Lefty Dave Davis, of Phoenix, Ariz., withstood a closing rush by Ted Hoffman of Philadelphia to capture the $10,000 first prize in the $50,000 Las Vegas Open. Hoffman qualified in the No. b spot and then proceeded to eliminate Steve Buell, 214-169; Tommy Tuttle, 223-188, and Skee Foremsky, the defending champion, 226-215. But in the title go Davis, who had led the 40-game qualifier and was seeded No. 1, reeled off a 227-207 victory to capture his second PBA tournament. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix | $10,000 | | 2 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia | 6,000 | | 3 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso | 2,600 | | 4 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 2,000 | | 5 | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City | 1,600 | |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Davis defeated Hoffman, 227-207. ROUND ROBIN: Hoffman defeated Buell, 214-169; Hoffman defeated Tuttle, 223-188; Hoffman defeated Foremsky, 226-216.
40 GAMES | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 6 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | | 8611 | | 860 | | 8861 | | $1,400 | | 7 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderale, Fla. | | 8384 | | 460 | | 8834 | | 1,260 | | 8 | | Vic Iwlew, Kalamazoo, Mich. | | 8381 | | 460 | | 8831 | | 1,160 | | 9 | | Ted Hendrickson, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8236 | | 400 | | 8636 | | 1,100 | | 10 | | J. B. Blaylock, Alamogordo, N.M. | | 8369 | | 260 | | 8619 | | 1,060 | | 11 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8197 | | 400 | | 8697 | | 1,000 | | 12 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | | 8196 | | 326 | | 8621 | | 960 | | 13 | | Mike Limongello, Babylon, N.Y. | | 8182 | | 260 | | 8432 | | 900 | | 14 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8173 | | 260 | | 8423 | | 860 | | 15 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8117 | | 200 | | 8317 | | 800 | | 16 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8069 | | 260 | | 8309 | | 760 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | John Coder, Williamsport | 4932 | $660 | | 18 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4913 | 600 | | 19 | | Bill Lillard, Dallas, Texas | 4912 | 600 | | 20 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4908 | 600 | | 21 | | John Juni, Hollywood, Fla. | 4906 | 460 | | | | Dwane Martin, Wichita, Kan. | 4906 | 460 | | 23 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 4900 | 460 | | | | Al Kaelin, Louisville, Ky. | 4900 | 460 | | 26 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 4896 | 400 | | | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4896 | 400 | | 27 | | Gil Potempo, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4892 | 400 | | 28 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4889 | 400 | | 29 | | Bob McMillin, College Pt., N.Y. | 4878 | 350 | | 30 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield | 4876 | 350 | | 31 | | Steve Bassin, Las Vegas, Nev. | 4872 | 350 | | 32 | | George Keels, Portland, Ore. | 4868 | 350 | | 33 | | Lynn Shulund, Missoula, Mont. | 4864 | 300 | | 34 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 4842 | 300 | | 36 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 4824 | 300 | | 36 | | Tom Long, Modesto, Calif. | 4822 | 300 | |
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