Pete Weber accomplished the thrill of a lifetime when he captured the Professional Bowlers Association's $125,000 St. Louis Open. He won in front of a hometown crowd, something his illustrious father, Hall of Famer Dick Weber, had never been able to do in his brilliant PBA career. "You guys (newsmen) cannot believe it," Pete said in the pressroom afterward, "but I really wanted that trophy more than I wanted that $18,000 check." It was just moments after he had defeated leading qualifier Dennis Jacques, 267-227, to come up with his eighth title on the pro tour. But it was the semifinal game that inspired a cheering crowd at North Oaks Bowl and a national television audience. In that game Weber finished with six consecutive strikes to shut out Norm Duke in a 247-234 thriller. Weber was in second position in the final and waited until the five-foot, five-inch Duke came up with a pair of 235 games in eliminating non-champion Mats Karlsson, 235-224, and one-time winner Billy Young Jr., 235-207. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | 514 (2 games) | $18,000 | | 2 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | 227 (1 game) | 9,500 | | 3 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | 704 (3 games) | 7,000 | | 4 | | Billy Young Jr., Tulsa, Okla., | 207 (1 game) | 5,500 | | 5 | | Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden | 224 (1 game) | 4,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Duke defeated Karlsson, 235-224; Duke defeated Young, 235-207; Weber defeated Duke, 247-234; and in the championship game, Weber defeated Jacques, 267-227.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | | 9389 | | 223.5 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9779 | | | | 2 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 9287 | | 221.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9737 | | | | 3 | | Billy Young Jr., Tulsa, Okla. | | 9292 | | 221.2 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9652 | | | | 4 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | | 9255 | | 220.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9645 | | | | 5 | | Mats Karlsson, Sweden | | 9169 | | 218.3 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9604 | | | | #6 | | Richard Bramwell, Sam Marcos, Calif. | | 9141 | | 217.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9591 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Greg Nesbit, Pittsburgh, Pa. | | 9235 | | 219.9 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9580 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | | 9186 | | 218.7 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9546 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9083 | | 216.3 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9518 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | | 9165 | | 218.2 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9510 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | | 9101 | | 216.7 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9506 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | | 8961 | | 213.4 | | 15-8-1 | | 465 | | 9426 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Chuck Mogavero, Sun Lakes, Ariz. | | 8970 | | 213.6 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9420 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis | | 8977 | | 213.7 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9352 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Ricky Corona, Fullerton, Calif. | | 9010 | | 214.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9340 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | James A. Miller, Mesa, Ariz. | | 9011 | | 214.5 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9326 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Randy Johnson, Webster Groves, Mo. | | 9047 | | 215.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9317 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Don Scudder Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio | | 8996 | | 214.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9296 | | 1,700 | | 19 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 8920 | | 212.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9220 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Brad Bohling, Denver, Colo. | | 8759 | | 208.5 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9179 | | 1,500 | | 21 | | George Branham III, Arleta, Calif. | | 8773 | | 208.9 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9013 | | 1,400 | | 22 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, III. | | 8706 | | 207.3 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9006 | | 1,300 | | 23 | | Jim Harvey, Tucson, Ariz. | | 8743 | | 208.2 | | 7-16-1 | | 215 | | 8968 | | 1,250 | | 24 | | Butch Soper, Los Angeles | | 8522 | | 202.9 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8807 | | 1,200 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | $1,090 | | *26 | | Mal Acosta, Manteca, Calif. | 1,155 | | 27 | | Storm DeVincent, Tamarac, Fla. | 1,010 | | 28 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | 990 | | 29 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | 970 | | 30 | | Tony Moore, Corbin, Ky. | 950 | | 31 | | Rich Hartman, Collinsville, Ill. | 940 | | 32 | | Dale Eagle, Tomball, Texas | 930 | | 33 | | Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis. | 920 | | 34 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 900 | | | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | 900 | | | | David Traber, Cederburg, Wis. | 900 | | 37 | | Mike Jasnau, Wichita, Kan. | 880 | | 38 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | 865 | | | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 865 | | 40 | | Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. | 850 | | 41 | | Rusty Greiner, Richmond, Calif. | 840 | | 42 | | Bob Benoit, Dallas | 825 | | | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 825 | | 44 | | Johnnie Short, Albuquerque, N.M. | 810 | | 45 | | Randy Stoughton, Indianapolis | 800 | | 46 | | Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La. | 790 | | 47 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 780 | | 48 | | Rick Sajek, Coral Springs, Fla. | 770 | | 49 | | Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee, Wis. | 760 | | 50 | | Bill Spigner, Chicago | 750 | | 51 | | Jon O'Drobinak, Chicago | 740 | | 52 | | Arnie Goldman, Detroit, Mich. | 730 | | 53 | | Rick A. Pollard, Versailles, Ind. | 720 | |
* - Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader - Dennis Jacques, 4078. 24th place - Chuck Mogavero, 3829. 53rd place - Rick A. Pollard, 3716. # - Richard Bramwell rolled a 300 game ($100). PRO-AM CASHERS - Arnie Goldman, Bob Handley, Storm DeVincent, Billy Young Jr., Palmer Fallgren, Mike Aulby, Gerry Keslar, Eddy Kelley, Mark Fahy and Dick Weber.
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