It was "Lefthanders' Week" in Las Vegas and the head man at the end of festivities was Skee Foremsky. Foremsky defeated Dave Davis, 211-204, in the championship match to cash the $7,500 first place check in the $40,000 tourney. Harry Smith was the only righthander in the four-man televised finals and he finished third ahead of Don Glover. Foremsky led the 40-game qualifier and was seeded into the title game. Davis was the total pin king in the first three television games. For this he earned a crack at Foremsky. But the El Paso, Tex., kid wasn't to be denied his first major championship. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Skee Foremsky, EI Paso | $7,600 | | 2 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix | 4,000 | | 3 | | Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. | 2,000 | | 4 | | Don Glover Bakersfield Calif | 1,600 | |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Foremsky defeated Davis, 211-204. ROUND ROBIN: Davis defeated Smith, 268-189; Smith defeated Glover, 236-181; Glover defeated Davis, 222-192.
40 GAMES | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 5 | | Roy Lown, El Paso, Texas | | 8608 | | 400 | | 9088 | | $1,350 | | 6 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8508 | | 450 | | 8958 | | 1,260 | | 7 | | Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn. | | 8525 | | 400 | | 8926 | | 1,200 | | 8 | | Bill Lillard, Dallas, Texas | | 8481 | | 350 | | 8831 | | 1,150 | | 9 | | Larry Turner, Roseburg, Oregon | | 8442 | | 375 | | 8817 | | 1,100 | | 10 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia Pa. | | 8347 | | 450 | | 8797 | | 1,050 | | 11 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | | 8336 | | 400 | | 8736 | | 1,000 | | 12 | | Jim St. John, San Jose Calif. | | 8277 | | 450 | | 8727 | | 950 | | *13 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8376 | | 350 | | 8726 | | 740 | | 14 | | Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8309 | | 200 | | 8509 | | 860 | | 15 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8199 | | 200 | | 8399 | | 800 | | 16 | | Harry O'Neale, Charleston, S.C. | | 8137 | | 175 | | 8312 | | 760 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 5069 | $740 | | 18 | | Eddy Patterson, El Paso, Texas | 5047 | 560 | | **19 | | Dwane Martin, Wichita, Kansas | 5043 | 590 | | 20 | | Gary Martineau, Nashville, Tenn. | 5031 | 520 | | 21 | | Elton Kelley, Las Vegas, Nev. | 6026 | 500 | | 22 | | Tommy Tuttle, Rural Hall, N.C. | 6025 | 480 | | 23 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 5020 | 460 | | 24 | | J. B. Blaylock, EI Paso, Texas | 5012 | 440 | | 25 | | Steve Bassin, Las Vegas, Nev. | 5006 | 420 | | 26 | | Bob Phillips, San Pablo, Calif. | 4997 | 400 | | 27 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 4996 | 390 | | 28 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 4993 | 380 | | 29 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 4989 | 370 | | 30 | | Don Bickford, Sacramento, Calif. | 4983 | 360 | | 31 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 4976 | 350 | | 32 | | Jim Dunston, Ft. Worth, Texas | 4969 | 340 | | 33 | | Pete Tountas, Hammond, Ind. | 4964 | 325 | | 33 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | 4964 | 326 | | 36 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 4962 | 310 | | 36 | | Andy Marzich, Torrance, Calif. | 4960 | 300 | | 37 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta. Ga. | 4959 | 300 | |
*Soutar replaced Guenther in finals, divided money. **$50.00 Finals Alternate.
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