San Jose PBA Open

$30,000 SAN JOSE PBA OPEN
Saratoga Lanes, San Jose, California, Jun 11-14, 1964
Allen Tops At San Jose

Riding the jetstream of a 300 game, Lefthander Bill Allen of Orlando, Fla. was a wire-to-wire victor in the first tournament of the 1964 Professional Bowlers Association Summer tour, the $30,000 San Jose Open.

Of course, Allen didn't win it "going away." Don Carter was coming like Whirlaway at the finish and just lost the title by 35 pins. In fact, a one-pin defeat in the 16-game finals, 225-224, cost the big man of the bowling world the title.

Harry Smith, the Baltimore "Tiger", came in for his share of the glory when he knocked down 1485 pins during a six-game qualifying block. This was the highest set of the year and came within 40 pins of breaking Ray Bluth's all time mark.

Billy Hardwick finished fourth to take over the lead for the 1964 money winning honors with earnings of $20,010. Bob Strampe dropped to 'second with $18,900, Allen had $18,373, Zahn was fourth with $13,815 and Tommy Tuttle was next at $13,530.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

	Name, City/State	Pins	+	Tot	Amt

1	Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla.	8906	360	9256	$4,000
2	Don Carter, St. Louis, Mo.	8672	650	9222	2,000
8	Wayne Zahn, Atlanta. Ga.	8690	400	9090	1,500
4	Billy Hardwick, San Mateo, Calif.	8523	660	9073	1,400
6	Sam Williams, San Francisco, Calif.	8616	600	9015	1,300
6	Jerry McCoy. Ft. Worth, Texas	8657	360	9007	1,200
7	Dave Davis, Phoenix, Ariz.	8550	460	9000	1,150
8	John Guenther, Seattle, Wash.	8681	360	8931	1,100
9	Ed Bourdase, Fresno, Cal.	8469	450	8919	1,050
10	Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif.	8487	400	8887	1,000
11	Gene Rhoda, Valparaiso, Ind.	8435	450	8885	950
12	Skee Foremsky. El Paso, Texas	8474	350	8824	900
13	Harry Smith, Baltimore, Md.	8478	300	8778	850
14	Bud Horn, Los Angeles, Calif.	8392	360	8742	800
15	Glenn Allison, Los Angeles, Calif.	8289	350	8639	750
16	Norm Meyers, Los Angeles, Calif.	8361	250	8611	700

24 GAMES

Pos.	Name, City/State	Total	Amount

17	Jim St. John	6004	$500.00
18	Bob Williams	4994	440.00
19	J. B. Blaylock	4986	430.00
20	Pete Tountas	4983	420.00
21	Eddy Patterson	4979	405.00
	Larry Laub	4979	405.00
23	Tom Long	4978	390.00
24	Les Schissler	4968	580.00
25	Les Barrett	4967	370.00
26	Ray Bluth	4962	360.00
27	Mel Henderlite	4956	350.00
28	Bill Aziz	4940	340.00
29	Glenn Carlson	4929	330.00
30	George Howard	4928	320.00
31	Vern Downing	4926	310.00
32	Jim Stevenson	4922	300.00

Give Bill Allen $100 for 300 game.

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