Carmen Salvino, of Chicago, had it when he needed it in wrapping up the $10,000 first prize in the $50,000 St. Paul Open. Salvino subdued Johnny Guenther, 211-203, in the championship match to win his first tourney of the year and his eighth overall. Guenther, who qualified in the fifth spot, looked like a winner all the way as he swept aside Bill Lillard, 259-200; Jack Biondolillo, 195-194, and Barry Asher, 226-190. But in the championship match, Salvino spared and then struck four times to take a big lead. Guenther kept plugging but just missed when he missed on strikes in the tenth frame. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | $10,000 | | 2 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 5,000 | | 3 | | Barry Asher, Santa Ana, Calif. | 2,500 | | 4 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Texas | 2,000 | | 5 | | Bill Lillard, Dallas, Texas | 1,500 | |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Salvino defeated Guenther, 211-203. ROUND ROBIN: Guenther defeated Lillard, 259-200; Guenther defeated Biondolillo, 195-194; Guenther defeated Asher, 226-190.
40 GAMES | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 6 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8376 | | 400 | | 8776 | | $1,450 | | 7 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8367 | | 400 | | 8767 | | 1,360 | | 8 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8302 | | 450 | | 8762 | | 1,300 | | 9 | | Jim Stefanich, Chicago, Ill. | | 8278 | | 426 | | 8703 | | 1,260 | | 10 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 8319 | | 375 | | 8694 | | 1,200 | | 11 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8284 | | 400 | | 8684 | | 1,150 | | 12 | | Bob Kwolek, Fairborn, Ohio | | 8346 | | 300 | | 8648 | | 1,100 | | 13 | | Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. | | 8261 | | 350 | | 8611 | | 1,050 | | 14 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | | 8215 | | 300 | | 8515 | | 1,000 | | 15 | | Mike Limongello, Babylon, N.Y. | | 8191 | | 300 | | 8491 | | 950 | | 16 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8127 | | 200 | | 8327 | | 900 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 5016 | $575 | | 18 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 5005 | 500 | | 19 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 5003 | 475 | | 20 | | Mike Durbin, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4996 | 450 | | 21 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4965 | 425 | | 22 | | Curt Schmidt, Fort Wayne, Ind. | 4955 | 425 | | 23 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 4920 | 400 | | 24 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 4915 | 400 | | 25 | | George Howard, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 4909 | 375 | | 26 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4900 | 375 | | 27 | | Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4899 | 350 | | 28 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso | 4890 | 350 | |
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