Steve Martin slipped past his opening opponent in a two-frame roll-off and marched to his fourth PBA championship in the season-opening $125,000 Miller High Life Classic in Anaheim, Calif. Martin, entering his fifth season on the tour, slipped by Gary Dickinson by picking up a 4-9 split in the roll-off, which was necessitated by their 222-222 tie. From there the fourth-seeded Martin topped Mark Roth, rolled his highest game of the day in defeating Tom Baker and outscored top-seeded Marshall Holman, 216-185, for the $21,000 first prize. Martin rolled 856 for the four matches as the "Tennessee Twister" clinched the crown with a double in the eighth and ninth frames of the championship match. TELEVISED FINALS Pos. Name & City Total Amount | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 856 (4 games) | $21,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 185 (1 game) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 218 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 167 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 222 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Martin defeated Dickinson, 40-37, in two-frame roll-off after they tied, 222-222; Martin defeated Roth, 175-167; Martin defeated Baker, 243-218; and in the championship game, Martin defeated Holman, 216-185.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9309 | | 221.6 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9804 | | | | 2 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9204 | | 219.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9654 | | | | 3 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 9140 | | 217.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9590 | | | | 4 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9145 | | 217.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9565 | | | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | | 9036 | | 215.1 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9561 | | | | **6 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9062 | | 215.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9512 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Dale Glenn, Alta Loma, Calif. | | 8986 | | 213.9 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9496 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9092 | | 216.4 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9467 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | | 8989 | | 214.0 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9424 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8993 | | 214.1 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9398 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9033 | | 215.0 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9393 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas, Tex. | | 8964 | | 213.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9354 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 9037 | | 215.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9307 | | 2,300 | | 14 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8844 | | 210.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9264 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9012 | | 214.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9252 | | 2,100 | | 16 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 8833 | | 210.3 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9208 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 8797 | | 209.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9127 | | 1,900 | | 18 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Pa. | | 8817 | | 209.9 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 9117 | | 1,800 | | 19 | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | | 8838 | | 210.4 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9093 | | 1,700 | | 20 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 8691 | | 206.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9051 | | 1,600 | | 21 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8784 | | 209.1 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8994 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8748 | | 208.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8988 | | 1,400 | | 23 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Fall, Ohio | | 8735 | | 207.9 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8915 | | 1,300 | | 24 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas, Tex. | | 8504 | | 202.4 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8699 | | 1,200 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Chuck Steinway, Etiwanda, Calif. | $1,110 | | *26 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 1,175 | | 27 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 1,090 | | 28 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 1,080 | | 29 | | Dave Beckmann, Bellevue, Wash. | 1,070 | | 30 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | 1,060 | | 31 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 1,045 | | | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 1,045 | | 33 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 1,030 | | 34 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | 1,020 | | 35 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 1,010 | | 36 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 1,000 | | 37 | | Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J. | 985 | | | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | 985 | | 39 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 965 | | | | Charlie Tapp, St. Paul, Minn. | 965 | | 41 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 950 | | 42 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 940 | | 43 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | 930 | | 44 | | Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass. | 920 | | 45 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | 910 | | 46 | | Jeff Edens, Wilmington, N.C. | 895 | | 47 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 880 | | 48 | | Cary York, Salem, Ore. | 860 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-gamg qualifying leader - Holman, 4003. 24th place Glenn, 3826. # - Steve Rudolph and Terrell Lloyd rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50)- Dave Husted, George Pappas, Chuck Pierce, Tom Baker, Ed Bourdase, Jeff Valentine.
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