El Paso PBA Open
The El Paso PBA Open was the sixth event of the 1961 PBA Season.
Tournament Recap
The PBA tour's sixth event of 1961, the $19,400 El Paso PBA Open, was held at Freeway Lanes, in El Paso, TX. The first day of PBA competition was June 01, 1961. The competition ran until June 04, 1961. 30 bowlers cashed in this competition. Harry Smith, of St. Louis, MO, won his first career PBA title and the first prize of $2,500. Rounding out the top 5 were Ray Bluth, J.B. Solomon, [...] Weber, and Ed Bourdase.
Top 10
Position |
Name |
Hometown |
Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Harry Smith |
St. Louis, MO |
$2,500 |
2 |
Ray Bluth |
St. Louis, MO |
$2,000 |
3 |
J.B. Solomon |
Dallas, TX |
$1,500 |
4 |
[...] Weber |
St. Louis, MO |
$1,000 |
5 |
Ed Bourdase |
Fresno, CA |
$900 |
6 |
George Howard |
Detroit, MI |
$800 |
7 |
Joe Joseph |
Lansing, MI |
$850 |
8 |
Bob Crawford |
Detroit, MI |
$750 |
9 |
Billy Welu |
St. Louis, MO |
$750 |
10 |
Charlie Wilkinson |
Salinas, CA |
$625 |
References
http://pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/149 http://pba.com/Tournaments/Details/149