The opening tournament for 1972 was the BPAA U.S. Open, cosponsored by the Bowling Proprietors Association of America and the Minnesota BPA, and conducted by the PBA. The tournament was held at St. Paul, Minn. and the winner was Mike Lemongello who downed Teats Semiz in the championship Fame. Semiz was top-seeded but Lemongellot who tripped Wayne Zahn, 203-171, on the way to the championship game, came up with a 194-186 victory and the $8,000 first prize was his. There were 96 top pros and another 96 league plaers in the field. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | 397 (2 games) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 186 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 374 (2 games) | 4,000 | | *4 | | Dick Ciprich, Buffalo, N.Y. | 441 (2 games) | 3,000 | | 5 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 212 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Ciprich defeated Schissler, 247-212; Zahn defeated Ciprich, 203-194; Lemongello defeated Zahn, 203-171; and in the championship game, Lemongello defeated Semiz, 194-186.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Teats Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | | 12124 | | 15-8-1 | | 776 | | 12899 | | | | 2 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 12103 | | 14-10-0 | | 700 | | 12803 | | | | 3 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 12039 | | 15-9-0 | | 750 | | 12789 | | | | 4 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Col. | | 11870 | | 15-8-1 | | 775 | | 12645 | | | | 5 | | Dick Ciprich, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 12040 | | 12-12-0 | | 600 | | 12640 | | | | *6 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 11885 | | 14-8-2 | | 750 | | 12635 | | $2,050 | | 7 | | Larry Montgomery, Akron, Ohio | | 11821 | | 16-8-0 | | 800 | | 12621 | | 1,800 | | 8 | | Butch Gearhart, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | | 11917 | | 14-10-0 | | 700 | | 12617 | | 1,600 | | 9 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 11916 | | 14-10-0 | | 700 | | 12616 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 11965 | | 12-12-0 | | 600 | | 12565 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | | 11846 | | 13-11-0 | | 650 | | 12496 | | 1,300 | | 12 | | Bob Shank, Lorain, Ohio | | 11716 | | 15-9-0 | | 750 | | 12466 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 11962 | | 10-14-Q | | 500 | | 12462 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 11941 | | 9-15-0 | | 460 | | 12391 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Lindy Lundeen, Duluth, Minn. | | 11775 | | 10-14-0 | | 600 | | 12276 | | 1,060 | | 16 | | Jimmy McHugh, Newark, N.J. | | 11767 | | 10-14-0 | | 500 | | 12267 | | 1,000 | | 17 | | Jimmy Mack, Hackettstown, N.J. | | 11606 | | 12-12-0 | | 600 | | 12206 | | 950 | | 18 | | Pete Mylenki, Emerson, N.J. | | 11682 | | 10-14-0 | | 500 | | 12182 | | 900 | | 19 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | | 11671 | | 12-12-0 | | 600 | | 12171 | | 850 | | *20 | | Leo Mann, St. Paul, Minn. | | 11664 | | 10-14-0 | | 600 | | 12164 | | 800 | | *21 | | Steve Nowicki, Rochester, N.Y. | | 11675 | | 8-16-0 | | 400 | | 12075 | | 760 | | 22 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | | 11608 | | 10-14-0 | | 500 | | 12008 | | 700 | | 23 | | Skee Foremaky, Houston, Texas | | 11467 | | 9-14-1 | | 475 | | 11942 | | 650 | | 24 | | A.W. "Bill" Johnson, New Orleans, La. | | 11553 | | 6-17-1 | | 325 | | 11878 | | 600 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | **25 | | Alex Seymore Kannapolis, N.C. | 6688 | $526 | | *26 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 6686 | 440 | | 27 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 6685 | 430 | | 28 | | Timmy Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 6682 | 420 | | 29 | | Keith Wiltse, Vicksburg, Mich. | 6680 | 410 | | 30 | | Ed DiTolla, Lodi, N.J. | 6678 | 400 | | 31 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N C | 6675 | 395 | | 32 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacremento, Calif. | 6660 | 390 | | 33 | | Harry Smith, Akron, Ohio | 6656 | 385 | | *34 | | Keith Hiyane, Honolulu, Hawaii | 6656 | 380 | | *35 | | Tom Martenson, Rockford, Ill. | 6654 | 375 | | 36 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 6845 | 370 | | 37 | | Billy Golembiewski, Detroit, Mich. | 6839 | 365 | | 38 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 6633 | 360 | | *39 | | Don Bickford, Sacramento, Calif. | 6624 | 365 | | 40 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 6622 | 350 | | 41 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | 6619 | 345 | | *42 | | Mike Christie, Guilderland, N.Y. | 6607 | 340 | | *43 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | 6606 | 335 | | 44 | | Bill Tucker, St. Louis, Mo. | 6604 | 330 | | 45 | | Ernie Schlegel Newburgh, N Y | 6583 | 325 | | 46 | | Jack Biondolillo Gilroy, Calif. | 6670 | 320 | | *47 | | Jerry Roseland, Grand Forks, N .D. | 6566 | 315 | | 48 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 6563 | 310 | | 49 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 6554 | 305 | | *50 | | Ted Malicki, Maple Heights, Calif. | 6549 | 300 | | 51 | | Billy Walden, St. Louis, Mo. | 6548 | 295 | | *52 | | Doc James, Muskogee, Okla. | 6533 | 290 | | 53 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 6530 | 285 | | *54 | | Yoshitake Hokura, Tokyo, Japan | 6508 | 280 | | 55 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicot, N.Y. | 6493 | 275 | | *56 | | Ed Massey, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 6488 | 270 | | *57 | | Don Laubert, Kent, Ohio | 6477 | 265 | | 58 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 6465 | 260 | | *59 | | Jim Vrenick, Granite City, Ill. | 6457 | 255 | | 60 | | Earl Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn. | 6412 | 50 | | *61 | | Jim Wynne, Bemidji, Minn. | 6409 | 245 | | 62 | | Wayne Johnson, Walnut Cove, N.C. | 6394 | 240 | | *63 | | Jim Lewis, Albany, N.Y. | 6393 | 235 | | *64 | | Neal Detty, Chillicothe, Ohio | 6388 | 230 | |
**Alternates. *BPAA entries. 32-Game Qualifying Leader-Davis 6948. 24th Low-Mack 6698. Jim Maxey received $100 for 300 game.
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