Steve Fehr, who had been knocking on the door for his first PBA title throughout much of the season, saw his persistence pay off with a hard-earned victory in the $110,000 Kessler Classic in Indianapolis. Fehr, a PBA member for just 14 months, scraped and clawed his way from fourth place to the $15,000 top prize, defeating four opponents by a combined total of 27 pins, including a 184-183 championship game decision against Earl Anthony. Prior to that, Fehr had slipped by Marshall Holman, 196-192; Ted Hannahs, 214-196; and Roger Haskell, 205-201. In a back and forth title game in which neither player could take control, Fehr stepped up for the 10th frame needing a strike plus at least eight pins and a spare for the victory. He got exactly what was called for, converting a 2-5 spare after the initial strike to thwart Anthony's bid for his 40th PBA title. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 799 (4 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 183 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | 201 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 196 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 192 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Fehr defeated Holman, 196-192; Fehr defeated Hannahs, 214-196; Fehr defeated Haskell, 205-201; and in the championship match, Fehr defeated Anthony, 184-183.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9364 | | 222.9 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9874 | | | | #2 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | | 9194 | | 218.9 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9674 | | | | 3 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 9109 | | 216.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9589 | | | | #4 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 9071 | | 215.9 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9551 | | | | 5 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9088 | | 216.3 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9538 | | | | **6 | | Tom Menge, Cleveland | | 9024 | | 214.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9474 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 9057 | | 215.6 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9462 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 8962 | | 213.3 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9442 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | | 8968 | | 213.5 | | 13-8-3 | | 435 | | 9403 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8973 | | 213.6 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9378 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8909 | | 212.1 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9224 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 8886 | | 211.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9216 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 8870 | | 211.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9200 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 8834 | | 210.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9164 | | 2,100 | | #15 | | Tim Campbell, Canisteo, N.Y. | | 8774 | | 208.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9134 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, 111. | | 8717 | | 207.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9107 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | | 8848 | | 210.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9088 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N. M. | | 8664 | | 206.2 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9069 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Rich Hartman, Collinsville, III. | | 8583 | | 204.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8913 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8653 | | 206.0 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8878 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 8546 | | 203.4 | | 8-15-0 | | 270 | | 8816 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | | 8551 | | 203.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8791 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 8474 | | 201.7 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8624 | | 1,200 | | 24 | | Steve Bowman, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 8383 | | 199.5 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8533 | | 1,100 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | $1,070 | | 26 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 980 | | 27 | | Don Genalo, North Merrick, N.Y. | 960 | | 28 | | Guppy Troup, Columbia, S.C. | 940 | | 29 | | Kyle Shedd, Indianapolis | 930 | | 30 | | John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | 920 | | 31 | | Norm Duke, Ft. Worth, Texas | 905 | | | | Ken Fernandez, Grants Pass, Ore. | 905 | | 33 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 890 | | 34 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 880 | | 35 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 870 | | 36 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 860 | | 37 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 850 | | 38 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | 840 | | 39 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 830 | | 40 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 815 | | | | Warren Eales, Hoffman Estates, Ill. | 815 | | 42 | | Doug Laird, Grand Island, Neb. | 800 | | 43 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 780 | | | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | 780 | | | | Dennis Pate, Irving, Texas | 780 | | 46 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | 760 | | 47 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | 745 | | | | John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. | 745 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Anthony, 4154. 24th place -Aulby and Husted, 3837. Aulby defeated Husted, 212-158, in a roll-off for 24th place. # - Roger Haskell, Steve Fehr and Tim Campbell rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Mark Roth, Pete McCordic, Gus Yannaras, Nelson Burton Jr., Jeff Bellinger, Mike Aulby, Roy Buckley, Ted Hannahs, Russ Stevenson, Larry Patterson, Steve Westberg, Bruce Carter, Mal Acosta, Bud Lawyer, Wayne Webb, Ray Shackelford, Kevin Gillette and Jeff Mattingly ($50 each).
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