Barry Asher, 19-year-old professional, triumphantly returned to his home stamping grounds by winning the $29,000 Southern California Open at Encino (Calif.) Bowl. The Santa Monica youngster won the tourney in the last two games. He beat Wayne Zahn, 289-184, to take the lead, and then polished off Jim St. John, 192-185, to wrap it up. It was the first tournament victory for the shy Santa Ana Junior College freshman who immediately banked the $3,000 check and tagged it: For education only. 40 GAMES | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Barry Asher, Santa Monica, Calif. | | 8637 | | 600 | | 9037 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Les Barrett, San Mateo, Calif. | | 8446 | | 600 | | 8946 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8618 | | 426 | | 8943 | | 1,200 | | 4 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8480 | | 460 | | 8930 | | 1,125 | | | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 8680 | | 360 | | 8930 | | 1,125 | | 6 | | Don Bickford, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8392 | | 476 | | 8867 | | 1,060 | | 7 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8434 | | 376 | | 8809 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8408 | | 400 | | 8808 | | 960 | | 9 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8301 | | 476 | | 8776 | | 900 | | 10 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8462 | | 260 | | 8702 | | 860 | | 11 | | Andy Marzich, Torrance, Calif. | | 8281 | | 400 | | 8681 | | 800 | | 12 | | Foy Belcher, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8206 | | 460 | | 8666 | | 725 | | | | Steve Bassin, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 8280 | | 376 | | 8666 | | 725 | | 14 | | Ron Winger, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8260 | | 326 | | 8676 | | 650 | | 16 | | Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. | | 8199 | | 360 | | 8649 | | 625 | | 16 | | Harry 0'Neale, Charlotte, S.C. | | 8243 | | 300 | | 8543 | | 600 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Charlie Wilkinson, Salinas, Calif. | 4966 | $450 | | 18 | | Wally Wagner, Brea, Calif. | 4964 | 390 | | 19 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4949 | 380 | | 20 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 4947 | 370 | | 21 | | Sheldon Hippo, Van Nuys, Calif. | 4942 | 360 | | 22 | | Gary Martineau, Nashville, Tenn. | 4937 | 350 | | 23 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 4927 | 340 | | 24 | | Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. | 4920 | 330 | | 25 | | Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif. | 4912 | 320 | | 26 | | Roy Lown, El Paso, Texas | 4911 | 307.50 | | | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4911 | 307.50 | | 28 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4907 | 300 | |
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