Mark Roth won his seventh title in 1978 by taking the $6,000 top prize. in the $60,000 New England Open at Lang's Bowlerama in Cranston, R.I. Roth thus tied Billy Hardwick (1969) and Earl Anthony (1976) for the most titles by one player in a single season. The $6,000 top prize also moved him closer to Anthony's single-season earnings record of $110,833. Roth began the final round by firing a three-game total of 801, capped off by a 300 game, and the rest of the field was chasing the 1977 Sporting News Player of the Year from there on. Roth averaged 234 for the 42 games, and runnerup Palmer Fallgren posted a 231 mark. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, N.J. | | 9854 | | 234.6 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10334 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 9710 | | 231.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10160 | | 3,500 | | #3 | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | | 9753 | | 232.2 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 10158 | | 3,000 | | #4 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9638 | | 229.4 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 10148 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Rick Minier, Portland, Ore. | | 9479 | | 225.6 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9974 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Calif. | | 9547 | | 227.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9967 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | S. Westberg, Cot. Grove, Ore. | | 9486 | | 225.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9966 | | 1,650 | | 8 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9485 | | 225.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9875 | | 1,500 | | #9 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9456 | | 225.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9846 | | 1,450 | | 10 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9525 | | 226.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9825 | | 1,375 | | | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9420 | | 224.2 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9825 | | 1,375 | | 12 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9468 | | 225.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9768 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | | 9362 | | 222.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9737 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 9259 | | 220.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9679 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9314 | | 221.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9644 | | 1,150 | | 16 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9354 | | 222.7 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9639 | | 1,100 | | 17 | | John Denton, Midland, Tex. | | 9252 | | 220.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9612 | | 1,050 | | 18 | | Jack Scaccia, Schenectady, N.Y. | | 9197 | | 218.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9572 | | 1,000 | | 19 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 9284 | | 221.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9554 | | 950 | | 20 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 9094 | | 216.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9424 | | 900 | | 21 | | Bobby Fenton, Cucamonga, Calif. | | 9122 | | 217.1 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9407 | | 850 | | 22 | | Joseph Groskind, Memphis, Tenn. | | 9177 | | 218.5 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9387 | | 800 | | 23 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 9191 | | 218.8 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 9386 | | 750 | | 24 | | Jack Lee, Enid, Okla. | | 8971 | | 213.5 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9151 | | 700 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Don Sylvia, Fishkill, N.Y. | $620 | | | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 545 | | 27 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 530 | | 28 | | Sam Flanagan, P'burg, W. Va. | 520 | | 29 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 510 | | @30 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 500 | | 31 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 490 | | 32 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | 480 | | 33 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 470 | | 34 | | Joe Berardi, New York City | 460 | | 35 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | 450 | | 36 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis, Ind. | 440 | | 37 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 430 | | 38 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | 420 | | 39 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Tex. | 410 | | 40 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 400 | | 41 | | Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va. | 385 | | | | Karl Wolf, Schenectady, N.Y. | 385 | | 43 | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | 370 | | 44 | | Wayne Chester, San Mateo, Calif. | 360 | | 45 | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | 350 | | 46 | | Gary Fox, Miami, Fla. | 340 | | 47 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | 330 | | 48 | | Richard Willis, W. Haven, Conn. | 320 | |
*Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Fallgren, 4,335. 24th place - Fenton and Minier, 4,019. %Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif., finished 33rd; but was disqualified when ball did not meet specifications. Bill Mellick, Ed DiTolla, Dave Adornetto, Dick Weber, Johnny Petraglia, Bob Price, Mark Roth & John Wilcox shot 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Charlie Venable, Mike Matosich, Matt Surina, Joe Berardi, Palmer Fallgren, Rick Jones. @Non-PBA Member.
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