Professional Bowlers Association

After toiling on the PBA Tour for more than 12 years without the benefit of a title, Mike Edwards rid himself of the distinction as "PBA's winningest non-champion" by capturing the $210,000 IOF Foresters Bowling for Miracles Open at Club 300 Bowl. Leading qualifier Edwards, Oklahoma City, turned back fifth-seeded Pete Weber, the tournament's defending champion, 203-192, for the $43,000 first prize plus a berth into the Brunswick World Tournament of Champions.

Both players mirrored each other through seven frames before Weber finally broke by leaving the 4-6-7-10 split in his eighth. Knowing victory was within reach, Edwards appeared shaky in his eighth and ninth frames, but clinched with a strike on his first shot in the 10th frame. Weber, St. Ann., Mo., settled for the $22,500 second prize.

"This is a dream come true," Edwards said, "1'm so excited, I didn't know whether this day would ever come. I wanted to get the 10th frame over with, but 1 didn't want to rush my shot. Now I don't have to watch the T of C from home."

The Independent Order of Foresters (IOF), headquartered in Toronto, is aligned with the Children's Miracle Network (CMN), which is PBA's official charity. Weber donated $1,500 to CMN and Edwards added $500. All told, this tournament helped raise more than $25,000 for CMN.

The ABC Sports' telecast began with Weber downing non-winner Kelly Coffman of Topeka, Kan., 215-188. Weber then defeated two-time PBA Player of the Year Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 209-180, and second-seeded Marshall Holman of Medford, Ore., 256-210. Holman had relinquished his position as PBA's career earnings leader to Weber earlier in the year and was hoping to wrest that bragging right back by qualifying among the final five for the first time in more than two years.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Weber defeated Coffman, 215-188; Weber defeated Monacelli, 209-180; Weber defeated Holman, 256-210 and in the championship game, Edwards defeated Weber, 203-192.

42 GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City		9502		226.2		17-5-2		540		10042
2		Marshall Holman, Medford, OR		9334		222.2		15-8-1		465		9799
3		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9419		224.3		12-12-0		360		9779
4		Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS		9357		222.8		13-11-0		390		9747
5		Pete Weber' St. Ann., MO		9329		222.1		13-11-0		390		9719
6		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS		9248		220.2		15-9-0		450		9698		$6,500
7		Days Husted, Milwaukie, OR		9198		219.0		14-10-0		420		9618		6,000
8		Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH		9173		218.4		14-10-0		420		9593		5,500
9		Bryan Bailey, Grove City, PA		9122		217.2		15-9-0		450		9572		5,000
10		Norm Duke, Edmond, OK		9193		218.9		11-13-0		330		9523		4,500
#11		Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH		9147		217.8		12-12-0		360		9507		4,000
12		Brian Voss, Atlanta		9160		218.1		11-13-0		330		9490		3,600
&13		Hugh Miller, Seattle		9104		216.8		12-8-1		375		9479		2,585
t14		Brian Eaton, Buffalo, NY		9042		215.3		13-10-1		405		9447		3,000
15		Gary Schluchter, Fremont, OH		9108		216.9		11-t3-0		330		9438		2,900
16		Charlie Standish, Kalamazoo, MI		9032		215.1		1311-0		390		9422		2,800
17		Mark Bowers, Wilmington, DE		8970		213.8		14-10-0		420		9398		2,700
18		Billy Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, MI		9077		216.1		10-14-0		300		9377		2,600
19		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		8955		213.2		11-12-1		345		9300		2,500
20		Bob Leant Jr., Erie, PA		8967		213.5		10-14-0		300		9267		2,400
21		Scott Alexander, Seattle		8864		211.1		13-11-0		390		9254		2,300
22		Mark Mosayebi, Charlotte, NC		8876		211.3		7-17-0		210		9086		2,250
23		Billy Young, Edmond, OK		8934		212.7		5-19-0		150		9084		2,200
@24		Danny Wiseman, Portland, OR		8660		206.2		1-7-0		30		8690		1,980

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
25		Jim Johnson, Wilmington, DE	$1,930
26		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL	1,880
&27		Kevin McGerr, Lincoln, NE	2,570
28		Curtis Odom. Winston-Salem, NC	1,810
29		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS	1,780
*30		W.R. Williams Jr., Stockton, CA	1,800
31		Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, NC	1,740
32		Conn Casey, Toronto, Canada	1,720
33		Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, TX	1,700
@34		Bob Spaulding, Mechanicsburg, PA	1,915
35		Bryon Smith, Winchester, OR	1,670
36		Bob Powell, Belleville, IL	1,660
37		Tommy Delutz Jr., Jamaica, NY	1,650
38		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, NY	1,635
		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS	1,635
40		Robert Lawrence, Austin, TX	1,620
#41		Dennis Jacques, Mon. Junction, NJ	1,605
		Mark Roth, Wall Township, NJ	1,605
43		Dennis Horan, San Diego	1,590
44		Harry Sullins, Ann Arbor, MI	1,580
45		Don Moser, San Jose, CA	1,570
46		Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, OH	1,560
47		Chris Warren, Dallas	1,550
48		Todd Minotti, Orlando, FL	1,535
		Bill Oakes, Lawton, OK	1,535
50		Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis	1,520
51		David Traber, Woodstock, IL	1,510
52		Rich Abboud, Omaha, NE	1,500
53		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ	1,490