Professional Bowlers Association

Mike Aulby got the best of his fellow PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. and collected his 24th title as he captured the Greater Baltimore Open.

Aulby, Indianapolis, qualified as the tournament leader and defeated Williams, Stockton, Calif., in the title match, 248-237, to garner his first win of the year and the $19,000 first-place check. The win vaulted Aulby past Williams into second-place on the all-time earnings list.

Aulby, the reigning IOF/PBA Player of the Year, was making his first TV appearance of the year in a PBA event (he finished second at the American Bowling Congress Masters).

"I've been Player of the Year three times now and this is the first year that I've managed to win the year after earning those honors," said Aulby. "It's very exhausting mentally and physically when you have that kind of year and it makes the following year a little tough. This is a great feeling to win and break that jinx."

Aulby had to face Williams after a semifinal match in which Williams came very close to perfection. Bowling against hometown favorite Danny Wiseman who had advanced with a 217-190 win over John Gant in match one and a 218-201 victory over Eric Forkel in match two, Williams started with the first 10 strikes before leaving a solid eight-pin. A perfect game would have been worth $100,0000 from ACDelco, but Williams settled for a 289-170 win and a spot in the championship match.

With 24 PBA titles and more than $1.7 million in earnings, Aulby is now considered by many as one of the greatest bowlers in PBA history, but the 36-year-old isn't comfortable with that kind of praise.

"I've never thought about that kind of thing in the past or now," said Aulby. "It is flattering, but I try not to take it seriously."

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Wiseman defeated Gant, 217-190; Wiseman defeated Forkel, 218-201; Williams defeated Wiseman, 289-170; and in the championship game, Aulby defeated Williams, 248-237.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
#1		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis		9789		233.1		11-13-0		330		10119
2		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA		9501		226.2		17-7-0		510		10011
3		Eric Forkel, Tucson, AZ		9452		225.0		13-11-0		390		9842
4		Danny Wiseman, Baltimore		9356		222.8		16-8-0		480		9836
5		John Gant, Winston-Salem, NC		9374		223.2		15-9-0		450		9824
6		Dennis Horan. San Diego		9363		222.9		15-9-0		450		9813		$3,200
7		Don Best Jr., Cantonment, FL		9432		224.6		12-12-0		360		9792		3,050
8		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL		9403		223.9		12-12-0		360		9763		2,925
9		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		9366		223.0		13-11-0		390		9756		2,800
#10		Juston Hromek, Andover, KS		9300		221.4		15-9-0		450		9750		2,675
11		Doug Kent, Canandaigua NY		9246		220.1		14-10-0		420		9666		2,550
#12		Jim Johson, Wilmington, DE		9212		219.3		15-9-0		450		9662		2,425
13		Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, WC		9300		221.4		11-13-0		330		9630		2,300
14		Andy Neuer, Milton, PA		9169		218.3		14-10-0		420		9589		2,175
15		Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL		9223		219.6		12-12-0		360		9583		2,050
16		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, NY		9188		218.8		12-12-0		360		9548		1,925
17		Mike Scroggins. Amarillo. TX		9164		218.2		12-12-0		360		9524		1,800
18		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA		9246		220.1		9-15-0		270		9516		1,675
19		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS		9191		218.8		8-16-0		240		9431		1,550
20		Ed Richardson, Corpus Christi, TX		9038		215.2		11-13-0		330		9368		1,450
21		Brian Himmler, Cincinnati		9095		216.5		9-15-0		270		9365		1,350
22		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		8855		210.8		9-15-0		270		9125		1,250
23		Harry Sullins, Roseville, MI		8830		210.2		6-18-0		180		9010		1,150
24		Robby Callan, Vacaville, CA		8786		209.2		7-17-0		210		8996		1,050

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS	$1,025
26		Brian LeClair, Hudson, NY	890
27		Ron Williams, Fort Worth, TX	870
28		Jeff Morin Rockaway' NJ	855
		David Ozio, Vidor, TX	855
30		Martin Letscher, Niles, OH	840
31		George Branham III, Indianapolis	828
		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL	828
33		Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH	820
34		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL	815
35		Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, KS	810
36		Steve Wilson, Tamarac, FL	805
37		Eugene McCune, Munster, IN	798
		Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, NJ	798
39		Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY	788
		Dave Wodka, Las Vegas	788
41		Steve Wishner, Port Chester, NY	780
42		Rick Easley, Van Nuys, CA	775
43		Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky OH	770
44		Paul Koehler, Stuart, FL	765
45		Hugo McGroty, Schenectady, NY	760
46		Dennis Jacques, Brooklyn, NY	755
47		Scott Holden, Baltimore	750
48		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ	745
49		John Handegard, Las Vegas	738
		Don Moser, San Jose, CA	738
51		Parker Bohn III, Jackson, NJ	730
52		Michael Hardee, Myrtle Beach, SC	723
		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ	723