Marshall Holman made it back-to-back victories in the Lone Star State by defeating Mark Roth, 200-179, in the championship match of the $131,000 BPAA U.S. Open in Houston. Holman won two tough matches against Larry Laub, 236-223, and Ernie Schlegel, 248-225, to earn the right to challenge Roth who had led the tournament for seven straight rounds. When Roth suffered three straight open frames in the title match, Holman claimed the $21,000 first prize, giving him $41,000 and two titles in two weeks. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 684 (3 games) | $21,000 | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 179 (1 game) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 225 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 441 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | 201 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Laub defeated Coleman, 218-201; Holman defeated Laub, 236-223; Holman defeated Schlegel, 248-225; and in the championship game, Holman defeated Roth, 200-179.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | | 12711 | | 226.9 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 13206 | | | | 2 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 12282 | | 219.3 | | 17-7-0 | | 500 | | 12792 | | | | 3 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 12322 | | 220.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12712 | | | | 4 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 12152 | | 217.0 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 12662 | | | | 5 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 12171 | | 217.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12591 | | | | **6 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | | 12089 | | 215.8 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 12509 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 12073 | | 215.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12448 | | 3,500 | | 8 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 12150 | | 215.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12440 | | 3,000 | | 9 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | | 12009 | | 214.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12399 | | 2,800 | | 10 | | AI Stonum, San Francisco, Calif., | | 1998 | | 214.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12388 | | 2,600 | | 11 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 12014 | | 214.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12359 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 12034 | | 214.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12334 | | 2,200 | | 13 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul. Minn. | | 11969 | | 213.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12329 | | 2,100 | | 14 | | Mike Hanes, N. Tonawanda, N.Y. | | 11839 | | 211.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12289 | | 2,000 | | 15 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Heights, Calif. | | 11889 | | 212.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12279 | | 1,900 | | 16 | | Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | | 11887 | | 212.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12247 | | 1,800 | | 17 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 11902 | | 212.5 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 12217 | | 1,700 | | +18 | | Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, Pa. | | 11762 | | 210.0 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 12182 | | 1,600 | | 19 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 11968 | | 213.7 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 12178 | | 1,500 | | 20 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward. Calif. | | 11840 | | 211.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12170 | | 1,400 | | 21 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 11722 | | 209.3 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 11977 | | 1,300 | | 22 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 11587 | | 206.9 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 11872 | | 1,250 | | 23 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 11642 | | 207.8 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 11792 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | | 11592 | | 207.0 | | 5-17-2 | | 180 | | 11772 | | 1,150 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Eddie Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | $980 | | *26 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 1,005 | | 27 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 900 | | t28 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 870 | | 29 | | Jimmy Certain, Peoria, Ill. | 840 | | 30 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 820 | | 31 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 800 | | 32 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 780 | | 33 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 750 | | | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | 750 | | 35 | | Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J. | 720 | | 36 | | Tom Nevitt, Jacksonville, Fla. | 700 | | 37 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | 680 | | 38 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson | 660 | | t39 | | Jim Johnson Jr., Wilmington, Del. | 630 | | | | John Voso Jr., Euclid, Ohio | 630 | | | | Dale Glenn, Alta Loma, Calif. | 600 | | +42 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | 580 | | 43 | | Dave Macy, Chicago | 560 | | 44 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | 540 | | 45 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson | 520 | | +46 | | Frankie May, Reading, Pa. | 500 | | 47 | | Bob Glass, Lawrence, Kan. | 475 | | | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | 475 | | +49 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 460 | | +50 | | Steve Bunnell, Cincinnati, Ohio | 450 | | +51 | | Storm DeVincent, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 440 | | 52 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 425 | | | | Dennis Pate, Temple, Tex. | 425 | | 54 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 410 | | 55 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 400 | | 56 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 390 | | 57 | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | 380 | | 58 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 370 | | 59 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 360 | | 60 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 350 | | 61 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 300 | | 62 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 300 | | 63 | | Skip Tucker, Winter Garden, Fla. | 300 | | 64 | | Tim Miller, Harlington, Tex. | 300 | | 65 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 300 | | 66 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | 300 | | 67 | | Bill Shumway, Las Vegas | 300 | | 68 | | Thomas Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 300 | | 69 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 300 | | 70 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 300 | | 71 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | 300 | | +72 | | Jim Roberts, Cleveland | 300 | | +73 | | Rick Minier, Vancouver, Wash. | 300 | | 74 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 300 | | +75 | | Steve Hofer, Houston | 300 | | +76 | | Michael Stewart, Conroe, Tex. | 300 | | 77 | | Steve Trip, Wethersfield, Conn. | 300 | | 78 | | Billy George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | 300 | | 79 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 300 | | +80 | | Carmen Ratti, Fountain Valley, Calif. | 300 | |
* -- Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. Randy Niehaus rolled a 300 game. + - BPAA league entries. 32-game qualifying leader- Roth, 7240. 24th place Sam Maccarone. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) Joe Berardi (2),Kevin Gillette, Gary Dickinson, Bob Handley, Bill Coleman, Wayne Webb, Boysie Huber, Jim Murtishaw, TomLaskow, Tom Kohler, George Pappas, Paul McCordic, Marshall Holman, Guppy Troup, Dave Beckmann. DarrylBower, Craig Mueller, Johnny Petraglia, Tommy Kress, Teata Semiz, Steve Martin, Steve Wunderlich and MalAcosta.
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