Professional Bowlers Association

Once the dust had settled and the raining of bowling balls slowed, John Mazza stood alone in the winner's circle at the Arthur Ashe Center in the inaugural $250,000 AMF Dick Weber Classic. Leading qualifier Mazza, Shelby Township, Mich., emerged from the unique round robin arena format played before 2,000-plus fans holding the trophy and his sixth PBA title.

The four finalists bowled each other once and the top two scorers advanced to the championship game, where Mazza defeated good friend Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 216-183, for the $60,000 first prize. Mazza also had earned $5,000 for leading the 30-man invitational field following the 46 games of match play. Mazza then donated the $5,000 check to PBA's official charity, the Children's Miracle Network.

Bohn was well in control in the title game, but suffered back-to-back open frames in his ninth and 10th frames, allowing Mazza the opportunity to come back, which he did by tossing a double, nine-spare. Bohn collected $31,000 as runnerup.

"This (arena finals) is great for bowling," Mazza said. "We need to shake things up a little and this format is great in doing that As long as the fans and media are excited, more people will realize how great this sport is."

In the opening games of the ESPN telecast, Learn defeated Bohn, 258-206, and Mazza edged Joe Firpo, 259-258, with the winners of the first three games also gaining 30 bonus pins.

Bohn came back in the second game to top Firpo, 259-221, and Mazza bettered Learn, 241-220. The critical third game saw Bohn claw his way into the finals by topping Mazza, 248-234, while Firpo and Learn baffled for a berth In the title game which Firpo won, 247-244. Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla., earned $21,000 for third place and Learn took $16,000 home to Erie, Pa., for fourth.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-(Round one) Mazza defeated Firpo, 259-258; Learn defeated Bohn, 258-206. (Round two) Mazza defeated Learn, 241-220; Bohn defeated Firpo, 259-221. (Round three) Bohn defeated Mazza, 248-234; Firpo defeated Learn, 247-244. (Championship match) Mazza defeated Bohn, 216-183. *--Mazza received a $5,000 bonus for leading the field following match play.

46 GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
#1		John Mazza, Shelby Township, MI		10456		227.3		30-16-0		990		11446
2		Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, FL		10471		227.6		27-19-0		920		11391
3		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, NJ		10417		226.4		28-18-0		885		11302
4		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA		10332		224.6		28-18-0		940		11272
5		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR		10268		223.1		29-16-1		980		11248		$12,000
6		Norm Duke, Edmond, OK		10368		225.3		25-21-0		830		11198		10,000
#7		Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL		10403		226.1		22-23-1		755		11158		8,500
#8		David Ozio, Vidor, TX		10237		222.5		27-19-0		900		11137		7,250
9		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA		10247		222.7		23-21-2		810		11057		6,500
10		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ		10130		220.2		26-19-1		895		11025		5,800
11		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		10146		220.5		26-20-0		860		11006		5,250
#12		Bob Spaulding, Mechanicsburg, PA		10236		222.5		22-23-1		730		10966		4,800
13		Brian Voss, Atlanta		10102		219.6		26-20-0		860		10962		4,500
14		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		10192		221.5		23-23-0		760		10952		4,250
15		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL		10209		221.9		21-25-0		660		10869		4,100
16		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		10092		219.3		22-24-0		700		10792		4,000

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
17		Don Moser, San Jose, CA	$3,150
18		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS	3,100
19		John Handegard, Las Vegas	3,050
20		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS	3,000
@21		Thomas Holt, Lubbock, TX	2,950
22		Chris Warren, Dallas	2,900
@23		Rainer Puisis, Germany	2,850
@24		Brian Graham, Lincoln, NE	2,800
25		David Traber, Woodstock, IL	2,750
26		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO	2,700
27		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY	2,650
28		Dick Weber, St. Louis	2,600
29		Eugene McCune, Munster, IN	2,550
30		Hisamitsu Matsui, Japan	2,500