Art Trask notched his second victory in four weeks and took over the lead on the 1982 PBA money list when he captured the $150,000 True Value Open with a pair of decisive championship round victories. The 33-year-old Trask, who had gone 10 years without a PBA championship until winning the Quaker State Open, defeated Pete Weber, 269-166, and top-seeded AI Stonum, 223-173, for the $27,000 top prize. Trask had started the semifinal game with eight consecutive strikes after Weber had done likewise in defeating Bob Handley, 277-175. Weber, who also defeated his father, PBA Hall of Famer Dick Weber during match play at Landmark Lanes in Peoria, III., had opened the stepladder finals with a 223-173 win over Kevin Gillette. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 492 (2 games) | $27,000 | | 2 | | AI Stonum, S. San Francisco | 173 (1 game) | 14,000 | | 3 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 665 (3 games) | 8,500 | | 4 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | 175 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | 195 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Weber defeated Gillette, 222-195; Weber defeated Handley, 277-175; Trask defeated Weber, 269-166; and in the championship round, Trask defeated Stonum, 223-173.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | #1 | | AI Stonum, S. San Francisco | | 9123 | | 217.2 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9633 | | | | 2 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 9225 | | 219.6 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9600 | | | | #3 | | Bob Handley, Fairway, Kan. | | 9120 | | 217.1 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9585 | | | | 4 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 9194 | | 218.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9554 | | | | 5 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | | 9106 | | 216.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9496 | | | | *6 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 9052 | | 215.5 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9472 | | $5,050 | | 7 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | | 8967 | | 213.5 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9447 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 9026 | | 214.9 | | 13-9-2 | | 420 | | 9446 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. | | 9110 | | 216.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9440 | | 3,200 | | 10 | | Steve Westberg, Cottage Grove, Ore. | | 8989 | | 214.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9409 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | | 8911 | | 212.1 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9376 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 9035 | | 215.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9335 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 9091 | | 216.4 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9331 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 8884 | | 211.5 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9274 | | 2,300 | | 15 | | Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. | | 8886 | | 211.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9216 | | 2,200 | | 16 | | Gil Sliker, Nashua, N.H. | | 8852 | | 210.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9212 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | Sam Zurich, Huntington, N.Y. | | 8847 | | 210.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9177 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | | 8760 | | 208.5 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9165 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 8820 | | 210.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9150 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | Dan Hamilton, Miami, Fla. | | 8858 | | 210.9 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9143 | | 1,700 | | 21 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va. | | 8832 | | 210.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 330 | | 9132 | | 1,600 | | #22 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 8884 | | 211.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9124 | | 1,500 | | 23 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | | 8810 | | 209.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9080 | | 1,400 | | 24 | | Ed Martin, Kokomo, Ind. | | 8606 | | 204.9 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8831 | | 1,300 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Boysie Huber, St. Louis | $1,185 | | **26 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 1,235 | | 27 | | Dale Glenn, Santa Maria, Calif. | 1,130 | | 28 | | Steve Bowman, Las Vegas, Nev. | 1,084 | | | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 1,084 | | | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 1,084 | | 31 | | Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz. | 1,060 | | 32 | | Louis Mancha, Spring, Texas | 1,045 | | | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | 1,045 | | 34 | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 1,025 | | | | Darwin Skrzynecki, Chicago | 1,025 | | 36 | | Dave Davis, Tinton Falls, N.J. | 1,010 | | 37 | | John Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. | 1,000 | | 38 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota, Fla. | 990 | | 39 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | 980 | | 40 | | A.J. Vincent, Metarie, La. | 970 | | 41 | | Don McCune, Highland, Ind. | 960 | | 42 | | Teata Semiz, Fairfield, N.J. | 950 | | 43 | | Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. | 940 | | 44 | | Don Johnson, Las Vegas, Nev. | 925 | | | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | 925 | | 46 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 910 | | 47 | | Scott Buckingham, Anchorage, Alaska | 900 | | 48 | | Dave Kappel, Chicago | 890 | |
* - TV Finals alternate. ** - Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Lou, 4030. 24th place -Bellinger, Westberg and Zurich, 3836. # - AI Stonum, Bob Handley and Steve Wunderlich rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS ($50 each) - Jeff Morin, Pete Weber, Wayne Webb, Ken Hall, Hugh Miller and Steve Martin.
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