BILLY HARDWICK was not to be denied as he set sights on his sixth tournament victory of the season in the PBA Open at Grand Rapids, Mich. He led the qualifiers with a total of 5382 pins and then posted a 12-3-1 match game record to register a 363-pin margin over second-place finisher Dick Ritger. Hardwick joined Jim Stefanich and Dave Davis as a winner of six tournaments in a single year, Stefanich turning the trick a year ago and Davis in 1967. It also was Hardwick's 15th victory in his professional bowing career. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8948 | | 12-3-1 | | 625 | | 9573 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | | 8710 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9210 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Skee Foremsky, El Paso, Texas | | 8592 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9067 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | | 8705 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9055 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N. Y. | | 8567 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9042 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis. Mo. | | 8537 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8962 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 8488 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8888 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8550 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8875 | | 950 | | 9 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | | 8458 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8858 | | 900 | | 10 | | Ralph Engan, Monsey. N. Y. | | 8369 | | 8-6-2 | | 450 | | 8819 | | 850 | | 11 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | | 8282 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 8757 | | 800 | | 12 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8401 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8726 | | 750 | | 13 | | Bill Allen, Fresno, Calif. | | 8318 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8718 | | 700 | | 14 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8490 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8690 | | 650 | | **15 | | Jerry Glupker, Grand Rapids, Mich. | | 8302 | | 2-8-2 | | 350 | | 862 | | 625 | | 16 | | Earl Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn. | | 8203 | | 4-11-1 | | 225 | | 8428 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 5009 | $490 | | 18 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | 5007 | 420 | | 19 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago, Ill. | 4997 | 410 | | 20 | | Ralph Croy, Lansing, Ill. | 4992 | 400 | | 21 | | Mario Borghi, Corona, N. Y. | 4987 | 390 | | 22 | | Larry Lichstein, Bloomfield, Conn. | 4985 | 380 | | 23 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 4979 | 370 | | 24 | | Paul Petescola, Oradell, N. J. | 4974 | 360 | | 25 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill., Teata Semiz River Edge, N. J. | 4958 | 345 | | 27 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 4955 | 330 | | 28 | | Johnny Guenther, Fresno, Calif., Vic Iwlew, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 4949 | 315 | | 30 | | Bobby McMillin, College Point, N. Y. | 4946 | 305 | | 31 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N. Y. | 4942 | 300 | | 32 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif., Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4941 | 292.50 | | 34 | | Gary Rebillot, Canton, Ohio | 4939 | 285 | | 35 | | Fred Lening, Yardley, Pa. | 4934 | 280 | | 36 | | George Howard Kalamazoo, Mich. | 4933 | 275 | | 37 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N. Y. | 4927 | 270 | | 38 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 4926 | 265 | | 39 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 4924 | 260 | | 40 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y. | 4921 | 255 | | 41 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | 4913 | 250 | | 42 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | 4911 | 245 | |
Pro-Am Cashers (50)-Terry Booth, Skee Foremsky, Harry Michelson, Allie Clarke. Alex Seymore, Tommy Tuttle. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Hardwick, 5382. 16th Low-Soutar, 5019. *Alternate. **Local Entry. Allen Zurckwieck received $100 for perfect game.
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