RAY BLUTH'S long PBA career prior to '69 season included a single victory and 12 second-place finishes, but he wasn't to be denied in the Buckeye Open at Toledo, Ohio. Bluth met the challenge of red-hot Teata Semiz with a 247-236 victory. Then, in the title match, he bombed Nelson Burton, Jr., in an all-St. Louis finale, 236-205. The tourney registered two more 300 games . . . one by Semiz and the other by Jeff Smolenski, bowling as a local entry. THE FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 483 (2 games) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 205 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | 693 (3 games) | 2,000 | | 4 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 203 (1 game) | 1,800 | | 5 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 180 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Semiz defeated Meyers, 238-180; Semiz defeated Soutar, 219-203; Bluth defeated Semiz, 247-236; Bluth defeated Burton, 236-205, in championship game.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton, Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9109 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9659 | | | | 2 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8945 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9545 | | | | 3 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 9076 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9476 | | | | ***4 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | | 8820 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9320 | | | | 5 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8889 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9289 | | | | *6 | | Ernie Schlegel, New York, N. Y. | | 8885 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9285 | | $1,450 | | 7 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 8960 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 9260 | | 1,300 | | 8 | | Bobb Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8764 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9214 | | 1,200 | | **9 | | Ron Wheeler, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 8719 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9194 | | 1,100 | | 10 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 8773 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9173 | | 1,050 | | 11 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | | 8812 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9162 | | 1,000 | | 12 | | Bob McGregor, Lubbock, Tex. | | 8794 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9144 | | 950 | | 13 | | Bill Tucker, Louisville, Ky | | 8597 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8947 | | 900 | | 14 | | Larry Nordstrom, Anaheim, Calif. | | 8601 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8901 | | 850 | | 15 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8509 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8809 | | 800 | | 16 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8494 | | 5-10-1 | | 275 | | 8769 | | 750 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N. Y. | 5238 | $500 | | *18 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 5237 | 540 | | 19 | | Junior Powell, Toledo, Ohio | 5231 | 480 | | 20 | | Jack Connaughton, LaCrosse, Wis. | 5228 | 470 | | 21 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | 5227 | 460 | | 22 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | 5220 | 450 | | 23 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 5206 | 440 | | 24 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 5203 | 430 | | 25 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | 5198 | 420 | | 26 | | Dick Weber, St, Louis, Mo. | 5196 | 410 | | 27 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton, Mich. | 5193 | 400 | | 28 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 5188 | 390 | | 29 | | Don Carter, Tarzana, Calif, Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 5186 | 375 | | 31 | | Jim Bassett, Brooklyn, N. Y. | 5185 | 365 | | 32 | | Vic Iwlew, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 5149 | 360 | | 33 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif., Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 5137 | 352.50 | | 35 | | Gary Brown, Santa Barbara, Calif. | 5127 | 345 | | 36 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif., Ken McBride, Muskegon, Mich. | 5116 | 337.50 | | 38 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif, Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5115 | 327.50 | | 40 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 5102 | 320 | | 41 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 5101 | 315 | | 42 | | John Fonagy Jr., Buffalo, N. Y. | 5100 | 310 | | 43 | | Joe Donato, Schenectady, N. Y. | 5089 | 305 | | **44 | | Tom Clark, Toledo, Ohio | 5086 | 300 | | 45 | | Al Thompson, Cleveland, Ohio | 5082 | 295 | | 46 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | 5080 | 290 | | 47 | | Alfonso Pujol, New York, N. Y. | 5079 | 285 | | 48 | | Ed Lubanski, Detroit, Mich. | 5069 | 280 | | 49 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 5042 | 275 | | 50 | | Norm Grocke, Chicago, Ill. | 5040 | 270 | | 51 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 5036 | 265 | | 52 | | Dick Peffer, Wampum, Pa. | 5033 | 260 | | **53 | | Jim Shaw, Columbus, Ohio | 5026 | 255 | | 54 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 5011 | 250 | | 55 | | Bill Allen, Fresno, Calif. | 4999 | 245 | | 56 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N. J. | 4994 | 240 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Larry Laub, Jim Bassett, Don Lemon, Dick Weber. Norm Meyers, Bill Allen, Don Johnson. 24-Game Qualifying, Leader-St. John. 5503. 16th Low-. *Alternates. **-Local Entries. ***-$100 for 300 games-Semiz and Jeff Smolenski.
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