No sooner had the ink dried on the check won in Las Vegas the week before than Bill Allen had another one . . . this one for $7,000 from San Jose in the $50,000 Open. Allen battled his way from fifth place, mowing down Johnny Guenther, Billy Hardwick; Mike Limongello and finally top-seeded Sam Baca for the title. Baca set a record by winning 15 in a row in the match play semifinal. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | $7,000 | | 2 | | Sam Baca, Haywar, Calif. | 4,000 | | 3 | | Mike Limongello, Babylon, N.Y. | 2,500 | | 4 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 2,000 | | 5 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 1,800 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Allen defeated Guenther, 231-206; Allen defeated Hardwick, 236-234; Allen defeated Limongello, 220-181, and Allen defeated Baca, 239-228, in championship game.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | | 9057 | | 15-1-0 | | 750 | | 9807 | | | | 2 | | Mike Limongello, Babylon, N. Y. | | 9049 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9549 | | | | 3 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8993 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9468 | | | | 4 | | John Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8967 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9367 | | | | 5 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8884 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9334 | | | | 6 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8970 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9320 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8802 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9252 | | 1,400 | | 8 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | | 8835 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9185 | | 1,300 | | 9 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8875 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 9175 | | 1,200 | | 10 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8728 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 9153 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 8717 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9117 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | | 8728 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9078 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Bobby Cooper, Dallas, Tex. | | 8620 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9020 | | 950 | | 14 | | Ferd Lening, Yardley, Pa. | | 8589 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8889 | | 900 | | 15 | | Gary DeGeorge, Denver, Colo. | | 8470 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8870 | | 850 | | 16 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | | 8468 | | 2-14-0 | | 100 | | 8568 | | 800 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Steve Bassin, Las Vegas, Nev. | 5246 | $550 | | 18 | | Ernie Schlegel, New York, N.Y. | 5240 | 500 | | 19 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5235 | 450 | | 20 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 5223 | 450 | | 21 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton, Mich. | 5219 | 400 | | 22 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 5215 | 400 | | 23 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 5203 | 350 | | 24 | | Jerry Zabriskie, Salt Lake City, Utah | 5202 | 350 | | 25 | | Taro Miyasato, Honolulu, Hawaii | 5201 | 350 | | 26 | | Larry Festa, Astoria, N.Y. | 5197 | 350 | | 27 | | Barry Asher, Santa Ana, Calif. | 5187 | 350 | | 28 | | Bob Strampe Detroit, Mich. | 5185 | 350 | | 29 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N.J. | 5181 | 300 | | 30 | | Dick Battista, New York, N.Y. | 5178 | 300 | | 31 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N.Y. | 5173 | 300 | | **32 | | Jim Jones, Sunnyvale, Calif. | 5170 | 300 | | 33 | | Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. | 5146 | 300 | | 34 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 5134 | 300 | | 35 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 5132 | 300 | | 36 | | Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn. | 5126 | 300 | | 37 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 5117 | 300 | | 38 | | Bill Lillard, Dallas, Tex. | 5109 | 30 | | 39 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 5105 | 300 | | 40 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5103 | 300 | | 41 | | Don Bickford, Sacraento, Calif. | 5098 | 300 | | ** | | Warren Newell, San Jose, Calif. | 5098 | 300 | |
24-Game Qualifying Leader-Limongello, 5524 16th Pace Low-Lening, 5246. 300 Games -$100-Mike Limongello Dick Banovitz Pro-Am Cashers-$50-Dave Davis, Jim Godman, Ray Bluth, Steve Buell, Nelson Burton, Jr., Jerry Zabriskie.
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