Joe Berardi upset top-seeded Earl Anthony, 232-195, to claim his fast PBA title and the $21,000 first prize in the BPAA U.S. Open at Bradley Bowl in Windsor Locks, Conn. Berardi, 24, trailed Anthony most of the week, as Anthony, trying for his second straight victory, routed the field by 578 pins after 56 games going into the finals. Qualifying second, Berardi first took on hometown favorite Pete Couture, who by losing, 213-199, found himself knocked out of the Firestone Tournament of Champions one game later when Berardi, starting with a spare and six strikes, registered the victory over Anthony. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 445 (2 games) | $21,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | 195 (1 game) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 674 (3 games) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 200 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 188 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Couture defeated Zahn, 231-188; Couture defeated Westberg, 244-200; Berardi defeated Couture, 213-199, and in the championship game, Berardi defeated Anthony, 232-195.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | | 12736 | | 227.4 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 13306 | | | | #2 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 12323 | | 220.0 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12728 | | | | 3 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 12256 | | 218.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12676 | | | | 4 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 12315 | | 219.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12675 | | | | 5 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 12239 | | 218.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12629 | | | | **6 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 12173 | | 217.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12533 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | | 12152 | | 217.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12527 | | 3,500 | | 8 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 12075 | | 215.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12495 | | 3,000 | | 9 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 12052 | | 215.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12472 | | 2,800 | | +10 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 12044 | | 215.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12434 | | 1,790 | | 11 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | | 12058 | | 215.3 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 12373 | | 2,300 | | | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | | 12058 | | 215.3 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 12373 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Dave Davis, Hackensack, N.J. | | 11996 | | 214.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12356 | | 2,100 | | 14 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 12010 | | 214.4 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12355 | | 2,000 | | 15 | | Dave Jones, Charleston, S.C. | | 12008 | | 214.4 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12353 | | 1,900 | | 16 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | | 11986 | | 214.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12346 | | 1,800 | | 17 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | | 11951 | | 213.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12311 | | 1,700 | | 18 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 11889 | | 212.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12219 | | 1,600 | | @19 | | Ken Dubar, Wallingford, Conn. | | 11975 | | 213.8 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12215 | | 1,500 | | 20 | | Dave Heller, New Rochelle, N.Y. | | 11862 | | 211.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12192 | | 1,400 | | 21 | | Date Glenn, Northridge, Calif. | | 11870 | | 211.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12170 | | 1,300 | | 22 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | | 11808 | | 210.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12138 | | 1,250 | | @23 | | Mike Rahe, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 11790 | | 210.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12090 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | John Voso, Jr., Cleveland | | 11754 | | 209.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12054 | | 1,150 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, N.J. | $1,790 | | *26 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 1,005 | | 27 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 900 | | 28 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 870 | | @29 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. | 840 | | 30 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 820 | | @31 | | Les Schissler, Denver | 800 | | 32 | | David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas | 780 | | 33 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 760 | | 34 | | Butch Soper, Whittier, Calif. | 740 | | 35 | | Gary Cunningham, Baldwinsville, N.Y. | 720 | | 36 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 700 | | 37 | | Guppy Troup, Columbia, S.C. | 680 | | @38 | | Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa. | 660 | | @39 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 640 | | 40 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 620 | | 41 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | 600 | | 42 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | 580 | | 43 | | Lou Capasso, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 560 | | 44 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 540 | | 45 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 510 | | | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 510 | | 47 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 475 | | | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | 475 | | 49 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | 460 | | 50 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville, W. Va. | 450 | | 51 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | 440 | | 52 | | Mal Acosta, Fremont, Calif. | 430 | | 53 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 420 | | @54 | | Bob Era, Pottstown, Pa. | 410 | | 55 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 400 | | 56 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 390 | | 57 | | Art Trask, Miami | 375 | | @58 | | Kermit Kerbough, Gresham, Ore. | 375 | | @59 | | Tom Hart, Morgantown, W. Va. | 360 | | 60 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kansas | 350 | |
*Alternates. **- TV Alternate. @BPAA League Entry. #Berardi and Anthony rolled 300 games. +Semiz replaced Roth who qualified eighth for match play when Roth withdrew because of bad thumb. Semiz and Roth split 10th and 25th place money, and Fred Conner became alternate. 32-game qualifying leader - Anthony, 7,234. 24th place - Neil Burton, 6,834. PRO-AM CASHERS - Wayne Webb, Les Zikes, Joseph Groskind, Louie Moore, Gary Dickinson, Bill Coleman, David Ozio and Mal Acosta.
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