A new champion, a new world's record and two 300 games made the Labor Day Classic in Dallas, Tex. a memorable tournament. Sam Baca celebrated a new-born son (five days before the tournament started) by scoring a 10-pin verdict over Nelson Burton Jr. Burton got into the act by rolling a 300 game on his way to setting an unsanctioned world mark of 1539 for a six-game block. Jerry McCoy was the other 300 shooter. Baca's 9515 total for the 40 games included 550 bonus pins for an 11-5 record in the match game finals. Burton knocked down the most pins (9055 actual) but won only nine games in the finals. THE FINALS (40 GAMES) | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Sam Baca, Union City, Calif. | | 8965 | | 650 | | 9515 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Nelson Burton, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9055 | | 450 | | 9505 | | 1,500 | | 3 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8994 | | 600 | | 9494 | | 1,200 | | 4 | | Ray Orf, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8970 | | 475 | | 9445 | | 1,150 | | 5 | | Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8880 | | 525 | | 9405 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8802 | | 500 | | 9302 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Al Thompson, Cleveland Ohio | | 8823 | | 450 | | 9273 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8968 | | 250 | | 9218 | | 950 | | 9 | | Jerry McCoy, Fort Worth, Tex. | | 8733 | | 450 | | 9183 | | 900 | | 10 | | Jack Biondolillo Houston, Tex. | | 8809 | | 350 | | 9159 | | 850 | | 11 | | Bill Lillard, Dallas Tex. | | 8777 | | 360 | | 9127 | | 800 | | 12 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 8643 | | 350 | | 8993 | | 750 | | 13 | | Tom Harnisc, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8669 | | 300 | | 8969 | | 700 | | *14 | | Bob Tomlinson Dallas, Tex. | | 8595 | | 300 | | 8895 | | 650 | | **15 | | Johnny King, Chicago, Ill. | | 8544 | | 300 | | 8844 | | 507.50 | | 16 | | Pete Tountas, Hammond, Ind. | | 8439 | | 260 | | 8739 | | 600 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Bill Fite, Detroit, Mich. | 6366 | $507.50 | | 18 | | Don Ellis, Houston, Tex. | 5296 | 400.00 | | ***19 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | 5281 | 430.00 | | 20 | | Bobby Meadows, Dallas, Tex. | 5272 | 370.00 | | 21 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 5268 | 360.00 | | 22 | | Tom Hennessey, St. Louis, Mo. | 5266 | 350.00 | | 23 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 5265 | 335.00 | | | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 5265 | 335.00 | | 26 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 5257 | 320.00 | | 26 | | Wally Wagner, Brea, Calif. | 5241 | 310.00 | | 27 | | Jim Smith, Rockford, Ill. | 5232 | 305.00 | | 28 | | Larry Oskar, Cleveland, Ohio | 5228 | 300.00 | |
*Amateur. **Johnny King replaced Bill Fite who qualified 11th, had to withdraw after 4 games in the finals. ***Alternate-$50.00 |