Zadroga in Close Shave to Win Annual Northwest Pennsylvania Open

 

    In the hottest game of the annual Northwest Penn. Open tournament, Al Zadroga of Elizabeth, Pa. Defeated Jim Solomon of Uniontown, Pa 50-48.  Al hit 84.5% in ringers while Jim hit the stake for 82.5% in ringers.  The game went 136 shoes.  Ludwick had a clean slate with 9 wins to cop Class AA.  In Class A, Meader of Youngstown, O. had 8-2 for top spot.  Class B went to Semock of Erie, Pa. With 9-1.

    Tournament plaques were awarded to Steve Fennicchia of Rochester, New York for Sportsmanship.  Pual Beer of Eire, Pa. received the best-dressed pitcher award.  The Northwest Widow award went to Mrs. Arlene Sebring of Erie, Pa.  A tureen dinner was served by the ladies of the Erie club which was thoroughly enjoyed by all the players.

    Tournament was played on the Glenwood park courts, in Erie Pennsylvania.  Miss Mary Frances Lupo was crowned queen of the tournament in the opening ceremonies.

 

Class AAA

Al Zadroga

10

0

76.1

Jim Solomon

9

1

80.5

Steve Fennicchia

8

2

75.2

Ginger Natale

7

3

76.1

Oscar Engle

5

2

76.7

Sam Sutton

5

2

69.7

Harold Tuttle

4

3

68.1

Jack Potter

3

4

64.6

Clyde Metzler

3

4

61.7

Wes Kuchcinski

2

5

69.4

Joe Kuchcinski

2

5

63.5

Joe Peters

2

5

61.0

Paul Smith

2

5

56.2

Herb Pinch

1

6

69.5

Glen Sebring

1

6

60.4

R. Dickson

1

6

54.3

 

Class AA

D. Ludwick

9

0

59.1

Dan Kuchcinski

8

2

65.0

H. Mattix

8

2

57.0

William Meador

7

3

51.6

Clair Bruce

5

2

50.0

Francis White

4

3

50.9

D. Ferraro

4

3

50.0

E. Wurst

4

3

50.0

W. Linstrom

3

4

47.1

W. Hagy

2

5

46.5

C. Gilmore

2

5

45.1

C. Anderson

2

5

44.7

V. Williams

2

5

40.1

H. Jarus

1

6

40.8

G. Hale

1

6

39.3

W. Skibicki

1

6

33.1

 

Class A

William Meader

8

2

57.0

F. Hall

7

3

51.7

Earl Wright

6

4

44.6

Cyril Enders

6

4

44.0

Harvey Grimm

5

2

49.5

H. Bauer

5

2

49.4

Paul Beer

4

3

45.4

V. Williams

4

3

44.5

Gene Lobaugh

3

4

43.2

F. Graham

3

4

43.1

J. Maples

3

4

40.6

J. Prosba

2

5

42.2

T. Kownacki

2

4

40.1

C. Larson

2

5

40.0

J. Wilhem

1

6

37.6

G. Coover

0

7

34.1

 

Class B

E. Semock

9

1

46.0

E. Copeland

8

2

46.2

C. Walter

7

3

47.2

F. St. John

7

3

38.2

Joe Kuchcinski Jr.

5

2

42.5

D. Marsh

4

3

49.8

Ed Kuchcinski

4

3

38.2

D. Harper

4

3

37.7

E. Czernek

4

3

35.1

A. Adams

3

4

37.5

E. Schuller

2

5

32.1

Joe Abbott

2

5

31.3

J. Perkowski

2

5

29.4

J. Balogh

1

6

32.2

R. Conrad

1

6

23.2

B. Bowes

0

7

20.9

 

 

 

©1999 by Steve Morris