Record crowds and great bowling were the ingredients all week long as the Don Carter Classic-a $60,000 event-debuted at New York City's Madison Square Garden. A turnaway crowd saw homebred Mike Limongello snare the $7,500 first-place prize when he toppled Mike McGrath, 228-192, in the final game. The presence of those two youngsters, plus rookie Earl Anthony and all-time greats Harry Smith and Dick Weber, in the five-man finals made this event a memorable one in its inaugural. In the opener, Weber defeated Smith, making the TV show for the first time in five years, 227-199. Earlier in the competition, Smith rolled a 300 game. Then, Weber bowed to Anthony, 246-192, before McGrath edged Anthony in a two-pin squeaker, 200-198. Limongello closed out his game against McGrath with five in a row to earn the winner's check, plus the championship trophy, awarded by the man for whom the event was named. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | 228 (1 game) | $7,500 | | 2 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Ca. | 392 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 444 (2 games) | 2,000 | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 419 2 game) | 1,800 | | **5 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Cal. | 199 (1 game) | 1,700 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Weber defeated Smith, 227-199; Anthony defeated Weber, 246-192; McGrath defeated Anthony, 200-198, and in the championship game Limongello defeated McGrath, 228-192..
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 8662 | | 10-5-1 | | 525 | | 9187 | | | | 2 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Cal. | | 8495 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8995 | | | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8614 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8964 | | | | 4 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8498 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8948 | | | | 5 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Cal. | | 8478 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8928 | | | | *6 | | Jim Godman, Elkhar, Ind. | | 8453 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8903 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | | 8426 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8851 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | | 8380 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8830 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | | 8428 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8828 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | | 8475 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8825 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8317 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8767 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8380 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8730 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Jack Biondolilo, Gilroy, Cal. | | 8392 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8692 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 8405 | | 4-10-2 | | 250 | | 8655 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Mike Orlovsy, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8265 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8590 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8208 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8583 | | 1,000 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Cal. | 5008 | $750 | | 18 | | Pete Mylenki, Emerson, N.J. | 5006 | 650 | | 19 | | Gene Vetrone East Hanover, N.J. | 5005 | 600 | | 20 | | Larry Festa, Astoria, N .Y. | 5002 | 550 | | 21 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 4992 | 475 | | | | Ralph Marple, Quincy, Mass. | 4992 | 475 | | 23 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4983 | 440 | | 24 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh N.Y. | 4981 | 430 | | 25 | | Roland Alexander, Los Angeles, Cal. | 4977 | 420 | | 26 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Cal. | 4976 | 410 | | 27 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | 4967 | 400 | | 28 | | Vince Pantuso, Parsippany, N.J. | 4965 | 390 | | 29 | | Steve Nowicki Rochester, N.Y. | 4964 | 380 | | 30 | | Bill Scales, New York, N.Y. | 4950 | 370 | | 31 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | 4949 | 360 | | 32 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Cal. | 4948 | 355 | | 33 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 4946 | 350 | | 34 | | Jimmy Mack, Dover, N.J. | 4939 | 345 | | 35 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | 4936 | 340 | | 36 | | John Bennett, Pontiac, Mich. | 4932 | 332.50 | | | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Tex. | 4932 | 332.50 | | 38 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Cal. | 4926 | 325 | | 39 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 4925 | 320 | | 40 | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 4922 | 315 | | 41 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Tex. | 4916 | 310 | | 42 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Cal. | 4914 | 305 | | 43 | | Dan Spada, Ardmore, Pa. | 4912 | 300 | | 44 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago, Ill. | 4910 | 295 | | 45 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4909 | 290 | | 46 | | A.W. "Bill" Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 4908 | 285 | | 47 | | Elton Kelley, Las Vegas, Nev. | 4906 | 280 | | 48 | | Frank Northrop, Atwater, Cal. | 4903 | 275 | | 49 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 4902 | 270 | | 50 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 4895 | 265 | | 51 | | Earl Johnson, Tacoma, Wash. | 4890 | 260 | | 52 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Cal. | 4889 | 255 | | 53 | | Paul Petescola, Oradell, N.J. | 4887 | 250 | |
*Alternates. **Harry Smith received $100 for 300 game 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Zahn, 5222. 16th Low-Petraglia, 5018. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50)-Jim Stefanich, Ed Bourdase, Mike Durbin, Don Lemon, Mike McGrath, Teata Semiz.
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