Professional Bowlers Association

Walter Ray William Jr., a PBA Hall of Famer from Orlando, Fla., defeated rookie Robert Smith, 214-188, in the championship match of the Brunswick Long Island Open to earn his third title of the year, his 27th career win, and the $19,000 first-place check.

Williams qualified as the tournament leader for the second consecutive week, but would find the outcome more to his liking in Coram than he had the previous week in Virginia Beach, Va.

In the title match he faced Smith, a rookie from Simi Valley, Calif. Smith, the No. 2 seed, advanced to the final match by defeating Brian Himmler in the semifinal, 239-203. But Smith started slowly against Williams, converting a pair of singlepin spares in the first two frames and suffering an open frame In the third when he could not convert the 4-9 split.

Williams took advantage of Smith's slow start, striking in four of his first six frames and converting single-pin spares in the other two. Smith only had one open frame, but was unable to throw consecutive strikes until the 10th creme. A spare by Williams in the seventh and strikes in frames eight and nine sealed the win for Williams, leaving Smith with the second-place check for $10,000.

"The open frame Robert had early in the match certainly helped, but we had a long way to go at that point," said Williams. "He got tapped a couple times later in the match and ii he hadn't It would have been a closer match."

Williams' 27 career titles moves him into third place all-time. Only Earl Anthony (41) and Mark Roth (34) have won more on the PBA's National Tour.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS-Himmler defeated Monacelli, 194-184; Himmler defeated Healey, 236-217; Smith defeated Himmler, 239-203; and in the championship game, Williams defeated Smith, 214-188.

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Orlando, FL		9360		222.9		18-6-0		540		9900
2		Robert Smith, Simi Valley, CA		9370		223.1		14-9-1		435		9805
3		Patrick Healey Jr., Chesterfield Twp., MI		9190		218.8		17-7-0		510		9700
4		Brian Himmler, Cincinnati		9200		219.0		i6-8-0		480		9680
5		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela		9250		220.3		12-12-0		360		9610
6		Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD		9137		217.6		15-9-0		450		9587		$3,900
7		Doug Kent, Canandaigua, NY		9112		216.9		14-9-i		435		9547		3,500
8		Tommy Delutz Jr., Flushing, NV		9115		217.0		14-10-0		420		9535		3,200
9		David Ozio, Beaumont, TX		9142		217.7		13-11-0		390		9532		2,900
+10		Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO		9021		214.8		14-10-0		420		9441		2,700
11		Tom Baker, Buffalo, NV		9086		216.3		11-13-0		330		9416		2,500
12		Danny Wiseman, Baltimore		9089		216.4		9-15-0		270		9359		2,300
13		Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS		9057		215.6		10-14-0		300		9357		2,200
14		Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City, AZ		8977		213.7		12-11-1		375		9352		2,100
15		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL		8934		212.7		12-12-0		360		9294		2,000
16		Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH		8908		212.1		11-12-1		345		9253		1,900
17		Brian Ziesig, Levittown, NY		8933		212.7		10-14-0		300		9233		1,800
18		Ricky Ward, North Fort Myers, FL		8842		210.5		11-12-1		345		9187		1,700
19		Jason Couch, Clermont, FL		8886		211.6		10-14-0		300		9186		1,650
#20		Jeff Zaffino, Warren, PA		8845		210.6		10-13-1		315		9160		1,600
21		Darren Wong, San Jose, CA		8852		210.8		10-14-0		300		9152		1,550
22		Michael Haugen Jr., Pasadena, CA		8705		207.3		9-15-0		270		8975		1,500
23		Dennis Horan, San Diego		8741		208.1		7-17-0		210		8951		1,450
24		Lee Vanderhoef, Baltimore		8467		201.6		6-18-0		180		8645		1,400

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
+#25		Joe Firpo, Grapevine, TX	$1,220
26		John Mazza, Bay city, MI	1,190
27		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA	1,170
28		Rudy Kasimakis, Gouldsboro, PA	1,150
29		Norm Duke, Clermont, FL	1,140
30		Ryan Shater, Elmira, NY	1,130
31		Jeff Morin, Rockaway, NJ	1,120
32		Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City, OK	1,105
		Mike Miller, Albuquerque, NM	1,105
34		Warren Guernsey, Cobleskill, NV	1,090
35		Len Blakey, Tacoma, WA	1,080
36		Norman Titus, Flemington, NJ	1,070
37		Jess Stayrook, San Diego	1,055
		Chris Warren, Rockwall, TX	1,055