Mike McGrath's triumph in the Winston-Salem Invitational in Hawaii, was a fitting climax to a fine year for him. He knocked off four opponents, Curt Schmidt, Larry Laub, Earl Anthony, and finally, Dick Ritger, to win the title and the $3,000 first prize. The tournament was the third of the year cosponsored by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and the second of the three won by McGrath. He had earned his way into the Invitational field by winning the $50,000 Winston-Salem Open at Anaheim, Calif. in June. FINAL RESULTS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | 936 (4 games) | $3,000 | | 2 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 158 (1 game) | 2,250 | | 3 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 234 (1 game) | 2,000 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 206 (1 game) | 1,900 | | 5 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 201 (1 game) | 1,800 | |
36-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 7473 | | 21-15-0 | | 630 | | 8103 | | | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 7394 | | 22-14-0 | | 660 | | 8054 | | | | 3 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 7463 | | 19-16-1 | | 585 | | 8048 | | | | 4 | | Mike McGrath, EI Cerrito, Calif. | | 7440 | | 18-18-0 | | 540 | | 7980 | | | | 5 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 7291 | | 21-14-1 | | 645 | | 7936 | | | | *6 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 7288 | | 21-14-1 | | 645 | | 7933 | | $1,750 | | 7 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 7330 | | 19-17-0 | | 570 | | 7900 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 7272 | | 20-16-0 | | 600 | | 7872 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | | 7177 | | 22-14-0 | | 660 | | 7837 | | 1,450 | | 10 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 7265 | | 17-18-1 | | 525 | | 7790 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | | 7232 | | 16-19-1 | | 495 | | 7727 | | 1,350 | | 12 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 7134 | | 19-16-1 | | 585 | | 7719 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | | 7129 | | 18-18-0 | | 540 | | 7669 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 7123 | | 15-21-0 | | 450 | | 7573 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 7055 | | 17-19-0 | | 510 | | 7565 | | 1,150 | | 16 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | | 7069 | | 16-20-0 | | 480 | | 7549 | | 1,100 | | @17 | | Atsunori Matsuo, Tokyo, Japan | | 6810 | | 11-24-1 | | 345 | | 7155 | | 1,050 | | @18 | | Dickie Watai, Honolulu, Hawaii | | 6687 | | 8-27-1 | | 255 | | 6942 | | 1,000 | |
*Alternate. @Local entries. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50-Mike McGrath, Dick Ritger, Earl Anthony, Nelson Burton Jr.; $25-Bill Beach, Barry Asher, Curt Schmidt; $12.50-Gary Dickinson, Jim Godman.
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