Professional Bowlers Association

Rich Abboud and Teata Semiz teamed to win the $150,000 Touring Pro/Senior Doubles Championship, with a 234-210 victory over Pete Weber and Tom Carbone at St. Clair Bowl. For Semiz it was his 10th PBA title (a record seventh on the Senior Tour), while Abboud won for the first time in his fifth year on the national tour. The duo took home the $30,000 first prize.

In the championship game, hometown favorite Weber, St. Ann, Mo., was looking for his 21st PBA title, while Carbone, Arvada, Colo., was making his first television appearance. Weber/Carbone started with four consecutive strikes, while Abboud/Semiz countered with two spares and a four-bagger of their own. The crucial points in the match were the fifth through eighth frames when Carbone chopped the 2-4-5 spare in the fifth and Weber left the 4-6-7 split in the eighth, and the duo trailed by 14 pins. Abboud/Semiz stayed clean through the ninth with spares. Carbone rolled a strike in the ninth and Weber left a 10-pin on his first ball in the 10th. Needing a mark in the 10th, Abboud, who rolled 20 of 28 strikes during the four-game march to the title, struck out for the victory.

In their quest for the championship, Abboud/Semiz sidelined Robert Gibbs, Abilene, Texas, and the 1993 leading money winner Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif., 223-218. The next victims were 1992 PBA Rookie of the Year, Jason Couch, Winter Garden, Fla., and his partner, Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., who was making his senior debut. In a low-scoring affair, Abboud/Semiz prevailed, 176-169.

In the semifinal game, Abboud/Semiz routed Gene Stus, Allen Park, Mich., and PBA President Mike Aulby, Indianapolis, 248187. Abboud/Semiz started with six consecutive strikes in advancing to the championship game.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Abboud and Semiz defeated Williams Jr. and Gibbs, 223-218; Abboud and Semiz defeated Couch and Dickinson, 176-169; Abboud and Semiz defeated Aulby and Stus, 248-187; and in the championship game, Abboud and Semiz defeated Weber and Carbons, 234-210.

36-GAME TOTAL

		Name, City/State		Pins		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Thomas Carbons, Arvada, CO (7341) # Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO (7885)		15226		11-7-0		530		15756
2		Gene Stus, Allen Park, MI (7503) Mike Aulby, Indianapolis (7695)		15199		11-7-0		540		15739
3		Gary Dickinson, Edmond, OK (7359) Jason Couch, Winter Garden, FL (7857)		15216		10-8-0		470		15686
4		Teata Semiz, Wanaque, NJ (7424) Rich Abboud, Omaha, NE (7656)		15080		12-6-0		565		15645
5		Robert Gibbs, Abilene, TX (7198) # W.R. Williams Jr., Stockton, CA (7879)		15077		10-8-0		530		15607
6		John Handegard, Las Vegas, NV (7266) # David Ozio, Victor, TX (7873)		15139		10-8-0		465		15604		$6,000
7		Larry Galloway, Lakewood, CA (7143) Rock Steelsmith, Wichita, KS (8092)		15235		7-11-0		360		15595		5,000
8		Jim Mahek, Crestline, OH (7214) Mike Edwards, Okla. City, OK (7797)		15011		9-9-0		450		15461		4,000
9		William Gould, Port St. Lucia, FL (7196) Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS (7759)		14955		10-8-0		505		15460		3,600
10		Glenn Allison, Whittler, CA (7218) Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA (7686)		74904		70-8-0		495		75399		3,400
11		Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, AL (7213) B. Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, MI (7526)		14739		13-5-0		620		15359		3,200
12		Mickey Spiezio, Crest Hill, IL (7162) Dennis Jacques, Monmouth Jct., NJ (7787)		14949		7-71-0		390		15339		3,100
13		Bob Hart, Columbus, OH (7165) Bob Spaulding, Harrisburg, PA (7762)		14927		7-11-0		370		15297		3,000
74		Jim Russell, Palm Coast, FL (7117) Robert Lawrence, Austin, TX (7654)		14765		9-9-0		450		15215		2,900
75		Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, CA (7228) Don Moser, Peoria, IL (7555)		14783		8-10-0		420		15203		2,800
16		James Lewis, Troy, NY (7139) Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH (7558)		14697		7-11-0		350		75047		2,700
17		Don Johnson, Las Vegas, NV (7098) Tom Baker, Buffalo (7467)		14559		8-10-0		470		14969		2,600
18		Darrel Curtis, Kent, WA (6957) Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS (7683)		14640		3-15-0		180		14820		2,500

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*19		Frank Jackson, San Jose, CA	$1,010
20		Richard Beattie, Dearborn Hts., MI	980
21		Ron Winger, N. Hollywood, CA	950
22		Dave Soutar, Leawood, KS	920
23		Tim Albin, Torrance, CA	890
24		AI Sanford, Jackson, OH	860
25		Bob Mills, Arlington Heights, IL	840
26		Mike Samardzija, Farmington Hills, MI	820
27		Dave Davis, N. Palm Beach, FL	800
28		Rich Hertel, Kissimmee, FL	780
29		Bob Kwolek, Dayton, OH	770
30		Bill Johnson, Chaimette, LA	755
		Jim Moore, Fort Worth, TX	755
32		Bob Brissette, Petesburg, MI	740
33		Tommy Evans, Sunrise, FL	730
34		Ron Hoppe, Tacoma, WA	715
		Les Schissler, Brighton, CO	715
36		Les Shearer, Tigard, OR	700
37		Robert Snell, Stanford, CT	690
38		Ernie Bell, Las Vegas, NV	680
39		Bill Schaufert, Cincinnati, OH	670
40		Dan Kukuk, Spokane, WA	660
41		Bob Graham. Whiting, IN	650
42		Les Zikes, Palatine, IL	640
43		Bang Gurney, West Hills, CA	630
44		Bud Peebles, North Fairfield, OH	620
45		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, WA	605
		Dick Welber, St. Louis, MO	605
47		Phil Ware, Knoxville, TN	590