For the third time since 1977, Mark Roth and Marshall Holman prevailed as a team, combining their talents to win the $125,000 Showboat PBA Doubles Classic. With Roth averaging 216 and Holman 216, the pair earned the top-seeded position by 429 pins despite a sub-par 11-13 match play record. They then held off Ted Hannahs and Dave Husted, 169-160, in the alternating frame doubles format title game. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J.
Marshall Holman, Jacksonville. Ore. | 169 (1 game) | $25,000 | | 2 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.
Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 838 (4 games) | 13,000 | | 3 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio
Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 175 (1 game) | 9,000 | | 4 | | Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz.
Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y. | 182 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 5 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif.
Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 207 (1 game) | 7,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Hannahs-Husted defeated Baker-Berardi, 241-207. Hannahs-Husted defeated Miller-Genalo, 235-182; Hannahs-Husted defeated Fehr-Martin, 202-175; and in the championship game, Roth-Holman defeated Hannahs-Husted, 169-160.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. (90$5)
Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. (9156) | | 18241 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 18571 | | | | 2 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. (8890)
Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio (8892) | | 17782 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 18142 | | | | 3 | | Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz. (8950)
Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y. (8656) | | 17606 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 18071 | | | | 4 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio (8795)
Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. (8900) | | 17695 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 18070 | | | | 5 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. (8665)
Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. (8799) | | 17464 | | 18-6-0 | | 5401 | | 18004 | | | | 6 | | Pete Weber. St. Louis (8894)
** Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. (8699) | | 17593 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 17953 | | $6,100 | | 7 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. (9086)
Art Trask, Fresno. Calif. (8484) | | 17570 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 17915 | | 5,000 | | 8 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. (8491)
Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis (9049) | | 17540 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 17900 | | 4,000 | | 9 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. (8762)
Mike Aulby, Indianapolis (8621) | | 17383 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 17848 | | 3,550 | | 10 | | Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. (8957)
Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio (8530) | | 17487 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 17847 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Casey Berry, Albuquerque, N.M. (8713)
Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque. N.M. (8702) | | 17415 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 17835 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. (8908)
Bobby Knipple, Long Beach. Calif. (8503) | | 17411 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 17831 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Billy Young Jr., Tulsa, Okla. (8751)
David Ozio, Vidor, Texas (8656) | | 17407 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17737 | | 2,500 | | 14 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo. N.Y. (8609)
Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. (8620) | | 17229 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 17664 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Steve Neff, Sarasota. Fla. (8425)
John Weltzien, Huntley, Ill. (8938) | | 17363 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17633 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | Kent Wagner. Allentown, Pa. (8680)
Steve Martin, Great Falls, Mont. (8595) | | 17275 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17545 | | 2,200 | | 17 | | John Gant, Pittsburgh, Pa. (8623)
# Keith Kolozsi, Xenia, Ohio (8576) | | 17199 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17529 | | 2,100 | | 18 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. (8504)
Wayne Webb, Carmel, Ind. (8637) | | 17141 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 17501 | | 2,000 | | #19 | | Bob Learn Jr. Erie. Pa. (8534)
Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. (8619) | | 17153 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 17498 | | 1,900 | | 20 | | Mike Bouvia, Portland. Ore. (8550)
Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles. Mo. (8627) | | 17177 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 17477 | | 1,800 | | 21 | | Matt Surina, Bremerton, Wash. (8379)
Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. (8734) | | 17113 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 17413 | | 1,700 | | 22 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. (8313)
Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela (8730) | | 17043 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17313 | | 1,600 | | 23 | | Guppy Troup, Jacksonville, Fla. (8511)
Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas (8422) | | 16933 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 17248 | | 1,500 | | 24 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. (8448)
Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas (8432) | | 16800 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 17195 | | 1,400 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Gary Dickinson. Burleson, Texas, George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | $1,250 | | *26 | | Warren Eales, Redondo Beach, Calif., Robert Worrall, Flagstaff, Ariz. | 1,350 | | 27 | | Jim Winklepleck, Portland, Ore., Jeff Phipps, Portland. Ore. | 1,150 | | 28 | | Jim Tilton, Huntington Beach, Calif., Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. | 1,100 | | 29 | | Dave Soutar, Leawood. Kan., Mark Fahy, Chicago, Ill | 1,050 | | 30 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., Sam Maccarone. Glassboro, N.J. | 1,000 | |
* - Match play alternates. ** - TV finals alternates. # - Kolozsi and Learn rolled 300 games ($100 each). 18-game qualifying leaders - Roth and Holman, 8023. 24th place - Wunderlich and Lightfoot, 7385. 30th place Ferraro and Maccarone, 7341.
FINALISTS' AVERAGES - Roth 218.0; Holman 216.3; Fehr 211.7; Martin 211.6; Genalo 206.0; Miller 213.0; Husted 211.9; Hannahs 209.4; M. Baker 209.5; Berardi 206.3; Voss 207.1; Weber 211.7; Trask 202.0; Gonzalez 216.3; Wunderlich 215.4; Lightfoot 202.1; Aulby 205.2; Cook 208.6; Durbin 203.0; Sliker 213.2; Skidmore 207.2; Berry 207.4; Knipple 202.4; Schlegel 212.0; Ozio 206.0; Young 208.3; Hutchinson 205.2; T. Baker 204.9; Weltzien 212.8; Neff 200.5; Kolozsi 204.1; Gant 205.3; Martin 204.6; Wagner 206.6; Webb 205.6; Pritts 202.4; Palombi 205.2; Learn 203.1; Bornhop 205.4; Bouvia 203.5; Straub 207.9; Surina 199.5; Monacelli 207.8; Vittone 197.9; Williams 200.5; Troup 202.6; Ballard 200.7; Edwards 201.1.
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