NELSON BURTON, JR. had to come from behind to pick up the marbles at the Five-Star Open in Cranston, R. I. Trailing by 57 pins, going into the position round, Burton defeated Billy Hardwick, 213-197, and the 50 bonus pins awarded for his victory allowed him to register a title-taking nine-pin margin. Larry Lichstein finished third behind Hardwick, only 16 pins back of the winner. Burton's victory stymied Hardwick's bid for his sixth tourney victory of the year. Hardwick also was thwarted by a so-so 8-8-0 match game record after he led the qualifier with a 5210 total. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8327 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8877 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8468 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8868 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Larry Lichstein, Bloomfield, Conn. | | 8336 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 8861 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8239 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8789 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8283 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8733 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc, | | 8197 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8647 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | | 8290 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8640 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | | 8173 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8623 | | 950 | | 9 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8209 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8609 | | 900 | | 10 | | Mario Borghi, Corona, N. Y. | | 8142 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8592 | | 850 | | 11 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8211 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8586 | | 800 | | 12 | | Paul Zevgolis, Hopewell, Va. | | 8145 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8495 | | 750 | | 13 | | Ralph Hartmann, Hyde Park, N. Y. | | 8142 | | 6-8-2 | | 350 | | 8492 | | 700 | | 14 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N. Y. | | 8104 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8354 | | 650 | | 15 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | | 8024 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8274 | | 625 | | 16 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | | 7857 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8107 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Bob Manjos, Beechhurst, N. Y. | 4888 | $490 | | 18 | | Gary Rebillot, Canton, Ohio | 4883 | 420 | | 19 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4867 | 410 | | 20 | | Frank Scardino, New York, N. Y. | 4866 | 400 | | 21 | | Mike Durbin, Burbank, Calif. | 4861 | 390 | | 22 | | Bill Allen, Fresno, Calif. | 4856 | 380 | | 23 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 4843 | 370 | | 24 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N. Y. | 4828 | 360 | | 25 | | Mike Lubera, Central Falls, R. I. | 4819 | 350 | | 26 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | 4810 | 340 | | 27 | | Paul Petescola, Oradell, N. J. | 4807 | 330 | | 28 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N. C. | 4806 | 320 | | 29 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 4802 | 310 | | 30 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 4800 | 305 | | 31 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | 4798 | 300 | | 32 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N. Y., Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 4791 | 292.50 | | 34 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dick Weber Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4781 | 282.50 | | 36 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | 4769 | 275 | | 37 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | 4765 | 270 | | 38 | | Lindy Lundeen, Duluth, Minn. | 4761 | 265 | | 39 | | Bill Tucker, Louisville, Ky. | 4754 | 260 | | 40 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N. Y. | 4732 | 255 | | 41 | | Harry Mickelson, Kodiak, Aaska | 4731 | 250 | | 42 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 4724 | 245 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Dale Seavoy, Dick Weber, Don Lemon, Les Zikes, Dick Battista, Jim Stefanich. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Hardwick, 5210. 16th Low-Jim Certain, 4891. *Alternate.
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