Lyle Ambs Results

1970  First round Merle Blackmun d. Ken Thelan, 7-6 Jim Iocca, bye Ray Kluk d. Bill Scheele, 1 up Tom Dwyer d. Jack Fitzpatrick, 3-2 Bob Zimmerman d. Mike Crowley, 8-6 Mike Weber d. Neil Veydt, 3-1 Alex Harpowiski d. Ray Uribe, 4-3 Jan Jodis d. Jerry Lefere, 1 up, 21st Bill Chittum d. Jake Drummond, 5-3 Denny Kerwin d. Ron Potok, 1 up Roger Fors d. Walt Paszkiet, 1 up Rick Putman d. Phil Sutton, 6-5  Ned Bacon d. Jim Snyder, 4-3 Bob Mason d. Frank Deptula, 2-1 Bill White d. Mike Sanderson, 5-4 Tom Hawkins d. Bob Feller, 1 up Second round Merle Blackmun d. Jim Iocca, 2-1 Ray Kluk d. Tom Dwyer, 1 up, 19th Bob Zimmerman d. Mike Weber, 7-6 Alex Harpowiski d. Jan Jodis, 3-1 Bill Chittum d. Denny Kerwin, 6-5 Roger Fors d. Rick Putman, 3-2 Ned Bacon d. Bob Mason, 1 up Bill White d. Tom Hawkins, 2-1 Quarterfinals Merle Blackmun d. Ray Kluk, 1 up Bob Zimmerman d. Alex Harpowiski, 4-3 Bill Chittum d. Roger Fors, 1 up, 20th Ned Bacon d. Bill White, 4-3 Semifinals Merle Blackmun d. Bob Zimmerman, 1 up Bill Chittum d. Ned Bacon, 2 up Finals Merle Blackmun d. Bill Chittum, 4-3   1971 First round  Pete Walz d. Howard May, 7-6  Mike Helmer d. Bob Zimmerman, 4-3  Jerry Lefere d. Roger Fors, 2-1  Ray Kluk d. Craig Jensen, 3-2  Frank Deptula d. Dan Zaski, 2-1  Bob Urschalitz d. Al Lefere, 4-2  Mike Palmer d. Terry Reynolds, 4-2  Tom Draper d. John Bush, 6-4  Bill Chittum d. Mike Daly, 5-4  Carl Fitts d. Jim Johnson, 2 up  John Lozier d. Ray Haynes, 2 up  Berry Gittins d. Mike Rich, 4-3  Chuck Mohlman d. Bill White, 7-6  Merle Blackmun d. Ned Bacon, 3-2  Walt Paszkiet d. Tom Dwyer, 2-1  Alex Harpowiski d. Jerry Vannest, 4-3  Second round  Pete Walz d. Mike Helmer, 3-2  Jerry Lefere d. Ray Kluk, 7-6 Frank Deptula d. Bob Urschalitz, 3-2 Mike Palmer d. Tom Draper, forfeit Bill Chittum d. Carl Fitts, 3-2 John Lozier d. Berry Gittins, 1 up Chuck Mohlman d. Merle Blackmun, 2-1 Walt Paszkiet d. Alex Harpowiski, 6-5 Quarterfinals Pete Walz d. Jerry Lefere, 1 up, 23rd Frank Deptula d. Mike Palmer, 4-3 Bill Chittum d. John Lozier, 5-3 Chuck Mohlman d. Walt Paszkiet, 4-3 Semifinals Pete Walz d. Frank Deptula, 1 up, 20th Bill Chittum d. Chuck Mohlman, 1 up, 19th Finals Pete Walz d. Bill Chittum, 3-1   1972 First round Jerry Lefere d. Allan Jennex, 2-1 Gary Slater d. Mike Sanderson, 3-2 Tom Dwyer d. Chuck Mohlman, 2-1 Jim Lasowski d. Ted Collier, 6-5 Steve Cole d. Doug Hanson, 1 up Bill Scheele d. Neil Veydt, 2-1 Mike Palmer d. Jim Iocca, 6-5 John Bush d. Tom Hawkins, forfeit Bill White d. Rick Putman, 4-3 Pete Walz d. John Lozier, 3-1 Alex Harpowiski d. Mark DeNato, 5-4 Bob Urschalitz d. Bob Zimmerman, 3-2 Mike Helmer d. Mark Allen, 2-1 Craig Jensen d. Dick Crandall, 3-2 Walt Paszkiet d. Denny Kerwin, forfeit Mark Egly d. Mike Johnson, 5-3 Second round Jerry Lefere d. Gary Slater, 5-3 Tom Dwyer d. Jim Lasowski, 3-1 Steve Cole d. Bill Scheele, 3-2 Mike Palmer d. John Bush, forfeit Bill White