Mal Acosta became the fourth player to win more than one title in 1981 as he opened the Spring Tour with a 226-196 victory over Don Bell in the 5105,000 U.S. Polychemical Open in Fremont, Calif. Acosta, of nearby Hayward Calif., enhanced the local flavor of the event by taking over the lead in the third round and built it to 180 pins over Paul Colwell going into the championship session. Colwell was eliminated by Bell, 196195, in the semi-final game when he left a 24-5-8 combination in the 10th frame. Acosta trailed midway through the title game before coming through with six game-closing strikes to earn $15,000 and rank along with Marshall Holman, Earl Anthony and Wayne Webb as the only multi-champions on the Tour so far in 1981. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 226 (1 game) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Don Bell, Scotts Valley, Calif. | 598 (3 games) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 195 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 400 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Jerry Miller, Twin Falls, Idaho | 181 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Sliker defeated Miller, 198-181; Bell defeated Sliker, 206-202; Bell defeated Colwell, 196-195; and in the championship match, Acosta defeated Bell, 226-196.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 9318 | | 221.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9768 | | | | 2 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9138 | | 217.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9588 | | | | 3 | | Don Bell, Scotts Valley, Calif. | | 9050 | | 215.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9500 | | | | 4 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8902 | | 211.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9352 | | | | 5 | | Jerry Miller, Twin Falls, Idaho | | 8916 | | 212.2 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9351 | | | | **6 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8953 | | 213.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9343 | | $3,350 | | 7 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 8873 | | 211.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9323 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8869 | | 211.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9289 | | 2,600 | | 9 | | Tom Nevitt, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 8883 | | 211.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9273 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 8826 | | 210.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9246 | | 2,300 | | 11 | | Mike Matosich, San Bruno, Calif. | | 8870 | | 211.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9230 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | | 8800 | | 209.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9160 | | 2,100 | | 13 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8734 | | 207.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9154 | | 2,000 | | 14 | | Randy Pedersen, Venice, Calif. | | 8758 | | 208.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9148 | | 1,900 | | 15 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8861 | | 210.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9131 | | 1,800 | | 16 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8733 | | 207.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9123 | | 1,700 | | 17 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 8768 | | 208.7 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9083 | | 1,600 | | 18 | | Michael Monyak, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8835 | | 210.3 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9075 | | 1,500 | | 19 | | Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va. | | 8694 | | 207.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9024 | | 1,400 | | 20 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8762 | | 208.6 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9017 | | 1,300 | | 21 | | Tony Churchey, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8704 | | 207.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9004 | | 1,200 | | 22 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 8643 | | 205.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8943 | | 1,150 | | 23 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 8635 | | 205.5 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8815 | | 1,100 | | 24 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | | 8418 | | 200.4 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8643 | | 1,050 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | $1,028 | | | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | 953 | | 27 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 910 | | | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 910 | | 29 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | 885 | | | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 885 | | 31 | | Rich Carrubba, Irvine, Calif. | 870 | | 32 | | John Joslyn, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 860 | | 33 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Tex. | 850 | | 34 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 840 | | 35 | | Nick Beelaard, Hollister, Calif. | 830 | | 36 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 820 | | 37 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 810 | | 38 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 800 | | 39 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 790 | | 40 | | Sam Fox, San Bruno, Calif. | 780 | | 41 | | Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio | 765 | | | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 765 | | 43 | | Terrell Lloyd, San Francisco | 750 | | 44 | | Cary York, Salem, Ore. | 740 | | 45 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 730 | | 46 | | George Barnshaw, King of Prussia, Pa. | 720 | | 47 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 710 | | 48 | | Carl Kinyon, Lockport, N.Y. | 700 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Acosta, 4071. 24th place - Pedersen, 3751. # - Les Barrett and Sam Zurich rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Rich Carrubba, Jim Winklepleck, Jim Poulos, Dan Roche, Guppy Troup and Leroy Bornhop.
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