Professional Bowlers Association

PBA's reigning King of the Hill Ron Williams said, "If I just could've flip-flopped my games...": But that wasn't the case as Steve Hoskins defeated Williams, 245-235, to capture his first PBA title and the $200,000 Quaker State Open at Forum Bowling Lanes. The King of the Hill was a rematch of the tide game and the newly-crowned tournament champ could not topple King Williams, who collected a $10,000 bonus (plus the $5,000 one-game prize) for his third consecutive victory following his 246-179 win.

Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla., earned $41,000 for his triumph and also qualified for the Tournament of Champions. Voted PBA's Rookie of the Year in 1989, Hoskins opened the championship game with a turkey, back-to-back spares and then a four-bagger. Williams, of nearby Fort Worth, was the obvious crowd favorite and could have claimed the title in his 10th frame, but his first shot left the 3-6-10, relegating him to the $21,000 runnerup check.

The 17th annual Quaker State Open on ABC Sports began with 1986 PBA Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. (no relation to Ron) defeating Dave D'Entremont of Middleburg Hts., Ohio, 226-164. Ron Williams then turned back Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif., 247-203, to earn his spot opposite leading qualifier Hoskins.

Hoskins immediately donated $500 of his first prize toward the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, which had benefitted by more than $200,000 since PBA first visited Forum Bowling Lanes and Grand Prairie 19 years earlier.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Williams Jr. defeated D'Entremont, 226-164; Williams defeated Williams Jr., 247-203; and in the championship game, Hoskins defeated Williams, 245-235. KING OF THE HILL-Williams defeated Hoskins, 246-179, to win $15,000 ($5,000 plus a $10,000 bonus).

42 GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL		10022		238.6		19-4-1		585		10607
2		Ron Williams, Ft. Worth, TX		9786		233.0		16-8-0		480		10266
3		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA		9738		231.9		14-9-1		435		10173
4		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		9665		230.1		15-7-2		480		10145
5		Mark Thayer, Lafayette, IN		9691		230.7		13-11-0		390		10081		$8,000
6		Pete Weber, Florissant, MO		9578		228.1		14-10-0		420		9998		7,000
7		Mike Shady, Ripon, WI		9542		227.2		15-9-0		450		9992		6,000
8		John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, MI		9524		226.8		15-9-0		450		9974		5,000
9		Billy Young, Edmond, OK		9653		229.8		10-14-0		300		9953		4,500
#10		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL		9488		225.9		15-9-0		450		9938		4,000
11		Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, PA		9485		225.8		12-11-1		375		9860		3,600
12		Eric Adolphson, Walnut Creek, CA		9454		225.1		12-12-0		360		9814		3,300
13		Jay Burgess, Houston, TX		9445		224.9		11-13-0		330		9775		3,000
14		Bob Spaulding, Harrisburg, PA		9456		225.1		10-13-1		315		9771		2,800
15		Billy Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, MI		9468		225.4		9-15-0		270		9738		2,600
#16		Dave Wodka, Milwaukee, WI		9364		222.9		11-13-0		330		9694		2,500
17		Randy Bennett, McLoud, OK		9301		221.5		12-12-0		360		9661		2,400
18		Bob Vespi, Coral Springs, FL		9329		222.1		11-13-0		330		9659		2,300
19		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City, OK		9405		223.9		6-18-0		180		9585		2,200
20		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, NY		9316		221.8		8-15-1		255		9571		2,100
21		Rick Lawrence, The Colony, TX		9279		220.9		8-14-2		270		9549		2,000
22		Don Moser, San Jose, CA		9206		219.2		9-14-1		285		9491		1,900
23		Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX		9101		216.7		9-15-0		270		9371		1,800
24		Brian Berg, Edmond, OK		9007		214.5		9-15-0		270		9277		1,750

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Dale Eagle, Evansville, IN	$1,610
26		Randy Ray, Spring, TX	1,460
27		Greg Derrick, Bedford, TX	1,430
28		Andrew Neuer, Milton, PA	1,410
29		Brad Snell, Elk Grove, IL	1,390
30		Robert Lawrence, Austin, TX	1,370
31		Richard Wolfe, Arlington TX	1,350
32		Michael Plouck, Grand Prarie, TX	1,340
33		Gary Dickinson, Edmond, OK	1,330
34		Barry Zimmerman, Grand Forks, ND	1,320
36		Mark Turney, Corpus Christi, TX	1,310
		Brian Voss, Boca Raton, FL	1,300
#37		Harry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, CO, Larry Stephens, Los Angeles and Billy Yinger, Airington, TX	1,280
40		Tony Franklin, Grapevine, TX	1,260
41		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela	1,250
42		Rich Abboud, Omaha, NE	1,240
43		Bill Oakes, Lawton, OK	1,230
44		Bob Davidson, Seattle	1,220
45		David Traber, Woodstock, IL	1,210
46		Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, TX and Kent Wagner, Palmetto, FL	1,195
48		Joe Barket, Morro Bay, CA	1,180
49		Alexander Ramos Riox, San Antonio, TX	1,170
50		Greg Kemp, Bryan, TX	1,160
51		Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, PA	1,150
52		Jeff Germann, Warren, OH	1,140
53		Tony Westlake, Edmond, OK	1,130