Rowdy Morrow and senior partner Mickey Spiezio came through in the clutch to collect their first Professional Bowlers Association championships by triumphing In the $140,000 Kessler Senior/Touring Pro Doubles Championship. Morrow/Spiezio defeated crowd favorites Marc McDowell and Dick Weber, 217-204, to split the $28,000 winner's check. Top-seeded Morrow had put the pressure on Weber to notch the first two strikes in the 10th frame with a closing three-bagger and then watched as Weber's first attempt went high, leaving the 4-7. The first game of the finals ended on a bizarre note. McDowell and Weber faced what seemed to be inevitable elimination when Dennis Jacques and Chet Dziedzina needed only a mark in the 10th frame to advance, but Jacques was stunned with the "big four" split on his first shot and could not convert, giving Weber/McDowell the match, 202-193. Next up for the "born again" McDowell/Weber duo were Sweden's Mats Karlsson and Bill Beach, who bowed 205-180, despite a closing three-bagger by Karlsson. Ron Palombi and Los Schissler were the next to try McDowell/Weber, but fared no better and exited by the count of 220-201. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mickey Spiezio, Crest Hill, Ill.
Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis | 217 (1 game) | $28,000 | | 2 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis
Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | 831 (4 games) | 15,000 | | 3 | | Los Schissler, Brighton, Colo.
Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | 201 (1 game) | 10,000 | | 4 | | Bill Beach, Sharon. Pa.
Mats Karlsson, Sweden | 180 (1 game) | 8,500 | | 5 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago
Dennis Jacques, Merritt Island. Fla. | 193 (1 game) | 7,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Weber-McDowell defeated Dziedzina-Jacques, 202-193; Weber-McDowell defeated Beach-Karlsson, 205-180; Weber-McDowell defeated Schissler-Palombi, 220-201; and in the championship game, Spiezio-Morrow defeated Weber-McDowell, 217-204.
36-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mickey Spiezio, Crest Hill, III. (7763)
Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis (8208) | | 15971 | | 11-7-0 | | 560 | | 16531 | | | | 2 | | Les Schissler, Brighton, Colo. (7528)
Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. (8132) | | 15660 | | 14-4-0 | | 670 | | 16330 | | | | #3 | | Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. (7764)
Mats Karlsson, Sweden (7934) | | 15698 | | 11-7-0 | | 540 | | 16238 | | | | 4 | | Chet Dziedzina, Chicago (7538)
Dennis Jacques, Merritt Island, Fla. (8027) | | 15565 | | 10-8-0 | | 540 | | 16105 | | | | 5 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis (7595)
Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. (8022) | | 15617 | | 8-10-0 | | 415 | | 16033 | | | | 6 | | Al Pujol, Bronx, N.Y. (7441)
# Paul Renteria, Tucson, Ariz. (7959) | | 15400 | | 12-6-0 | | 530 | | 15930 | | $6,000 | | 7 | | Bob Kwolek, Dayton, Ohio (7489)
Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. (7951) | | 15440 | | 10-8-0 | | 485 | | 15925 | | 5,000 | | 8 | | Glenn Pierce, Jacksonville, Fla. (7581)
Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis (7877) | | 15458 | | 9-9-0 | | 460 | | 15916 | | 4,000 | | 9 | | Bob Perry, Phoenix, Ariz. (7250)
Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. (8140) | | 15390 | | 10-7-1 | | 500 | | 15890 | | 3,400 | | 10 | | Teats Semiz, Wanaque, N.J. (7496)
