Elmer Hohl Successfully Defends Eastern National Title

Nearly 100 players had a rousing ringer fest at Erie, featured by some very exciting games. Elmer Hohl won the Eastern National for the fifth time in six years. Clyde Martz was leading Elmer 49-39, but Elmer then threw 26 in a row and won 51-49. Clyde had a couple rough games in the final two as the Hohl game went 148 shoes and then he had to pitch 156 shoes to defeat Paul Focht.

Al Zadroga pitched a 92.2% game to defeat Ansil Copeland for the highest game in the tourney. On Saturday evening, Lorraine Thomas and Ruth Hangen locked up in a record setter. 126 shoes with 108 ringers for Lorraine and 105 for Ruth. Lorraine averaged 85.7% in that game. They also had 31 four dead in that match.

Class A

Elmer Hohl	15	0	86.7
Al Zadroga	13	2	83.0
Clyde Martz	13	2	81.1
Paul Focht	10	5	80.2
Buck Engle	8	7	78.7
Stan Manker	8	7	75.5
Ansil Copeland	8	7	74.3
Dale Carson	8	7	74.0
Jim Solomon	8	7	72.8
Ginger Natale	7	8	73.2
Steve Fenicchia	6	9	76.1
Clair Bruce	4	11	73.8
Al Stockholm	4	11	73.0
Rich Maroni	4	11	66.2
Curt Over	2	13	67.6
Joe Kuchcinski	2	13	64.9

Class B

Frank Kilinsky	6	1	68.6
T. Kuchcinski	5	2	65.9
Slen Sebring	5	2	61.5
G. Drause	4	3	64.1
Wes Kuchsinski	3	4	62.3
Melvin Burkett	2	5	59.2
Chcuk Semans	2	5	56.3
Gene Lobaugh	1	6	56.1

Class C

R. Weiser	7	0	66.6
Pete Vlachos	5	2	61.7
Jake Fiore	4	3	58.9
Paul Cline	4	3	58.3
Ed Blum	4	3	56.6
Jack Swyers	2	5	53.0
E. Rozumalski	1	6	51.4
Cy Enders	1	6	45.0

Class D

Clyde Falk	6	2	47.3
Ottie Reno	5	3	58.3
G. Hale	5	3	54.6
Chuck Roball	4	3	56.7
R. Wellman	3	4	54.6
Rich Kuchcinski	2	5	51.7
Harold Tuttle	2	5	45.8
D. Knotts	1	6	47.7

Class E

B. Branch	7	0	54.5
D. Gillespie	6	1	51.5
C. Wilk	4	3	42.2
Ed Sell	3	4	41.5
Harold Wolfe	3	4	41.3
F. Graham	3	4	38.0
Bill Meador	2	5	47.8
D. Smith	0	7	33.0

Class F

R. Welton	6	1	50.7
B. Hyland	5	2	52.2
Carl Maier	5	2	48.3
J. Schoullis	3	4	47.2
Paul Beer	3	4	42.9
Ed Kuchcinski	3	4	39.7
C. Wilk	2	5	44.3
B. Christon	0	7	31.1

Class G

B. Guthrie	7	1	53.8
D. Welton	6	2	50.4
Clair Rigby	4	3	48.9
T. Cusimano	4	3	43.3
J. Balogh	3	4	43.0
F. Giampa	2	5	39.4
J. Geci	2	5	38.3
M. Alexander	1	6	29.0

Class G-1

Clair Rigby	7	0	55.8
J. Patchen	5	2	44.0
J. Geci	4	3	45.4
F. Giampa	4	3	44.9
D. Crawford	4	3	37.2
D. Corle	2	5	38.0-
T. Wilins	2	5	35.8
H. Bolcih	0	7	29.8

Class H

S. Turner	7	1	41.7
Jack Daugherty	6	2	38.0
George Rhea	4	3	39.3
J. Manton	4	3	35.2
M. Churley	4	3	32.8
E. Winsper	2	5	32.2
B. Crist	2	5	31.4
H. Bolich	0	7	33.2

Class I

David Crawford	6	1	39.2
J. Bauer	5	2	36.8
J. Patchen	5	2	35.3
R. McGovern	4	3	33.1
T. Wilins	4	3	33.0
J. Bean	3	4	28.3
R. Feltenberger	1	6	23.0
T. Corona	0	7	17.5

Class J

B. Crist	7	1	35.4
W. Burch	6	2	28.6
L. Short	5	2	31.2
H. Frampton	3	4	23.5
Harvey Hayes	2	5	28.6
B. Christon	2	5	20.7
E. Warner	1	6	27.6
B. Conrad	0	7	21.2

Women’s Class

Lorraine Thomas	6	0	79.8
Ruth Hangen	4	2	73.3
Janet Reno	2	4	44.6
Opal Corbett	0	6	32.8