JIM GODMAN registered his first victory since the $100,000 Tournament of Champions in April when he beat out 127 other pro bowlers in the Mercury Open at Dick Weber Lanes in St. Louis. The triumph was most gratifying for the 23-year-old for the Godmans only recently had moved from Hayward, Calif., to Elkhart, Ind. The slender Godman turned the tournament into a virtual rout in the match game phase, after leading the qualifying test easily. He started off by whipping Pat Patterson, 267-212, and then went on to take seven of his first nine games. His average over that span was 227. In that same block, Dave Davis went from ninth to second and was the only one with a chance at catching Godman when the evening's action began. In the position round, however, Davis bowed to Bluth while Patterson was edging Godman. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jim Godman, Elkhart, Ind. | | 9009 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9459 | | $4,000 | | 2 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8757 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9207 | | 2,200 | | 3 | | Pat Patterson, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8695 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9170 | | 1,500 | | 4 | | Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 8588 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9138 | | 1,400 | | 5 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8521 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9071 | | 1,300 | | 6 | | Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8547 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 9047 | | 1,200 | | 7 | | Larry Lichstein, Bloomfield, Conn. | | 8514 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8964 | | 1,100 | | 8 | | Ken Vincek, Chicago, Ill. | | 8497 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8897 | | 1,000 | | 9 | | Jim Vrenick, Granite City, Ill. | | 8497 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8872 | | 950 | | 10 | | Mike Limongello, Babylon, N. Y. | | 8344 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8844 | | 900 | | **11 | | Vern Kurz, St. Louis, Mo. | | 3390 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8790 | | 850 | | 12 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 8518 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8768 | | 800 | | 13 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8554 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8754 | | 750 | | 14 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N. Y. | | 8449 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8699 | | 700 | | 15 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 8330 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8680 | | 650 | | 16 | | Dick Battista, New York, N. Y. | | 8377 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8627 | | 600 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | 5037 | $510 | | 18 | | Ralph Croy, Lansing, Ill. | 5033 | 440 | | 19 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | 5032 | 420 | | **20 | | Dave Harrell, St. Louis, Mo. | 5026 | 405 | | | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N. Y. | 5026 | 405 | | 22 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | 5025 | 390 | | 23 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 5011 | 380 | | 24 | | Don Glover, Bakerfield, Calif. | 5004 | 370 | | 25 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 5002 | 360 | | 26 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 5000 | 350 | | 27 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 4999 | 335 | | | | John Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 4999 | 335 | | 29 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4997 | 320 | | 30 | | Pete Tountas, Calumet City, Ill. | 4988 | 310 | | 31 | | Buzz Fazio, Delton, Mich. | 4975 | 300 | | 32 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Calif. | 4973 | 295 | | 33 | | Tom Delutz, Queens, N. Y. | 4968 | 290 | | 34 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 4965 | 285 | | 35 | | Jim Pennington, Rossville, Ga. | 4952 | 280 | | 36 | | Jim Chestney, Denver, Colo. | 4947 | 275 | | 37 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 4943 | 270 | | 38 | | Sam Baca, Hayward, Calif. | 4949 | 265 | | 39 | | Tim Brosnan, Ft. Worth, Tex, | 4938 | 260 | | 40 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N. Y. | 4929 | 255 | | 41 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N. J. | 4926 | 250 | | 42 | | LeRoy Buske, Jefferson City, Mo. | 4923 | 245 | |
*Alternate. **Local Entries. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Jim Godman, 5374. 16th Low-Kurz. 5047. Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Ralph Engan, Tim Harahan, Dick Battista, Jerry McCoy, Glenn Allison. Dave Davis.
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