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He first won this event in 1973 at Oklahoma City, then scored back-to-back victories at Downey, Calif., in 1974-75.

For a while it looked as though the string would come to a halt. The manner in which the 44-year-old Anthony won this one left competitors and onlookers, along with a vast national television audience (ABC Sports), in virtual disbelief.

After, four frames, Anthony had missed two and converted one split and trailed defending Firestone Tournament of Champions winner Mike Durbin by 25 pins. In Anthony's own words, "I just couldn't believe I could get behind a bowler like Durbin and still have a chance to get back in it."

But get back in it he did. Durbin left a 4-9 split which he did not convert, bringing Anthony within 12 pins. Anthony then uncoiled five game-ending strikes and to claim the $38,000 Toledo Trust check, for a total of $87,000 won over the past three years.

Anthony was the top qualifier for the ABC-televised finals, and was forced to wait until Durbin, Roy Buckley, Kevin Gillette and Mike Truitt battled for the right to meet him.

Gillette eliminated Truitt, 216-181, and Buckley turned the tables on Gillette, 235-190. Durbin then rolled to a fine, 244-213, victory over Buckley to get a shot at Anthony.

Toledo and the PBA National Championship have special meaning for Anthony, having broken the $1 million mark in career earnings here in 1982.

Earl Anthony continued his incredible dominance of the PBA National Championship by winning the $200,000 Toledo Trust-sponsored event at Imperial Lanes for the third straight year and an unprecedented sixth time since 1973.

Anthony's championship victim in his onslaught on the PBA record books was Mike Durbin, 210-183.

With his latest triumph, his string at Toledo's spacious Imperial Lanes reached three in a row, a feat no other person has approached in the event's 24-year history. But for Anthony it is the second time in his illustrious career that he has won three consecutive PBA National Championships

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Gillette defeated Truitt, 216-181: Buckley defeated Gillette. 235-190: Durbin defeated Buckley, 244-213; and in the championship match, Anthony defeated Durbin, 210-183.

56-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif.		12363		220.7		15-7-2		480		12843
2		Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls. Ohio		12085		215.8		16-8-0		480		12565
3		Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio		12004		214.3		14-9-1		435		12439
4		Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky.		12089		215.8		11-12-1		345		12434
5		Mike Truitt, Rockford, Ill.		11948		213.3		16-8-0		480		12428
*6		Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J.		12064		215.4		12-12-0		360		12424		$5,050
7		Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan.		11976		213.8		14-10-0		420		12396		4,100
8		Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis		12027		214.7		12-12-0		360		12387		3,600
9		Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif.		11981		213.9		12-12-0		360		12341		3,300
10		Les Schissler. Ft. Lupton, Colo.		11885		212.2		15-9-0		450		12335		3,000
11		Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis		12021		214.6		10-14-0		300		12321		2,800
12		Keith Kolozsi, Xenia, Ohio		11960		213.5		12-12-0		360		12320		2,600
13		Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio		11961		213.5		11-12-1		345		12306		2,400
14		Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa.		11883		212.1		14-10-0		420		12303		2,300
15		Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y.		11985		214.0		10-14-0		300		12285		2,200
16		Butch Soper, Newport Beach, Calif.		12003		214.3		9-15-0		270		12273		2,100
17		Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va.		11926		212.9		11-13-0		330		12256		2,000
18		Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore.		11907		212.6		11-13-0		330		12237		1,900
19		Paul Moser, Brockton, Mass.		11812		210.9		14-10-0		420		12232		1,800
20		Teata Semiz, Fairfield, N.J.		11908		212.6		10-14-0		300		12208		1,700
21		Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif.		11832		211.2		12-12-0		360		12192		1,600
22		Jim Murtishaw, Vista. Calif.		11814		210.9		9-15-0		270		12084		1,500
23		Tony Acosta. Hialeah, Fla.		11783		210.4		9-14-1		285		12068		1,400
24		Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz.		11641		207.8		6-18-0		180		11821		1,350

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
**25		Dan Ebert, Tonawanda, N.Y.	$1,335
26		Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind.	1,230
27		Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y.	1,205
28		Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif.	1,180
29		Bobby Knipple. Long Beach, Calif.	1,155
30		Jim Ragnoni, Elyria, Ohio.	1,140
31		Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif.	1,125
		Gary Dickinson, Burleson. Texas	1,125
33		Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J.	1,110
34		Larry Franz, Redford, Mich.	1,100
35		Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn.	1,090
36		Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C.	1,075
		Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill.	1,075
38		Phil Ringener, Big Spring, Texas.	1,060
39		Rowdy Morrow, Ferguson, Mo.	1,050
40		Tom Robards, Carmichael, Calif.	1,035
		Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J.	1,035
42		Steve West berg, Cottage Grove, Ore.	1,020
43		Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J.	1,010
44		Vince Mazzanti, Levittown, Pa.	1,000
45		Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn.	990
46		Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa.	980
47		Dave Tulak, Monroe, Mich.	970
48		Scott Kraye, La Habra, Calif.	960
49		Chuck Pierce, Dallas	950
50		Allie Clarke, Ravenna, Ohio.	940
51		Carmen Salvino, Chicago.	930
52		Skip Tucker, Merritt Island, Fla.	920
53		Doc landoli, College Point, N.Y.	910
54		Bob McGuire, Dennison, Ohio	900
55		Dean Asami, Rodeo, Calif.	885
		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis	885
57		Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash.	870
58		Mitch Jabczenski, Taylor, Mich.	860
59		Ted Thompson, Sarasota, Fla.	850
60		Hugh Miller, Seattle. Wash.	840
61		Mick McMahon, Portland, Ore.	830
62		Clay Saguibo, Pearl City, Hawaii	815
		Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y.	815
64		Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y.	800
65		Steve Giljum, St. Louis	790
66		Art Trask, Fresno, Calif.	775
		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Pomona, Calif.	775
68		Rich Gradley. Westwood, N.J.	760
69		Jim Gostovich, New Baltimore, Mich..	750
70		Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla.	740
71		Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash.	730
72		Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo.	720
73		Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J.	710
74		Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass.	700
75		Ed Wallace, Visalia, Calif.	690
76		Ed Martin, Kokomo. Ind.	680
77		Jerry Held, Monroe, Mich.	670
78		Dale Eagle. Santa Maria. Calif.	660
79		Dick Nardozza, Bellefonte, Pa..	650
80		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.	640
81		Pete Weber, St. Louis	630
#82		Rodney Bridgeman, Richmond, Calif.	620
83		Ed Walsh, Perth Amboy, N.J.	610
84		Don Sylvia, New Bedford, Mass.	600
85		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa.	590
86		David Buff, Springfield, Mo.	580
87		Tony Marrese, Cocoa, Fla.	570
88		Bo Bowden, Dallas	560
89		Oliver Mabry, Oak Park, Mich.	550
90		Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla.	540