Dave Soutar, a battle-hardened pro from Kansas City, Mo., won the $80,000 Miller High Life Open for the second time in the last four years when he defeated Lea Schissler in a 207-206 spine-tingler. The one-pin victory was typical of previous Miller Opens, in that virtually every one of the 11 tournaments sponsored by Miller has gone to the last ball before a winner was decided. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | 207 (1 game) | $10,000 | | 2 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 433 (2 games) | 5,500 | | 3 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | 616 (3 games) | 3,500 | | 4 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. | 166 (1 game) | 2,500 | | 5 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 174 (1 game) | 2,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Zikes defeated Johnson, 182-174; Zikes defeated Pierce, 232-166;Schissler defeated Zikes, 227-202, and in the championship game, Soutar defeated Schissler, 207-206.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dave Soutar, Kansas City, Mo. | | 9292 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9712 | | | | 2 | | Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. | | 9113 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9593 | | | | 3 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. | | 9086 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9581 | | | | 4 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill. | | 9213 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 9573 | | | | 5 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 9133 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9568 | | | | *6 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9075 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9540 | | $1,950 | | 7 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9101 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9476 | | 1,850 | | 8 | | Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. | | 9118 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9463 | | 1,800 | | 9 | | Marty Anderson, Anaheim, Calif. | | 8971 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9451 | | 1,750 | | 10 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9012 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9402 | | 1,700 | | 11 | | Mike Berlin, Muscatine, Iowa | | 8976 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9306 | | 1,650 | | 12 | | Leroy Langager, Crystal, Minn. | | 8899 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9274 | | 1,600 | | 13 | | Tim Harahan, Woodland Hills, Calif. | | 8973 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9273 | | 1,550 | | 14 | | Bill Tucker, Southfield, Mich. | | 8831 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9266 | | 1,500 | | 13 | | Louie Moore, Columbus, Ohio | | 8887 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9232 | | 1,450 | | 16 | | Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. | | 8858 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9218 | | 1,400 | | 17 | | Cliff McNealy, San Lorenzo, Calif. | | 8917 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9217 | | 1,350 | | 18 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 8824 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9214 | | 1,300 | | 19 | | Jim Maxey, Atlanta, Ga. | | 8771 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9146 | | 1,250 | | 20 | | Jim Godman. Lorain, Ohio | | 8836 | | 10-id-0 | | 300 | | 9136 | | 1,200 | | 21 | | Wayne Zahn, Tempe, Ariz. | | 8863 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9103 | | 1,150 | | 22 | | Mark Roth, Staten Island, N.Y. | | 8827 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9082 | | 1,100 | | 23 | | Skip Vigars Jr., Albany N.Y. | | 8786 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9056 | | 1,050 | | 24 | | Nell Brown, Hazelton, Pa. | | 8640 | | 4-20-0 | | 120 | | 8760 | | 1,000 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | *25 | | Bob Black, Sandusky, Ohio | 3799 | $875 | | 26 | | Billy Hardwick, Louisville, Ky. | 3797 | 750 | | 27 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago, Ill. | 3796 | 700 | | 28 | | Norm Meyers, St. Louis, Mo. | 3793 | 650 | | 29 | | Wendell Davis, Johnson City, Tenn. | 3789 | 600 | | 30 | | Bob Aleksinski, Great Falls, Mont. | 3784 | 550 | | | | Roy Buckley, Columbus, Ohio | 3784 | 550 | | @32 | | Ed Moznicki, Milwaukee, Wis. | 3780 | 520 | | 33 | | Teata Semiz, River Edge, N.J. | 3779 | 500 | | @34 | | Gary Strand, Madison, Wis. | 3773 | 480 | | 35 | | Don Bell, Santa Maria, Calif. | 3769 | 460 | | 36 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 3763 | 450 | | 37 | | Ed DiTolla, Maywood, N.J. | 3760 | 440 | | 38 | | Earl Anthony, Tacoma, Wash. | 3758 | 427.50 | | | | Jimmy McHugh, Valley Stream, N.Y. | 3758 | 427.50 | | @40 | | Glenn Wrench, Milwaukee, Wis. | 3756 | 420 | | 41 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | 3755 | 415 | | 42 | | Jim Ragnoni, Oberlin, Ohio | 3751 | 410 | | #43 | | Jay Robinson, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3746 | 402.50 | | @ | | Norm Wilbur, Racine, Wis. | 3746 | 402.50 | | 45 | | Dan Roche, Irving, Texas | 3745 | 395 | | 46 | | Bill Spigner, Hamden, Conn. | 3744 | 390 | | 47 | | John Greco, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 3740 | 385 | | 48 | | Hal Kaminski. Milwaukee, Wis. | 3738 | 380 | | 49 | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans, La. | 3735 | 375 | | 50 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. | 3732 | 370 | | 51 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 3728 | 365 | | 52 | | Don Helling, St. Charles, Mo. | 3725 | 357.50 | | | | Tom Wright, Millbrae, Cal. | 3725 | 357.50 | | 54 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 3724 | 350 | | 55 | | Johnny Guenther, Seattle, Wash. | 3722 | 342.50 | | | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | 3722 | 342.50 | | 57 | | Ralph Hartmann, New Hyde Park, N.Y. | 3716 | 335 | | 58 | | Jim Roy, Glenwood Springs, Colo. | 3715 | 330 | | 59 | | Bobby Crull, Tipton, Ind. | 3704 | 325 | | 60 | | Jim Frazier, Spokane, Wash. | 3703 | 320 | | @61 | | Dennis Albrecht, Waterford, Wis. | 3700 | 312.50 | | | | Jim Plessinger, State College, Pa. | 3700 | 312.50 | | 63 | | Jack Andolina, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3694 | 305 | | 64 | | Dale Glenn, Los Angeles, Calif. | 3693 | 150 | | | | Dick Ritger, River Falls, Wis. | 3693 | 150 | |
*Alternate. @Local entry. #Jay Robinson and Skip Vigars Jr. each received $100 for 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader-Zikes, 4010. 24th Place-Lane, 3826. PRO-AM CASHERS-$ 100-Tommy Hudson; $50 each-Louie Moore, Les Schissler, Bobby Crull, Bill Spigner, Johnny Nash, Gil Sliker, Dan Roche, Don Johnson, Hal Kaminski, Jimmy McHugh, Jim Ragnont, Matt Surina, Jay Aono, Dick Nardozza, Jimmy Certain, Al Sanford, Don Bennett, Palmer Fallgren, Neil Brown, John Greco.
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