1975 King Louie Open

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$80,000 KING LOUIE OPEN
King Louie West Lanes, Overland Park, Kan., Jan 28-Feb 1, 1975
Roth Crowned In King Louie





Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y., earned his way into the charmed circle of champions with a spectacular 299 game in the nationally televised championship match of the $60,000 King Louie Open.

Victim of the near-perfect game was another youngster, Steve Jones, Kansas City, Mo., who had a large hometown crowd cheering his every move as he mowed down three opponents to get into the championship game against Roth.

Roth's 12th ball which could have earned him a $10,000 cash bonus from ABC-TV and a Mercury automobile, looked good as it left his hand, and as he told newsmen later, "It felt good."

But a stubborn and unyielding four-pin survived the onslaught of nine other pins and Roth had to be satisfied with a 299-233 victory.


TELEVISED FINALS



Pos.



Name, City/State

Total

Amount







1



Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y.

299 (1 game)

$7,000



2



Steve Jones Kansas City, Mo.

995 (4 games)

4,000



3



Art Trask Miami, Fla.

247 (1 game)

2,500



4



Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio

204 (1 game)

2,000



5



Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif.

194 (1 game)

1,750






PLAYOFF RESULTS-Jones defeated Laub, 227-194; Jones defeated Buckley, 277-204; Jones defeated Trask, 258-247; and in the championship game, Roth defeated Jones, 299-233.