BILLY HARDWICK averaged a record 270-plus in a sensational four-game performance that earned him the title in the Smallcomb Enterprises Classic. Hardwick totaled 1082 as he defeated Jim Stefanich in the finale for his fourth tournament victory of '69. Billy, seeded No. 4, dropped Terry Booth, 267-245. He toppled Wayne Zahn, 279-246, and he tripped Larry Laub, 247-237. In the final game he hit ten straight strikes, left a ten in, and finished with a 289-192 win over Stefanich. THE FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 1082 (4 games) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 192 (1 game) | 3,200 | | 3 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 237 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 246 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | 245 (1 game) | 1,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Hardwick defeated Booth, 267-245; Hardwick defeated Zahn, 279-246; Hardwick defeated Laub, 247-237; and in championship game, Hardwick defeated Stefanich, 289-192.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | ***1 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9446 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 10046 | | | | 2 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 9385 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9985 | | | | ***3 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 9432 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9882 | | | | 4 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 9364 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9864 | | | | 5 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | | 9297 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9797 | | | | ****6 | | A. W. "Bill" Johnson, N. O., La. | | 9275 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9725 | | $1,350 | | 7 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 9268 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9668 | | 1,250 | | 8 | | E Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 9251 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9651 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 9225 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9625 | | 1,150 | | 10 | | Darrell Storkson, Everett, Wash. | | 9167 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 9542 | | 1,100 | | **11 | | Barry Brady, Redwood City, Calif. | | 9144 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9494 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Jim St. John, San Jose, Calif. | | 9118 | | 5-10-1 | | 275 | | 9393 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, O. | | 9010 | | 7-9#-0 | | 350 | | 9360 | | 950 | | 14 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N. Y. | | 9047 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 9297 | | 900 | | 15 | | Jim Jones, Santa Clara, Calif. | | 9017 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 9267 | | 850 | | 16 | | Mel Flewelling, San Leandro, Cal. | | 8845 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 9095 | | 800 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Rod Pardey, Tacoma, Wash. | 5374 | $610 | | 18 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 5364 | 540 | | 19 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | 5346 | 520 | | 20 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton, Mich. | 5341 | 500 | | 21 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 5336 | 480 | | 22 | | Brad Davidson, EI Paso, Tex. | 5335 | 470 | | 23 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | 5319 | 460 | | 24 | | Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif. | 5305 | 450 | | 25 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N. Y. | 5302 | 435 | | ** | | Junichi Yajima, Tokyo, Japan | 5302 | 435 | | **27 | | John Giniere, Palo Alto, Calif. | 5300 | 420 | | 28 | | Alfonso Pujol, New York City, N. Y. | 5294 | 410 | | 29 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | 5279 | 400 | | 30 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | 5276 | 390 | | 31 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif., Tom Yamasaki, Honolulu, Hawaii | 5274 | 375 | | 33 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 5270 | 355 | | ** | | Larry Wallace, San Francisco, Calif. | 5270 | 355 | | 35 | | Vern Downing, San Francisco, Calif. | 5265 | 340 | | **36 | | Don Bell, San Francisco, Calif. | 5256 | 330 | | 37 | | Johnny Guenther, Fresno, Calif. | 5249 | 320 | | 38 | | Bill Tucker, Louisville, Ky. | 5247 | 310 | | **39 | | Brad Hoffman, Menlo Park, Calif. | 5246 | 300 | | 40 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif., Jim Certain, Huntsville, Ala., Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5244 | 290 | | 43 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 5232 | 280 | | 44 | | Let Barrett, San Mateo, Calif., Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 5228 | 272.50 | | 46 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5224 | 265 | | 47 | | Rich Duval, Berkeley, Calif. | 5215 | 260 | | 48 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | 5193 | 255 | | 49 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 5187 | 250 | | ***50 | | Joe Dignam, Edmonds, Wash. | 5178 | 245 | | 51 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 5177 | 240 | | 52 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | 5175 | 235 | | 53 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 5162 | 230 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($200)-Nelson Burton Jr. and Dick Ritger. $150-Ralph Engan and Bud Horn. 100-Sam Baca, Terry Booth, Jim Certain, Buzz Fazio, Mel Flewelling, Billy Hardwick, Bill Johnson, Bobby Knipple, Don Russell, Jim Stefanich, Dave Soutar, Steve Wallace, Dick Weber, Wayne Zahn. $50--Glenn Allison, Gary Brown, Allie Clark, Joe Dignam, Skee Foremsky, Don Glover, Jim Godman, Earl Johnson, Dave Lasseigne, Larry Laub, Don Lemon, Alfonso Pujol, Gary Rebillot, Carmen Salvino, Jim St. John and Pete Tountas. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Zahn 5741, 16th Low-Clarke, 5387. *Alternates. **Local Entries. ***$100 for 300 games-Bill Johnson, Jim Stefanich, Wayne Zahn, Rich Kindervag, Joe Dignam.
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