Professional Bowlers Association

Walter Ray Williams Jr. won his third PBA title of the year and established himself as the early favorite for IOF/PBA Player of the Year honors, when he won the Brunswick Johnny Petraglia Open.

Williams, a PBA Hall of Famer from Stockton, Calif., is the first player since Norm Duke in 1994 to win as many as three titles in the first four months of the year. Duke won four of his five titles in 1994 from January through April.

Williams earned the $34,000 check the hard way, qualifying fourth and winning all four of his matches. The title match, which was contested for the first time in an arena setting before more than 3,000 fans at Rutgers University's Louis Brown Athletic Center, was a 216-195 win over tournament leader Steve Jaros, who pocketed $18,000.

"To win four matches in a row you have to have some breaks," said Williams.

Pete Weber, the Tour's all-time earnings leader from St. Ann, Mo., was victimized by three splits in the opening match, including a pocket 7-10 in the sixth frame. Williams stayed away from the open frames and won, 217-201. Weber earned $6,500 for fifth.

Match two was a battle of the William.' as Walter Ray dueled four-time titlist Ron William. of Fort Worth, Texas. Walter Ray struck in every frame but the third, when he converted the 10-pin for a spare, and cruised to a 279-233 victory. Ron William. collected $8,000 for fourth.

The semifinal match was also a rout as Williams struck on nine of 12 shots and buried Baltimore's Danny Wiseman, 267-171. The loss lowered Wiseman's TV record to 23-7, which is still the best in PBA history, and left him with the third-place check for $10,000.

Williams' check pushed him to earnings in the 1990. alone to almost $1.1 million.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-W.R. Williams defeated Weber, 217-201; W.R. Williams defeated R. William, 279-233; W.R. William defeated Wiseman, 267-171; and in the championship game, W.R. William. defeated Jaros, 216-195.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
#1		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL		10243		243.9		14-10-0		420		10663
2		Danny Wiseman, Baltimore		10036		238.9		19-4-1		585		10621
#3		Ron William., Fort Worth, TX		10124		241.0		14-9-1		435		10559
4		W.R. William. Jr., Stockton, CA		9994		237.9		15-8-1		465		10459
5		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO		9985		237.7		15-9-0		450		10435
#6		Steve Wilson, Tamarac, FL		9992		237.9		12-10-2		390		10382		$5,500
7		Billy Myers Jr., Temple City, CA		9906		235.9		14-8-2		450		10356		5,000
8		Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH		9883		235.3		13-11-0		390		10273		4,500
9		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL		9870		235.0		12-12-0		360		10230		4,000
10		Joe Firpo, Bedford, TX		9878		235.2		10-14-0		300		10178		3,600
11		Dennis Horan, San Diego		9845		234.4		11-13-0		330		10175		3,300
12		Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, KS		9732		231.7		14-10-0		420		10152		3,000
13		John Gant, Winston-Salem, NC		9836		234.2		10-14-0		300		10136		2,800
14		Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS		9710		231.2		13-11-0		390		10100		2,600
15		Scott Alexander, Seattle		9714		231.3		12-12-0		360		10074		2,500
#16		Norm Duke, Edmond, OK		9693		230.8		11-13-0		330		10023		2,400
17		Parker Bohn III, Jackson, NJ		9644		229.6		11-13-0		330		9974		2,300
18		Tony Rosamilia, Ledgewood, NJ		9619		229.0		11-12-1		345		9964		2,200
19		Mark Turney, Corpus Christi, TX		9679		230.5		8-14-2		270		9949		2,100
20		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS		9704		231.0		7-17-0		210		9914		2,000
21		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS		9505		226.3		11-13-0		330		9835		1,900
22		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ		9533		226.9		9-15-0		270		9803		1,800
23		Mark Bowers, Aberdeen, MD		9377		223.3		10-13-1		315		9692		1,700
#24		Joe Krajkovich, Branchburg, NJ		9307		221.6		6-17-1		195		9502		1,650

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM	$1,475
		David Ozio, Vidor, TX	1,355
27		Stephen Hardy, Methuen, MA	1,310
		James Scaccia, Voorheesville, NY	1,310
		Bryon Smith, Sutherlin, OR	1,310
30		George Branham III, Indianapolis	1,290
31		David Traber, Woodstock, IL	1,280
32		Brian Voss, Atlanta	1,270
33		John Mazza, Shelby Township, MI	1,255
		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela	1,255
35		Don Moser, San Jose, CA	1,235
		Robert Stempien Jr., Wyandotte, MI	1,235
37		John Handegard, Las Vegas	1,220
#38		Mark Bradley, Akron, OH	1,200
		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, TX	1,200
		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, NY	1,200
41		Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX	1,180
#42		Norman Titus, Flemington, NJ	1,170
43		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD	1,160
44		Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, NJ	1,150
45		Bob Belmont, Dunedin, FL	1,140
46		Ken Muscato, Canandaigua, NY	1,130
47		Brian Himmler, Cincinnati	1,120
48		Jim Johnson, Wilmington, DE	1,110
49		Bob Vespi, Coral Springs, FL	1,100
#50		Teats Semiz, Wanaque, NJ	1,085
		Chris Warren, Dallas	1,085
52		Robby Porter, Augusta, KS	1,070
53		Doug Kempt, Temple City, CA	530
		Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL	530