Another new PBA champion was crowned in the Tucson Open as TERRY BOOTH final-gamed himself into the championship. Booth, who was close but never in the lead over the 39-game route, scored a big 258-181 victory over Fred Lening in the 40th outing to grab the title. The Californian's total pinfall was 9306, including 650 bonus pins he collected for winning 13 of his 16 match games. Mike Limongello was second with 9295 and Mike Durbin was third with 9261. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | | 8656 | | 13-3-0 | | 650 | | 9306 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Mike Limongello, Babylon, N. Y. | | 8845 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9295 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | | 8811 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9261 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Pete Tountas, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8707 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9057 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | | 8624 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9024 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8565 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9015 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | John Guenther, Fresno, Calif. | | 8504 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9004 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | | 8452 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8992 | | 950 | | 9 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | | 3416 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8919 | | 900 | | 10 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 8504 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8904 | | 850 | | 11 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8617 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8867 | | 800 | | 12 | | Lou Scalia, Hollywood, Fla. | | 8470 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8820 | | 750 | | 13 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | | 8456 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8756 | | 700 | | 14 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8380 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8730 | | 650 | | 15 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8326 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8676 | | 625 | | **16 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8192 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8392 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | A. W. "Bill" Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 4992 | $445 | | 18 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 4992 | 395 | | 19 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | 4985 | 380 | | 20 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4983 | 370 | | 21 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | 4974 | 360 | | 22 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | 4972 | 350 | | 23 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N. Y. | 4958 | 340 | | 24 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz | 4955 | 330 | | 25 | | Gary Rebillot, Canton, Ohio | 4954 | 325 | | 26 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 4951 | 320 | | 27 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 4940 | 315 | | 28 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N. Y. | 4933 | 310 | | 29 | | Larry Nordstrom, Anaheim, Calif. | 4931 | 305 | | 30 | | Tim Jones, Santa Clara, Calif. | 4929 | 300 | | 31 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind., Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4925 | 292.50 | | 33 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 4923 | 285 | | 34 | | Ralph Croy, Lansing, Ill. | 4916 | 280 | | 35 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N. Y. | 4913 | 275 | | 36 | | Jim Bassett, Brooklyn, N. Y. | 4906 | 270 | | 37 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4900 | 265 | | 38 | | Bill Tucker, Louisville Ky. | 4883 | 260 | | 39 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N. Y. | 4872 | 255 | | 40 | | J. B. Blaylock, Alamogordo, N. M. | 4864 | 250 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Bill Johnson, Alphonso Pujol, Larry Lichstein, Don Russell, Earl Johnon, Bill Scales. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Limongello, 5375. 16th Low-Colwell, 4998. **Local Entry. *Alternate-Johnson defeated Wiltse in one-game roll-off for alternate spot.
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