Defeated in the 1978 Quaker State championship by just three pins, Marshall Holman turned the tables on defending champ Mark Roth, upending the top-seeded Roth, 217-186, for the $15,000 first prize at Forum Lanes in Grand Prairie, Texas. The Quaker State title was Holman's eighth PBA crown and came after Marshall doubled in the 10th frame of the exciting semi-final game to edge veteran Dave Soutar, 230-224, after Soutar had forced the issue with four game-ending strikes. Soutar had earlier defeated Joe Berardi and Dick Ritger. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 447 (2 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Mark Roth, North Arlington, N.J. | 186 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 658 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 155 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 191 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Soutar defeated Berardi, 226-191; Soutar defeated Ritger, 208-155; Holman defeated Soutar, 230-224; and in championship match, Holman defeated Roth, 217-186.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, N.J. | | 8945 | | 212.9 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9410 | | | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8902 | | 211.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9352 | | | | 3 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | | 8777 | | 208.9 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9242 | | | | 4 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8767 | | 208.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9187 | | | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 8795 | | 209.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9185 | | | | 6 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 8689 | | 206.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9139 | | $3,250 | | 7 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | | 8843 | | 210.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9128 | | 2,850 | | 8 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | | 8718 | | 207.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9093 | | 2,700 | | 9 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 8681 | | 206.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9071 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8607 | | 204.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9057 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8625 | | 205.3 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9030 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Randy Neal, EI Segundo, Calif. | | 8679 | | 206.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8979 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8556 | | 203.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8976 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8582 | | 204.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8912 | | 2,050 | | | | Dave Olm, Pompano Beach, Fla. | | 8522 | | 202.9 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 8912 | | 2,050 | | 16 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8540 | | 203.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8900 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Geno Papandrea, N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 8435 | | 200.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8825 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Jerry Smyth, Anchorage, Alaska | | 8481 | | 201.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8781 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | | 8409 | | 200.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8769 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho | | 8403 | | 200.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8733 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 8286 | | 197.2 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8556 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | | 8304 | | 197.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8544 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Billy Walden, Troy, Mo. | | 8237 | | 196.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8507 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8235 | | 196.0 | | 4-19-1 | | 135 | | 8370 | | 1,100 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | $1,080 | | | | Mal Acosta, Fremont, Calif. | 1,005 | | 27 | | Paul Vorisek, Cleveland, Ohio | 990 | | 28 | | Neil Burton, St, Louis | 975 | | | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 975 | | 30 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 960 | | 31 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 950 | | 32 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 940 | | 33 | | Dave Davis, Hackensack, N.J. | 930 | | 34 | | Al Stonum, San Francisco | 920 | | 35 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash | 910 | | 36 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 900 | | 37 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 890 | | 38 | | George LeCain, New Bedford, Mass. | 875 | | | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 875 | | 40 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 860 | | 41 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 845 | | | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 845 | | 43 | | Bob Garrity, Anchorage, Alaska | 830 | | 44 | | Danny Morton, Jacksonville, Fla. | 820 | | 45 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 805 | | | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 805 | | 47 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 790 | | 48 | | Steve Brichta, Allentown, Pa. | 390 | | | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 390 | |
*Alternate (won roll-off with Mal Acosta). 18-game qualifying leader - Berardi, 3,901. 24th place - Robinson, 3,684. PRO-AM CASHERS - Paul Vorisek, Mike Berlin, Fred Jaskie, Ron Winger, Tom Baker, Larry Gray, Larry Laub, Dick Ritger, Mike Durbin, Dennis Swayda, Matt Surina, Dick Weber, Dave Beckmann.
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