Jim St. John, of San Jose, Calif., jammed three strikes in the tenth frame against Jimmy Certain and then socked Johnny Guenther, 222-149, to rack up his sixth PBA championship at Toledo. After Certain had locked out Pete Tountas, 236-199, and Tony Marine, 229-166, he ran into St. John. Trailing 201-194 going into the last frame, St. John threw three straight and Certain left a seven pin as the San Jose pro won, 224-219. The title match was no contest as Guenther ran into split trouble and St. John coasted home. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | $6,000 | | 2 | | John Guenther, Seattle | 2,600 | | 3 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ariz. | 1,600 | | 4 | | Tony Marine, Middle Village, | N.Y.1,400 | | 5 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 1,800 | |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: St. John defeated Guenther, 222-149. ROUND ROBIN: Certain defeated Tountas, 236-199; Certain defeated Marine, 229-166; St. John defeated Certain, 224-219.
40 GAMES | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 6 | | Harry Smith, Redwood City, Calif. | | 8479 | | 460 | | 8929 | | $1,250 | | 7 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N.Y. | | 8360 | | 500 | | 8860 | | 1,160 | | 8 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | | 8484 | | 350 | | 8834 | | 1,100 | | 9 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8425 | | 350 | | 8775 | | 1,050 | | 10 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8408 | | 350 | | 8758 | | 1,000 | | 11 | | Gary Martineau, Nashville, Tenn. | | 8350 | | 400 | | 8750 | | 950 | | 12 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8421 | | 300 | | 8721 | | 900 | | 13 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Tex. | | 8330 | | 350 | | 8680 | | 850 | | 14 | | Therm Davis, Chicago, Ill. | | 8335 | | 300 | | 8635 | | 800 | | 15 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8165 | | 350 | | 8515 | | 750 | | 16 | | Buzz Fazio, Detroit, Mich. | | 8208 | | 200 | | 8408 | | 600 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn. | 5068 | $600 | | 18 | | Tom Long, Modesto, Calif. | 5013 | 550 | | 19 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | 5001 | 450 | | 20 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | 5000 | 450 | | 21 | | Ron Winger, Van Nuys, Calif. | 4995 | 400 | | 22 | | Ed Lubanski, Detroit, Mich. | 4991 | 400 | | 23 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. | 4989 | 400 | | 23 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | 4989 | 400 | | 25 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 4988 | 375 | | 26 | | Dan Johnson, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4978 | 375 | | 27 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4973 | 375 | | 28 | | Jim Stefanich, Chicago, Ill. | 4958 | 376 | | 29 | | Bill Lillard, Dallas, Tex. | 4956 | 350 | | 30 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 4955 | 350 | | 31 | | Vic Iwlew, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 4947 | 350 | | 32 | | Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. (P.A.) | 4944 | 400 | | 33 | | Harry Johnson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4941 | 325 | | 34 | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah | 4940 | 325 | | 35 | | Mel Flewelling, San Lorenzo, Calif. | 4987 | 326 | | 36 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4935 | 325 | | 37 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | 4984 | 300 | | | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 4934 | 300 | | 39 | | Walt Pych, Youngstown, Ohio | 4924 | 300 | | 40 | | Tom Harnisch, Buffalo, N.Y. | 4922 | 300 | |
*Fazio substituted for Johnson in finals and they divided winnings.
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