The late and unexpected entry of PBA Hall of Famer Nelson Burton Jr. and relative newcomer Sam Zurich provided Burton with his 16th PBA title and Zurich with his first as the duo captured the $110,000 Showboat PBA Doubles Classic in Las Vegas. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis
Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 658 (3 games) | $22,000 | | 2 | | Jim Winklepleck, Milwaukie, Ore.
Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 200 (1 game) | 12,000 | | 3 | | Bob Handley, Fairway. Kan.
Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 203 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 4 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago
Mike Steinbach, Alsip, III. | 338 (2 games) | 7,000 | | 5 | | David White, Oklahoma City. Okla.
Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 178 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Spigner-Steinbach defeated White-Fehr, 179-178; Burton-Zurich defeated Spigner-Steinbach, 211-209; Burton-Zurich defeated Handley-Lou, 220-203; and in the championship match, Burton-Zurich defeated Winlepleck-Husted, 227-200.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jim Winklepleck, Milwaukie, Ore. (8,963)
Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. (9,139) | | 18102 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 18597 | | | | 2 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. (8,999)
Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. (9,114) | | 18113 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 18563 | | | | 3 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis (8,837)
Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. (9,114) | | 17945 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 18395 | | | | 4 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago (9,074)
Mike Steinbach, Alsip, III. (8,794) | | 17868 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 18378 | | | | 5 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati (8,898)
# David White, Oklahoma City (8,935) | | 17833 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 18253 | | | | #6 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo. N.Y. (9,017)
** Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. (8,700) | | 17717 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 18182 | | $5,100 | | 7 | | Casey Berry, Albuquerque, N.M. (8,727)
Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. (9,092) | | 17819 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 18179 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. (8,964)
Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. (8,901) | | 17876 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 18161 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (8,853)
Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. (8,876) | | 17729 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 18149 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma. Wash. (8,987)
Kevin Krout, Seattle, Wash. (8,728) | | 17715 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 18105 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas (8,806)
Mike Miller, Albuquerque. N.M. (8,747) | | 17563 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 17938 | | 2,700 | | 12 | | Greg Guertin, Sacramento, Calif. (8,763)
John Elledge, W. Sacramento, Calif. (8.801) | | 17564 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 17924 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago (8,681)
Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. (8,890) | | 17571 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 17871 | | 2,500 | | 14 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio (8.854)
Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. (8.670) | | 17523 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 17868 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Tom Robards, Carmichael, Calif. (8.663)
Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. (8,779) | | 17442 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 17832 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio (8,880)
Jeff Morin, Cleveland (8,516) | | 17396 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 17816 | | 2,200 | | 17 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. (8,578)
Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. (8,933) | | 17511 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17781 | | 2,100 | | 18 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas (8,657)
George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. (8.764) | | 17421 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 17736 | | 2,000 | | 19 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. (8,611)
# Pete McCordic, Houston (8,726) | | 17337 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 17667 | | 1,900 | | 20 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis (8,744)
Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. (8,590) | | 17334 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17664 | | 1,800 | | 21 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. (8,683)
Wayne Webb, Indianapolis (8,736) | | 17469 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 17649 | | 1,700 | | 22 | | Randy Hairgrove, Kansas City, Mo. (8,662)
Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, III. (8.572) | | 17234 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 17534 | | 1,650 | | 23 | | A.J. Vincent, Metairie, La. (8,688)
Avery LeBlanc, Houma, La. (8,402) | | 17090 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 17330 | | 1,600 | | 24 | | Mike Bair, Hanover, Pa. (8,306)
Martin Letscher, Aberdeen, Md. (8,646) | | 16952 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 17192 | | 1,550 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash., Glenn Carlson, Fresno. Calif. | $1,530 | | 26 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore., Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 1,340 | | 27 | | Jeff Phipps, Portland, Ore., Bob Phalan, Kennewick, Wash. | 1,310 | | 28 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis, Tom Kohler, Tucson, Ariz. | 1,250 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leaders - Skidmore and Berry, 7836. 24th place Pappas and Dickinson, 7460. # - David White, Pete McCordic and Tom Baker rolled 300 games.
FINALISTS' AVERAGES: Husted 217.6; Winklepleck 213.4; Handley 217.0; Lou 214.3; Zurich 217.0; Burton 210.4; Steinbach 209.4; Spigner 216.1; White 212.7; Fehr 211.8; Hutchinson 207.1; Baker 214.7; Skidmore 216.5; Berry 207.8; Robinson 211.9; Berardi 209.7; Trask 211.3; Gonzalez 210.8; Krout 207.8; Voss 213.9; Miller 208.3; Carter 209.7; Elledge 209.6; Guertin 208.6; Ellenburg 211.7; Salvino 206.7; Couture 206.4; Hudson 210.8; Acosta 209.0; Robards 206.3; Morin 202.7; Hannahs 211.4; Bellinger 212.7; Milton 204.2; Pappas 208.7; Dickinson 206.1; McCordic 287.7; Laub 205.0; Cook 204.5; Aulby 208.2; Webb 208.0; Anthony 206.7; Gibson 204.1: Hairgrove 206.2; LeBlanc 200.1; Vincent 206.8; Letscher 205.9; Bair 197.7.
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