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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1971
Page
13
Dennis Reiners, of Clara City Minnesota, claimed the saddle bronc world title with $25,384 after 11 years in rodeo. Mel Hyland of Surrey British Columbia earned $22,453 for second, while Larry Mahan of Brdons Oregon and Bob Berger of Norman Oklahoma followed with $14,737 and $14,442 respectively after strong Finals showing.
In Santa Maria California 26 year old champion Gary credits his bull riding success to Psycho Cybernetics by Dr. Maxwell Maltz. The article notes the 1970 event with a $23583 prize in a local context.
Paul Mayo of Grinnell Iowa claimed his second bare back bronc riding championship in 1970 and set a new single season money mark of 26644 surpassing prior totals. He led late July surge through Oklahoma City Casper Wyoming Deadwood South Dakota and Ozdon Utah to finish ahead of Gary Tucker and Clyde Vamvoras who trailed by about 1321 and 2000 respectively. Mayo also competes in saddle bronc bull riding and steer wrestling and hails from a rodeo family with brothers Bob and Roger active in pro circuits.
John W. Jones of Morro Bay California tops the steer wrestling rankings with a 7.6 second Finals average over three years and 28 019 dollars in 1970 total winnings. Walt Linderman of Belfry Montana and Roy Duvall of Boynton Oklahoma follow with strong showings and records. Ed Galemba of Stratford Connecticut and Billy Hale of Checotah Oklahoma round out the top five with notable careers and Finals performances.
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