Butch Gearhart captured his fourth championship in the rich and important Winston-Salem Classic when he turned the tables on Roy Buckley, 216-169, in the title contest. A few months before, Buckley had edged Butch in another R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company event at Cranston, R.I. The $10,000 triumph was Gearhart's most lucrative since he joined the tour on a full-time basis a few years prior. He did it the hard way, coming up with clutch doubles in the fifth and sixth, as well as the eighth and ninth when Buckley left the door open with a fatal fifth frame split. The TV cast also included such feared performers as Nelson Burton, Jr., Bill Beach and Dave Davis, with none of them able to win more then one match, after Burton opened the show by losing to Beach. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | 216 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 371 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 3 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | 393 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 414 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 168 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Beach defeated Burton, 209-168; Davis defeated Beach, 212-205; Buckley defeated Davis, 202-181; and in the championship game, Gearhart defeated Buckley, 216-169.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | | 8790 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9360 | | | | 2 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 8794 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9274 | | | | | | A. Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | | 8781 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9246 | | | | 4 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 8693 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9113 | | | | 5 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | | 8558 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 8993 | | | | *6 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | | 8639 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8969 | | $2,550 | | 7 | | Wayne Johnson, Walnut Cove, N.C. | | 8525 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 8960 | | 2,200 | | 8 | | Bob McGregor, Wichita Falls, Texas | | 8538 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8898 | | 2,000 | | 9 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8491 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8881 | | 1,800 | | 10 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 8531 | | 11-21-1 | | 345 | | 8876 | | 1,600 | | 11 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 8487 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8862 | | 1,550 | | 12 | | Bob Hood, Daly City, Calif. | | 8519 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8849 | | 1,500 | | 13 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8489 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8819 | | 1,450 | | 14 | | Jim St. John, Cameron Park, Calif. | | 8438 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8798 | | 1,400 | | 15 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit. Mich. | | 8102 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8792 | | 1,350 | | 16 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 8450 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8780 | | 1,300 | | 17 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | | 8398 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8773 | | 1,250 | | 18 | | Rich Bennett, Owego, N.Y. | | 8349 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8679 | | 1,200 | | 19 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | | 8408 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8648 | | 1,150 | | #20 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 8350 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8620 | | 1,100 | | 21 | | Billy Walden, Troy, Mo. | | 8171 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 3471 | | 1,050 | | 22 | | Eddie Cook, Florence, S.C. | | 8188 | | 8-1u-0 | | 240 | | 8428 | | 1,000 | | 23 | | Ralph Engan, Brookfield, Conn. | | 8155 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8425 | | 950 | | 24 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | | 8131 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8404 | | 900 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | 3632 | $845 | | 26 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | 3620 | 720 | | 27 | | Bobby Meadows, Houston, Texas | 3619 | 670 | | 28 | | Dan Baudoin, Belmont, Calif. | 3611 | 595 | | | | Johnnv Guenther, Seattle Wash. | 3611 | 595 | | 30 | | Terry Tutle, King, N.C. | 3609 | 545 | | 31 | | Randy Cottom, Harrisburg, Ill. | 3607 | 520 | | 32 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. | 3606 | 510 | | 33 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 3593 | 500 | | 34 | | Marty Piraino, Syracuse, N.Y. | 3585 | 490 | | 35 | | Mike Lemongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | 3573 | 480 | | 36 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | 3570 | 470 | | 37 | | Don Glover, South Bend, Ind. | 3568 | 460 | | 38 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 3563 | 445 | | | | Dan Roche, Arlington, Texas | 3563 | 445 | | 40 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3560 | 430 | | 47 | | Bob Stearns, Minneapolis, Minn. | 3556 | 420 | | 42 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 3555 | 410 | | 43 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y, | 3552 | 395 | | | | Wayne Sheridan, Richmond, Va. | 3552 | 395 | | 45 | | Dick Ciprich, Buffalo, N.Y. | 3546 | 380 | | 46 | | Chuck Warner, Oakville, Conn. | 3543 | 370 | | 47 | | Dennis Buse, Gary, Ind. | 3539 | 360 | | 48 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3536 | 350 | | 49 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3534 | 340 | | **50 | | John Spoloric, King, N.C. | 3532 | 330 | | 51 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 3531 | 320 | | 52 | | Ray Bluth, St. Louis, Mo. | 3530 | 310 | | 53 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 3527 | 300 | |
*Alternates. **Local entry. #Craig Mueller received $100 for a 300 game. 18-Game Qualifying Leader-Foremsky 2795. 24th Low-Les Schissler 3633. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Curt Schmidt, George Pappas, Jim Maxey, Bob McGregor, Bob Alstott, Alex Seymore.
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