The top-seeded duo of Joe Berardi and Dave Ferraro turned away Pete Weber and Brian Voss's efforts to unseat them in the championship game, 214-210, to claim the $140 000 Showboat PBA Doubles Classic. The victory was Berardi's second in 1988 and eighth PBA title, while Ferraro bagged his third PBA victory and re-qualified for the 1989 Firestone Tournament of Champions. Team Berardi/Ferraro began with a three-bagger, while Weber/Voss opened with two spares and then Voss left and failed to convert the 4-8-10 split in his third frame. Berardi/Ferraro came back with three spares and Weber/Voss regrouped with a double, but they had dug too deep a hole, despite a closing four-bagger, and Ferraro needed only to spare and seven-count in the 10th to win. The Showboat PBA Doubles Classic marked the second of three Showboat Hotel-sponsored national PBA tournaments in 1988 and brought down the curtain on this year's three-city Spring Tour. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y | 214 (1 game) | $28,000 | | 2 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo.
Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | 420 (2 games) | 15,000 | | 3 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela
Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 664 (3 games) | 10,000 | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.
Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | 183 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 5 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan.
Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz. | 221 (1 game) | 7,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Monacelli and Williams defeated Soutar and Laub, 265-221; Monacelli and Williams defeated Holman and Roth, 205-183; Weber and Voss defeated Monacelli and Williams, 210-194; and in the championship game, Berardi and Ferraro defeated Weber and Voss, 214-210.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. (9,154)
Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. (8,911) | | 18065 | | 21-3-0 | | 630 | | 18695 | | | | 2 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. (8,902)
Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. (8,987) | | 17889 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 18279 | | | | 3 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. (9,045)
Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. (8,780) | | 17825 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 18275 | | | | 4 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela (8,690)
Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. (9,066) | | 17756 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 18266 | | | | 5 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. (8,731)
Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz., (8,949) | | 17680 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 18190 | | | | 6 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. (9,043)
Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. (8,697) | | 17740 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 18160 | | $6,000 | | 7 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. (8,727)
Jimmie Pritts Jr., Manchester, N.H. (8,774) | | 17501 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 17921 | | 5,000 | | 8 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. (8,860)
Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. (8,600) | | 17460 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 17880 | | 4,000 | | 9 | | Pete McCordic, Houston (8,854)
# Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas (8,525) | | 17379 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 17739 | | 3,600 | | 10 | | Dale Eagle, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. (8,795)
Michael Karch, Tacoma, Wash. (8,467) | | 17262 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 17667 | | 3,200 | | 11 | | Scott Devers, Centerville, Ind. (8,552)
Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden (8,802) | | 17354 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 17654 | | 2,900 | | 12 | | John Handegard, Reno, Nev. (8,676)
Tom Shook, Salem, Ore (8,509) | | 17185 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 17545 | | 2,800 | | 13 | | Hugh Miller, Everett, Wash. (8,546)
# Rick Jones, Spokane, Wash. (8,720) | | 17266 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17536 | | 2,700 | | 14 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. (8,250)
Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. (8,945) | | 17195 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17525 | | 2,600 | | 15 | | Joseph Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla. (8,473)
Del Warren, Lake Worth. Fla. (8,665) | | 17138 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 17483 | | 2,500 | | 16 | | Rusty Greiner, Richmond, Calif. (8,376)
Tony Marrese. Hilton Head, S.C. (8,758) | | 17134 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17464 | | 2,400 | | 17 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio (8,757)
James Miller, Scottsdale, Ariz. (8,463) | | 17220 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 17460 | | 2,300 | | 18 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas (8,585)
Chuck Pierce, Dallas, Texas (8,448) | | 17033 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17363 | | 2,250 | | 19 | | Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La. (8,542)
Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J. (8,445) | | 16987 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17317 | | 2,200 | | 20 | | Craig Rourke, Santa Clara, Calif. (8,534)
Todd Thompson, Reno, Nev. (8,441) | | 16975 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 17215 | | 2,150 | | 21 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. (8,451)
Mike Taylor, Carlsbad, Calif. (8,520) | | 16971 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 17196 | | 2,100 | | 22 | | Guppy Troup, Edmond, Okla., (8,565)
Chuck Mogavero, Sun Lakes, Ariz. (8,365) | | 16930 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 17170 | | 2,050 | | 23 | | Dennis Rakauskas, Clarks Summit, Pa. (8,311)
Eugene McCune, Munster, Ind. (8,375) | | 16817 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17087 | | 2,000 | | 24 | | Avery LeBlanc, Houma, La. (8,372)
Tommy Martin, Memphis, Tenn. (8,301) | | 16672 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 16987 | | 1,950 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A., Don Sylvia, New Bedford, Mass. | $1,740 | | 26 | | Troy Kendrick, Cypress, Calif., Todd M. Thompson, Cypress. Calif. | 1,560 | | 27 | | Wes Pye, Richmond, Ga., Joe Conigliaro, Rosedale, N.Y. | 1,510 | | | | David White, Edmond, Okla., Butch Soper, Windsor, Ont., Can. | 1,510 | | 29 | | Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas. Charlie Tapp, Woodbury, Minn. | 1,480 | | 30 | | Matt Ballard, Phoenix, Ariz., Todd Koller, El Cajon, Calif. | 1,460 | |
* - Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leaders - Joe Berardi and Dave Ferraro, 7665. 24th place - Purvis Granger and Sam Maccarone, 7347. 30th place - Matt Ballard and Todd Koller, 7281. 71 - Rick Jones and Mark Williams rolled 300 games ($100 each).
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