Steve Jones staged a gallant stretch run in the final round to capture his second PBA title, the $62,000 Qua Cities Open at Plaza Bowl North in Davenport, Iowa. Jones, Kerrville, Texas, was fourth with eight games to go, but he started with a three-game total of 790 to wrestthe lead from another hot bowler, Palmer Fallgren. With two games remaining, Jones slipped to third but got back into first for the position round match with Bill Spigner, whom he defeated 211-177 for the title. The victory secured his position in the Firestone Tournament of Champions and also earned him a spot in the AMF Grand Prix of Bowling. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Steve Jones, Kerrville, Texas | | 9129 | | 217.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9579 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9014 | | 214.6 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9539 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 9004 | | 214.3 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9499 | | 3,000 | | 4 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento | | 8990 | | 214.0 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9485 | | 2,500 | | 5 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va.. | | 9002 | | 214.3 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9407 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 9023 | | 214.8 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9383 | | 1,850 | | 7 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Cal. | | 8886 | | 211.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9306 | | 1,700 | | 8 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Cal. | | 8879 | | 211.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9269 | | 1,600 | | 9 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | | 8825 | | 210.1 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9200 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 8881 | | 211.4 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9196 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8764 | | 208.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9184 | | 1,350 | | 12 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 8756 | | 208.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9176 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | Joseph Groskind, Memphis, Tenn. | | 8860 | | 210.9 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9145 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8773 | | 208.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9133 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Pk., Cal. | | 8702 | | 207.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9122 | | 1,150 | | 16 | | Bill Coleman, Campbell, Cal. | | 8815 | | 209.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9085 | | 1,100 | | 17 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8782 | | 209.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9082 | | 1,050 | | 18 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8612 | | 205.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9002 | | 1,000 | | 19 | | Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island, Wash. | | 8668 | | 206.3 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8938 | | 950 | | 20 | | Sam Fox, San Francisco | | 8535 | | 203.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8895 | | 900 | | 21 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8593 | | 204.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8863 | | 850 | | 22 | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | | 8606 | | 204.9 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8861 | | 800 | | 23 | | Tim Cornelio, Windsor, Conn. | | 8362 | | 199.0 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8542 | | 750 | | 24 | | Clinton Fairchild, Arlington, Va. | | 8143 | | 193.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8353 | | 700 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | $673 | | | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 598 | | 27 | | Joe Berardi, New York City | 560 | | 28 | | Butch Soper, Santa Ana, Calif. | 535 | | 29 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Cal. | 515 | | 30 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 495 | | | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 495 | | 32 | | Bobby Nelson, Orange, Ohio | 480 | | 33 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 470 | | 34 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 460 | | 35 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | 445 | | @ | | Ed Albers, Mason City, Iowa | 445 | | 37 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Cal. | 430 | | 38 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | 420 | | 39 | | George Le Cain, Danvers, Mass. | 405 | | | | Joel Hafner, White Bear Lake, Minn. | 405 | |
* - Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Groskind, 3,904. 24th place - Buckley, 3,707. PRO-AM CASHERS - Sam Flanagan, Pete McCordic, Gary Dickinson, George LeCain, Steve Jones, Charlie Venable. @ - non-PBA member.
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