Amleto Monacelli remains the only champion known at Northrock Lanes in the $130,000 Wichita Open after defeating leading qualifier Walter Ray Williams Jr., 222-203. Monacelli, Venezuela, bidding to repeat as PBA Player of the Year, upset his good friend and doubles partner for his eighth PBA championship and the $20,000 first prize. Monacelli opened with five strikes while Williams, Stockton, Calif., started with a spare and four-bagger. Williams had the opportunity to take the lead in the sixth frame after Monacelli chopped the 2-8 spare, but he followed with the 7-10 split and failed to convert. In the seventh frame Williams then missed a 4-pin and Monacelli stayed clean the rest of the way to come home a winner. In the opening game of the championship round, Curtis Odom knocked out PBA Tour rookie Jay Burgess of Houston, 235-202. Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C., then upended Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 233-229. In the semifinal game, Odom appeared to have Monacelli beaten, needing a mark in the 10th frame to bowl for his first PBA title, but he chopped the 2-8 spare and sat down, 185-182, much to Monacelli's surprise. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 407 (2 games) | $20,000 | | 2 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 203 (1 game) | 10,500 | | 3 | | Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 650 (3 games) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 229 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 5 | | Jay Burgess, Houston | 202 (1 game) | 4,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Odom defeated Burgess, 235-202; Odom defeated Ferraro, 233-229; Monacelli defeated Odom, 185-182; and in the championship game, Monacelli defeated Williams, 222-203.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | | 9776 | | 232.8 | | 18-5-1 | | 555 | | 10331 | | | | #2 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 9504 | | 226.3 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 9999 | | | | #3 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | | 9552 | | 227.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9972 | | | | 4 | | Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C. | | 9552 | | 227.4 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9957 | | | | 5 | | Jay Burgess, Houston | | 9423 | | 224.4 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9933 | | | | 6 | | Bill Oakes, Irving, Texas | | 9508 | | 226.4 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9913 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Ron Williams, Fort Worth, Texas | | 9392 | | 223.6 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9857 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | David Whitehead, Las Vegas, Nev. | | 9439 | | 224.7 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9844 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Ken Johnson, Garland, Texas | | 9428 | | 224.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9818 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 9424 | | 224.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9784 | | 2,800 | | @11 | | Chris Barnes, Wichita, Kan. | | 9405 | | 223.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9765 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Billy Young Jr., Oklahoma City, Okla. | | 9282 | | 221.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9672 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | | 9232 | | 219.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9652 | | 2,200 | | #14 | | Scott Devers, Richmond, Ind. | | 9229 | | 219.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9589 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Richard Wolfe, Arlington, Va. | | 9219 | | 219.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9489 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | | 9139 | | 217.6 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9439 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9036 | | 215.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9396 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Purvis Granger, Columbus, Ohio | | 9085 | | 216.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9385 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 9110 | | 216.9 | | 8-14-2 | | 270 | | 9380 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 9139 | | 217.6 | | 7-15-2 | | 240 | | 9379 | | 1,550 | | 21 | | David Traber, Woodstock, 111. | | 9074 | | 216.1 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9329 | | 1,450 | | 22 | | Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich. | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9286 | | 1,380 | | 23 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Methuen, Mass. | | 9044 | | 215.3 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9254 | | 1,335 | | 24 | | Larry Stephens, Hawthorne, Calif. | | 9005 | | 214.4 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9245 | | 1,300 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Mike Shady, Ripon, Wis. | $1,110 | | 26 | | Roger Bowker, Ocala, Fla. | 1,095 | | * | | Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, Md. | 1,215 | | 28 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | 1,080 | | 29 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 1,070 | | 30 | | Pete Kaczmarczyk, Warren, Mich. | 1,060 | | 31 | | Mark Grant, Houston | 1,050 | | 32 | | John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | 1,040 | | 33 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 1,030 | | 34 | | Danny Broadway, Houston | 1,015 | | | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | 1,015 | | 36 | | Steve Ray. Dallas | 1,000 | | 37 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan. | 990 | | 38 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | 980 | | #39 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | 970 | | 40 | | Dave Arnold, Mesa, Ariz. | 960 | | 41 | | Thomas Young, Kansas City, Kan. | 950 | | 42 | | Kevin McGerr, Lincoln, Neb. | 940 | | 43 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 930 | | 44 | | Ted Glattke, Modesto, Calif. | 920 | | 45 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 910 | | 46 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 900 | | 47 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Charles, Mo. | 890 | |
*-Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Curtis Odom, 4216. 24th place-Purvis Granger, 3998. 47th place--Steve Wunderlich, 3914. #-David Whitehead, Parker Bohn III, Amleto Monacelli (2), Scott Devers, Dave Ferraro, Walter Ray Williams Jr. and Rick Steelsmith rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Don Genalo, Parker Bohn III, Dave Husted, Henry Gonzalez, Billy Hall, Jim Pencak, John Mazza, John Forst, Bob Handley, Mike Scroggins and Richard Abboud ($50 each). @Non-PBA member.
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