Fred Conner ended Earl Anthony's three-year domination by winning the $60,000 Waukegan Open at Bertrand Lanes. Conner hovered near the lead through most of the tournament, leading after four of the six rounds. When it got down to the crucial final games, only Conner and Paul Moser were in contention for the championship. Conner defeated Moser in the final match to earn his first PBA championship in a six-year career. Anthony, who made this tournament his first since suffering a heart attack in June, finished third. He'd won the last three Waukegan titles. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Cal. | | 9291 | | 221.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9711 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | | 9119 | | 217.1 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9599 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma | | 9085 | | 216.3 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9520 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 9094 | | 216.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9484 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Steve Westberg, Cot. Gr., Ore. | | 8984 | | 213.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9434 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Steve Preston, Kokomo, Ind. | | 9023 | | 214.8 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9383 | | 1,800 | | &7 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Cal. | | 8881 | | 211.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9331 | | 1,650 | | 8 | | Joey Berardi, N.Y. City | | 8833 | | 210.3 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9313 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8962 | | 213.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9292 | | 1,400 | | 10 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 8884 | | 211.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9259 | | 1,350 | | 11 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Lakes, Conn. | | 8837 | | 210.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9227 | | 1,300 | | 12 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | | 8915 | | 212.2 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 9215 | | 1,250 | | 13 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8750 | | 208.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9200 | | 1,200 | | 14 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | | 8844 | | 210.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9174 | | 1,150 | | 15 | | Gary Patterson, St. Louis | | 8747 | | 208.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9137 | | 1,100 | | 16 | | George LeCain, Danvers, Mass. | | 8777 | | 208.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9107 | | 1,050 | | 17 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 8712 | | 207.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9102 | | 1,000 | | 18 | | Steve Jones, Kerrville, Texas | | 8792 | | 209.3 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9032 | | 950 | | 19 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Calif. | | 8679 | | 206.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9009 | | 900 | | 20 | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | | 8808 | | 209.7 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 9003 | | 850 | | 21 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8539 | | 203.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8869 | | 800 | | 22 | | Joseph Groskind, Memphis | | 8529 | | 203.0 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8814 | | 750 | | +23 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento
(26-game total - includes 221-pin penalty) | | 8178 | | 212.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8759 | | 685 | | 24 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | | 8550 | | 203.5 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8700 | | 650 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Sam Fox, San Francisco | $635 | | 26 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Louis | 555 | | | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | 555 | | 28 | | Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island, Wash. | 540 | | 29 | | Doug Heim, Buffalo | 525 | | 30 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island | 510 | | 31 | | Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va. | 485 | | | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn | 485 | | @33 | | Dave Macy, Darien, Ill. | 470 | | 34 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis | 455 | | | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 455 | | 36 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Cal. | 440 | | *37 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 455 | | @38 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 420 | | 39 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 405 | | | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | 405 | | 41 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 390 | | 42 | | Billy Howell, Muncie, Ind. | 380 | | 43 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 370 | | 44 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 360 | | 45 | | Bill Coleman, Campbell, Cal. | 350 | | 46 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 340 | | 47 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 330 | | 48 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 320 | |
*Alternate. @Non-member entry. #Wayne Chester rolled 300 game. &Soper replaced McCune in finals when McCune's ball did not meet specifications. +Fallgren replaced Fox after 34 games, taking 221-pin penalty. They split 23rd and 25th-place money. 18-game qualifying leader - Connor 4076. 24th place - Soper 3785. PRO-AM CASHERS - Joe Nuzzo, Rick Jones, Joseph Groskind, Butch Soper, John Weltzien, Mike Matosich.
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