d. Pete Walz, 2 up Alex Harpowiski d. Bob Urschalitz, 2-1 Mike Helmer d. Craig Jensen, 3-1 Walt Paszkiet d. Mark Egly, 2-1 Quarterfinals Jerry Lefere d. Tom Dwyer, 5-4 Steve Cole d. Mike Palmer, 4-2 Bill White d. Alex Harpowiski, 5-4 Mike Helmer d. Walt Paszkiet, 1 up Semifinals Jerry Lefere d. Steve Cole, 1 up Bill White d. Mike Helmer, 2 up Finals Jerry Lefere d. Bill White, 5-4   1973 First round Bob Zimmerman d. Alex Harpowiski, 6-4 Neal Detter d. Gibson DuBois, 1 up Merle Blackmun d. Tom Hawkins, 4-3 Bill Scheele d. Doug Wiley, 3-2 Jerry Lefere d. Jack Fitzpatrick, 1 up Bob Fisher d. Steve Reynolds, 5-4 Jim Clark d. Jan Jodis, 1 up Jeff Gorney d. Ray Haynes, 2 up Ned Bacon d. John Worthington, 3-2 Marty Leverett d. Allan Jennex, 1 up, 20th Rich Friedlund d. Dan Cramb, 1 up Bob Mason d. Ron Backinger, 1 up Bill Chittum d. Denny Kerwin, 1 up Mark Egly d. Chuck Mohlman, 1 up, 20th Jeff VanSchoick d. Mark Allen, 5-3 Peter Balzola  d. Tom Dwyer, 2-1 Second round Bob Zimmerman d. Neal Detter, 3-2 Merle Blackmun d. Bill Scheele, 2-1 Jerry Lefere d. Bob Fisher, 1 up, 19th Jim Clark d. Jeff Gorney, 2-1 Ned Bacon d. Marty Leverett, 7-6 Rich Friedlund d. Bob Mason, 3-2 Bill Chittum d. Mark Egly, 1 up Jeff VanSchoick d. Peter Balzola, 2-1 Quarterfinals Bob Zimmerman d. Merle Blackmun, 3-1 Jerry Lefere d. Jim Clark, 6-5 Ned Bacon d. Rich Friedlund, 5-4 Bill Chittum d. Jeff VanSchoick, 3-2 Semifinals Bob Zimmerman d. Jerry Lefere, 4-3 Ned Bacon d. Bill Chittum, 2-1 Finals Bob Zimmerman d. Ned Bacon, 11-9   1974 First round Jerry Lefere d. Mike Sanderson, 1 up, 20th Scott Davison d. Tom Schwyn, 3-2 Merle Blackmun d. Gary Gauss, 1 up, 19th Neal Detter d. F.L. Merlone, 6-5 Mark Egly d. Jim Clark, 3-2 Bob Mason d. Tom Hawkins, 3-2 Pete Walz d. Dick Loring, 1 up, 20th Steve Cole d. Alex Harpowiski, 2-1 Bill Chittum d. Denny Kerwin, 1 up Steve Davis d. Jerry Holda Jr., 6-5 Bill Scheele d. Bob Fisher, 2 up Jan Jodis d. Gibson DuBois, 2 up Bob Rainey d. Bob Zimmerman, forfeit Jim Lasowski d. Jack Fitzpatrick, 4-3 Steve Kusisto d. Dan Cramb, 2-1 Jerry Fitzpatrick d. Jeff Gorney, 1 up, 19th Second round Jerry Lefere d. Scott Davison, 4-3  Merle Blackmun d. Neal Detter, 4-3 Mark Egly d. Bob Mason, 6-4 Pete Walz d. Steve Cole, 2-1 Bill Chittum d. Steve Davis, 4-2 Bill Scheele d. Jan Jodis, 2-1 Bob Rainey d. Jim Lasowski, 1 up Steve Kusisto d. Jerry Fitzpatrick, 4-3 Quarterfinals Jerry Lefere d. Merle Blackmun, 6-5 Mark Egly d. Pete Walz, 1 up Bill Chittum d. Bill Scheele, 2-1 Bob Rainey d. Steve Kusisto, 2-1 Semifinals Jerry Lefere d. Mark Egly, 4-3 Bill Chittum d. Bob Rainey, 4-3 Finals Jerry Lefere d. Bill Chittum, 1 up, 38th   1975 First round Pete Walz d. Bill George, 4-3 Walt Paszkiet d. Frank Cummings, 4-2 Mike Bilaski d. Jim Clark, 1 up Dick Loring d. Bill Okley, 3-2 Bob Zimmerman d. Gibson DuBois, 2-1 John Hunt d. Jerry Fitzpatrick, 3-1 Ned Bacon d. Jeff VanSchoick, 3-2 Jan Jodis d. Mike Dwyer, 3-1 