Mark Roth assured himself of the greatest year ever experienced by a professional bowler when he captured the Brunswick Regional Champions Classic in Rochester, N.Y. When Roth took first-place money of $5,000, he put his total at the time to over $118,000. Of perhaps greater significance was the fact that the title was his eighth of the 1978 campaign, and no pro had ever won that many times. Roth's margin of victory over rookie David Ozio was 287 pins. Ozio, disappointed at being denied his first PBA triumph, nevertheless savored the joy and pride in having a perfect game. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Arlington, N.J. | | 9540 | | 227.14 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9990 | | $5,000 | | #2 | | David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas | | 9223 | | 219.50 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9703 | | 3,000 | | 3 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Cal. | | 9045 | | 215.35 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9615 | | 2,500 | | 4 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9186 | | 218.71 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9606 | | 2,200 | | 5 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9165 | | 218.20 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9525 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Allie Clarke, Ravenna, Ohio | | 8990 | | 214.04 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9470 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | | 8991 | | 214.07 | | 13-11-0 | | 330 | | 9321 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8925 | | 212.50 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9315 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Dave Davis, Hackensack, N.J. | | 8879 | | 211.40 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9299 | | 1,400 | | 10 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tx. | | 8831 | | 210.26 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9251 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Ralph Hartmann, N. Hyde Pk., N.Y. | | 8810 | | 209.76 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9230 | | 1,200 | | 12 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 8799 | | 209.50 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9219 | | 1,100 | | 13 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8794 | | 209.38 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9154 | | 1,050 | | 14 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 8880 | | 211.42 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9150 | | 1,000 | | 15 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 8721 | | 207.64 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9081 | | 950 | | #16 | | Guppy Troup, Gaston, S.C. | | 8707 | | 207.30 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9037 | | 900 | | 17 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio | | 8782 | | 209.09 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8992 | | 850 | | 18 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8610 | | 205.00 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8985 | | 800 | | 19 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 8625 | | 205.35 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8925 | | 750 | | 20 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wisc. | | 8609 | | 204.97 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8879 | | 700 | | 21 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | 8612 | | 205.04 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8867 | | 675 | | *22 | | Jim Lewis, Latham, N.Y. | | 8629 | | 205.45 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8859 | | 573 | | 23 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 8482 | | 201.95 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8782 | | 625 | | 24 | | Lou Capasso, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8154 | | 194.14 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8334 | | 600 | |
Alternate - Steve Nowicki, received $75. 18-game qualifying leader - Roth, 4,055. 24th place - Bell and Semiz, 3,726. # - Ozio and Troup rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Randy Neal, Nelson Burton Jr., Larry Gray, Jim Stefanich, Sam Flanagan, Mark Roth.
* - Lewis and Neil Burton, who withdrew from match play, divided 22nd and 25th place money, each receiving $572.50. Lewis was penalized 40 pins, the difference between his and Burton's qualifying totals plus any bonus pins Burton earned before withdrawing.
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