CHATILLON - The team of Clichy-Montmartre finished with three wins and a tie against Laxou on the third place in the championship of France. The losers final ended up in 7-1: Eddy Merckx and Martin Horn played a draw, the other matches were won by Clichy.
Dick Jaspers signed for the best match: he defeated Torbjörn Blomdahl 50-39 in 19 innings, Jaspers made a run of thirteen, Blomdahl scored a ten. Merckx and Horn came to the finish in 31 innings.
Jean Reverchon retained his unbeaten status before the break by beatig Eric Kremer before the break: 50-30 in 44. Richard Bitalis won his match against Pierre Soumagne. The young Frenchman closed his tournament with his third loss on a row (50-24 in 28 innings).