Fort Smith Open



$27,500 FT. SMITH OPEN
Midland Bowl Ft. Smith, Ark., Jul 27-30, 1967
Stefanich Regains Money Lead

Jim Stefanich, of Joliet, Ill. took over as the leading money winner on the PBA tour by capturing the $3,000 first place check in the Ft. Smith Open.

Stefanich took the tournament lead in the third round when he shot his highest six-game block of the week, a 1412, and never was headed.

The Firestone Tournament of Champions winner had $32,825 in the bank at this point. Dave Davis, who led going into the tourney, was relegated to second place with $31,830.

40 GAMES

 Name, City/StatePins+TotAmt
1Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. 8648 600 9248 $3,000
2Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah 8676 600 9176 1,500
3Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. 8654 550 9104 1,200
4Jimmy Mack, Dover, N.J. 8728 375 9103 1,150
5Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. 8464 600 9054 1,100
6Skee Foremsky, EI Paso, Tex. 8501 500 9001 1,050
7Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. 8558 425 8983 1,000
8Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. 8558 400 8968 950
9Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. 8497 360 8847 900
10Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. 8324 500 8824 850
*11Joe Groskind, Memphis, Tenn. 8367 400 8767 800
12Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. 8481 250 8731 750
13Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. 8296 300 8696 700
14Ed Shuler, Alameda, Calif. 8304 200 8504 650
15Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. 8203 250 8453 625
16John Floyd, Bossier City, La. 8163 250 8413 600

24 GAMES

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
17Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif.5041$420
18Bob Chase, Kansas City, Kans.5037360
19Mike Limongello, Babylon, N.Y.5034350
20Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif.6031340
21George McDonald, Denver, Colo.5018330
22Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill.5008320
23Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.5006310
24Ken McBride, Muskegon, Mich.4996300
*Local entry* Localen,try