Professional Bowlers Association

Faced with his most challenging year on the PBA Tour since being named its Rookie of the Year in 1980, Pete Weber bounced back to capture his 20th title at the $200,000 IOF Foresters Bowling For Miracles Open at Club 300 Bowl. Leading qualifier Weber, St. Ann, Mo., defeated second-seeded Bob Vespi, 206-203, and then he and reigning "King of the Hill" Del Ballard Jr. entertained the Canadian crowd, with Ballard earning the $5,000 winner-take-all stakes by the score of 267-206.

Weber ran his string of consecutive years with at least one PBA title to 10 after appearing m the championship round for his first time in 1993. He pocketed the $43,000 first prize and Vespi, Coral Springs, Fla., earned $22,500, and all positions remained as seeded.

As the higher qualifier, Weber had opted to make Vespi finish the match, and closed with three strikes after leaving five 10pins on clear pocket hits during the course of his game. Vespi needed a strike on his first shot in the 10th frame to win his third PBA title, but left a 10-pin, which also was on a pocket hit.

The IOF Foresters is a fraternal organization and was sponsoring its first PBA tournament, benefiting the Bowling for Miracles program.

The afternoon began with IOF Foresters Bowling for Miracles spokesperson Mike Aulby defeating fellow lefthander Brad Snell, Elk Grove, Ill., 251-175. Vespi then came on and disposed of PBA President Aulby, 235-202, to gain his spot opposite Weber for the title.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS -Aulby defeated Snell, 251-175; Vespi defeated Aulby, 235-202; and in the championship game, Weber defeated Vespi, 206-203. KING OF THE HILL -Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas, defeated Weber, 267-206.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO		9461		225.3		14-9-1		435		9896
#2		Bob Vespi, Coral Springs, FL		9196		219.0		17-7-0		510		9706
3		Mike Aulby, lndianapolis		9374		223.2		10-14-0		300		9674
4		Brad Snell, Elk Grove, IL		9251		220.3		14-10-0		420		9671
5		Rich Abboud, Omaha, NE		9266		220.6		13-11-0		390		9656		$8,000
#6		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		9212		219.3		13-11-0		390		9602		6,000
7		Norm Duke, Oklahoma City, OK		9240		220.0		11-11-2		360		9600		5,500
8		Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, NY		9119		217.1		14-10-0		420		9539		5,000
9		Tony Westlake, Edmond, OK		9173		218.4		12-12-0		360		9533		4,500
10		Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, TX		9171		218.4		12-12-0		360		9531		4,000
11		Ron Williams, Fort Worth, TX		9091		216.5		14-9-1		435		9526		3,600
12		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ		9086		216.3		14-10-0		420		9506		3,300
13		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City, OK		9099		216.6		13-11-0		390		9489		3,000
14		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, NY		9038		215.2		12-12-0		360		9398		2,800
15		Ed Richardson, Corpus Christi, TX		9048		215.4		11-13-0		330		9378		2,700
16		Richard Wolfe, Arlington, VA		9010		214.5		10-13-1		315		9325		2,600
17		Don Moser, Peoria, IL		8876		211.3		14-10-0		420		9296		2,500
#18		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, NJ		9014		214.6		9-15-0		270		9284		2,400
19		Billy Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, MI		8936		212.8		11-13-0		330		9266		2,300
20		Mark Scroggins, Amarillo, TX		8889		211.6		11-13-0		330		9219		2,200
21		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS		8883		211.5		10-14-0		300		9183		2,100
22		Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, PA		8803		209.6		10-14-0		300		9103		2,050
#23		Mark Turney, Corpus Christi, TX		8842		210.5		6-17-1		195		9037		2,000
24		John Losito, Elmira, NY		8731		207.9		10-14-0		300		9031		1,950

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
25		Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, OH	$1,760
26		Brian Voss, Boca Raton, FL	1,710
*27		Bill Oakes, Lawton, OK	1,790
26		Gary Schluchter, Fremont, OH	1,640
29		Steve Cook, Roseville, CA	1,610
30		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ	1,560
37		Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX	1,560
32		Dave Husted, Milwaukee, OR	1,540
33		Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS	1,520
34		Dale Strike, Saginaw, MI	1,500
35		Brace Hamilton, Seattle	1,485
		John Ma a, Mt. Clemens, MI	1,485
37		Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, SC	1,470
38		Marshall Holman, Medford, OR	1,460
39		Jay Young, Bowling Green, OH	1,450
140		Conn Casey, Ontario, Canada	1,440
47		Eugene McCune, Munster, IN	1,430
42		Mark Bowers, Aberdeen, MD	1,420
43		Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Spgs., FL	1,410
44		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela	1,395
		Derek Wiliams, Groves, TX	1,395
46		Robert Lawrence, Austin, TX	1,380
47		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL	1,370
48		Kent Wagner, Palmetto, FL	1,360
49		Brian Thyes, Green Bay, WI	1,350
50		Justin Hromek, Anover, KS	1,340
51		Charlie Standish, Kalamazoo, MI	1,330
52		Dave Wodka, Milwaukee, WI	1,320
53		David Traber, Woodstock, IL	1,310