There can be no further speculation as to Amleto Monacelli's claim to stardom on the PBA Tour following his triumph in the $175,000 Showboat Invitational. Venezuela's Monacelli earned the $33,000 first prize by topping leading qualifier Mark Roth, 216-189, completely altering his style of play during his three championship round games. The popular Monacelli is known for his wide-bending strike ball and unorthodox delivery, but he tossed "pocket rockets" straight up lanes 59 and 60 at Showboat Bowling Center during the championship round. Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J., matched Monacelli with an opening strike, two spares and a double through the fifth frame. Monacelli added another strike in his sixth frame and Roth spared twice and then left the 2-10 split in his eighth from which he never recovered. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 597 (3 games) | $33,000 | | 2 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 189 (1 game) | 17,000 | | 3 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 174 (1 game) | 9,000 | | 4 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Heights, Calif. | 343 (2 games) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr. Stockton, Calif. | 189 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Lentine defeated W. Williams, 190-189; Monacelli defeated Lentine, 163-153 Monacelli defeated M. Williams, 218-174; and in the championship game, Monacelli defeated Roth, 216-18956-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 12146 | | 216.9 | | 20-4-0 | | 600 | | 12746 | | | | 2 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 12040 | | 215.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12400 | | | | #3 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 11998 | | 214.3 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12388 | | | | 4 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr. Stockton, Calif. | | 11970 | | 213.8 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 12375 | | | | 5 | | Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif. | | 11940 | | 213.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12240 | | | | 6 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 11744 | | 209.7 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 12224 | | $5,000 | | 7 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | | 11878 | | 212.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 12223 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Wayne Webb, Waco, Texas | | 11793 | | 210.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12213 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Todd H. Thompson, Reno, Nev. | | 11876 | | 212.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12176 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan. | | 11754 | | 209.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12174 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 11715 | | 209.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12165 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 11899 | | 212.5 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 12154 | | 2,500 | | 13 | | Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J, | | 11762 | | 210.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12122 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Jimmy Keeth, W. Palm Beach, Fla. | | 11734 | | 209.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12094 | | 2,250 | | # | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | | 11824 | | 211.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12094 | | 2,250 | | 16 | | Rey Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio | | 11721 | | 209.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12081 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla. | | 11626 | | 207.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12046 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 11680 | | 208.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12010 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | Sam Zurich, Hernando Beach, Fla. | | 11542 | | 206.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 11962 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden | | 11661 | | 208.2 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 11946 | | 1,700 | | 21 | | Andrew Neuer, E. Longmeadow, Mass. | | 11611 | | 207.3 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 11881 | | 1,600 | | 22 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 11448 | | 204.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 330 | | 11748 | | 1,500 | | 23 | | John Gant, Independence, Ky. | | 11411 | | 203.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 11741 | | 1,400 | | 24 | | Nelson Burton Jr., Troy, Mo. | | 11443 | | 204.3 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 11653 | | 1,300 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Chuck Mogavero, Sun Lakes, Ariz. | $1,250 | | 26 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 1,120 | | 27 | | Richard Orf. St. Louis | 1,110 | | 28 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | 1,100 | | 29 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N. M. | 1,100 | | 30 | | Tom Adcock, Decatur, Ill. | 1,080 | | 31 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 1,065 | | | | Rod Pasteur, Miami, Fla. | 1,065 | | 33 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa. Okla. | 1,050 | | 34 | | Phil Kapsimallis, Mission Hills, Calif. | 1,040 | | 35 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | 1,030 | | 36 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | 1,020 | | 37 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 1,010 | | 38 | | Dale Strike, Saginaw, Mich. | 1,000 | | 39 | | Steve Anderson, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 985 | | | | Larry Laub, Tucson Ariz. | 985 | | 41 | | Scott Devers, Centerville, Ind. | 970 | | 42 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | 960 | | 43 | | Don Fowler, Kansas City, Mo. | 945 | | | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | 945 | | 45 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | 930 | | 46 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | 920 | | 47 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 910 | | 48 | | Guppy Troup, Edmond, Okla. | 900 | | 49 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 890 | | 50 | | Joe Salvemini, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 880 | | 51 | | David White, Bethany, Okla. | 870 | | 52 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | 860 | | 53 | | Dennis Horan Jr., Santa Clara, Calif. | 850 | | 54 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 840 | | 55 | | Earl Ziemann, Garden Grove, Calif. | 830 | | 56 | | Michael Karch, Tacoma, Wash. | 820 | | 57 | | Brian Voss, Seattle, Wash. | 810 | | 58 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 800 | | 59 | | Jim Riner, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 790 | | 60 | | Jimmy Williams, Bethpage, N.Y. | 780 | | 61 | | David Guindon, West Seneca, N.Y. | 770 | | 62 | | Todd Agee, Akron, Ohio | 760 | | 63 | | Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 745 | | | | David Rosenburg, Rolla, Mo. | 745 | | 65 | | Mal Acosta. Manteca, Calif. | 730 | | 66 | | Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | 720 | | 67 | | Kevin Nietfeldt, Peotone, Ill. | 710 | | @68 | | Saito Masanori, Japan | 700 | | 69 | | Toby Contreras, Kansas City, Mo. | 690 | | 70 | | Todd Koller, El Cajon, Calif. | 680 | | 71 | | Joe Barket, Morro Bay, Calif. | 670 | | 72 | | Brad Bohling, Denver, Colo. | 660 | | 73 | | David D'Entremont, Cleveland | 650 | | 74 | | Nathan Terry Jr., Amarillo. Texas | 640 | | 75 | | Ken Johnson, Lewisville, Texas | 630 | | 76 | | Parker Bohn Ill, Freehold. N.J. | 615 | | | | Greg Thomas, Oldtown, Idaho | 615 | | 78 | | Don Sylvia. New Bedford, Mass. | 660 | |
*- Match play alternate. # - Amleto Monacelli and Tony Westlake rolled 300 games ($100 each). 32-game qualifying leader - Gip Lentine, 6988. 24th place - Sam Zurich, 6659. 78th place - Don Sylvia, 6304. PRO-AM CASHERS - Jim Pencak, Ernie Schlegel, Tom Crites, Del Warren, Mats Karlsson, Charlie Lacy, Andrew Neuer, Pete Weber, Steve Lang, Johnny Petraglia, Mark Roth, Sam Maccarone, Rusty Greiner, Chuck Mogavero. Norm Duke, Jim Harvey, Ricky Corona, Gary Dickinson, Eddy Kelley. Joe Berardi, Danny Broadway. Allen Johnson, Dave Roy. Bob Perry, Mike Miller, Don Fowler Jr., John Gant and Rick Brunori ($50 each). @ - Non-PBA member.
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