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WORLD CHAMPIONS AND RECORDS

SENIOR MENS DIVISION (60 & OVER) CHAMPIONS

(65 & OVER from 1967 to 1992)
Year Champion Hometown W - L Rngr%
1960 W. O. Maxwell Hicksville, OH 9 - 2 62.4#
1961 Joe Wilkinson Akron, OH 8 - 0 72.6
1962 Joe Wilkinson Akron, OH 10 - 1 61.5
1963 Ralph Navarro South Gate, CA 11 - 0 56.0
1964 Harold Tuttle Youngstown, OH 6 - 1 65.4
1965 Harold Tuttle Youngstown, OH 6 - 1 64.0
1966 John Paxton Ottumwa, IA 6 - 1 69.4
1967 John Paxton Ottumwa, IA 7 - 0 67.2
1968 John Paxton Ottumwa, IA 6 - 1 65.4
1969 John Paxton Ottumwa, IA 8 - 1 68.6#
1970 John Paxton Ottumwa, IA 7 - 0 66.2
1971 Stan Manker Martinsville, OH 7 - 0 67.2
1972 Ray Miller Springfield, OH 7 - 0 69.0
1973 Ray Miller Springfield, OH 6 - 2 62.5*
1974 Stan Manker Lynchburg, OH 7 - 0 70.1
1975 Stan Manker Lynchburg, OH 7 - 0 74.2
1976 Frank Stinson Minneapolis, MN 7 - 0 74.3
1977 Marvin Richmond Pequot Lakes, MN 7 - 1 70.4
1978 Stan Manker Lynchburg, OH 7 - 0 72.6
1979 Stan Manker Lynchburg, OH 8 - 2 70.5*
1980 Glen Portt Albany, GA 6 - 1 67.3
1981 Marvin Richmond Pequot Lakes, MN 10 - 4 66.1*
1982 Heman Standard Orange, CA 8 - 3 65.9
1983 Lawrence Miller Chillicothe, OH 10 - 1 68.0
1984 Glen Portt Albany, GA 11 - 2 59.3#
1985 Lawrence Miller Chillichothe, OH 10 - 2 65.2*
1986 Willard ¹Spud¹ Napier Seal Beach, CA 10 - 2 71.2*
1987 Ray Hill Wakefield, MI 11 - 0 76.6
1988 Carl Steinfeldt Largo, FL 11 - 0 74.1
1989 Ray Hill Wakefield, MI 11 - 1 67.5*
1990 Carl Steinfeldt Largo, FL 10 - 1 65.6
1991 Carl Steinfeldt Largo, FL 10 - 1 72.7
1992 Karl Van Sant Cayuga, IN 10 - 1 67.7
1993 Herb Criss Bremerton, WA 14 - 2 62.3
1994 Merlin Potts Leonardville, KS 13 - 2 66.1
1995 Don Titcomb Winchester, KY 7 - 2 64.2
1996 Ed Arionus TX 8 - 1 71.0
1997 John Brown OH 9 - 3 68.1
1998 John Brown OH 9 - 3 65.7*
1999 Ed Arionus Seguin, TX 9 - 2 67.33
2000 John Knapp Sr. Millersburg, OH 10 - 1 60.22
2001 Howard Weitzel N. Battleford, SK, Can 10- 2 64.5
2002 Bob Garber Jr West Manchester, OH 9-2 59.20
2003 Robert G Hayes NY 11-0 71.55
2004 Paul LaCrosse Larkspur, CO 11-0 68.04
2005 Tom Westbrook SC 10-1 67.15
2006 Tom Westbrook SC 11-0 66.86
* Denotes Playoff
# Denotes Playoff, but missing statistics for accuracy of average.


WORLD TOURNAMENT RECORDS - SENIOR MENS DIVISION

PRELIMINARIES

Ringer % - Total 78.2 Carl Steinfeldt, FL 1988
Ringer % - game 92.0 Heman Standard, CA 1981

COMPLETE TOURNAMENT

Ringer % - 7 games 85.6 Carl Steinfeldt, NY 1978
Ringers / game - 50 Points 61.4 Woody Martin, IL 1977
Double Ringers / game - 50 pts 22.6 Paul Focht, OH 1977
Shoes / game - 50 points 84.3 Woody Martin, IL 1977

SINGLE GAME, BOTH PLAYERS

Longest game - shoes - 50 points 108 Dale Dixon, IA vs Lee Cameron, NE 1971
Longest game - shoes - 40 points 90 Lawrence Miller, OH vs Francis White, PA 1986
Ringer % 80.0 Carl Steinfeldt, NY vs Ken Drury, ONT 1978
Total Ringers - 50 points 156 Woody Martin, IL vs Harvey Kohlenberger, IL 1977
Total Ringers - 40 points 126 Ray Hill, MI vs Glen Henton, IA 1989
Double Ringers - 50 points 63 Woody Martin, IL vs Harvey Kohlenberger, IL 1977
Double Ringers - 40 points 53 Ray Hill, MI vs Glen Henton, IA 1989
Canceled Ringers - 50 points 128 Paul Focht, OH vs Harvey Kohlenberger, IL 1976
"Four Deads - 50 points" 19 Andy Paglarini, MN vs Harvey Kohlenberger, IL 1976
Woody Martin, IL vs Harvey Kohlenberger, IL 1977
"Four Deads" - 40 points 18 Ray Hill, MI vs Glen Henton, IA 1989
Consecutive "Four Deads" 6 Frank Killinski, PA vs Wayne Winston, MO 1967
Marvin Richmond, MN vs Floyd Plumb, OH 1977
Woody Martin, IL vs Glen Riffle, OH 1977
Glen Henton, IA vs Curley Seibold, IN 1985
Ray Hill, MI vs Glen Henton, IA 1989

SINGLE GAME, INDIVIDUAL

Winning ringer % 96.2 Lawrence MIller, OH 1983
Losing ringer % 77.0 Harvey Kohlenberger, IL 1977
Ringers, winner - 50 points 81 Paul Focht, OH 1976
Ringers, loser - 50 points 75 Dale Dixon, IA 1969
Ringers, loser - 40 points 62 Glen Henton, IA 1989
Double ringers, winner - 50 pts 34 Paul Focht, OH 1976
Double ringers, loser - 50 pts 30 Paul Focht, OH 1976
Harvey Kohlenberger, IL 1977
Double ringers, loser - 40 pts 26 Glen Henton, IA 1989
Consecutive Ringers 26 Carl Steinfeldt, NY 1978