Tournament Thursday: 1960 PBA Tournaments:

Three tournaments were held inn the inaugural season of the PBA Bowling Tour in 1959.

In 1960, the number of PBA Tournaments jumped to seven.

Empire State PBA Open 
Friday, May 13, 1960 - Sunday, May 15, 1960 
Prize fund: $16,500
Location: Schade's Academy, Albany, New York 

Fairless Hills PBA Open
Tuesday, May 17, 1960 - Thursday, May 19, 1960

Prize fund:  $15,300
Location: Fairlanes, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania 

Paramus Eastern PBA Open

Friday, May 20, 1960 - Sunday, May 22, 1960 
Prize fund: $17,400
Location: Paramus Bowl, Paramus, New Jersey 

Las Vegas National PBA Invitational 

Monday, June 20, 1960 - Wednesday, June 22, 1960 
Prize fund: $21,900
Location: Showboat Lanes, Las Vegas, Nevada  

Northern California PBA Open 

Friday, June 24, 1960 - Sunday, June 26, 1960
Prize fund: $18,100
Location: Castle Lanes, San Francisco, California 

Southern California PBA Open 

Wednesday, July 06, 1960 - Thursday, September 01, 1960 
Prize fund: $22,600
Location: Bowl-O-Drome, Los Angeles, California 

First Annual National Championship 

Friday, November 25, 1960 - Monday, November 28, 1960 
Prize fund: $44,000
Location: Imperial Lanes, Memphis, Tennessee

Tournament Thursday: Paramus Eastern Open, May 28-30, 1959

Dick Weber won the second-ever PBA tournament. Joe Joseph came in second, Ed Campi third.

Dick Weber, who won at least one PBA tournament in 5 decades

The Paramus Eastern Open, with prize money of $17,000, was held at the Paramus Bowl in Paramus, New Jersey from May 28-30, 1959.

Top 10

1    Dick Weber, from St. Louis, MO won $2,500.00

2    Joe Joseph, from Lansing, MI won $2,000.00

3    Lou Campi, from Dumont, NJ won $1,500.00

4    Ed Lubanski, from Detroit, MIwon $1,150.00

5    Al Savas, from Milwaukee, WI won $950.00

6    Tom Hennessey, from St. Louis, MO won $825.00

7    Billy Golembiewski, from Detroit, MI won $700.00

8    Billy Welu, from St. Louis, MO won $650.00

9    Bill Lillard, .from Dallas, TX won $600.00

10  Skip Vigars, from Albany, NY won $550.00

Top 20

11   Ray Bluth, from St. Louis, MO won $500.00

12   Lindy Faragalli, from Wayne, NJ won $450.00

13   Ralph Engan, from Yonkers, NY won $425.00

14  Glenn Allison, from St. Louis, MO won $400.00

15  Carmen Salvino, from Chicago, IL won $375.00

16  Therm Gibson, from Detroit, MI won $350.00

17  John Walther, from Troy, NY won $325.00

18  Stan Gifford, from Highland Park, IL won $300.00

19  Harry Smith, from Baltimore, MD won $275.00

20  Frank Clause, from Old Forge, PA won $250.00

Rest of the field

21  Bud Hodgsin, from Pomona, CA won $235.00

22  Tony Sparando, from Rego Park, NY  won $225.00

23  Woody Hulsey, from St. Louis, MO won $215.00

24  Dick Hoover, from Akron, OH won $200.00

 

Webography
http://www.pba.com/Tournaments/FullStandings/135
http://www.in2013dollars.com/1959-dollars-to-2016-dollars
http://www.northamericanbowling.com/Articles/2-WEBERS.HTML