Professional Bowlers Association

Consider the comeback complete. Wayne Webb, who hadn't won a PBA title in a city other than Peoria, 111, since 1985, earned his landmark 20th PBA title with a win at the Bud Light Championship at Sports Plus, in Lake Grove, N.Y.

Webb defeated fellow PBA Hall of Famer Amleto Monacelli in the final match, 181-173, to earn $37,000 and his second title in less than a month.

"This win proves I'm back," said Webb. "Two wins in a month plus third place at the National Championship. I really feel good about the way I'm throwing the ball. I got a couple of breaks and that's what it takes."

Both players had chances to seize control of the title match. After spares in his first two frames, Monacelli doubled in the third and fourth and converted the difficult 1-2-4-10 "washout" in the fifth. Webb started with a strike, but failed to Convert the 5-9 pin in frame two. He then spared in the third, struck in the fourth and spared again in the fifth to trail by 11.

Monacelli made the next mistake as a 4-6-7 split in the sixth cost him an open frame. He recovered with a strike in frame seven and spares in the eighth and ninth. Webb doubled in frames six and seven and spared in the eighth, but an open frame in the ninth after a 3-4-6-7 split let Monacelli back in the match. Webb finished with a spare and strike in the 10th and then could only sit and watch.

Monacelli, who was making his first TV appearance in the U.S. since February of 1995, needed only a mark and good count in the 10th to win. But a 2-4-10 split spelled disaster for the native of Venezuela.

Because of the vast size of the complex, more than 1,100 people were able to attend the ABC-telecast.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Weber defeated D'Entremont, 217-208; Weber defeated Himmler. 221-193: Monacelli defeated Weber, 244-213; and in the Championship game, Webb defeated Monacelli, 181-173.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Wayne Webb, Las Vegas		9508		226.3		15-9-0		450		9958
2		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9428		224.5		14-9-1		435		9863
#3		Brian Himmler, Cincinnati		9400		223.8		12-10-2		390		9790
		Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Hts., OH		9400		223.8		13-11-0		390		9790
5		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO		9265		220.6		17-7-0		510		9775
#6		Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, KS		9348		222.6		13-10-1		405		9753		$7,000
7		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, NY		9260		220.5		12-12-0		360		9620		6,500
8		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, OR		9192		218.8		12-12-0		360		9552		6,000
9		Del Ballard Jr,N. N. Richland Hills, TX		9159		218.1		13-11-0		390		9549		5,600
10		Dave Arnold, Gilbert, AZ		9245		220.1		10-14-0		300		9545		5,200
11		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA		9194		218.9		11-13-0		330		9524		4,900
12		Kelly Coffman, Topeka, KS		9094		216.5		14-10-0		420		9514		4,600
13		Anthony Lombardo, Lowellville, OH		9175		218.4		10-13-1		315		9490		4,300
14		Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL		9210		219.3		9-15-0		270		9480		4,000
15		Norm Duke, Clermont, FL		9170		218.3		10-14-0		300		9470		3,800
#16		Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH		9169		218.3		10-14-0		300		9469		3,600
17		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		9015		214.6		14-10-0		420		9435		3,500
18		Jimmy Davis, Houston		9003		214.4		13-11-0		390		9393		3,400
19		Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY		9099		216.7		9-15-0		270		9369		3,300
20		Don Moser, Murrieta, CA		9014		214.6		11-13-0		330		9344		3,200
21		Norman Titus, Flemington, NJ		8951		213.1		12-12-0		360		9311		3,100
22		Ed Richardson, Corpus Christi, TX		8953		213.2		11-13-0		330		9283		3,000
23		Curtis Odom, Coldwater, MI		8910		212.1		11-12-1		345		9255		2,900
24		Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, KS		8619		205.2		9-15-0		270		8889		2,800

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*25		Bryon Smith, Sutherlin, OR	$2,670
26		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis	2,450
27		Paul Yoder, Albuquerque, NM	2,400
28		George Branham III, Indianapolis	2,350
29		David Traber. Woodstock, IL	2,300
30		Jim Johnson J r Tampa, FL	2,225
		Randy Pedersen, Hollywood, FL	2,225
32		Parker Bohn III, Jackson. NJ	2,170
33		Ron Willis ms, Fort Worth, TX	2,140
34		Billy Myers J r., Temple City, CA	2,120
35		Jess Stayrook, Tempe, AZ	2,100
36		Mike Shady, Oshkosh, WI	2,080
37		Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, NY	2,060
38		Nelson Burton J r., St. Louis	2,033
		Andy Neuer, Milton. PA	2,033
40		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, CA	2,020