After waiting 12 years and more than 300 tournaments before winning his first title, Ernie Schlegel proudly pointed to a winning ratio of two for five after he captured the $85,000 City of Roses Open. Schlegel, from nearby Vancouver, U.S.A., knocked off George "The General" Pappas, 181-179, in a tense, hotly contested final game which was not decided until Schlegel struck on his final shot, needing nine pins to win. Prior to that, Schlegel had stopped an ambitious challenge from amateur Rick Vittone who had convincingly bowled past Steve Martin and Mark Roth until bowing to the eventual champ in the semifinal contest. Schlegel had earlier won the King Louie Open on the Winter Tour. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 372 (2 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 179 (1 game) | 6,000 | | +3 | | Rick Vittone. Salem. Ore. | 653 (3 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Mark Roth, Little Silver, N.J. | 179 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 214 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Vittone defeated Martin, 245-214; Vittone defeated Roth, 225-179; Schlegel defeated Vittone, 191-183; and in the championship match, Schlegel defeated Pappas, 181-179.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9065 | | 215.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9485 | | | | 2 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 9023 | | 214.8 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9458 | | | | 3 | | Mark Roth, Little Silver, N.J. | | 9061 | | 215.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9451 | | ' | | t4 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | | 8967 | | 213.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9327 | | | | 5 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8863 | | 211.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9313 | | | | **6 | | Jim Robarge, Central Square, N.Y. | | 8819 | | 209.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9239 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas, Texas | | 8817 | | 209.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9237 | | 2,500 | | #8 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8894 | | 211.7 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 9224 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island, Wash. | | 8763 | | 208.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9183 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8831 | | 210.2 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9176 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 8782 | | 209.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9157 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8654 | | 206.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9029 | | 1,700 | | 13 | | Al Stonum, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8690 | | 206.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9020 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | | 8657 | | 206.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8957 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago, Ill. | | 8561 | | 203.8 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8936 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass, | | 8476 | | 201.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 8926 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif., | | 8501 | | 202.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8921 | | 1,350 | | +18 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 8398 | | 204.8 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8872 | | 1,125 | | 19 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8513 | | 202.6 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8828 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8511 | | 202.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8811 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8501 | | 202.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8801 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | | 8510 | | 202.6 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8765 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Kermit Kerbaugh, Gresham, Ore. | | 8425 | | 200.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8725 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 8384 | | 199.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8624 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Henry Gonzalez, Denver, Colo. | $1,100 | | 26 | | Rick Minier, Gresham, Ore. | 850 | | 27 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 825 | | 28 | | Jim Clark, Kenmore, Wash. | 790 | | | | Ken Hall, Latham, N.Y. | 790 | | 30 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | 760 | | 31 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 740 | | 32 | | John Cocchi, Las Vegas, Nev. | 720 | | *33 | | Skip Tucker, Merritt Island, Fla. | 750 | | 34 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | 685 | | | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 685 | | 36 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 670 | | 37 | | Terrell Lloyd, San Francisco, Calif. | 660 | | 38 | | Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif. | 650 | | 39 | | Scott Hansel, Stockton, Calif. | 640 | | 40 | | Kevin Denlinger, Paradise, Pa. | 630 | | 41 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 620 | | 42 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 610 | | 43 | | Bruce Russell, Moses Lake, Wash. | 600 | | 44 | | Greg Damaskos, Yakima, Wash. | 585 | | | | Roy Garcea, New York City, N.Y. | 585 | | 46 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 570 | | 47 | | Jeff Valentine, Westboro, Mass. | 560 | | 48 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | 550 | |
* - Denotes match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Husted, 3991. 24th place Gonzalez and Hudson, 3696. # - Husted rolled a 300 game. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50) - John Cocchi, Art Trask, Jim Winklepleck. Jeff Valentine, Gary Dickinson, Marshall Holman, Boysie Huber, Dave Husted, Mark Roth and Dave Beckmann, †- Non-PBA entry.
+ - Frame replaced Gonzalez in match play after one match. Frame was penalized two pins, which was the difference between their qualifying totals, and they split the prize money of 18th and 25th place evenly. Frame received an additional $25 for serving as alternate for one block. The new alternate was Skip Tucker who received $50.
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