Ralph Engan of Monsey, N.Y., a five-year veteran on the PBA tour, finally knocked off his first championship in the $31,000 Camden Open. The tourney was a thriller which was decided in the last frame of the final game. Engan went into the tilt with a 41-pin lead over Fred Lening. Engan won the game, 182-171, and but for a split by Lening in that last frame, the title would have gone the other way. Nelson Burton Jr. led the 24-game qualifier with a 5077 total but slipped to fifth when he won but half of his games in the 16-game finals. | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N.Y. | | 8272 | | 675 | | 8947 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Fred Lening, Fairless Hills, Pa. | | 8397 | | 450 | | 8847 | | 1,500 | | 3 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | | 8296 | | 560 | | 8846 | | 1,200 | | 4 | | Billy Hardwick. Louisville, Ky. | | 8341 | | 500 | | 8841 | | 1,100 | | 5 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8338 | | 400 | | 8738 | | 1,000 | | 6 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Texas | | 8285 | | 400 | | 8685 | | 950 | | 7 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Michigan | | 8349 | | 276 | | 8624 | | 900 | | 8 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Florida | | 8171 | | 460 | | 8621 | | 860 | | 9 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisconsin | | 8179 | | 400 | | 8579 | | 800 | | 10 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8218 | | 350 | | 8568 | | 750 | | 11 | | Tom Harnisch, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8014 | | 450 | | 8464 | | 725 | | 12 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Arizona | | 8070 | | 376 | | 8445 | | 700 | | 13 | | Vince Lucci, Morristown, Pa. | | 8094 | | 350 | | 8444 | | 675 | | 14 | | J. Wilbert Sims, Chicago. Ill. | | 8120 | | 300 | | 8420 | | 650 | | 15 | | Jim Stefanich. Chicago, Ill. | | 8023 | | 276 | | 8298 | | 626 | | 16 | | John Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8043 | | 200 | | 8243 | | 600 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 4885 | $380 | | 18 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4869 | 330 | | 19 | | Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. | 4866 | 330 | | 20 | | Dom De Cicco, Philadelphia, Pa. | 4854 | 330 | | 21 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 4861 | 320 | | 22 | | Al Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio | 4845 | 320 | | 23 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 4843 | 320 | | 24 | | John Fabbro, Columbus, Ohio | 4837 | 315 | | | | Tony Marine, Middle Village, N.Y. | 4837 | 315 | | 26 | | Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. | 4830 | 310 | | 27 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | 4829 | 310 | | | | Gary Martineau, Nashville, Tenn. | 4829 | 310 | | 29 | | Ted Hofman, Philadelphia, Pa. | 4824 | 300 | | 30 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 4813 | 300 | |
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