A national television audience and a full house at Gable House Bowl won't soon forget the championship performance staged by Del Warren, as he won four games and the Greater Los Angeles Open in Torrance, Calif. The lanky 25-year-old blistered the pins for games of 228, 260, 236 and a championship game 256-218 win over Mark Williams to clinch the $18,000 winner's check and a spot in the $250,000 Firestone Tournament of Champions. His 980 total for four games translated into an average of 245 and marked the second straight week a player won four consecutive games to march to the title. Randy Pedersen turned the same trick in the season opener to win the AC-Delco Classic. Warren first eliminated Steve Wunderlich, 228-200, then sandwiched 11 strikes around a 4-6-7-10 split in the fifth frame for a 260-225 win over Marshall Holman. Warren then set himself up for the title game by eliminating Southern California native Mark Baker, 236-200. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | 980 (4 games) | $18,000 | | 2 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 218 (1 game) | 9,500 | | 3 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | 200 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 225 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 5 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 200 (1 game) | 4,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Warren defeated Wunderlich, 228-200; Warren defeated Holman, 260-225; Warren defeated Baker, 236-200; and in the championship game, Warren defeated Williams, 256-218.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 9674 | | 230.3 | | 18-6-0 | | 540 | | 10214 | | | | 2 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 9754 | | 232.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 10084 | | | | 3 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9621 | | 229.1 | | 14-8-2 | | 450 | | 10071 | | | | 4 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | | 9446 | | 224.9 | | 16-6-2 | | 510 | | 9956 | | | | 5 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 9575 | | 228.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9950 | | | | 6 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 9533 | | 227.0 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9908 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9501 | | 226.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9891 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | George Branham III, Arleta, Calif. | | 9415 | | 224.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9805 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | | 9354 | | 222.7 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9789 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | | 9393 | | 223.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9723 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee, Wis. | | 9309 | | 221.7 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9699 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Rick Sajek, Coral Springs, Fla. | | 9318 | | 221.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9678 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Eddy Kelley, Amarillo, Texas | | 9276 | | 220.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9636 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Bob Chamberlain, Auburn Heights, Mich. | | 9263 | | 220.5 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9623 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | | 9204 | | 219.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9594 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Brad Bohling, Denver, Colo. | | 9261 | | 220.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9561 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | | 9149 | | 217.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9509 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | | 9203 | | 219.1 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9497 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | | 9137 | | 217.5 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9437 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 9044 | | 215.3 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9419 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | Mike Bouvia, Gresham, Ore. | | 9067 | | 215.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9337 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | | 8919 | | 212.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9189 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Sam Zurich, Hernando Beach, Fla. | | 8875 | | 211.3 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9145 | | 1,250 | | #24 | | Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va. | | 8786 | | 209.2 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 8996 | | 1,200 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | $1,195 | | 26 | | John Forst, Woodridge, Ill. | 1,065 | | 27 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 1,040 | | 28 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. | 1,020 | | 29 | | Steve J. Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 1,010 | | 30 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | 1,000 | | #31 | | Dave Arnold, Campbell, Calif. | 990 | | 32 | | Billy Young, Tulsa, Okla. | 980 | | 33 | | Jimmy Evans, Galveston, Texas | 970 | | 34 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 955 | | | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill. | 955 | | 36 | | Chris Goddard, Zephyr Cove, Nev. | 940 | | # | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 930 | | 38 | | Mats Karlsson, Sweden | 920 | | 39 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 905 | | | | Bobby Jacks, New Orleans | 905 | | 41 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | 885 | | | | Jim Tilton, Huntington Beach, Calif. | 885 | | 43 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 870 | | 44 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | 855 | | # | | David White, Oklahoma City, Okla. | 855 | | 46 | | Randy Stoughton, Indianapolis | 840 | | 47 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 825 | | # | | Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla. | 825 | | 49 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 810 | | 50 | | Earl Ziemann, Garden Grove, Calif. | 800 | | 51 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | 790 | | 52 | | Phil Kapsimallis, N. Hollywood, Calif. | 780 | | 53 | | Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis | 770 | |
* - Match play alternate. # - Tony Cariello, Gil Sliker, David White, Steve Lickliter, Bill Netzhammer, Del Ballard Jr. and Dave Arnold rolled 300 games ($100 each). PRO-AM CASHERS - Ron Williams, Richard Bramwell, Sam Zurich, Gil Sliker, Brad Bohling and Chris Goddard ($50 each).
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