It's seldom the PBA has had a more popular winner. Teata Semiz was competing before home-state fans and after having lost in the finals of the Buffalo Open a week earlier, there was no stopping him. Semiz defeated Don Johnson in the final game, 256-192, to win the $60,000 Ebonite Gold Cup Open. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | $8,000 | | 2 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 4,000 | | 3 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 2,500 | | 4 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 2,000 | | 5 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 1,800 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Bourdase defeated Bluth, 222-211; Johnson defeated Bourdase, 228199; Johnson defeated Zahn, 220-188, championship game Semiz defeated Johnson, 256-192.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | | 8990 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9540 | | | | 2 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 9007 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 9532 | | | | 3 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8689 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9239 | | | | 4 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8644 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9094 | | | | 5 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8636 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9086 | | | | *6 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | | 8754 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 9079 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8645 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9045 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8629 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9029 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Vern Downing, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8558 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9008 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. | | 8671 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8996 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8652 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8952 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | | 8594 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8894 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Ed DiTolla, Glenn Rock, N.J. | | 8555 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8880 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8494 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8844 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | | 8470 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8820 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8442 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8792 | | 1,000 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | 5150 | $650 | | 18 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 5136 | 600 | | 19 | | Dan Freeman, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 5130 | 550 | | 20 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 5119 | 550 | | 21 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N.Y. | 5116 | 500 | | | | Jim St John, San Jose, Calif. | 5116 | 500 | | 23 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill | 5115 | 450 | | 24 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | 5108 | 450 | | 25 | | Jim Lewis, Albany, N.Y. | 5105 | 400 | | 26 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 5102 | 400 | | 27 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 5101 | 350 | | 28 | | Earl Johnson, St. Paul, Minn. | 5099 | 350 | | 29 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | 5096 | 350 | | 30 | | George Howard, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 5095 | 350 | | 31 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 5094 | 350 | | 32 | | Ted Hoffman, Philadelphia, Pa. | 5093 | 350 | | 33 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 5091 | 300 | | 34 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | 5082 | 300 | | 35 | | Mario Allenzo, Bernardsville, N.J. | 5069 | 300 | | 36 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton, Mich. | 5065 | 300 | | 37 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | 5064 | 300 | | 38 | | Chuck Layman, Frostburg, Md. | 5061 | 300 | | 39 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 5046 | 300 | | 40 | | Frank Northrop, Atwater, Calif. | 5036 | 300 | | 41 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 5023 | 300 | | | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 5023 | 300 | | 43 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago, Ill. | 5021 | 300 | | | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 5021 | 300 | | **45 | | Pete Mylenki, Riverdale, N.J. | 5015 | 300 | | 46 | | Al Fuscarino, Garfield, N.J. | 4987 | 300 | | 47 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 4982 | 300 | | 48 | | Wally Wagner, Santa Ana, Calif. | 4981 | 300 | | 49 | | Joe Mintzer, Santa Ana, Calif. | 4977 | 300 | | | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | 4977 | 300 | | 51 | | Bobby McMillin, College Point, N.Y. | 4970 | 300 | | 52 | | Gordy Coletti, Elizabeth, N.J. | 4964 | 300 | | 53 | | Tim Harahan Encino, Calif. | 4959 | 300 | |
Qualifying Leader-Teata Semiz, 5455. 16th Place Low-Norm Meyers, Ed DiTolla, 5158. $100 Each for Perfect Games-Jim Lewis, Mike Durbin, Bill Bunetta. Pro-Am Cashers-$75- Bourdase. $50-Billy Hardwick, Chet Dziedzina, Curt Schmidt, Earl Johnson, Skee Foremsky, Bobby Cooper, Johnny Guenther, Jim Certain, Ray Bluth, Ralph Engan. $25-Gene Rhoda.
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