A stunning 7-10 split conversion by Mark Roth highlighted the inaugural tournament of the decade, but at the finish it was Warren Nelson who grabbed his second PBA title and the 510,000 first prize in the $85,000 ARC'. Alameda Open at Mel's Southshore Bowl,Nelson put on a "bowling clinic" in the final round of match play that dazzled his opponents as he out-averaged second-seeded Marshall Holman by five pins per game going into the finals and then defeated his closest pursuer; 236-190, in the championship game. Roth, the Sporting News PBA Player of the Year for the previous three seasons, astounded the gallery and the millions of ABC-TV Pro Bowlers Tour viewers when, in the first match of the finals, he knocked the 10-pin off the kickback into the 7-pin for a spare that helped him defeat Bill Straub, 222-184. Jim Plessinger then eliminated Roth and was defeated by Holman to set the stage for the title match. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 236 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 411 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 417 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, N.J. | 402 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 184 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
MATCH RESULTS: Roth defeated Straub, 222-184; Plessinger defeated Roth, 237-180; Holman defeatedPlessinger, 221-180, and in the championship game, Nelson defeated Holman, 236-190:'42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | | 9851 | | 234.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 10241 | | | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9630 | | 229.2 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 10125 | | | | 3 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | | 9439 | | 224.2 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9949 | | | | #4 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | | 9462 | | 224.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9882 | | | | 5 | | Mark Roth, N. Arlington, N.J. | | 9454 | | 224.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9884 | | | | **6 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 9389 | | 233.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9779 | | $3,050 | | #7 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 9400 | | 223.8 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9745 | | 2,500 | | 8 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9340 | | 222.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9700 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9278 | | 220.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9668 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 9165 | | 218.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9585 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Don Bell, Santa Cruz, Calif. | | 9185 | | 218.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9575 | | 1,800 | | #12 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9155 | | 217.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9545 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 9114 | | 217.0 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9519 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9144 | | 217.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9504 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kans. | | 9130 | | 217.3 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9385 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 9014 | | 214.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9374 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | | 9009 | | 214.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9369 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Bob Fenton, Upland, Calif. | | 8986 | | 213.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9316 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Kevin Schwabe, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 8994 | | 214.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9294 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 9051 | | 215.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9291 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Ed Wallace, Tulare, Calif. | | 8992 | | 214.0 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9277 | | 1,150 | | +22 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C.
(includes 164-pin penalty) | | 9068 | | 215.9 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9189 | | 1,050 | | #23 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 8864 | | 211.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9134 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Greg Shields, Kansas City | | 8811 | | 209.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9111 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | $1,050 | | 26 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas | 850 | | *27 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 850 | | 28 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | 800 | | 29 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 780 | | 30 | | Tom Kohler, Prescott, Ariz. | 760 | | 31 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 740 | | 32 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 720 | | 33 | | Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island, Wash. | 700 | | 34 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 690 | | 35 | | Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla. | 680 | | 36 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 670 | | 37 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 660 | | 38 | | Ed Chellson, Hasbrouck Hts., N.J. | 650 | | 39 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 640 | | 40 | | Mike Winklepleck, Portland, Ore. | 630 | | 41 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 620 | | 42 | | Henry Gonzalez, Denver, Colo. | 610 | | 43 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 600 | | 44 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 590 | | 45 | | Joseph Greco, Jacksonville, Fla. | 580 | | 46 | | Rich Venturi, Millbrae, Calif. | 570 | | 47 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | 560 | | 48 | | Russ Fields, San Jose, Calif. | 550 | | 49 | | Al Ahim, Alameda, Calif. | 365 | | 50 | | Billy George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | 330 | | 51 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 300 | |
*Denotes Alternate, ** - TV Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Nelson, 4184. 24th place Schwabe,3965. #Fallgren, Wunderlich, Martin, Nelson, Straub, Ron Lisher, Jim Lassie and Jeff Valentine rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Gip Lentine, Marshall Holman, Wayne Webb, Ernie Schlegel, Frank Ellenburg and Rich Carrubba. + - Pappas replaced Mattingly in Match game play and took 164-pin penalty. They split 22nd and 25th place money.
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