Professional Bowlers Association

In a championship round that featured 42 PBA titles, the bowler with just one came out on top.

Dave Arnold defeated three opponents by a total of 10 pins to earn his first win of 1996 and second of his career. The 32-year-old from Gilbert, Ariz., got by tournament leader Walter Ray Williams Jr. in the title match, 241-237, to collect the $16,000 first-place check.

"I'm really drained and exhausted now," said Arnold. "You have to feel fortunate whenever you win, but winning for the second time shows the first win wasn't a fluke."

If anyone should be convinced that Arnold is no fluke, it's Williams. Both of Arnold's titles have come at the expense of the PBA Hall of Famer. Arnold's first title, which came in Sayville, N.Y., in 1993, was a 269-258 thriller that went down to the final frame. This win was no different. Arnold needed a strike on his first shot in the 10th and then seven pins on his next ball to secure the win. He followed that script exactly to notch the victory.

The win was especially tough for Williams because he led the tournament by 430 pins. The 16-time titlist from Stockton, Calif., is now 5-16 as the top seed.

After watching Dave Husted defeat Mike Miller in the opening match, 215-196, Arnold started his run at the title. In match two, Arnold defeated Miller, 227-224. Up next was 1994 IOF/PBA Player of the Year Norm Duke and Arnold silenced Duke with a 216-213 win. Husted, a 12-time champion from Milwaukie, Ore., earned $3,100 for fitth. Miller, a two-time winner from Albuquerque, N.M., received $4,000 for fourth. Duke, Edmond, Okla., took home $5,000 for third and Williams' paycheck was $8,500 for finishing second for the 25th time.

"All you can do when the pressure Is on is focus on what you have to do and then get the job done," said Arnold. "I'm glad that I was able to do that three times."

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Miller defeated Husted, 215-196; Arnold defeated Miller, 227-224; Arnold defeated Duke, 216-213; and in the championship game, Arnold defeated Williams, 241-237.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA		10074		239.9		18-6-0		540		10614
2		Norm Duke, Edmond, OK		9749		232.1		14-9-1		435		10184
3		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		9684		230.6		16-8-0		480		10164
4		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR		9764		232.5		11-13-0		330		10094
5		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM		9529		226.9		16-7-1		495		10024
6		John Gant, Winston-Salem, NC		9564		227.7		15-9-0		450		10014		$2,675
7		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD		9570		227.9		14-10-0		420		9990		2,550
8		Parker Bohn III, Jackson, NJ		9418		224.2		15-9-0		450		9868		2,425
9		Hugh Miller, Seattle		9420		224.3		12-12-0		360		9780		2,300
10		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS		9446		224.9		11-13-0		330		9776		2,200
11		Rick Berry, Lake Forest, CA		9285		221.1		13-11-0		390		9675		2,050
#		John Mazza, Shelby Township, MI		9285		221.1		13-11-0		390		9675		2,050
#13		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		9270		220.7		13-11-0		390		9660		1,900
14		Andy Neuer, Milton, PA		9326		222.0		11-13-0		330		9656		1,800
#15		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL		9263		220.6		12-12-0		360		9623		1,700
16		Greg Kemp, San Antonio		9261		220.5		12-12-0		360		9621		1,600
17		AN Arizala, Tualatin, OR		9225		219.6		12-12-0		360		9585		1,500
#18		Rick Easley, Van Nuys, CA		9298		221.4		9-15-0		270		9568		1,400
#19		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ		9331		222.2		6-18-0		180		9511		1,350
20		Dennis Horan, San Diego		9123		217.2		10-14-0		300		9423		1,300
21		Ed Richardson, Corpus Christi, TX		9090		216.4		11-13-0		330		9420		1,250
22		Larry Stephens, Los Angeles		9038		215.2		11-13-0		330		9368		1,200
23		Bob Belmont, Dunedin, FL		9070		215.9		6-18-0		180		9250		1,150
24		Don Sylvia, Vero Beach, FL		8983		213.9		6-18-0		180		9163		1,100

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
25		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL	$950
*26		Mark Bradley, Akron, OH	1,040
27		Bob Spaulding, Greenville, SC	905
#28		Greg Newtson, Grants Pass, OR	890
29		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela	880
30		Marshall Holman, Medford, OR	870
31		Mark Benavidez, Sacramento, CA	860
32		Richard Wolfe, Falls Church, VA	850
33		Don Best Jr., Cantonment, FL	840
34		Mike Taylor, San Diego	830
35		Michael Karch, Tacoma, WA	820
36		Billy Myers Jr., Temple City, CA CA	810
37		Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS	800
38		Eric Forkel, Tucson, AZ	785
		Jim Poulos, Pine Grove, CA	785
40		Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, TX	770
41		Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, CA	760
42		Billy Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, MI	755
43		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City	750
44		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY	745
45		Tony Rosamilia, Ledgewood, NJ	738
		Bryon Smith, Sutherlin, OR	738
47		Bill Oakes, Lawton, OK	730