Make it two in a row for Jim Stefanich. He was top-seeded in the $45,000 Buckeye Open at Toledo and held off unheralded Keith Wiltse of Vicksburg, Mich., in a spine-tingling 235-231 finish to win the title. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | $6,000 | | #2 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 3,000 | | 3 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 2,000 | | 4 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | 1,800 | | 5 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Carter defeated Schissler, 238-234; Wilste defeated Carter, 257-207; Wiltse defeated Johnson, 221-182, and in championship game, Stefanich defeated Wiltse, 235-231.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8924 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9524 | | | | 2 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 9021 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9521 | | | | 3 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | | 8891 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9441 | | | | 4 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | | 8906 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9406 | | | | 5 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | | 8918 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9368 | | | | *6 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | | 8909 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9359 | | $1,450 | | **7 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8790 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9290 | | 1,300 | | 8 | | Nelson Burton, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8856 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9206 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8793 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 9168 | | 1,150 | | 10 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8785 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 9160 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | | 8802 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9152 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Allie Clarke, Ravenna, Ohio | | 8730 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 9105 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Norm Meyers, Whittier, Calif. | | 8795 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 9095 | | 950 | | 14 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8622 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8947 | | 900 | | 15 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | | 8523 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8773 | | 850 | | 16 | | Dan Johnson, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8459 | | 3-13-0 | | 150 | | 8609 | | 800 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Jim St. John, San Jose | 5169 | $600 | | 18 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton | 5162 | 550 | | 19 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles | 5160 | 500 | | 20 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit | 5153 | 500 | | 21 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford | 5142 | 450 | | 22 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis | 5136 | 450 | | 23 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey | 5134 | 400 | | 24 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit | 5128 | 400 | | 25 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso | 5123 | 350 | | @26 | | Okey Curnell, Toledo | 5144 | 350 | | 27 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson | 511 | 350 | | 28 | | Roger Fink, Lodi | 5102 | 350 | | 29 | | Wally Wagner, Santa Ana | 5101 | 350 | | 30 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville | 5099 | 350 | | 31 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa | 5089 | 300 | | 32 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 5087 | 300 | | 33 | | Fred Lening, Yardley | 5080 | 300 | | 34 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles | 5081 | 300 | | 35 | | Mike Waikem, Canton | 5076 | 300 | | 36 | | Johnny Meyer, Lake Ronkonkoma | 5070 | 300 | | | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 5070 | 300 | | 38 | | Joe Mintzer, Fountain Valley | 5069 | 300 | | 39 | | Ed DiTolla, Glen Rock | 5065 | 300 | | 40 | | Tom Tuttle, King | 5055 | 300 | | 41 | | Charlie Wilkinson, Salinas | 5049 | 300 | | 42 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 5018 | 300 | | 43 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 5012 | 300 | | 44 | | Walt Pych, Youngstown, Ohio | 5009 | 300 | | 45 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago, IL | 5008 | 300 | | 46 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, KS | 5007 | 300 | | @47 | | Jack Horner, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 5001 | 300 | | 48 | | Dick Hoover, Akron, Ohio | 5000 | 300 | | 49 | | Fred Simon, Carol City | 4996 | 300 | | 50 | | Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. | 4992 | 300 | | 51 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Cailf. | 4991 | 300 | | 52 | | Bobby McMillin, College Point | 4989 | 300 | | 53 | | Ed Lubanski, Detroit, Mich. | 4987 | 300 | |
#-Received $100 for perfect game. *-Alternates. **-Won one game roll-off with Jim St. John for 16th position, 280-215. @-Local Entry. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Don Johnson, 5429; 16th Low-Bourdase-St. John, 5169. ProAm Cashers-$50-Buzz Fazio, Ray DiSanto, Gene Rhoda, Ed Thomas, Curt Schmidt, Don Carter.
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