Professional Bowlers Association

"It started looking like this would never happen again," Wayne Webb said upon breaking a four-year PBA victory drought in the $150,000 True Value Open at Landmark Recreation Center. Webb topped leading qualifier Amleto Monacelli, 216-207, for his 17th PBA crown and first since claiming back-to-back wins at Milwaukee and Baltimore in 1985.

"Since then, nothing good seems to have happened to me and everything has been good for my opponents," Webb continued. "I was so scared in the 10th frame I almost couldn't throw the ball. Ironically, it didn't seem like I had a good shot in the practice session today."

Both finalists opened with strikes in the championship game and Venezuela's Monacelli added another before sparing and then tacking on a three-bagger. Webb came back with three spares, struck and then spared again to trail by 26 pins through six frames. Monacelli appeared to be sailing smoothly, but then opened by leaving the 2-4-10 split and failed to convert. Webb, Beaumont, Texas, immediately buoyed with new life and answered with three strikes and Monacelli never recovered.

In the opening game, two-time 1989 champion Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas, saw a nine-game championship round winning streak stopped at the hands of Jack Jurek, 268-226. Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., then was defeated by 1985 PBA Player of the Year Mike Aulby, 256-192. Aulby, Indianapolis, then lost his momentum against 1980 PBA Player of the Year Webb, 236-176.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Jurek defeated Ballard, 268-226; Aulby defeated Jurek, 256-192; Webb defeated Aulby, 236-176; and in the championship game, Webb defeated Monacelli, 216-207.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
#1		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9679		230.5		15-9-0		450		10129
#2		Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas		9727		231.6		13-11-0		390		10117
3		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis		9692		230.8		13-11-0		390		10082
4		Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y.		9516		226.6		18-6-0		540		10056
#5		Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas		9664		230.1		13-11-0		390		10054
#6		Joe Salvemini, Colo. Springs, Colo.		9527		226.8		14-7-3		435		9992		$5,000
7		Joseph Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla.		9480		225.7		17-7-0		510		9990		4,000
8		David White, Oklahoma City, Okla.		9473		225.5		14-10-0		420		9893		3,500
#9		Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo.		9509		226.4		12-12-0		360		9869		3,200
10		Dale Eagle, Evansville, Ind.		9359		222.8		14-9-1		435		9794		3,000
11		Rey Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio		9411		224.1		11-12-1		345		9756		2,800
12		Hugh Miller, Everett, Wash.		9371		223.1		12-11-1		375		9746		2,600
13		Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif.		9320		221.9		13-9-2		420		9740		2,400
14		Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C.		9344		222.5		13-11-0		390		9734		2,300
15		Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif.		9334		222.2		12-12-0		360		9694		2,200
16		Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo.		9410		224.0		9-15-0		270		9680		2,100
17		Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan.		9310		221.7		11-13-0		330		9640		2,000
18		Carmen Salvino, Chicago		9346		222.5		7-17-0		210		9556		1,900
19		George Branham III, San Diego, Calif.		9336		222.3		6-18-0		180		9516		1,800
#20		Gus Yannaras, West Allis, Wis.		9164		218.2		10-13-1		315		9479		1,700
21		D.J. Hochstein, Farmington Hills, Mich.		9157		218.0		9-15-0		270		9427		1,600
22		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J.		9053		215.5		10-14-0		300		9353		1,500
23		Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J.		9151		217.9		6-17-1		195		9346		1,420
24		David Ozio, Vidor, Texas		9011		214.5		11-13-0		330		9341		1,345

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M.	$1,340
26		Mark Thayer, Lafayette, Ind.	1,210
27		Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill.	1,200
28		Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio	1,190
29		Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla.	1,180
30		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, USA	1,165
		Dale Strike, Saginaw, Mich.	1,165
32		Rodolfo Monacelli, Venezuela	1,150
33		Y.H. Byun, Seoul, Korea	1,135
34		Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif.	1,125
#		Don Moser, Santa Clara, Calif.	1,125
36		Dennis Rakauskas, Clarks Summit, Pa.	1,110
#37		Earl Ziemann, Garden Grove, Calif.	1,100
38		Tony Marrese, Hilton Head, S.C.	1,090
39		Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y.	1,080
40		David Traber, Woodstock, Ill.	1,070
41		Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill.	1,060
42		Brian Voss, Seattle, Wash.	1,050
43		Scott Monte Leone, New Orleans	1,040
44		Dennis Horan Jr., Santa Clara, Calif.	1,030
45		Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla.	1,020
46		Mike Taylor, San Diego, Calif.	1,010
47		Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif.	1,000
48		Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis.	990
49		Joe Berardi, Wellington, Fla.	980
50		Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa.	970
51		Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La.	960
52		Nathan Terry Jr., Amarillo, Texas	950
53		Jeffery Johnson, Freeport, Ill.	470
		Steve J. Martin, Kingsport, Tenn.	470