It will be a long time before Toby Contreras, fans in Mel's Southshore Bowl, PBA officials and millions of television viewers forget Contreras' performance in the $135,000 AC-Delco Classic. The 25-year-old "jumping bean" from Kansas City contorted himself into a PBA championship with a come-from-behind victory over Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn., to win the $23,000 first prize, 221-212. In the preliminary matches Phil Ringener, Butch Soper, Palmer Fallgren and Tapp battled for the right to meet Contreras for the title. Soper was the early favorite, ousting Ringener, 279-225. Soper then failed against Tapp, who had a 279 to Soper's 212. Tapp next toppled Fallgren, 232-223, setting the stage for the title game. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Toby Contreras, Kansas City, Mo. | 221 (1 game) | $23,000 | | 2 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 723 (3 games) | 12,000 | | 3 | | Palmer Fallgren, Boca Raton, Fla. | 223 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Butch Soper, Newport Beach, Calif. | 491 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Phil Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | 225 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Soper defeated Ringener, 279-225; Tapp defeated Soper, 279-212; Tapp defeated Fallgren, 232-223; and in the championship game, Contreras defeated Tapp, 221-212.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Toby Contreras, Kansas City, Mo. | | 9144 | | 217.7 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9609 | | | | 2 | | Palmer Fallgren, Boca Raton, Fla. | | 9118 | | 217.0 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9523 | | | | 3 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 9017 | | 214.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9392 | | | | 4 | | Phil Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | | 9084 | | 216.2 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 9384 | | | | 5 | | Butch Soper, Newport Beach, Calif. | | 8916 | | 212.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9336 | | | | **6 | | Jerry Miller, Twin Falls, Idaho | | 8804 | | 209.6 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9329 | | $4,265 | | 7 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | | 8916 | | 212.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9306 | | 3,815 | | 8 | | Wayne Webb, Carmel, Ind. | | 8999 | | 214.2 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9269 | | 3,515 | | 9 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | 8887 | | 211.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9262 | | 3,215 | | 10 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8855 | | 210.8 | | 12-9-3 | | 405 | | 9260 | | 3,015 | | 11 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 8830 | | 210.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9220 | | 2,815 | | 12 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 8861 | | 210.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9191 | | 2,615 | | 13 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8798 | | 209.4 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9173 | | 2,515 | | 14 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | | 8827 | | 210.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9172 | | 2,415 | | 15 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. | | 8793 | | 209.3 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9168 | | 2,315 | | 16 | | Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8760 | | 208.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9150 | | 2,215 | | 17 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 8817 | | 209.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9117 | | 2,115 | | 18 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | | 8724 | | 207.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9114 | | 2,015 | | 19 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8680 | | 206.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9010 | | 1,915 | | 20 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 8696 | | 207.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8996 | | 1,815 | | 21 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 8618 | | 205.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8948 | | 1,715 | | 22 | | Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas | | 8592 | | 204.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8892 | | 1,615 | | 23 | | Dale Eagle, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 8574 | | 204.1 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8859 | | 1,515 | | 24 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8464 | | 201.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8734 | | 1,465 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | $1,355 | | 26 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 1,335 | | *27 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 1,400 | | 28 | | Ray Shackelford, Hartwood, Va. | 1,315 | | 29 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 1,305 | | 30 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | 1,295 | | 31 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 1,285 | | 32 | | Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J. | 1,275 | | 33 | | Wayne Chester, Redwood City, Calif. | 1,265 | | 34 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 1,255 | | 35 | | Steve Davis, Santa Maria, Calif. | 1,245 | | 36 | | Bo Bowden, Dallas | 1,235 | | 37 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | 1,220 | | | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | 1,220 | | 39 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 1,205 | | 40 | | Kyle Shedd, Carmel, Ind. | 1,195 | | 41 | | Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y. | 1,180 | | | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | 1,180 | | 43 | | Craig Richards, Reno, Nev. | 1,165 | | 44 | | Marv Sargent, El Cajon, Calif. | 1,155 | | 45 | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 1,145 | | 46 | | Bill Ryan Jr., Dayton, Ohio | 1,135 | | 47 | | Mick McMahon, Portland, Ore. | 1,125 | | 48 | | Dave Hosted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 1,115 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Fallgren, 4079. 24th place - Soper, 3791. PRO-AM CASHERS - Mike Aulby, Mike Durbin, Dale Eagle, Paul Gibson, Tony Acosta, Carmen Salvino ($50 each).
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