John Forst teamed with hometown senior favorite Louie Blancarte to carry off the trophies and $25,000 first prise for winning the $130,000 Columbia Seniors/Touring Pro Doubles Championship. They toppled the leading qualifying team of Brian Voss and Les Zikes, 203-1118, when Voss, needing a mark to win for his team, left an 8-7-10 split on his first ball in the 10th frame. The five teams earned their way into the finals after 80 Seniors and 80 Touring Pros started In separate divisions before being paints for match play In the Inaugural event. For both Forst and Blancarte It was their first PBA title*. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Louie Blancarte, San Antonio, Texas
John Forst, La Grange, III. | 432 (2 games) | $25,000 | | 2 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, III.
Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | 198 (1 game) | 13,000 | | 3 | | Bob Perry, Pooenix, Ariz.
Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. | 364 (2 games) | 9,000 | | 4 | | Roy Ryan, Massapequa Park, N.Y.
Norm Duke, Mt. Pleasant, Texas | 381 (2 games) | 8,000 | | 5 | | Teata Semiz, Cedar Grove, N.J.
Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | 192 (1 game) | 7,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Ryan-Duke defeated Semiz-Wagner, 200-192; Perry-Holman defeated Ryan-Duke, 187-181; Blancarte-Forst defeated Perry-Holman, 229-177; and in the championship game, Blancarte-Forst defeated Zikes-Voss, 203-198.
36-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. (8005)
Les Zikes, Palatine, III. (7586) | | 15591 | | 13-5-0 | | 620 | | 16211 | | | | 2 | | John Forst, La Grange, III. (8109)
Louie Blancarte, San Antonio, Texas (7176) | | 15285 | | 14-4-0 | | 620 | | 15905 | | | | 3 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. (7998)
Bob Perry Phoenix, Ariz. (7355) | | 15353 | | 10-8-0 | | 530 | | 15883 | | | | 4 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. (7835)
Teats Semiz, Cedar Grove, N.J. (7441) | | 15276 | | 8-10-0 | | 425 | | 15701 | | | | 5 | | Norm Duke, Mt. Pleasant, Texas (7830)
Roy Ryan, Massapequa Park, N.Y. (7353) | | 15161 | | 11-7-0 | | 515 | | 15676 | | | | 6 | | Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y. (7754)
** Carmen Salvino, Chicago (7391) | | 15145 | | 11-7-0 | | 510 | | 15655 | | $6,150 | | 7 | | Dennis Jacques, Belford, N.J. (7931)
Larry Cassera, Bayonet Point, Fla. (7254) | | 15185 | | 8-9-1 | | 420 | | 15605 | | 5,000 | | 8 | | Pete McCordic, Houston (7774)
Dick Weber, St. Louis (7290) | | 15064 | | 10-7-1 | | 520 | | 15584 | | 4,000 | | 9 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. (7766)
Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. (7325) | | 15091 | | 10-8-0 | | 490 | | 15581 | | 3,400 | | 10 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. (7699)
Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. (7253) | | 14952 | | 13-5-0 | | 590 | | 15542 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. (7750)
Billy Walden, Troy, Mo. (7242) | | 14992 | | 9-9-0 | | 415 | | 15407 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. (7822)
Bob Chase, Kansas City, Kan. (7083) | | 14905 | | 6-12-0 | | 360 | | 15265 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. (7614)
Bob Kwolek, Dayton, Ohio (7229) | | 14843 | | 8-10-0 | | 410 | | 15253 | | 2,500 | | 14 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis (7614)
Chet Dziedzina, Chicago (7086) | | 14700 | | 5-13-0 | | 330 | | 15030 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas (7425)
Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. (7114) | | 14539 | | 9-9-0 | | 435 | | 14974 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. (7688)
Bill Miller, De Bary Fla. (6889) | | 14577 | | 5-13-0 | | 295 | | 14872 | | 2,200 | | 17 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. (7518)
Jim Schroeder, Tonawanda, N.Y. (6865) | | 14383 | | 6-12-0 | | 365 | | 14748 | | 2,100 | | 18 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. (7646)
Bob Williams, San Carlos, Calif. (674.2) | | 14388 | | 4-14-0 | | 260 | | 14648 | | 2,000 | |
SENIOR CASHERS/TOURING PRO CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 19 | | AI Pujol, Bronx, N.Y. | $1,200 | | * | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 1,250 | | 20 | | Robert Snell, Stamford, Conn. | 875 | | | | Wayne Webb, Carmel, Ind. | 875 | | *21 | | Harry Smith, Akron, Ohio | 900 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 850 | | 22 | | Joe Callaway, Aurora, Colo. | 825 | | | | Hugh Miller, Everett, Wash. | 825 | | 23 | | Bob Strampe, Warren, Mich. | 800 | | | | Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif. | 800 | | 24 | | Fuzzy Shimoda, Mt. View, Calif. | 775 | | | | Bill Peters, Englewood, Ohio | 775 | | 25 | | Jim Vernacchio, Orlando, Fla. | 750 | | | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 750 | | | | Bob Williams, Sparks, Nev. | 750 | | 28 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | 735 | | 29 | | Dale Eagle, Chicago | 720 | |
* - Match play alternates. * - TV finals alternates. # - Dennis Jacques and Norm Duke rolled 300 games ($100 each). 18 game qualifying leaders - Louie Biancarte 3,794 and John Forst 4,050. 18th place- Bob Williams 3,525 and Mark Williams 3,882. 26th place Senior - Bob Williams 3,470. 27th place Touring Pro - Dale Eagle 3,781. PRO-AM CASHERS - Les Zikes, Art Trask, John Forst, Steve J. Martin, Carmen Salvino, Gary Skidmore, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Casey Berry, Dennis Pate, Bob Handley, Mike Steinbach, Butch Soper, Mark Williams, Lou Procaccino, Steve Wunderlich, Joe Hutchinson, Dexter Harrod, Alvin Lou and Billy Walden ($50 each).
FINALIST'S AVERAGES - Zikes 210.7; Voss 222.4; Blancarte 199.3; Forst 225.3; Perry 203.8; Holman 222.2; Semiz 208.7; Wagner 217.6; Ryan 204.3; Duke 217.5; Salvino 205.3; Genalo 215.4; Cassera 201.5; Jacques 220.3; Weber 202.5; McCordic 215.9; Tuttle 203.5; Ellenburg 215.7; Beach 201.5; Trask 213.9; Walden 201.2; Gonzalez 215.3; Chase 196.8; Granat 217.3; Kwolek 200.8; Knipple 211.5; Dziedzina 196.8; Wunderlich 211.5; Bunetta 197.6; Ringener 208.3; Miller 191.4; Berardi 213.8; Schroeder 190.7; Milton 208.8; Williams 187.3; Baker 212.4.
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