Tucson Squirt PBA Open



$22,500 TUCSON SQUIRT PBA OPEN
Cactus Bowl, Tucson, Arizona, Jul 1-4, 1965
Smith Measures Tucson Field

Harry Smith won his second PBA tournament of the year and ninth overall when he bested the 96-man field in the Tucson Open.

It was the closest finish in the history of the PBA. .Smith's margin was 26 pins over second-place Dave Soutar and only 137 pins separated seventh-place Earl Johnson from the winner.

Going into the final game five men had a shot at the trophy. Smith put it out of reach from the rest with a 208-182 win over Jim St. John who slipped from second to fifth in that last game.

THE FINALS (40 GAMES)

 Name, City/StatePins+TotAmt
1Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. 8661 500 9161 $3,000
2Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. 8585 550 9135 1,500
3Andy Marzich, Torrance, Calif. 8610 500 9110 1,200
4Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. 3582 500 9082 1,150
5Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. 8520 650 9070 1,100
6Pete Tountas, Hammond, Ind. 8569 475 9044 1,050
7Earl Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn. 8574 450 9024 1,000
8Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. 8508 400 8908 950
9Bill Lillard, Dallas, Tex. 8468 425 8893 900
10Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. 8486 400 8886 850
11Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. 8343 325 8668 800
12Mike Limongello, Babylon, N.Y. 8328 300 8628 750
13Dick Hoover, Akron, Ohio 8280 300 8580 700
14Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. 8319 250 8569 660
15Tom Montalbano, Babylon, N.Y. 8162 325 8487 625
16Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. 8158 150 8308 600

24 GAMES

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
17Harry O'Neale, Charleston, S.C.4996$420
18Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo.4988355
18Jerry Hale, Richmond, Calif.4988355
20Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif.4982340
21Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz.4981330
22Wally Wagner, Anaheim, Calif.4959320
23J. B. Blaylock, El Paso, Tex.4958310
24Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex.4956300