Del Warren and Joe Firpo, a pair of longtime bowling buddies from Lake Worth, Fla., teemed to win the $140,000 Showboat PBA Doubles Classic here and they did It the way many people In Las Vegas do . . . the hard way. In the championship game of the nationally televised finals on ESPN, they defeated top qualifiers Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash., and Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill., in a 214-207 cliffhanger after ousting sentimental favorites Rick Minier, Vancouver, Wash., and Rick Jones, Spokane, Wash., 218-168. That game was the only blowout of the night, however, as a large crowd at the spacious Showboat Bowling Center watched the Minier/Jones duo first eliminate a pair of PBA National Champions, Randy Pederson, Santa Maria, Calif., and Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla., 228-197, end then win a 213-212 thriller from an eastern combination of Joe Berardi Brooklyn, N.Y., and Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N. Y. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla.
Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | 432 (2 games) | $28,000 | | 2 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill.
Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | 207 (1 game) | 15,000 | | 3 | | Rick Minier, Vancouver, Wash
Rick Jones, Spokane, Wash. | 609 (3 games) | 10,000 | | 4 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 212 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 5 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif.
Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | 197 (1 game) | 7,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS- Jones-Minier defeated Pedersen-Crites, 228-197; Jones-Minier defeated Berardi- Ferraro. 213212, Firpo-Warren defeated Jones-Minier, 218-168; and in the championship game, Firpo-Warren defeated Zikes-Voss, 214-207.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Les Zikes, Palatine, III. (8,928)
Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. (9,165) | | 18093 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 18603 | | | | 2 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla. (8,685)
Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla., (9,465) | | 18150 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 18600 | | | | 3 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. (9,071)
Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. (9,017) | | 18088 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 18598 | | | | 4 | | Rand Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. (9,157)
Tom rites, Tampa, Fla. (9,001) | | 18158 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 18548 | | | | 5 | | Rick Jones, Spokane, Wash. (8,950)
Rick Minier, Vancouver, Wash. (9,237) | | 18187 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 18547 | | | | 6 | | Wayne Webb, Merritt Island, Fla., (8,672)
Dennis Jacques, Merritt Island, Fla. (9,403) | | 18075 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 18435 | | $6,000 | | 7 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas (9,060)
Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas (8,931) | | 17991 | | 12-12-0 | | 460 | | 18351 | | 5,000 | | 8 | | Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla. (8,720)
Kent Wagner, Palmetto, la. (9,179) | | 17869 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 18334 | | 4,000 | | 9 | | Sam Zurich, Hernando Beach, Fla. (8,894)
Mark Fahy, Chicago (9,010) | | 17904 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 18309 | | 3,500 | | 10 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela (9,036)
Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. (8,865) | | 17901 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 18291 | | 3,100 | | 11 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, III. (8,712)
Derek Banks, Chicago (9,140) | | 17852 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 18257 | | 2,900 | | 12 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. (8.908)
Billy Young Jr., Tulsa, Okla. (8,988) | | 17896 | | 11-11-2 | | 360 | | 18256 | | 2,800 | | #13 | | Dennis Horan Jr. Santa Clara, Calif. (8,792)
Dave Arnold, Campbell, Calif. (9,065) | | 17857 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 18247 | | 2,700 | | 14 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas (9,139)
George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. (8,740) | | 17879 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 18179 | | 2,600 | | 15 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Manchester, N.H. (8,670)
Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. (9,156) | | 17826 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 18126 | | 2,500 | | 16 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio (8,825)
Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. (8,836) | | 17661 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 18081 | | 2,400 | | 17 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill. (8,911)
Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis (8,860) | | 17771 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 18071 | | 2,300 | | 18 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. (8,832)
Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. (8,819) | | 17652 | | 12-12-0 | | 250 | | 18002 | | 2,250 | | 19 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. (8,681)
Casey Berry, Albuquerque, N.M. (8969) | | 17650 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17980 | | 2,200 | | 20 | | Troy Kendrick, Cypress, Calif. (9,034)
Todd M. Thompson, Cypress, Calif. (8,613) | | 17647 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17917 | | 2,150 | | 21 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. (8,469)
Mike Taylor, Carlsbad, Calif. (9,120) | | 17589 | | 10-13;1 | | 315 | | 17904 | | 2,100 | | 22 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (8,789)
Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. (8,669) | | 17518 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 17818 | | 2,050 | | 23 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold. N.J. (8,650)
Duane Fisher, Pennsauken, N.J. (8,731) | | 17381 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 17561 | | 2,000 | | 24 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio (8,916)
James Miller, Scottsdale, Ariz. (8,360) | | 17275 | | B-16-0 | | 240 | | 17515 | | 1,950 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore., Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | $1,830 | | 26 | | John Gant, Independence, Ky., Joe Salvemini, Branford, Conn. | 1,540 | | 27 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 1,500 | | 28 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz., Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz. | 1,480 | | 29 | | Ricky Corona, Diamond Bar, Calif., Glenn Carlson, Fresno, Calif. | 1,460 | | 30 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas, Rey Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio | 1,440 | | 31 | | Brad Bohling, Denver, Colo., Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | 1,420 | | 32 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo., Randy Lightfoot, St. Peters. Mo. | 1,400 | |
* - Match play alternate. # - Dennis Horan Jr., rolled a 300 game ($100). 18-game qualifying leaders - Rick Minier and Rick Jones, 8159. 24th place - Amleto Monacelli and Walter Ray Williams Jr.,7579. 32nd place - Leroy Bornhop and Randy Lightfoot, 7505.
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES - Voss, 218.2; Zikes, 212.5; Firpo, 206.7; Warren, 225.3; Ferraro, 215.9; Berardi, 214.6; Pedersen, 218.0; Crites, 214.3; Jones, 213.1; Minier, 219.9; Webb, 206.4; Jacques, 223.8; Pierce, 215.7; Ringener, 212.6; Sliker, 207.6; Wagner, 218.5; Zurich, 211.7; Fairy, 214.5; Monacelli, 215.1; W.A. Williams, 211.0; Gibson, 207.4; Banks, 217.6; Edwards, 212.1; Young, 214.0; Horan, 209.3; Arnold, 215.8; Dickinson, 217.6; Pappas, 208.1; Pritts, 206.4; Palombi, 218.0; Hannahs, 210.1; Baker, 210.3; R. Williams, 212.1; Morrow, 210.9; Handley, 210.2: Martin, 209.9; Skidmore, 206.6; Berry, 213.5; Kendrick, 215.1; Thompson, 205.0; Ellenburg, 201.6; Taylor, 217.1; Gonzalez, 209.2; Trask, 206.4; Bohn, 205.9; Fisher, 207.8; Genalo, 212.2; Miller, 199.0; Holman, 208.6; Roth, 211.2; Gant: 208.5; Salvemini, 212.0; Aulby, 212.3; Cook, 207.5; Colwell, 200.6; Laub, 217.5; Corona, 216.2; Carlson, 201.8; Duke, 210.9; Perez, 206.6; Bohling, 206.4; Westlake, 210.8: Bornhop, 209.8; Lightfoot, 207.1.
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