Wayne Webb rallied with a 268 game to gain the final qualifying spot for match play, posted a 20-3-1 record to advance to second place and downed Mark Roth, 227-199, in the championship game of the $95,000 Greater Hartford Open. Webb, the winner two weeks earlier in the Fair Lanes Open and a third-place finisher in Long Island, had no chance to catch the runaway Roth until the title game. A four-bagger between the fifth and eighth frames gave Webb the necessary pin-fall as Roth, who averaged 239 for 42 games, could double only once in the finale. Webb had eliminated Bob Handley, 257-195, in the semi-final game after Handley rolled the highest TV score of the year, 289, in the previous match against Tommy Hudson. Steve Martin, qualifying for the third straight week, finished fifth. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | 484 (2 games) | $12,000 | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 199 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 3 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 484 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 471 (2 games) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 196 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Hudson defeated Martin, 236-196; Handley defeated Hudson, 289-235; Webb defeated Handley, 257-195; and in the championship game, Webb defeated Roth, 227-199.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | | 10075 | | 239.8 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 10645 | | | | 2 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9630 | | 229.2 | | 20-3-1 | | 615 | | 10245 | | | | 3 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 9706 | | 231.0 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10186 | | | | 4 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9622 | | 229.0 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 10117 | | | | 5 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9589 | | 228.3 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10069 | | | | **6 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | | 9391 | | 223.5 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9931 | | $3,550 | | #7 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9408 | | 224.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9798 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | | 9325 | | 222.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9775 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9359 | | 222.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9749 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9365 | | 222.9 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9650 | | 2,400 | | 11 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9303 | | 221.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9648 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | | 9216 | | 219.4 | | 12-10-1 | | 375 | | 9591 | | 2,000 | | 13 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9245 | | 220.1 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9560 | | 1,800 | | 14 | | Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | | 9219 | | 219.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9549 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Dave Beckmann, Bellevue, Wash. | | 9182 | | 218.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9512 | | 1,600 | | 16 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 9066 | | 215.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9426 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Don Sylvia, Beacon, N.Y. | | 9135 | | 217.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9405 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Billy George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | | 9175 | | 218.4 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9400 | | 1,350 | | +19 | | Tony Etrio Jr., Fairfield, Conn. | | 9042 | | 215.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9372 | | 1,300 | | 20 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Nashua, N.H. | | 9023 | | 214.8 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9263 | | 1,250 | | 21 | | Steve Tripp, Wethersfield, Conn. | | 8921 | | 212.4 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9236 | | 1,200 | | 22 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | | 8976 | | 213.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9216 | | 1,150 | | 23 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8907 | | 212.0 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 9057 | | 1,100 | | 24 | | Emmett Shutes, State College, Pa. | | 8776 | | 208.9 | | 4-20-0 | | 120 | | 8896 | | 1,050 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | $1,035 | | 26 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 943 | | # | | Skip Tucker, Winter Garden, Fla. | 942 | | 28 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 920 | | 29 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 905 | | 30 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 890 | | 31 | | Teata Semiz, Fairfield, N.J. | 875 | | 32 | | Randy Pedersen, Venice, Calif. | 860 | | #33 | | Gary Shultis, Greenwich, Conn. | 845 | | 34 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 830 | | 35 | | Brighton Reinert, Mertztown, Pa. | 820 | | 36 | | Alex Cortez, LaPuenta, Calif. | 810 | | 37 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 800 | | 38 | | Jimmy Certain, Peoria, Ill. | 790 | | 39 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 780 | | 40 | | Christopher Riga, Allentown, Pa. | 770 | | 41 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | 755 | | | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | 755 | | 43 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 740 | | 44 | | John Joslyn, Davie, Fla. | 730 | | 45 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | 720 | | 46 | | Mike Triggs, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 710 | | 47 | | Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 700 | | 48 | | John Welsh, Morristown, N.J. | 690 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Roth, 4170. 24th place Webb, 3942. # -Skip Tucker, Tony Etrio, Gary Shultis, Derek Banks and Dave Husted rolled 300 games. PROAM CASHERS ($50 each) - Al Stonum, Charlie Tapp, Don Sylvia, Wayne Webb, Tom Kress, Allen Kobilka, Tommy Hudson, Neil Burton, Steve Westberg, Sam Flanagan, Andy Zavatjian, Ed Walsh, Rich Martinez, Art Trask, Gil Sliker, Jim Robarge, Steve Martin and Pete Couture. + - Non-PBA entry.
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