Nelson Burton Jr. bowled a record-breaking four-game series as he captured the $125,000 Angle Open. The PBA Hall of Famer and ABC-TV's expert commentator qualified fourth for the stepladder finals and averaged 262, totaling 1050 for the afternoon en route to the $20,000 top prize and his 17th PBA championship. Burton's first victim was Paul Gibson, 278-218. Marshall Holman went down next, 279-217. The tightest match was against Pete Couture who pressured Burton to roll a 10th frame double, which Burton did, to record a 257-249 victory. Top-seeded Pete Weber could not keep up with Burton's strike blitz, losing 236-184, in the familiar surroundings of Dick Weber Lanes. Burton's series surpassed the previous record of 1021 set by Larry Laub in 1972. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 1,050 (4 games) | $20,000 | | 2 | | Pete Weber, Jacksonville, Fla. | 184 (1 game) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 249 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | 217 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 218 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Burton defeated Gibson, 278-218: Burton defeated Holman, 279-217; Burton defeated Couture, 257-249; and in the championship game, Burton defeated Weber, 236-184.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Pete Weber, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 9321 | | 221.9 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9861 | | | | #2 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 9388 | | 223.5 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9853 | | | | 3 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | | 9301 | | 221.4 | | 15-7-2 | | 480 | | 9781 | | | | 4 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | | 9319 | | 221.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9709 | | | | #5 | | Paul Gibson, O Fallon, III. | | 9257 | | 220.4 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9692 | | | | **6 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | | 9159 | | 218.0 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9669 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9192 | | 218.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9612 | | 3,800 | | 8 | | Rickie Sajek, Highland, Ind. | | 9186 | | 218.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9606 | | 3,400 | | 9 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | | 9170 | | 218.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9530 | | 3,200 | | 10 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | | 9125 | | 217.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9515 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | John Forst, La Grange, III. | | 8999 | | 214.2 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9434 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Avery LeBlanc, Houma, La. | | 9085 | | 216.3 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9430 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Roger Bowker, Rockford, 111. | | 9038 | | 215.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9398 | | 2,500 | | 14 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Chino, Calif. | | 9067 | | 215.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9397 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | | 9091 | | 216.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9361 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Louis | | 9094 | | 216.5 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9349 | | 2,200 | | #17 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 9055 | | 215.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9340 | | 2,100 | | 18 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 9046 | | 215.3 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9316 | | 1,950 | | | | Jim Murtishaw, Vista, Calif. | | 8971 | | 213.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9316 | | 1,950 | | 20 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 9030 | | 215.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9300 | | 1,800 | | 21 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | | 8983 | | 213.8 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9253 | | 1,700 | | 22 | | Bill Peters, Englewood, Ohio | | 8827 | | 210.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9127 | | 1,600 | | 23 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8901 | | 211.9 | | 6-16-2 | | 210 | | 9111 | | 1,500 | | 24 | | Storm DeVincent, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8788 | | 209.2 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9073 | | 1,450 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | $1,375 | | 26 | | Dale Eagle, Chicago | 1,275 | | 27 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 1,250 | | 28 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | 1,240 | | 29 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 1,230 | | 30 | | Randy Johnson, Webster Groves, Mo. | 1,220 | | 31 | | Roy Buckley, New Albany Ohio | 1,210 | | 32 | | Joseph Groskind, Carterville, Ill. | 1,200 | | 33 | | Toby Contreras, Kansas City Mo. | 1,185 | | | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | 1,185 | | 35 | | Steve Lewis, Columbus, Ind. | 1,160 | | 36 | | Norm Duke, Mt. Pleasant, Texas | 1,150 | | 37 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 1,140 | | 38 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 1,130 | | 39 | | Dennis Pate, Temple, Texas | 1,120 | | 40 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 1,110 | | 41 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | 1,100 | | 42 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 1,090 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. # - Mike Cavanaugh, Paul Gibson, Steve Wunderlich, Rich Hartman and Pete Couture rolled 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader - Randy Lightfoot, 4139. 24th place - Jimmie Pritts Jr., 3945. PRO-AM CASHERS - Pete Weber, Rickie Sajek, Pete McCordic, Dennis Lane, Steve Wunderlich and Alvin Lou ($50 each).
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