George Pappas, who had a dismal 1-11 championship-round record since his 1979 victory in the Firestone Tournament of Champions, downed four straight opponents to capture the $130,000 AC-Delco Classic championship in Torrance, Calif. Pappas, the president of the PBA, defeated Pete Weber easily in the first game before coming up with a necessary 10th frame double to edge Gil Sliker by three pins in the second match. After breezing past Wayne Webb, the 35-year-old Pappas began the championship match against Charlie Tapp with two open frames and trailed by 31 pins. The challenging Pappas then put together a three-bagger to pull within eight pins, doubled to take the lead and solidified his seventh tour victory with a strike in the 10th frame. Pappas made $21,000 for the effort while Tapp, a runnerup for the second time in 1982, collected $11,000. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 883 (4 games) | $21,000 | | 2 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 214 (1 game) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | 162 (1 game) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Gil Sliker, Nashua, N.H. | 172 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 152 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Pappas defeated Weber, 247-152; Pappas defeated Sliker, 175-172; Pappas defeated Webb, 225-162; and in the championship game, Pappas defeated Tapp, 236-214.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 8973 | | 213.6 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9483 | | | | 2 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 8942 | | 212.9 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 9482 | | | | 3 | | Gil Sliker, Nashua, N.H. | | 9031 | | 215.0 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9466 | | | | 4 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 9077 | | 216.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9437 | | | | 5 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8968 | | 213.5 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9418 | | | | **6 | | Larry Laub, Santa Rosa, Calif. | | 8876 | | 211.3 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9236 | | $4,050 | | 7 | | Tom Kohler, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8730 | | 207.8 | | 16-9-0 | | 480 | | 9210 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 8819 | | 209.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9179 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 8784 | | 209.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9174 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | A.J. Vincent, Metairie, La. | | 8638 | | 205.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9058 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Dale Glenn, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 8692 | | 206.9 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8992 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Steve Davis, Santa Barbara, Calif. | | 8657 | | 206.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 8987 | | 2,350 | | | | Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | | 8537 | | 203.2 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 8987 | | 2,350 | | 14 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | | 8601 | | 204.7 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 8976 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | | 8647 | | 205.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8947 | | 2,100 | | 16 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8673 | | 206.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8913 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Tony Acosta, Hialeah, Fla. | | 8588 | | 204.4 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 8903 | | 1,850 | | | | Walter Williams, Pomona, Calif. | | 8603 | | 204.8 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8903 | | 1,850 | | 19 | | Mike Steinbach, Alsip, III. | | 8616 | | 205.1 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8886 | | 1,700 | | #20 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 8475 | | 201.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 8836 | | 1,600 | | 21 | | Matt Surina, Longview, Wash. | | 8489 | | 202.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8789 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Jim Winklepleck, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8514 | | 202.7 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8754 | | 1,400 | | 23 | | Carmen Ratti, Fountain Valley, Calif. | | 8420 | | 200.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 8720 | | 1,300 | | 24 | | Nick Beelaard, Hollister, Calif. | | 8443 | | 201.0 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 8668 | | 1,200 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Spgs., Colo. | $1,075 | | * | | Fred Jaskie, Greendale, Wis. | 1,150 | | 27 | | Ed Dolfay, Seattle, Wash. | 1,025 | | 28 | | Bruce Carter, Round Rock, Texas | 1,010 | | 29 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 1,000 | | 30 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 990 | | 31 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 975 | | | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 975 | | 33 | | Roger Haskell, Renton, Wash. | 960 | | 34 | | Robert Phalen, Kennewick, Wash. | 950 | | 35 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 940 | | 36 | | Dennis Swayda, Phoenix, Ariz. | 930 | | 37 | | Warren Nelson, Downey, Calif. | 920 | | 38 | | Billy George, Citrus Hts., Calif. | 910 | | 39 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 900 | | 40 | | Gip Lentine, Big Bear Lake, Calif. | 890 | | 41 | | Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. | 880 | | 42 | | Tom Robards, Carmichael, Calif. | 870 | | 43 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. | 860 | | 44 | | Bill Horvath, Canoga Park, Calif. | 840 | | | | Jeff Morin, Cleveland | 840 | | | | Nick Tjotjos, Westlake, Ohio | 840 | | 47 | | Joe Merrill, Lancaster, Calif. | 820 | | 48 | | Jack Andolina, Glendale, Calif. | 810 | |
** - TV alternate. * - Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Williams, 3879. 24th place - Gray, 3758. # -Kyle Shedd and Steve Wunderlich rolled 300 games. PRO-AM CASHERS -Jim Miller, Kyle Shedd, Billy George, Butch Soper, Bob Handley and Roger Haskell ($50 each).
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