Professional Bowlers Association

Displaying the same form and intensity he used to set a Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) single-season money record in 1985, Mike Aulby defeated two opponents to win his 14th PBA title in the $150,000 Miller Lite Open.

Aulby, 28, of Indianapolis, snapped a winless streak dating back to the 1986 PBA Doubles Classic with a 249-200 championship game victory against top-seeded Andy Neuer for the $27,000 first prize at Buckeye Lanes.

To get to the final match, Aulby fired a "must" 10th-frame strike in the semifinal game on his way to defeating Tom Crites, 233-215.

"Previously I've qualified for TV and expected not to win, but today was different," said Aulby. "I was disappointed that an open frame in the 10th frame in the position round (Friday night) cost me the top-seeded spot and I was determined to win a title again."

Aulby watched the first two matches from the sidelines as brother-in-law Steve Cook finished with six strikes to outscore Pete McCordic, 258-242. But Cook's momentum carried no further as he was eliminated by Crites, 230-216, in the next match.

After Aulby stopped Crites, he took a 12-pin lead in the title contest when second-year pro Neuer, Milton, Pa., missed converting a 7-pin in the third frame. Aulby responded with a double to extend the lead. Neuer, also a lefthander, kept the match alive by putting together three straight strikes starting in the seventh frame, but Aulby matched those efforts and continued striking to the finish.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Cook defeated McCordic, 258-242; Crites defeated Cook, 230-216; Aulby defeated Crites, 233-215; and in the championship game, Aulby defeated Neuer, 249-200.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
#1		Andy Neuer, Milton, Pa.		9864		234.9		12-12-0		360		10224
#2		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis		9828		234.0		13-11-0		390		10218
#3		Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla.		9767		232.5		15-9-0		450		10217
4		Pete McCordic, Houston		9783		232.9		13-10-1		405		10188
5		Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif.		9671		230.3		15-8-1		465		10136
6		Tony Marrese, Hilton Head, S.C.		9670		230.2		15-8-1		465		10135		$4,500
7		David Rosenburg, Rolla, Mo.		9599		228.5		14-10-0		420		10019		4,000
8		Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C.		9576		228.0		13-10-1		405		9981		3,500
9		Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J.		9563		227.7		13-10-1		405		9968		3,200
10		Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash.		9521		226.7		14-10-0		420		9941		3,000
11		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan.		9483		225.8		14-10-0		420		9903		2,800
12		John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich.		9658		230.0		8-16-0		240		9898		2,700
#13		Todd H. Thompson, Reno, Nev.		9439		224.7		14-10-0		420		9859		2,600
14		George Branham III, San Diego, Calif.		9473		225.5		12-12-0		360		9833		2,500
#15		Jimmie Pritts Jr., Manchester, N.H.		9560		227.6		9-15-0		270		9830		2,400
16		Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.		9473		225.5		11-12-1		345		9818		2,300
17		Hugh Miller, Everett, Wash.		9439		224.7		12-12-0		360		9799		2,200
18		Norm Duke, Ft. Worth, Texas		9484		225.8		8-16-0		240		9724		2,100
19		Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio		9353		222.7		10-12-2		330		9683		2,000
20		Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J.		9304		221.5		12-12-0		360		9664		1,900
21		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J.		9371		223.1		9-14-1		285		9656		1,800
22		Rod Pasteur, Miami, Fla.		9252		220.3		10-14-0		300		9552		1,700
23		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.		9153		217.9		8-15-1		255		9408		1,600
24		Thomas Jordan, Paterson, N.J.		9097		216.6		9-15-0		270		9367		1,500

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis	$1,420
26		Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill.	1,270
27		Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla.	1,260
28		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, Ill.	1,250
29		Art Trask, Fresno, Calif.	1,240
30		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif.	1,230
31		Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo.	1,220
32		Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis.	1,210
33		Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio	1,200
34		Steve Anderson, Colo. Springs, Colo.	1,190
35		Leroy Bornhop St. Charles, Mo.	1,180
36		Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla.	1,170
37		Brad Snell, Des Plaines, Ill.	1,160
38		Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio	1,150
39		Don Sylvia, New Bedford, Mass.	1,140
40		Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla..	1,120
		Dennis Horan Jr., Santa Clara, Calif.	1,120
		Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis	1,120
43		Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla.	1,100
44		Jeff Richgels, Madison, Wis.	1,090
45		Chuck Mogavero, Sun Lakes, Ariz.	1,080
46		Carmen Salvino, Chicago	1,070
47		Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo.	1,060
48		Jess Stayrook, San Diego. Calif.	1,050
9		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas	1,040
50		Joseph Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla.	1,025
		Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill.	1,025
52		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y.	1,010
53		Les Zikes, Palatine. Ill.	1,000