Mark Roth earned his second Showboat Invitational title and 24th PBA crown by overpowering Earl Anthony, 253-220, in the $135,000 Showboat event in Las Vegas. Roth, the 1977 winner, collected $21,000, the largest first prize of his career after leading the tournament by 349 pins going into the championship round. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 253 (1 game) | $21,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 662 (3 games) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Fred Conner. Mar Vista, Calif. | 234 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | 392 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver. U.S.A. | 190 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS Winklepleck defeated Schlegel, 193-190; Anthony defeated Winklepleck, 200-199; Anthonydefeated Conner, 242-234; and in the championship match, Roth defeated Anthony 253-220.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 12695 | | 226.6 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 13175 | | | | 2 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 12261 | | 218.9 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 12726 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 12216 | | 218.1 | | 15-7-2 | | 480 | | 12696 | | | | 4 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 12228 | | 218.3 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 12693 | | | | 5 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | | 12287 | | 219.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12677 | | | | **6 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | | 12155 | | 217.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12575 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Jimmy Certain, Peoria, Ill. | | 12166 | | 217.2 | | 13-10-: | | 405 | | 12571 | | 3,500 | | #8 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas. | | 12121 | | 216.4 | | 12-9-3 | | 405 | | 12526 | | 3,000 | | 9 | | Mike Hanes, North Tonawanda, N.Y. | | 12013 | | 214.5 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 12523 | | 2,800 | | 10 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 12036 | | 214.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12456 | | 2,600 | | 11 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 12000 | | 214.2 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12405 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 12020 | | 214.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12395 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 12048 | | 215.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12378 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Bob Glass, Lawrence, Kan- | | 11979 | | 213.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12339 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | John Handegard, Eugene. Ore. | | 12042 | | 215.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12312 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 11946 | | 213.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12306 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 11975 | | 213.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12245 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Steve Tripp, Wethersfield, Conn. | | 11801 | | 210.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12161 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 11804 | | 210.7 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12134 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Jim Robarge, Syracuse, N. Y. | | 11734 | | 209.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12094 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 11852 | | 211.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12092 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | | 11542 | | 206.1 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 11767 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, L-la. | | 11541 | | 206.0 | | 5-1S-1 | | 165 | | 11706 | | 1,250 | | +24 | | David Kappel, Chicago | | 9979 | | 207.8 | | 3-21-0 | | 90 | | 11588 | | 1,160 | |
32-GAME STANDINGS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | $1,135 | | 26 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 1,020 | | 27 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas, Texas | 990 | | 28 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 960 | | 29 | | Pete Couture. Windsor Locks, Conn. | 940 | | 30 | | Walter Pulchlopek, Hillside, N.J. | 920 | | 31 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland, Ohio | 900 | | 32 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 880 | | *33 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 860 | | 34 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 840 | | 35 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 820 | | 36 | | Jim Murtishaw, San Marcos, Calif. | 805 | | # | | Charles Del Plato, Bricktown, N.J. | 805 | | | | Sri. Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 790 | | 39 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 780 | | 40 | | Dale Glenn, Alta Loma, Calif. | 770 | | 41 | | Craig Cutsor. Whittier, Calif. | 760 | | 42 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 750 | | 43 | | John Denton, Midland, Texas | 740 | | 44 | | James Beaty, Columbus, Ohio | 720 | | | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 720 | | 46 | | Thomas Laskow, Commack, N. Y. | 720 | | 47 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 700 | | 48 | | Barry Warshafsky, Chelmsford, Mich. | 690 | | 49 | | Jim Harvey, Tucson, Ariz. | 680 | | 50 | | Keith Kolozsi, Xenia, Ohio | 670 | | 51 | | Cary York, Salem, Ore. | 660 | | 52 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 650 | | 53 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 640 | | 54 | | Casey Berry, Albuquerque, N. M. | 630 | | 55 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | 620 | | 56 | | Frank Elam, Dallas, Texas | 610 | | 57 | | Ed Davis Jr., Aberdeen, Md. | 600 | | 58 | | Craig Mueller, Union. N.J. | 590 | | 59 | | Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho | 575 | | | | Randy Donaldson, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. | 575 | | 61 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 555 | | | | Larry Mathews, Campbell, Calif. | 555 | | 63 | | Tom Nevitt, Jacksonville, Fla. | 540 | | 64 | | Martin Letscher, Aberdeen, Md. | 530 | | 65 | | Charlie Tapp, South St. Paul, Minn. | 520 | | 66 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 510 | | 67 | | Joe Merrill, Lancaster, Calif. | 500 | | 68 | | Rich Hartman, Alton, Ill. | 490 | | 69 | | Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J. | 480 | | 70 | | Emmett Shutes, St. College, Pa. | 470 | | 71 | | Tony Frankland, Ruskin, Fla. | 460 | | 72 | | J. B. Short, Albuquerque, N. M. | 450 | | 73 | | Mike Samardzija, Detroit | 440 | | 74 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 430 | | 75 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | 420 | | 76 | | Greg Damaskos, Yakima, Wash | 410 | | 77 | | Philip Ringener, Big Springs, Texas | 395 | | | | Tim Schwerdtfeger, Las Vegas | 395 | | 79 | | Dan Hamilton, Miami, Fla. | 380 | | 80 | | Mike Lynch, Wheatridge, Colo. | 370 | | 81 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 360 | | 82 | | Tom Enright, Las Vegas | 350 | | 83 | | Steve Cooper, Las Vegas | 340 | | 84 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 330 | | 85 | | John Guenther, Edmonds, Wash. | 320 | | 86 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 310 | | 87 | | Ron Limber. Santa Rosa, Calif. | 300 | | 88 | | Steve Brichta, Allentown, Pa. | 300 | | 89 | | Billy Walden, Troy, Md. | 300 | | 90 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 300 | | 91 | | Bob Sterns, St. Cloud, Minn. | 300 | | 92 | | Hal Brendle, Blackfoot, Idaho | 300 | | 93 | | Billy George, Citrus Heights, Calif. | 300 | | 94 | | Steve Rudolph, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 300 | | 95 | | Dave Roy, Glenwood Springs, Colo. | 300 | | 96 | | Ty Dawson, Riverside, Calif. | 300 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 24-game qualifying leader- Winklepleck, 5,507. 96th place - Joe Merrill, 4,967. 32-game qualifying leader - Winklepleck, 7295. 24th place - Anthony, 6,858. Anthony defeated David Kappel in a roll-off, 201-188, for 24th place. # Dickinson and Del Plato rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS -Mike Aulby, Paul Moser, Pete Couture, Eddie Ressler, Larry Laub and Roy Buckley ($50). + Kappel replaced Shedd in match play after 40 games and they split 24th and 25th-place earnings with Kappel getting an extra $25 alternate's fee. Pete Weber became the new alternate.
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