Mal Acosta prevailed over the tour's two leading money-winners in earning his first PBA championship in the $100,000 Cleveland Open. Acosta put together an 18-0 match play record, including seven wins in his last eight matches, to surpass Marshall Holman and Earl Anthony for the top-seeded position. He then routed Holman, 235-170, after making a radical line change to an outside angle early in the final game. Acosta earned $13,000 and a berth in the Firestone Tournament of Champions. Holman collected $7,500 for his second runnerup showing of the year while Anthony won $5,500 for third while seeing his TV winning streak snapped at eight. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 235 (1 game) | $13,000 | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 394 (2 games) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 425 (2 games) | 5,500 | | 4 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 429 (2 games) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | 188 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Tapp defeated Webb, 234-188; Anthony defeated Tapp, 266-195; Holman defeated Anthony, 224-159; and in the championship game, Acosta defeated Holman, 235-170.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 9274 | | 220.8 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9814 | | | | 2 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9350 | | 222.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9770 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9146 | | 217.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9536 | | | | 4 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9162 | | 218.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9522 | | | | 5 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 9132 | | 217.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9492 | | | | **6 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 9070 | | 215.9 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9475 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | | 8983 | | 213.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9463 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Kan. | | 9050 | | 215.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9440 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9094 | | 216.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9424 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8988 | | 214.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9408 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 9022 | | 214.8 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9397 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | | 8995 | | 214.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9385 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | | 9036 | | 215.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9366 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8887 | | 211.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9337 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | | 8837 | | 210.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9257 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8886 | | 211.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9216 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 8980 | | 213.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9190 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Ted Malicki, Solon, Ohio | | 8790 | | 209.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9150 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8758 | | 208.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9103 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | | 8709 | | 207.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9069 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Frank Zitnik, Hubbard, Ohio | | 8830 | | 210.2 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9055 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | | 8792 | | 209.3 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9032 | | 1,300 | | #23 | | John Forst, LaGrange, 111. | | 8660 | | 206.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9020 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Tony Acosta, Hialeah, Fla. | | 8636 | | 205.6 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8786 | | 1,150 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | $1,095 | | 26 | | Roger Bowker, Rockford, Ill. | 1,010 | | 27 | | Philip Ringener, Big Springs, Tex. | 1,000 | | 28 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 990 | | 29 | | Jim Pencak, Highland Hts., Ohio | 980 | | 30 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 965 | | | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 965 | | 32 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 950 | | 33 | | Larry Strell, Euclid, Ohio | 940 | | 34 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 930 | | 35 | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | 920 | | 36 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 910 | | 37 | | Marv Parrish, Beckley, W. Va. | 900 | | 38 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 890 | | 39 | | Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich. | 880 | | 40 | | Jeff Mattingly Tacoma, Wash. | 870 | | 41 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 860 | | +42 | | Jerry Ward, Cleveland | 850 | | 43 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 835 | | | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | 835 | | 45 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 820 | | 46 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 810 | | 47 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 800 | | 48 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 790 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Holman, 4104. 24th place- Morin, 3819. # - John Forst rolled a 300 game. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Keith Kolozsi, Paul Moser, Jeff Valentine, Dave Husted, Jerry Miller, Mike Aulby, Tony Acosta, Ray Johnson, Pete McCordic, Jim Stefanich, Rich DeLucia, Jim Plessinger, Tom Nevitt, Joe Hutchinson, Dave Kappel, Skip Tucker, John Voso, Ron Everingham, Dick Weber and Mark Baker. + - Non-PBA entry.
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