Harry Sullins, Sterling Hts., Mich. (7989) | | 15485 | | 8-10-0 | | 400 | | 15885 | | 3,200 | | 11 | | Dean Courtade, New Orleans, La. (7928)
Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La. (7928) | | 15219 | | 11-7-0 | | 550 | | 15769 | | 3,000 | | 12 | | Arthur Harris, Charleston Hills, S.C. (7377)
Joe Salvemini, Branford, Ct. (7776) | | 15153 | | 10-8-0 | | 480 | | 15633 | | 2,800 | | 13 | | Bob Chase, Kansas City, Mo. (7196)
Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. (8135) | | 15331 | | 5-12-1 | | 295 | | 15626 | | 2,600 | | 14 | | Shell Wilson, Tampa, Fla. (7354)
Butch Soper, Windsor, Ont., Can. (7779) | | 15133 | | 6-12-0 | | 320 | | 15453 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Bill Bunetta, Fresno, Calif. (7237)
James Miller, Scottsdale, Ariz. (7843) | | 15080 | | 6-12-0 | | 310 | | 15390 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | Wait Roy Glenwood Springs, Texas (7161)
Mike Aulby, Indianapolis (7773) | | 14934 | | 8-10-0 | | 405 | | 15339 | | 2,200 | | 17 | | Darrel Curtis, Seattle, Wash. (7093)
Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. (7820) | | 14913 | | 6-12-0 | | 320 | | 15233 | | 2,150 | | 18 | | Carl Babb, Canton, Ohio (7133)
Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. (7646) | | 14779 | | 6-12-0 | | 320 | | 15009 | | 2,100 | |
SENIOR CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *19 | | Billy Walden, Troy. Mo. | $1,007.50 | | | | Bob Strampe, Warren, Mich. | 887.50 | | 21 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago | 850 | | 22 | | Erie Hiser, Roseville, Calif. | 825 | | 23 | | Warren Hay, Irving, Texas | 787.50 | | | | Lamar Taylor, Tifton, Ga. | 787.50 | | 25 | | Bill Miller, DeBary, Fla. | 750 | |
TOURING PRO CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *19 | | Randy Pederson, Santa Maria, Calif. | $1,007.50 | | | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 887.50 | | 21 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 850 | | 22 | | Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla. | 825 | | 23 | | Jimmy Certain Huntsville, Ala. | 800 | | 24 | | Mike Jasnau, Wichita, Kan. | 775 | | 25 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | 750 | | 26 | | Carey Catania, Kingwood, Texas | 730 | | 27 | | Dale Eagle, Lake Havasu, Ariz. | 720 | | 28 | | Jim Pencak, Richmond Hts., Ohio | 705 | | | | Tom Underwood, Long Beach, Calif. | 705 | |
* - Match play alternates. M - Bill Beach and Paul Renteria rolled 300 games ($100). 18-game qualifying leaders Mickey Spiezio, 3935 and Rowdy Morrow, 4140. 18th place - Shell Wilson, 3578 and Butch Soper, 3889. 25th Place Senior - Bill Miller, 3522. 28th place Touring Pro-Jim Pencak and Tom Underwood, 3836. PRO-AM CASHERS Brad Snell, Philip Ringener, Steve Cook, Jimmy Certain, John Hricsina Jr., Mark Baker, Bill Bunetta, Johnny Petraglia, Avery LeBlanc and Mike Jasnau ($50 each).
FINALISTS' AVERAGES -Spiezio, 215.6; Morrow, 228.0; Schissler, 209.1; Palombi, 225.9; Beach, 215.7; Karlsson, 220.4; Dziedzina, 209.4; Jacques, 223.0; Weber, 211.0; McDowell, 222.8; Pujol, 206.7; Renteria, 221.1; Kwolek, 208.0; Handley, 220.9; Pierce, 210.6; Wunderlich, 218.8; Perry, 201.4; Lightfoot, 226.1; Semiz, 208.2; Sullins, 221.9; Courtade, 202.5; Granger, 220.2; Harris, 204.9; Salvemini, 216.0; Chase, 199.9; Voss, 226.0; Wilson, 204.3; Soper, 216.1; Bunetta, 201.0; Miller, 217.9; Roy, 198.9; Aulby, 215.9; Curtis, 197.0; Baker, 217.2; Babb, 198.1; Martin, 212.4.
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