Don Johnson won his second consecutive Brunswick World Open title when he eliminated two Brooklynites from the finals of the $85,000 tournament in surburban Glendale Heights. In the championship game, Johnson defeated 21-year-old Mark Roth for the title, 207-181, after Roth had worked himself into the lead at the end of 56 grueling games of qualifying and match game play. The World Open attracted 15 foreign entries from Japan, Venezuela, England, Finland, W. Germany and Canada. Brunswick officials conducted eliminations in each country, and Masao Inoue, Tokyo, rewarded his followers with a 55th-place finish. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 451 (2 games) | $12,000 | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 181 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 3 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 609 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | 192 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 5 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 166 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS -Petraglia defeated Mage, 190-166; Petraglia defeated McGrath, 222-192; Johnson defeated Petraglia, 244-197; and in the championship game Johnson defeated Roth, 207-181.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 11669 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 12194 | | | | 2 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | | 11711 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 12071 | | | | 3 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | | 11585 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 12050 | | | | 4 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 11595 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 11970 | | | | 5 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 11635 | | 10-12-2 | | 330 | | 11965 | | | | *6 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | | 11520 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 11940 | | $2,050 | | 7 | | Jay Robinson, Simi Valley, Calif. | | 11544 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 11889 | | 1,800 | | 8 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 11462 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 11882 | | 1,650 | | 9 | | Larry Lichstein, Suffield, Conn. | | 11443 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 11863 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 11470 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 11845 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 11525 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 11825 | | 1,300 | | 12 | | Timmy Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 11395 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11755 | | 1,250 | | 13 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | | 11357 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11747 | | 1,200 | | 14 | | Don Glover, South Bend, Ind. | | 11371 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11731 | | 1,150 | | 15 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 11315 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11705 | | 1,100 | | 16 | | Dave Wallers, Aurora, Ill. | | 11285 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11675 | | 1,050 | | 17 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | | 11277 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 11652 | | 1,000 | | 18 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 11286 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 11631 | | 950 | | 19 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 11324 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11594 | | 900 | | 20 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 11165 | | 11-10-3 | | 375 | | 11540 | | 850 | | 21 | | Bob Alstott, Joliet, Ill. | | 11190 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11490 | | 800 | | 22 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | | 11111 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11441 | | 750 | | 23 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | | 11100 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 11325 | | 700 | | 24 | | Bob Chase, Kansas City, Kan. | | 11031 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 11226 | | 650 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 6495 | $620 | | 26 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 6478 | 520 | | 27 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | 6469 | 500 | | 28 | | Adam Toney, Oak Hill, W. Va. | 6461 | 490 | | 29 | | Denny Torgerson, Des Moines, Iowa | 6456 | 480 | | 30 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 6450 | 470 | | 31 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 6425 | 460 | | 32 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 6423 | 450 | | 33 | | Jim Maxey Atlanta, Ga. | 6421 | 445 | | 34 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | 6420 | 440 | | 35 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 6419 | 435 | | 36 | | Rich Bennett, Owego, N.Y. | 6414 | 430 | | 37 | | Ray Bluth, Sit. Louis, Mo. | 6412 | 422.50 | | | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | 6412 | 422.50 | | 39 | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 6407 | 415 | | 40 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 6401 | 410 | | 41 | | Max Jensen, Lincoln, Neb. | 6394 | 405 | | 42 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 6383 | 400 | | 43 | | Bob Snell, Stamford, Conn. | 6374 | 395 | | 44 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 6367 | 390 | | 45 | | Jerry Buchholz, San Jose, Calif. | 6358 | 385 | | 46 | | Mike Lemongello, Islip, N.Y. | 6324 | 380 | | 47 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 6319 | 375 | | 48 | | Bob Singleton, Albuquerque, N.M. | 6318 | 367.50 | | | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 6318 | 367.50 | | 50 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 6317 | 360 | | 51 | | Bob Hood, Daly City, Calif. | 6316 | 355 | | 52 | | Alfonso Pujol, Bronx, N.Y. | 6311 | 350 | | 53 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 6307 | 345 | | 54 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 6292 | 340 | | 55 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 6290 | 335 | | 56 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 6279 | 330 | | 57 | | Jimmy McHugh, New York, N.Y. | 6278 | 325 | | 58 | | Bobby Williams, Detroit, Mich. | 6273 | 317.50 | | # | | Masao Inoue, Tokyo, Japan | 6273 | 317.50 | | 60 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 6270 | 310 | | 61 | | Denny DeNovellis, Longmont, Colo. | 6253 | 305 | | 62 | | Mike Christie, Albany, N.Y. | 6241 | 300 | | 63 | | Angelo D'Ambolo, Raritan, N.J. | 6223 | 295 | | 64 | | Dave Jones, Charleston, S.C. | 6202 | 290 | |
*Alternate. #Foreign and/or local entries. 24-Game qualifying leader Johnson 6809. 24th low-Chase 6501. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50-Tim Harahan. Gus Lampo, Bah Hood, Butch Soper, Dave Davis, Bill Johnson.
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