San Jose PBA Open

The San Jose PBA Open was the eighth event of the 1961 PBA Season.

Tournament Recap

The PBA tour's eighth event of 1961, the $21,900 San Jose PBA Open, was held at Saratoga Lanes, in San Jose, CA. The first day of PBA competition was June 13, 1961. The competition ran until June 15, 1961. 38 bowlers cashed in this competition. [...] Weber, of St. Louis, MO, won his eighth career PBA title and the first prize of $3,000. Rounding out the top 5 Don Carter, Ronnie Gaudern, Earl Johnson, and Jim St. Johnson.

Top 10

Position

Name

Hometown

Prize

1

[...] Weber

St. Louis, MO

$3,000

2

Don Carter

St. Louis, MO

$2,200

3

Ronnie Gaudern

San Antonio, TX

$1,500

4

Earl Johnson

Minneapolis, MN

$1,250

5

Jim St. John

San Jose, CA

$1,000

6

Bob Chase

Kansas City, KN

$950

7

Bill Landowski

Fortuna, CA

$900

8

Harry Smith

Baltimore, MD

$850

9

Carmen Salvino

Chicago, IL

$800

10

Ray Bluth

St. Louis, MO

$750

References

http://pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/151 http://pba.com/Tournaments/Details/151