Johnny Guenther, the fellow who once rolled a 300 game on national TV, duplicated a feat performed by only a handful of bowlers when he came from fifth place to take the winner's share ($10,000) in Andy Granatelli's STP Classic, held at King Louie West Lanes in Kansas City. The personable West Coaster capped his all-winning effort with a smashing 256-172 victory over Mike Lemongello. Enroute, John disposed of Curt Schmidt, 206-168 . . . Larry Laub, 226-216 . . . Jim Godman, 206-203. In the title match, Limongello, who was the 40-game leader, never had a look-in as Guenther, who in 1969 also came from fifth to first (the event in which he shot his 300), opened with seven straight strikes to win going away. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 894 (4 games) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | 172 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 203 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 216 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 6 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 158 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Guenther defeated Schmidt, 206-158; Guenther defeated Laub, 226-215; Guenther defeated Godman, 206-203; and in the championship game, Guenther defeated Limongello, 256-172.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 9241 | | 7-8-1 | | 375 | | 9616 | | | | 2 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | | 9057 | | 11-5-0 | | 550 | | 9607 | | | | 3 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8964 | | 10-5-1 | | 625 | | 9489 | | | | 4 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 9015 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9466 | | | | 5 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8990 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9440 | | | | *6 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | | 8930 | | 9-6-1 | | 475 | | 9406 | | $2,250 | | 7 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8871 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 9321 | | 2,000 | | 8 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | | 8949 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9299 | | 1,800 | | 9 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | | 8845 | | 8-6-2 | | 460 | | 9296 | | 1,700 | | 10 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 8882 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9282 | | 1,600 | | 11 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8848 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 9248 | | 1,600 | | 12 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 8837 | | 7-8-1 | | 376 | | 9212 | | 1,400 | | 13 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8795 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9145 | | 1,300 | | 14 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | | 8723 | | 7-9-0 | | 350 | | 9073 | | 1,200 | | 16 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8738 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8988 | | 1,100 | | 16 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8581 | | 4-12-0 | | 200 | | 8781 | | 1,000 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 5257 | $710 | | 18 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 5248 | 610 | | 19 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 5237 | 680 | | 20 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 5226 | 560 | | 21 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 5208 | 550 | | 22 | | Dick Stark, Glenwood Springs Col. | 5206 | 540 | | 23 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Texas | 5198 | 530 | | 24 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth Texas | 5189 | 620 | | 25 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 5176 | 510 | | 26 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 5170 | 500 | | 27 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 5169 | 490 | | 28 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 5166 | 480 | | 29 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 5165 | 470 | | 30 | | Ralph Florio, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 5163 | 460 | | 31 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 5153 | 460 | | 32 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 6152 | 440 | | 33 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 5147 | 430 | | 34 | | Mick McMahon, Portland, Ore. | 5125 | 420 | | 35 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 5116 | 410 | | 36 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 5105 | 400 | | 37 | | Jimmy Mack, Hackettstown, N.J. | 5092 | 390 | | 38 | | Dan Chovan, San Diego, Calif. | 5090 | 380 | | 39 | | Bill Pace, Kansas City, Mo. | 5089 | 370 | | 40 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 5084 | 360 | | 41 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 6083 | 350 | | 42 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 5081 | 340 | |
*Alternates. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Clarke 6603. 16th Low-Buckley 5258 PRO-AM CASHERS ($50)Nelson Burton Jr., Mike Durbin, Jimmy McHugh, A.W. "Bill" Johnson, Ernie Schlegel, Mike Lemongello.
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