1978 $100,000 Quaker State Open
Forum Bowling Lanes, Grand Prairie, Texas, Jan 24-28, 1978

1978 Quaker State Open Introductions

Match 1:

Mike Berlin vs. Pete Couture, part 1

Mike Berlin vs. Pete Couture, part 2

Match 2:

Mike Berlin vs. John Wilcox, part 1

Mike Berlin vs. John Wilcox, part 2

Match 3:

Marshall Holman vs. Mike Berlin, part 1

Marshall Holman vs. Mike Berlin, part 2

Championship Match:

Mark Roth vs. Marshall Holman, part 1

Mark Roth vs. Marshall Holman, part 2

$100,000 Quaker State Open
Forum Bowling Lanes, Grand Prairie, Texas, Jan 24-28, 1978

Wire-To-Wire For Roth

Mark Roth led from the very first game when he fired a 280 and won his second title of the 1978 Winter Tour, the $100,000 Quaker State Open.

Roth, seeded first in the nationally televised finals, held a slim lead over Marshall Holman going into the 10th frame of the championship game and could have shut Holman out with a nine-count on his final delivery, but an eight-count left the door open for his doubles partner.

Holman needed three strikes to tie the match and force a two-frame rolloff. He got the first two, but he threw the final ball through the nose and left the 6-7-10, ending his title quest, 216-213.

 

TELEVISED FINALS

Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount
1 Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y . 216 (1 game) $15,000
2 Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. 468 (2 games) 8,000
3 Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa 647 (3 games) 6,000
4 John Wilcox, Shavertown, Pa. 190 (1 game) 5,000
5 Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. 226 (1 game) 4,000

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Berlin defeated Couture, 236-226; Berlin defeated Wilcox, 208-190; Holman defeated Berlin, 255-203, and in the championship game, Roth defeated Holman, 216-213.

 

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