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Tony Westlake first had to beat his best friend on tour and then topped leading qualifier Del Ballard Jr., 249-214, in the championship game of the $130,000 El Paso Open at host Bowl El Paso. It was the second PBA championship for Westlake, Edmond, Okla., who also re-qualified for the Firestone Tournament of Champions in pocketing the $20,000 first prize.

"In my past three telecasts I haven't had any breaks and when I left a solid 10-pin in the fifth frame of the title game, I thought, 'Here we go again,' but then Del left the 7-10. If you let the breaks effect you, they'll hurt you later on,' Westlake said.

Both finalists matched spares and strikes in their opening two frames and Ballard appeared to have matters well In hand through six frames until his disastrous 7-10 in the seventh. Westlake Immediately capitalized on the opportunity by closing with a five-bagger and nine on his last six shots to coast in.

Ballard shrugged off his falling short of a fourth title on the year by saying, "$10,500 is nothing to sneeze at - I'm just glad to be throwing the ball better. Even if I had won here, I think I'd still need to win another title to be considered a challenger against Mike Aulby for PBA Player of the Year."

This tournament marked the PBA Tour's first return to El Paso in 18 years and defending champion of that tournament, J.B. Blaylock, now a competitor on the PBA's Senior Tour, finished 45th here, good for $835.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Ferraro defeated R. Williams, 239-234; Ferraro defeated W.R. Williams, 215-203; Westlake defeated Ferraro, 213-206; and in the championship game, Westlake defeated Ballard, 249-214.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas		9549		227.4		13-11-0		390		9939
2		Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla.		9411		224.8		15-9-0		450		9861
3		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif.		9422		224.3		13-10-1		405		9827
4		Ron Williams, Fort Worth, Texas		9383		223.4		14-10-0		420		9803
5		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y.		9304		221.5		15-8-1		465		9769
6		Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J.		9287		221.1		16-8-0		480		9767		$4,000
7		Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla.		9278		220.9		15-9-0		450		9728		3,600
8		Corey Groth, LaVerne, Calif.		9244		220.1		14-10-0		420		9664		3,300
9		Roger Bowker, Ocala, Fla.		9209		219.3		15-9-0		450		9659		3,000
10		Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif.		9317		221.8		11-13-0		330		9647		2,800
11		David Whitehead, Las Vegas, Nev.		9236		219.9		12-12-0		360		9596		2,600
12		Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla.		9233		219.8		11-13-0		330		9563		2,400
13		Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.		9217		219.5		11-13-0		330		9547		2,200
14		Bruce Carter, Las Vegas, Nev.		9181		218.6		12-12-0		360		9541		2,100
15		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, Kan.		9202		219.1		10-14-0		300		9502		2,000
16		Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden		9179		218.5		10-14-0		300		9479		1,900
17		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9118		217.1		12-12-0		360		9478		1,800
18		Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C.		9098		216.6		12-11-1		375		9473		1,700
19		George Branham III, Arleta, Calif.		9146		217.8		10-13-1		315		9461		1,600
20		Jim Pencak, Richmond Hts., Ohio		9113		217.0		10-14-0		300		9413		1,500
21		Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa.		9132		217.4		8-16-0		240		9372		1,400
22		Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis.		9025		214.9		10-14-0		300		9325		1,300
23		Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan.		8932		212.7		9-15-0		270		9202		1,260
24		Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis		8942		212.9		8-16-0		240		9182		1,220

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*#25		Jerral Pickford, Houston	$1,160
26		Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo.	1,025
		Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla.	1,025
28		Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla.	1,005
		Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas	1,005
30		Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas	990
31		Gene Carter Jr., Glen Mills, Pa.	980
32		Dennis Horan Jr., Santa Clara, Calif.	970
33		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.	960
34		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A.	950
35		Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas	940
36		Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M.	930
37		Jimmie Pritts Jr., Methuen, Mass.	920
38		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, ill.	905
		Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif.	905
40		Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio	890
41		Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla.	880
42		Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo.	870
43		Joseph Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla.	860
44		Takeo Sakai, Osaka, Japan	850
45		J.B. Blaylock, La Luz, N.M.	835
		Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis	835
47		David White, Oklahoma City, Okla.	820
48		Doug Kent, Macedon, N.Y.	810
49		Jeff Miller, Columbus, Ohio	800
50		Don Moser, San Jose, Calif.	790
51		Scott Terzo, Rochester, N.Y.	780
52		Mark Leogrande, Yorkville, N.Y.	765
		Tim Weisbrod, Cincinnati, Ohio	765