Never farther back than fourth throughout the tournament, Billy Hardwick defeated Dave Soutar, 257-224, in the position round game to win the $30,000 Seattle Open. Hardwick was third going into the position round and never had held the tournament lead; but his victory, coupled with Vern Downing's 222-206 defeat of Jim Stefanich, gave Hardwick the 16-pin margin of victory. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8980 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9580 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Vern Downing, Rodeo, Calif. | | 8964 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9564 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8937 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9487 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8903 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9403 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8855 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9355 | | 1,100 | | *6 | | Gary Cea, Everett, Wash. | | 8705 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9180 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8666 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9141 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Dale Seavoy, Detroit, Mich. | | 8736 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9136 | | 950 | | 9 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | | 8725 | | 7-7-2 | | 400 | | 9125 | | 900 | | 10 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8666 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 9041 | | 850 | | 11 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 8690 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8990 | | 800 | | 12 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8606 | | 6-8-2 | | 350 | | 8956 | | 750 | | 13 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8704 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8954 | | 700 | | 14 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton, Mich. | | 8720 | | 3-13-0 | | 150 | | 8870 | | 650 | | *15 | | Pete Trynasty, Seattle, Wash. | | 8322 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8647 | | 625 | | 16 | | John Handegard, Central Pt., Ore. | | 8411 | | 3-13-0 | | 150 | | 8561 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | **17 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 5213 | $400 | | 18 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 5213 | 350 | | 19 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 5211 | 325 | | 20 | | Darrell Storkson, Everett, Wash. | 5210 | 320 | | 21 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 5206 | 315 | | 22 | | Geor a McDonald, Denver, Colo. | 5199 | 310 | | 23 | | Jack Connaughton, La Crosse, Wis. | 5182 | 305 | | 24 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 5178 | 300 | | 25 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5154 | 295 | | 26 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 5147 | 290 | | 27 | | Roy Dunn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5137 | 285 | | 28 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif, | 5136 | 280 | | 29 | | Rod Pardey, Tacoma, Wash. | 5134 | 275 | | 30 | | Wally Wagner, Santa Ana, Calif. | 5132 | 270 | | 31 | | Mike Durbin, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 5128 | 265 | | *32 | | Mack Lowry, Seattle, Wash. | 5126 | 260 | |
**Alternate-Tountas defeated Schissler in one game rolloff. 24-Game Qualifying Leader -Stefanich, 5454; 16th Low-Davis, 5214. Pro-Am Cashers-$100-Dave Soutar, Dale Seavoy, Ralph Engan. $50-Billy Hardwick, Vern Downing, Jim Stefanich, Dick Weber, Allie Clarke, Marty Piriano, Ed Bourdase.
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