Veteran southpaw Johnny Petraglia chalked up his second PBA title in four weeks in the $100,000 Midas Golden Challenge by beating two other lefthanders in the finals. The victory, number 13 for Petraglia, came at the expense of towering 6-6 Steve Cook who was also going for his second title of the year. Petraglia took care of Cook, 214-200, in the championship game after first edging past rookie Jim Poulos, 206-198. "I was fortunate. It was a good day for me," said Petraglia, explaining that Cook couldn't get fined up on the right lane while he was able to master it. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 420 (2 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 200 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Jim Poulos, Daly City, Calif. | 410 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 379 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Butch Soper, Whittier, Calif. | 207 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Ellenburg defeated Soper, 223-207; Poulos defeated Ellenburg, 212-156; Petraglia defeated Poulos, 206-198; and in the championship game, Petraglia defeated Cook, 214-200.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9783 | | 232.9 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10263 | | | | 2 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9623 | | 229.1 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 10163 | | | | #3 | | Jim Poulos, Daly City, Calif. | | 9746 | | 232.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10136 | | | | 4 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 9614 | | 228.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10064 | | | | 5 | | Butch Soper, Whittier, Calif. | | 9501 | | 226.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9921 | | | | **6 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9558 | | 227.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9918 | | $3,200 | | 7 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 9524 | | 226.7 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9899 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 9420 | | 224.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9840 | | 2,600 | | 9 | | Jim Plessinger, St. College, Pa. | | 9474 | | 225.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9804 | | 2,500 | | 10 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9430 | | 224.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9790 | | 2,400 | | #11 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | | 9485 | | 225.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9785 | | 2,300 | | 12 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | | 9337 | | 222.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9757 | | 2,200 | | 13 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | | 9452 | | 225.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9752 | | 2,100 | | 14 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9367 | | 223.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9727 | | 2,000 | | 15 | | Rich Carrubba, Las Vegas | | 9323 | | 221.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9713 | | 1,900 | | 16 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 9369 | | 223.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9699 | | 1,800 | | 17 | | Joseph Groskind, Memphis | | 9219 | | 219.5 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9609 | | 1,700 | | 18 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9247 | | 220.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9577 | | 1,600 | | #19 | | Al Sanford, Jackson, Ohio | | 9147 | | 217.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9477 | | 1,500 | | 20 | | Marv Sargent, EI Cajon, Calif. | | 9042 | | 215.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9402 | | 1,400 | | 21 | | Ed Ressler, Bethlehem, Pa. | | 9029 | | 214.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9359 | | 1,300 | | 22 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 9075 | | 216.0 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9330 | | 1,200 | | #23 | | Paul Vorisek, Cleveland | | 8642 | | 205.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9251 | | 1,150 | | +24 | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | | 9069 | | 215.9 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9091 | | 1,110 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | $1,060 | | 26 | | Joe Natoli, Brown Deer, Wis. | 1,000 | | 27 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 990 | | 28 | | Don Sylvia, Fishkill, N.Y. | 980 | | *29 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 995 | | 30 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 960 | | 31 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo | 950 | | 32 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 940 | | 33 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | 925 | | | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 925 | | 35 | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 910 | | 36 | | David Jones, Charleston, S.C. | 900 | | 37 | | Don Reeser, San Francisco | 890 | | 38 | | Pat Dickey, San Antonio | 880 | | #39 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 870 | | 40 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 855 | | | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis | 855 | | 42 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | 840 | |
*Alternate. ** - TV Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader, Poulos, 4,190. 24th place - Vorisek, 3,969. #Poulos, Sanford, Vorisek, Moser, Cook, Lou, and Dennis Donahue rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Rick Jones, Dennis Lane, Earl Anthony, Sam Flanagan, Joseph Groskind and Cliff McNealy. + Weltzien replaced Stefanich in match play after 34 games. He took a 158 pin penalty and they split 24th and 25th place money, each receiving $1,060. Weltzien also received $50 for serving as alternate. Tom Laskow was the alternate for the final round of match play.
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