Professional Bowlers Association

PBA Hall of Famer Mark Roth demonstrated the fire which still burns within his heart en route to his first title in seven years by capturing the $215,000 IOF Foresters Open at Club 300 Bowl in Markham, Ont., Canada. Thirdseeded, the 44-year-old Roth stormed past three opponents, including leading qualifier Walter Ray Williams Jr., 233-189, for his 34th PBA victory and the $45,000 first prize is the richest of his storied career.

Williams, Stockton, Calif., opened the championship game with a strike, and Roth started by tailing to convert the 3-4-6-7-10 split in his first frame. After sparing in his second, Roth unleashed a six-bagger to pull away with a 46-pin lead through eight frames, following an open seventh by Williams. Roth, Wall Township, N.J., clinched with a spare in his ninth frame and forced Williams to accept the $25,000 second-place check.

Roth said "My goal today was just win my first game. Then when the lanes turned touchy I decided to play them straight. You never want to give a player of Walter's caliber a break. The lights seemed extra bright today, but then it's been a long time since I'd seen them in person," he said with a smile.

Roth joined the finals in the second game, following David Traber's 236-215 opening victory against Mike Miller of Albuquerque, N.M. Roth started with a five-bagger and never let up in his 247-236 conquest of Traber, Woodstock, Ill., and sneaked past 1988 PBA Player of the Year Brian Voss, Atlanta, 201-196. The tournament's top three seeds owned 62 (now 63) titles, seven Player of the Year honors and all three are PBA Hall of Famers. Voss earned $15,000 for third place and his first finish 011995 among the top 24, Traber collected $10,000 for fourth place and Miller $8,000 for fifth.

This tournament was the third annual sponsorship by the Independent Order of Foresters (IOF), headquartered in Toronto and which is aligned with PBA's official charity, the Children's Miracle Network.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Traber defeated Miller, 236-215; Roth defeated Traber, 247-236; Roth defeated Voss, 201-196; and in the championship game, Roth defeated Williams, 233-189.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA		9483		225.8		19-5-0		570		10053
2		Brian Voss, Atlanta		9608		228.8		14-10-0		420		10028
3		Mark Roth, Wall Township, NJ		9445		224.9		12-12-0		360		9805
4		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM		9289		221.2		17-7-0		510		9799
5		David Traber, Woodstock, IL		9342		222.4		15-9-0		450		9792
6		John Mazza, Shelby Township, MI		9401		223.8		11-13-0		330		9731		$7,000
7		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis		9282		221.0		14-10-0		420		9702		6,250
8		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City		9400		223.8		10-14-0		300		9700		5,500
9		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL		9300		221.4		11-12-1		345		9645		5,000
10		Parker Bohn III, Jackson, NJ		9242		220.1		12-12-0		360		9602		4,600
11		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		9130		217.4		15-9-0		450		9580		4,200
12		Paul Koehler, Stuart, FL		9162		218.1		13-10-1		405		9567		3,800
13		Hugh Miller, Seattle		9199		219.0		12-12-0		360		9559		3,600
14		Bryan Goebel, Merriam, KS		9218		219.5		11-13-0		330		9548		3,400
#15		Richard Wolfe, Arlington, VA		9198		219.0		11-13-0		330		9528		3,200
16		Rick Berry, Lake Forest, CA		9227		219.7		10-14-0		300		9527		3,000
17		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, NY		9129		217.4		13-11-0		390		9519		2,800
18		Marshall Holman, Medford, OR		9114		217.0		11-13-0		330		9444		2,700
19		Dennis Horan, San Diego		9197		218.9		6-17-1		195		9392		2,600
20		Rich Abboud, Omaha, NE		9001		214.3		12-12-0		360		9361		2,500
21		Dennis Jacques, Grand Rapids, MI		8999		214.2		12-12-0		360		9359		2,400
22		Gary Schluchter, Fremont, OH		9077		216.1		9-15-0		270		9347		2,300
23		David Carter, Glen Mills, PA		8880		211.4		8-15-1		255		9135		2,250
#24		Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH		8745		208.2		8-16-0		240		8985		2,200

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
25		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg His., OH	$1,945
		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela	1,945
27		Bryan Bailey, Grove City, PA	2,010
28		Bob Belmont, Dunedin, FL	1,860
29		Greg Newtson, Grants Pass, OR	1,830
30		Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, TX	1,800
31		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL	1,780
32		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ	1,760
33		Jim Johnson, Wilmington DE	1,740
34		Doug Wallace, Portland, OR	1,720
35		Mark Bowers, Aberdeen, MD	1,705
		Jeff Smith, Little Falls, MN	1,705
37		Eric Forkel, Chatsworth, CA	1,690
38		Don Moser, San Jose, CA	1,680
39		David Leverage, Poughkeepsie, NY	1,670
40		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO	1,660
41		Stoney Baker, Alpharetta, GA	1,650
42		George Branham III, Indianapolis	1,640
43		Adam Apo, Florissant, MO	1,625
		Kirk von Krueger, Pensacola, FL	1,625
45		Mark Scroggins, Amarillo, TX	1,610
46		Joe Barket, Morro Bay, CA	1,595
		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA	1,595
48		Larry Oxendine, Joplin, MO	1,580
49		Wayne Webb, Canandaigua, NY	1,570
50		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS	520
		Martin Letscher, Bel Air, MD	520
		Jeff Morin, Rockaway, NJ	520