"I'd like to bowl here more often," Chris Warren said, after claiming his third PBA title of the year in the Oronamin C Japan Cup at Tokyo Port Bowl. Warren turned back fourth-seeded Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore., 226-163, in this sixth annual International Invitational tournament pairing 16 leading PBA Tour players against 16 top Japanese pro bowlers. The ending seemed a fateful conclusion to Warren's first trip outside the U.S. His mother, Mary, also was making her first visit to her native country in more than 37 years. The championship game was close through five frames, with Husted trailing by just one pin before he left back-to-back open frames in the sixth and seventh. Husted earned $12,600 as runnerup. In the opening game of the championship round broadcast live by TV Tokyo, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif., defeated Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas, 228-173, before falling to Husted, 236-216. Husted then downed the lone Japanese representative in the six-man finals, Masaaki Saijyo of Tokyo, 213175. In the semifinal game, Husted came from behind against David Ozio, Vidor, Texas, 215-213, to earn his spot in the finals opposite Warren. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Chris Warren, Dallas | 226 (1 game) | $18,500 | | 2 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 827 (4 games) | 12,600 | | 3 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 213 (1 game) | 8,800 | | 4 | | Masaaki Saijyo, Tokyo | 175 (1 game) | 7,450 | | 5 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 444 (2 games) | 6,000 | | 6 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 173 (1 game) | 5,250 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Williams defeated Ballard, 228-173; Husted defeated Williams, 236-216; Husted defeated Saijyo, 213-175; Husted defeated Ozio, 215-213; and in the championship game, Warren defeated Husted, 226-163.
32-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Chris Warren, Dallas | | 7315 | | 228.6 | | 20-12-0 | | 600 | | 7915 | | | | 2 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 7158 | | 223.7 | | 22-10-0 | | 660 | | 7818 | | | | #3 | | Masaaki Saijyo, Tokyo | | 7116 | | 222.4 | | 23-9-0 | | 690 | | 7806 | | | | 4 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 7105 | | 222.0 | | 20-12-0 | | 600 | | 7705 | | | | #5 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | | 7171 | | 224.1 | | 17-15-0 | | 510 | | 7681 | | | | 6 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 7166 | | 223.9 | | 17-15-0 | | 510 | | 7676 | | | | 7 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 7147 | | 223.3 | | 17-14-1 | | 525 | | 7672 | | $4,000 | | 8 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | | 7049 | | 220.3 | | 19-12-1 | | 585 | | 7634 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Jyunichi Yajima, Tokyo | | 7056 | | 220.5 | | 19-13-0 | | 570 | | 7626 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Yosimi Kitaoka, Kanagawa | | 7044 | | 220.2 | | 19-13-0 | | 570 | | 7614 | | 2,700 | | 11 | | Jess Stayrook, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 7093 | | 221.7 | | 17-15-0 | | 510 | | 7603 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla. | | 6999 | | 218.7 | | 20-12-0 | | 600 | | 7599 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | | 6906 | | 215.8 | | 22-10-0 | | 660 | | 7566 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Akio Harada, Saitama | | 6878 | | 214.9 | | 20-12-0 | | 600 | | 7478 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Yositaka Hokura, Tokyo | | 6960 | | 217.5 | | 16-16-0 | | 480 | | 7440 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | | 6855 | | 214.2 | | 16-16-0 | | 480 | | 7335 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 6909 | | 215.9 | | 14-18-0 | | 420 | | 7329 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Ikuya Nakagawa, Osaka | | 6828 | | 213.4 | | 16-16-0 | | 480 | | 7308 | | 1,780 | | 19 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 6912 | | 216.0 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 7302 | | 1,760 | | 20 | | Tsuguo Tsukahara, Kanagawa | | 6902 | | 215.7 | | 12-20-0 | | 360 | | 7262 | | 1,740 | | 21 | | Yasubaru Tsuno, Kanagawa | | 6736 | | 210.5 | | 17-15-0 | | 510 | | 7246 | | 1,720 | | 22 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 6810 | | 212.8 | | 14-18-0 | | 420 | | 7230 | | 1,700 | | 23 | | Takayuki Kato, Chiba | | 6718 | | 209.9 | | 16-16-0 | | 480 | | 7198 | | 1,680 | | 24 | | Akio Ishihara, Tokyo | | 6694 | | 209.2 | | 14-18-0 | | 420 | | 7114 | | 1,660 | | 25 | | Yukio Yamazaki, Tokyo | | 6577 | | 205.5 | | 14-18-0 | | 420 | | 6977 | | 1,640 | | 26 | | Kiyosi Nakarai, Tokyo | | 6590 | | 205.9 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 6980 | | 1,620 | | 27 | | Bob Benoit, Topeka, Kan. | | 6566 | | 205.2 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 6956 | | 1,600 | | 28 | | Yasujiro Imai, Tokyo | | 6593 | | 206.0 | | 11-21-0 | | 330 | | 6923 | | 1,580 | | 29 | | Don Moser, Peoria, III. | | 6596 | | 206.1 | | 9-23-0 | | 270 | | 6866 | | 1,560 | | 30 | | Masanori Saito, Kanagawa | | 6475 | | 202.3 | | 13-19-0 | | 390 | | 6865 | | 1,540 | | 31 | | Yutaka Fujiyasu, Kanagawa | | 6280 | | 196.3 | | 10-22-0 | | 300 | | 6580 | | 1,520 | | 32 | | Mitsuo Hirata, Nagoya | | 6243 | | 195.1 | | 8-24-0 | | 240 | | 6483 | | 1,500 | |
#-Williams and Saijyo rolled 300 games ($350 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Husted ($75), Bohn, Williams, Warren, Moser ($50 each) and Aulby ($25).
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