Professional Bowlers Association

Jess Stayrook provided his own movie script as he performed his way to the PBA "Kingpin" Classic at Northrock Lanes, Wichita, Kansas. Stayrook, a 37-year-old lefthander from Tempe, Ariz., beat veteran Butch Soper, 228-214, in the title match to earn his first win of the year, the sixth of his career and $27,000.

Stayrook, who qualified as the tournament leader, was emotional and intense throughout the championship match and managed to finish strong to knock off Soper, who was seeking his second win in three weeks.

"I tried to handle the No. 1 seed the same way I did earlier this year in Toronto. I was pumped up and intense and this time I got the win instead of finishing second," said Stayrook.

The role of victor did not come easy for Stayrook. Soper, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., came into the final match on a roll having won the PBA National Championship two weeks prior and almost became the first to roll two 300 games on TV when he beat Brian Voss in match one, 290-257. Voss, a PBA Hall of Famer from Atlanta, earned $5,000 for fitth. Soper continued his march to the championship game with a 247-188 win over Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, Fla., 247-188. Ward collected $6,500 for fourth. Soper then sent Tom Baker packing, 222-214, leaving the eight-time champion from Buffalo, N.Y., with the third-place check for $8,000.

Stayrook and Soper battled through six frames and were dead even at that point. After striking in frames seven and eight, Soper converted a spare in the ninth, leaving the door open for Stayrook who spared in frames seven and eight.

Stayrook, finishing first, got up in the ninth frame knowing that four consecutive strikes would shut-out Soper by one pin. He followed the script to perfection as Stayrook, reacting with whoops and clenched fists to each strike, buried all four shots to leave Soper with second-place earnings of $14,000.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Soper defeated Voss, 290-257; Soper defeated Ward, 247-188; Soper defeated Baker, 234-222; and in the championship game, Stayrook defeated Soper, 228-214.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ		9615		228.9		16-8-0		480		10095
2		Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY		9545		227.3		16-7-1		495		10040
3		Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL		9442		224.8		14-9-1		435		9877
		Brian Voss, Atlanta		9412		224.1		15-8-1		465		9877
5		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ		9455		225.1		14-10-0		420		9875
#6		David Traber, Woodstock, IL		9355		222.7		15-9-0		450		9805		$4,000
7		Tommy Delutz Jr., Jamaica, NY		9356		222.8		14-9-1		435		9791		3,800
8		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		9288		221.1		15-9-0		450		9738		3,650
9		Eric Forkel, Tucson, AZ		9374		223.2		11-13-0		330		9704		3,500
10		Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, FL		9152		217.9		15-9-0		450		9602		3,350
11		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA		9264		220.6		11-13-0		330		9594		3,200
12		Don Moser, San Jose, CA		9218		219.5		11-13-0		330		9548		3,050
13		Richard Wolfe, Falls Church, VA		9126		217.3		14-10-0		420		9546		2,900
14		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL		9230		219.7		9-14-1		285		9515		2,750
15		Bob Benoit, Topeka, KS		9114		217.0		12-10-2		390		9504		2,600
16		Justin Hromek, Andover, KS		9173		218.4		10-13-1		315		9488		2,450
17		Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS		9105		216.8		10-13-1		315		9420		2,300
18		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9119		217.1		10-14-0		300		9419		2,150
19		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO		9055		215.6		10-14-0		300		9355		2,000
20		Wayne Webb, Barberton, OH		9043		215.3		9-15-0		270		9313		1,850
21		Del Ballard Jr., North Richland Hills, TX		9070		215.9		6-16-2		210		9280		1,750
22		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		8953		213.2		8-15-1		255		9208		1,650
23		Billy Orlikowski, Grand Rapids, MI		8864		211.1		8-16-0		240		9104		1,550
24		Jason Stroud, Granite City, IL		8684		206.8		9-15-0		270		8954		1,450

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
t*25		Raif Terry, Wichita, KS	$1,350
26		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR	1,190
27		Len Blakey, Tacoma, WA	1,160
28		David Ozio, Vidor, TX	1,140
29		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, TX	1,130
30		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL	1,120
31		Ron Williams, Fort Worth, TX	1,110
32		AN Arizala, Tualatin, OR	1,100
33		Kevin McGerr, Lincoln, NE	1,090
34		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM	1,080
35		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD	1,070
36		Bob Spaulding, Greenville, SC	1,060
37		Rich Abboud, Omaha, NE	1,050
38		Tim Scheerer, Newark, DE	1,040
39		Jimmy Johnson, Columbus, OH	1,030
40		Dennis Jacques, Brooklyn, NY	1,020
41		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, NY	1,010
42		Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, KS	500
		Norman Titus, Flemington, NJ	500