1972 King Louie Open - Professional Bowlers Tour

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$50,000 KING LOUIE OPEN
King Louie West Lanes Kansas City, Kan., Feb 8-12, 1972
Laub: One For The Money

Larry Laub set a national television scoring record as he won the $50,000 King Louie Open over Max Jensen in Kansas City. Laub won four games with an aggregate score of 1021 pins, including a 238-237 championship win over Jensen, to break the old four-game record of 1004 pins.

Only one pin separated the duo through the fifth frame; then Laub went into his patented finish . . . a string of strikes into the ninth frame, and he had to wait until Jensen, a former football player, finished his game. Jensen got five in a row and sat down with a 237. Laub was forced to spare, then strike to win, and that is exactly what he did . . . to win it by one pin. He averaged 231 pins per game during the tournament, which saw Skee Foremsky, Johnny Guenther and Palmer Fallgren record perfect games.

TELEVISED FINALS
Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount
1 Larry Laub, San Francisco, Calif. 1021 (4 games) $6,000
2 Max Jensen, Lincoln, Neb. 237 (1 game) 3,500
3 Barry Asher, Costa Mesa, Calif. 245 (1 game) 2,000
4 Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. 197 (1 game) 1,800
5 Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. 204 (1 game) 1,600

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Laub defeated Colwell, 280-204; Laub defeated Fallgren, 233-197; Laub defeated Asher, 270-245; and in the championship game, Laub defeated Jensen, 238-237.