Nelson Burton Jr. emerged the winner of a hard-fought, electrifying final game against George Pappas for his 14th PBA crown in the Sarasota Open. Burton, bowling in just his fourth tournament on the Summer Tour, first topped Marshall Holman, 225-203, and Wayne Webb, 234-187, to thwart Webb's bid for a record-tying third straight PBA title. That set up the title match between PBA Hall of Famer Burton and veteran Pappas, the Firestone Tournament of Champions winner, and they exchanged strikes, spares and splits almost evenly through nine frames. Burton then rammed home three strikes in the 10th frame for 203 and watched as Pappas, needing three strikes for the victory managed a double and seven for a score of 201. "I took either my second or third step too short which caused me to lift the ball too hard," explained a disappointed Pappas about the 3-6-10 leave on his final shot. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 662 (3 games) | $8,000 | | 2 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 201 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 187 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 420 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 181 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Holman defeated Cook, 217-181; Burton defeated Holman, 225-203; Burton defeated Webb, 234-187, and in the championship game Burton defeated Pappas, 203-201. 42-(SAME TOTALS| | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9609 | | 228.7 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 10074 | | | | 2 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9471 | | 225.5 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9951 | | | | 3 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 9469 | | 225.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9829 | | | | 4 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9431 | | 224.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9821 | | | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9317 | | 220.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9707 | | | | **6 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9314 | | 220.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9659 | | $2,550 | | 7 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 9174 | | 218.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9624 | | 2,000 | | 8 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9220 | | 219.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9550 | | 1,900 | | 9 | | Ron McCaull, Lowell, Mass. | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9481 | | 1,800 | | 10 | | Dave Jones, Boston, Va. | | 9021 | | 214.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9441 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 9046 | | 215.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9406 | | 1,600 | | 12 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9131 | | 217.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9401 | | 1,500 | | 13 | | George LeCain, Peabody, Mass. | | 9010 | | 214.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9400 | | 1,400 | | 14 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 9011 | | 214.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9371 | | 1,300 | | 15 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 9063 | | 215.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9363 | | 1,250 | | 16 | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | | 8942 | | 212.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9362 | | 1,200 | | #17 | | Tommy Evans, Sarasota, Fla. | | 8967 | | 213.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9357 | | 1,150 | | #18 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 8965 | | 213.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9355 | | 1,100 | | 19 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 9019 | | 214.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9349 | | 1,050 | | 20 | | Joseph Groskind, Memphis, Tenn. | | 9011 | | 214.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9341 | | 1,000 | | 21 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8949 | | 213.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9309 | | 950 | | #22 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 9018 | | 214.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9288 | | 900 | | 23 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8606 | | 204.9 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8816 | | 850 | | 24 | | Louis Gaines, Lexington, Ky. | | 8473 | | 201.7 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8653 | | 800 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | $665 | | *26 | | Don Sylvia, Beacon, N.Y. | 715 | | 27 | | David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas | 620 | | 28 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 600 | | 29 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | 590 | | 30 | | Pete Brown, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 580 | | 31 | | Roy Garcea, New York, N.Y. | 565 | | | | Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif. | 565 | | 33 | | Rick Minier, Portland, Ore. | 550 | | 34 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 540 | | 35 | | Eddie Ressler, Bethlehem, Pa. | 530 | | 36 | | David Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 520 | | 37 | | Guppy Troup, Savannah, Ga. | 510 | | 38 | | Skip Tucker, Tampa, Fla. | 500 | | 39 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 490 | | 40 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 480 | | 41 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 470 | | 42 | | Neal Newfield, Jacksonville, Fla. | 460 | | 43 | | Jeff Valentine, Hopkinton, Mass. | 450 | | 44 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 440 | | 45 | | Gary Fox, Miami, Fla. | 430 | | 46 | | Rich Martinez, Yuba City, Calif. | 420 | | 47 | | David Cicalese, Miami, Fla. | 410 | | 48 | | Shelby Mullins, Ocala, Fla. | 200 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 200 | |
*Denotes Alternate. ** - TV Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Burton, 4,151. 24th place - Handley, 3,835. #Glenn Pierce, Louie Moore and Tommy Evans shot 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Joe Nuzzo, Pete McCordic, Wayne Webb, Warren Nelson, Steve Martin and John Denton.
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