Mike Shady guaranteed Memorial Day weekend 1992 would be memorable. Shady, Ripon, Wis., improved one position from his '91 finish and upended leading qualifier Parker Bohn III, 247-178, to win his first title in the $125,000 Earl Anthony PBA Open at Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl. Shady earned the $18,000 first prize and qualified for a berth in the Firestone Tournament of Champions with his victory. Second-seeded Shady opened in the first frame of both of his championship round games and tacked on a seven-bagger in the title game against Bohn, who had earned the leading qualifier position by nearly 300 pins. Bohn, Freehold, N.J., collected $9,500 as runnerup. In the opening game of ESPN's first PBA championship round telecast of the year, Dave Traber defeated newlywed Scott Devers of Richmond, Ind., 255-188. Traber then continued against Mark Turney, Corpus Christi, Texas, 227-221, before falling to Shady in the semifinal, 245-234. Traber, Woodstock, Ill., earned $7,000 for third place, Turney cashed for $5,500 and Devers $4,500, which he applied toward a belated Hawaiian honeymoon. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Shady, Ripon, Wis. | 492 (2 games) | $18,000 | | 2 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | 178 (1 game) | 9,500 | | 3 | | David Traber, Woodstock, Ill. | 716 (3 games) | 7,000 | | 4 | | Mark Turney, Corpus Christi, Texas | 221 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 5 | | Scott Devers, Richmond, Ind. | 188 (1 game) | 4,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Traber defeated Devers, 255-188; Traber defeated Turney, 227-221; Shady defeated Traber, 245-234; and in the championship game, Shady defeated Bohn, 247-178.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | | 9730 | | 231.7 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 10270 | | | | 2 | | Mike Shady, Ripon, Wis. | | 9536 | | 227.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9986 | | | | 3 | | Mark Turney, Corpus Christi, Texas | | 9424 | | 224.3 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9961 | | | | 4 | | Scott Devers, Richmond, Ind. | | 9486 | | 225.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9906 | | | | 5 | | David Traber, Woodstock, III. | | 9410 | | 224.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9830 | | | | 6 | | Derek Williams, Groves, Texas | | 9366 | | 223.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9816 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Dave D'Entremont, Parma, Ohio | | 9418 | | 224.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9808 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, Calif. | | 9528 | | 226.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9798 | | 3,300 | | @9 | | William Scharnow, Dublin, Calif. | | 9319 | | 221.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9769 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla. | | 9282 | | 221.0 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9747 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9348 | | 222.6 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9708 | | 2,600 | | #12 | | Bob Vespi, Plantation, Fla. | | 9343 | | 222.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9703 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 9316 | | 221.8 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9661 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Justin Hromek, Andover, Kan. | | 9328 | | 222.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 345 | | 9658 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | John Colossi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9387 | | 223.5 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9657 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Rich Abboud, Omaha, Neb. | | 9300 | | 221.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9600 | | 1,900 | | #17 | | Jason Couch, Winter Garden, Fla. | | 9227 | | 219.7 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9572 | | 1,800 | | #18 | | Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, Md. | | 9056 | | 215.6 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9446 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | | 9252 | | 220.3 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 9402 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | John Forst, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 9159 | | 218.1 | | 7-15-2 | | 240 | | 9399 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9007 | | 214.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9382 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Kelly Coffman, Topeka, Kan. | | 9045 | | 215.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9345 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 8958 | | 213.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9288 | | 1,250 | | 24 | | Ric Hamlin, Anaheim, Calif. | | 8819 | | 210.0 | | 5-19-0 | | 150 | | 8969 | | 1,200 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dave Smalley, Louisville, Ky. | $1,190 | | 26 | | Billy Young, Edmond, Okla. | 1,040 | | 27 | | Steven Fields, Stockton, Calif. | 1,010 | | 28 | | Jess Stayrook, Tempe, Ariz. | 990 | | 29 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | 970 | | 30 | | Jeff Germann, Warren, Ohio | 950 | | 31 | | Michael Azcarate, Pembroke Pines, Fla. | 940 | | 32 | | Mike Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. | 930 | | 33 | | Ty Lewis, Los Angeles | 920 | | 34 | | Dave Arnold, Mesa, Ariz. | 910 | | 35 | | Rusty Greiner, Richmond, Calif. | 900 | | 36 | | Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan. | 890 | | 37 | | Scott Alexander, Gig Harbor, Wash. | 880 | | #38 | | Mark Thayer, Lafayette, Ind. | 870 | | 39 | | Edward McDonnell Jr., Sunnyvale, Calif. | 860 | | 40 | | Rodney Bridgeman, Richmond, Calif. | 845 | | | | Bob Davidson, Seattle, Wash. | 845 | | 42 | | Bill Oakes, Lawton, Okla. | 830 | | 43 | | John Bruno, Richmond, Calif. | 815 | | @ | | Greg McFadden, San Jose, Calif. | 815 | | 45 | | Marty Deh, San Jose, Calif. | 800 | | 46 | | Wayne Garber, Modesto, Calif. | 790 | | 47 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | 775 | | | | Tommy Delutz, Jamaica, N.Y. | 775 | | 49 | | Tony Franklin, Grapevine, Texas | 755 | | | | Greg Guertin, W. Sacramento, Calif. | 755 | | 51 | | Jim Poulos, Oine Grove, Calif. | 740 | | 52 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | 730 | | 53 | | Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla. | 720 | |
*- Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Eric Forkel, 4242. 24th place-John Forst, 3951. 53rd place-Joe Firpo, 3852. #-Bob Vespi, Danny Wiseman, Mark Thayer and Jason Couch rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS-Justin Hromek, Parker Bohn III, Ed Richardson, Dave Smalley, Rusty Greiner, Mark Fahy, Brian Voss ($50 each), Bob Vespi and Pete Weber ($25 each).
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