Earl Anthony "nosed" past top-seeded Mark Roth, 268-242, to successfully defend his Long Island Open championship with the aid of a title-clinching 10th frame strike that made up in dramatics what it lacked in precision. After Roth, who rolled three 300 games during the week, appeared to have doomed himself with a 2-4-10 10th frame split, Anthony, needing a mark to win, nearly returned the favor when his final-frame shot hooked through the headpin. The 4-7-10 pins remained upright momentarily until some unusual and unexpected pin movement cleared the deck. The 41-year-old Anthony had rolled 257 in his semi-final game against Arnie Goldman to gain the opportunity to win his 32nd title and the $10,000 top prize. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif., | 525 (2 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Mark Roth, North Arlington, N.J. | 242 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago, Ill. | 593 (3 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis. Mo. | 193 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 163 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Goldman defeated Ferraro, 194-163; Goldman defeated Weber, 224-193; Anthony defeated Goldman, 257-175; and in the championship game, Anthony defeated Roth, 268-242.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Mark Roth. N. Arlington, N.J. | | 9591 | | 228.3 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 10026 | | | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9555 | | 227.5 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 10020 | | | | 3 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9457 | | 225.1 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9922 | | | | 4 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | | 9285 | | 221.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9735 | | | | 5 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago, Ill. | | 9356 | | 222.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9716 | | | | **6 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 9234 | | 219.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9714 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Christopher Riga, Allentown, Pa. | | 9254 | | 220.3 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9644 | | 2,500 | | #8 | | Henry Gonzalez, Denver, Colo. | | 9202 | | 219.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9622 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J. | | 9196 | | 218.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9616 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 9237 | | 219.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9567 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Ralph Hartmann. New Hyde Park, N.Y. | | 9018 | | 214.7 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9558 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Joe Berardi, Valley Cottage, N.Y. | | 9089 | | 216.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9419 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 9046 | | 215.3 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9391 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | | 9016 | | 214.6 | | 1212-0 | | 360 | | 9376 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Dave Macy, Chicago, Ill. | | 9021 | | 214.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9351 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9081 | | 216.2 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9336 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Mike Hahn, Sterling, Va. | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9331 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 8985 | | 213.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9285 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Pat Dickey, San Antonio, Texas | | 8891 | | 211.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9281 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | | 8916 | | 212.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9156 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Don Johnson. Las Vegas, Nev. | | 8703 | | 207.2 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9048 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Steve Tripp. Wethersfield, Conn. | | 8697 | | 207.0 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8937 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Jim Winklepleck, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8600 | | 204.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8870 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Ken Brown, Monroe, N.Y. | | 8686 | | 206.8 | | 6-18-0' | | 180 | | 8866 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | $975 | | 26 | | Don Sylvia, Northport, N.Y. | 850 | | 27 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 825 | | 28 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 800 | | 29 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 780 | | 30 | | Ray Shackleford, Hartwood, Va. | 760 | | 31 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 720 | | | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 720 | | | | Ed Walsh, Perth Amboy, N.J. | 720 | | 34 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 690 | | 35 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 675 | | | | Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 675 | | 37 | | Dave Beckmann. Bellevue, Wash. | 660 | | 38 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | 645 | | | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | 645 | | 40 | | Rob Lambert. Huntington, W. Va. | 630 | | 41 | | Jeff Valentine, Westboro, Mass. | 620 | | 42 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | 610 | | 43 | | Gary Shultis. Bryan, Conn. | 600 | | 44 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 590 | | 45 | | Mitch Moskowitz, Seaford, N.Y. | 580 | | 46 | | Clint Fairchild, Alexandria, Va. | 565 | | | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 565 | | 48 | | Kevin Denlinger, Paradise. Pa. | 437 | | | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 437 | | 50 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 305 | | | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 305 | | 52 | | Tom Roeder, Bellerose, N.Y. | 300 | | 53 | | Duane Troxler, New Orleans, La. | 300 | | 54 | | Bob Michaelson, Fairfax, Va. | 300 | | | | Bob Perry, Paterson, N.J. | 300 | | 56 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittier, Calif. | 300 | | 57 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 300 | |
* - Denotes Alternate, ** - TV Finals Alternate. 18-game qualifying leader -- Ferraro, 4068. 24th place - Hartmann and Winklepleck, 3874. # - Howie Partell, Lou Capasso, Henry Gonzalez and Mark Roth (3) rolled perfect games. PRO-AM CASHERS -- Frank Ellenburg, Emmett Shutes, Ernie Schlegel, Jay Robinson, Bus Oswalt, Larry Laub. Henry Gonzalez (2), Jim Plessinger, Cary York. Jeff Valentine. Steve Hiscox, Bill George, Teata Semiz, Jim Winklepleck, Charlie Tapp, Dave Macy, Dan Roche, Art Trask, Fran Panesco, Steve Ferraro and John Johns.
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