Thwarted on two occasions from the top-seeded position in 1979, Earl Anthony demonstrated that he has come all the way back from a heart attack suffered in June, 1978, by drilling Cliff McNealy, 257-201, in the championship game of the Long Island Open. Anthony battled 1977 and '78 PBA Player of the Year Mark Roth for the top spot throughout the tournament, leading to a 289-201 position-round victory for the 40-year-old lefthander going into the TV finals. Roth had no chance for a rematch, however, as third-seeded McNealy ousted him, 217-181, with McNealy going after his second title in five weeks, having defeated Anthony in the Cleveland Open. McNealy stayed close until the sixth frame, when he left a 4-7-10 split, and Anthony continued striking to close out the match. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | 257 (1 game) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 664 (3 games) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Mark Roth, North Arlington, N.J. | 181 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 421 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 176 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Baker defeated Berardi, 198-176; McNealy defeated Baker, 246-223; McNealy defeated Roth, 217-181; and in the championship game, Anthony defeated McNealy, 257-201.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | | 10132 | | 241.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10522 | | | | 2 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, N.J. | | 9893 | | 235.5 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 10403 | | | | 3 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Cal. | | 9626 | | 229.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10076 | | | | 4 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9472 | | 225.5 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9892 | | | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9467 | | 225.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9887 | | | | *6 | | Ernie Schlegel, USA | | 9489 | | 225.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9879 | | $2,550 | | #7 | | David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas | | 9444 | | 224.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9864 | | 2,000 | | 8 | | Bill George, Citrus Hts., Cal. | | 9487 | | 225.9 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9832 | | 1,900 | | 9 | | Paul Vorisek, Cleveland | | 9284 | | 221.0 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9779 | | 1,800 | | 10 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | | 9369 | | 223.1 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9744 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma | | 9292 | | 221.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9712 | | 1,600 | | 12 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | | 9410 | | 224.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9710 | | 1,550 | | 13 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Cal. | | 9259 | | 220.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9679 | | 1,500 | | 14 | | Chris Riga, Allentown, Pa. | | 9240 | | 220.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9660 | | 1,450 | | #15 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9301 | | 221.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9631 | | 1,400 | | 16 | | Al Stonum, San Francisco | | 9330 | | 221.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9630 | | 1,350 | | 17 | | Don Sylvia, Fishkill, N.Y. | | 9227 | | 219.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9557 | | 1,300 | | 18 | | Ed Chellson, Hasbrouk, N.J. | | 9160 | | 218.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9505 | | 1,250 | | 19 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Bethlehem, Pa. | | 9145 | | 217.8 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9490 | | 1,200 | | 20 | | Gary Fox, Miami | | 9220 | | 219.5 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9430 | | 1,150 | | 21 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 9077 | | 216.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9407 | | 1,100 | | 22 | | Butch Soper, Whittier, Calif. | | 9138 | | 217.6 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9393 | | 1,050 | | 23 | | James Stanley, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 9039 | | 215.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9279 | | 1,000 | | 24 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 9047 | | 215.4 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9227 | | 950 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | $935 | | 26 | | Art Trask, Miami | 820 | | | | Steve Tripp, Wethersfield, Conn. | 820 | | 28 | | Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island, Wash. | 790 | | 29 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 780 | | 30 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 770 | | 31 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 760 | | 32 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 750 | | 33 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 740 | | 34 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 730 | | 35 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 720 | | 36 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Cal. | 710 | | 37 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 700 | | 38 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 690 | | 39 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Cal. | 680 | | 40 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | 670 | | 41 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 660 | | 42 | | Dale Glenn, Northridge, Cal. | 645 | | | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 645 | | 44 | | Ron McCaull, Malden, Mass. | 630 | | 45 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 620 | | 46 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 610 | | 47 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 600 | | 48 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 590 | |
*Alternate. ** - TV Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Anthony, 4,445. 24th place - Soper, 3,981. #Ozio, Webb, and Anthony rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Wendell Davis, Butch Soper, Bill Coleman, Steve Jones, Guppy Troup, Dale Glenn, Frank Ellenburg, Pete Couture, Art Trask, Rich Carrubba, Larry Gray, Bob Handley, Craig Mueller, Gil Sliker, David Ozio, Joe Berardi, Tom Baker, Karl Wolf, Dave Frame, Bill Beach, Rich Willis and Art Trask.
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