Sam Zurich held off the on-rushing Mark Roth with a 209-172 title game win to claim the championship of the $100,000 Buffalo Open. For a time, It looked as though Roth would go all the way. In the championship game he led Zurich by two pins through the sixth frame, and then Zurich made an important decision, moving to an outside line to claim the $13,000 top prize. Roth, who had bowled well in limited Summer Tour appearances, disposed of Steve Fehr, 186-180; good friend and doubles partner Marshall Holman, 226-182; and Tom Milton, 204-182. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | 209 (1 game) | $13,000 | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Wall Township, N.J. | 788 (4 games) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 182 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | 182 (1 game) | 4,500 | | 5 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 180 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Roth defeated Fehr, 186-180; Roth defeated Holman, 226-182; Roth defeated Milton, 204-182; and in the championship game, Zurich defeated Roth, 209-172.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | | 9301 | | 221.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9661 | | | | 2 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, F la. | | 9068 | | 215.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9518 | | | | #3 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | | 9082 | | 216.2 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9517 | | | | 4 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 9017 | | 214.6 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9497 | | | | 5 | | Mark Roth, Wall Township, N.J. | | 9060 | | 215.7 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9435 | | | | **6 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 8926 | | 212.5 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9406 | | $3,550 | | 7 | | Mark Baker, Lake Tahoe, Nev. | | 8928 | | 212.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9378 | | 3,000 | | 8 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8945 | | 212.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9365 | | 2,800 | | 9 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 8919 | | 212.3 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9324 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Pomona, Calif. | | 8955 | | 213.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9285 | | 2,400 | | 11 | | Butch Soper, Newport Beach, Calif. | | 8863 | | 211.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9253 | | 2,200 | | 12 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 8869 | | 211.1 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9244 | | 2,100 | | 13 | | Storm DeVincent, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8828 | | 210.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9218 | | 2,000 | | 14 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 8789 | | 209.2 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9194 | | 1,900 | | 15 | | Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa. | | 8739 | | 208.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9189 | | 1,800 | | 16 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | | 8754 | | 208.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9084 | | 1,700 | | 17 | | Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8778 | | 209.0 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9063 | | 1,600 | | #18 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | | 8824 | | 210.0 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9049 | | 1,500 | | 19 | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, 111. | | 8684 | | 206.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8984 | | 1,400 | | 20 | | Dave Tulak, Monroe, Mich. | | 8675 | | 206.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8960 | | 1,300 | | 21 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 8652 | | 206.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8952 | | 1,250 | | 22 | | John Chercourt, Rootstown, Ohio | | 8551 | | 203.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8821 | | 1,200 | | 23 | | Mike Fiedler, Lockport, N.Y. | | 8488 | | 202.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8818 | | 1,150 | | 24 | | Steve Martin, Great Falls, Mont. | | 8315 | | 197.9 | | 4-20-0 | | 120 | | 8435 | | 1,100 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Kent Wagner, Allentown, Pa. | $1,075 | | 26 | | Doug Heim, Niagara Falls, N.Y. | 975 | | 27 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 950 | | 28 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 930 | | 29 | | James Wolfe, Alexandria, Va. | 910 | | 30 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 900 | | 31 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 880 | | | | John Forst, LaGrange, Ill. | 880 | | | | Mike Hanes, N. Tonawanda, N.Y. | 880 | | 34 | | Norm Duke, Mt. Pleasant, Texas | 860 | | 35 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | 850 | | 36 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | 840 | | 37 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | 830 | | 38 | | Ted Canepa, Campbell, Calif. | 820 | | 39 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 810 | | 40 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 800 | | 41 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 790 | | 42 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 780 | | 43 | | James Valentine, Warren, Ohio | 770 | | 44 | | Gary Shultis, Greenwich, Conn. | 760 | | 45 | | Dan Ghezzi, Childs, Pa. | 750 | | 46 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | 740 | | 47 | | Dan Eberl, Tonawanda, N.Y. | 725 | | | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 725 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Zurich, 4,054. 24th place Bellinger, 3,760. # - Roger Haskell and Marshall Holman rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS- John Masiello, Frank Ellenburg, Wayne Webb, Butch Soper, Johnny Petraglia, Dan Eberl, Mike Klapik, Steve Martin (Montana), Joe Berardi, Joe Hutchinson, Jeff Bellinger, Billy Young, Gary Skidmore, Tom Rosenwinkel, Jim Schroeder, Joe Merrill, Mike Aulby, Ted Canepa, Ted Hannahs, Mark Leogrande, Sam Zurich and Pete McCordic ($50 each).
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