Dick Ritger won the PBA's first winter stop in Phoenix, Ariz., and came from third place in the $40,000 New Orleans Open, defeating Ray Bluth and Don Johnson before beating Don Helling in the finale. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 1 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | $6,000 | | 2 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 3,000 | | 3 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 2,000 | | 4 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 1,800 | | 5 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Bluth defeated Glover, 269-194; Riger defeated Bluth 202-199; Ritger defeated Johnson, 255-216, and in the championship game, Ritger defeated Helling, 239-179.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8443 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9043 | | | | 2 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8313 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 8838 | | | | 3 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 8267 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 8792 | | | | 4 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8339 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8789 | | | | 5 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8277 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8727 | | | | *6 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | | 8152 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8652 | | $1,450 | | 7 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis. Mo. | | 8216 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8616 | | 1,300 | | 8 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N.Y. | | 8214 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8564 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 8041 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8541 | | 1,150 | | 10 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8134 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8534 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | | 8059 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8509 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Norm Meyers Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8091 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8466 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8082 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8432 | | 950 | | 14 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8019 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8219 | | 900 | | 15 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8067 | | 3-13-0 | | 150 | | 8217 | | 850 | | 16 | | Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. | | 7977 | | 3-12-1 | | 175 | | 8152 | | 800 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Bill Lillard, Dallas, Tex. | 4864 | $550 | | 18 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla | 4858 | 475 | | | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 4858 | 475 | | 20 | | Paul Moser, Medford, Mass. | 4852 | 425 | | | | Bobby Knipple. Long Beach, Calif. | 4852 | 425 | | 22 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | 4851 | 350 | | 23 | | Issy LaBrosse, New Orleans, La. | 4839 | 350 | | 24 | | Marv Lowry, Birmingham, Ala. | 4838 | 350 | | 25 | | Ernie Schlegel, New York, N.Y. | 4821 | 300 | | 26 | | Jim Sefanich Joliet, Ill. | 4822 | 300 | | 27 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge. N.J. | 4815 | 300 | | 28 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 4812 | 300 | | 29 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle Wash. | 4807 | 300 | | 30 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4792 | 300 | | 31 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 4781 | 300 | | 32 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4768 | 300 | | 33 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4765 | 300 | | 34 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 4752 | 300 | | 35 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 4749 | 300 | | 36 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 4737 | 300 | | 37 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | 4724 | 300 | |
Qualifying Leader-Helling, 5107. 16th Place Low-N. Meyers, 4881. Pro-Am Cashers-$50-Jimmy Mack, Teata Semiz, Don Johnson, Gil Potempo, Earl Johnson, Mike Limongello.
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