Professional Bowlers Association

Having already won the PBA National Championship a record three times (1973, 1974 and 1975), Earl Anthony added another to his collection by outlasting Ernie Schlegel, 242-237, in a tense, spirited championship match in the $135,000 PBA National Championship in Toledo, Ohio.

Anthony could not claim victory until Schlegel, shooting last and needing a strike to win, left a 2-pin on a shot light to the headpin.

Anthony had kept the door open for Schlegel by leaving the 1-3-6-10 spare combination in the 10th frame which he converted. Still, as he sat down to watch his destiny being decided by his opponent, Anthony prepared for what could have been another in a long series of second place finishes.

"It isn't often you can sit on the bench and win," said Anthony after the nerve-racking triumph.

"I really wanted to win this bad because it gives me four National Championships and it's going to be hard for anyone to top that," he added, savoring the prestige of a major tournament win as well as the $21,000 first prize.

It was also Anthony's third win in his last four tournaments on the Winter Tour and he had finished third in the event he didn't win.

Anthony took control of the 56-game qualifying and match play event after the fourth round and went on to build a 285-pin cushion over Dick Weber, the 51-year-old bowling legend and hero of a generation past. Weber had out-maneuvered Schlegel for the second-seeded position with Schlegel getting third, followed by two-time PBA National Champion Dave Davis, in fourth, and Gary Dickinson, runner-up in the 1980 National, in fifth.

It was a veteran and much revered finals cast with three having already been elected to the PBA Hall of Fame (Anthony, Weber and Davis) and the other two debating about who was the youngest (both 37, Schlegel was 15 days younger than Dickinson).

Despite a foul midway through the opening match, Davis edged Dickinson, 204-203. Then Schlegel stepped in to crush Davis, 245-171, and eliminate Weber, 236-204, to move into position to win the first major title of his career.

As nearly 2,000 people watched first-hand at Imperial Lanes in the enthusiastic bowling city of Toledo, Anthony and Schlegel stood even after five frames. Anthony pulled ahead with strikes in the seventh, eighth and ninth frames which proved to be enough to win the 22nd annual National Championship of the Professional Bowlers Association.

TELEVISED FINALS

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Davis defeated Dickinson, 204-203; Schlegel defeated Davis, 245-171; Schlegel defeated Weber, 236-204; and in the championship match, Anthony defeated Schlegel, 242-237.

56-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif.		12499		223.1		16-8-0		480		12979
2		Dick Weber, St. Louis		12244		218.6		15-9-0		450		12694
3		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A.		12248		218.7		12-11-1		375		12623
4		Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J.		12035		214.9		18-6-0		540		12575
5		Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas		12049		215.1		14-10-0		420		12469
**6		Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo.		12012		214.5		15-9-0		450		12462		$4,050
7		Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Kan.		11970		213.7		16-8-0		480		12450		3,500
8		Tim Black, Toledo, Ohio		12033		214.8		12-12-0		360		12393		3,000
9		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis		11972		213.7		14-10-0		420		12392		2,800
10		Don Bell, Santa Cruz, Calif.		11938		213.1		14-10-0		420		12358		2,600
11		Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis		11964		213.6		13-11-0		390		12354		2,400
12		Gary Cunningham, Baldwinsville, N.Y.		11993		214.1		12-12-0		360		12353		2,200
13		Jerry Held, Monroe, Mich.		11868		211.9		15-9-0		450		12318		2,100
14		Anthony Churchey, Huntsville, Ala.		11949		213.3		10-14-0		300		12249		2,000
15		Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa		11928		213.0		10-14-0		300		12228		1,900
16		Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif.		11748		209.7		12-12-0		360		12108		1,800
17		Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J.		11771		210.1		10-14-0		300		12071		1,700
18		Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif.		11618		207.4		11-13-0		330		11948		1,600
19		Dennis Pate, Temple, Texas		11635		207.7		10-14-0		300		11935		1,500
20		Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz.		11589		206.9		11-12-1		345		11934		1,400
21		Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y.		11654		208.1		8-16-0		240		11894		1,300
22		Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.		11489		205.1		8-16-0		240		11729		1,200
23		Rich Hartman, Alton, 111.		11518		205.6		6-18-0		180		11698		1,150
24		Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y.		11529		205.8		5-19-0		150		11679		1,100

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Norm Meyers, St. Louis	$1,035
26		Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill.	950
27		Rich Carrubba, N. Brunswick, N.J.	940
28		Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn.	925
		Teata Semiz, Fairfield, N.J.	925
30		Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass.	910
31		John Handegard, Eugene, Ore.	900
32		Charlie Tapp, St. Paul, Minn.	890
33		Art Trask, Fresno, Calif.	880
34		Jeff Morin, Cleveland	870
35		Boysie Huber, St. Louis	860
36		Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore.	850
37		Chuck Pierce, Dallas	840
38		Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J.	830
39		Charlie Lacy, Midland, Texas	820
40		Gary Gibson, Painesville, Ohio	805
		Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis.	805
42		Carmen Salvino, Chicago	790
43		Tom Nevitt, Jacksonville, Fla.	780
44		Dale Glenn, Alta Loma, Calif.	770
45		Jeff Edens, Wilmington, N.C.	760
46		Dan Lusteg, EI Cajon, Calif.	750
47		Richard Martinez, Yuba City, Calif.	740
48		Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass.	730
49		Tom Hinz, Joliet, Ill.	720
50		Neil Burton, St. Louis	710
51		Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif.	700
52		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.	690
53		Jerry Miller, Twin Falls, Idaho	680
54		Allie Clarke, Ravenna, Ohio	670
55		Craig Mueller, Union, N.J.	660
56		David Kappel, Chicago	650
57		Daniel Ghezzi, Childs, Pa.	640
58		Mal Acosta, Hayward. Calif.	630
59		Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio	620
60		Dave Hunter, Ormond Beach, Fla.	610
61		Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif.	600
62		Dave Beckmann, Mercer Island, Wash.	590
63		Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn.	580
64		Bo Bowden, Dallas	570
65		AI Thompson, Columbus, Ohio	560
66		Ralph Brunt, Calhoun, Ga.	545
		Bob Perry, Paterson, N.J.	545
68		Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis	530
69		Harvey Pallas, Stevensville. Mich.	520
70		Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif.	510
71		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y.	500
72		Billy George, Citrus Hts., Calif.	490
73		John Denton, Midland, Tex.	480
74		Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn.	470
75		Lee Snow, Farmington Hills, Mich.	460
76		Moon Mullins, Ocala, Fla.	450
77		Gary Morgan, Manchester, Conn..	440
78		Steve Tripp, Wethersfield, Conn.	430
79		Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio	420
80		Oliver Mabry, Detroit	410
81		Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla.	400
82		Reggie Denard, Detroit	400
83		Jim Ragnoni, Oberlin, Ohio	400
84		Woody Crist, Williamsport, Pa.	400
85		Arnie Goldman, Chicago	400
86		Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y.	400
87		Wes Buehrer, Toledo, Ohio	390
88		Mitch Jabczenski, Taylor, Mich.	390
89		Jim Pencak, Highland Hts., Ohio	390