Bill Spigner's second title on the Professional Bowlers Association Tour was a long time coming. . .15 months to be exact, but he regained championship form to capture a two-pin, 192-190, victory over Ed Ressler Jr. to win the $60,000 Syracuse Open. Spigner first won in August of 1977, capturing the New England Open at Cranston, R.I., but in 1978 he wasn't quite up to the performance level which kept him among the leading money winners last year. After nine frames of the title match, Ressler nursed an eight-pin lead, 171-163. A strike by Ressler would have forced Spigner to double, but he left the eight-pin standing, and Spigner struck to clinch the title and the $6,000 winner's check. Ressler finished in a tie for third. George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C., who earlier in the tournament shared the lead with Ressler, jumped into second place and Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif., notched a 289 final game to vault from seventh to a tie with Ressler. 42-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 9312 | | 221.71 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9732 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9194 | | 218.90 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9659 | | 3,500 | | 3 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 9171 | | 218.35 | | 15-7-2 | | 480 | | 9651 | | 2,750 | | 4 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9201 | | 219.07 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9651 | | 2,750 | | #5 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9251 | | 220.26 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9611 | | 2,000 | | 6 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9126 | | 217.28 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9576 | | 1,800 | | 7 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, O. | | 9112 | | 216.95 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9562 | | 1,650 | | 8 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9059 | | 215.69 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9479 | | 1,550 | | 9 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | | 8995 | | 214.16 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9445 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8906 | | 212.04 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9326 | | 1,450 | | 11 | | Roger Tramp, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8990 | | 214.04 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9320 | | 1,400 | | 12 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8944 | | 212.95 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9289 | | 1,350 | | #13 | | Jim Robarge, Central Square, N.Y. | | 8877 | | 211.35 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9252 | | 1,300 | | 14 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8884 | | 211.52 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9244 | | 1,250 | | 15 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8853 | | 210.78 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9243 | | 1,200 | | 16 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | | 8927 | | 212.54 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9227 | | 1,150 | | 17 | | Greg Goetz, Washington, D.C. | | 8899 | | 211.88 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9214 | | 1,100 | | 18 | | Guppy Troup, Columbia, S.C. | | 8866 | | 211.09 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9181 | | 1,050 | | 19 | | Jim Lewis, Latham, N.Y. | | 8845 | | 210.59 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9145 | | 1,000 | | 20 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8797 | | 209.45 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9127 | | 950 | | 21 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 8889 | | 211.64 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9114 | | 900 | | 22 | | Nelson Burton, Jr., St. Louis | | 8866 | | 211.09 | | 6-16-2 | | 210 | | 9076 | | 850 | | 23 | | David Heller, Maroneck, N.Y. | | 8815 | | 209.88 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8995 | | 800 | | 24 | | Kenny Hall, Latham, N.Y. | | 8619 | | 205.21 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8919 | | 750 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | $655 | | 26 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis | 640 | | 27 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 630 | | 28 | | Paul Petescola, Wallington, N.J. | 620 | | *29 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 685 | | 30 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 595 | | 31 | | Tom Minnegan, Syracuse, N.Y. | 595 | | 32 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 580 | | 33 | | Bobby Fenton, Cucamonga, Cal. | 565 | | 34 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 565 | | 35 | | Emmett Shutes, St. College, Pa. | 550 | | 36 | | Paul Polito, Carteret, N.J. | 540 | | 37 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Cal. | 530 | | 38 | | Pat Malone, Erie, Pa. | 520 | | 39 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Cal. | 510 | | 40 | | David Ozio, Beaumont, Tex. | 500 | | 41 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 490 | | 42 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville | 480 | | 43 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 465 | | 44 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Oh. | 465 | | 45 | | John Simonelli, Rochester | 450 | | 46 | | Dan Sheaks, Syracuse, N.Y. | 440 | | 47 | | Franz Schlottman, Reading, Pa. | 430 | | 48 | | Frank Asselta, Utica, N.Y. | 420 | |
*Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Buckley, 4,028. 24th place - Hall, 3,854. #-Buckley and Robarge rolled perfect games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Doug Heim, Tom Baker, Lee Snow, Steve Westberg, Joe Hutchinson, Kenneth Hinds, Don Bell, Sam Flanagan, Johnny Petraglia, John Handegard, and Mike Durbin. Sam Flanagan, who qualified 13th for match play with 3,902, was disqualified prior to match play when his ball failed to meet minimum hardness requirements. He was replaced by Cook.
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