Nelson Burton's bid for a second straight championship died a-burning in the Buckeye Open when Curt Schmidt, a coolnerved performer from Ft. Wayne, Ind., came up with a clutch double in the tenth frame to win the game and title, 255-248. The winner's seven-pin margin climaxed one of the PBA's most thrilling finishes ever. Just prior to his nerve-tingling showing, Schmidt watched as Burton, a winner one week before in Miami, poured through eight strikes in a row to come from behind and put the pressure on Curt. The little Indianan, however, who had swept through three straight foes, was not to be denied in his bid for the $7,000 purse. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 920 (4 games) | $7,000 | | 2 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 248 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 3 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 193 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 4 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | 215 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 5 | | Billy Walden, St. Louis, Mo. | 185 (1 game) | 1,800 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Schmidt defeated Walden, 205-185; Schmidt defeated Cooper, 254-215; Schmidt defeated Meyers, 206-193; and in the championship game Schmidt defeated Burton, 255-248.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 9790 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 10225 | | | | 2 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9392 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9902 | | | | 3 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | | 9314 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9764 | | | | 4 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 9369 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9729 | | | | 5 | | Bill Walden, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9198 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9678 | | | | *#6 | | Dave Soutar, Tarzana, Calif. | | 9254 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9674 | | $1,650 | | 7 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | | 9275 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9665 | | 1,400 | | 8 | | Ed Thomas, Columbus, Ohio | | 9224 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9629 | | 1,300 | | 9 | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | | 9219 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9609 | | 1,200 | | 10 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | | 9326 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9596 | | 1,150 | | 11 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9193 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9583 | | 1,100 | | 12 | | Wayne Johnson, Walnut Cove, N.C. | | 9153 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9543 | | 1,050 | | **13 | | Bob Kuhl, Elyria, Ohio | | 9145 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9505 | | 1,000 | | 14 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9028 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9418 | | 950 | | 15 | | Dick Ciprich, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9088 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9403 | | 900 | | 16 | | Les Zikes, Chicago, Ill. | | 8847 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9307 | | 850 | | 17 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9077 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9302 | | 800 | | **18 | | Dean Moosman, Toledo, Ohio | | 8970 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9270 | | 750 | | 19 | | Ted Klonowski, Elnora, N.Y. | | 8989 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9259 | | 700 | | 20 | | Jim Hill, Toledo, Ohio | | 8867 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9257 | | 650 | | 21 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8973 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9243 | | 625 | | **22 | | Tom Clark Jr., Toledo, Ohio | | 8821 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9151 | | 600 | | 23 | | Mike Brady, E. Paterson, N.J. | | 8774 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9044 | | 575 | | **24 | | Don Mills, Toledo, Ohio | | 8670 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8940 | | 550 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 3893 | $520 | | 26 | | Tony Moscato, Havre de Grace, Md. | 3892 | 425 | | 27 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 3888 | 415 | | 28 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 3887 | 410 | | 29 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3881 | 405 | | 30 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | 3875 | 400 | | 31 | | Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3874 | 395 | | 32 | | Tom Clark, Bradford, Pa. | 3866 | 390 | | 33 | | Don Russell, Miami, Fla. | 3860 | 385 | | 34 | | Dick Berger, Santa Monica, Calif. | 3858 | 380 | | 35 | | Ralph Florio, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3856 | 375 | | 36 | | Terry Booth, Mountain View, Calif. | 3855 | 370 | | 37 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 3854 | 365 | | 38 | | Clarke Moore, San Bernardino, Calif. | 3852 | 360 | | 39 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 3850 | 355 | | 40 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 3848 | 347.50 | | | | Jim Shaw, Columbus, Ohio | 3848 | 347.50 | | 42 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3844 | 340 | | 43 | | Jim St. John, Cameron Park, Calif. | 3842 | 335 | | **44 | | Charles Hansen, Sylvania, Ohio | 3841 | 330 | | 45 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 3839 | 325 | | 46 | | Bob Stearns, Minneapolis, Minn. | 3835 | 320 | | 47 | | Ed Haun, Huntington, W. Va. | 3834 | 312.50 | | | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | 3834 | 312.50 | | 49 | | Dick Battista, Astoria, N.Y. | 3833 | 305 | | 50 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 3829 | 300 | | 51 | | Danny Sheranko, Houston, Texas | 3828 | 295 | | 52 | | Harry Polomaine Schenectady, N.Y. | 3827 | 290 | | 53 | | Bill Tucker, Detroit, Mich. | 3816 | 285 | | 54 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 3814 | 277.50 | | ** | | Glenn Kurtz, Toledo, Ohio | 3814 | 277.50 | | 56 | | Jim Blubaugh, St. Louis, Mo. | 3807 | 270 | | 57 | | John Greco, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3805 | 265 | | 58 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 3804 | 260 | | 59 | | Mike Lemongello, N. Babylon, N.Y. | 3803 | 255 | | 60 | | Bobby Meadows, Houston, Texas | 3797 | 250 | | 61 | | William Franklin, Columbus, Ohio | 3787 | 245 | | 62 | | Paul Petescola, Oradell, N.J. | 3782 | 240 | | 63 | | Ray Blut, St. Louis, Mo. | 3781 | 232.50 | | | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3781 | 232.50 | |
*Alternates. **Local entries. #Soutar received $100 for 300 game. 18-Game Qualifying Leader-Burton 4206. 24th LowBrady 3902. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Dick Weber, Dan Sheranko, Wayne Zahn, Bobby Meadows, Dick Ciprich, Bud Horn, Mike Lemongello, Bobby Knipple, Nelson Burton Jr., Junior Powell.
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