Splits played a menacing role in the Portsmouth Open as TOMMY TUTTLE came through with a victory, 202-193, over Don McCune in the title game. Jim St. John eliminated Teata Semiz in the second game of the finals when Semiz was unable to recover from three splits. Then St. John registered three splits in losing to Tuttle. In the championship finale, McCune split in the fourth, fifth and eighth frames while Tuttle doubled in the fifth and sixth and struck out for the victory. THE FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | 384 (2 games) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 193 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | 374 (2 games) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | 393 (2 games) | 1,800 | | 5 | | Paul Zevgolis, Hopewell, Va. | 202 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Semiz defeated Zevgolis, 227-202; St. John defeated Semiz, 202-166; Tuttle defeated St.
John, 182-172, and in the championship game Tuttle defeated McCune, 202-193.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8816 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9366 | | | | 2 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | | 8538 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9138 | | | | 3 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 8361 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8911 | | | | 4 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | | 8411 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8811 | | | | 5 | | Paul Zevgolis, Hopewell, Va. | | 8333 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8783 | | | | *6 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y. | | 8305 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8705 | | $1,450 | | 7 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8253 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8703 | | 1,300 | | 8 | | Dick Battista, New York, N. Y. | | 8297 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8647 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | | 8245 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8645 | | 1,100 | | 10 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | | 8231 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8631 | | 1,050 | | 11 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 8261 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8561 | | 1,000 | | 12 | | Bob McGregor, Lubbock, Tex. | | 8209 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8559 | | 950 | | 13 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | | 8206 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8556 | | 900 | | 14 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8218 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8468 | | 850 | | 15 | | Mike Dinschel, Wheaton, Ill. | | 8157 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8457 | | 800 | | 16 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | | 8110 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8410 | | 750 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4961 | $550 | | 18 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 4960 | 490 | | 19 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 4933 | 480 | | 20 | | Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, Va. | 4922 | 465 | | ** | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 4922 | 465 | | 22 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich., Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 4908 | 445 | | 24 | | Earl Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn. | 4892 | 430 | | 25 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 4882 | 420 | | 26 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 4879 | 410 | | 27 | | Vern Downing, San Fracisco, Calif. | 4878 | 400 | | 28 | | Ernie Schlegel, New York, N. Y. | 4872 | 390 | | 29 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 4859 | 380 | | 30 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif., Jim Bassett, Brooklyn, N. Y. | 4858 | 365 | | 32 | | Vern Martinez, New Orleans, La., Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 4857 | 345 | | 34 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 4856 | 330 | | 35 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4853 | 320 | | 36 | | Alfonso Pujol, New York, N. Y. | 4841 | 310 | | 37 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 4840 | 300 | | 38 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 4833 | 290 | | 39 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 4821 | 280 | | 40 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4819 | 270 | | 41 | | Billy Welu, St. Louis, Mo., Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | 4815 | 255 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Ralph Engan, Don Johnson, Eddy Patterson, Earl Johnson, Johnny Petraglia, Dick Battista. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-McCune, 5187. 16th Low-Ritger, 4970. *Alternates. **Gearhart received $100 for 300 game.
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