Steve "Tennessee "Twister" Martin leveled a 240-man field of the nation's top professional and amateur bowlers, including runaway top-seeded Earl Anthony, 248-222, for the $21,000 first prize in the prestigious BPAA U.S. Open. Martin, a 21-year-old right-hander from Kingsport, Tenn., qualified fifth for the stepladder TV finals but found the winning combination against Steve Brichta, Guppy Troup and Mike Aulby with games of 227, 234 and 221. In the championship match, Anthony, who paced the tournament by 551 pins through 56 games at Bradley Bowl in Windsor Locks, Conn., fell behind with a split in the fifth frame and could not catch up as Martin won his second PBA title. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 930 (4 games) | $21,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony. Dublin, Calif. | 222 (1 game) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis. Ind. | 191 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 197 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Steve Brichta, Allentown, Pa. | 214 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS -- Martin defeated Brichta, 227-214; Martin defeated Troup. 234-197; Martin defeated Aulby. 221-191; and in the championship match, Martin defeated Anthony, 248-222.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony. Dublin, Calif. | | 12993 | | 232.0 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 13503 | | | | 2 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | | 12592 | | 224.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12952 | | | | 3 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 12373 | | 220.9 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 12943 | | | | 4 | | Steve Brichta, Allentown, Pa. | | 12175 | | 217.4 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 12610 | | | | 5 | | Steve Martin. Kingsport. Tenn. | | 12201 | | 217.8 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12606 | | | | #**6 | | Johnny Petraglia. Staten Island. N.Y. | | 12187 | | 217.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12577 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Tom Baker. Buffalo. N.Y. | | 12242 | | 218.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12572 | | 3,500 | | 8 | | Ed Ressler Jr Bethlehem, Pa. | | 12197 | | 217.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12497 | | 3,000 | | t9 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati. Ohio | | 12054 | | 215.2 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12459 | | 2,800 | | 10 | | Mike Durbin. Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 12026 | | 214.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12446 | | 2,600 | | 11 | | Dave Soutar. Kansas City. | | 12047 | | 215.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12407 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento. Calif. | | 11987 | | 214.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12317 | | 2,200 | | 13 | | Ralph Hartmann. New Hyde Park; N.Y. | | 11950 | | 213.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12310 | | 2,100 | | 14 | | George LeCain, Andover, Mass. | | 11998 | | 214.2 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12268 | | 2,000 | | 15 | | Gary Mage, Seattle. Wash. | | 11944 | | 213.2 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 12259 | | 1,900 | | 16 | | Steve Neff. Sarasota, Fla. | | 11884 | | 212.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12244 | | 1,800 | | 17 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Heights, Calif. | | 11827 | | 211.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12187 | | 1,700 | | 18 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 11736 | | 209.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12126 | | 1,600 | | 19 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 11809 | | 210.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12109 | | 1,500 | | 20 | | John Wilcox. Shavertown, Pa. | | 11788 | | 210.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12088 | | 1,400 | | 21 | | Teata Semiz. River Edge, N.J. | | 11724 | | 209.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12084 | | 1,300 | | #22 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver. U.S.A. | | 11771 | | 210.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12071 | | 1,250 | | 23 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson. Aria. | | 11743 | | 209.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 11983 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J. | | 11676 | | 208.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11946 | | 1,150 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dale Glenn, Alta Loma. Calif. | $1,055 | | 26 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukee, Ore. | 930 | | t27 | | Ed Dolfay, Seattle, Wash. | 900 | | 28 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 870 | | 29 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton. Pa. | 840 | | 30 | | Mal Acosta, Fremont. Calif. | 820 | | 31 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 800 | | t32 | | Orv Gorden, W. Springfield. Mass. | 780 | | 33 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park. Calif. | 760 | | 34 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 740 | | 35 | | Jim Poulos. Daly City, Calif. | 720 | | 36 | | Dave Beckmann, Bellevue, Wash. | 700 | | 37 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 680 | | 38 | | Steve Cook. Roseville, Calif. | 650 | | | | tDan Allen, Lakewood, Colo. | 650 | | 40 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 620 | | 41 | | Chris Riga, Allentown, Pa. | 600 | | 42 | | Mike Hanes, N. Tonawanda. N.Y. | 570 | | | | t Mark Miller. Twin Falls, Idaho | 570 | | 44 | | Henry Gonzalez. Denver. Colo. | 540 | | 45 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | 520 | | 46 | | Al Stonum, S. San Francisco, Calif. | 500 | | 47 | | Charlie Venable, Valley Stream, N.Y | 480 | | +48 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C.. | 470 | | 49 | | Nelson Burton Jr, St. Louis | 460 | | 50 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | 450 | | +51 | | Storm DeVincent. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 440 | | 52 | | Dan Morton, Jacksonville, Fla. | 430 | | 33 | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 420 | | 54 | | Tom Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | 410 | | 55 | | Butch Soper, Whittier, Calif. | 400 | | 56 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 390 | | 57 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | 380 | | 58 | | Willie Willis, West Haven, Conn. | 370 | | 59 | | Dave Heller, New Rochelle, N.Y. | 360 | | 60 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago, Ill. | 325 | | 66 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | 325 | | 62 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | 300 | | 63 | | Jim Figari, Lititz. Pa. | 300 | | 64 | | Tim Cornelio, West Hartford, Conn. | 300 | | 65 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 300 | | 66 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | 300 | | 67 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 300 | | 68 | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | 300 | | 69 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 300 | | 70 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus. Ohio | 300 | | t71 | | Gil Brown, Pittsburgh, Pa. | 300 | | +72 | | Frank Tavella, Denver, Colo. | 300 | | 73 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 300 | | 74 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago, Ill. | 300 | | 75 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 300 | | +76 | | Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa. | 300 | | 77 | | Cary York, Salem, Ore. | 300 | | 78 | | Ed Chellson, Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. | 300 | | +79 | | Frankie May, Reading, Pa. | 300 | | 80 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 300 | |
* - Denotes alternate. ** -- TV finals alternate. # - Ernie Schlegel, John Petraglia and Craig Cutsor rolled 300 games. 32-game qualifying leader -- Anthony, 7292. 24th place - Colwell, 6799. + -- Denotes BPAA entry (PBA member). t - Denotes BPAA entry (amateur.) PRO-AM CASHERS - Cliff McNealy. Gip Lentine. Dick Weber. Ted Kone, Dave Husted, Mike Durbin. Dan Roche, Roy Buckley. Bill Straub. Dave Jones, John Petraglia, Emmett Shutes, Dale Glenn, Alex Seymore, Bob Handley, Bill Beach, John Voso, AI Stonum. Warren Nelson. Larry Laub and Bill Coleman.
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