Winless since 1973, Matt Surina broke his long victory drought by dousing Art Trask, 236-192, in the championship game of the $95,000 Tucson Open. Trask, looking for his first victory as a pro, trailed Surina early but had the opportunity to take the lead in the eighth frame with a strike. However, he left a I0-pin, missed it, and watched Surina salt the title away with three straight strikes beginning in his eighth frame. Surina had beaten George Pappas, 206-191, to get into the title match. His third PBA crown was worth $12,000 to Surina, who had won in South Bend, Ind., (1972) and Bayside, N.Y., (1973). TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | 442 (2 games) | $12,000 | | 2 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 192 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 3 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 374 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 392 (2 games) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 189 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Hannahs defeated Holman, 236-189; Pappas defeated Hannahs, 183-156; Surina defeated Pappas, 206-191; and in the championship game, Surina defeated Trask, 236-192.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 9448 | | 224.2 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9988 | | | | 2 | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | | 9284 | | 221.0 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9764 | | | | 3 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9293 | | 221.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9683 | | | | 4 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 9065 | | 215.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9455 | | | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9062 | | 215.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9452 | | | | **6 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | | 9021 | | 214.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9441 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, 111. | | 9005 | | 214.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9365 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | | 8928 | | 212.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9348 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 8965 | | 213.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9325 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 8918 | | 212.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9308 | | 2,400 | | 11 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | | 8838 | | 210.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9258 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Al Stonum, S. San Francisco | | 8885 | | 211.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9245 | | 2,000 | | #13 | | J. B. Blaylock, LaLuz, N.M. | | 8819 | | 209.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9209 | | 1,800 | | 14 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 8900 | | 211.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9200 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Bruce Carter, Leander, Tex. | | 8849 | | 210.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9179 | | 1,600 | | 16 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Tex. | | 8789 | | 209.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9149 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 8800 | | 209.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9130 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass. | | 8764 | | 208.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9124 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas. | | 8810 | | 209.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9080 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | | 8728 | | 207.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9058 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Tom Kohler, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8625 | | 205.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8985 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Michael Miller, Albuquerque, N. M. | | 8715 | | 207.5 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8895 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Mike Kelly, Seattle, Wash. | | 8609 | | 204.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8879 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Jim Kunst, Grants Pass, Ore. | | 8409 | | 200.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8649 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | $980 | | 26 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 860 | | 27 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | 820 | | 28 | | Cary York, Salem, Ore. | 790 | | 29 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 780 | | 30 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.V. | 770 | | 31 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs | 760 | | 32 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | 750 | | 33 | | Rich Gibson, Leesburg, Fla. | 735 | | | | Tommy Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 735 | | 35 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 720 | | 36 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron | 710 | | 37 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 695 | | | | Ed Ressler Jr., Nashua, N.H. | 695 | | 39 | | Charlie Lacy, Midland, Tex. | 680 | | 40 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 665 | | | | Kermit Kerbaugh, Gresham, Ore. | 665 | | 42 | | Terry Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | 650 | | 43 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 640 | | 44 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 625 | | | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 625 | | 46 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 610 | | 47 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 600 | | 48 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 590 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Holman, 4097. 24th place Bellinger, 3858. # - Steve Cook and J. B. Blaylock rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Sam Zurich, Cliff McNealy, Bo Bowden, Randy Pedersen, Pete Couture, Eddie Ressler, Rich Carrubba, Rick Jones, Joe Hutchinson and Roy Buckley.
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