Ted Hannahs established himself as one of the PBA's most promising young players when he posted his first championship in the $90,000 Waukegan Open with a 181-172 win over Tommy Hudson. The turning point in the title match came in the sixth and seventh frames when Hannahs tossed strikes while Hudson came up with a wobbling 5-7 split followed by an even more difficult 4-6-7-10, managing only 17 pins in those frames. Hudson had the momentum going into the finale, having rolled nine straight strikes in trouncing Earl Anthony, 279-214, in the semi-final game. The 24-year-old Hannahs, in his first full season on tour, assumed the lead in the tournament in the final round of match play from Gip Lentine who led the first five rounds and eventually finished fifth. Hannahs earned $11,000 for the triumph. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 181 (1 game) | $11,000 | | 2 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 451 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 441 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 383 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Heights, Calif. | 198 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Wunderlich defeated Lentine, 201-198; Anthony defeated Wunderlich, 227-182; Hudson defeated Anthony, 279-214; and in the championship match, Hannahs defeated Hudson, 181-172.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 9203 | | 219.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9593 | | | | 2 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9556 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9057 | | 215.6 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9537 | | | | #4 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | | 9037 | | 215.1 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9442 | | | | 5 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 9019 | | 214.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9408 | | | | *6 | | David White, Oklahoma City | | 8981 | | 213.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9401 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8932 | | 212.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9322 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8808 | | 209.7 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9318 | | 2,600 | | 9 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | | 8848 | | 210.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9298 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | | 8977 | | 212.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9257 | | 2,200 | | 11 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8849 | | 210.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9239 | | 2,000 | | 12 | | Mitch Jabczenski, Taylor, Mich. | | 8841 | | 210.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9186 | | 1,900 | | 13 | | Nick Tjotjos, Cleveland | | 8777 | | 208.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9167 | | 1,800 | | 14 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | | 8857 | | 210.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9157 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8791 | | 209.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9151 | | 1,600 | | 16 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8727 | | 207.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9027 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 8665 | | 206.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9025 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Nick Beelaard, Hollister, Calif. | | 8620 | | 205.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8980 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 8673 | | 206.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8958 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Merrimack, N.H. | | 8710 | | 207.3 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8920 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Russ Shepherd, East Meadow, N.Y. | | 8559 | | 203.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8829 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | | 8519 | | 202.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8789 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8549 | | 203.5 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8759 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Scott Buckingham, Anchorage, Alaska | | 8416 | | 200.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8716 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | **25 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | $975 | | 26 | | Kenny Hall, Albany, N.Y. | 850 | | | | Matt Surina, Seattle, Wash. | 850 | | 28 | | Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas | 820 | | 29 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 800 | | 30 | | Bob Glass, Lawrence, Kan. | 790 | | 31 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 775 | | | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 775 | | 33 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 760 | | 34 | | Dick Stevens, St. Joseph, Mo. | 750 | | 35 | | Rick Jones, Bellingham, Wash. | 740 | | 36 | | Jim Hills, St. Peters, Mo. | 730 | | t37 | | Tony Cariello, Chicago | 720 | | 38 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 710 | | 39 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. | 700 | | 40 | | Joe Greco, Jacksonville, Fla. | 690 | | 41 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | 680 | | 42 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 670 | | 43 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 660 | | 44 | | John Joslyn, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 650 | | 45 | | Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va. | 635 | | | | Mike Monyak, Tacoma, Wash. | 635 | | +47 | | Steve Fisher, Waukegan, Ill. | 410 | | | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 410 | | | | John Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 410 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Lentine, 4156. 24th place Beelaard, 3790. # - Lentine rolled a 300 game. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Alan Granat, Gip Lentine, Frank Ellenburg, Charlie Tapp, Mark Fahy and David White. + - Non-PBA entry.
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