Greater Harrisburg Open
$100,000 GREATER HARRISBURG OPEN
ABC West Lanes, Mechanicsburg, PA, Aug 19-23, 1994
Randy Pedersen Earns Title No.10
Randy Pedersen defeated Bob Vespi in the title match of the Greater Harrisburg Open to earn his first title of the year and 10th of his 13-year career. Top-seeded, Pedersen rolled past a red-hot Vespi, 210-166, to earn the $16,000 first prize. Pedersen trailed only once in the match after failing to convert the 1-2-10 washout in the opening frame. Pedersen then rolled three consecutive strikes after Vespi opened in the first frame and failed to strike until the eighth. Vespi earned a spot in the title match after rolling past three opponents in the stepladder format. He opened the ESPN televised finals with a 249-246 win over 1993 PBA Player of the Year Walter Ray Williams Jr. Williams pocketed $3,000 in his ninth television appearance of the year. Williams finished runnerup to Brian Davis In last year's Greater Harrisburg Open. Vespi then advanced to meet 21-time titlist Pete Weber. Weber opened the game with three consecutive strikes before struggling in the middle four frames, culminating with a failed conversion of the 2-10 split Vespi went on to win the match, 231-215, relegating Weber to fourth place and $4,000. Vespi was nearly perfect in the semifinal game opening with nine strikes in a row and cruising to a 279-180 win over Chris Warren. Vespi failed to earn a $10,000 300-game bonus from PBA when he left the two-pin standing on his first shot in the 10th frame. Vespi was making his third consecutive appearance In the championship round of the Greater Harrisburg Open. The first of his two titles came here in 1992. He followed that with a third-place finish last year. Pedersen pushed his career television record to 27-11 with the win. He was appearing In his third championship round of the year and was most pleased with his wife Becky sharing his 10th title. "My wife has never seen me win a title," Pedersen said "The most Important thing about today was that she was here to share this with me." CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Vespi defeated Williams, 249-246; Vespi defeated Weber, 231-215; Vespi defeated Warren, 279-180; and in the title match, Pedersen defeated Vespi, 210-166. 42 GAME TOTALS OTHER CASHERS 18-game qualifying leader-Bob Spaulding, 4157. 24th place-Amleto Monacelli, 3858. 53rd place-Tom Baker, 3753. #--Chris Warren and Mark Mosayebi rolled 300 games ($300 each). &-Roger Bowker replaced Ken McNeely who withdrew due to illness after 26 games. Bowker was penalized 284 pins, the difference between their qualifying totals (704) and the bonus pins McNeely accumulated (780). Bowker and McNeely split money for 21st and 25th combined ($973). Bowker received $40 for serving as alternate for eight games. PRO-AM CASHERS-Joe Salvemini, Bryan Goebel, Brian Himmler Mark Williams, Wayne Webb, Joe Firpo, Darryl Bower, Kent Burgan, Steve Todd, Jimmy Johnson (Columbus), Mark Roth. John Mazza, Jon Carter, Eric Forkel ($50 each). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
