Professional Bowlers Association

Fueled by the contagious enthusiasm of 4,000-plus fans (as in fanatics) at the State University of New York at Stony Brook's Indoor Sports Complex, less Stayrook plowed past four opponents to earn his second title of the year at the $200,000 Bud Light Championship.

Fifth-seeded following the 42 games of qualifying and match play at Leisure Bowling Centers' host Sayville Bowl, Stayrook's consistency paid off. His 237-236 victory against leading qualifier Philip Ringener secured his fifth PBA title at the first of four "arena" final venues of the winter schedule.

Ringener, of Big Spring, Texas, unfortunately best known as the Tour's most prolific non-champion, opened the final game with five strikes to jump to a 20-pin lead. Stayrook, Tempe, Ariz., started a five-bagger of his own in the fourth frame while Ringener unbelievably missed single-pin spares in his sixth (4-pin) and seventh (8-pin) frames. Obviously shaken, Ringener spared the 2-4-5-8 in his eighth and then struck cut, which forced Stayrook's strike, spare finish for the victory. Ringener, now saddled with five second-place finishes, collected $19,000 as runnerup.

Stayrook said, "What an afternoon! I really feel bad for Philip-he bowled so well all week and then to have mishaps cost him...He gave me a pop in the 10th and I took advantage of it. I tried to save some energy for each game. You don't lead tournaments if you're a bad spare-shooter, so I was shocked when he missed those two."

In the first game of the ABC Sports-televised finals, Stayrook defeated Ken McNeely of Morgantown, W. Va., who was making his second consecutive appearance among the final five, 238-225. Bowling on the same Brunswick lane installation where he had captured last year's Great Lakes Classic at Grand Rapids, Mich., Dave Ferraro didn't fare as well on this day and bowed, 269-237. Stayrook next bombed defending Bud Light champion Andy Neuer of Milton, Pa., 235-170, to earn his spot opposite Ringener for the championship.

Neuer earned $11,000 for his third-place finish, Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., took home $9,000 for fourth place and McNeely made $7,000 for fifth.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Stayrook defeated McNeely, 238-225; Stayrook defeated Ferraro, 269-237; Stayrook defeated Neuer, 235170; and in the championship game, Stayrook defeated Ringener, 237-236. The championship round was held at the Indoor Sports Complex, State University of New York-Stony Brook.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, TX		9595		228.5		18-6-0		540		10135
2		Andrew Neuer, Milton, PA		9572		227.9		14-9-1		435		10007
3		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, NY		9547		227.3		14-9-1		435		9982
4		Ken McNeely, Morganton, NC		9493		226.1		14-10-0		420		9913
5		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ		9461		225.3		15-9-0		450		9911
6		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR		9391		223.6		15-9-0		450		9841		$6,000
7		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		9332		222.2		16-7-1		495		9827		5,750
8		Bob Spaulding, Mechanicsburg, PA		9445		224.9		10-13-1		315		9760		5,500
9		John Gant, Winston-Salem, NC		9466		225.4		9-14-1		285		9751		5,250
10		Tony Lanning, Lewisville TX		9354		222.7		12-11-1		375		9729		5,000
#11		Ed Richardson, Corpus Cristi, TX		9309		221.6		13-11-1		390		9699		4,750
t12		Jeff Morin Rockaway, NJ		9326		222.1		12-12-0		360		9686		4,500
13		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ		9318		221.9		11-13-0		330		9648		4,250
14		Joe Firpo, Lake Worth, FL		9272		220.8		12-12-0		360		9632		4,000
15		Rick Steelsmith Wichita, KS		9317		221.8		9-13-2		300		9617		3,800
16		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS		9183		218.6		11-13-0		330		9513		3,600
#17		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS		9079		216.2		14-10-0		420		9499		3,400
18		Ron Williams, Fort Worth, TX		9152		217.9		11-13-0		330		9482		3,200
19		George Branham III, Indianapolis		9116		217.1		12-12-0		360		9476		3,000
20		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, NY		9125		217.3		9-14-1		285		9410		2,800
21		Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, NJ		9091		216.5		9-15-0		270		9361		2,600
22		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		9066		215.9		8-16-0		240		9306		2,400
23		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		8847		210.6		10-13-1		315		9162		2,300
24		Dave Covington, Lake Wales, FL		8770		208.8		5-19-0		150		8920		2,200

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Mark Scroggins, Amarillo, TX	$1,970
26		Adam Cotton, Coral Springs, FL	1,800
#27		Mark Erdmann, Bloomington, IL	1,760
28		Dennis Rakauskas, Longwood, FL	1,730
29		Don Moser, San Jose. CA	1,673
		Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, NC	1,673
		Billy Young, Tulsa, OK	1,673
32		Brian LeClair, Hudson, NY	1,630
33		Billy Myers Jr., Temple City, CA	1,610
34		Roger Bowker, Ocala, FL	1,590
35		Mark Roth, Wall Township, NJ	1,570
36		Doug Wallace, Portland, OR	1,560
37		Hugh Miller, Seattle	1,550
38		Kirk van Krueger, Pensacola, FL	1,540
39		Mark Bowers, Aberdeen, MD	1,530
40		Dave Wodka, Las Vegas	1,520
41		Paul Koehler, Stuart, FL	1,510
42		Brian Eaton, Buffalo, NY	1,495
		Marshall Holman, Medford, OR	1,495
tt44		Rudy Kasimakis, Levittown, NY	1,475
		Jeff Lizzi, Medford, NY	1,475
46		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis	1,460
47		Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL	1,450
48		Joe Baca, Dublin, CA	1,440
49		Steve Jams, Bolingbrook, IL	1,425
		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL	1,425
51		Richard Wolfe, Arlington, VA	1,410
52		Todd Brannigan, Deer Park, NY	1,395
		Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS	1,395