Immediately after winning the $150,000 Fair Lanes Open at Fair Lanes Woodlawn, Bob Learn Jr., uttered that most famous phrase associated with athletic success-"We're going to Disney World!" Conveniently, the PBA Tour was at Winter Haven, Fla., that week, just a few miles from the Disney site. Leading qualifier Learn, Erie, Pa., defeated second-seeded Dave D'Entremont from Parma, Ohio, 253-163, for the $31,000 first prize and qualified for the Firestone Tournament of Champions this April. Learn started the championship game with a double, spared, and then added a triple. Meanwhile, D'Entremont, who also was seeking his first PBA title, opened in his first frame, doubled the opened again in his fourth and sixth frames, and the eventual outcome was all but guaranteed. Leading by 55 pins through seven frames, Learn then banged home a four-bagger and eight-count convincingly, while D'Entremont whimpered home with an open 10th frame to settle for the $16,000 second prize. In the first game of the ABC Sports-televised finals, Pete Weber defeated Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 203-182. Ferraro was the first player in 1992 to have qualified for a repeat appearance among the final five, with 34 other one-time competitors. Weber then continued against Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C., 231-214, before D'Entremont bettered Weber, St. Louis, 204-169. Weber earned $9,000 for third place, Odom received $7,000 for fourth and Ferraro $6,000. Weber and Del Ballard Jr. faced off in a KOOL "Shootout" billed as the "channel ball" rematch, with Weber again winning, 211-199. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. | 253 (1 game) | $31,000 | | 2 | | Dave D'Entremont, Parma, Ohio | 367 (2 games) | 16,000 | | 3 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | 603 (3 games) | 9,000 | | 4 | | Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 214 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 182 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Weber defeated Ferraro, 203-182; Weber defeated Odom, 231-214; D'Entremont defeated Weber, 204-169; and in the championship game, Learn defeated D'Entremont, 253-163.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 9548 | | 227.3 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9953 | | | | 2 | | Dave D'Entremont, Parma, Ohio | | 9450 | | 225.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9900 | | | | #3 | | Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C. | | 9438 | | 224.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9828 | | | | #4 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | | 9326 | | 222.1 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9731 | | | | 5 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 9282 | | 221.0 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9717 | | | | 6 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 9246 | | 220.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9696 | | $5,000 | | 7 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | | 9281 | | 221.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9656 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Brian McClure, Wichita Falls, Texas | | 9184 | | 218.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9574 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas | | 9137 | | 217.6 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9572 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Norm Duke, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 9163 | | 218.2 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9568 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 9217 | | 219.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9547 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Brian Berg, Edmond, Okla. | | 9150 | | 217.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9525 | | 2,500 | | #13 | | Jason Couch, Winter Garden, Fla. | | 9117 | | 217.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9462 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Brad Snell, Elk Grove, Ill. | | 9130 | | 217.4 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9445 | | 2,300 | | 15 | | Jim Johnson, Wilmington, Del. | | 9050 | | 215.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9410 | | 2,200 | | 16 | | Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, Md. | | 9149 | | 217.8 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9389 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | Paul Koehler, Stuart, Fla. | | 9027 | | 214.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9387 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas | | 8961 | | 213.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9381 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, N.C. | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9331 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | Justin Hromek, Andover, Kan. | | 9043 | | 215.3 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9283 | | 1,750 | | 21 | | Jeff Germann, Warren, Ohio | | 8989 | | 214.0 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9274 | | 1,700 | | 22 | | Vince Mazzanti, Levittown, Pa. | | 8961 | | 213.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9261 | | 1,650 | | 23 | | Tony Franklin, Grapevine, Texas | | 8817 | | 209.9 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9207 | | 1,600 | | 24 | | Roger Bowker, Ocala, Fla. | | 8896 | | 211.8 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9136 | | 1,550 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | $1,520 | | 26 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, USA | 1,320 | | 27 | | Derek Williams, Groves, Texas | 1,300 | | 28 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 1,280 | | 29 | | Ed Richardson, Corpus Christi, Texas | 1,260 | | 30 | | Richard Wolfe, Arlington, Va. | 1,240 | | 31 | | John Tragert, Gaithersburg, Md. | 1,220 | | 32 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 1,210 | | 33 | | Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan. | 1,200 | | #34 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | 1,190 | | 35 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 1,180 | | 36 | | Mike Jasnau, Fishkill, N.Y. | 1,170 | | 37 | | Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas | 1,160 | | 38 | | Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y. | 1,150 | | 39 | | Chris Warren, Dallas | 1,140 | | 40 | | Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, Calif. | 1,130 | | 41 | | Don Moser, Wichita, Kan. | 1,120 | | 42 | | George Branham III, Indianapolis | 1,105 | | | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 1,105 | | 44 | | Rick Schissler, Denver, Colo. | 1,090 | | 45 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 1,080 | | 46 | | Tommy Delutz Jr., Jamaica, N.Y. | 1,065 | | | | John Mazza, Mt Clemens, Mich. | 1,065 | | 48 | | Scott Myers, Denver, Colo. | 1,050 | | 49 | | Joel Eller, Berlin, Md. | 1,040 | | 50 | | Raymond Atkinson, Pasadena, Md. | 1,025 | | | | David Wilcutts, Milton, Del. | 1,025 | | 52 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 1,010 | | | | Jimmy Williams, East Patchoque, N.Y. | 1,000 | |
*-Match play alternate. (Lawrence defeated Ringener, 217-191, in an one-game rolloff after they had tied at 3904. Lawrence assumed the 24th qualifying position and Ringener became the alternate.) 18-game qualifying leader-Bob Learn Jr., 4147. 24th place-Robert Lawrence, 3904. 53rd place-Jimmy Williams, 3809. #-Dave Ferraro, Parker Bohn III, Curtis Odom (2) and Tim Criss rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Dave Arnold, Larry Stephens, Philip Ringener, Parker Bohn III, Bob Learn Jr., Mike Edwards, Dennis Jacques, Jimmy Johnson, Chris Warren, and Walter Ray Williams Jr. ($50 each).
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