Professional Bowlers Association

Through eight frames of the Comfort Inn Classic, Steve Hoskins was perfect and heading toward a possible $225,000 payday.

Unfortunately for Hoskins, frame nine yielded a 3-4-6-7 split and his chance at a $150,000 perfect game bonus (courtesy of Comfort Inns and Suites) went by the wayside. However, his final score of 250 was more than enough to defeat Brian Voss' 202 and gave Hoskins the $50,000 first-place check and his fourth career PBA title. Voss earned $26,000 for second. Hoskins lost his chance at another $25,000 when Handegard defeated him, 180-175, in the "Winning Never Gets Old" challenge match.

"This win was fairly emotional for me because I'm dedicating it to my mother Madeleine," said Hoskins. "She had double bypass surgery and was coming home. I think this will make a nice homecoming gift for her."

Perhaps all the excitement of the championship match and near 300 game took its toll on Hoskins as he wasn't nearly as sharp in the "Winning Never Gets Old" Challenge which concluded the ABC-TV telecast.

The match marked the fifth year for the "Winning Never Gets Old" challenge, and the seniors have now won three of the five.

Despite losing the match, Hoskins enjoyed the experience. "I think it's a wonderful match and $25,000 for one match is great. It wasn't pretty or high scoring, but at least It was a close match."

Earlier off-air matches saw Dave Husted defeat Amleto Monacelli, 268-238, before losing to Mike Miller in a roll-off, 6059, attar the two had tied at 279. Monacelli, Venezuela, earned $8,000 for fifth. Husted, Milwaukie, Ore., collected $10,000 for fourth and Miller, Albuquerque, N.M., received $15,000 for third.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Husted defeated Monacelli, 268-238; Miller defeated Husted, 60-59, in a rolloff after they tied at 279-279; Voss defeated Miller, 244-221; and in the championship game, Hoskins defeated Voss, 250-202. "WINNING NEVER GETS OLD" CHALLENGE: John Handegard defeated Hoskins, 180-175, for a bonus of $25,000.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Steve Hoskins Tarpon Springs, FL		9458		225.2		18-6-0		540		9998
2		Brian Voss, Atlanta		9168		218.3		18-6-0		540		9708
3		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM		9156		218.0		15-9-0		450		9606
4		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR		9122		217.2		15-9-0		450		9572
5		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9144		217.7		14-10-0		420		9564
#6		George Branham III, Indianapolis		9223		219.6		11-13-0		330		9553		$6,500
7		Joe Firpo, Bedford, TX		9129		217.4		14-10-0		420		9549		5,500
8		Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, NC		9093		216.5		14-10-0		420		9513		5,000
9		Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, OH		9065		215.8		14-10-0		420		9485		4,500
10		Jim Johnson, Wilmington, DE		9112		217.0		12-12-0		360		9472		4,000
11		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City		9044		215.3		14-10-0		420		9464		3,600
12		Bob Spaulding, Greenville, SC		9160		218.1		10-14-0		300		9460		3,300
13		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS		9094		216.5		1o-12-2		330		9424		3,000
14		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL		8996		214.2		12-12-0		360		9356		2,800
15		Paul Koehler, Stuart, FL		8969		213.6		12-11-1		375		9344		2,600
16		David Traber, Woodstock, IL		8911		212.2		11-11-2		360		9271		2,400
17		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		8937		212.8		10-13-1		315		9252		2,300
#18		Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH		8997		214.2		B-16-0		240		9237		2,200
19		Brian LeClair, Hudson, NY		8777		209.0		13-11-0		390		9167		2,100
20		Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, PA		8771		208.8		12-11-1		375		9146		2,000
21		Danny Wiseman, Baltimore		8821		210.0		9-15-0		270		9091		1,900
22		Gary Dickinson, Edmond, OK		8872		211.2		6-17-1		195		9067		1,800
23		Bill wanson, Grand Rapids, MI		8735		208.0		6-18-0		180		8915		1,750
24		Larry Stephens, Los Angeles		8709		207.4		6-18-0		180		8889		1,700

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Dennis Rakauskas, Longwood, FL	$1,610
26		Eric Forkel, Tucson, AZ	1,450
27		Jeff Morin, Rockaway, NJ	1,420
28		Robby Call an, Vacaville, CA	1,400
29		David Ozio, Vidor, TX	1,390
30		Norm Duke, Edmond, OK	1,375
		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, WA	1,375
32		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD	1,355
		Jim Hamrick, La Palma, CA	1,355
t35		Joe Fulner III, Davie, FL	1,330
36		Tim Weisbrod, Cincinnati	1,320
37		John Handegard, Las Vegas	1,310
38		Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY	1,300
39		Tommy Delutz Jr. Jamaica, NY	1,290
40		Rick Berry, Lake Forest, CA	1,280
41		Orlando De Armas Jr., Miami	1,270
42		Marshall Holman, Medford, OR	1,260
43		Roger Bowker, Ocala, FL	1,250
44		Jeff Hickenbottom, Thousand Oaks, CA	1,235
#		Tony Rosamilia, Ledgewood, NJ	1,235
46		Andres Garcia, Plantation, FL	1,220
47		Bryon Smith, Sutherlin, OR	1,210
48		Jason McElroy, Clovis, CA	1,195
50		Kevin McGerr, Lincoln, NE	1,180
51		Dave Wodka, Las Vegas	1,170
52		Rick Meneley, Santa Maria, CA	1,160
53		Rick Benard, Las Vegas	1,150