Fort Worth Open



$27,500 FORT WORTH OPEN
Meadowbrook Lanes, Fort Worth, Tex., Jul 14-17, 1966
Ritger Captures Fort Worth

Dick Ritger became the second new PBA champion in as many weeks when he carved out a decisive 203-pin win -in the $27,500 Fort Worth Open.

Like Barry Asher the week before, Ritger crashed the winner's circle with a bang as he totalled 9251 for the 40-game grind. This included 550 bonus pins he received for taking 11 of his 16 match games in the finals.

Hometown favorite Bobby Cooper was second with 9048. Norm Meyers added some excitement when he punched out a 300 game, the third of the year on the PBA tour.

40 GAMES

 Name, City/StatePins+TotAmt
1Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. 8701 550 9251 $3,000
2Bobby Cooper, Dallas, Texas 8548 500 9048 1,500
3Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. 8561 400 8961 1,200
4Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. 8499 450 8949 1,150
5Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. 8480 450 8930 1,100
6Johnny King, Chicago, Ill. 8468 450 8918 1,050
7Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. 8591 300 8891 1,000
8Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. 8382 450 8832 950
9E. B. Dozier, Lubbock, Texas 8369 450 8819 900
10Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 8443 360 8793 860
11Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. 8370 400 8770 800
12Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. 8235 450 8685 750
13Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. 8282 350 8632 700
14Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. 8270 300 8570 650
15Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. 8197 350 8647 625
16Bill Beach, Warren, Ohio 8229 200 8429 600

24 GAMES

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
17Jim Dunston, Ft. Worth, Texas4974$420
18Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich.4959360
19Bill Lillard, Dallas, Texas4941350
20Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calf.4940340
21Audie Balmer, Falls Church, Va.4936330
22Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill.4933320
23Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif.4919310
24Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn.4902300