El Paso Optimists Club Open



$27,500 EL PASO-OPTIMISTS CLUB OPEN
Freeway Lanes, El Paso, Tex., Jun 29-Jul 2, 1967
Tucker Tops El Paso Field

Bill Tucker, of Los Angeles shaded a close-matched field to win his first PBA start since early in 1966 in the El Paso Open.

The final count showed Tucker scoring a 204-203 win over Bobby Cooper in the championship fray as the first five men finished within 200 pins of each other.

Jim Godman led the 24-game qualifier but finished sixth when he won only seven of his 16 match games. Tucker's 12 victories, three losses and a tie was tops for the tourney.

40 GAMES

 Name, City/StatePins+TotAmt
1Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. 8470 626 9096 $3,000
2Bobby Cooper, Ft. Worth, Texas 8478 660 9028 1,600
 S. Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 8476 476 8961 1,200
4Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. 8606 400 8906 1,160
6Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. 8420 476 8896 1,100
 b. Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. 8626 860 8876 1,060
7Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. 8416 426 8840 1,000
8Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. 8422 400 8822 960
9Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. 8320 460 8770 900
10Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. 8414 300 8714 860
11Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. 8310 860 8660 800
12Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso 8243 876 8618 760
18Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. 8268 860 8608 700
14Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Calif. 8176 360 8626 660
16Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. 8182 276 8467 626
16Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. 8026 260 8276 600

24 GAMES

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
17Jimmy Mack, Dover, N.J.4964$420
18Buzz Fazio, Detroit, Mich.4968360
19Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif.4960350
20Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex.4952340
21Jim Bush, Lubbock, Tex.4948330
22Bill Lillard, Dallas, Texas4946320
23Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif.4942310
24Phil Prieto, El Paso, Texas4936300