Wayne Zahn didn't lose a game through the first 14 in the finals as he scored a 92-pin win in the $30,000 Houston-Sertoma Open. Zahn won his first 13 and tied the next one in building a 9,538 total for 40 games. This included 675 bonus pins he made for his 13-2-1 record in the finals. Tim Harahan was the second-place man at 9,446. Therm Davis rattled off his second 300 game in the qualifying rounds. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8863 | | 13-2-1 | | 675 | | 9538 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Tim Harahan, Encino, Calif. | | 8946 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9446 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8710 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 9235 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8713 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9213 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | | 8747 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9197 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Dave Soutar, Detroit, Mich. | | 8730 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9130 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8613 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9113 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Nelson Burton, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8599 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9049 | | 950 | | 9 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8720 | | 4-11-1 | | 225 | | 8945 | | 900 | | 10 | | George McDonald, Denver, Colo. | | 8551 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8901 | | 850 | | 11 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 8486 | | 7-8.-1 | | 375 | | 8861 | | 800 | | 12 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8450 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8825 | | 750 | | 13 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8343 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8668 | | 700 | | 14 | | Dick Battista, New York, N.Y. | | 8339 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8589 | | 650 | | 15 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N.Y. | | 8351 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8551 | | 625 | | 16 | | Bill Tucker, Louisville, Ky. | | 8227 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8527 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Vern Downing, San Francisco, Calif. | 5047 | $440 | | 18 | | Art Trujillo, Seattle, Wash. | 5047 | 365 | | 19 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 5041 | 365 | | 20 | | Harry Johnson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5039 | 350 | | 21 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 5037 | 340 | | 22 | | Pete Mlenki River Vale, N.J. | 5006 | 335 | | 23 | | John Ondo, Fairport Harbor, Ohio | 5000 | 330 | | 24 | | Dick Ritger Hartfor, Wis | 4991 | 325 | | 25 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Texas | 4990 | 320 | | 26 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N.J. | 4980 | 315 | | 27 | | Cecil Caddell, Graham, Tex. | 4968 | 310 | | 28 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4964 | 302.50 | | | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 4964 | 302.50 | | 30 | | Jim Pennington, Rossville, Ga. | 4955 | 295 | | 31 | | Therm Davis, Chicago, Ill. | 4948 | 290 | | 32 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 4945 | 285 | | 33 | | Jack Major, Vancouver, B.C., Canada | 4944 | 280 | | 34 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | 4936 | 275 | | 35 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 4919 | 270 | | 36 | | Bob McMillin, College Point, N.Y. | 4904 | 265 | | 37 | | Tom Harnisch, Buffalo, N.Y. | 4903 | 130 | | | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 4903 | 130 | |
Downing defeated Trujillo in roll-off for alternate. Therm Davis received $100 for 300 game.
24-Game Qualifying Leader-Harahan, 5386. 16th Place Low-Tucker, 5054. Pro-Am Cashers--$50-Dave Soutar, Norm Meyers, Wayne Zahn, Carmen Salvino, Mike Durbin, Billy Hardwick.
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