DON GLOVER survived a sudden-death playoff - in the Ebonite Open at Kansas City to register his second triumph of the 1969 Championship season. Billy Hardwick eliminated Nelson Burton, Jr., 277-257, and tumbled Dave Soutar, 233-214, before tying Glover, 224-224. Glover then hit a pair of strikes in the two frame rolloff to stymie Hardwick's two-in-a-raw effort. In the title finale, Glover defeated first-seeded Don Johnson, 245-212. Six other pros got into the act with 300 games. The clean half dozen included Bobby Cooper, Ray Bluth, Eddy Patterson, Wayne Zahn, Roger Fink and, Dick Battista. THE FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif., | 469 (2 games) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 212 (1 game) | 4,500 | | 3 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 734 (3 games) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 214 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 257 (1 game) | 1,800 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Hardwick defeated Burton, 277-257; Hardwick defeated Soutar, 233-214; Hardwick and Glover tied, 224-224, and Glover won two-frame roll-off, and in championship game, Glover defeated Johnson, 245-212.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 9295 | | 12-3-1 | | 625 | | 9920 | | | | 2 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 9236 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9786 | | | | 3 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif | | 9244 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 9669 | | | | 4 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 9036 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9536 | | | | 5 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9015 | | 8-6-2 | | 450 | | 9465 | | | | *6 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9025 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9425 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | | 9004 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9404 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C., | | 8988 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9388 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8847 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9297 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Jerry McClary, Denver, Colo. | | 8873 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9273 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | | 8879 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 9254 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8847 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 9147 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Ernie Schlegel, New York City, N. Y. | | 8719 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9119 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8804 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 9004 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8657 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8982 | | 1,050 | | **16 | | Roger Fink, Lodi, Calif. | | 8681 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8881 | | 1,000 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | 5363 | $500 | | *18 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | 5355 | 540 | | 19 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 5343 | 480 | | 20 | | George Howard, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 5321 | 470 | | **21 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Tex. | 5318 | 460 | | **22 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 5303 | 450 | | **23 | | Dick Battista, New York City, N. Y. | 5298 | 440 | | 24 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 5284 | 430 | | **25 | | Wayne Zahn, Atlanta, Ga. | 5280 | 420 | | 26 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5268 | 410 | | 27 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 5266 | 400 | | 28 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 5259 | 390 | | 29 | | Steve Bassin, Las Vegas, Nev. | 5251 | 380 | | 30 | | Bob McGregor, Lubbock, Tex. | 5249 | 370 | | 31 | | John Petraglia, Brookyn, N. Y. | 5235 | 360 | | 32 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 5233 | 350 | | 33 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 5231 | 340 | | 34 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 5128 | 330 | | 35 | | Bob McMillin, College Point, N. Y. | 5220 | 320 | | 36 | | Rod Pardey, Tacoma, Wash. | 5211 | 310 | | **37 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 5208 | 300 | | 38 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. | 5207 | 290 | | 39 | | Fred Ringros, Detroit, Mich. | 5202 | 280 | | 40 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | 5199 | 270 | | 41 | | Pete Mylenki, River Vale, N. J. | 5188 | 260 | | 42 | | Bill Tucker, Louisville, Ky. | 5187 | 250 | |
*Alternates. **$100 for 300 games. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Glover 5544; 16th Low-Harahan 5377. Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Tommy Evans, Rod Pardey, Barry Asher. Sam Baca, Jim Certain, Bill Tucker.
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