Danny Kuchcinski New Eastern National Champ

Danny Kuchcinski, youthful ringer artist from Erie, Pennsylvania, blazed a trail through 14 opponents to win the annual Eastern National Open tournament. His brilliant performance in the preliminary round, averaging 87.5% and then again in the championship finals when he averaged 86.1% proved too much for his opponents. Carl Steinfeldt of Rochester, New York, was his nearest contender, averaging 83.3% in the preliminary round and dropping to 82.6% in the championship flight, to become the runner-up. The best run in consecutive wingers went to Dan Kuchcinski and Buck Engle, each having 30 in a row.

Class A honors went to Paul Focht of Dayton, Ohio, while Howard Shriver of West Virginia topped Class B. Frank Williams of PA clipped 7 straight to take class C. Rich Kuchcinski held up the family name by seeping 14 straight to win Class D.

Group A-1

Carl Steinfeldt	7	0	83.3
Jim Knisley	5	2	73.4
Sam Sutton	4	3	76.5
Jack Potter	4	3	70.2
Howard Shriver	4	3	68.3
Joe Kuchcinski	2	5	64.6
Frank Kilinsky	2	5	64.1
Frank Oliverio	0	7	53.0

Group A-2

Elmer Hohl	6	1	81.7
Al Zadroga	6	1	79.2
Steve Fenicchia	6	1	77.5
Stan Manker	4	3	71.9
Herm Boyer	3	4	62.2
John Fulton	2	5	61.1
Frank Willimas	1	6	57.7
Joe Peters	0	7	41.1

Group A-3

Dan Kuchcinski	7	0	87.5
Buck Engle	6	1	74.9
Dale Carson	5	2	73.3
Clyde Martz	4	3	74.0
Harold Tuttle	3	4	64.4
Glen Sebring	2	5	66.0
Clair Bruce	1	6	64.5
Jack Rainbow	0	7	53.6

Group A-4

Ginger Natalie	6	1	78.8
Jim Solomon	6	1	78.5
Paul Focht	5	2	78.0
Wes Kuchcinski	5	2	73.0
Dave Marsh	3	4	63.7
Bob Pence	2	5	53.8
Frank Hall	1	6	43.3

Group B-1

Gil Fridinger	7	0	48.6
Paul Gangemi	6	1	55.4
Dean Mayes	4	3	45.2
Frank Graham	4	3	42.6
Ed Czernek	4	3	40.9
Ted Corbett	2	5	23.8
Ray Ames	1	6	31.6
Shorty Rathbun	0	7	28.9

Group B-2

Rich Kuchcinski	7	0	62.0
George Hale	6	1	49.3
O. Rockwell	5	2	50.2
Walt Skibicki	3	4	43.6
Roy Wellman	3	4	39.0
Joe Perkowski	2	5	38.2
Bob Schwab	2	5	26.2
W. Maloney	0	7	20.7

Group B-3

Gene Lobaugh	6	1	47.0
Joe Balogh	6	1	41.3
Clyde Falk	5	2	45.8
William Hyland	3	4	37.6
George Rhea	3	4	35.0
Ed Kuchcinski	2	5	37.1
M. Alexander	2	5	34.0
Lloyd Short	1	6	30.0

Group B-4

Ed Blum	6	1	48.8
Clyde Gilmore	5	2	53.4
Harry Westfall	4	2	41.3
Paul Beer	4	3	49.5
Bob Pence	4	3	45.7
Joe Abbott	3	4	37.2
H. Ehmke	1	6	26.9
Bob Conrad	0	7	21.3

CHAMPIONSHIP

Dan Kuchcinski	7	0	86.1
Carl Stenfeldt	5	2	82.6
Al Zadroga	4	3	77.3
Jim Solomon	4	3	76.6
Elmer Hohl	3	4	81.5
Ginger Natale	3	4	75.9
Buck Engle	2	5	74.5
Jim Knisley	0	7	72.8

Class A

Paul Focht	6	1	79.2
Sam Sutton	6	1	77.3
Stan Manker	4	3	71.4
Steve Fenicchia	3	4	74.5
Dale Carson	3	4	73.0
Clyde Martz	3	4	71.8
Wes Kuchcinski	2	5	72.7
Jack Potter	1	6	69.0

Class B

Howard Shriver	6	1	69.2
Dave marsh	5	2	64.4
Harold Tuttle	5	2	64.3
Joe Kuchcinski	4	3	66.2
Glen Sebring	3	4	62.5
Herm Boyer	3	4	62.1
John Fulton	2	5	57.6
Frank Peluso	0	7	53.0

Class C

Frank Williams	7	0	58.8
Clair Bruce	5	2	61.8
Frank Kilinsky	5	2	59.5
Jack Ranbow	3	4	53.6
Frank Oliverio	3	4	52.8
Frank Hall	3	4	43.9
Ed Wrust	1	6	39.4
Fred Koehler	0	7	21.6

Class D

Rich Kuchcinski	7	0	61.9
Clyde Gilmore	5	2	53.4
Paul Gangemi	4	3	53.3
Gil Fridinger	4	3	51.5
George Hale	3	4	50.2
Ed Blum	3	4	49.9
Gene Lobaugh	2	5	44.2
J. Balogh	0	7	39.4

Class E

Clyde Falk	6	1	49.5
Paul Beer	6	1	45.7
O. Rockwell	5	2	47.5
H. Westfall	3	4	42.3
Frank Graham	2	5	44.2
W. Skibicki	2	5	39.8
Ean mayes	2	5	38.7
William Hyland	2	5	36.4

Class F

Ed Czernek	6	1	41.7
Ed Kuchcinski	6	1	36.7
R. Wellman	4	3	38.9
Joe Abbot	4	3	36.3
George Rhea	4	3	34.1
J. Perkowski	3	4	35.6
Ted Corbett	1	6	26.7
Art Adams	0	7	26.4

Class G

Merle Alexander	7	0	35.0
Lloyd Short	6	1	33.1
H. Ehmke	4	3	27.1
Fred Koehler	3	4	27.6
B. Schwab	3	4	27.3
Shorty Rathbun	3	4	27.2
William Maloney	2	5	22.4
Bob Conrad	0	7	20.8