Mike McGrath didn't fail when he received his second chance at winning the Cougar Open. Second one year ago, when he came up with a subpar 149 in a losing effort to Ralph Engan, this time around the gritty lefthander was equal to the task. Four straight strikes from the seventh through the tenth frames were the impetus Mike needed to put down the threat posed by Dave Davis, who turned in the event's only 300 game. As a matter of record, McGrath and Davis outdistanced the field in the qualifier for the $10,000 winner's share in the $75,000 tournament. Scoring generally was low in .the preliminaries and that was the case, too, in the finals. Alex Seymore tore through Bob Strampe (216-194) in the opener and then whipped Dick Battista in a low-scoring match, 164-151. Then, it was Davis over the challanger, 204-176, before the windup at Coliseum Lanes. In addition to the winner's check, McGrath also received a new Cougar automobile, courtesy of the sponsoring Lincoln-Mercury firm. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Cal. | 216 (1 game) | $10,000
(plus new Cougar) | | ***2 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | 396 (2 games) | $6,000 | | 3 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | 556 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | 151 (1 game) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 194 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Seymore defeated Strampe, 216-194; Seymore defeated Battista, 164-151; Davis defeated Seymore, 204-176; and in the championship game McGrath defeated Davis, 216-192.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Cal. | | 8628 | | 12-4-0 | | 600 | | 9228 | | | | 2 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | | 8574 | | 11-5-0 | | 560 | | 9124 | | | | 3 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | | 8198 | | 9-7-0 | | 460 | | 8648 | | | | 4 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | | 8174 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8624 | | | | 5 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | | 8206 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8605 | | | | *6 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | | 8191 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8691 | | $2,660 | | 7 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8197 | | 7-9-0 | | 360 | | 8547 | | 2,200 | | 8 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8188 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8638 | | 2,000 | | 9 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8055 | | 9-7-0 | | 460 | | 8505 | | 1,800 | | 10 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Tex. | | 8065 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8465 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | | 8008 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8458 | | 1,600 | | 12 | | Ron Hamlin, Delray Beach, Fla. | | 8087 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 8437 | | 1,500 | | 13 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 7986 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 8361 | | 1,400 | | 14 | | Harry Smith, Fresno, Cal. | | 7998 | | 5-10-1 | | 275 | | 8273 | | 1,300 | | 15 | | Jim Godman, Elkhart, Ind. | | 7951 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8201 | | 1,200 | | **16 | | Richard Canicatti, Hialeah, Fla. | | 7884 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8184 | | 1,100 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Cal. | 4814 | $950 | | 18 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Cal. | 4811 | 850 | | 19 | | Jack Biondolillo, Gilroy, Cal. | 4809 | 800 | | 20 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Cal. | 4806 | 750 | | 21 | | Jack Getzen Lansing, Mich. | 4803 | 700 | | 22 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 4800 | 626 | | | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wisc. | 4800 | 625 | | 24 | | Steve Wallace, Houston, Tex. | 4792 | 580 | | 25 | | Roland Alexander, Los Angeles, Cal. | 4788 | 670 | | 26 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Cal. | 4786 | 560 | | 27 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 4783 | 650 | | 28 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 4780 | 536 | | | | Eddy Patterson, Dallas, Tex. | 4780 | 535 | | 30 | | Bill Tucker, St. Louis, Mo. | 4763 | 620 | | 31 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 4761 | 510 | | 32 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 4758 | 500 | | 33 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Cal. | 4754 | 490 | | 34 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 4743 | 480 | | 35 | | Larry Lichstein, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 4741 | 470 | | 36 | | Don Johnson, Kokomo, Ind. | 428 | 455 | | | | Paul Petescola, Oradell, N.J. | 4728 | 455 | | 38 | | Eddie Cook, Florence, S.C. | 4711 | 440 | | 39 | | Bill Jargella, Irvington, N.J. | 4699 | 430 | | 40 | | Lamar Keck, Reseda, Cal. | 4696 | 420 | |
*Alternate. **Local Entry. ***Davis received $100 for 300 game. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Davis, 5136 24th Low-Canicatti, 4819. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50)-Jim Stefanich, Mike Limongello, Ralph Engan, Billy ardwick, Bill Tucker, Jim Godman.
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