Wayne Webb grabbed his second straight PBA title and third within nine months when he defeated two opponents in the finals of the Buffalo Open to become the first bowler to win back-to-back tournaments in 1979. Webb was seeded second into the finals and saw Joe Berardi nudge Rich Carrubba, 224-215, in the first match. Berardi then brought the fans at Thruway Lanes to their feet with 300-224 victory over Ed Ressler, in which the final solid strike was taped and rebroadcast for CBS-TV viewers along with the championship match. Berardi didn't make it to the title match after being stalled by Webb, 225-190, in the semi-final game. The 22-year-old righthander then proceeded to shoot past top-seeded Steve Westberg, 237-199, for the victory. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 462 (2 games) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 199 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 714 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Bethlehem, Pa. | 224 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Rich Carrubba, Las Vegas, Nev. | 215 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Berardi defeated Carrubba, 224-215; Berardi defeated Ressler, 300-224; Webb defeatedBerardi, 225-190; and Webb defeated Westberg, 237-199.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9207 | | 219.2 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9777 | | | | 2 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9153 | | 217.9 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9633 | | | | 3 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Bethlehem, Pa. | | 9084 | | 216.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9534 | | | | #4 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9093 | | 216.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9513 | | | | 5 | | Rich Carrubba, Las Vegas | | 8918 | | 212.3 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9428 | | | | **6 | | Mark Roth, North Arlington, N.J. | | 8909 | | 212.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9359 | | $2,550 | | 7 | | Joseph Groskind, Memphis | | 8814 | | 209.8 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9309 | | 2,100 | | 8 | | Charlie Venable, Bronx, N.Y. | | 8917 | | 212.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9307 | | 1,900 | | 9 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8843 | | 210.5 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9248 | | 1,800 | | 10 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8845 | | 210.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9235 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | | 8819 | | 209.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9209 | | 1,600 | | 12 | | Art Trask, Miami | | 8863 | | 211.0 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9178 | | 1,500 | | 13 | | Rick Minier, Portland, Ore. | | 8797 | | 209.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9127 | | 1,450 | | 14 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8801 | | 209.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9086 | | 1,375 | | | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8726 | | 207.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9086 | | 1,375 | | 16 | | Bill George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | | 8645 | | 205.8 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9020 | | 1,300 | | 17 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8740 | | 208.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9010 | | 1,250 | | 18 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 8677 | | 206.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8962 | | 1,200 | | 19 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | | 8649 | | 205.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8919 | | 1,150 | | 20 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8704 | | 207.2 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8884 | | 1,100 | | 21 | | Tom Roeder, Bellrose, N.Y. | | 8443 | | 201.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8803 | | 1,050 | | 22 | | Chris Riga, Allentown, Pa. | | 8589 | | 204.5 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8799 | | 1,000 | | 23 | | Alan Gaboury, Bellington, Mass. | | 8508 | | 202.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8778 | | 950 | | 24 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 8450 | | 201.1 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8630 | | 900 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | #*25 | | Mike Hanes, N. Tonawanda, N.Y. | $895 | | 26 | | Roy Garcea, New York, N.Y. | 790 | | 27 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 770 | | 28 | | Shawn Christensen, Aurora, Colo. | 755 | | 29 | | Jim Schroeder, N. Tonawanda, N.Y. | 740 | | 30 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 730 | | 31 | | Ron Mickelson, Cheney, Wash. | 720 | | 32 | | Doug Heim N. Tonawanda, N.Y. | 710 | | 33 | | Archie Stewart, Pebble Beach, Calif. | 700 | | 34 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. V. | 685 | | | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 685 | | 36 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista College, Calif. | 670 | | 37 | | Tom Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | 660 | | 38 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 650 | | 39 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 635 | | | | Jim Winklepleck, Milwaukie, Ore. | 635 | | 41 | | Ron McCaull, Lowell, Mass. | 620 | | 42 | | David Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 610 | | 43 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago | 595 | | | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 595 | | 45 | | Kenny Hall, Latham, N.Y. | 580 | | 46 | | Jeff Valentine, Hopkinton, Mass. | 570 | | 47 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 560 | | 48 | | John Locke, Nanuet, N.Y. | 550 | | 49 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | 540 | | 50 | | Todd Strebel, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 530 | | 51 | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | 520 | | 52 | | James Serbalik, Mechanicville, N.Y. | 505 | | | | Butch Soper, Whittier, Calif. | 505 | | 54 | | Dean Johnson, Portland, Ore. | 490 | | 55 | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | 480 | | 56 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 470 | | 57 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W. Va. | 460 | | 58 | | Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif. | 450 | | 59 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 440 | | 60 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | 430 | |
*Denotes alternate. ** - TV Finals Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Berardi, 4 066. 24th place - Semiz, 3,772. Semiz defeated Hanes in a roll-off, 246-200, for 24th place. #Hanes and Berardi rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Mark Roth, Rick Jones, Joe Hutchinson, George Pappas, Steve Cook, and Jim Godman.
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