From start to finish Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio, was the winner of the $100,000 Brunswick World Open. He capped an outstanding week-long performance at Brunswick Northern Bowl in Glendale Heights, Ill., by defeating Roy Buckley, Columbus, 201-171, in the nationally televised finale. The World Open was just that, with 20 bowlers from 13 foreign countries competing, and one of them, Talayuki Ryu, Tokyo, Japan, finished a strong 13th and won $1,600. The victory was worth $14,000 to the Ohio strongboy, and went with his triumph last spring in the $125,000 Firestone Tournament of Champions. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | 201 (1 game) | $14,000 | | 2 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 641 (3 games) | 7,500 | | 3 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 227 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | 451 (2 games) | 4,000 | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 173 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Laub defeated Dickinson, 217-173; Buckley defeated Laub, 243-234; Buckley and Ritger tied at 227-227 and in a two-frame rolloff (9th & 10th frames), Buckley defeated Ritger, 60-26, and in the championship game Godman defeated Buckley, 201-171.
56-GAMETOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 12010 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 12490 | | | | 2 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 11762 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 12242 | | | | 3 | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | | 11841 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12201 | | | | 4 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 11688 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12138 | | | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 11615 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12065 | | | | *6 | | Butch Soper, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 11548 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 12043 | | $2,450 | | 7 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 11615 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12005 | | 2,250 | | 8 | | Gene George, St. Island, N.Y. | | 11497 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 11917 | | 2,100 | | 9 | | Rich Carrubba, Hayward, Calif. | | 11539 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 11884 | | 2,000 | | 10 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 11577 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 11877 | | 1,900 | | 11 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | | 11483 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 11873 | | 1,800 | | 12 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 11501 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11831 | | 1,700 | | @13 | | Talayuki Ryu, Tokyo, Japan | | 11339 | | 15-9-0 | | 540 | | 11789 | | 1,600 | | 14 | | Alex Seymore Kannapolis N.C. | | 11338 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 11713 | | 1,500 | | 15 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 11449 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 11704 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Tim Harahan, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 11258 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11588 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Mark Roth Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 11312 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11582 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | | 11217 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 11577 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 11225 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11555 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Jimmy McHugh, Oceanside, N.Y. | | 11194 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11524 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Bob Monaco, Kansas City, Mo. | | 11245 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11515 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 11173 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11443 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 11149 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11419 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 11167 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 11407 | | 1,000 | |
32-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Mike McGrath, St. Louis, Mo. | 6513 | $875 | | 26 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 6512 | 745 | | 27 | | Bob Perry, Paterson, N.J. | 6508 | 690 | | 28 | | Ron Lisher, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 6506 | 640 | | 25 | | Leo Mann, St. Paul, Minn. | 6505 | 600 | | 30 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 6501 | 580 | | 31 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | 6499 | 560 | | 32 | | Denny Torgerson, Des Moines, Iowa | 6491 | 540 | | 33 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 6490 | 520 | | 34 | | Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass. | 6489 | 500 | | 35 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 6488 | 490 | | 36 | | Don Johnson, Akron, Ohio | 6485 | 480 | | 37 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 648 | 470 | | 38 | | Bob Strampe, Detroit, Mich. | 6479 | 460 | | 39 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 6477 | 450 | | 40 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 6475 | 440 | | 41 | | Joe Berardi, New York, N.Y. | 6470 | 430 | | 42 | | Palmer Fallgren Sacramento, Calif. | 6467 | 420 | | 43 | | Tye Critchlow, Los Angeles, Calif. | 6465 | 410 | | 44 | | Bob Perry, Ft. Wayne Ind. | 6463 | 400 | | 45 | | Tim Albin, Mexico City, Mexico | 6457 | 395 | | 46 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | 6447 | 390 | | 47 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | 6441 | 385 | | 48 | | Dick Lang, Detroit, Mich. | 6439 | 380 | | 49 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 6426 | 375 | | 50 | | Butch Gearhart, Houston, Texas | 6388 | 370 | | 51 | | Don Russell, San Diego, Calif. | 6387 | 365 | | 52 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 6386 | 360 | | 53 | | Bill Johnson, New Orleans, La. | 6382 | 355 | | 54 | | Al Pujol, Bronx, N.Y. | 6381 | 350 | | 55 | | Joe Dignam, Seattle, Wash. | 6379 | 345 | | 56 | | Ralph Engan, Brookfield, Conn. | 6368 | 337.50 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 6368 | 337.50 | | 58 | | Chris Buck, London, England | 6356 | 330 | | 59 | | Dave Wallers, Aurora, Ill. | 6350 | 325 | | 60 | | Larry Lichsten Suffield, Conn. | 6342 | 320 | | 61 | | Tom Franklin, Gahanna, Ohio | 6274 | 315 | | 62 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | 6259 | 310 | | 63 | | Ed Ressler, Allentown, Pa. | 6231 | 300 | | 64 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 6135 | 300 | |
*Alternate. @Local or foreign entry. 32-game qualifying leader-Godman 7158. 24th low-Zikes 6158. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Gary Dickinson, Don Johnson, Jerry Buchhloz, Dave Davis, Mike Orlovsky, Tim Albin.
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