Mark Roth earned his second Showboat Invitational title and 24th PBA
crown by overpowering Earl Anthony, 253-220, in the $135,000 Showboat
event in Las Vegas.
Roth, the 1977 winner, collected $21,000, the largest first prize of
his career after leading the tournament by 349 pins going into the
championship round.
TELEVISED FINALS
Pos. |
 |
Name,
City/State |
Total |
Amount |
 |
1 |
 |
Mark
Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. |
253
(1 game) |
$21,000 |
2 |
 |
Earl
Anthony, Dublin, Calif. |
662
(3 games) |
11,000 |
3 |
 |
Fred
Conner. Mar Vista, Calif. |
234
(1 game) |
7,500 |
4 |
 |
Jim
Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. |
392
(2 games) |
6,000 |
5 |
 |
Ernie
Schlegel, Vancouver. U.S.A. |
190
(1 game) |
5,000 |
 |
PLAYOFF RESULTS Winklepleck defeated Schlegel,
193-190; Anthony defeated Winklepleck, 200-199; Anthonydefeated Conner,
242-234; and in the championship match, Roth defeated Anthony 253-220.
56-GAME TOTALS
|
 |
Name,
City |
 |
Pins |
 |
Avg |
 |
WLT |
 |
+ |
 |
Tot |
 |
Amt |
 |
1 |
 |
Mark
Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. |
|
12695 |
|
226.6 |
|
16-8-0 |
|
480 |
|
13175 |
|
|
2 |
 |
Fred
Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. |
|
12261 |
|
218.9 |
|
15-8-1 |
|
465 |
|
12726 |
|
|
3 |
 |
Earl
Anthony, Dublin, Calif. |
|
12216 |
|
218.1 |
|
15-7-2 |
|
480 |
|
12696 |
|
|
4 |
 |
Ernie
Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. |
|
12228 |
|
218.3 |
|
15-8-1 |
|
465 |
|
12693 |
|
|
5 |
 |
Jim
Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. |
|
12287 |
|
219.4 |
|
13-11-0 |
|
390 |
|
12677 |
|
|
**6 |
 |
Sam
Zurich, Centerport, N.Y. |
|
12155 |
|
217.0 |
|
14-10-0 |
|
420 |
|
12575 |
|
$4,050 |
7 |
 |
Jimmy
Certain, Peoria, Ill. |
|
12166 |
|
217.2 |
|
13-10-: |
|
405 |
|
12571 |
|
3,500 |
#8 |
 |
Gary
Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas. |
|
12121 |
|
216.4 |
|
12-9-3 |
|
405 |
|
12526 |
|
3,000 |
9 |
 |
Mike
Hanes, North Tonawanda, N.Y. |
|
12013 |
|
214.5 |
|
17-7-0 |
|
510 |
|
12523 |
|
2,800 |
10 |
 |
Bill
Coleman, Springfield, Ore. |
|
12036 |
|
214.9 |
|
14-10-0 |
|
420 |
|
12456 |
|
2,600 |
11 |
 |
Tom
Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. |
|
12000 |
|
214.2 |
|
13-10-1 |
|
405 |
|
12405 |
|
2,400 |
12 |
 |
Nelson
Burton Jr., St. Louis |
|
12020 |
|
214.6 |
|
12-11-1 |
|
375 |
|
12395 |
|
2,300 |
13 |
 |
Paul
Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. |
|
12048 |
|
215.1 |
|
11-13-0 |
|
330 |
|
12378 |
|
2,200 |
14 |
 |
Bob
Glass, Lawrence, Kan- |
|
11979 |
|
213.9 |
|
12-12-0 |
|
360 |
|
12339 |
|
2,100 |
15 |
 |
John
Handegard, Eugene. Ore. |
|
12042 |
|
215.0 |
|
9-15-0 |
|
270 |
|
12312 |
|
2,000 |
16 |
 |
Mike
Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa |
|
11946 |
|
213.3 |
|
12-12-0 |
|
360 |
|
12306 |
|
1,900 |
17 |
 |
George
Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. |
|
11975 |
|
213.8 |
|
9-15-0 |
|
270 |
|
12245 |
|
1,800 |
18 |
 |
Steve
Tripp, Wethersfield, Conn. |
|
11801 |
|
210.7 |
|
12-12-0 |
|
360 |
|
12161 |
|
1,700 |
19 |
 |
Carmen
Salvino, Chicago |
|
11804 |
|
210.7 |
|
11-13-0 |
|
330 |
|
12134 |
|
1,600 |
20 |
 |
Jim
Robarge, Syracuse, N. Y. |
|
11734 |
|
209.5 |
|
12-12-0 |
|
360 |
|
12094 |
|
1,500 |
21 |
 |
Larry
Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. |
|
11852 |
|
211.6 |
|
8-16-0 |
|
240 |
|
12092 |
|
1,400 |
22 |
 |
Rick
Vittone, Salem, Ore. |
|
11542 |
|
206.1 |
|
7-16-1 |
|
225 |
|
11767 |
|
1,300 |
23 |
 |
Guppy
Troup, Jacksonville, L-la. |
|
11541 |
|
206.0 |
|
5-1S-1 |
|
165 |
|
11706 |
|
1,250 |
+24 |
 |
David
Kappel, Chicago |
|
9979 |
|
207.8 |
|
3-21-0 |
|
90 |
|
11588 |
|
1,160 |
|