Mark Roth joined elite company as he moved into a tie for second on the PBA's all-time titles fist with a 206-188 victory over Boysie Huber to win the $100,000 Columbia 300 Open in Cleveland. Roth's 26th PBA win put him alongside Don Johnson and Dick Weber who claim the same number of crowns, 10 less than Earl Anthony who tops the list. It was the fourth time in his career Roth has won back-to-back championships. Like his previous week's "Dutch 200" victory in Lansing, Roth had trouble putting strikes together in the championship match but held a slim lead throughout. He finally closed out Huber, looking for his first PBA title, with three strikes in the 10th frame. Roth earned $13,000 for the win and moved over $100,000 in yearly earnings for the fifth straight season. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 206 (1 game) | $13,000 | | 2 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | 805 (4 games) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 170 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 4 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | 202 (1 game) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 195 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Huber defeated Anthony, 203-195; Huber defeated Burton, 210-202; Huber defeated Cook, 204-170; and in the championship match, Roth defeated Huber, 206-188.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 9336 | | 222.2 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9876 | | | | 2 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 9313 | | 221.7 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9823 | | | | 3 | | Neil Burton, St. Louis | | 9013 | | 214.5 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9583 | | | | 4 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9048 | | 215.4 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9513 | | | | 5 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 9025 | | 214.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9505 | | | | **6 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 9133 | | 217.4 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9493 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9116 | | 217.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9491 | | 3,200 | | 8 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Tex. | | 9110 | | 216.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9440 | | 3,000 | | 9 | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | | 8898 | | 211.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9288 | | 2,800 | | 10 | | Sam Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. | | 8878 | | 211.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9238 | | 2,600 | | 11 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8852 | | 210.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9212 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8810 | | 209.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9200 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | | 8804 | | 209.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9194 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8826 | | 210.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9156 | | 2,100 | | #15 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8794 | | 209.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9154 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Martin Letscher, Aberdeen, Md. | | 8750 | | 208.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9140 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8848 | | 210.6 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9118 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 8811 | | 209.7 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9021 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | | 8689 | | 206.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9019 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | | 8646 | | 205.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8976 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 8713 | | 207.4 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8953 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa. | | 8586 | | 204.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8946 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 8687 | | 206.8 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8867 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Rich Hartman, Godfrey, Ill. | | 8376 | | 199.4 | | 4-20-0 | | 120 | | 8496 | | 1,170 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | $1,165 | | 26 | | Allie Clarke, Ravenna, Ohio | 1,080 | | 27 | | John Forst, LaGrange, Ill. | 1,070 | | 28 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | 1,060 | | 29 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 1,050 | | 30 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 1,040 | | 31 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 1,025 | | | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 1,025 | | 33 | | Kenny Hall, Latham, N.Y. | 1,010 | | 34 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | 1,000 | | 35 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | 990 | | 36 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 980 | | 37 | | Gip Lentine, Big Bear Lake, Calif. | 970 | | 38 | | Palmer Fallgren, Boca Raton, Fla. | 960 | | 39 | | Jeff Edens, Wilmington, N.C. | 945 | | | | Pete Gardner, San Antonio, Tex. | 945 | | 41 | | Mal Acosta, Fremont, Calif. | 930 | | 42 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 920 | |
* - Match Play Alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. I8-game qualifying leader - Williams, 4105. 24th place Durbin, 3747. # - John Chacko and Mike Durbin rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - John Petraglia, Steve Cook, Jim Godman, Bob Handley, Arnie Goldman, Guppy Troup.
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