Gary Martineau, a two-year traveler on the PBA tournament tour, finally made it big in the big time . . . And, he did it in his home town. Martineau won his first major championship in the Nashville Open with a two-pin decision over Pete Tountas. It was a squeaker all the way with Martineau, Tountas and Ted Hoffman battling for the lead. Going into the position round, Martineau needed at least a nine-pin verdict over Tountas . . . He won by ten pins, 224-214. Martineau's total read 8969, Tountas had 8967. The new champion won ten and tied one in the 16-game finals. Tountas posted a 10-6 mark. THE FINALS (40 GAMES) | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Gary Martineau, Nashville, Tenn. | | 8444 | | 525 | | 8969 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Pete Tountas, Hammond, Ind. | | 8467 | | 500 | | 8967 | | 1,500 | | 3 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | | 8313 | | 550 | | 8863 | | 1,200 | | 4 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | | 8391 | | 400 | | 8791 | | 1,150 | | 5 | | Ed Lubanski, Detroit, Mich. | | 8186 | | 550 | | 8736 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | | 8322 | | 400 | | 8722 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | James Smith, Rockford, Ill. | | 8195 | | 450 | | 8645 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | | 8227 | | 400 | | 3627 | | 950 | | 9 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8180 | | 400 | | 8580 | | 900 | | 10 | | John Chapman, Kansas City, Kan. | | 8110 | | 425 | | 8535 | | 850 | | 11 | | Eddy Patterson, El Paso, Tex. | | 8161 | | 300 | | 8451 | | 800 | | 12 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | | 8092 | | 350 | | 8442 | | 750 | | 13 | | Bob Kwolek, Dayton, Ohio | | 8124 | | 300 | | 8424 | | 700 | | 14 | | Tandy Shaw, Columbia, Tenn. | | 8119 | | 300 | | 8419 | | 650 | | 15 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8106 | | 300 | | 8406 | | 625 | | 16 | | Andy Marzich, Torrance, Calif. | | 8047 | | 250 | | 8297 | | 600 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Johnny King, Chicago, Ill. | 4909 | $420 | | 18 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 4905 | 360 | | 19 | | Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. | 4895 | 350 | | 20 | | Sam Baca, Union City, Calif. | 4884 | 340 | | 21 | | Bill Fite, Detroit, Mich. | 4856 | 330 | | 22 | | Larry Oakar, Cleveland, Ohio | 4848 | 320 | | 23 | | Jim Vrenick, Granite City, Ill. | 4842 | 310 | | 24 | | Earl Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn. | 4840 | 300 | |
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