Pressure-packed strikes by both players in the 10th frame of the championship game of the $110,000 Greater Hartford Open resulted in a 235-227 victory for Tom Milton over Earl Anthony, giving Milton his second PBA win of the year. The crowd at Bradley Bowl buzzed in anticipation of a possible Anthony-Milton match, and it came off after non-champion Steve Wunderlich threatened to make an ail-out run at the title. Wunderlich, 25, first stopped veteran Mike Durbin, 214-187, and then toppled Pete McCordic, runnerup here last year, 225-203. Wunderlich then ran into Milton, and bowed, 245-190, setting the stage for the title game. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 480 (2 games) | $15,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | 227 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 3 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 659 (3 games) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 203 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 187 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Wunderlich defeated Durbin, 214-187; Wunderlich defeated McCordic, 255-203; Milton defeated Wunderlich, 245-190; and in the championship game, Milton defeated Anthony, 235-227.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Earl Anthony, Dublin, Calif. | | 9655 | | 229.8 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 10150 | | | | 2 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | | 9433 | | 224.5 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9913 | | | | 3 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9368 | | 223.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9818 | | | | 4 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9388 | | 223.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9808 | | | | #5 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 9350 | | 222.6 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9755 | | | | 6 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9288 | | 221.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9708 | | $3,650 | | 7 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 9183 | | 218.6 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9618 | | 3,100 | | **8 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9158 | | 218.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9578 | | 2,950 | | 9 | | Jim Murtishaw, Vista, Calif. | | 9126 | | 217.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9576 | | 2,700 | | #10 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | | 9176 | | 218.4 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9521 | | 2,600 | | 11 | | Ken Fernandez, Grants Pass, Ore. | | 9075 | | 216.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9495 | | 2,500 | | 12 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | | 9047 | | 215.4 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9482 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 8936 | | 212.7 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9416 | | 2,300 | | 14 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9042 | | 215.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9372 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Joe Salvemini, Reno, Nev. | | 9001 | | 214.3 | | 10-11-3 | | 345 | | 9346 | | 2,100 | | 16 | | Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | | 9013 | | 214.5 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9328 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo | | 8969 | | 213.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9314 | | 1,900 | | 18 | | Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J. | | 8996 | | 214.1 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9251 | | 1,800 | | 19 | | Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa. | | 8891 | | 211.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9191 | | 1,700 | | 20 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | | 8897 | | 211.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9167 | | 1,600 | | 21 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago | | 8720 | | 207.6 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8930 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Steve Brichta, Reading, Pa. | | 8667 | | 206.3 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8892 | | 1,400 | | 23 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | | 8702 | | 207.1 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8882 | | 1,350 | | 24 | | Don Sylvia, New Bedford, Mass. | | 8533 | | 203.1 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8743 | | 1,300 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | $1,180 | | 26 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | 1,155 | | 27 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | 1,210 | | 28 | | Dave Tulak, Monroe, N.Y. | 1,115 | | 29 | | Dan Ghezzi, Childs, Pa. | 1,100 | | 30 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago, Ill. | 1,090 | | 31 | | Doc landoli, College Point, N.Y. | 1,080 | | 32 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | 1,070 | | 33 | | John McCarron, Westfield, Mass. | 1,060 | | 34 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Pomona, Calif. | 1,050 | | 35 | | John Chacko, Swoyersville, Pa. | 1,040 | | 36 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 1,030 | | 37 | | Norm Duke, Ft. Worth, Texas | 1,020 | | 38 | | Kenny Hall, Latham, N.Y. | 1,005 | | | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 1,005 | | 40 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | 990 | | 41 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | 975 | | | | Butch Soper, Newport Beach, Calif. | 975 | | 43 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 960 | | 44 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 950 | | 45 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | 940 | | 46 | | Mike Sparacino, Deer Park, N.Y. | 930 | | 47 | | Storm DeVincent, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 920 | | 48 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 910 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Anthony, 4130. 24th place McCordic, 3902. # - Earl Anthony, Steve Wunderlich and Ralph Hartmann rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS - Joe Berardi, Paul Gibson, Paul Moser, Tom Baker, Nelson Burton Jr., Gary Morgan, Steve Cook. John Wilcox, Dan Eberl, Bobby Knipple, Sam Maccarone, Gary Dickinson, Barry Warshafsky, Mike Steinbach. Darryl Bower, Gus Yannaras ($50 each). Warren Nelson, Tom Milton, Tom Laskow ($33 each).
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