BUTCH GEARHART, streaking to seven straight wins in the match-game finals, posted his third career PBA victory at Newark, Ohio. Gearhart locked it up in the 15th game when he converted a tough 1-3-7 leave in the ninth frame for a 224-214 victory over Johnny Petraglia. The victory gave him a 102-pin lead going into the position round, which also was against Petraglia. Petraglia won that one, 232-213, but it was for naught. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8687 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9237 | | $3,000 | | 2 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N. Y. | | 8704 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9204 | | 1,600 | | 3 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8699 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9199 | | 1,400 | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8581 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9081 | | 1,200 | | 5 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N. C. | | 8595 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8995 | | 1,100 | | 6 | | Larry Lichstein, Bloomfield, Conn. | | 8434 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8984 | | 1,050 | | 7 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8538 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8888 | | 1,000 | | 8 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8457 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8857 | | 950 | | 9 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 8457 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8832 | | 900 | | 10 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8422 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8797 | | 850 | | 11 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N, Y. | | 8441 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8791 | | 800 | | 12 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | | 8286 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8786 | | 750 | | 13 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | | 8249 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8574 | | 700 | | 14 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 8292 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8492 | | 650 | | 15 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N. J. | | 8178 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8428 | | 625 | | 16 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | | 8020 | | 4-11-1 | | 225 | | 8245 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Jim Chestney, Denver, Colo. | 5008 | $490 | | 18 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 5001 | 420 | | 19 | | Adam Toney, Oak Hill, W. Va. | 4988 | 410 | | 20 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Tex. | 4980 | 400 | | 21 | | Fred Lening Yardley, Pa. | 4976 | 390 | | 22 | | Bill Allen, Fresno, Calif. | 4972 | 380 | | | | Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, Va. | 4958 | 370 | | 24 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | 4953 | 360 | | 25 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 4951 | 350 | | 26 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago, Ill. | 4950 | 340 | | 27 | | Earl Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn. | 4945 | 330 | | 28 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4938 | 320 | | 29 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 4927 | 310 | | 30 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4922 | 305 | | 31 | | Roger Workman, Kenova, W. Va. | 4920 | 300 | | 32 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4917 | 295 | | 33 | | Les Zikes, Chicago, Ill. | 4909 | 290 | | 34 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N. C. | 4908 | 285 | | 35 | | Ron Chek, San Bruno, Calif. | 4904 | 280 | | 36 | | Dick Downey, Irvington, N. J. | 4895 | 275 | | 37 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4888 | 270 | | 38 | | Dick Pefer, Wampum, Pa. | 4885 | 265 | | 39 | | Bob Manjos, Beechhurst, N. Y. | 4883 | 260 | | 40 | | Therm Davis, Chicago, Ill. | 4881 | 255 | | 41 | | Rick McCaffrey, Detroit, Mich. | 4880 | 250 | | 42 | | John Fabbro, Columbus, Ohio | 4872 | 245 | |
Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Larry Nordstrom, Bill Allen, Skee Foremsky, Dick Battista, Mike Durbin, Dick Ritger. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Johnny Petraglia, 5224. 16th Low-Gary Dickinson, 5010. *Alternate Bob Manjos, Don Johnson received $100 each for 300 games.
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