Guppy Troup joined Earl Anthony and Art Trask for the lead in the 1982 titles category when he stopped Jeff Bellinger, 246-225, for his third victory of the season in the $90,000 Northern Ohio Open. Troup won the season-opening Miller High Life Classic in Anaheim, Calif., and later added the Molson Bowling Challenge crown on the Summer Tour. He was even more dominating in the annual Fall Tour Cleveland area event, averaging 222 while putting together a 19-4-1 match play record to pace the field by 240 pins, effectively playing an outside shot in contrast to the strategy of most of his opponents. In the title game Troup converted a 1-2-4-10 "washout" in the second frame before firing six straight strikes to insure the $11,000 top prize. Bellinger, making his fourth championship round appearance of the year, rolled 689 for three matches, defeating Jim Pencak and Steve Fehr before losing to Troup and being denied his first PBA victory. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Guppy Troup, Columbia, S.C. | 246 (1 game) | $11,000 | | 2 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | 689 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 208 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Jim Pencak, Highland Hts., Ohio | 436 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 228 (1 game) | 3,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Pencak defeated Holman, 232-228; Bellinger defeated Pencak 219-204; Bellinger defeated Fehr, 245-208; and in the championship match, Troup defeated Bellinger, 246-225.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Guppy Troup, Columbia, S.C. | | 9342 | | 222.4 | | 19-4-1 | | 585 | | 9927 | | | | 2 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 9117 | | 217.0 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9687 | | | | 3 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 9182 | | 218.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9602 | | | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9151 | | 217.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9571 | | | | 5 | | Jim Pencak, Highland Hts., Ohio | | 9106 | | 216.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9556 | | | | **6 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | | 8982 | | 213.8 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9477 | | $3,050 | | 7 | | Norm Duke, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9032 | | 215.0 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9467 | | 2,800 | | 8 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9053 | | 215.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9443 | | 2,700 | | 9 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 9047 | | 215.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9437 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9028 | | 214.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9418 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | | 8996 | | 214.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9386 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9094 | | 216.5 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9349 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Ken Hall, Latham, N.Y. | | 8982 | | 213.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9312 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 8902 | | 211.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9232 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | | 8833 | | 210.3 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9178 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | | 8875 | | 211.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9175 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | | 8852 | | 210.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9122 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, III. | | 8830 | | 210.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9070 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Ken Fernandez, Grants Pass, Ore. | | 8723 | | 207.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9023 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 8699 | | 207.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8999 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8715 | | 207.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8985 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Joe Deisler, Saginaw, Mich. | | 8672 | | 206.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8942 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 8677 | | 206.5 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8932 | | 1,225 | | 24 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 8626 | | 205.3 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8866 | | 1,155 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | #*25 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | $1,135 | | 26 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 1,050 | | 27 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | 1,035 | | | | John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | 1,035 | | 29 | | Doug Laird, Grand Island, Neb. | 1,020 | | 30 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 1,010 | | 31 | | Larry Buckingham, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 1,000 | | | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | 990 | | 33 | | Russ Stevenson, Arlington, Va. | 975 | | | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 975 | | 35 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 960 | | 36 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 950 | | 37 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 940 | | 38 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 930 | | 39 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 920 | | 40 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 910 | | 41 | | Dave D'Entremont, Cleveland | 895 | | | | Nick Tjotjos, Westlake, Ohio | 895 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Baker, 4010. 24th place - Sliker and Williams, 3815. Sliker defeated Williams 220-218, in a roll-off for 24th place. # - Williams rolled a 300 game, PRO-AM CASHERS - Marshall Holman, Dennis Jacques, Tom Baker, Gary Dickinson, Kyle Shedd and Steve Westberg ($50 each).
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