Mark Roth rolled a "Dutch 200" game in the championship match to down Gil Sliker by eight pins and win the $90,000 Lansing Open. Roth, who earned the top-seeded position by overcoming a 107-pindeficit with a 279-146 position round win over Earl Anthony, alternated strikes and spares throughout the match, giving challenging Sliker a chance to beat him with a 10th-frame double. A 10-pin on Sliker's first shot saddled him with a 200-192 loss and his third runnerup showing of the year - all by less than 10 pins. To get to the final game, Sliker had downed Joe Hutchinson, 246-224, and Anthony, 235-202, in a bid for his first Tour victory. For Roth, who had won the Showboat Invitational in Las Vegas earlier in the year, the win was worth $11,000. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 200 (1 game) | $11,000 | | 2 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 673 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 202 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 440 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 190 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Hutchinson defeated Berardi, 216-190; Sliker defeated Hutchinson 246-224; Sliker defeated Anthony, 235-202; and in the championship match, Roth defeated Sliker, 200-192.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 9382 | | 223.3 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9847 | | | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9342 | | 222.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9792 | | | | #3 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 9146 | | 217.7 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9656 | | | | 4 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 9236 | | 219.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9611 | | | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9064 | | 215.8 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9559 | | | | **6 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 9134 | | 217.4 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9554 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9069 | | 215.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9519 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | John Forst, LaGrange, 111. | | 9012 | | 214.5 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9492 | | 2,600 | | 9 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | | 9062 | | 215.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9452 | | 2,400 | | 10 | | Gip Lentine, Big Bear Lake, Calif. | | 8848 | | 210.6 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9328 | | 2,200 | | 11 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8884 | | 211.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9304 | | 2,000 | | 12 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8958 | | 213.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9288 | | 1,900 | | 13 | | Eddie Ressler, Jr., Merrimack, N. H. | | 8971 | | 213.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9271 | | 1,800 | | 14 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 8950 | | 213.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9250 | | 1,700 | | 15 | | Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif. | | 8949 | | 213.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9249 | | 1,600 | | 16 | | Wayne Webb, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8882 | | 211.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9212 | | 1,500 | | 17 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8898 | | 211.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9198 | | 1,400 | | 18 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | | 8843 | | 210.5 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9158 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 8824 | | 210.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9124 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N. M. | | 8806 | | 209.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9106 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | | 8741 | | 208.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8981 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Richard Beattie, Dearborn Hts., Mich. | | 8583 | | 204.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8913 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8702 | | 207.1 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8912 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Mike Samardzija, Farmington Hills, Mich. | | 8694 | | 207.0 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8844 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | $942 | | 26 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | 867 | | 27 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | 840 | | 28 | | Steve Preston, Kokomo, Ind. | 820 | | 29 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | 800 | | 30 | | Dave Frame, Baldwin Park, Calif. | 790 | | 31 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 780 | | 32 | | Jim Robarge, Syracuse, N.Y. | 770 | | 33 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 760 | | 34 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | 750 | | 35 | | AI Stonum, S. San Francisco | 740 | | 36 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 730 | | 37 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 720 | | 38 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago | 710 | | 39 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 700 | | 40 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 690 | | 41 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | 680 | | 42 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | 665 | | | | Jim Robinette, Alexandria, Va. | 665 | | 44 | | Willie Willis, West Haven, Conn. | 650 | | 45 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 640 | | 46 | | Bob Chamberlain, Pontiac, Mich. | 630 | | 47 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 620 | | 48 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | 610 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader- Hutchinson, 3970. 24th place Forst, 3761. # - Sliker rolled a 300 game PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each)-Steve Preston, Mark Williams, Paul Gibson, Nick Tjotjos, Tom Baker, Ted Hannahs. Don Johnson won a rolloff with Sam Zurich for the alternate position after both tied after qualifying. They split 25th and 26th place money, and Johnson collected the $75 alternate fee.
|