Professional Bowlers Association

Dave Husted came within eight pins of tying the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) record for four games on television on his way to the championship In the $100,000 Northwest Classic at Celebrity Lanes.

Husted, of Milwaukie, Ore., earned his ninth PBA crown and $16,000 by defeating tournament leader and defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr., of Stockton, Calif., in the title match, 239-203.

Husted, 34, averaged an astounding 260 for his four games. His games of 278, 247, 278, and 239 totaled 1,042, just eight pins shy of Nelson Burton's Jr. 's four-game mark of 1,050 set in St. Louis in 1984.

Husted started his march to the title match with an impressive 278-270 win over fourth-seeded Bob Spaulding. Husted struck out on his first nine shots, but Spaulding stayed right with him, converting single-pin spares in the first and third frames and striking on every other shot for 270. Husted got up in the 10th with all strikes and still deeded a mark to win. He left a 10-pin on his first shot, spared and got nine for the victory. Spaulding, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., got $3,000 for fifth.

Next up for Husted was Dave Arnold of Gilbert, Ariz. Again Husted took control, striking on five of his first six shots and three of his last four to secure a 247-224 win. Arnold collected $4,000 for fourth.

The semifinal match pitted Husted against Doug Kent as Husted knocked off Kent, 278-257. Kent of Canandaigua, N.Y., earned $5,000 for third.

That set up the final match against Williams. In this championship march, Husted struck 36 times out of a possible 48. He did not have an open frame, and only once did he get less than nine on his first ball.

Against Williams, Husted started with a double, spared, struck again and spared again, but was trailing by six pins in the fifth as Williams started with two strikes, a spare and two more strikes.

The crucial frame was the sixth when Williams opened after leaving the 4-6,-7 split. Husted never looked back, striking on six of his last seven shots, including the last five consecutively to secure the win.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS- Husted defeated Spaulding, 278-270; Husted defeated Arnold, 247-224; Husted defeated Kent, 278-257; and in the championship game, Husted defeated Williams, 239-203.

42 GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Walter Ray Williams Jr,, Stockton, CA		9677		230.4		17-7-0		510		10187
2		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		9519		226.6		17-7-0		510		10029
3		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		9504		226.3		14-10-0		420		9924
4		Bob Spaulding, Mechanicsburg, PA		9510		226.4		13-11-0		390		9900
5		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR		9438		224.7		13-11-0		390		9828
6		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO		9383		223.4		14-10-0		420		9803		$2,650
#7		Greg Thomas, Old Town, ID		9395		223.7		12-12-0		360		9756		2,500
8		Adam Apo, Florissant, MO		9302		221.5		14-10-0		420		9722		2,350
9		Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL		9310		221.9		11-13-0		330		9649		2,200
10		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS		9218		219.5		14-10-0		420		9638		2,100
11		Marc McDowell, Madison, WI		9142		217.7		16-8-0		480		9622		2,000
12		Chris Warren, Dallas, TX		9153		217.9		13-11-0		390		9543		1,900
13		Steve Fields, Stockton, CA		9168		218.3		10-14-0		300		9468		1,800
14		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ		9097		216.6		12-12-0		360		9457		1,700
15		David Traber, Woodstock, IL		9110		216.9		11-13-0		330		9440		1,600
16		Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS		9104		216.8		10-14-0		300		9404		1,500
17		Jimmy Davis, Houston, TX		9108		216.9		9-15-0		270		9378		1,400
18		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		9090		216.4		9-14-1		285		9375		1,300
19		Marty Trendel, Elgin, IL		8985		213.9		11-13-0		330		9315		1,200
20		Dennis Bailey, Vancouver, WA		9034		215.1		9-15-0		270		9304		1,100
21		Danny Wiseman, Portland, OR		8954		213.2		9-15-0		270		9224		1,075
22		Gene Bruihl, Petal ma, CA		8894		211.8		10-13-1		315		9209		1,050
#23		Ron Williams, Fort Worth, TX		8882		211.5		10-14-0		300		9182		1,025
24		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD		8712		207.4		9-15-0		270		8982		1,000

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, CA	$930
26		Mike Shady, Ripon, WI	785
27		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ	770
28		Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX	760
29		Don Moser, San Jose, CA	750
31		Len Blakey, Tacoma, WA	725
32		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, TX	725
33		Jim Lee, Riverside, CA	710
34		John Lough, Seattle, WA	700
35		Dave Bolles, Modesto, CA	690
36		Dave Blevins, Colbert, WA	680
37		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL	670
38		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS	660
39		Steve Wilson, Ft. Lauderdale, FL	650
40		Todd Minotti, Orlando, FL	640
42		Mark Turney, Corpus Christi, TX	635
43		Paul Koehler, Stuart, FL	630
44		Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, FL	313
		Hugh Miller, Seattle, WA	313