After finishing no higher than 40th through the first eight tournaments in 1979, veteran Larry Laub took a week off to practice and saw immediate results as he scored his 11th PBA title in the Fair Lanes Open in Adelphi, Md. Laub did it the hard way, qualifying for match play in 24th (and last) position before compiling an 18-6 record to move to second behind leader Paul Moser. Laub then squeaked by Teata Semiz, 196-193, and was afforded a break in the championship match when Moser opened in the first and third frames. Laub breezed home by a 249-199 score, while Semiz finished third, George Pappas, fourth, and Keith Craycraft, fifth. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | 445 (2 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 199 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 677 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 223 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville, W.V. | 224 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Semiz defeated Craycraft, 258-224; Semiz defeated Pappas, 226-223; Laub defeated Semiz, 196-193, and in the championship game Laub defeated Moser. 249-199.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | | 9443 | | 224.8 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9808 | | | | 2 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 9299 | | 221.4 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9839 | | | | 3 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9228 | | 219.7 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9708 | | | | #4 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville, W.V. | | 9042 | | 215.2 | | 19-4-1 | | 585 | | 9627 | | | | 5 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 9242 | | 220.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9542 | | | | *6 | | Eddie Ressler, Bethleham, Pa. | | 9177 | | 218.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9537 | | $2,800 | | 7 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | | 9188 | | 218.6 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9503 | | 2,600 | | 8 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 9025 | | 214.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9445 | | 2,400 | | 9 | | David Jones, Charleston, S.C. | | 9067 | | 215.8 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9442 | | 2,200 | | 10 | | Eric Cecka, Miami | | 9067 | | 215.8 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9412 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9046 | | 215.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9406 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9038 | | 215.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9383 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 8873 | | 211.2 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9353 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | Butch Soper, Whittier, Calif. | | 8954 | | 213.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9314 | | 1,600 | | 15 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | | 8943 | | 212.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9273 | | 1,500 | | 16 | | Art Trask, Miami | | 8915 | | 212.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9245 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Billy Walden, Troy, Mo. | | 8809 | | 209.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9229 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wisc. | | 8908 | | 211.9 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9163 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Wayne Chester, San Mateo, Calif. | | 8828 | | 210.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9128 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | | 8818 | | 209.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9118 | | 1,200 | | @21 | | Rod McClean, Baltimore | | 8744 | | 208.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8984 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8667 | | 206.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8967 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Heights, Calif. | | 8482 | | 201.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8782 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Greg Goetz, Washington, D.C. | | 8578 | | 204.2 | | 4-19-1 | | 135 | | 8713 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | $900 | | *26 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 907.50 | | | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | 832.50 | | 28 | | Dave Davis, Hackensack, N.J. | 780 | | 29 | | Chris Riga, Allentown, Pa. | 770 | | 30 | | Paul Vorisek, Cleveland | 760 | | 31 | | Donald Reeser, San Francisco | 750 | | 32 | | Bid Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 735 | | | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 735 | | #34 | | Guppy Troup, Columbia, S.C. | 720 | | 35 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 710 | | @36 | | Wilson Rowe, Beltsville, Md. | 700 | | 37 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 685 | | | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 685 | | 39 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 670 | | 40 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 660 | | 41 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 650 | | 42 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 640 | | 43 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 625 | | | | Gary Cunningham, Baldwinsville, N.Y. | 625 | | 45 | | Danny Morton, Jacksonville, Fla. | 610 | | 46 | | Rich Carrubba, Las Vegas | 600 | | 47 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | 590 | | 48 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 580 | |
*Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Moser 4,015. 24th place - Laub 3,830. # 300 games - Guppy Troup (2), Keith Craycraft, Lou Alonzo. @ Local entry. PRO-AM CASHERS - Keith Craycraft, Steve Cook, Eric Cecka, Butch Soper, Dave Davis, Al Stonum, Guppy Troup, John Voso, Wayne Webb, Wayne Chester.
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