Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif., became the first two-time winner on the PBA Tour in 1986 as he captured the $130,000 Fair Lanes Open. Williams downed top-seeded Gil Sliker, 219-204, in the title game to raise his leading money winning total to $86,215 with the $20,000 first prize. The four-time world horseshoe pitching champion strung strikes in the seventh through ninth frames, then watched as Sliker missed the 1-2-4-8 to hand the title to Williams. Williams, who qualified second, got past veteran Bobby Knipple in the semifinal match, 245-168. Knipple said afterward that he was going into semi-retirement after 21 years as a PBA member. In the opening game, Knipple downed rookie Rod Pasteur, 254-235, and then advanced to defeat Jimmie Pritts Jr., 222-148. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 464 (2 games) | $20,000 | | 2 | | Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla. | 204 (1 game) | 11,000 | | 3 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | 644 (3 games) | 7,500 | | 4 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | 148 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 5 | | Rod Pasteur, Atlanta | 235 (1 game) | 5,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Knipple defeated Pasteur, 254-235; Knipple defeated Pritts, 222-148; Williams defeated Knipple, 245-168; and in the championship game, Williams defeated Sliker, 219-204.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla. | | 9072 | | 216.0 | | 18-6-0 | | 480 | | 9612 | | | | 2 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | | 9143 | | 217.7 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9578 | | | | 3 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | | 9140 | | 217.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9560 | | | | 4 | | Rod Pasteur, Atlanta | | 9107 | | 216.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9527 | | | | 5 | | Bobby Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. | | 9041 | | 215.3 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9521 | | | | 6 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | 9008 | | 214.5 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9443 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | | 8945 | | 213.0 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9380 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 8925 | | 212.5 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9330 | | 3,200 | | 9 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 8967 | | 213.5 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9312 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Alan Granat, Palisade, Colo. | | 8815 | | 209.9 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9265 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Mike Jasnau, Wichita, Kan. | | 8902 | | 212.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9262 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J. | | 8846 | | 210.6 | | 12-10-2 | | 390 | | 9236 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | John McCarron, W. Springfield, Mass. | | 8810 | | 209.8 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9200 | | 2,300 | | 14 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | | 8800 | | 209.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9130 | | 2,200 | | 15 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | | 8780 | | 209.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9110 | | 2,100 | | 16 | | Storm DeVincent, Tamarac, Fla. | | 8766 | | 208.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9066 | | 2,000 | | 17 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 8751 | | 208.4 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9036 | | 1,900 | | 18 | | Rick Vittone, Salem, Ore. | | 8652 | | 206.0 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 8997 | | 1,800 | | 19 | | Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa. | | 8756 | | 208.5 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8996 | | 1,700 | | 20 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | | 8721 | | 207.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8961 | | 1,600 | | 21 | | Bruce Hollen Jr., Baltimore, Md. | | 8647 | | 205.9 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8932 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 8628 | | 205.4 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 8913 | | 1,400 | | 23 | | Sam Zurich, Hernando Beach, Fla. | | 8624 | | 205.3 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 8879 | | 1,350 | | 24 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 8493 | | 202.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 8733 | | 1,300 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Dale Eagle, Tomball, Texas | $1,250 | | 26 | | Randy Stoughton, Indianapolis | 1,120 | | #27 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | 1,100 | | 28 | | Chuck Mogavero, Sun Lakes, Ariz. | 1,070 | | | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | 1,070 | | 30 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. | 1,050 | | 31 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 1,040 | | 32 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 1,030 | | 33 | | Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y. | 1,020 | | 34 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 1,010 | | 35 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | 1,000 | | 36 | | Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa. | 990 | | 37 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C | 975 | | | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 975 | | 39 | | Rod McLean, Baltimore, Md. | 955 | | | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash | 955 | | 41 | | Mike Bair, Hanover, Pa. | 940 | | 42 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 930 | | 43 | | Lynn Austermuhl, Anchorage, Alaska | 915 | | | | Guppy Troup, Neptune Beach, Fla. | 915 | | 45 | | Mal Acosta, Manteca, Calif. | 900 | | 46 | | Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va. | 890 | | 47 | | Palmer Fallgren, Sacramento, Calif. | 880 | | 48 | | James A. Miller, Mesa, Ariz. | 870 | | 49 | | James Kamerzel III, Danbury, Conn. | 860 | | 50 | | Michael Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y. | 850 | | 51 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | 840 | | 52 | | Rick A. Pollard, Versailles, Ind. | 830 | | 53 | | Pete Kaczmarczyk, Warren, Mich. | 820 | |
* - Match play alternate. # - Gary Dickinson and Tom Crites rolled 300 games ($100 each). 18-game qualifying leader - Mark Williams, 4018. 24th place - Sam Zurich, 3761. 53rd place - Pete Kaczmarczyk, 3654. PRO-AM CASHERS - Gil Sliker, Tom Laskow, Paul Gibson, Purvis Granger, Ted Hannahs, Casey Berry, Jeff Bellinger, Tommy Kress, Randy Stoughton and Rick Pollard ($50 each).
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