Mike Limongello is about as big as a pint of persimmon juice (125 pounds) but he handles the 16-pounder like a heavyweight. At least, he rolled with authority in capturing his second PBA championship, the $35,000 Mobile-Sertoma Open. After leading the 40-game qualifier, the 21-year-old pro wrapped up Dave Davis, 197-176, in the title tilt to pad his bank account by $5,000. Davis and Bob Kwolek both defeated Johnny Meyer in the first two games of the televised finals. Davis then knocked out Kwolek, 204-183, to go into the payoff game. Limongello won his first test as a 20-year-old in the 1965 PBA Oklahoma City test. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | $5,000 | | 2 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 2,500 | | 3 | | Bob Kwolek, Dayton, Ohio | 1,500 | | 4 | | Johnny Meyer, Long Island | 1,350 | |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Limongello defeated Davis, 197-176. ROUND ROBIN: Davis defeated Meyer, 201-199; Kwolek defeated Meyer, 199-190; Davis defeated Kwolek, 204-183.
40 GAMES | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 5 | | Billy Golembiewski. Detroit, Mich. | | 8471 | | 460 | | 8921 | | $1,300 | | 6 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8438 | | 400 | | 8748 | | 1,200 | | 7 | | Pete Tountas, Hammond, Ind. | | 8291 | | 450 | | 8741 | | 1,150 | | 8 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8254 | | 450 | | 8704 | | 1,100 | | 9 | | Skee Foremsky, EI Paso, Texas | | 8256 | | 426 | | 8681 | | 1,050 | | 10 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8323 | | 350 | | 8673 | | 1,000 | | 11 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | | 8247 | | 425 | | 8672 | | 950 | | 12 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | | 8266 | | 276 | | 8540 | | 900 | | 13 | | Jerry McCoy, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8207 | | 300 | | 8507 | | 860 | | 14 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8216 | | 250 | | 8466 | | 800 | | 15 | | Al Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio | | 8143 | | 300 | | 8443 | | 750 | | 16 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8133 | | 300 | | 8433 | | 700 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4942 | $430 | | 18 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4940 | 420 | | 19 | | Tommy Tuttle, Rural Hall, N.C. | 4924 | 410 | | *20 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 4921 | 450 | | 21 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 4920 | 390 | | 22 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 4917 | 380 | | 23 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | 4916 | 370 | | 24 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | 4902 | 360 | | 25 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | 4898 | 350 | | 26 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 4891 | 340 | | 27 | | Bob Denison, Birmingham, Ala. | 4886 | 330 | | 28 | | Don Scott, Cleveland, Ohio | 4884 | 320 | |
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