Tim Harahan, of Encino, Calif., needed all four victories in the nationally televised finals to win the $50,000 Brut Open in Kansas City and he got 'em. The 20-year-old belter, who qualified fifth, opened with a 222-192 win over Jim St. John, edged Al Thompson, 195-190, and then eliminated Dick Weber, 254-235. This set up the title match against the No. 1 seeded Billy Hardwick and it was Harahan all the way, 207-175. The victory was Harahan's first ever and it qualified him for the $100,000 Firestone Tournament of Champions. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. | $10,000 | | 2 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 5,000 | | 3 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 2,500 | | 4 | | Al Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio | 2,000 | | 5 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 1,600 | |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Harahan defeated Hardwick, 207-176. ROUND ROBIN: Harahan defeated St. John, 222-192; Harahan defeated Thompson, 196-190; Harahan defeated Weber, 264-236.
40 GAMES | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | *6 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8872 | | 450 | | 9322 | | $1,460 | | 7 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago, Ill. | | 8872 | | 450 | | 9322 | | 1,400 | | 8 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8958 | | 350 | | 9308 | | 1,260 | | 9 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8899 | | 400 | | 9299 | | 1,200 | | 10 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield | | 8796 | | 475 | | 9271 | | 1,160 | | 11 | | Walt Pych, Youngstown, Ohio | | 8817 | | 400 | | 9217 | | 1,100 | | 12 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8833 | | 300 | | 9133 | | 1,060 | | 13 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8672 | | 400 | | 9072 | | 1,000 | | 14 | | Tom Harnisch, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8704 | | 350 | | 9064 | | 960 | | 15 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8738 | | 260 | | 8988 | | 900 | | 16 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | | 8634 | | 300 | | 8934 | | 850 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Virg Enger, Minneapolis, Minn. | 5252 | $650 | | 18 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 5261 | 500 | | 19 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 5248 | 500 | | 20 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | 5236 | 500 | | 21 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | 5233 | 450 | | 22 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 5227 | 450 | | 23 | | Bob Kwolek, Fairborn, Ohio | 5220 | 450 | | 24 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 6219 | 425 | | 24 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 6219 | 426 | | 26 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 5206 | 400 | | 27 | | Ken Ferguson, Kansas City, Mo. | 5204 | 400 | | 28 | | Tom Long, Modesto, Calif. | 6200 | 400 | | 29 | | Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. | 5193 | 360 | | 30 | | John Chapman, Kansas City, Mo. | 5191 | 350 | | 31 | | Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 5161 | 350 | | 32 | | Mike Limongello, Babylon, N.Y. | 5159 | 350 | |
*Soutar defeated Dziedzina in two-frame rolloff for alternate's spot.
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