Don Johnson captured the 16th title in his career and fifth of the season in the $50,000 Bellows-Valvair Open in Detroit. Though he had a comfortable margin at the end over runnerup Dave Davis, it was a nip and tuck affair most of the tournament, with several among the 24-man finals field taking dead aim at the first place position. When he tossed a 278 in the final game of the second of three eight-game match game blocks, Johnson was on his way. Though he dropped half of his final set, Don took an unbeatable lead into the last game-which he won, 237-223, over Davis. When the final reckoning was made, Don had a victory margin of 264 pins as he took the $6,000 first place prize at Hartfield Lanes. | |  | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | | 9126 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9606 | | $6,000 | | 2 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | | 8937 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9342 | | 3,200 | | 3 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8848 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9328 | | 2,500 | | 4 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8864 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9314 | | 2,000 | | 5 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | | 8833 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9283 | | 1,500 | | 6 | | Mike Limongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | | 8761 | | 15-9-0 | | 460 | | 9211 | | 1,400 | | 7 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 8774 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9194 | | 1,300 | | 8 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | | 8802 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9162 | | 1,200 | | 9 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8759 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9149 | | 1,150 | | 10 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8804 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9134 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 8696 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9116 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Bob McGregor, Wichita Falls, Texas | | 8807 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9107 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8695 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9085 | | 950 | | 14 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 8686 | | 12-11-1 | | 376 | | 9061 | | 875 | | | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8731 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9061 | | 875 | | 16 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8672 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9032 | | 800 | | 17 | | Don Russell, Miami, Fla. | | 8704 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9004 | | 750 | | 18 | | Don Glover, South Bend, Ind. | | 8529 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8949 | | 700 | | 19 | | Mick McMahon, Portland, Ore. | | 8637 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8937 | | 650 | | 20 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 8601 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8916 | | 600 | | 21 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8696 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8806 | | 575 | | 22 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8511 | | 9-14-1 | | 286 | | 8796 | | 550 | | 23 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | | 8450 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8690 | | 525 | | 24 | | Bob Alstott, Joliet, Ill. | | 8260 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8430 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 25 | | Ralph Engan, Brookfield, Conn. | 3751 | $386 | | *#26 | | Bob Hart, Pleasant Ride, Mich. | 3750 | 440 | | 27 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 3742 | 350 | | 28 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 3734 | 345 | | 29 | | Danny Sheranko, Houston, Texas | 3731 | 340 | | 30 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3728 | 335 | | 31 | | Bud Tufts, Miamisburg, Ohio | 3719 | 330 | | 32 | | Sam Stump, Columbus, Ohio | 3709 | 325 | | 33 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | 3701 | 315 | | | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3701 | 315 | | | | Max Jensen, Lincoln, Neb. | 3701 | 315 | | 36 | | Hal Hughes, Saddle Brook, N.J. | 3695 | 305 | | 37 | | Phil Sillia, Cleveland, Ohio | 3688 | 300 | | 38 | | Jerry Buchholz, San Jose, Calif. | 3865 | 295 | | 39 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 3682 | 290 | | 40 | | Jim Stefanich Joliet, Ill. | 3674 | 285 | | 41 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 3673 | 280 | | 42 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3666 | 215 | | 43 | | Ed Dolfay, Everett, Wash. | 3664 | 270 | | 44 | | Dan Roche, Arlington, Texas | 3653 | 262.50 | | | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 3653 | 262.50 | | 46 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 3649 | 255 | | 47 | | Dennis Buse, Hobart, Ind. | 3642 | 247.50 | | | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 3642 | 247.50 | |
*Alternate. #Local Entry. 18-Game Qualifying Leader-Pappas 3947. 24th Low-McCune 3753. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50)-Jim Godman, Bob Strampe, Norm Meyers, Carmen Salvino, Mick McMahon, Mickey Higham.
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