RALPH ENGAN survived a big battle against Dick Weber and then coasted to victory over Mike McGrath, 181-149, to win the Cougar Open championship at Paramus, N. J. Engan needed a closing five-bagger to oust Weber, 267-237. McGrath, who had set an all-time PBA record the day before by winning all 16 of his match play games, left three splits and, a miss in the finale. Engan won $10,000 and a '69 Cougar for his effort, and Don McCune rolled a 300 game. THE FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | 449 (2 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif., | 149 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 708 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 180 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 5 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | 173 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Weber defeated Collatos, 205-173; Weber defeated Stefanich, 266-180; Engan defeated Weber, 268-237; and in the championship game, Engan defeated McGrath, 181-149.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 8416 | | 16-0-0 | | 800 | | 9216 | | | | 2 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | | 8394 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8944 | | | | 3 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8267 | | 9-5-2 | | 500 | | 8767 | | | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8329 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8679 | | | | 5 | | Bob Collatos, Santa Monica, Calif. | | 8213 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8663 | | | | *6 | | John Guenther, Fresno, Calif. | | 8177 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 8652 | | $2,050 | | 7 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8129 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8629 | | 1,800 | | 8 | | Harry Johnson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8189 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8539 | | 1,600 | | 9 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | | 8054 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8504 | | 1,500 | | **10 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8100 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8500 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8083 | | 5-10-1 | | 275 | | 8358 | | 1,300 | | 12 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 7963 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8333 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Larry Nordstrom, Anaheim, Calif. | | 8027 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8327 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Lamar Keck, Reseda, Calif. | | 8054 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8304 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Jim Pennington, Rossville, Ga. | | 7871 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8121 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Tom Harnisch, Buffalo, N. Y. | | 7827 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8027 | | 1,000 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 4884 | $700 | | 18 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | 4881 | 640 | | 19 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | 4878 | 630 | | 20 | | Steve Bassin, Las Vegas, Nev. | 4876 | 620 | | 21 | | Fred Lening Yardley, Pa. | 4869 | 610 | | 22 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4861 | 595 | | | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | 4861 | 595 | | 24 | | Paul Tartaglia, Pt. Chester, N. Y. | 4859 | 580 | | 25 | | Dennis Swayda, Scottsdale, Ariz. | 4857 | 570 | | 26 | | Don Antony, Portsmouth, Va. | 4844 | 560 | | 27 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 4840 | 550 | | 28 | | Rusty Collier, Syracuse, N. Y. | 4835 | 540 | | 29 | | Gary Rebillot, Canton, Ohio | 4834 | 530 | | 30 | | Emie Schlegel, New York, N. Y. | 4826 | 520 | | 31 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa Calif. | 4824 | 510 | | 32 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 4817 | 500 | | 33 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | 4805 | 490 | | 34 | | Gary Brown, Santa Barbara, Calif. | 4797 | 480 | | 35 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N. Y. | 4788 | 470 | | 36 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 4784 | 460 | | 37 | | Ed Lubanski, Detroit, Mich. | 4773 | 445 | | | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 4773 | 445 | | 39 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 4770 | 430 | | 40 | | Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind. | 4761 | 420 | | 41 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Tex. | 4757 | 405 | | | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 4757 | 405 | | 43 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | 4754 | 390 | | 44 | | John Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y. | 448 | 380 | | 45 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank | Calif4743 | 370 | | 46 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 4742 | 360 | | 47 | | Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 4737 | 350 | | 48 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4736 | 340 | | 49 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde, N. Y | 4733 | 330 | | 50 | | Al Fuscarino, Garfield, N. J. | 4732 | 320 | | 51 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 4131 | 312.50 | | | | Dick Battista, New York, N. Y. | 4731 | 312.50 | | 53 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4730 | 302.50 | | | | Tony Marion, New York, N. Y. | 4730 | 302.50 | | 55 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 4728 | 195 | | 56 | | Bob McGregor, Lubbock, Tex. | 4726 | 290 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Tommy Tuttle, John Petraglia, Bob Strampe, Nelson Burton Jr., Barry Asher, Therm Davis, Morrie Oppenheim, Bob McGregor. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Weber, 5070. 16th Low-Keck, 4889. *Alternates. **McCune received $100 for three hundred game. ***Won new car.
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