Dan Cramb d. Craig Jensen, 1 up Jim McUmber d. Dick Eddy, 2-1 Bill Augustine d. Tom Dwyer, 2-1 Bob Babcock d. Nathan LaZebnik, 1 up Bill Scheele d. Rick Putman, 4-3 Graydon Gauss d. Neal Detter, 4-3 Jerry Lefere d. Steve Murray, 4-2 Merle Blackmun d. Kurt Hudler, 7-6 Second round Pete Walz d. Walt Paszkiet, 2-1 Mike Bilaski d. Dick Loring, 1 up, 21st Bob Zimmerman d. John Hunt, 7-5 Ned Bacon d. Jan Jodis, 2-1 Dan Cramb d. Jim McUmber, 2-1 Bill Augustine d. Bob Babcock, 1 up Bill Scheele d. Graydon Gauss, 2-1 Jerry Lefere d. Merle Blackmun, 2-1 Quarterfinals Pete Walz d. Mike Bilaski, 6-5 Bob Zimmerman d. Ned Bacon, 2 up Dan Cramb d. Bill Augustine, 5-4 Bill Scheele d. Jerry Lefere, 5-3 Semifinals Pete Walz d. Bob Zimmerman, 1 up, 21st Dan Cramb d. Bill Scheele, 4-3 Finals Pete Walz d. Dan Cramb, 5-4   1976 First round Bob Zimmerman d. Tom Tarasiewicz, 3-2 Jim Clark d. Tom Avery , 5-4 Merle Blackmun d. Jim Heisler, 6-5 Marty Holda d. Mark Allen, 4-2 Denny Kerwin d. Jim McUmber, 3-2 Steve Maddalena d. Bob Rainey, 4-3 Chuck Mohlman d. Tom Dwyer, 1 up Matt Cassini d. Tom Lefere, 3-2 George Sewell d. Mark Behm, 2-1 Mike Robinson d. Dan Cramb, 1 up, 19th Jack Wahl d. Alex Harpowiski, 1 up Steve Anderson d. Frank Rulewicz, 3-2 Jack Fitzpatrick d. Pete Walz, 2-1 Steve Cole d. Mike Sanderson, 2 up Jerry Lefere d. Paul Putman, 4-2 Dave Page d. Gary Gauss, 7-5 Second round Bob Zimmerman d. Jim Clark, 4-3 Merle Blackmun d. Marty Holda, 5-3 Denny Kerwin d. Steve Maddalena, 1 up Chuck Mohlman d. Matt Cassini, 6-5 George Sewell d. Mike Robinson, 3-1 Jack Wahl d. Steve Anderson, 2-1 Jack Fitzpatrick d. Steve Cole, 1 up, 19th Jerry Lefere d. Dave Page, 4-3 Quarterfinals Bob Zimmerman d. Merle Blackmun, 7-5 Denny Kerwin d. Chuck Mohlman, 1 up George Sewell d. Jack Wahl, 5-4 Jack Fitzpatrick d. Jerry Lefere, 4-2 Semifinals Bob Zimmerman d. Denny Kerwin George Sewell d. Jack Fitzpatrick Finals Bob Zimmerman d. George Sewell, 10-9   1977 First round Bob Zimmerman d. Tom Dwyer, 3-2 Tim Smith d. Pete Walz, 1 up Matt Cassini d. Gary Gauss, 1 up, 19th Chuck Mohlman d. Mike Alden, 1 up Bob Urschalitz d. Denny Kerwin, 2-1 Jake Drummond d. Mike Zuchowski, 5-4 Royal Lefere d. Jack Wahl, 1 up Neal Detter d. Bill Augustine, 1 up, 19th Jerry Lefere d. Mike Jors, 2 up  George Sewell d. Tom Lefere, 2-1 Chris Howser d. Dave Rose, 5-3 Terry Bott d. Merle Blackmun, 6-4 Rusty Coon d. Bob Babcock, 2-1 Jim Clark d. Dale Kurtz, 3-1 Bruce Crosthwaite d. Bill Scheele, 1 up Bob Fisher d. Bob Mason, 4-3 Second round Bob Zimmerman d. Tim Smith, 4-3 Matt Cassini d. Chuck Mohlman, 5-4 Bob Urschalitz d. Jake Drummond, 4-3 Royal Lefere d. Neal Detter, 1 up Jerry Lefere d. George Sewell, 1 up Chris Howser d. Terry Bott, 3-1 Rusty Coon d. Jim Clark, 4-3 Bruce Crosthwaite d. Bob Fisher, 1 up Quarterfinals Bob Zimmerman d. Matt Cassini, 6-5 Bob Urschalitz d. Royal Lefere, 2 up Jerry Lefere d. Chris Howser, 2-1 Rusty Coon d. Bruce