Don McCune dazzled a national television audience and a stunned crowd at Milwaukee as he won the $80,000 Miller High Life Open with four spectacular games in the finals. He capped his win by downing Jim Stefanich, 248-184. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 955 (4 games) | $12,000 | | 2 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 184 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 3 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 237 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Jimmy Wright, San Antonio, Texas | 181 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 185 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-McCune defeated Mueller, 227-185; McCune defeated Wright, 244-181; McCune defeated Roth, 238-237, and in the championship game, McCune defeated Stefanich, 246-184.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9254 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9719 | | | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9188 | | 17-6-1 | | 525 | | 9713 | | | | 3 | | Jimmy Wright, San Antonio, Texas | | 9273 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9633 | | | | 4 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 9101 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9581 | | | | 5 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | | 9096 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9426 | | | | *6 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8981 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9371 | | $1,850 | | 7 | | Joe Dignam, Seattle, Wash. | | 8957 | | 13-10-0 | | 405 | | 9362 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | John Handegard, Eugene, Ore. | | 8881 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9301 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8887 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9247 | | 1,450 | | @10 | | Don Gazzana, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 8708 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9218 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Denny Torgerson, Des Moines, Iowa | | 8816 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9206 | | 1,350 | | 12 | | Mike McGrath, El Cerrito, Calif. | | 8857 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9187 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | Bob Hood, San Francisco, Cal. | | 8765 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9155 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8874 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9144 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8798 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9143 | | 1,150 | | ##16 | | Jimmy McHugh, New York, N.Y. | | 8834 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9119 | | 847.50 | | 17 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8904 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9114 | | 1,050 | | 18 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8732 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9032 | | 1,000 | | 19 | | Dave Soutar, Gilroy, Calif. | | 8688 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9018 | | 950 | | 20 | | Gary Cea, Everett, Wash. | | 8653 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8983 | | 900 | | 21 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 8591 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8951 | | 850 | | 22 | | Barry Warshafsky, Watertown, Mass. | | 8672 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8942 | | 800 | | 23 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8556 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8796 | | 750 | | 24 | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 8418 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8763 | | 700 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 25 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 3811 | $847.50 | | * | | Ernie Schlegel, Newburgh, N.Y. | 3765 | 670 | | 27 | | Ken Vincek, Chicago, Ill. | 3764 | 550 | | 28 | | Mike Orlovsky, Endicott, N.Y. | 3762 | 525 | | 29 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 3761 | 500 | | 30 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 3752 | 490 | | 31 | | Bob Perry, Paterson, N.J. | 3745 | 480 | | 32 | | Bobby Cooper, Houston, Texas | 3743 | 470 | | 33 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 3741 | 460 | | 34 | | Fred Jaskie, Milwaukee, Wis. | 3739 | 450 | | 35 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3738 | 440 | | 36 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3734 | 430 | | 37 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. | 3730 | 420 | | 38 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 3726 | 410 | | 39 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 3724 | 400 | | 40 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3714 | 390 | | 41 | | Mike Lemongello, Islip, N.Y. | 3710 | 380 | | 42 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 3708 | 370 | | 43 | | Danny Whitehurst, Matawan, N.J. | 3704 | 360 | | 44 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3703 | 350 | | 45 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 3701 | 340 | | 46 | | Dennis Buse, Gary, Ind. | 3689 | 330 | | 47 | | Gary Madison, San Bernardino, Calif. | 3683 | 322.50 | | | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3683 | 322.50 | | 49 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | 3678 | 312.50 | | | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 3678 | 312.50 | | 51 | | Mike Barth, Kansas City, Kan. | 3675 | 305 | | 52 | | Dave Davis, Miami, Fla. | 3674 | 295 | | | | Tom Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 3674 | 295 | | | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 3674 | 295 | | 55 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 3666 | 285 | | 56 | | Louis Moore, Columbus, Ohio | 3660 | 280 | | 57 | | Charlie Venable, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3657 | 275 | | 58 | | Bobby Williams, Detroit, Mich. | 3655 | 270 | | @59 | | Glen Wrensch, Milwaukee, Wis. | 3647 | 265 | | 60 | | Darold Meisel, Madison Wis. | 3644 | 260 | | 61 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3640 | 255 | | 62 | | Chriss Buck, London, England | 3636 | 250 | | 63 | | Larry Lichstein, Suffield, Conn. | 3635 | 245 | | 64 | | Ted Malicki, Cleveland, Ohio | 3634 | 120 | | @ | | Norm Wilbur, Milwaukee, Wise. | 3634 | 120 | |
*Alternate. McHugh defeated Ernie Schlegel, 191-168, for alternate position. ##McHugh then replaced Guenther in finals, and they split 16th and 25th place money for $847.50 each, while *Schlegel served as alternate. @Local entry. #Stefanich received $100 for 300 game. 18-game qualifying leader-Stefanich 4106. 24th low-McHugh 8765. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50-Barry Asher, Tye Critchlow, Bobby Knipple, Gus Lampo, Barry Warshafsky, Johnny Guenther, Leo Mann, Art Trask, Roy Buckley, Ken Vincek Mark Roth, Dick Weber, Mike Durbin, Billy Hardwick, Jeff Valentine, Dick Ritger, Joe Berardi, Bob Krajnik, Mike Lemongello, John Handegard. $100-Bill Johnson.
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