Professional Bowlers Association

The two biggest winners at the $150,000 Leisure's Long Island Open couldn't have been more different-and neither could have been happier when all was settled at Sayville Bowl. Six-foot, three-inch, 165-pound Dave Arnold rolled to his first PBA title by opening with eight strikes en route to a 268-259 win over Walter Ray Williams Jr. Arnold, Gilbert, Ariz., earned $30,000 for his victory, which also qualified him for the Tournament of Champions.

Five-foot, six-inch, 165-pound Ricky Ward of N. Fort Myers, Fla., continued to reign as "King of the Hill" by dispatching Arnold 269-265, for the $5,000 "winner-take-all" stakes. The four-game championship round also proved to be the highest scoring in PBA history, as the five bowlers averaged 254 to outscore the 1979 Fresno Open finals, which punched in at a 250 per game scoring pace. All told, 78.3 % of the shots thrown were strikes (71 total).

The unflappable Arnold ironically bumped his brother-in-law, Jess Stayrook, from the exclusive 52-man Firestone field.

Williams, Stockton, Calif., started the afternoon in exciting fashion when he was nearly perfect in crushing reigning BPAA U.S. Open champ Robert Lawrence, 299-245. A pesky 10-pin cost Williams the $100,000 perfect game bonus from True Value Hardware Stores, and two games later, the 1986 PBA Player of the Year had to settle for the $16,000 runnerup check.

Williams suffered no letdown following his impressive opening game, as he next defeated PBA President Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, 226-204. Aulby earned $8,000 for third place and Lawrence, Austin, Texas, collected $6,500 for fourth.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS- Williams Jr. defeated Lawrence, 299-245; Williams Jr. defeated Aulby, 226-204; and in the championship game, Arnold defeated Williams Jr., 269-258. KING OF THE HILL- Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL, defeated Arnold, 269-265, for $5,000.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		9935		236.6		16-8-0		480		10415
2		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis		9882		235.3		15-8-1		465		10347
3		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA		9752		232.2		13-10-1		405		10157
4		Robert Lawrence, Austin, TX		9643		229.6		15-7-2		480		10123
#5		Adam Colton, Coral Springs, FL		9560		227.6		15-8-1		465		10025		$5,500
#6		Martin Letscher, Bel Air, MD		9651		229.8		12-12-0		360		10011		4,500
#7		Brian Voss, Boca Raton, FL		9533		227.0		13-10-1		405		9938		4,000
8		Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH		9552		227.4		11-12-1		345		9897		3,500
9		Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, NC		9494		226.1		13-11-0		390		9884		3,200
10		Hugh Miller, Seattle		9448		225.0		14-10-0		420		9868		3,000
11		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, NJ		9428		224.5		11-13-0		330		9758		2,800
#12		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9315		221.8		14-9-1		435		9750		2,600
13		Don Moser, Peoria, IL		9399		223.8		11-13-0		330		9729		2,400
14		Billy Yinger, Arlington, TX		9338		222.3		12-11-1		375		9713		2,300
15		Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS		9296		221.3		11-12-1		345		9641		2,200
16		Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY		9281		221.0		11-13-0		330		9611		2,050
17		Mike Shady, Ripon, WI		9221		219.6		13-11-0		390		9611		2,050
18		Eddie Kline, Sound Beach, NY		9272		220.8		9-11-4		330		9602		1,900
19		Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, MI		9269		220.7		9-15-0		270		9539		1,800
20		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, TX		9274		220.8		8-15-1		255		9529		1,700
21		Kent Wagner, Palmetto, FL		9227		219.7		10-14-0		300		9527		1,600
22		Dave Wodka, Milwaukee, WI		9186		218.7		9-14-1		285		9471		1,550
23		Jay Burgess, Houston, TX		9079		216.2		7-16-1		225		9304		1,500
24		Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, NJ		9073		216.0		6-15-3		225		9298		1,450

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Harry Sullins, Detroit	$1,420
#26		Gary Shultis, Levittown, NY	1,260
27		John Mazza, Mi. Clemens, MI	1,240
28		Pete McCordic, Katy, TX	1,220
29		Richard Wolfe, Arington, VA	1,200
#30		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL	1,180
31		Gary Hulsenberg, San Jose, CA	1,160
32		Stephen Hardy, Nashua, NH	1,150
33		Tommy Delutz Jr., Jamaica, NY	1,140
34		Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, FL	1,130
35		Marshall Holman, Medford, OR	1,120
36		Roger Bowker, Ocala. FL	1,110
37		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, NY	1,100
38		Rich Abboud, Omaha, NE	1,090
39		Bob Spaulding, Harrisburg, PA	1,080
40		Mo Hestand, Moors, OK	1,070
41		Derek Williams, Groves, TX	1,060
42		Steve Fields, Stockton, CA	1,050
43		George Branham III, Indianapolis	1,040
44		Billy Young, Edmund. OK	1,030
45		Frank Hemberger, Lincoln Park, NJ	1,020
46		Jimmy Keeth, West Palm Beach, FL	1,010
47		Bob Learn Jr, Erie, PA	1,000
48		Norm Duke, Oklahoma City, OK	990
49		Scott Devers, Richmond, IN	980
50		David Traber. Woodstock, IL	965
		Ron William, Fort Worth, TX	965
t52		Tim Scheerer, Wilmington, DE	950
53		Jew Stayrook, Tempe, AZ	945