DON GLOVER hot-streaked his way to the Valley of the Sun Open crown with a 230-219 victory over Don McCune at Tempe, Ariz. Glover had moved all the way from 14th place to first in Friday's qualifying play to head the quintet which included McCune, Ralph Engan, Dick Ritger and Jimmy Mack into the finals. It was Glover's third PBA title, having won a pair in 1968. THE FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 230 (1 game) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 426 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | 404 (2 games) | 2,000 | | 4 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | 480 (2 games) | 1,800 | | 5 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | 246 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Ritger defeated Mack, 253-246; Engan defeated Ritger, 232-227; McCune defeated Engan,207-172, and in the championship game, Glover defeated McCune, 230-219.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don Glover, Bakerfield, Calif. | | 8548 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9148 | | | | 2 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8618 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9118 | | | | 3 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | | 8545 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9045 | | | | 4 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | | 8456 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9006 | | | | 5 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | | 8450 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8950 | | | | *6 | | Bill Allen, Fresno, Calif. | | 8527 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8927 | | $1,450 | | 7 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | | 8386 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8836 | | 1,300 | | 8 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | | 8327 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8777 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8325 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8725 | | 1,100 | | 10 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | | 8328 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8678 | | 1,050 | | 11 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8311 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8661 | | 1,000 | | 12 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8270 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8570 | | 950 | | 13 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8249 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8549 | | 900 | | 14 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | | 8339 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8539 | | 850 | | 15 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N. Y. | | 8186 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8436 | | 800 | | 16 | | Les Giles, Amarillo, Tex | | 8047 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8347 | | 750 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Dick Battista, New York, N. Y. | 4972 | $530 | | 18 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo | Ind | 470 | | 19 | | Gary Brown, Santa Barbara, Calif. | 4953 | 460 | | 20 | | Skee Foremsky, EI Paso Tex. | 4946 | 450 | | 21 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 4939 | 440 | | 22 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 4930 | 430 | | 23 | | Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, Va. | 4921 | 420 | | 24 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4912 | 410 | | 25 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y. | 4910 | 400 | | 26 | | Jim Proctor, Ontario, Calif. | 4907 | 390 | | 27 | | Jay Robinson, Santa Susana, Calif. | 4903 | 380 | | 28 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | 4900 | 370 | | 29 | | Garen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4898 | 360 | | 30 | | Fred Lening, Yardley Pa. | 4897 | 350 | | 31 | | Barry Asher, Santa Ana, Calif. | 4895 | 340 | | 32 | | Frank Northrop, Atwater, Calif. | 4892 | 330 | | 33 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 4873 | 320 | | 34 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 4863 | 310 | | 35 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 4857 | 300 | | 36 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4856 | 290 | | **37 | | Gib Thomas, Phoenix, Ariz., John Floyd, Haughton, La. | 4855 | 275 | | 39 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 4853 | 260 | | 40 | | Bob Strampe, Detriot, Mich. | 4846 | 250 | |
*Alternates. **Local Entry. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Carter, 5227; 16th place Low-Ritger, 4973. Pro-Am Cashers-$50-Jim St. John, Buzz Fazio, Fred Lening, Ray Bluth, Harry Smith, Dave Soutar.
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