Colorful Guppy Troup thwarted Earl Anthony's bid to win his fourth Waukegan title in the $90,000 SuperTouch Open. Anthony, who prevailed at Bertrand Lanes from 1975-1977, outlasted Troup for the top-seeded position but fell behind by 30 pins in the championship match when Troup opened with five strikes. Anthony pulled back to within nine pins later in the match but a disastrous 4-7-10 split in the ninth frame doomed the PBA's all-time leading money-winner and title-holder as Troup recorded a 245-222 decision. Troup had earlier defeated Gil Sliker after Sliker beat Tom Baker and Steve Martin during the stepladder finals. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 468 (2 games) | $11,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 222 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 626 (3 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 200 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 155 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Sliker defeated Baker, 219-155; Sliker defeated Martin, 208-200; Troup defeated Sliker, 223-199; and in the championship match, Troup defeated Anthony, 245-222.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9441 | | 224.7 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9936 | | | | 2 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 9353 | | 222.6 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9818 | | | | 3 | | Steve Martin; Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9169 | | 218.3 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9604 | | | | 4 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9211 | | 219.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9571 | | | | 5 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9132 | | 217.4 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9567 | | | | #**6 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 9167 | | 218.2 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9542 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota. Fla. | | 9061 | | 215.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9511 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 9040 | | 215.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9460 | | 2,600 | | 9 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9060 | | 215.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9420 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 9100 | | 216.6 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9415 | | 2,200 | | 11 | | Greg Shields, Kansas City. Mo. | | 8987 | | 213.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9362 | | 2,000 | | 12 | | John Eiss, Minneapolis. Minn. | | 8991 | | 214.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9321 | | 1,900 | | 13 | | John. Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | | 8958 | | 213.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9318 | | 1,800 | | 14 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine. Iowa | | 8923 | | 212.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9313 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago, Ill. | | 8961 | | 213.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9261 | | 1,600 | | 16 | | Don McCune, Highland, Ind. | | 8988 | | 214.0 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9243 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Mal Acosta; Hayward, Calif. | | 8946 | | 213.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9216 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Bob Glass, Lawrence, Kan. | | 8779 | | 209.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9169 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Fred Conner. Mar Vista, Calif. | | 8741 | | 208.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9101 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8718 | | 207.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9078 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Skip Tucker, Merritt Island, Fla. | | 8802 | | 209.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9042 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | | 8731 | | 207.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9031 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | | 8637 | | 205.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8967 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8657 | | 206.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8927 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | $940 | | 26 | | Pete Weber. Florissant, Mo.. | 840 | | 27 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | 820 | | 28 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island. Wash. | 800 | | 29 | | Marv Sargent, EI Cajon. Calif | 790 | | 30 | | Pete McCordic, Houston, Texas | 780 | | 31 | | Steve Brichta, Allentown, Pa. | 770 | | 32 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio. | 760 | | 33 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | 750 | | 34 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 740 | | 35 | | Charlie Tapp, St. Paul, Minn. | 725 | | | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | 725 | | 37 | | Anthony Churchey, Huntsville, Ala. | 710 | | 38 | | Dave Beckmann, Bellevue, Wash. | 700 | | 39 | | Doug Johnson, Long Beach, Calif. | 690 | | 40 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | 680 | | 41 | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 670 | | 42 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 660 | | 43 | | Tom Nevitt, Jacksonville, Fla. | 650 | | 44 | | Mike Hanes, N. Tonawanda, N.Y. | 640 | | 45 | | Gary Morgan, East Hartford, Conn. | 630 | | 46 | | Jeff Valentine, Westboro, Mass. | 620 | | 47 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | 610 | | 48 | | Craig Cutsor, Whittler, Calif. | 600 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Sliker, 4065. 24th place - Tucker, 3844. # Lightfoot bowled a 300 game. PRO-AM CASHERS --- Bill Coleman, Mike Berlin, Steve Neff, Ed Ressler, Joe Berardi (550) and Earl Anthony and Ed Wallace ($25).
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