After trailing by 25 pins through most of the title game, Joe Berardi drilled four game-winning strikes in the ninth and 10th frames to record a 213-203 victory over Ed Ressler in the Tucson Open. It was Berardi's second PBA title of the year, having already won the BPAA U.S. Open in April. The 24-year-old New Yorker waited as the No. 1 seeded player as Boysie Huber opened the finals by defeating Dave Kappel before losing a roll-off with Ressler after the pair had tied 215-215. Ressler then advanced to the championship game by rolling eight opening strikes to whip Wayne Webb, 268-201. "It took seven years for my first victory, and now, all of a sudden I've got two. It's still kind of hard to believe," said Berardi. TELEVISED FINALS | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | 213 (1 game) | $8,000 | | 2 | | Ed Ressler, Bethlehem, Pa. | 686 (3 games) | 5,000 | | 3 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | 215 (1 game) | 4,000 | | 4 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | 423 (2 games) | 3,500 | | 5 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | 191 (1 game) | 3,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS: Huber defeated Kappel, 208-191; Ressler defeated Huber in a two-frame rolloff, after tying at 215-215; Ressler defeated Webb, 268-201, and in the championship game, Berardi defeated Ressler, 213-203.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Joe Berardi, Pearl River, N.Y. | | 9659 | | 230.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 10109 | | | | 2 | | Wayne Webb, Rehoboth, Mass. | | 9598 | | 228.5 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 10093 | | | | 3 | | Eddie Ressler Jr., Bethlehem, Pa. | | 9627 | | 229.2 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 10062 | | | | 4 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | | 9486 | | 225.9 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9921 | | | | #5 | | David Kappel, Chicago | | 9439 | | 224.7 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9889 | | | | **6 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | 9463 | | 225.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9883 | | $2,550 | | #7 | | Chuck Pierce, Dallas | | 9395 | | 223.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9815 | | 2,000 | | 8 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | | 9373 | | 223.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9763 | | 1,900 | | 9 | | Charlie Venable, Bronx, N.Y. | | 9280 | | 221.0 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9760 | | 1,800 | | 10 | | Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 9384 | | 223.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9744 | | 1,700 | | #11 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9352 | | 222.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9742 | | 1,600 | | 12 | | Gary Mage, Seattle, Wash. | | 9291 | | 221.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9681 | | 1,500 | | 13 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9269 | | 220.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9629 | | 1,450 | | 14 | | Paul Moser, Somerset, Mass. | | 9121 | | 217.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9571 | | 1,400 | | 15 | | Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth, Texas | | 9252 | | 220.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9552 | | 1,350 | | 16 | | Fred Conner, Mar Vista, Calif. | | 9282 | | 221.0 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9552 | | 1,300 | | 17 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9229 | | 219.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9529 | | 1,250 | | 18 | | Jim Godman, Lorain, Ohio | | 9206 | | 219.2 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9491 | | 1,200 | | 19 | | Guppy Troup, Savannah, Ga. | | 9079 | | 216.2 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9424 | | 1,150 | | 20 | | Earl Anthony, Kent, Wash. | | 9080 | | 216.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9320 | | 1,100 | | 21 | | Tom Kohler, Prescott, Ariz. | | 9008 | | 214.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9293 | | 1,050 | | 22 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 9012 | | 214.6 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9282 | | 1,000 | | 23 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | | 9062 | | 215.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9272 | | 950 | | 24 | | Larry Gosack, Escondido, Calif. | | 9011 | | 214.5 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9221 | | 900 | |
18-GAME TOTALS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dean Johnson, Portland, Ore. | $857.50 | | | | John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. | 782.50 | | 27 | | Alvin Lou, EI Cajon, Calif. | 750 | | 28 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento | 730 | | 29 | | Bill Coleman, Springfield, Ore. | 715 | | | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. | 715 | | 31 | | Kyle Shedd, Downey, Calif. | 700 | | 32 | | Art Trask, Miami, Fla. | 690 | | 33 | | George LeCain, Peabody, Mass. | 675 | | | | Bus Oswalt, Muncie, Ind. | 675 | | 35 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 660 | | 36 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 650 | | 37 | | Jay Robinson, Van Nuys, Calif. | 640 | | 38 | | Jeff Valentine, Hopkinton, Mass. | 630 | | 39 | | Sal Rap, E. Haven, Conn. | 615 | | | | Al Sanford, Jackson, Ohio | 615 | | 41 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 595 | | | | Shannon Starnes, Ft. Worth, Texas | 595 | | 43 | | David Ozio, Beaumont, Texas | 580 | | 44 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 565 | | | | Bill George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | 565 | | 46 | | Dan Roche, Downey, Calif. | 550 | | 47 | | Jerry Friendly, St. Helena, Calif. | 540 | | 48 | | Gary Hicks, Tucson, Ariz. | 530 | |
*Denotes Alternate. **TV Finals Alternate. Johnson defeated Weltzien, 212-185, to earn the alternate spot, and they split 25th and 26th place money. #Clay Adams, Chuck Pierce, Charlie Tapp, Dave Kappel and Dave Husted rolled 300 games. 18-game qualifying leader - Kappel, 4,236. 24th place - Gosack, 3,977. PRO-AM CASHERS - Boysie Huber, Rich Carrubba, Mike Aulby, Paul Moser, Henry Gonzalez, Ed Ressler, Steve Jones, Mark Roth, Dave Husted, Joseph Groskind and Randy Lightfoot.
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