Mark Roth unburdened a longtime "monkey on his back" by winning the second jewel of professional bowling's "Triple Crown" in the $200,000 BPAA U.S. Open. Roth nipped Guppy Troup, 244-237, on the strength of four game-ending strikes to come from behind and snatch the largest first prize of his career, $38,000. Having been stymied in 10 previous appearances in "major" tournament (BPAA U.S. Open, PBA National Championship and Firestone Tournament of Champions) championship rounds, his 29th PBA triumph came in dramatic fashion. After Roth's closing heroics Troup still could have clinched his seventh PBA crown with a strike and nine count in the 10th, but the 4-pin remained upright on his first shot. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 244 (1 game) | $38,000 | | 2 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 846 (4 games) | 20,000 | | 3 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 175 (1 game) | 11,000 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz. | 178 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 5 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | 192 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Troup defeated Acosta, 218-192; Troup defeated Laub, 190-178; Troup defeated Cook, 201-175; and in the championship game, Roth defeated Troup, 244-237.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | | 11814 | | 210.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12264 | | | | 2 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | | 11698 | | 208.8 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12148 | | | | 3 | | Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz. | | 11786 | | 210.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12146 | | | | 4 | | Mal Acosta, Hayward, Calif. | | 11653 | | 208.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12103 | | | | 5 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 11615 | | 207.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12065 | | | | **6 | | Dale Eagle, Chicago | | 11663 | | 208.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12053 | | $5,550 | | 7 | | Joe Salvemini, Reno, Nev. | | 11694 | | 208.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12024 | | 5,000 | | 8 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 11632 | | 207.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12022 | | 4,500 | | 9 | | Keith Kolozsi, Xenia, Ohio | | 11477 | | 204.9 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 12017 | | 4,000 | | 10 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 11625 | | 207.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12015 | | 3,500 | | 11 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 11571 | | 206.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 11946 | | 3,000 | | 12 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | | 11486 | | 205.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 11936 | | 2,800 | | 13 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 11456 | | 204.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 11906 | | 2,600 | | 14 | | Butch Soper, Newport Beach, Calif. | | 11565 | | 206.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11895 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Rickie Sajek, Highland, Ind. | | 11466 | | 204.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11856 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 11377 | | 203.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 11827 | | 2,200 | | 17 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 11474 | | 204.8 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 11789 | | 2,100 | | 18 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | | 11453 | | 204.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11783 | | 2,000 | | 19 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 11458 | | 204.6 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 11743 | | 1,900 | | 20 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 11482 | | 205.0 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 11737 | | 1,800 | | 21 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | | 11439 | | 204.2 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 11619 | | 1,700 | | 22 | | Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio | | 11323 | | 202.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 11563 | | 1,600 | | 23 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | | 11208 | | 200.1 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 11418 | | 1,500 | | 24 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 11206 | | 200.1 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 11386 | | 1,475 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | $1,425 | | 26 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | 1,335 | | | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, Ill. | 1,335 | | 28 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis | 1,320 | | 29 | | AI Stonum, San Francisco | 1,310 | | 30 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 1,300 | | 31 | | Mike Kelly, Seattle Wash. | 1,290 | | 32 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | 1,280 | | 33 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 1,270 | | @34 | | Darwin Skrzynecki, Chicago | 1,260 | | 35 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 1,250 | | 36 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Ind. | 1,240 | | 37 | | Arnie Goldman, Chicago | 1,230 | | 38 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. | 1,220 | | @39 | | Gary Shultis, Greenwich, Conn. | 1,210 | | 40 | | Wayne Webb, Carmel, Ind. | 1,200 | | 41 | | Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y. | 1,190 | | 42 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 1,180 | | 43 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 1,170 | | @44 | | John Hricsina, Franklin, Pa. | 1,160 | | 45 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | 1,150 | | @46 | | Jim Winklepleck, Portland, Ore. | 1,140 | | #47 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | 1,130 | | 48 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | 1,120 | | 49 | | Jim Murtishaw, Vista, Calif. | 1,110 | | @50 | | Tom Carter, Aurora, Ill. | 1,100 | | @51 | | Steve Wiemer, Springfield, Mo. | 1,090 | | 52 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 1,080 | | 53 | | Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | 1,070 | | @54 | | Tony Moore, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 1,060 | | 55 | | Scott Buckingham, Anchorage, Alaska | 1,050 | | 56 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 1,040 | | 57 | | Jim Poulos, Daly City, Calif. | 1,030 | | 58 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 1,020 | | @59 | | John Scaletta, Franklin Park, Ill. | 1,010 | | @60 | | Bruce Hollen Jr., Baltimore, Md. | 1,000 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. 32-game qualifying leader- Mark Roth, 6832. 24th place- Keith Kolozsi, 6582. 60th place - Bruce Hollen Jr., 6361. # - Bruce Carter rolled a 300 game. @ - BPAA entry. PRO-AM CASHERS -Sam Maccarone, Jeff Bellinger, Mike Durbin, Kent Wagner, Joe Hutchinson, Dan Ghezzi ($50 each).
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