Redwood City Open



$40,000 REDWOOD CITY OPEN
Mel's Bowl, Redwood City, Calif., Jun 29-Jul 2, 1973
McCune Streak Continues

The PBA summer tour was only five weeks old, but Don McCune, Munster, Ind., made like he owned it.

McCune won his third title of the summer (and fifth of the year) in this San Francisco suburb as he triumphed in the $40,000 Redwood City Open at Mel's Bowl.

In this tournament, except for a brief slump during the final eight games, he led practically from start to finish. Two of his tormentors, Dennis Swavda, Phoenix, Ariz., and Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash., caught him during the final session, and each led briefly. But McCune regained the lead in the 41st game, had a seven-pin margin over Anthony going into the position-round game, then clinched the win with a resounding 251-204 thumping of Anthony.

 Name, City/StatePins  WLT+TotAmt
1Don McCune, Munster, Ind. 9686 13-11-0 390 10076 $4,000
2Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. 9467 17-6-1 525 9992 2,200
3Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. 9461 16-8-0 480 9941 1,700
4Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio 9502 11-13-0 330 9832 1,300
5Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. (1-game total) 214 0-0-0 0 0 2,200
6Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. 9379 13-10-0 405 9784 1,050
7Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. 9319 14-9-1 435 9754 1,000
8Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. 9334 12-12-0 360 9694 950
9Max Jensen, Lincoln, Neb. 9271 14-10-0 420 9691 900
10Bobby Cooper, Mexico City, Mexico 9212 15-9-0 450 9662 850
11Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. 9238 13-11-0 390 9628 800
12Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. 9277 11-12-1 345 9622 750
13Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. 9262 11-13-0 330 9592 725
14Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif. 9261 10-14-0 300 9569 700
15Jeff Thielsen, Columbus, Ohio 9163 13-11-0 390 9553 675
#16Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. 9310 7-17-0 210 9520 650
17Joe Berardi, New York, N.Y. 9127 12-12-0 360 9487 625
18Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. 9229 8-15-1 255 9484 600
19Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio 9185 9-14-1 285 9470 575
@20Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. 9100 11-13-0 330 9430 550
21Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. 9078 11-12-1 345 9423 525
22Tom Hudson, Akron, Ohio 9109 8-13-3 285 9394 500
23Ed Bourdase, Redding, Calif. 8980 11-13-0 330 9310 475
24Fuzzy Shimada, Santa Clara, Calif. 8846 10-14-0 300 9146 450

18-GAME TOTALS

Pos.Name, City/StateTotalAmount
*25Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill.3955$445
26Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah3946365
27Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas3940360
28Charlie Venable, Brooklyn, N.Y.3928355
29Dick Thompson, Youngstown, Ohio3925350
30Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La.3918345
31Paul Aarestad, Minneapolis, Minn.3'508340
32Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb.3903332.50
 Ed Silva, San Bruno, Calif.3903332.50
34Bobby Williams, Detroit, Mich.3900325
@35Bob Chappell, Wichita, Kan.3889320
36Denny Torgerson, Des Moines, Iowa3882315
@37Len Meinecker Jr., Santa Clara, Calif.3881310
@38Dennis Jones, S. San Francisco, Calif.3867305
39John Handegard, Eugene, Ore.3863300
40Bill Tucker, Detroit, Mich.3860300
41Tim Albin, Hollywood, Calif.3858300
 Matt Surina, Longview, Wash.3858300
43Rick Minier, Akron, Ohio3857300
44Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo.3853300
45Art Trask, Miami, Fla.3849300
46George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C.3844300
47Don Bell, San Francisco, Calif.3843300
48Larry Lichstein, Suffield, Conn.3841300
49Les Zikes, Palatin, Ill.3840300
50Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif.3837300
51Louis Moore, Columbus, Ohio3836300
@52Fred Blackburn, San Francisco, Calif.3834300
53Joe McCue, Buena Park, Calif.3829300

*Alternate. @Local entry. #Higham received $100 for 300 game. 18-game qualifying leader-Don McCune-4358. 24th low-Ed Bourdase-3957. PRO-AM CASHERS $50 each-Roy Buckley, Don Bell, John Handegard, Earl Anthony, Art Trask, Matt Surina, Johnny Guenther, Dale Glenn, Butch Soper. $25 each-Wayne Zahn, Les Barrett.