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9246 | | 1,350 | | 12 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8826 | | 210.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9156 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | Wayne Chester, San Mateo, Calif. | | 8788 | | 209.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9148 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8836 | | 210.3 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9106 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Randy Neal, El Segundo, Calif. | | 8794 | | 209.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9094 | | 1,150 | | 16 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8689 | | 206.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9079 | | 1,100 | | 17 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8763 | | 208.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9063 | | 1,050 | | 18 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs | | 8711 | | 207.4 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9056 | | 1,000 | | 19 | | Bill Coleman, Campbell, Calif. | | 8687 | | 206.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9047 | | 950 | | 20 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8708 | | 207.3 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9023 | | 900 | | 21 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | | 8707 | | 207.3 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8977 | | 850 | | 22 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8669 | | 206.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8939 | | 800 | | 23 | | Duane Troxler, Harvey, La. | | 8551 | | 203.5 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8806 | | 750 | | 24 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | | 8560 | | 203.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8770 | | 700 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Ed Bourdase, San Jose, Calif. | $660 | | 26 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 565 | | 27 | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | 550 | | 28 | | K. Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W.Va. | 535 | | | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 535 | | 30 | | Bob Fenton, Cucamonga, Calif. | 520 | | 31 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 510 | | 32 | | Tim Cornelio, Windsor, Conn. | 490 | | # | | John Edelberg, San Jose, Calif. | 490 | | | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 490 | | 35 | | Roy Garcea, New York, N.Y. | 470 | | 36 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 460 | | 37 | | George LeCain, Danvers, Mass. | 445 | | | | Bobby Nelson, Orange, Ohio | 445 | | 39 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 430 | | 40 | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | 415 | | | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 415 | | 42 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 390 | | | | Tom Wright, Millbrae, Calif. | 390 | | @ | | Ken Romer, Fresno, Calif. | 390 | | 45 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 370 | | 46 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Calif. | 360 | | 47 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | 350 | | 48 | | Farrell Hinkle, Santa Ana, Calif. | 340 | |
*Alternate. Troxler beat Bourdase, 191-151, in one-game roll-off for 24th position. 18-game qualifying leader Spigner, 3951. 24th place - Troxler, 3752. # - Spigner and Edelberg shot 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS Dave Frame, Nelson Burton, Jr., Art Trask, John Handegard, Steve Westberg and Pete Couture. @ - denotes amateur (non-member).
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