Professional Bowlers Association

George Branham III won for the first lime in six years and requalified for the Tournament of Champions by capturing the championship match in the $135,000 Baltimore Open at Fair Lanes Woodlawn.

Top-seeded Branham, defeated Brian Voss, 216-178, in the title match to capture his third career fide and the $24,000 first-place check. It was Branham's first win since he was victorious at the AC-Delco Classic in Union City, Calif. in January of 1987.

Branham, a 30-year old from Indianapolis, ran out of gas in the "King of the Hill" match, falling to Wager Ray Williams Jr., 230-147. Williams Jr. earned $5,000 for his second straight "King of the Hill" win.

The title match was all even through two frames, but Voss left the 3-6-9-10 in the third and couldn't convert the spare. Branham took advantage and led through the middle frames of the match, then struck out in the 10th. Voss also needed to strike out to force a be, but a 4-6-7-10 split on his first shot in the 10th ended his title hopes. The 12-time champion from Boca Raton, Fla. earned $12,500 for second.

"I wasn't really looking forward to a roll-off, I lost the American Bowling Congress Masters that way," said Branham, who finished second to Doug Kent in the 1991 Masters. "I'm just glad to finally win and be going back to the Tournament."

Voss said, "I had trouble finding the left lane in the final match, I tried to adjust but I never did get comfortable on that lane. I'm happy for George, he led the tournament and I know this win means a lot to him."

Williams Jr., of Stockton, Calif., didn't even bowl in the Baltimore Open, but made the most of his King of the Hill opportunity. Branham opened in the first two frames and Williams Jr. finished strong by striking on four of his last five shots to secure the win.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS -Voss defeated Spaulding, 235-214; Voss defeated Jacques, 266-217; and in the championship game, Branham III defeated Voss 216-178. KING OF THE HILL-Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA, defeated Branham III 230-147, for $5,000.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
#1		George Branham III, Indianapolis		9739		231.9		14-10-0		420		10159
2		Dennis Jacques, Monmouth Jct., NJ		9480		225.7		17-7-0		510		9990
3		Brian Voss, Boca Raton, FL		9352		222.7		15-9-0		450		9802
4		Bob Spaulding, Harrisburg, PA		9339		222.4		15-9-0		450		9789
5		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9325		222.0		13-11-0		390		9715		$5,000
6		Danny Wiseman, Lake Havasu City, AZ		9241		220.0		14-10-0		420		9661		4,000
7		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL		9241		220.0		13-11-0		390		9631		3,600
8		Robert Lawrence, Austin, TX		9268		220.7		11-12-1		345		9613		3,300
9		Bob Learn Jr., Ede, PA		9239		220.0		12-12-0		360		9599		3,000
10		Gary Schluchter, Fremont, OH		9141		217.6		15-9-0		450		9591		2,800
#11		Scott Alexander, Seattle, WA		9225		219.6		12-12-0		360		9585		2,600
12		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		9214		219.4		11-12-1		345		9559		2,400
13		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL		9194		218.9		12-12-0		360		9554		2,300
14		Dennis Rakauskas, Altamonte Springs, FL		9195		218.9		11-13-0		330		9525		2,200
15		Tommy Delutz Jr., Jamaica, NY		9144		217.7		10-13-1		315		9459		2,100
16		David Traber, Woodstock, IL		9057		215.6		12-11-1		375		9432		2,000
17		Dave Wodka, Milwaukee, WI		9028		215.0		12-11-1		375		9403		1,900
18		Michael Azcarate, Pembroke Pines, FL		9083		215.3		10-14-0		300		9383		1,800
19		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		8911		212.2		13-10-1		405		9316		1,700
20		Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH		9017		214.7		9-14-1		285		9302		1,600
21		Bobby Fleetwood, Naugatuck, CT		8998		214.2		9-14-1		285		9283		1,550
22		Mo Hestand, Moore, OK		8899		211.9		9-14-1		285		9184		1,500
23		Magic Gray, Washington, DC		8859		210.9		8-13-3		285		9144		1,450
24		Nicholas Craig Serino, Bethesda, MD		8702		207.2		5-19-0		150		8852		1,400

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Billy Yinger, Arlington, TX	$1,370
#26		Kelly Coltman, Topeka, KS	1,195
		Kenneth Hall, Albany, NV	1,195
28		Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH	1,150
29		Martin Letscher, Bel Air, MD	1,120
30		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ	1,100
31		Harry Sulks, Detract	1,090
32		Tim Criss, Bet Air, MD	1,080
33		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO	1,070
34		Tam Crites, Tampa, FL	1,080
35		Dave Ferrero, Kingston. NV	1,050
36		Joe Kominek, Portage, Ohio	1,090
37		Joe Barn, Dublin, CA	1,020
#		Glen Share, Owings Mills, MD	1,020
		Daryl Todd, Wilmington, DE	1,020
40		Mike Scroggins, Amarillo. TX	1,000
41		Ed Richardson, Corm Christi, TX	990
42		Joel Ellen Berlin, MD	975
		John Tragert, Gaithersburg, MD	975
44		Mart McDowell, Madison, WI	980
45		Andrew Neuer, Milton, PA	950
46		Don Mesa, Peons, IL	940
47		Dick Dodge, Woodbridge, VA	920
		Dale Eagle, Evansville, IN	920
		Bill Swanson, Palatine, IL	920
50		Warren Nelson, Fresno, CA	900
51		Derek Williams, Groves, TX	890
52		Jeff Morin, Rockaway, NJ	875
		Mike Rose. Honeoye Falls, NY	875