For Dave Soutar, the triumph was another big step out of a long victory drought . . . for Thurston Gilchrist, it was a heart-breaking defeat before a hometown crowd. That briefly, was the story of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) $47,500 Home Box Office Open at Portland's Valley Lanes. Soutar thumped Gilchrist, Salem, Ore., 245-212, in the championship game of the tournament, and the victory followed his triumph in the ABC Masters one month earlier at Syracuse, N.Y. Soutar was seeded number two going into the finals, and he tuned up for his championship match with the top-seeded Gilchrist by stomping Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Cal., 248-146. Gilchrist, seeking his first PBA title ever, was waiting apprehensively on the sidelines to make his debut in front of Home Box Office television cameras, and for a brief moment in the championship match he gave his Oregon fans something to cheer about when he went ahead of Soutar in the first frame as the lanky 13-time PBA champion "opened". Gilchrist's lead was short-lived, however, as Soutar recovered his aplomb and drilled home six straight strikes to fashion a lead he never surrendered. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 493 (2 games) | $5,000 | | 2 | | Thurston Gilchrist, Salem, Ore. | 212 (1 game) | 2,800 | | 3 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 573 (3 games) | 2,200 | | 4 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 188 (1 game) | 1,800 | | 5 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 184 (1 game) | 1,600 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Knipple defeated Robinson, 224-184; Knipple defeated Guenther, 203-188; Soutar defeated Knipple, 248-146, and in the championship game Soutar defeated Gilchrist, 245-212.
42 GAME-TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Thurston Gilchrist, Salem, Ore. | | 9180 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9645 | | | | 2 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 9044 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9494 | | | | 3 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | | 9028 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9478 | | | | 4 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8985 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9435 | | | | 5 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 9022 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9367 | | | | *6 | | Jimmy McHugh, New York, N.Y. | | 8881 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9331 | | $1,500 | | 7 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | | 8852 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9242 | | 1,350 | | 8 | | Ed Dolfay, Seattle, Wash. | | 8695 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9235 | | 1,250 | | 9 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8785 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9205 | | 1,150 | | 10 | | Bobby Cooper, Mexico City, Mexico | | 8787 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9157 | | 1,100 | | 11 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8783 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9128 | | 1,050 | | 12 | | Butch Soper, Orange, Calif. | | 8796 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9126 | | 1,000 | | 13 | | Mike McGrath, Chico, Calif. | | 8757 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9117 | | 925 | | | | Louis Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 8652 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9117 | | 925 | | 15 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | | 8778 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9108 | | 850 | | 16 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash., | | 8705 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9080 | | 800 | | 17 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8750 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9020 | | 750 | | 18 | | Bobby Williams, Detroit, Mich. | | 8605 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8965 | | 700 | | 19 | | Arnold Hall, Bakersfield, Calif. | | 8579 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8834 | | 650 | | 20 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | | 8550 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8820 | | 600 | | 21 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8572 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8812 | | 575 | | 22 | | Hal McIntyre, Sioux Falls, S.D. | | 8519 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8759 | | 550 | | 23 | | Frank Zitnik, Youngstown, Ohio | | 8407 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8677 | | 525 | | @*24 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 8383 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8563 | | 500 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 3751 | $475 | | 26 | | Bob Stearns, Minneapolis, Minn. | 3747 | 390 | | 27 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3739 | 380 | | 28 | | Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio | 3733 | 370 | | 29 | | Ed Bourdase, Redding, Calif. | 3731 | 360 | | 30 | | Sandy Finkelstein, Cortland, N.Y. | 3728 | 350 | | 31 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 3723 | 345 | | 32 | | Ray Whitson, Minneapolis, Minn. | 3718 | 340 | | 33 | | Gene George, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3717 | 335 | | 34 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 3716 | 330 | | 35 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | 3713 | 325 | | 36 | | Paul Aarestad, Minneapolis, Minn. | 3710 | 320 | | 37 | | Tom Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 3699 | 315 | | 38 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 3693 | 305 | | | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3693 | 305 | | | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 3693 | 305 | |
*Alternate. Hall defeated Salvino in rolloff for 24th position, 205-186. @Local entry. 18-game qualifying leader-Gilchrist 3931. 24th low-Hall-Salvino 3751. PRO-AM CASHERS -$50-Mike McGrath, Carmen Salvino, Rich Carrubba, Curt Schmidt, Joe McCue, Tim Albin.
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