Professional Bowlers Association

Brian Voss joined an elite group of players as he earned his 20th career PBA Tour title by winning the inaugural National Finance Championship at the Virginia Beach Pavilion.

Voss, Atlanta, defeated tournament leader Walter Ray Williams Jr., Orlando, Fla., 265-257, before a raucous crowd in the PBA Tour's first arena finals of the year. The win was the second by Voss this year, earning him a $20,000 payday and qualifying him for the National Finance Challenge in Indianapolis. That event concluded with a winner-take-all challenge match between Voss and the winner in Indianapolis.

"Not many pros get to 20 wins," said Voss, who became just the 11th player to accomplish the feat. "I wasn't thinking about it in the 10th frame when I needed those strikes to win, but I can savor it now. Plus, it qualified me for the challenge match in Indy."

The title match featured 20 strikes and was close throughout as neither player led by more than 13 pins. Voss opened with three consecutive strikes, then fell victim to a pocket 7-10 split in the fourth, leading to an open frame. Williams started with two strikes, converted a 4-pin for a spare in the third, then reeled off four consecutive strikes before converting the 2-8 combination in frame eight for another sare.

Voss rebounded from his open frame in the fourth by striking on each shot through frame nine. Williams, finishing first, put the pressure on Voss by closing with four consecutive strikes, forcing Voss to get two strikes in the 10th frame and get two pins on his "fill ball" to win.

Voss took full advantage as he threw two perfect shots in the 10th to double, then got nine pins on his last shot to wrap up the win, leaving Williams with the second-place check worth $10,500.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Wiseman defeated Hoskins, 236-204; Voss defeated Wiseman, 269-237; Voss defeatedHealey, 234-216; and in the championship game, Voss defeated Williams, 265-257.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Orlando, FL		9682		230.5		15-6-3		495		10177
2		Patrick Healey Jr., Chesterfield Twp., MI		9595		228.5		12-11-1		375		9970
3		Brian Voss, Atlanta		9408		224.0		17-7-0		510		9918
4		Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL		9502		226.2		13-11-0		390		9892
5		Danny Wiseman, Baltimore		9496		226.1		12-12-0		360		9856
6		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL		9267		220.6		16-7-1		495		9762		$4,000
7		Chris Barnes, Wichita, KS		9344		222.5		13-11-0		390		9734		3,500
8		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA		9256		220.4		15-8-1		465		9727		3,200
9		Tommy Delutz Jr., Flushing, NY		9282		221.0		13-11-0		390		9672		3,000
10		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City		9361		222.9		10-14-0		300		9661		2,800
71		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL		9224		219.6		14-9-7		435		9659		2,600
12		Brian Himmler, Cincinnati		9277		220.9		10-14-0		300		9577		2,400
13		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO		9797		218.9		12-12-0		360		9557		2,200
#14		Dennis Horan, San Diego		9190		218.8		11-13-0		330		9520		2,100
15		David Ozio, Beaumont, TX		9240		220.0		8-14-2		270		9510		2,000
16		Len Blakey, Tacoma, WA		9102		216.7		13-11-0		390		9492		1,900
17		Mark Williams, Beaumont, TX		9143		217.7		11-12-1		345		9488		1,850
18		Kurt Pilon, Clinton Township, MI		9109		216.9		12-11-1		375		9484		1,800
19		Kevin McGerr, Lincoln, NE		9072		216.0		12-10-2		390		9462		1,750
20		Wayne Webb, Akron, OH		9097		216.6		8-16-0		240		9337		1,700
21		Mark Roth, Wall Township, NJ		8983		213.9		10-14-0		300		9283		1,650
22		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		8890		211.7		11-12-1		345		9235		1,600
23		John Mazza, Bay City, MI		8941		272.9		7-17-0		210		9151		1,550
24		Dave Wodka, S. Setauket, NY		8761		208.5		6-18-0		180		8947		1,500

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
*#25		Mark Roth, Wall Township, NJ	$1,375
25		Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH	1,370
26		Joe Barket, Morro Bay, CA	1,280
*27		Brian Ziesig, Levittown, NY	1,380
28		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM	1,240
29		Guppy Troup, Taylorsville, NC	1,220
30		Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, WA	1,200
31		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS	1,180
32		Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY	1,170
33		Mike Aulby, lndianapolis	1,160
34		Curtis Odom, Coldwater, MI	1,150
35		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ	1,140
36		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD	1,125
		Chris Hayden, Carlstadt, NJ	1,125
38		Dennis Jacques, Brooklyn, NV	1,110