Don McCune won his first PBA championship by an incredible 412 pins in the $30,000 Ft. Worth Open. McCune took 13 of his 16 matches in the finals for a 9,585 total. Dale Seavoy was the distant second-place man at 9,173. Ernie Schlegel knocked off his second 300 game of the year. Schlegel's other perfect game came in the Miller Open in March. 40-GAME TOTALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8935 | | 13-3-0 | | 650 | | 9585 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | | 8773 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9173 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8706 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9156 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Allie Clarke, Ravenna, Ohio | | 8528 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 9053 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 8586 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9036 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Bobby Cooper, Ft. Worth, Tex. | | 8492 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8992 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | | 8419 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8919 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky | | 8495 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8895 | | 950 | | 9 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8384 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 8859 | | 900 | | 10 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8488 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8838 | | 850 | | 11 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8399 | | 7-7-2 | | 400 | | 8799 | | 800 | | 12 | | Larry Montgomery, Akron, Ohio | | 8446 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8796 | | 750 | | 13 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8538 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8788 | | 700 | | 14 | | Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. | | 8430 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8730 | | 650 | | 15 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo | | 8232 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8482 | | 625 | | 16 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8170 | | 3-13-0 | | 150 | | 8320 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 4989 | $450 | | 18 | | Eddy Cook, Florence, S.C. | 4977 | 380 | | 19 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | 4976 | 365 | | 20 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 4971 | 350 | | 21 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 4970 | 340 | | 22 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4956 | 335 | | 23 | | Bob McGregor, Lubbock, Texas | 4953 | 330 | | 24 | | Ernie Schlegel, New York, N Y. | 4950 | 325 | | 25 | | Vern Downing, San Francisco, Calif. | 4935 | 317.50 | | | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4935 | 317.50 | | 27 | | Jim Schroeder, Kenmore, N.Y. | 4922 | 307.50 | | | | Pete Mylenki, River Vale, N.J. | 4922 | 307.50 | | 29 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 4919 | 300 | | 30 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 4917 | 295 | | 31 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 4908 | 290 | | 32 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N.Y. | 4905 | 285 | | 33 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover. N.J. | 4903 | 280 | | 34 | | Bill Tucker, Louisville, Ky. | 4888 | 275 | | **35 | | E. B. Dozier, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 4883 | 270 | | 36 | | John Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 4874 | 262.50 | | | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | 4874 | 262.50 | |
24-Game Qualifying Leader-Weber, 5497. 16th Low-Glover, 5006. g100-Ernie Schlegel for 300 game. Pro-Am Cashers-$50-Billy Golembiewski, Jack Major, Jimmy Certain, Curt Schmidt, Joe Signorelli, Fred Lening, Jack Connaughton, George McDonald, Harry Smith.
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