Professional Bowlers Association

Brian Voss culminated a week of dominating bowling by downing Todd Thompson, 246-185, to capture the $51,000 top prize and accompanying green jacket for winning the $270,000 Trustcorp PBA National Championship.

Voss, the leader throughout five of the seven rounds of play at Ducat's Imperial Lanes during the seven-day major tournament format, opened with three straight strikes against 22-year-old Thompson, who was gunning for his first PBA title.

Thompson stayed within range by converting a 1-2-4-10 "washout" in the second frame and put together strikes in the fourth and fifth stanzas to get within 14 pins.

Thompson's fate was nearly sealed, though, when he left a 4-6-7-9-10 "Greek Church" in the eighth frame which Voss jumped on by closing with four strikes and an eight-count.

"After Todd left that big split and I came back to strike in the eighth and ninth, I knew I was home," said Voss, who led the tournament by more than 400 pins at one point in match play.

To get to the title match, Thompson eliminated local area favorite Don Genalo, 213-190, in the semifinal game, coming from behind with a four-bagger beginning in the eighth frame.

Genalo earlier had fired a crucial 10th-frame strike to defeat Dave Ferraro, 219-213, after Ferraro had opened the stepladder finals with a 216-201 decision against Pete Weber.

For Voss it was his fifth PBA title and first "major" tournament victory. Additionally, the Tacoma, Wash., right-hander had picked up $15,000 for his performance on the "Make That Spare" ABC Sports special which aired immediately prior to the Trustcorp PBA National Championship.

"This puts me in a category with some of the very great players in the history of the PBA," said Voss, referring to bowlers such as Don Carter, Carmen Salvino, Billy Hardwick, Mike McGrath and Earl Anthony, who have won the National Championship in the past. "It also puts me in contention for PBA Player of the Year, which is another big goal."

Thompson, Reno, Nev., earned $26,000 for the runnerup showing, making his second championship-round appearance on the PBA Tour in the last four tournaments.

Genalo, making his first top five showing since 1986, collected $15,000 for finishing third, while Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., made $10,000 for fourth and Weber, Florissant, Mo., $8,000 for fifth.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Ferraro defeated Weber, 216-201; Genalo defeated Ferraro, 219-213; Thompson defeated Genalo, 213-190; and in the championship game, Voss defeated Thompson, 246-185. 56-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash.		12774		228.1		15-9-0		450		13224
2		Todd Thompson, Reno, Nev.		12503		223.3		16-8-0		480		12983
3		Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio		12527		223.7		15-9-0		450		12977
		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y.		12416		221.7		15-9-0		450		12866
5		Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo.		12320		220.0		16-8-0		480		12800
6		Mike Taylor, Carlsbad, Calif.		12376		221.0		13-11-0		390		12766		$7,000
7		Wayne Webb, Waco, Texas		12177		217.4		16-7-1		495		12672		6,000
8		Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J.		12171		217.3		15-8-1		465		12636		5,000
9		Guppy Troup, Edmond, Okla.		12333		220.2		10-14-0		300		12633		4,500
10		Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla.		12327		220.1		10-14-0		300		12627		4,000
11		Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis.		12173		217.4		13-10-1		405		12578		3,500
12		Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla.		12177		217.4		12-12-0		360		12537		3,200
13		Art Trask, Fresno, Calif.		12198		217.8		11-13-0		330		12528		3,000
14		Richard Bramwell, Escondido, Calif.		12154		217.0		11-13-0		330		12484		2,800
15		Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla.		12149		216.9		11-13-0		330		12479		2,700
16		Dale Strike, Saginaw, Mich.		12122		216.5		10-14-0		300		12422		2,600
17		Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo.		12080		215.7		8-15-1		255		12335		2,500
18		James A. Miller, Scottsdale, Ariz.		12002		214.3		11-13-0		330		12332		2,400
#19		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, Ill.		12135		216.7		6-18-0		180		12315		2,300
20		Bill Ryan Jr., Dayton, Ohio		11935		213.1		11-13-0		330		12265		2,200
21		Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden		11907		212.6		11-13-0		330		12237		2,100
22		Butch Soper, Windsor, Ont., Can.		11921		212.9		10-13-1		315		12236		2,000
23		George Branham III, San Diego, Calif.		11906		212.6		10-14-0		300		12206		1,950
24		Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa.		11842		211.5		9-14-1		285		12127		1,900

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Roger Bowker, Ocala. Fla.	$1,865
26		Martin Letscher, Aberdeen, Md.	1,700
27		Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La.	1,660
28		Pete McCordic, Houston	1,640
29		Corey Groth, La Verne, Calif.	1,620
30		David D'Entremont, Cleveland	1,600
31		Tony Moore, Corbin, Ky.	1,580
32		Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio	1,560
33		Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill.	1,550
34		Ron Stallard, Rockford, Ill.	1,540
35		Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va.	1,530
36		Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y.	1,520
37		Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo.	1,510
38		Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla.	1,500
39		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif.	1,490
40		Harry Sullins, Sterling Hts., Mich.	1,480
41		Craig Rourke, Santa Clara, Calif.	1,470
42		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y.	1,460
43		Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis	1,450
44		Les Zikes, Palatine, Ill.	1,440
45		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.	1,430
46		Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis.	1,420
47		Chuck Pierce, Dallas	1,410
48		Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla.	1,395
		George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C.	1,395
50		David Ozio, Vidor, Texas	1,380
51		Rick Brunori, Monroeville, Pa.	1,370
52		Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio	1,360
53		Mike Lucente, Detroit	1,345
		Teata Semiz, Wanaque, N.J.	1,345
#55		Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y.	1,330
56		Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla.	1,320
57		Scott Devers, Centerville, Ind.	1,310
58		Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif.	1,300
59		Joseph Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla.	1,290
60		Paul Ashby, Mentor, Ohio	1,280
61		Billy Yinger, Arlington, Texas	1,270
62		Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y.	1,260
63		Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla.	1,245
		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas	1,245
65		George Sabatino, Brooklyn, N.Y.	1,230
66		Peter Hakim, Forest Hills, N.Y.	1,220
67		Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan.	1,210
68		Vic Culbreth, Cordova, Tenn.	1,200
69		Freddy McClerkin, Denver, Colo.	1,190
70		Gip Lentine, Rowland Hts., Calif.	1,180
71		Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla.	1,170
72		Earl Ziemann, Garden Grove, Calif.	1,160
73		Jon O'Drobinak, Hammond, Ind.	1,150
74		Mike Faliero, Buffalo, N.Y.	1,140
75		Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis	1,130
76		Paul Koeppel, Maumee, Ohio	1,120
77		Chris Warren, Dallas	1,110
78		Ron Nazzaro, Boca Raton, Fla.	1,100
79		Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz.	1,090
80		Mike Kilgannon, Valley Stream, N.Y.	1,080
81		Don Sylvia, New Bedford, Mass.	1,065
		Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla.	1,065
83		Bob Chamberlain, Auburn Hills, Mich.	1,050
84		Rey Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio	1,040
85		John Tragert, Gaithersburg, Md.	1,030
86		Jim Gostovich, New Baltimore, Mich.	1,020
87		Jimmie Pritts Jr., Manchester, N.H.	1,010
88		Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa.	1,000
89		Bryan Alpert, Las Vegas, Nev.	990
90		Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif.	980