Eastern National Tournament Crown Goes To Elmer Hohl
This year’s Eastern National was as tough as the World Tournament and by looking at the scores it seems the Erie courts are ready for the World Tournament in 1969.
Elmer Hohl set a new world’s record of 89.1% for average in
a long tournament. Elmer threw 42
straight ringers against Steve Fennicchia and Paul Focht had 42 straight
against Jim Knisley. Jim retaliated
with 38 straight ringers. The best game
was Elmer Hohl’s 96.6% against Steve Fennicchia. The Hohl-Steinfeldt game had a string of 14 consecutive 4-deads!
The women’s division was very interesting as Lorraine
Thomas and Ruth Hangen ended in a tie and Lorraine won the play-off game. Edith Werth was named the Class B champion
and young Rebecca Sebring pitching in her first tournament averaged over 16%
ringers.
Elmer Hohl |
14 |
1 |
89.1 |
|
Carl Steinfeldt |
13 |
2 |
85.7 |
|
Paul Focht |
12 |
3 |
85.0 |
|
Dan Kuchcinski |
11 |
4 |
84.4 |
|
Ginger Natale |
10 |
5 |
78.9 |
|
Jim Knisley |
7 |
8 |
78.2 |
|
Al Zadroga |
7 |
8 |
76.7 |
|
Ross Stevenson |
7 |
8 |
76.4 |
|
Oscar Engle |
7 |
8 |
76.3 |
|
Jim Solomon |
6 |
9 |
75.1 |
|
Clyde Martz |
6 |
9 |
75.0 |
|
Howard Shriver |
6 |
9 |
74.6 |
|
Dale Carson |
6 |
9 |
73.5 |
|
Steve Fennicchia |
3 |
12 |
74.3 |
|
Stan Manker |
3 |
12 |
71.1 |
|
Wes Kuchcinski |
2 |
13 |
67.9 |
Class B
Harold Tuttle |
7 |
0 |
72.1 |
|
Ron Kuchcinski |
6 |
1 |
74.3 |
|
Frank Kilinsky |
4 |
3 |
65.2 |
|
Curt Over |
4 |
3 |
64.8 |
|
Lou Gancos |
3 |
4 |
67.9 |
|
Herb Pinch |
2 |
5 |
64.7 |
|
Glen Sebring |
1 |
6 |
61.1 |
|
Joe Sis |
1 |
6 |
58.1 |
Class B-1
Rich Maroni |
6 |
1 |
69.6 |
|
Bob Riehl |
5 |
2 |
67.6 |
|
Clair Bruce |
5 |
2 |
66.9 |
|
David Marsh |
3 |
4 |
66.8 |
|
M. Riley |
3 |
4 |
62.2 |
|
John Fulton |
2 |
5 |
64.4 |
|
Merle Anderson |
2 |
5 |
58.8 |
|
Harold Wolfe |
2 |
5 |
56.7 |
Class B-2
Chuck Semans
|
7 |
0 |
67.9 |
|
Frank Williams |
5 |
2 |
62.9 |
|
Jack Rainbow |
5 |
2 |
59.5 |
|
Bob Morris |
3 |
4 |
62.5 |
|
Robert Johnson |
3 |
4 |
59.3 |
|
Dean Mayes |
2 |
5 |
54.7 |
|
Rich Kuchcinski |
2 |
5 |
47.1 |
|
Merle Boslet |
1 |
6 |
52.5 |
Class C
Homer Lewis |
6 |
1 |
57.2 |
|
R. Swackhamer |
5 |
2 |
52.9 |
|
Jim Rymer |
4 |
3 |
52.4 |
|
Harold Leis |
4 |
3 |
48.9 |
|
Lynn Tarbell |
4 |
3 |
45.5 |
|
Ottie Reno |
2 |
5 |
44.5 |
|
Joe Peters |
2 |
5 |
44.4 |
|
Ed Kuchcinski |
1 |
6 |
38.6 |
Class C-1
Ed Blum |
7 |
0 |
60.1 |
|
Gene Lobaugh |
5 |
2 |
53.6 |
|
Paul Beer |
5 |
2 |
47.3 |
|
E. Wurst |
3 |
4 |
48.0 |
|
Joe Balogh |
3 |
4 |
45.6 |
|
William Hyland |
2 |
5 |
40.9 |
|
Merle Alexander |
2 |
5 |
35.7 |
|
T.J. Carr |
1 |
6 |
31.3 |
Class C-2
Frank Osborne
|
6 |
1 |
44.4 |
|
Roy Wellman |
5 |
2 |
49.5 |
|
Jake Prosba |
5 |
2 |
40.6 |
|
Frank Graham |
4 |
3 |
37.7 |
|
Joe Abbott |
3 |
4 |
39.9 |
|
Ron Vogel |
3 |
4 |
38.8 |
|
Joe Perkowski |
1 |
6 |
31.1 |
|
Art Adams |
1 |
6 |
26.5 |
Class D
Ron Carr
|
7 |
0 |
52.8 |
|
George Rhea |
5 |
2 |
36.5 |
|
Les Lindley |
4 |
3 |
36.9 |
|
Shorty Rathbun |
4 |
3 |
35.0 |
|
M. Leis |
3 |
4 |
33.0 |
|
Ted Corbett |
3 |
4 |
26.9 |
|
T. Callahan |
2 |
5 |
30.8 |
|
Lloyd Short |
0 |
7 |
24.0 |
Class BB
Ron Kuchcinski
|
5 |
1 |
66.8 |
|
Lou Gancos |
4 |
2 |
70.4 |
|
Frank Williams |
2 |
4 |
58.6 |
|
Glen Sebring |
1 |
5 |
56.3 |
Women’s Division
Lorraine Thomas
|
9 |
1 |
68.7 |
|
Ruth Hangen |
8 |
2 |
72.5 |
|
Edith Werth |
7 |
2 |
51.8 |
|
Carolyn Bragg |
6 |
3 |
42.3 |
|
Betty Singleton |
5 |
4 |
39.9 |
|
Opal Corbett |
3 |
6 |
34.4 |
|
Betty Steinfeldt |
3 |
6 |
33.6 |
|
Avalyn Brown |
3 |
6 |
33.5 |
|
Janet Reno |
2 |
7 |
26.2 |
|
Rebecca Sebring |
0 |
9 |
16.1 |
©1999 by Steve Morris