Paul Moser's dramatic bid to send the championship match into a two-frame roll-off fell one pin short when the lefthander left a solid seven pin on his last shot to guarantee Mark Roth his second consecutive PBA victory in the Lawsons Open in Fairview Park, Ohio. Roth, the top-seeded player for the second straight week, this time by 272 pins, fired 258 in the championship match but left the door open for a possible tie when he left a seven pin in the 10th frame. Moser, needing three strikes to even the score, fired two strikes and a nine count to fall, 258-257. Moser had earlier beaten Earl Anthony, 205-200, in the semi-final game. It was Moser's third second place finish of the year and was worth $6,000. The champion collected $11,000 for his 22nd PBA win. Anthony was third, Tom Baker fourth and Johnny Petraglia fifth in the first Lawsons-sponsored PBA event. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, North Arlington, N. J. | 258 (1 game) | $11,000 | | 2 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 462 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | 433 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N. Y. | 417 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N. Y. | 182 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Baker defeated Petraglia, 227-182; Anthony defeated Baker, 233-190; Moser defeated Anthony, 205-200; and in the championship game, Roth defeated Moser, 258-257.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, North Arlington, N.J. | | 9282 | | 221.0 | | 18-5-1 | | 555 | | 9837 | | | | 2 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | | 9115 | | 217.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9565 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | | 9171 | | 218.3 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9546 | | | | 4 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8992 | | 214.0 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9457 | | | | 5 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9017 | | 214.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9377 | | | | **6 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8917 | | 212.3 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9322 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Mike Hanes, North Tonawanda, N.Y. | | 8869 | | 211.1 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9304 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8878 | | 211.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9268 | | 2,300 | | 9 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8886 | | 211.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9256 | | 2,100 | | 10 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 8805 | | 209.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9225 | | 2,000 | | 11 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville, W. Va. | | 8812 | | 209.8 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9217 | | 1,900 | | 12 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8737 | | 208.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9127 | | 1,800 | | 13 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 8735 | | 207.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9110 | | 1,700 | | 14 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8774 | | 208.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9104 | | 1,600 | | 15 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 8688 | | 206.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9078 | | 1,500 | | 16 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8714 | | 207.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9074 | | 1,450 | | 17 | | Ted Kone, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8754 | | 208.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9024 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 8690 | | 206.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8990 | | 1,350 | | 19 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | | 8636 | | 205.6 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8981 | | 1,300 | | 20 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8693 | | 206.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8963 | | 1,250 | | 21 | | Pat Malone, Erie; Pa. | | 8643 | | 205.7 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8928 | | 1,200 | | 22 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 8585 | | 204.4 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8925 | | 1,150 | | &23 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 8629 | | 205.4 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8818 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8411 | | 200.2 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8606 | | 1,050 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | &25 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | $1,025 | | *26 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 975 | | 27 | | Rich Martinez, Yuba City, Calif. | 910 | | 28 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 900 | | 29 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 890 | | #30 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 880 | | 31 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 870 | | 32 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 860 | | 33 | | Louie Moore, Indianapolis, Ind. | 850 | | 034 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 840 | | 35 | | Ed Ressler, Bethlehem, Pa. | 830 | | 36 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 820 | | 37 | | Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island, Wash. | 810 | | 38 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 800 | | 39 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 785 | | | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 785 | | 41 | | Bill George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | 770 | | 42 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 760 | |
*Denotes alternate. **TV alternate. Trask defeated Zahn, 247-213 for 24th place. 18-game qualifying leader Baker, 4,115. 24th place - Trask, 3,800. #Berlin and Al Stonum rolled 300 games. @Denotes non-PBA member. PRO-AM CASHERS - Jim Stefanich, Dan Roche, Mike Durbin, Dave Soutar, Rick Minier and Pete McCordic & Wayne Zahn replaced Dennis Lane in match play when Lane suffered a thumb injury. Zahn received a 51-pin penalty and then split 23rd and 25th place money with Lane. Zahn received $25 additional for alternate. Gary Dickinson served as alternate for the final two rounds and received $50.
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