It was a long wait between win No. 17 and No. 18 for DICK WEBER, actually 3 years, 1 month and 10 days, but he finally did it with a 247-221 victory over Bill Allen in the finals of the New Orleans Lions Open. Weber did it the hard way. Seeded No. 4 in the finals, he eliminated Butch Gearhart, ousted Skee Foremsky and then posted a 239-225 win over Jim Stefanich to set up his match with Allen. The $6,000 paycheck picked up by Weber made him the first professional bowler to top the $300,000 mark in official career earnings. THE FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 914 (4 games) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Bill Allen, Fresno, Calif. | 221 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 225 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 4 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | 180 (1 game) | 1,800 | | 5 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 203 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Weber defeated Gearhart, 224-203; Weber defeated Foremsky, 204-180; Weber defeated Stefanich, 239-225, and in the championship game Weber defeated Allen, 247-221.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Bill Allen, Fresno, Calif. | | 8457 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8807 | | | | **2 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8302 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8802 | | | | 3 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | | 8302 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8802 | | | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8256 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8756 | | | | 5 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8299 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8749 | | | | *6 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8244 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8744 | | $1,450 | | 7 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y. | | 8244 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8744 | | 1,350 | | 8 | | Paul Zevgolis, Hopewell, Va. | | 8258 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8633 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 8123 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8623 | | 1,100 | | 10 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | | 8153 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8603 | | 1,050 | | 11 | | Mike Limongello, Babylon, N. Y. | | 8120 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8520 | | 1,000 | | 12 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8241 | | 4-11-1 | | 225 | | 8466 | | 950 | | 13 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8098 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8398 | | 900 | | 14 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, O. | | 8023 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8323 | | 850 | | 15 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | | 7950 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8250 | | 800 | | 16 | | Lamar Keck, Reseda, Calif. | | 7981 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8231 | | 750 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Gary Brown, Santa Barbara, Calif. | 4860 | $550 | | 18 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 4854 | 490 | | 19 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | 4851 | 480 | | 20 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 4845 | 470 | | 21 | | Ralph Croy, Lansing, Ill. | 4837 | 460 | | 22 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 4827 | 450 | | 23 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 4824 | 440 | | 24 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 4821 | 430 | | 25 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4817 | 420 | | 26 | | Earl Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn. | 4809 | 410 | | 27 | | Bob Chase, Kansas City, Kans. | 4803 | 400 | | 28 | | Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 4800 | 390 | | 29 | | Jim Chestney, Denver, Colo. | 4799 | 380 | | 30 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | 4795 | 370 | | 31 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 4779 | 360 | | 32 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4772 | 350 | | 33 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y., Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N. Y. | 4771 | 335 | | 35 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4770 | 320 | | 36 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa., Les Schissler, Denver, Colo., Larry Festa, Astoria, N. Y. | 4769 | 300 | | 39 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | 4767 | 280 | | ***40 | | Buddy Hoch, Raleigh, N. C. | 4759 | 275 | | 41 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | 4756 | 270 | | 42 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | 4751 | 265 | | 43 | | Bob McGregor, Lubbock, Tex. | 4749 | 260 | | 44 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4745 | 255 | | 45 | | Dick Weber Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4741 | 250 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-John Floyd, Dave Davis, Dick Weber, Paul Zevgolis, Tim Harahan, Dick Battista, Ralph Engan, Bob McMillin. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Allen, 5168. 16th Low-Soutar, Keck, 4886. *Alternates. **Won one-game rolloff with Foremsky for second spot, 204-202. ***Local Entry.
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