It was all SKEE FOREMSKY in the 1969 Showboat Invitational at Las. Vegas. The Texan from El Paso arrived at the throne room with a new PBA three-game television total of 807 on games of 265, 266 and 276. Jimmy Mack was the final victim, 276-223. Foremsky won the Showboat in 1966 and in four years has picked up $24,300 in this tourney. Wayne Zahn disposed of Dave Davis in the first match, 233-192, and then fell to Foremsky, 265-217. Vern Downing was Skee's next victim, 266-213. THE FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | 807 (3 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | 223 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Vern Downing, San Francisco, Calif. | 213 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 450 (2 games) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 192 (1 game) | 1,800 | |
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | | 8876 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9351 | | | | 2 | | Vern Downing, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8779 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9279 | | | | 3 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | | 8781 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9231 | | | | 4 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8668 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9118 | | | | 5 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8572 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9072 | | | | *6 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif. | | 8613 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9063 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8606 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9056 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8537 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9012 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Jack Getzen, Lansing, Mich. | | 8547 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8947 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8415 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8915 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Tex. | | 8470 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8870 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Steve Bassin, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 8546 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8796 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | John Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y. | | 8454 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8704 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 8319 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8669 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 8585 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8835 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | | 8308 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8558 | | 1,000 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 5123 | $750 | | 18 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 5122 | 650 | | 19 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | 5115 | 600 | | 20 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 5113 | 550 | | 21 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 5110 | 500 | | 22 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | 5108 | 480 | | 23 | | Frank Northrop, Atwater, Calif. | 5107 | 460 | | 24 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | 5100 | 450 | | **25 | | Al Wilber, Las Vegas, Nev. | 5091 | 440 | | 26 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5086 | 430 | | 27 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 5083 | 420 | | 28 | | Elton Kelley, Las Vegas, Nev. | 5082 | 410 | | 29 | | Bill Tucker, Louisville, Ky. | 5080 | 400 | | 30 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5072 | 390 | | 31 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 5071 | 380 | | 32 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | 5066 | 370 | | 33 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 5064 | 360 | | 34 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | 5063 | 350 | | 35 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 5062 | 340 | | 36 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala., John . Floyd, Haughton, La. | 5057 | 325 | | 38 | | Don Antony, Portsmoth, Va. | 5055 | 310 | | 39 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 5048 | 300 | | 40 | | Dick Battista, New York, N. Y. | 5047 | 290 | | 41 | | Tom Evans, Raleigh, N. C. | 5046 | 280 | | 42 | | Roger Fink, Lodi, Calif. | 5038 | 280 | | 43 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 5029 | 275 | | ***44 | | Dave Muniain, Monterey, Calif. | 5026 | 270 | | 45 | | Barry Asher, Sata Ana, Calif. | 5024 | 265 | | 46 | | Don Helling, St. Lois, Mo. | 5006 | 260 | | 47 | | Morrie Oppenheim, Chicago, Ill. | 5001 | 255 | | 48 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | 4999 | 250 | | 49 | | Jim Pennington, Rossville, Ga. | 4995 | 150 | | 50 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N. Y | 4990 | 75 | | | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | 4990 | 75 | |
*Alternates. **Local Entry. ***$100 for perfect game. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Mack, 5428; 16th Low-Johnson, 5128.
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