Tucson Squirt Open



$27,500 TUCSON SQUIRT OPEN
Cactus Bowl, Tucson, Ariz., Jul 1-4, 1966
Guenther Trips Tucson Bell

John Guenther, after having made the finals in two of the previous three tournaments, finally hit the big money when he captured the $27,500 Tucson Squirt Open.

Guenther won 11 of his 16 matches for 550 bonus pins as he fashioned a 9103 total for 40 games. Ted Hoffman, the qualifying leader, was 112 pins behind in second place. Bud Horn rolled a 300 game.

Dick Weber finished fourth to add $1,150 and bring his leading money winning total to $43,020. Wayne Zahn made $1,000 for his seventh place finish. The No. 2 pro in the race now had earned $36,800 on the 1966 tournament trail.

40 GAMES

 Name, City/StatePins+TotAmt
1Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. 8663 650 9103 $3,000
2Ted Hoffman. Philadelphia, Pa. 8491 600 8991 1,600
3Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. 8326 500 8826 1,200
4Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. 8303 460 8763 1,150
5Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. 8287 460 8737 1,100
6Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. 8241 450 8691 1,060
7Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. 8375 300 8676 1,000
8Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. 8148 460 8598 950
9Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. 8208 350 8558 900
10Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. 8266 300 8656 860
11Darylee Cox, Seattle, Wash. 8139 350 8489 800
12Bill Tucker. Los Angeles, Calif. 8077 400 8477 760
13Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. 8043 375 8418 700
14Steve Bassin. Las Vegas, Nev. 8024 300 8324 650
15Jack Biondolillo. Houston. Texas 7982 300 8282 625
16Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. 7956 276 8230 600

24 GAMES

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
17Roy Lown, El Paso, Texas4867$420
18Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif.4862360
19Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo.4850350
20Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif.4844340
21Glenn Allison, Los Angeles. Calif.4843330
22Bill Lillard, Dallas, Texas4834320
23Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo.4831310
24Bob Majeske, Douglas, Ariz.4827300