Mark Roth opened with five strikes and closed with four to coast to a 264-193 victory over Tom Baker in the $65,000 Columbia 300 Open. In winning the title, Roth collected $7,000 while the runnerup, a 21-year-old rookie in only his seventh national tournament, earned $4,000. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | 264 (1 game) | $7,000 | | 2 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 694 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 3 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 203 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 458 (2 games) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | 205 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Buckley defeated Ressler, 233-205; Baker defeated Buckley, 256-225;Baker defeated Hudson, 245-203, and in the championship game, Roth defeated Baker, 264-193.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9264 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9789 | | | | 2 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | | 9214 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9784 | | | | 3 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9150 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9585 | | | | 4 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 9086 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9581 | | | | 5 | | Ed Ressler Jr., Allentown, Pa. | | 9128 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9518 | | | | *6 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | | 9082 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9487 | | $1,850 | | #7 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8986 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9436 | | 1,700 | | #8 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9068 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9428 | | 1,600 | | 9 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8996 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9416 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8909 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9329 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Rick Minter, Akron, Ohio | | 8937 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9327 | | 1,350 | | 12 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 8889 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9249 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | John Wilcox, Montoursville, Pa. | | 8866 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9211 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | | 8766 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9201 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 8816 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9146 | | 1,150 | | 16 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 8741 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 9071 | | 1,100 | | 17 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8733 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 9063 | | 1,050 | | 18 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | | 8735 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9020 | | 1,000 | | 19 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8724 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8994 | | 950 | | @20 | | John Hricsina, Franklin, Pa. | | 8598 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 8898 | | 900 | | 21 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8664 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8859 | | 850 | | 22 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8561 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8771 | | 800 | | 23 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | | 8547 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8742 | | 750 | | 24 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8526 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 8721 | | 700 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 25 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 3752 | $555 | | *26 | | Paul Moser, Medford | Mass3748 | 615 | | 27 | | Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla. | 3747 | 525 | | | | Bill McCorkle, Columbus, Ohio | 3747 | 525 | | 29 | | Keith Craycraft, New Martinsville, W. Va. | 3732 | 510 | | 30 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3714 | 495 | | | | Jay Tartaglia, Post Chester, N.Y. | 3714 | 495 | | 32 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3713 | 480 | | 33 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 3709 | 470 | | 34 | | Butch Soper, Huntington Beach, Calif. | 3707 | 460 | | 35 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago. Ill. | 3702 | 450 | | 36 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3698 | 440 | | 37 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 3689 | 430 | | 38 | | Doc landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | 3686 | 420 | | 39 | | Sal Rapacciuolo, E. Haven, Conn. | 3684 | 410 | | 40 | | Rick Kendrick, Oklahoma City, Okla. | 3683 | 400 | | 41 | | Bobby Crull, Tipton, Ind. | 3667 | 390 | | 42 | | Dave Heller, Rye, N.Y. | 3665 | 380 | | 43 | | Todd Strebel, Monroe, N.Y. | 3662 | 370 | | 44 | | Ron Bamer, Springfield, Ore. | 3660 | 360 | | 45 | | Dave Jones, Las Vegas, Nev. | 3648 | 350 | | 46 | | Steve Carson, Oklahoma City, Okla. | 3642 | 340 | | 47 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | 3641 | 330 | | 48 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 3635 | 320 | | 49 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 3630 | 310 | | 50 | | Mike Merritt, Canoga Park, Cal. | 3629 | 300 | |
*Alternate. @Local entry. #Lane, Dick Nardozza and Holman receive $100 for 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader-Spigner, 4009. 24th-place-Hutchinson, 3760. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Ron Bamer, Marshall Holman, Bus Oswalt, Matt Surina, Tom Baker, Dale Glenn.
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