Towering Steve Cook won his second PBA title of the year and fourth overall when he turned aside top-seeded Earl Anthony in the $110,000 Kessler Classic in Indianapolis. Cook backed up an opening-frame spare with five strikes in a row to take a 42-pin lead in the championship game. Anthony countered with but one double and absorbed a 234-184 loss to finish second for the fifth time this year. To get to the final game, second-seeded Cook survived a close battle with 19-year-old Pete Weber who was the tournament leader through the fist three rounds. Weber held a slim advantage going into the eighth frame of the semi-final contest when he left an 8-10 split which proved instrumental in Cook achieving a 212-202 win. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 446 (2 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 184 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 417 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 411 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 217 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Moser defeated Robinson, 223-217; Weber defeated Moser, 215-188; Cook defeated Weber, 212-202; and in the championship match, Cook defeated Anthony, 234-184.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9354 | | 222.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9774 | | | | #2 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9199 | | 219.0 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9709 | | | | 3 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 9244 | | 220.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9604 | | | | 4 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8967 | | 213.5 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9477 | | | | 5 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | | 8987 | | 213.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9407 | | | | **6 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8956 | | 213.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9406 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Steve Preston, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8920 | | 212.3 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9385 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Merrimack, N.H. | | 9013 | | 214.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9358 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Steve Ray, Irving, Tex. | | 8945 | | 212.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9275 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | | 8804 | | 209.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9254 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 8955 | | 213.2 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9240 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8817 | | 209.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9207 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ind. | | 8838 | | 210.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9198 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Dave Johnson, Ashtabula, Ohio | | 8776 | | 208.9 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9136 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | | 8804 | | 209.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9134 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8743 | | 208.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9073 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 8716 | | 207.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9061 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Ted Malicki, Solon, Ohio | | 8673 | | 206.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9048 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Jeff Morin, No. Ridgeville, Ohio | | 8699 | | 207.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8969 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8639 | | 205.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8939 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8695 | | 207.0 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8935 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | | 8583 | | 204.3 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8898 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | | 8574 | | 204.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8874 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | | 8648 | | 205.9 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8828 | | 1,100 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | $1,070 | | 26 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 980 | | 27 | | Bob Glass, Lawrence, Kan. | 960 | | 28 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | 940 | | 29 | | Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass. | 930 | | 30 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | 920 | | 31 | | Steve Lickliter, Buckley, W. Va. | 910 | | 32 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 890 | | | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago | 890 | | | | Ken Hall, Latham, N.Y. | 890 | | 35 | | Ken Hochstein, Detroit | 870 | | 36 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 860 | | 37 | | Rich Hartman, Godfrey, Ill. | 850 | | 38 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 840 | | 39 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 830 | | 40 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | 820 | | 41 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 800 | | | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 800 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 800 | | 44 | | Bob Chamberlain, Pontiac, Mich. | 780 | | 45 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | 770 | | 46 | | Randy Pederson, Venice, Calif. | 760 | | #47 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | 750 | | 48 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | 740 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Weber, 4101. 24th place Buckley, 3768. # - Gillette and Cook rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Mike Durbin, Dave Kappel, Hugh Miller, Boysie Huber, Bob Chamberlain, Guppy Troup, Steve Cook, Steve Sipe, Randy Pedersen, Art Trask, Ted Hannahs, Steve Martin.
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