Dave Soutar swept to victory in the Miller High Life Open, and the man he defeated was another tried and true veteran of the PBA wars-Don Johnson. The tally of the final match at Red Carpet-Toga Lanes was 209-161, and the loser never had a chance. Johnson suffered splits in the first and fourth frames, while Soutar, winning his second crown of the year, was perfect throughout. The Miller, which returned Soutar $10,000 saw no few oddities in the earlier going. There was a 245 triplicate by Jack Biondolillo and a 257-257 tie between Norm Meyers and Craig Mueller, to name but two. The event also saw Johnny Petraglia continue his hot streak, as once again he made the TV show. John trimmed Bill Beach, then took a two-pin decision from Joe Joseph. Johnson stepped in and drubbed Petraglia and then Don took a oasting from Soutar. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | 209 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 384 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 600 (3 games) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | 235 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 194 (1 game) | 1,800 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Petraglia defeated Beach, 202-194; Petraglia defeated Joseph, 237-235; Johnson defeated Petraglia, 224-161; and in the championship game, Soutar defeated Johnson, 209-160.
40-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 8463 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8963 | | | | 2 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | | 8457 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8907 | | | | 3 | | Joe Joseph, Lansing, Mich. | | 8363 | | 106-0 | | 500 | | 8863 | | | | 4 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | | 8331 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8831 | | | | 5 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8380 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8830 | | | | *6 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | | 8328 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8778 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | | 8436 | | 6-9-1 | | 325 | | 8761 | | 1,500 | | 8 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8260 | | 10-6-0 | | 500 | | 8760 | | 1,400 | | 9 | | Craig Mueller, Union City; N.J. | | 8321 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8746 | | 1,350 | | 10 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8238 | | 9-7-0 | | 450 | | 8688 | | 1,300 | | 11 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8262 | | 8-8-0 | | 400 | | 8662 | | 1,250 | | 12 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8343 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8643 | | 1,200 | | 13 | | Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Calif. | | 8216 | | 8-7-1 | | 425 | | 8641 | | 1,150 | | 14 | | Les Zikes, Chicago, Ill. | | 8143 | | 6-10-0 | | 300 | | 8443 | | 1,100 | | 15 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8183 | | 5-11-0 | | 250 | | 8433 | | 1,050 | | 16 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8167 | | 3-12-1 | | 175 | | 8342 | | 1,000 | |
24-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *17 | | Ed Dolfay, Everett, Wash. | 4921 | $750 | | **18 | | Bruce Gilson, Tomah, Wis. | 4920 | 650 | | 19 | | Jack Biondolillo, Gilroy, Cal. | 4915 | 600 | | 20 | | Mick McMahon, Portland, Ore. | 4910 | 550 | | 21 | | Bob Shank, Lorain, Ohio | 4909 | 500 | | 22 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 4901 | 490 | | 23 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | 4897 | 480 | | 24 | | Jim Godman, Hayward, Calif. | 4893 | 470 | | 25 | | Bob Rood, San Francisco, Calif. | 4891 | 460 | | 26 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | 4886 | 450 | | 27 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 4881 | 440 | | 28 | | Leo Mann, Minneapolis,, Minn. | 4873 | 430 | | 29 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 4871 | 420 | | 30 | | Darold Meisel, Monona, Wis. | 4870 | 410 | | 31 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | 4866 | 400 | | 32 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 4864 | 390 | | 33 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 4648 | 380 | | **34 | | Ron Wheeler, Delavan, Wis. | 4844 | 370 | | **35 | | Don Gazzana, Milwaukee, Wis. | 4842 | 360 | | 36 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 4838 | 345 | | | | Gene Raffel, Milwaukee, Wis. | 4838 | 345 | | 38 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles | 4836 | 335 | | 39 | | Bobby Meadows, Houston, Texas | 4832 | 330 | | 40 | | Bill Pollard, Fairborn, Ohio | 4831 | 325 | | 41 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 4830 | 320 | | 42 | | Bill Tucker, St. Louis, Mo. | 4826 | 315 | | 43 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 4822 | 307.50 | | | | Dan Johnson, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 4822 | 307.50 | | 45 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 4820 | 300 | | 46 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 4819 | 295 | | 47 | | Jimmy McHugh, Newark, N.J. | 4816 | 290 | | 48 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | 4810 | 285 | | 49 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 4808 | 280 | | 50 | | Dale Seavoy, Birmingham, Mich. | 4798 | 275 | | 51 | | Ralph Croy, Lansing, Ill. | 4792 | 270 | | 52 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 4779 | 265 | | 53 | | Tom Weikle, Minneapolis Minn. | 4777 | 260 | | **54 | | Bob Pinkalla, Milwaukee, Wis. | 4775 | 255 | | 55 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 4773 | 250 | | 56 | | Pete Tountas, Calumet City, Ill. | 4772 | 240 | |
*Alternates. **Local Entries. 24-Game Qualifying Leader-Russell 5161. 16th Low-Mueller 4931. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50)-Dale Seavoy, Earl Anthony, Pete Tountas, Jimmy Mack, Bobby Meadows, Billy Golembiewski.
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