Veteran Roy Buckley outplayed three of the Tour's hottest players, including hometown favorite Tom Baker, to win the $95,000 Buffalo Open. Buckley rolled to the top-seeded position after a week-long battle with Wayne Webb, Earl Anthony and Baker, whose every strike was greeted with a deafening roar from the capacity local rooters. After Baker defeated Pete McCordic in the opening match of the TV finals, Anthony stepped in to eliminate both Baker and Webb to set up a rematch of the Winter Tour's AMF MagicScore Open in which Anthony beat Buckley. Buckley appeared to have the title locked up until leaving a 4-7-10 split in the 10th frame. Anthony, who had struck in the ninth, could have won with one more strike in the 10th but left the 4-7 pins on a high hit to fall, 213-207. Buckley earned $12,000 for his seventh title and his first victory in over two years. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 213 (1 game) | $12,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 687 (3 games) | 7,000 | | 3 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | 185 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 409 (2 games) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 162 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Baker defeated McCordic, 208-162; Anthony defeated Baker, 215-201; Anthony defeated Webb, 265-185; and in the championship game, Buckley defeated Anthony, 213-207.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9227 | | 219.6 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9662 | | | | 2 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | | 9173 | | 218.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9593 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9169 | | 218.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9559 | | | | 4 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9147 | | 217.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9537 | | | | 5 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9103 | | 216.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9523 | | | | **6 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 9024 | | 214.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9444 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9052 | | 215.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9382 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Steve Ray, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9007 | | 214.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9367 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Jeff Mattingly, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8913 | | 212.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9363 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8958 | | 213.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9348 | | 2,400 | | 11 | | Ed Ressler, Merrimack, N.H. | | 8986 | | 213.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9346 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Roger Haskell, Seattle, Wash. | | 8976 | | 213.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9336 | | 2,000 | | 13 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 8954 | | 213.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9314 | | 1,800 | | 14 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 8922 | | 212.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9312 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N. Y. | | 8874 | | 211.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9234 | | 1,600 | | 16 | | Ken Hochstein, Detroit | | 8865 | | 211.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9225 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Kevin Denlinger, Paradise, Pa. | | 8906 | | 212.0 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9221 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 8843 | | 210.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9203 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | | 8750 | | 208.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9170 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | | 8829 | | 210.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9159 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8664 | | 206.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8994 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Randy Pedersen, Venice, Calif. | | 8758 | | 208.5 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8968 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8672 | | 206.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8942 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Doug Heim, Tonawanda, N.Y. | | 8652 | | 206.0 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8862 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | $905 | | *26 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 935 | | 27 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 820 | | 28 | | Gary Smith, East Peoria, Ill. | 790 | | 29 | | Mark Valenti, Buffalo, N.Y. | 780 | | 30 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 770 | | 31 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 755 | | | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 755 | | 33 | | John Joslyn, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 740 | | 34 | | Frankie May Jr., West Reading, Pa. | 725 | | | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 725 | | 36 | | Al Stonum, S. San Francisco | 710 | | 37 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | 700 | | 38 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | 690 | | 39 | | Barry Warshafsky, Paramus, N.J. | 680 | | 40 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 670 | | 41 | | Derek Banks, Chicago | 660 | | 42 | | Tom Nevitt, Jacksonville, Fla. | 650 | | 43 | | Gary Morgan, Bloomfield, Conn. | 640 | | 44 | | Martin Letscher, Aberdeen, Md. | 630 | | 45 | | Paul Galletta, Oswego, N.Y. | 620 | | 46 | | Michael Monyak, Tacoma, Wash. | 610 | | 47 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 600 | | 48 | | Tony Ahladis, Warren, Ohio | 197 | | | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 197 | | | | Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y. | 197 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Martin, 3994. 24th place Denlinger, 3827. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) -Tom Baker, Jay Robinson, Steve Martin, Larry Laub, Pete Couture, Reggie Denard, Jerry Miller, Del Warren, Chuck Pierce and Randy Pedersen.
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