JOE DIGNAM was the winner and Tim Harahan was the victim in the PBA Open at Huntsville, Ala. It was Dignam's initial PBA victory, having just joined the tour during the summer season and his third time he has cashed in his young career. Dignam held a slight 14-pin lead over Harahan going into the position round. A steady effort produced a 206-171 victory and a final win margin of 99 pins. Harahan finished second and Bill Allen wound up third. All three had match-game records of 10-6-0. Dignam's final qualifying game of 290 aided his cause. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Joe Dignam, Edmonds, Wash. | | 8674 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9174 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8575 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9075 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Bill Allen, Fresno, Calif. | | 8541 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9041 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N. Y. | | 8492 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 9017 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | | 8527 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8927 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Norm Meyers, Los Angeles. Calif. | | 8425 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8925 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Vern Martinez, New Orleans, La. | | 8464 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8889 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8472 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8872 | | 950 | | 9 | | Nelson Burton Jr St. Louis, Mo. | | 8458 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8858 | | 900 | | 10 | | A. W. "Bill" Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 8540 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8840 | | 850 | | 11 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | | 8512 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8812 | | 800 | | 12 | | Dick Ritger, Hartfod. Wise. | | 8403 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8803 | | 750 | | 13 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8389 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8739 | | 700 | | 14 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y. | | 8316 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8716 | | 650 | | 15 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey, N. Y. | | 8290 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8690 | | 625 | | 16 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | | 8573 | | 2-14-0 | | 100 | | 8673 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 5022 | $450 | | 18 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 4994 | 390 | | 19 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | 4984 | 380 | | 20 | | Jim. Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 4977 | 370 | | 21 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 4975 | 360 | | 22 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 4973 | 350 | | 23 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 4969 | 340 | | 24 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4966 | 330 | | 25 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | 4961 | 325 | | 26 | | Bill Scales, New York, N. Y.. | 4951 | 320 | | 27 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 4941 | 315 | | 28 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | 4939 | 310 | | 29 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 4925 | 305 | | 30 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4920 | 300 | | 31 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N. Y. | 4918 | 295 | | 32 | | Bob Alstott, Joliet, Ill. | 4914 | 290 | | 33 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | 4913 | 285 | | 35 | | Lindy Lundeen Duluth, Minn. | 4909 | 280 | | | | Tom Delutz, New York, N. Y. | 4897 | 275 | | 36 | | Eddie Cook, Florence, N. C. | 4895 | 270 | | 37 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4891 | 265 | | 38 | | Jim Pennington, Rossville, Ga. | 4880 | 260 | | **39 | | Jim Gossett, Birmingham, Ala. | 4874 | 255 | | 40 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 4871 | 250 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Dick Ritger, Jim Godman, Bill Allen, Mike Durbin, Larry Laub, Mike McGrath. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Joe Dignam, 5286. 16th Low-Johnny Petraglia, 5022. *Alternate-Petraglia defeated Gearhart in one-game rolloff for 16th position. **Local Entry.
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