Lubbock Open



$27,500 LUBBOCK OPEN
Oakwood Lanes, Lubbock, Tex., Sep 7-10, 1967
Foremsky Is Lubbock King

Skee Foremsky, of El Paso, Tex. scored a home state victory with a run away triumph in the Lubbock Open.

The little lefthander opened the tournament with a 236 game and went the rest of the way untouched. His final margin of victory was 184 pins.

It was Foremsky's first win on the 1967 tournament tour and second ever. He captured the Las Vegas title in 1966.

Gene Rhoda, of Valparaiso, Ind. quickened the pulse of the multitude with a 300 game during the qualifier.

40 GAMES

 Name, City/StatePins+TotAmt
1Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. 8664 660 9114 $3,000
2Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. 8366 676 8930 1,600
3Billy Hardwick, San Mateo, Calif. 8308 660 8868 1,200
4Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. 8320 460 8770 1,160
6Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. 8272 460 8722 1,100
6Pete Tountas Tucson, Ariz. 8286 400 8686 1,060
7Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. 8337 326 8662 1,000
8Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. 8206 460 8666 960
9Harry Johnson, Los Angeles, Calif. 8214 400 8614 900
10Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. 8212 400 8612 860
11Tom Coakley, Richmond, Va. 8166 400 8666 800
12Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. 8077 400 8477 760
13Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. 8192 260 8442 700
14Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. 8073 300 8373 660
15Ed Shuler, Alameda, Calif. 8086 260 8336 626
16Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. 8073 260 8323 600

24 GAMES

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
17Gil Potempo, Los Angeles, Calif.4918$420
18Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif.4910360
19Ken McBride, Muskegon, Mich.4906360
20Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif.4904340
21Jimmy Mack, Dover, N.J.4896330
22Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind.4883320
23Les Schissler, Denver, Colo.4881310
24Will Frey, Cocoa, Fla.4832300