Gene Rhoda needed all the strength in his 6-2, 225-pound frame to overcome an influenza epidemic and the 128-man field in the $37,000 St. Paul Open. The flu bug bedded 22 of the starters as Rhoda charged through the first 40 games with a leading 9160 total and then bombed Bob Strampe, 234-190, in the televised finals. It was the second PBA crown of the year for Rhoda (he won at Charlotte, N.C.) and fourth overall. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso | $6,000 | | 2 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit | 2,500 | | 3 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit | 1,500 | | 4 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon | 1,350 | |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Rhoda defeated Strampe, 234-190. ROUND ROBIN: Strampe defeated Limongello, 209-194; Soutar defeated Limongello, 199-174; Strampe defeated Soutar, 209-194.
40 GAMES | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | *5 | | Pete Tountas, Hammond, Ind. | | 8293 | | 460 | | 8743 | | $1,275 | | 6 | | Harry Smith, Redwood City. Calif. | | 8193 | | 560 | | 8743 | | 1,225 | | 7 | | Tom Harnisch, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8230 | | 450 | | 8680 | | 1,150 | | 8 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8202 | | 475 | | 8677 | | 1,100 | | 9 | | Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn. | | 8205 | | 426 | | 8630 | | 1,060 | | 10 | | Ray Koehler, Bayshore, N.Y. | | 8125 | | 425 | | 8560 | | 1,000 | | 11 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8158 | | 325 | | 8483 | | 950 | | 12 | | Dick Sternberg, Rochester, N.Y. | | 8132 | | 360 | | 8482 | | 900 | | 13 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago, Ill. | | 8064 | | 350 | | 8414 | | 860 | | 14 | | Roy Lown, El Paso, Texas | | 8058 | | 360 | | 8408 | | 800 | | 15 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8223 | | 160 | | 8373 | | 750 | | 16 | | Fred Lening, Fairless Hills, Pa. | | 8094 | | 160 | | 8244 | | 700 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Tom Long, Anaheim, Calif. | 4906 | $500 | | 18 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4896 | 440 | | 19 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4890 | 430 | | 20 | | George Howard, Detroit, Mich. | 4874 | 420 | | 21 | | Bill Anderson, Minneapolis, Minn. | 4872 | 410 | | 22 | | Don McCune, Calumet City, ill. | 4870 | 400 | | 23 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 4852 | 390 | | 24 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 4838 | 380 | | 25 | | Lowell Hanson, St. Paul, Minn. | 4837 | 385 | | 26 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | 4837 | 365 | | 27 | | Virg Enger, Minneapolis, Minn. | 4836 | 350 | | 28 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 4834 | 340 | | 29 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | 4830 | 330 | | 30 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4828 | 320 | | 31 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | 4826 | 310 | | 32 | | Jerry Hale, Richmond, Calif. | 4824 | 300 | | 33 | | Lou Scalia, W. Hollywood, Fla. | 4816 | 100 | |
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