ABC-TV's expert commentator Nelson Burton Jr. stepped out from behind the microphone to break an eight-week losing streak by the top-seeded player when he overcame a 27-pin deficit to edge challenging Matt Surina, 200-194, in the $90,000 Fair Lanes Open. Burton clinched his 15th PBA title with a strike in the 10th frame after Surina had opened the door with a missed spare and a split in his final two efforts at Fair Lanes University Lanes outside the nation's capital in Adelphi, Md. The $11,000 first prize made PBA Hall of Famer Burton one of six players to have topped the half-million dollar mark in official PBA earnings. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 200 (1 game) | $11,000 | | 2 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | 621 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | 167 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 387 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Steve Hiscox, Tucson, Ariz. | 165 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Semiz defeated Hiscox, 178-165; Surina defeated Semiz, 234-209; Surina defeated Aulby, 193-167; and in the championship game, Burton defeated Surina, 200-194.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9078 | | 216.1 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9648 | | | | 2 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 8997 | | 214.2 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9507 | | | | 3 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | | 9008 | | 214.4 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9488 | | | | 4 | | Steve Hiscox, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8837 | | 210.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9287 | | | | 5 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 8855 | | 210.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9275 | | | | **6 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8847 | | 210.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9267 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8827 | | 210.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9217 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Dave Beckmann, Bellevue, Wash. | | 8818 | | 209.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9208 | | 2,600 | | 9 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8773 | | 208.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9193 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | | 8854 | | 210.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9184 | | 2,200 | | 11 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8812 | | 209.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9172 | | 2,100 | | 12 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago, Ill. | | 8713 | | 207.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9133 | | 2,000 | | 13 | | Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa. | | 8782 | | 209.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9112 | | 1,900 | | 14 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8721 | | 207.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9051 | | 1,800 | | 15 | | Willie Willis, W. Haven, Conn. | | 8673 | | 206.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9018 | | 1,700 | | 16 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 8692 | | 206.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8992 | | 1,600 | | 17 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8644 | | 205.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8974 | | 1,500 | | #18 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8784 | | 209.1 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8934 | | 1,400 | | 19 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8618 | | 205.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8918 | | 1,300 | | t20 | | Rod McClean, Baltimore, Md. | | 8605 | | 204.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8875 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8566 | | 203.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8866 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Dave Jones, So. Boston, Va. | | 8619 | | 205.2 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8844 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Charlie Tapp, St. Paul, Minn. | | 8436 | | 200.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8736 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Ed Wallace, Tulare, Calif. | | 8284 | | 197.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8584 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | $970 | | 26 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 870 | | 27 | | Chris Riga, Allentown, Pa. | 845 | | | | Duane Troxler, New Orleans, La. | 845 | | 29 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 830 | | 30 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City | 820 | | 31 | | Ralph Fricke, Jacksonville, Fla. | 810 | | 32 | | Bob Bean, Vienna, Va. | 795 | | | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 795 | | 34 | | Tom Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | 780 | | 35 | | Mike Winklepleck, Portland, Ore. | 770 | | 36 | | Guppy Troup, Columbia, S.C. | 760 | | 37 | | Jim Robarge, Syracuse, N.Y. | 750 | | 38 | | Rick Smyth, San Antonio, Texas | 740 | | 39 | | Charles Del Plato, Bricktown, N.J. | 730 | | 40 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | 720 | | 41 | | Marty Letscher, Aberdeen, Md. | 710 | | 42 | | Kevin Schwabe, Milwaukee, Wis. | 700 | | 43 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 680 | | | | Jim Poulos, Daly City, Calif. | 680 | | | | Gary Stutzman, Laurel, Md. | 680 | | 46 | | Steve Tripp, Wethersfield, Conn. | 660 | | 47 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago, Ill. | 645 | | | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | 645 | |
* - Denotes alternate. ** - Denotes TV finals alternate. # - Laub and Mike Torello rolled 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader - Laub, 4145. 24th place - Bower and Coleman, 3789. PRO-AM CASHERS - Steve Tripp, Dave Beckmann, Boysie Huber, Ross Ziegler, Matt Surina, Kevin Denlinger, Dave Davis, Tom Laskow, Mike Hanes and Steve Sipe. t- Non-PBA entry.
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