Gary Dickinson took to the offense in stopping an ambitious challenge from 19-year-old Mike Aulby and snared his first PBA title in nearly three years with a victory in the Amarillo Open. Aulby threatened to win his second title in two months by starting with a near perfect, 279-234, win over Frank Ellenburg before cruising past Earl Anthony and Fred Conner for a chance to get to Dickinson and bringing his career TV finals record to 6-0 at that point. But Dickinson, the lanky veteran from Ft. Worth, stroked five straight strikes starting from the fourth frame and then doubled in the 10th frame to clinch a 248-216 victory over the rookie southpaw. It was his sixth title and his first since the 1976 Brunswick World Open in Chicago. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 248 (1 game) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | 953 (4 games) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 203 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | 192 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 234 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Aulby defeated Ellenburg, 279-234; Aulby defeated Anthony, 234-192; Aulby defeated Conner, 223-203, and in the championship game Dickinson defeated Aulby, 248-216.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth | | 9356 | | 222.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9806 | | | | 2 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9155 | | 218.0 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9590 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | | 9181 | | 218.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9541 | | | | 4 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 9075 | | 216.1 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9510 | | | | 5 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9084 | | 216.3 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9489 | | | | **6 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 9131 | | 217.4 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9476 | | $2,550 | | 7 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N. Y. | | 9039 | | 215.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9459 | | 2,000 | | 8 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 9116 | | 217.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9446 | | 1,900 | | 9 | | Ed Ressler, Bethlehem, Pa. | | 9038 | | 215.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9428 | | 1,800 | | 10 | | J. B. Blaylock, La Luz, N.M. | | 8967 | | 213.5 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9357 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 8898 | | 211.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9318 | | 1,600 | | 12 | | Steve Jones, Kerrville, Texas | | 8845 | | 210.6 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9280 | | 1,500 | | 13 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8933 | | 212.7 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9278 | | 1,400 | | 14 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | | 8936 | | 212.8 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9251 | | 1,350 | | 15 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | | 8886 | | 211.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9246 | | 1,300 | | 16 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 8852 | | 210.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9212 | | 1,250 | | 17 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8785 | | 209.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9175 | | 1,200 | | #18 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago | | 8813 | | 209.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9143 | | 1,150 | | 19 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N. J. | | 8896 | | 211.8 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9136 | | 1,100 | | 20 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 8819 | | 210.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9089 | | 1,050 | | 21 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8667 | | 206.4 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9012 | | 1,000 | | 22 | | Johnnie Short, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 8709 | | 207.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9009 | | 950 | | 23 | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | | 8729 | | 207.8 | | 8-14-2 | | 270 | | 8999 | | 900 | | 24 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 8524 | | 203.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8824 | | 850 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | $815 | | 26 | | Butch Soper, Whittier Calif. | 705 | | 27 | | Charlie Venable, Bronx, N.Y. | 680 | | 28 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 670 | | 29 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 660 | | 30 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 650 | | 31 | | Ron McCaull, Lowell, Mass. | 640 | | 32 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. V. | 630 | | 33 | | Kenny Hall, Latham, N.Y. | 620 | | 34 | | James Porter, Seattle, Wash. | 610 | | 35 | | Jerry Schleich, Amarillo, Texas | 600 | | 36 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 590 | | 37 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 580 | | 38 | | Guppy Troup, Savannah, Ga. | 570 | | 39 | | Ron Mickelson, Cheney, Wash. | 560 | | 40 | | Joe Nuzzo, Youngstown, Ohio | 550 | | 41 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis | 540 | | 42 | | Keith Koloszi, Xenia, Ohio | 265 | | | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 265 | |
*- Match Play Alternate. ** - TV Finals Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Dickinson, 4,048. 24th place - Short, 3,806. N - Randy Lightfoot and Arnie Goldman rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Tim Cornelio, Mike Berlin, Earl Anthony, Jim Plessinger, John Denton and Ed Ressler.
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