Marty Piraino, rolling in only his fourth PBA tournament of the '69 season, hit the jackpot in the Houston Sertoma Open. In gaining his title, Piraino had to withstand the challenge of Billy Hardwick, who was gunning for his sixth win of the season and 15th of his career. Piraino had only a 36-pin lead going into the final game against Hardwick. He came through with a 195-189 edge and the championship. Piraino totaled 9026 and had a match game record of 12-3-1 enroute to his title. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N. Y. | | 8401 | | 12-3-1 | | 625 | | 9026 | | $3,000 | | **2 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | | 8417 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8967 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8411 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8961 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8486 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8936 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, O. | | 8368 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 8893 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8416 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8816 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8364 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8789 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Billy Walden, Troy, Mo. | | 8345 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8770 | | 950 | | ***9 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N. Y. | | 8435 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8760 | | 900 | | 10 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Tex. | | 8398 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8748 | | 850 | | 11 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | | 8334 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8659 | | 800 | | 12 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N. Y. | | 8308 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8658 | | 750 | | 13 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | | 8296 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8596 | | 700 | | 14 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | | 8233 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8583 | | 650 | | 15 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | | 8299 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8549 | | 625 | | 16 | | Lindy Lundeen, Duluth, Minn. | | 8266 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8466 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4991 | $490 | | 18 | | Bob Fliegman, Torrance, Calif. | 4989 | 420 | | 19 | | Barry Asher Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4954 | 410 | | 20 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y., Les Zikes, Chicago, Ill. | 4946 | 395 | | 22 | | Larry Nordstrom, Anaheim, Calif. | 4930 | 380 | | 23 | | Lamar Keck, Reseda, Calif. | 4921 | 390 | | 24 | | Dick Weber Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4916 | 360 | | 25 | | Cecil Cadell, Vernon, Tex., Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 4911 | 345 | | 27 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich., Dave Soutar, Gilroy Calif. | 4909 | 325 | | 29 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Tex. | 4908 | 310 | | 30 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | 4907 | 305 | | 31 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga, Park, Calif. | 4906 | 300 | | 32 | | Joe Signorelli Crowley, La. | 4900 | 295 | | 33 | | Mike Waikem, Canton, Ohio | 4899 | 290 | | 34 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 4889 | 285 | | 35 | | Ralph Croy, Lansing, Ill. | 4886 | 280 | | 36 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 4881 | 275 | | 37 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 4862 | 270 | | 38 | | Paul Zevgolis, Hopewell, Va. | 4861 | 265 | | 39 | | Tony Liberati, Binghamton, N. Y. | 4850 | 260 | | 40 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 4844 | 255 | | 41 | | Vernon Martinez, New Orleans, La. | 4832 | 250 | | 42 | | Johnny Guenther, Fresno, Calif. | 4830 | 245 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Pete Tountas, Ernie Schlegel, Jim Stefanich. Marty Piraino, Eddy Patterson, Nelson Burton Jr. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Cooper, 5265. 16th Low-Lening, 5009. *Alternate. **Local Entry. ***$100 for 300 Game (Orlovsky).
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