The 1970 tournament season started off on the right foot . . . which meant the lefthanders were in there pitching. The first nine men in the round of 16 were southpaws and when the finals were telecast all five men on the show were portsiders. The winner of the $6,000 first-place prize was veteran Skee Foremsky who downed Dave Davis, 232-195, in the payoff match. For Skee, victory was even sweeter; in winning he became one of the few men in PBA history to win all four matches on TV to take the title. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Tex. | 944 (4 games) | $6,000 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 209 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 3 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Cal. | 168 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 4 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | 231 (1 game) | 1,800 | | 5 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | 195 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Foremsky defeated Davis, 232-195; Foremsky defeated Battista, 237-231; Foremsky defeated McGrath, 258-168, and in the championship game Foremsky defeated Anthony, 217-209.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8665 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9265 | | | | 2 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Cal. | | 8600 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9200 | | | | 3 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | | 8685 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9135 | | | | 4 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Tex. | | 8553 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9003 | | | | 5 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | | 8543 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8993 | | | | *6 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 8442 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8842 | | $1,450 | | **7 | | Larry Lichstein, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8381 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8781 | | 1,300 | | 8 | | Don Glover, Bakersfield, Cal. | | 8380 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8780 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8374 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8774 | | 1,100 | | 10 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 8370 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8720 | | 1,050 | | 11 | | Jim Chestney, Denver, Colo. | | 8362 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8712 | | 1,000 | | 12 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8293 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8693 | | 950 | | 13 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8357 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8607 | | 900 | | 14 | | Fred Feutz, Kansas City, Kans. | | 8188 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8538 | | 850 | | 15 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Cal. | | 8200 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8450 | | 800 | | 16 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Cal. | | 8089 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8389 | | 750 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 17 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 4978 | $500 | | *18 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 4971 | 540 | | 19 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 4964 | 480 | | 20 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Cal. | 4942 | 470 | | 21 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 4934 | 460 | | 22 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4932 | 450 | | 23 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 4929 | 440 | | 24 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 4927 | 425 | | | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 4927 | 425 | | 26 | | Jerry McCoy, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 4924 | 410 | | 27 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | 4917 | 400 | | 28 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | 4908 | 390 | | 29 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Cal. | 4898 | 380 | | 30 | | Frank Northrop, Atwater, Cal. | 4891 | 370 | | 31 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 4887 | 355 | | | | Ed Dolfay, Edmonds, Wash. | 4887 | 355 | | 33 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | 4883 | 340 | | 34 | | Jack Biondolillo Gilroy, Cal. | 4867 | 330 | | 35 | | Pete Mylenki Emerson, N.J. | 4865 | 320 | | 36 | | Ralph Croy, Lansing, Ill. | 4864 | 310 | | 37 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 4859 | 300 | | 38 | | Paul Petescola, Oradell, N.J. | 4853 | 90 | | 39 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Tex. | 4845 | 280 | | 40 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | 4844 | 270 | | 41 | | Don Lemon, Rochester, N.Y. | 4836 | 260 | | 42 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | 4834 | 125 | | | | Les Zikes, Chicago, Ill. | 4834 | 125 | |
*Alternates. **Lichstein received $100 for 300 game. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Battista 5233. 16th Low-Bourdase, 5001. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50)-Jerry McCoy, Larry Lichstein, Don Helling, Skee Foremsky, Bill Allen, Alex Seymore.
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