WAYNE ZAHN of Atlanta, undaunted by Dick Weber's 17-strike move into the championship round, opened the 1969 campaign by tallying title No. 1 in the West Valley Open at Los Angeles (Canoga Park), Calif. Zahn, seeded No. 1, opened with four strikes and closed with five as he overpowered Weber, 256-225, in the championship finale. Weber had rolled 17 strikes in eliminating Tim Harahan, the local favorite, and veteran Buzz Fazio. First 300 game of the season was rolled by rookie Bob Fliegman. THE FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 256 (1 game) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 727 (3 games) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton, Mich. | 192 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 4 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 366 (2 games) | 1,800 | | 5 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallis, Tex. | 173 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Harahan defeated Patterson, 194-173; Weber defeated Harahan, 234-172; Weber defeated Fazio, 268-192; and in the championship game, Zahn defeated Weber, 256-225.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8690 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 9215 | | | | 2 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton, Mich. | | 8651 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9201 | | | | 3 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8684 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9184 | | | | 4 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8586 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9136 | | | | 5 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | | 8525 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9025 | | | | *6 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | | 8538 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8988 | | $1,450 | | 7 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8474 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8899 | | 1,300 | | 8 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8542 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8892 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | | 8394 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8794 | | 1,100 | | 10 | | Jay Kennedy, Encino, Calif. | | 8452 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8777 | | 1,025 | | | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8477 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8777 | | 1,025 | | **12 | | Lou Russo, Encino, Calif. | | 8369 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8744 | | .950 | | **13 | | Bob Fliegman, Torrance, Calif. | | 8382 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8682 | | 900 | | 14 | | John Floyd, Haughton, La. | | 8349 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8649 | | 850 | | 15 | | Vic Gasser, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8292 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8642 | | 800 | | 16 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8215 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8415 | | 750 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | 5050 | $550 | | 18 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | 5034 | 490 | | 19 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5033 | 480 | | 20 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 5031 | 470 | | 21 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | 5018 | 460 | | 22 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | 5017 | 450 | | 23 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | 4995 | 440 | | 24 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 4985 | 430 | | 25 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 4983 | 420 | | **26 | | Al Leach, Canoga Park, Calif. | 4981 | 410 | | 27 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4979 | 400 | | 28 | | Gary Brown, Santa Barbara, Calf. | 4975 | 390 | | 29 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4969 | 380 | | 30 | | Fred Ricilli, Westminster, Calif. | 4968 | 370 | | 31 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4967 | 360 | | 32 | | Alfonso Pujol, New York City, N. Y. | 4961 | 350 | | 33 | | Vern Downing San Francisco, Calif. | 4953 | 340 | | **34 | | Walt Turner, Chatsworth, Calif. | 4948 | 330 | | 35 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | 4947 | 320 | | 36 | | Gary Rebilot, Canton, Ohio | 4941 | 310 | | 37 | | Steve Bassin, Las Vegas, Nev. | 4939 | 300 | | 38 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | 4918 | 290 | | 39 | | Ron Hamlin, Lantana, Fla. | 4917 | 280 | | 40 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N. Y. | 4916 | 270 | | **41 | | Al Tripp, Encino, Calif. | 4915 | 260 | | 42 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 4913 | 250 | |
*Alternates. **Local Entries. Fliegman received $100 for 300 game. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Bourdase, 5219; 16th Low-Fazio, 5062. Pro-Am Cashers-$50-Ed Bourdase, Bill Bunetta, Dick Weber, Billy Hardwick, Harry Smith, Don Carter.
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