DAVE SOUTAR, a transplanted Detroiter now residing in Gilroy, Calif., came "home" to the Motor City and found the home hearth much to his liking. The lanky veteran scored a come-from-behind 213-202 victory over Dick Ritger to take the winner's share in the American Airlines Open at Hartfield Lanes. Except for one block in the early going when New York's Dick Battista took over the lead, Dave was in command all the way. He led the qualifying round with a 24-game showing of 5099 (212 average) and in the very first match game kayoed his chief threat-Dick Weber-by a going-away 214-148. In the 14th game of the finals, Ritger caught and passed Soutar by 41 pins. Soutar met the challenge, scored a crucial turkey and nailed down the win. 40-GAME FINALS | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 8423 | | 10-4-2 | | 550 | | 8973 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wise. | | 8393 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8943 | | 3,200 | | 3 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8400 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8850 | | 2,500 | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8288 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 8838 | | 2,000 | | 5 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8240 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8740 | | 1,500 | | 6 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8294 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8694 | | 1,300 | | 7 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8189 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 8664 | | 1,250 | | 8 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 8222 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8622 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Mike Durbin, Dayton, Ohio | | 8201 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8551 | | 1,150 | | 10 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8205 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8505 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8046 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8496 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 8113 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8463 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga, Park, Calif. | | 8107 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8407 | | 950 | | 14 | | Dick Battista, New York, N. Y. | | 8015 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8365 | | 900 | | 15 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N. C. | | 8034 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8359 | | 850 | | 16 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8100 | | 2-14-0 | | 100 | | 8200 | | 800 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4884 | $525 | | 18 | | George Howard, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 4881 | 480 | | *19 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 4880 | 500 | | | | Bob Snell, Stamford, Conn. | 4880 | 450 | | 21 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 4877 | 420 | | 22 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 4876 | 400 | | 23 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N. Y. | 4873 | 390 | | 24 | | Pete Tountas, Calumet City, Ill. | 4872 | 380 | | 25 | | Ed Lubanski, Detroit, Mich. | 4861 | 370 | | 26 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N. C. | 4856 | 360 | | 27 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4846 | 350 | | **28 | | Tom Vallone, Detroit, Mich. | 4844 | 340 | | 29 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Calif. | 4840 | 325 | | | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 4840 | 325 | | 31 | | Bill Tucker, Louisville, Ky. | 4832 | 310 | | 32 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brookyn, N. Y. | 4818 | 300 | | **33 | | Ziggy Domalewsi, Detroit, Mich. | 4815 | 295 | | 34 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N. Y. | 4811 | 290 | | 35 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 4802 | 285 | | 36 | | Jack Biondolillo, Gilroy, Calif. | 4801 | 280 | | 37 | | Dick Downey, Irvington, N. J. | 4785 | 275 | | 38 | | Bob Lowry, Union Lake, Mich. | 4773 | 270 | | 39 | | Cecil Dunn, Chicago, Ill. | 4756 | 265 | | 40 | | Joe Dignam, Seattle, Wash. | 4755 | 257.50 | | | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N. Y. | 4755 | 257.50 | | 42 | | Paul Zevgolis, Hopewell, Va. | 4754 | 125 | | | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 4754 | 125 | |
*Alternate. **Local Entries. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Dave Soutar, 5099. 16th Low-Mike McGrath, 4889. Pro-Am Cashers ($50)-Allie Clarke, Dick Downey, Ernie Schlegel, Joe Dignam, Johnny Petraglia, Paul Colwell.
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