John Juni, of Hollywood, Fla., was the wire-to-wire winner of the opening tournament on the 1967 Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) tour when he captured the Tucson Open. The 31-year-old righthander led the 40-game qualifier and then defeated Tommy Tuttle of King, N.C., 179-171, in the televised finals to pocket the $5,000 first place check. Juni was seeded into the final game and watched while Tuttle disposed of Harry Smith of Fresno, Calif., and Don Glover of Bakersfield, Calif. Earlier Smith eliminated Dick Weber of St. Louis. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | John Juni, Hollywood, Fla | $6,000 | | 2 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 2,500 | | 3 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 1,600 | | 4 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | 1,400 | | 5 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | 1,300 | |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Juni defeated Tuttle, 179-171. ROUND ROBIN: Smith defeated Weber, 206-202; Tuttle defeated Smith, 222-181; Tuttle defeated Glover, 230-226.
40 GAMES | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 6 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8364 | | 600 | | 8864 | | $1,260 | | 7 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit. Mich. | | 8346 | | 460 | | 8796 | | 1,160 | | 8 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8348 | | 400 | | 8748 | | 1,100 | | 9 | | Skee Foremsky, EI Paso, Tex. | | 8296 | | 426 | | 8720 | | 1,060 | | 10 | | Lynn Shulund, Missoula, Mont. | | 8303 | | 300 | | 8603 | | 1,000 | | 11 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8299 | | 300 | | 8699 | | 960 | | 12 | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 8221 | | 300 | | 8621 | | 900 | | 13 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | | 8238 | | 260 | | 8488 | | 860 | | 14 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8266 | | 200 | | 8466 | | 800 | | 15 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Texas | | 8174 | | 276 | | 8449 | | 760 | | 16 | | Jay Robinson, Santa Suzana, Calif. | | 8116 | | 260 | | 8366 | | 700 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Bob McMillin, College Pt., N.Y. | 4933 | $480 | | 18 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4928 | 420 | | 19 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 4926 | 410 | | *20 | | Bob Kennicutt, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4923 | 400 | | 21 | | John Fitch, Kuala Lumpur | 4919 | 390 | | 22 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 4906 | 380 | | 23 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Az. | 4902 | 370 | | 24 | | Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. | 4892 | 360 | | 26 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4891 | 360 | | 26 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 4886 | 340 | | 27 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4870 | 330 | | 28 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | 4864 | 320 | |
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