Crosthwaite, 6-4 Semifinals Bob Zimmerman d. Bob Urschalitz, 3-1 Jerry Lefere d. Rusty Coon, 3-2 Finals Bob Zimmerman d. Jerry Lefere, 6-4   1978 First round Rusty Coon d. Dick Loring, 4-3 Merle Blackmun d. Neal Detter, 2 up Mike Sanderson d. Dave Rose, 1 up Pete Walz d. George Sewell, 1 up Rusty Miller d. Chris Howser, 3-1 K.C. Fox d. Jack Wahl, 1 up Jim Clark d. Bob Johnston, 1 up Jake Drummond d. Bob Zimmerman, 2-1 Tom Tarasiewicz d. Jack Fitzpatrick, 2 up Bob Fisher d. Bob Litzer, 3-2 Bill Scheele d. Bob Mason, 5-4 Tod North d. Tom Lefere, 5-4 Lance Avery d. Jim Heisler, 1 up Jerry Lefere d. John Lundstrom, 5-3 Bob Urschalitz d. Bill Augustine, 1 up Chuck Mohlman d. Jerry Watson, 1 up Second round Rusty Coon d. Merle Blackmun, 4-3 Mike Sanderson d. Pete Walz, 1 up, 20th Rusty Miller d. K.C. Fox, 1 up, 19th Jim Clark d. Jake Drummond, 5-4 Tom Tarasiewicz d. Bob Fisher, 5-4 Bill Scheele d. Tod North, 5-4 Lance Avery d. Jerry Lefere, 4-3 Bob Urschalitz d. Chuck Mohlman, 1 up Quarterfinals Rusty Coon d. Mike Sanderson, 4-3 Rusty Miller d. Jim Clark, 1 up Tom Tarasiewicz d. Bill Scheele, 3-2 Lance Avery d. Bob Urschalitz, 1 up Semifinals Rusty Coon d. Rusty Miller, 3-2 Tom Tarasiewicz d. Lance Avery, 5-4 Finals Rusty Coon d. Tom Tarasiewicz, 9-8   1979 First round Denny Kerwin d. Mike Robison, 4-3  Walt Paszkiet d. John Schultz, 3-2 Pat Kerwin d. Mike Mizerik, 3-1 Dale Stein d. Phil Day, 3-2  George Sewell d. Kurt Parker, 5-4  Al Lefere d. Joe Guscinski, 1 up  Mike O'Connell d. Gary Gauss, 2-1  Bob Rohde d. Dick Eddy, 1 up, 20th Merle Blackmun d. Joe Tiernan, forfeit  Tom Tarasiewicz d. Alex Harpowiski, 5-4 Matt Cassini d. John Monick, 2 up  Dave North d. Dean Krieghoff, 1 up Neal Detter d. Bjorn Lindeblad, 5-4 Dick Loring d. Donald Hodson, 1 up Dan Haagsma d. Jack Wahl, 1 up Mark Allen d. Bob Jackson, 1 up Second round Denny Kerwin d. Walt Paszkiet, 2-1  Pat Kerwin d. Dale Stein, 1 up George Sewell d. Al Lefere, 2-1  Mike O'Connell d. Bob Rohde, 5-4  Merle Blackmun d. Tom Tarasiewicz, 3-1  Matt Cassini d. Dave North, 3-1 Neal Detter d. Dick Loring, 1 up Dan Haagsma d. Mark Allen, 4-3  Jim Clark d. Tim Lefere, 2 up Ken Friend d. Rick Bedell, 2-1 Pete Walz d. Dave Clark, 3-2 Jerry Lefere d. Rusty Coon, 5-4 John Lundstrom d. Jack Fitzpatrick, 5-3 Bob Cole d. Jake Drummond, 3-1 Rusty Miller d. Royal Lefere, 5-4 James DiVietri d. Don Engel Jr., 4-2  Third round Denny Kerwin d. Pat Kerwin, 1 up  George Sewell d. Mike O'Connell, 3-2 Merle Blackmun d. Matt Cassini, 1 up Neal Detter d. Dan Haagsma, 4-3 Jim Clark d. Ken Friend, 3-2 Pete Walz d. Jerry Lefere, 1 up John Lundstrom d. Bob Cole, 3-1 Rusty Miller d. James DiVietri, 3-1 Quarterfinals Denny Kerwin d. George Sewell, 1 up  Merle Blackmun d. Neal Detter, 8-7 Jim Clark d. Pete Walz, 1 up John Lundstrom d. Rusty Miller, 3-2 Semifinals Denny Kerwin d. Merle Blackmun, 1 up  Jim Clark d. John Lundstrom, 2 up Finals Denny Kerwin d. Jim Clark, 4-3