When Joe Joseph of Lansing left the 6-10 pins standing on his last ball of the tournament, the 200-199 victory went to Seattle's Johnny Guenther who won $10,000 for first place in the $60,000 Miller High Life Open in Milwaukee. Guenther had won 13 of his 16 games of match play to be seeded No. 1 and Joseph had moved up from fourth place to challenge him for the title. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | $10,000 | | 2 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | 5,000 | | 3 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 3,000 | | 4 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | 2,000 | | 5 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | 1,800 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Joseph defeated Lening, 224-208; Joseph defeated Carter, 254-231; Joseph defeated Stefanich, 235-191, and Guenther defeated Joseph, 200-199, in title go.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8601 | | 13-3-0 | | 650 | | 9251 | | | | 2 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8475 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9075 | | | | 3 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | | 8431 | | 9-5-2 | | 500 | | 8931 | | | | 4 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | | 8465 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8890 | | | | 5 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | | 8326 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 8801 | | | | *6 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8308 | | 6-8-2 | | 350 | | 8658 | | $1,650 | | **7 | | Mark Kuglitsch, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 8174 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 8649 | | 1,500 | | **8 | | Ron Wheeler, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 8200 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8550 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | | 8201 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8526 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8162 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8512 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8086 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8511 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Charley Wilkinson, Salinas, Calif. | | 8083 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8458 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Bill Tucker, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8084 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8409 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8089 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8389 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8035 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8285 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago, Ill. | | 8013 | | 4-11-1 | | 225 | | 8238 | | 1,000 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4906 | $650 | | 18 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 4901 | 600 | | 19 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 4900 | 550 | | 20 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4894 | 550 | | 21 | | Larry Festa, Astoria, N.Y. | 4882 | 500 | | | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 4882 | 500 | | 23 | | Joe Donato, Schenectady, N.Y. | 4867 | 450 | | 24 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 4866 | 450 | | 25 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4865 | 450 | | 26 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4845 | 450 | | 27 | | Wally Wagner, Santa Ana, Calif. | 4840 | 400 | | 28 | | Ed Lubanski, Detroit, Mich. | 4832 | 400 | | 29 | | Marv Lowry, Birmingham, Ala. | 4831 | 400 | | 30 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 4823 | 400 | | 31 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 4821 | 350 | | 32 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N.Y. | 4817 | 350 | | 33 | | Gil Potempo, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4815 | 350 | | 34 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | 4811 | 325 | | ** | | John Doolan, Milwaukee, Wis. | 4811 | 325 | | 36 | | Bill Lillard, Dallas, Tex. | 4802 | 300 | | 37 | | Don Rassbach, Arcata, Calif. | 4796 | 300 | | 38 | | Joe Mintzer, Santa Ana, Calif. | 4792 | 300 | | | | Tom Hennessey, St. Louis, Mo. | 4792 | 300 | | 40 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 4789 | 300 | | **41 | | Hal Kaminski, Milwaukee, Wis. | 4787 | 300 | | 42 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 4784 | 300 | | 43 | | Tom Harnisch, Buffalo, N.Y. | 4783 | 300 | | 44 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 4782 | 300 | | 45 | | Vern Downing, Rodeo, Calif. | 4781 | 300 | | 46 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 4767 | 300 | | 47 | | Fred Ringrose, Detroit, Mich. | 4763 | 300 | | | | Al Markle, Chicago, Ill. | 4763 | 300 | |
*Alternate. **Local Entries. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-John Guenther, 5071. 16th Low-Bill Tucker, 4907. Ernie Schlegel receved $100 for perfect game. Pro-Am Cashers-$100-Don Carter. $50-Billy Hardwick, Wally Wagner, Pete Tountas, Carmen Salvino, Mike Durbin, Ray Bluth, Harry Smith, Gil Potempo, Jerry Zabriskie, Bob Strampe, Don Glover, Eddy Patterson, Mike Limongello, Jim Godman, Bobby Knipple, Nelson Burton, Jr., Buzz Fazio, Tim Harahan.
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