Professional Bowlers Association

"Oh, what a feeling!" Del Ballard Jr. exclaimed upon winning his 10th PBA title in the $150,000 Toyota Long Island Open and successfully defended his crown won at Sayville Bowling Center last year. Third-seeded Ballard defeated leading qualifier Dave Ferraro, 244-201, to collect the $27,000 first prize and won despite having to bowl on two different lane pairs, due to a mechanical breakdown.

Ballard started with five consecutive strikes against Ferraro and never trailed in their match. After a spare in the sixth frame, he added three more strikes to record his first win of the year. For Ferraro, it was his sixth appearance among the final five in 1992 but he has just one title to show for his consistency. He collected $14,000 at Long Island.

Ballard nearly didn't make it to the tile fray, but a closing five-frame collapse by second-seeded Danny Wiseman allowed Ballard the opportunity to continue. Wiseman, Baltimore, opened from the sixth frame on in the semifinal game, and watched a 21-pin lead disappear, even after Ballard opened in his own seventh frame before finally surviving, 178-160.

The championship round began with Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas, taking advantage of the TV pair breakdown and he turned back Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y., 226-202, before falling to Ballard, 205-181.

The last time ABC-TV cameras had witnessed alternate lane pairs put into play for the stepladder finals, PBA Hall of Famer Jim Stefanich recorded a 300 game at Alameda, Calif., in 1974.

The week kicked off with the seventh KOOL "Shootout" matching PBA's top two career earners, With No. 1 Marshall Holman defeating Mark Roth, 246-244.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Ringener defeated Baker, 226-202; Ballard defeated Ringener, 205-181; Ballard defeated Wiseman, 178-160; and in the championship game, Ballard defeated Ferraro, 244-201.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y.		9639		229.5		13-11-0		390		10029
2		Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, Md.		9570		227.9		14-10-0		420		9990
#3		Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas		9477		225.6		17-7-0		510		9987
4		Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y.		9582		228.1		13-11-0		390		9972
#5		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas		9525		226.8		14-10-0		420		9945
6		Steve Wunderlich, St. Charles, Mo.		9429		224.5		17-7-0		510		9939		$4,500
7		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J.		9556		227.5		12-12-0		360		9916		4,000
8		Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, Calif.		9489		225.9		13-11-0		390		9879		3,500
9		Bill Oakes, Lawton, Okla.		9455		225.1		14-10-0		420		9875		3,500
10		Tommy Delutz Jr., Jamaica, N.Y.		9396		223.7		13-11-0		390		9786		2,800
11		Jimmy Williams, Sayville, N.Y.		9344		222.5		14-10-0		420		9764		2,600
12		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa.		9378		223.3		11-13-0		330		9708		2,500
13		Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.		9322		222.0		12-12-0		360		9682		2,400
14		Don Moser, Wichita, Kan.		9284		221.1		12-12-0		360		9644		2,300
15		Brian Berg, Edmond, Okla.		9296		221.3		11-12-1		345		9641		2,200
16		Dave D'Entremont, Parma, Ohio		9223		219.6		12-12-0		360		9583		2,050
#		Steve Wilson, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.		9373		223.2		7-17-0		210		9583		2,050
18		Brad Snell, Elk Grove, Ill.		9214		219.4		12-12-0		360		9574		1,900
19		Ron Williams, Fort Worth, Texas		9222		219.6		11-13-0		330		9552		1,800
20		Jeffrey Dreyfus, Fort Wayne, Ind.		9185		218.7		12-12-0		360		9545		1,700
21		Adam Colton, N. Lauderdale, Fla.		9212		219.3		9-14-1		285		9497		1,600
22		Scott Myers, Denver, Colo.		9182		218.6		9-15-0		270		9452		1,500
23		Andrew Neuer, Milton, Pa.		9097		216.6		7-17-0		210		9307		1,450
24		Bob Laster, Anaheim, Calif.		8993		214.1		8-16-0		240		9233		1,400

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
25		Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla.	$1,220
*26		Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla.	1,260
27		Martin Letscher, Bel Air, Md..	1,110
28		Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla.	1,090
29		Mike Shady, Ripon, Wis.	1,070
#30		Larry Stephens, Los Angeles	1,050
31		Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla.	1,040
32		Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas	1,030
33		Chris Warren, Dallas	1,020
34		Danny Broadway, Houston	1,010
35		Jim Johnson, Wilmington, Del.	1,000
36		Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J.	990
37		Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla.	980
38		Justin Hromek, Andover, Kan.	970
39		Kelly Coffman, Topeka. Kan.	950
		Steve Gilliam, New York, N.Y.	950
		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, Kan.	950
42		Pete McCordic, Katy, Texas	930
43		Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas	920
44		Dennis Jacques, Monmouth, N.J.	910
45		Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y.	895
		Dave Wodka, Las Vegas, Nev.	895
47		Billy Orlikowski, Marne, Mich.	880
48		Norm Duke, Albuquerque, N.M.	870
49		Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla.	860
50		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y.	850
51		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, USA	840
52		Ted Glattke. Modesto, Calif.	825
		Bob Vespi, Plantation, Fla.	825