A stirring, come-from-behind victory in the $70,000 Ebonite Don Carter Classic not only gave Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis., his first Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) title of the year . . . it also upped him to third place in the all-time number of career wins with 17. Victory was hard-earned for Ritger. He was trailing Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash., by 21 pins going into the final frames of the title game. He then pulled himself together for six closing strikes which gave him a 247-223 win and first prize of $7,500. Ritger was top-seeded into the title game. He led the 18-game qualifying test with an average of 222 but then dropped out of the lead while Anthony and Johnny Petraglia see-sawed in and out of first place during match game competition. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | 247 (1 game) | $7,500 | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 461 (2 games) | 4,200 | | 3 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | 747 (3 games) | 3,500 | | 4 | | Jim Hills, Cleveland, Ohio | 191 (1 game) | 3,000 | | 5 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 246 (1 game) | 2,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Petraglia defeated Swayda, 267-246; Petraglia defeated Hills, 247-191; Anthony defeated Petraglia, 238-233, and in the championship game, Ritger defeated Anthony, 247-223.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dick Ritger, Hartford, Wis. | | 9244 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9679 | | | | 2 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9175 | | 14-6-4 | | 480 | | 9655 | | | | 3 | | Jim Hills, Cleveland, Ohio | | 9164 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9644 | | | | 4 | | Johnny Petraglia, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 9131 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9551 | | | | 5 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 9046 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9541 | | | | *6 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | | 8951 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9431 | | $2,050 | | 7 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis, Mo. | | 9036 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9411 | | 1,800 | | 8 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | | 8886 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9306 | | 1,650 | | 9 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 8866 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9241 | | 1,500 | | 10 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 8813 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9233 | | 1,450 | | 11 | | Jim Godman, Vero Beach, Fla. | | 8794 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9154 | | 1,400 | | 12 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8750 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9050 | | 1,350 | | 13 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8764 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9049 | | 1,300 | | 14 | | Butch Gearhart, New York, N.Y. | | 8649 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9039 | | 1,250 | | 15 | | Mike McGrath, Lake St. Louis, Mo. | | 8785 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9025 | | 1,200 | | 16 | | Joey Berardi, New York, N.Y. | | 8655 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9015 | | 1,150 | | 17 | | Don Helling, St. Louis, Mo. | | 8710 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8995 | | 1,100 | | 18 | | Ernie Schlegel, U.S.A. | | 8597 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 8987 | | 1,050 | | 19 | | Tommy Evans, Miami, Fla. | | 8669 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8939 | | 1,000 | | 20 | | Paul McCordic, Houston, Texas | | 8580 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8895 | | 950 | | 21 | | Pete Petersen, N. Miami, Fla. | | 8569 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8884 | | 900 | | 22 | | Mike Renshaw, Altoona, Pa. | | 8533 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8773 | | 850 | | @#*23 | | Dave Olm, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
(includes 97-pin penalty) | | 8526 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8714 | | 712.50 | | 24 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8373 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8598 | | 750 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 25 | | Dave Davis, Atlanta, Ga. | 3730 | $650 | | 26 | | Keith Craycraft, N. Martinsville, W.Va. | 3729 | 612.50 | | | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | 3729 | 612.50 | | #28 | | Mike Limongello, N. Lindenhurst, N.Y. | 3733 | 687.50 | | 29 | | Bill McCorkle, Columbus, Ohio | 3724 | 550 | | 30 | | Larry Peters, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 3722 | 535 | | | | John Wilcox, Montounville, Pa. | 3722 | 535 | | 32 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | 3721 | 520 | | 33 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 3713 | 510 | | 34 | | Tommy Hudson, Akron, Ohio | 3711 | 500 | | 35 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 3709 | 490 | | 36 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | 3708 | 480 | | 37 | | Skee Foremsky, Houston, Texas | 3703 | 470 | | 38 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 3691 | 460 | | 39 | | Jack Biondolillo, Houston, Texas | 3689 | 450 | | 40 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 3688 | 440 | | 41 | | Don McCune, Munster, Ind. | 3679 | 430 | | @42 | | Bob Walters, Miami, Fla. | 3669 | 420 | | 43 | | Bob Rowland, Tacoma, Wash. | 3666 | 410 | | 44 | | Bob Chappell, Wichita, Kan. | 3665 | 400 | | 45 | | Mike Somers, Hollandale, Fla. | 3662 | 395 | | 46 | | Harry Mickelson, Kodiak, Alaska | 3661 | 390 | | 47 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3660 | 385 | | 48 | | Vial Blanke, New Orleans, La. | 3659 | 380 | | 49 | | Craig Mueller, Union, N.J. | 3654 | 375 | | 50 | | Hal Kaminski, Milwaukee, Wis. | 3651 | 370 | | 51 | | Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis, Mo. | 3649 | 365 | | 52 | | Gene George, Staten Island, N.Y. | 3645 | 360 | | 53 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 3642 | 355 | | 54 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 3639 | 347.50 | | | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 3639 | 347.50 | | 56 | | Gus Lampo, Endicott, N.Y. | 3633 | 340 | | 57 | | Allie Clarke, Akron, Ohio | 3630 | 335 | | 58 | | Tony Maresca, Mesa, Ariz. | 3623 | 330 | | 59 | | Greg Baderdeen, Ontario, Calif. | 3622 | 325 | | 60 | | Chuck Moran, San Diego, Calif. | 3616 | 317.50 | | | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3616 | 317.50 | | 62 | | Jim Fowble, Hobart, Ind. | 3613 | 310 | | 63 | | Pete Brown, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 3609 | 302 | | | | Doc landoli, Whitestone, N.Y. | 3609 | 302 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 3609 | 302 | |
* Alternates. @Local entry. #Olm replaced Limongello after first round of match play when Limongello withdrew because of hand injury. Olin took 97-pin penalty and he and Limongello split 23rd and 28th-place money, each receiving $687.50 and Olm also received $25 for alternate. PRO-AM CASHERS-$50 each-Earl Anthony, Bobby Fenton, Lamar Keck, Palmer Fallgren, Gary Mage, Fred Conner, Skee Foremsky, Bill McCorkle, Art Track, Don Johnson, Jimmy Certain, Nelson Burton Jr., Bobby Knipple, Chet Dziedzina, Dick Ritger and Tommy Evans.
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