Beginning with nine strikes in the championship match, Fred Jaskie snapped out of a season-long slump with a 266-258 victory over Mark Roth for the Brunswick Regional Champions Classic title in Rochester, N.Y. The hometown winner of the 1978 Miller High Life Open in Milwaukee, Jaskie had not competed in a match play finals on the national tour all year until the event at Brunswick Olympic Lanes, where he won 18 of 24 matches to pace the field by 262 pins going into the finals broadcast by the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN). The victory meant continued exemption status for Jaskie and maintained his spot in the Firestone Tournament of Champions. Roth, the defending champion, made a strong bid to retain his title as he moved from 23rd place to fifth in the last 16 games of match play, including a 300 game and 22 strikes in a row. Roth then rolled past Dale Glenn, Guppy Troup and Pete McCordic before being outgunned by Jaskie. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 266 (1 game) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, N.J. | 904 (4 games) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 210 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Guppy Troup, Savannah, Ga. | 214 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Dale Glenn, Northridge, Calif. | 184 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Roth defeated Glenn, 207-184; Roth defeated Troup, 225-214; Roth defeated McCordic, 214-210; and in the championship game Jaskie defeated Roth, 266-258.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | | 9506 | | 226.3 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 10046 | | | | 2 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | | 9364 | | 222.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9784 | | | | 3 | | Guppy Troup, Savannah, Ga. | | 9390 | | 223.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9780 | | | | 4 | | Dale Glenn, Northridge, Calif. | | 9267 | | 220.6 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9777 | | | | #5 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, NJ. | | 9336 | | 222.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9696 | | | | **6 | | Jim Lewis, Latham, N.Y. | | 9275 | | 220.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9695 | | $1,850 | | 7 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 9270 | | 220.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9690 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Eddie Ressler, Bethlehem, Pa. | | 9211 | | 219.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9601 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 9227 | | 219.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9587 | | 1,400 | | 10 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9125 | | 217.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9575 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9132 | | 217.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9552 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9176 | | 218.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9476 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | | 9114 | | 217.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9474 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | | 9160 | | 218.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9460 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9045 | | 215.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9435 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 9164 | | 218.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9434 | | 1,000 | | 17 | | Frankie May, Reading, Pa. | | 9099 | | 216.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9429 | | 950 | | 18 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9067 | | 215.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9427 | | 900 | | 19 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | | 8970 | | 213.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9330 | | 850 | | 20 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | | 9004 | | 214.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9304 | | 800 | | 21 | | Jim Robarge, Central Square, N.Y. | | 8885 | | 211.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9155 | | 750 | | 22 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8783 | | 209.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9023 | | 700 | | 23 | | Greg Goetz, Washington, D.C. | | 8773 | | 208.8 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9013 | | 650 | | 24 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | | 8734 | | 207.9 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8974 | | 600 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | $575 | |
* Denotes Alternate. ** TV Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Lewis, 4,132. 24th place - Beach, 3,811. #Roth rolled a 300 game. PRO-AM CASHERS - Jim Plessinger, John Denton, Jay Tartaglia, Larry Laub, Pete McCordic and Mike Durbin.
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