Lefthander Johnny Meyer dumped a two-year slump when he recorded his second PBA championship in the Boston Open. Mired in the doldrums since a sparkling victory in the Houston Open in 1963, Meyer was his old self as he hung up a 116-pin win over second-place Jerry McCoy. Meyer's 9117 total included 500 bonus pins he received for winning 10 of his 16 matches in the finals. A pall of sadness hung over the tournament site after the first day when Hall of Famer Steve Nagy suffered a stroke and was removed to a Brockton Hospital in a coma. Harry Smith made the round of 16 for the tenth straight time but was forced to withdraw from the finals with a bad back. THE FINALS (40 GAMES) | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Johnny Meyer, L. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. | | 8617 | | 500 | | 9117 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Jerry McCoy, Ft. Worth, Tex. | | 8451 | | 660 | | 9001 | | 1,500 | | 3 | | Harry O'Neale, Charleston, S.C. | | 8311 | | 560 | | 8861 | | 1,200 | | 4 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | | 8306 | | 350 | | 8666 | | 1,150 | | 5 | | Eddy Patterson, El Paso, Tex. | | 8240 | | 400 | | 8640 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Bill Fite, Garden City, Mich. | | 8184 | | 450 | | 8634 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Ernest Hoesterey, New Bedford, Mass. | | 8221 | | 400 | | 8621 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 8128 | | 450 | | 8678 | | 950 | | 9 | | Bill Tucker, Hollywood, Calif. | | 8122 | | 460 | | 8572 | | 900 | | 10 | | Bill Beach, Warren, Ohio | | 8169 | | 350 | | 8509 | | 850 | | 11 | | Teata Semiz, Riveredge, N.J. | | 8066 | | 426 | | 8490 | | 800 | | 12 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 8161 | | 300 | | 8461 | | 750 | | 13 | | Ron Hatem, Lawrence, Mass. | | 8061 | | 326 | | 8386 | | 700 | | 14 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Tex. | | 8003 | | 360 | | 8363 | | 532.50 | | 15 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | | 7996 | | 300 | | 8296 | | 625 | | 16 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 7998 | | 250 | | 8248 | | 600 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. | 4853 | $632.50 | | 18 | | Roger Urbon, Stoughton, Mass. | 4834 | 460.00 | | 19 | | Fred Lening, Fairless Hills, Pa. | 4828 | 405.00 | | 20 | | John Fonagy Jr., Buffalo, N.Y. | 4825 | 400.00 | | 21 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | 4821 | 395.00 | | 22 | | J. B. Blaylock, El Paso, Tex. | 4815 | 390.00 | | 23 | | Pete Cambio, Buffalo, N.Y. | 4801 | 382.50 | | | | Dan Spada, Cherry Hill, N.J. | 4801 | 382.50 | | 25 | | Barry Goldstein,Jacksonville, Fla. | 4800 | 376.00 | | 26 | | Dan Fix, Missoula, Mont. | 4793 | 370.00 | | 27 | | Eddie Lubanski, Detroit, Mich. | 4780 | 365.00 | | 28 | | Don Carter, St. Louis, Mo. | 4774 | 360.00 | | 29 | | Don Wray, Detroit, Mich. | 4773 | 352.50 | | | | Al Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio | 4773 | 352.50 | | 31 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. | 4763 | 346.00 | | 32 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 4768 | 340.00 | | 33 | | George Howard, Detroit, Mich. | 4752 | 335.00 | | 34 | | Andy Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 4751 | 330.00 | | 35 | | Eddie Graef, Orange, N.J. | 4746 | 322.50 | | 36 | | Jack Hanley, Worcester, Mass. | 4746 | 322.50 | | 37 | | Andy Slivienski, Cohoes, N.Y. | 4746 | 315.00 | | 38 | | Bobby Meadows, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 4739 | 310.00 | | 39 | | Tom Harnisch, Buffalo, N.Y. | 4738 | 302.50 | | 40 | | Andy Marzich, Torrance, Calif. | 4738 | 302.50 | |
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