Del Ballard Jr. avenged his embarrassment of two weeks earlier, when his gutter ball cost him a title, by claiming his sixth PBA victory in the $130,000 Leisure's Long Island Open at Sayville Bowl. Ballard, Richardson, Texas, downed leading qualifier Jim Johnson Jr., Wilmington, Del., 223-183, for the $20,000 first prize and put to rest the humiliation he'd accepted good-naturedly from his fellow pros. Johnson claimed the top-seeded position by one pin over Ballard and their championship game was close through the first five frames. Johnson then opened in his sixth and seventh frames, from which he never recovered. In the first game of the ABC Sports-televised championship round, Doug Kent of Canandaigua, N.Y., defeated reigning PBA Player of the Year Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela, 222-216. Baltimore's Danny Wiseman then entered and tossed the first eight strikes before leaving a 10-pin, and dispatched Kent, 279-180. In the semifinal game, Ballard closed with seven strikes to nip Wiseman, 250-247, and earn his shot at redemption in the title game. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 473 (2 games) | $20,000 | | 2 | | Jim Johnson Jr., Wilmington, Del. | 183 (1 game) | 10,500 | | 3 | | Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, Md. | 526 (2 games) | 7,000 | | 4 | | Doug Kent, Canandaigua, N.Y. | 402 (2 games) | 5,500 | | 5 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 216 (1 game) | 4,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Kent defeated Monacelli, 222-216; Wiseman defeated Kent, 279-180; Ballard defeated Wiseman, 250-247; and in the championship game, Ballard defeated Johnson, 223-183.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Jim Johnson Jr., Wilmington, Del. | | 9285 | | 221.1 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 9855 | | | | #2 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 9344 | | 222.5 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9854 | | | | 3 | | Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, Md. | | 9340 | | 222.4 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9790 | | | | 4 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 9282 | | 221.0 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9687 | | | | 5 | | Doug Kent, Canandaigua, N.Y. | | 9271 | | 220.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9661 | | | | 6 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 9237 | | 219.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9657 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | | 9211 | | 219.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9631 | | 3,600 | | #8 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla. | | 9119 | | 217.1 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9554 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas | | 9042 | | 215.3 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9507 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Norm Duke, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 9039 | | 215.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9459 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Ricky Ward, N. Fort Myers, Fla. | | 9185 | | 218.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9455 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Brian Berg, Menomonie, Wis. | | 9050 | | 215.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9440 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 9014 | | 214.6 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9419 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Bryan Goebel, Merriam, Kan. | | 9091 | | 216.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9391 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Scott Alexander, Gig Harbor, Wash. | | 8954 | | 213.2 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9374 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Dennis Horan Jr., San Jose, Calif. | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9301 | | 1,850 | | | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | | 8971 | | 213.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9301 | | 1,850 | | 18 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Charles, Mo. | | 8901 | | 211.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9291 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | John McCarron, Westfield, Mass. | | 8895 | | 211.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9225 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Billy Orfikowski, Marne, Mich. | | 8991 | | 214.1 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9201 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Martin Letscher, Bel Air, Md. | | 8764 | | 208.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9004 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Frank Edwards, Moscow, Pa. | | 8747 | | 208.3 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8957 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Richard Wolfe, Arlington, Va. | | 8764 | | 208.7 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 8944 | | 1,260 | | 24 | | Mike Kilgannon, Valley Stream, N.Y. | | 8711 | | 207.4 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8921 | | 1,220 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | $1,070 | | 26 | | Michael Neumann, Cheektowaga, N.Y. | 1,050 | | 27 | | Ron Williams, Fort Worth, Texas | 1,030 | | 28 | | Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 1,020 | | 29 | | Rod Pasteur, Green Bay, Wis. | 1,010 | | 30 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 1,000 | | *31 | | Charlie Standish, Kalamazoo, Mich. | 1,110 | | 32 | | Curtis Odom, Winston Salem, N.C. | 980 | | 33 | | John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | 970 | | 34 | | Paul Ashby, Mentor on the Lake, Ohio | 960 | | 35 | | Bob Vespi, Plantation, Fla. | 950 | | 36 | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | 940 | | 37 | | Raymond J. Edwards, Centereach, N.Y. | 930 | | 38 | | Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. | 915 | | | | Rodolfo Monacelli, Venezuela | 915 | | 40 | | Jim Pencak, Mayfield Hts., Ohio | 900 | | 41 | | D.J. Hochstein, Farmington Hills, Mich. | 890 | | 42 | | John Forst, Woodridge, Ill. | 865 | | | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Methuen, Mass. | 865 | | | | Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y. | 865 | | | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | 865 | | 46 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | 840 | | 47 | | Tony Marrese, Hilton Head Island, S.C. | 830 | | 48 | | Jim Gibson, Kansas City, Mo. | 820 | | 49 | | J.D. Potts, Monroe, La. | 810 | | 50 | | Dave Arnold, Mesa, Ariz. | 800 | | 51 | | Brad Snell, Elk Grove, Ill. | 790 | | 52 | | Len Blakey, Tacoma, Wash. | 780 | | 53 | | Steve Wishner, Port Chester, N.Y. | 770 | |
*-Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Doug Kent, 4159. +24th place-Tony Westlake, 3875. (Westlake defeated Dave Ferraro, 237-161, in a one-game rolloff for 24th place after they tied at 3875.) 53rd place -Steve Wishner. 3760. #-Steve Hoskins and Del Ballard Jr. rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Philip Ringener, Del Ballard Jr., Brian Berg, Frank Edwards, Amleto Monacelli, Charlie Tapp, Ryan Shafer, Jim Gibson, Jeff Bellinger. Tom Delutz Jr., Artie Fink Jr., Ted Glattke, Purvis Granger, Tracy Lamberth, Tom Laskow and Sam Maccarone ($50 each).
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