George Howard, the 108-pound Kalamazoo, Mich., wizard, won his fifth PBA championship with a 149-pin victory in the $30,500 Camden Open. At the end of the 24 qualifying games Howard was running second to Bobby Knipple. But in the 16-game finals the little guy won 12 matches for a 40-game total of 9,308 308. Jimmy Certain finished second with 9,169. Bud Horn and Gene Rhoda each hit 300 games to highlight qualifying play. 40 GAMES | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | George Howard, Kalamazoo, Mich. | | 8708 | | 600 | | 9308 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8609 | | 660 | | 9169 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit. Mich. | | 8778 | | 376 | | 9163 | | 1,200 | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8690 | | 400 | | 9090 | | 1,160 | | 6 | | Bud Horn. Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8669 | | 600 | | 9069 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | | 8630 | | 460 | | 8980 | | 1,060 | | 7 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 8679 | | 400 | | 8979 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8611 | | 460 | | 8961 | | 960 | | *9 | | Ernie Schlegel, Hackensack, N.J. | | 8641 | | 400 | | 8941 | | 900 | | 10 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | | 8634 | | 400 | | 8934 | | 860 | | 11 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8446 | | 460 | | 8896 | | 800 | | 12 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | | 8897 | | 376 | | 8772 | | 760 | | 13 | | Don Carter. Tarzana, Calif. | | 8427 | | 260 | | 8677 | | 700 | | 14 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8268 | | 300 | | 8668 | | 660 | | 16 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | | 8209 | | 360 | | 8669 | | 626 | | 16 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8099 | | 160 | | 8249 | | 600 | |
24 GAMES | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 5010 | $400 | | **18 | | Rich Cusato, Stratford, Pa. | 5008 | 440 | | 19 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5002 | 375 | | | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | 5002 | 375 | | 21 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | 4971 | 360 | | 22 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 4967 | 350 | | 23 | | Val Benson, New York City, N.Y. | 4966 | 342 | | | | Pete Tountas, Tucson. Ariz. | 4966 | 342 | | 26 | | Frank Lynch, Philadelphia, Pa. | 4964 | 386 | | 26 | | Billy Hardwick, San Mateo, Calif. | 4961 | 330 | | 27 | | Vince Lucci, Morrisville, Pa. | 4936 | 326 | | 28 | | Jack Winters, Philadelphia, Pa. | 4926 | 320 | | 29 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | 4924 | 316 | | 30 | | Frank Northrop, Atwater, Calif. | 4918 | 310 | | 31 | | Al Levins, Newark, N.J. | 4911 | 306 | | 32 | | Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. | 4903 | 300 | |
*Local entry. **Alternate. Bud Horn, Gene Rhoda received $100 for 300 game.
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