With games of 268 and 269, Earl Anthony notched his 39th PBA title and third of the season in the $135,000 Miller High Life Open in Milwaukee. Second-seeded, Anthony began the semifinal match against Jeff Mattingly with five strikes and never looked back. Although Mattingly and top-seeded Frank Ellenburg rolled credible scores of 232 and 235 against the tour's all-time leading title-winner, it was not nearly enough. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 537 (2 games) | $23,000 | | 2 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 235 (1 game) | 12,000 | | 3 | | Jeff Mattingly, Ukiah, Calif. | 691 (3 games) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 223 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, Ill. | 198 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Mattingly defeated Steinbach, 223-198; Mattingly defeated Holman, 236-223; Anthony defeated Mattingly, 268-232; and in the championship game, Anthony defeated Ellenburg, 269-235.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 9462 | | 225.2 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9972 | | | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9469 | | 225.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9829 | | | | 3 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9362 | | 222.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9752 | | | | 4 | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, III. | | 9300 | | 221.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9750 | | | | 5 | | Jeff Mattingly, Ukiah, Calif. | | 9237 | | 219.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9657 | | | | **6 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9196 | | 218.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9646 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | | 9224 | | 219.6 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9614 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9194 | | 218.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9584 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 9241 | | 220.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9541 | | 3,000 | | #10 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 9198 | | 219.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9528 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9137 | | 217.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9512 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 9069 | | 215.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9489 | | 2,400 | | #13 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 9089 | | 216.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9479 | | 2,300 | | 14 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | | 9222 | | 219.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9462 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | | 9090 | | 216.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9450 | | 2,100 | | 16 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 9162 | | 218.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9432 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 8980 | | 213.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9400 | | 1,900 | | 18 | | Billy George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | | 8973 | | 213.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9363 | | 1,800 | | 19 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9032 | | 215.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9362 | | 1,700 | | +20 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 7322 | | 215.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9311 | | 1,418 | | 21 | | Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio | | 8875 | | 211.3 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9280 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 8994 | | 214.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9264 | | 1,400 | | 23 | | AI Stonum, S. San Francisco | | 8877 | | 211.3 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 9027 | | 1,350 | | 24 | | Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 8771 | | 208.8 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9011 | | 1,300 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | $1,393 | | 26 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 1,160 | | 27 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 1,135 | | | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 1,185 | | 29 | | Mitch Jabczenski, Taylor, Mich. | 1,120 | | 30 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 1,110 | | 31 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 1,100 | | 32 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 1,090 | | 33 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 1,080 | | 34 | | Randy Pedersen, Venice, Calif. | 1,070 | | 35 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | 1,060 | | 36 | | Frank Edwards, Moscow, Pa. | 1,050 | | 37 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 1,040 | | 38 | | Kenny Hall, Latham, N.Y. | 1,030 | | 39 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | 1,020 | | 40 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | 1,010 | | 41 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 1,000 | | 42 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | 990 | | 43 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 975 | | | | James Stanley, Albuquerque, N.M. | 975 | | | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 960 | | 46 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 950 | | 47 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 940 | | 48 | | Gil Sliker, Nashua, N.H. | 930 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game leader- Ellenburg, 4267. 24th place - Certain, 3915. # - Art Trask, Steve Wunderlich and David Ozio rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Warren Nelson, Jeff Morin, Amleto Monacelli, Ed Martin, Boysie Huber, Pete Couture, Steve Martin, Steve Wunderlich, Paul Moser, Jimmy Certain, Joe Berardi, Jeff Bellinger, Fred Conner, Ed Ressler Jr., Frank Edwards, Wayne Webb, Gil Sliker, Mike Orlovsky, Kevin Gillette, Mike Miller, Butch Soper and Matt Matheson ($50 each).
+ - McCordic replaced Monacelli in match play when Monacelli withdrew because of a hand injury. McCordic was penalized 272 pins which was the difference between their qualifying totals plus any bonus pins Monacelli earned. They split 20th and 25th place money, and McCordic retained $25 for serving as alternate for one round. The new alternate was Tom Laskow, who received $50.
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