Joe Hutchinson and Tom Baker teamed up to defeat the Hall of Fame combination of Earl Anthony and Nelson Burton, 210-190, in the championship Same of the $110,000 Showboat-PBA Doubles Classic. Hutchinson and Baker pitched in for two strikes apiece between the sixth and ninth frames to spell the difference as Anthony was stopped twice while working on strikes by his partner. Anthony, who led all individual scorers in the event, left a 6-7 split in the seventh and a solid 9-pin in the ninth, assuring Baker and Hutchinson of the $22,000 top prize. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa.
Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 437 (2 games) | $22,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif.
Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 190 (1 game) | 12,000 | | 3 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn. N.Y.
Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 420 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 4 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago
Pete Weber, St. Louis | 415 (2 games) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls. Ohio
Gil Sliker, Washington. N.J. | 179 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Fahy-Weber defeated Durbin-Sliker, 198-179; Berardi-Morin defeated Fahy-Weber, 238-217; Baker- Hutchinson defeated Berardi-Morin, 227-182; and in the championship game, Baker-Hutchinson defeated Anthony-Burton, 210-190.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis (8,658)
Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. (8,988) | | 17646 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 18066 | | | | 2 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. (8,759)
Joe Hutchinson. Scranton, Pa. (8,751) | | 17510 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 17990 | | | | 3 | | Jeff Morin. Cleveland (8,746)
Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N. Y. (8,685) | | 17431 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 17866 | | | | 4 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio (8,907)
Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. (8,630) | | 17537 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 17837 | | | | 5 | | Marls Fahy, Chicago (8,857)
Pete Weber, St. Louis (8,499) | | 17356 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 17836 | | | | *6 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. (8,910)
Mike Aulby, Indianapolis (8,332) | | 17242 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 17662 | | $5,100 | | 7 | | Layton Shirley, Tacoma, Wash. (8,583)
Mike Kelly, Seattle, Wash. (8,610) | | 17194 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 17659 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Arnie Goldman. Chicago (8,611)
Randy Wade. Bakersfield, Calif. (8,586) | | 17197 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 17647 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Gary Dickinson. Burleson, Tex. (8,729)
George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. (8,521) | | 17250 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 17580 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. (8,674)
Marshall Holman, Medford. Ore. (8,577) | | 17251 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 17566 | | 2,900 | | 11 | | Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass. (8,611)
Paul Moser. Somerset, Mass. (8,493) | | 17104 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 17524 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif. (8,387)
Bob Handley, Fairway. Kan. (8,698) | | 17085 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 17477 | | 2,700 | | 13 | | Greg Damaskos, Yakima, Wash. (8,757)
Bra Russell, Moses Lake, Wash. (8,252) | | 17009 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 17429 | | 2,600 | | 14 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. (8,506)
Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. VA. (8,576) | | 17081 | | 11-13-0 | | 350 | | 17411 | | 2,500 | | 15 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. (8,536)
Richard Martinez, Yuba City, Calif. (8,487) | | 17023 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 17323 | | 2,400 | | 16 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. (8,220)
Steve Ferraro, Kingston. N.Y. (8,728) | | 16948 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17278 | | 2,300 | | 17 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont. Tex. (8,471)
David Ozio, Vidor, Tex. (8,521) | | 16992 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17262 | | 2,200 | | 18 | | Mike Monyak, Tacoma, Wash. (8,558)
Denny Cavalier, Tacoma. Wash. (8,305) | | 16865 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17195 | | 2,100 | | 19 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles (8,306)
Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. (8,612) | | 16918 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17188 | | 2,000 | | 20 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul Minn. (8,751)
Al Stonum, San Francisco (7,911) | | 16663 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 16993 | | 1,900 | | 21 | | Jerry Miller, Twin Falls, Idaho (8,062)
Jay Aono, Boise, Idaho (8,537) | | 16599 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 16944 | | 1,800 | | **22 | | Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif. (5,729)
Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. (5,665) | | 16751 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 16759 | | 1,580 | | ***23 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. (5,298)
Tom Laskow. Commack, N.Y. (5,149) | | 16543 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 16649 | | 1,370 | | 24 | | Mike garish, Bothell, Wash. (7,598)
Kevin Krout, Seattle, Wash. (8,945) | | 16343 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 16493 | | 1,500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park. Calif., Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | $1,300 | | **26 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif., Don Bell, Scotts Valley, Calif. | 1,480 | | ***27 | | Terry Jones. Bellingham. Wash., Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | 1,370 | | ****28 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky., Charles Del Plato. Lakewood, N.J. | 1,260 | | | | Rich Carrubba, Irvine, Calif., Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee | 1,210 | | 30 | | Mal Acosta. Hayward, Calif., Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 1,180 | | 31 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y., Joe Greco. Jacksonville, Fla. | 1,170 | | 32 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz., Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 1,160 | |
* - Denotes TV finals alternates. I8-game qualifying leader - Baker-Hutchinson 7587. 24th place - Jones Jones, 7268. ** - Mage-Carlson replaced Bell-McNealy in match play after 31 games when McNealy withdrew due to illness. They were assessed a 322-pin penalty and split 22nd and 26th place money, with Mage-Carlson getting an extra $50 each for serving as alternates. *** - Conner-Laskow replaced Jones-Jones after 34 games when Rick Jones withdrew due to illness. Conner-Laskow were assessed a 224-pin penalty and they split 23rd and 27th place prize money. **** - Gillette-Del Plato become the new alternates and received $25 each.
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