A string of five strikes beginning in the sixth frame carried Mal Acosta to a 229-189 title-game win over veteran Tommy Hudson in the $110,000 Fair Lanes Open. Acosta trailed by 13 pins after five frames before making a slight adjustment with his target and taking control of the match as he did in claiming the top-seeded position by 162 pins over Hudson. Acosta, who won two tournaments in 1981, also rolled a 300 game during qualifying in the tournament j just outside the nation's capital in Hyattsvile, Md. Hudson had defeated Larry Laub in the semifinal game in a battle between two former Fair Lanes Open winners. Tom Laskow finished fourth and Kent Wagner fifth. The victory was worth $15,000 to Acosta. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 229 (1 game) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 403 (2 games) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 405 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 375 (2 games) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | 184 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Laskow defeated Wagner, 213-184; Laub defeated Laskow, 213-162; Hudson defeated Laub, 214-192; and in the championship match, Acosta defeated Hudson, 229-189.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 9143 | | 217.6 | | 15-8-1 | | 454 | | 9608 | | | | 2 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9101 | | 216.6 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9446 | | | | 3 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8899 | | 211.8 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9424 | | | | 4 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | | 8971 | | 213.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9391 | | | | #5 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 8940 | | 212.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9390 | | | | **#6 | | Bob Benoit, Dallas | | 8886 | | 211.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9336 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | 8945 | | 212.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9305 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | | 8741 | | 208.1 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9221 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Billy George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | | 8852 | | 210.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9212 | | 2,550 | | * | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | | 8867 | | 211.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9212 | | 2,550 | | 11 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8851 | | 210.7 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9196 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Gil Sliker, Nashua, N.H. | | 8802 | | 209.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9162 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8807 | | 209.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9137 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Ray Shackelford, Hartwood, Va. | | 8760 | | 208.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9120 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 8757 | | 208.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9087 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | | 8662 | | 206.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9052 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8688 | | 206.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9048 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8742 | | 208.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9042 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 8648 | | 205.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8978 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Ken Fernandez, Grants Pass, Ore. | | 8687 | | 206.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8897 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Mike Christie, Albany, N.Y. | | 8499 | | 202.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8829 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | | 8575 | | 204.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8815 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 8502 | | 202.4 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8787 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | John Hricsina, Franklin, Pa. | | 8453 | | 201.2 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8723 | | 1,150 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | $1,025 | | 26 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 1,000 | | 27 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 975 | | *28 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | 1,030 | | 29 | | Greg Goetz, Arlington, Va. | 935 | | | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 935 | | 31 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | 920 | | 32 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Tex. | 910 | | 33 | | Tom Robards, Carmichael, Calif. | 900 | | 34 | | Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W.Va. | 890 | | 35 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 880 | | 36 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 870 | | 37 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 860 | | | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 850 | | 39 | | Jerry Laciura, New Orleans | 840 | | 40 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | 830 | | 41 | | Jerry Held, Monroe, Mich. | 820 | | 42 | | Jeff Mattingly, Ukiah, Calif. | 810 | | 43 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | 800 | | 44 | | Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass. | 790 | | 45 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 780 | | 46 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 760 | | | | Butch Soper, Newport Beach, Calif. | 760 | | | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | 760 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Fernandez, 3959. 24th place Burton and Pappas, 3726. Burton defeated Pappas, 236-224, in a rolloff for 24th place # - Bob Benoit, Mal Acosta and Tom Laskow rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Steve Lickliter, Mike Steinbach, Ted Hannahs, Steve Fehr, Kent Wagner, Paul Colwell, Ken Fernandez, Henry Gonzalez, Dave Johnson and Mike Christie ($50 each).
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