Dick Ritger repeated as champion in the $70,000 Fair Lanes Open by defeating Johnny Petraglia 237-193 in the championship game. Ritger also won the season's opener, the $100,000 Midas Open. Ritger was joined in the finals by Larry Laub, who earlier had won the $70,000 Don Carter Classic and the $60,000 Cleveland Rotary Open this winter; Petraglia, Sam Flanagan and Alex Seymore, Kannapolis N.C. In the payoff game, Petraglia never had a chance. Ritger opened with a strike, then strung four more from the third through the sixth frames, and he had the title and the $7,500 winner's check to match the one he won a year ago. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 237 (1 game) | $7,500 | | 2 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 611 (3 games) | 4,000 | | 3 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco,Calif. | 199 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 4 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 397 (2 games) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | 172 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Flanagan defeated Seymore, 205-172; Petraglia defeated Flanagan, 218-192; Petraglia defeated Laub, 200-199, and in the championship game Ritger defeated Petraglia, 237-193.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 8921 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9461 | | | | 2 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8884 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9224 | | | | 3 | | Johnny Petraglia, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 8726 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9206 | | | | 4 | | Alex Seymore, Kannapolis, N.C. | | 8741 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9116 | | | | 5 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | 8691 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9081 | | | | *6 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8626 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9046 | | $1,850 | | 7 | | Steve Buell, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 8670 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9045 | | 1,600 | | 8 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | | 8657 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9017 | | 1,500 | | 9 | | Gene George, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8599 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8974 | | 1,450 | | 10 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | | 8538 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 8943 | | 1,400 | | 11 | | Dan Roche, South Bend, Ind. | | 8529 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 8919 | | 1,350 | | 12 | | Dick Lang, Detroit, Mich. | | 8511 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8901 | | 1,300 | | 13 | | Chuck Moran, San Diego, Calif. | | 8467 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 8887 | | 1,250 | | 14 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | | 8562 | | 9-13-2 | | 300 | | 8862 | | 1,200 | | 15 | | Tim Harman, Canoga Park, Calif. | | 8550 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8835 | | 1,150 | | 16 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8455 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8815 | | 1,100 | | 17 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8412 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8772 | | 1,050 | | 18 | | Doc landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | | 8439 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8739 | | 1,000 | | 19 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 8381 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8711 | | 950 | | 20 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 8376 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8706 | | 900 | | 21 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | | 8340 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8685 | | 850 | | 22 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | | 8350 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8650 | | 800 | | 23 | | Bobby Crull, Tipton, Ind. | | 8138 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8348 | | 775 | | 24 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | | 8155 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8335 | | 750 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 3647 | $712.50 | | | | Rich Carrubba Hayward, Calif. | 3647 | 637.50 | | 27 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 369 | 595 | | 28 | | Larry Lichstein, Suffield, Conn. | 3638 | 570 | | 29 | | Ron Stromfeld, Columbus, Ohio | 3636 | 545 | | 30 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3632 | 520 | | 31 | | Tom Morrison, Hackettstown, N.J. | 3631 | 495 | | | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | 3631 | 495 | | 33 | | Curt Schmidt, Ft. Wayne, Ind. | 3630 | 480 | | 34 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3627 | 470 | | 35 | | George Pappas Charlotte N.C. | 3619 | 460 | | 36 | | Jimmy McHugh, Lynbrook, N.Y. | 3615 | 450 | | 37 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 3607 | 440 | | 38 | | Mickey Higham, Kansas City, Mo. | 3606 | 430 | | 39 | | Neil Brown, Hazleton, Pa. | 3603 | 420 | | @40 | | Phil Jones, Baltimore, Md. | 3602 | 410 | | 41 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 3597 | 400 | | 42 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | 3595 | 390 | | 43 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 3593 | 380 | | 44 | | Ernie Schlegel, Menlo Park, Calif. | 3591 | 370 | | 45 | | Jerry Buchholz, San Jose, Calif. | 3588 | 362.50 | | | | Jeff Valentine, Natick, Mass | 3588 | 362.50 | | 47 | | Charles Gannon, Oxon Hill, Md. | 3586 | 352.50 | | | | Chub D'Ambolo, Bound Brook, N.J. | 3586 | 352.50 | | 49 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 3584 | 345 | | 50 | | Dick Thompson, Youngstown, Ohio | 3582 | 30 | | 51 | | Mark Roth, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3575 | 335 | | 52 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 3572 | 330 | | 53 | | Mike Limongello, St. Paul, Minn. | 3563 | 325 | | 54 | | Bobby Williams, Detroit, Mich. | 3560 | 320 | | @55 | | Lee Brosius, Falls Church, Va. | 3558 | 315 | | 56 | | Dennis Turner, Stockton, Calif. | 3551 | 310 | | 57 | | Lou Moretti, Niagara Falls, N.Y. | 3550 | 305 | | 58 | | Palmer Fallen, Sacramento, Calif. | 3549 | 300 | |
*Alternate. (Knipple a and Carrubba ied for 25th, and Knipple defeated Carrubba in one-game roll-off for alternate position.) @Local entries. 18-game qualifying leader-Lampo 3843. 24th low-Robinson 3649. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Ron Lisher, Dennis Murphy, Roy Buckley, Tom Morrison, Allie Clarke, Dick Weber, Bob Strampe, Mike McGrath, Bill Beach, Bill Broennle, Bob Hood, Bobby Williiams, Keith Craycraft, Dave Davis, Dick Thompson, Dennis Swayda, Bill Monzidelis, Bill Allen, George Fejes, Vic Pettit.
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