Mark Roth continued to bowl as if he owned King Louie West Lanes as he triumphed in the $80,000 King Louie Open for the third time since 1975. Top seeded going into the finals, Roth overpowered Eddie Ressler, 246-197, in the title game to record his second victory on the PBA's 1979 Winter Tour. Ressler had gained access to the final game with a 269-204 victory over Jimmy Certain after Certain had defeated Alvin Lou, 231-221, and Wayne Zahn, 245-172. It was Roth's 18th PBA crown in five years, after capturing his first win in the 1975 King Louie Open with 299 in his final game. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, North Arlington, N.J. | 246 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 466 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 680 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 172 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 221 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Certain defeated Lou, 231-221; Certain defeated Zahn, 245-172; Ressler defeated Certain, 269-204; and in the championship game, Roth defeated Ressler, 246-197.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, N.J. | | 9682 | | 230.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 10102 | | | | 2 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | | 9669 | | 230.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10059 | | | | 3 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 9463 | | 225.3 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9958 | | | | 4 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 9496 | | 226.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9946 | | | | 5 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | | 9524 | | 226.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9914 | | | | 6 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 9486 | | 225.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9906 | | $2,800 | | 7 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 9484 | | 225.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9904 | | 2,600 | | **8 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9526 | | 226.8 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9901 | | 2,450 | | #9 | | David Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9471 | | 225.5 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9861 | | 2,200 | | 10 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9379 | | 223.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9829 | | 2,100 | | 11 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | | 9379 | | 223.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9799 | | 2,000 | | 12 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9329 | | 222.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9779 | | 1,900 | | #13 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9315 | | 221.7 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9705 | | 1,800 | | 14 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9314 | | 221.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9704 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 9323 | | 221.9 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9668 | | 1,600 | | #16 | | Steve Jones, Kerrville, Texas | | 9247 | | 220.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9637 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco | | 9209 | | 219.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9569 | | 1,400 | | #18 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | | 9261 | | 220.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9501 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9194 | | 218.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9494 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 9160 | | 218.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9430 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | | 9111 | | 216.9 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9351 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Ed Andersen, Woodland, Calif. | | 9071 | | 215.9 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9296 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | | 9005 | | 214.4 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9185 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 8928 | | 212.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9168 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | $990 | | 26 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | 895 | | 27 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | 875 | | 28 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 860 | | 29 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 850 | | 30 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 840 | | 31 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | 825 | | | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | 825 | | 33 | | Billy Howell, Muncie, Ind. | 810 | | #34 | | Jim Hills, Blue Springs, Mo. | 800 | | 35 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 790 | | 36 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 780 | | 37 | | Billy Walden, Troy, Mo. | 770 | | 38 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 760 | | 39 | | Eric Cecka, Miami, Fla. | 750 | | #40 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 740 | | 41 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 730 | | 42 | | Mike Torello, Raytown, Mo. | 720 | |
*- Alternate. ** - TV Alternate. 18-Game Qualifying Leader - Ressler, 4,242. 24th Place - Hudson, 3,937. # - Dick Weber Jr. (2), Jim Stefanich, Jim Hills, Dave Husted, Gary Dickinson, Steve Westberg and Steve Jones rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Mal Acosta, Ron Lisher, Nelson Burton Jr., Wayne Webb, Wayne Chester, Dick Ritger, Dick Weber Sr., Butch Soper, Ed Ressler, Ernie Schlegel, Alvin Lou, Art Trask, Joe Hutchinson, Louie Moore, Mike Durbin and Steve Jones.
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