Burly Steve Cook and his brother-in-law, Mike Aulby, combined their talents to successfully defend their $130,000 Showboat PBA Doubles Classic title . . . but some exciting moments left the title in doubt until the final frame. It was Aulby who threw the clinching bell, successfully converting a seven-pin spars, to help upend Ernie Schlegel and Hugh Miller, 205-195, to pick up a check for $25,000, the same as last year when they also won this title at the Showboat Bowling Center. The top-seeded duo was forced to wait through three earlier matches, which also furnished some excellent bowling. In the opener, Gary Dickinson teamed with veteran George Pappas to oust Rick Sajek and Mats Karlsson, 207-179. Miller and Schlegel were next up and they rallied to a 234-222 win over Dickinson and Pappas with four closing strikes. The next victims of Schlegel and Miller were strong-armed John Gant and Joe Salvemini. When Gant failed to convert a 2-7 split in the eighth frame, Miller and Schlegel's five straight strikes late in the game resulted in a 219-203 win, and set the stage for the championship game. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis
Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 205 (1 game) | $25,000 | | 2 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A.
Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. | 648 (3 games) | 13,000 | | 3 | | John Gant, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Joe Salvemini, Branford, Conn. | 203 (1 game) | 9,000 | | 4 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C.
Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | 429 (2 games) | 8,000 | | 5 | | Rick Sajek, Coral Springs, Fla.
Mats Karlsson, Sweden | 179 (1 game) | 7,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Pappas-Dickinson defeated Sajek-Karlsson, 207-179; Schlegel-Miller defeated Pappas-Dickinson, 234-222. Schlegel-Miller defeated Gant-Salvemini, 219-203; and in the championship game, Aulby-Cook defeated Schlegel-Miller, 205-195.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. (9,126)
Mike Aulby Indianapolis (9,282) | | 18408 | | 16-7-1 | | 495 | | 18903 | | | | 2 | | John Gant, Pittsburgh, Pa. (9,265)
Joe Salvemini, Branford, Conn. (9,041) | | 18306 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 18651 | | | | 3 | | Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. (9,142)
Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. (8,722) | | 17864 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 18344 | | | | #4 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas (8,843)
George Pappas, Charlotte. N.C. (8,875) | | 17718 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 18108 | | | | 5 | | Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden (8,803)
Rick Sajek, Coral Springs, Fla. (8,838) | | 17641 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 18091 | | | | 6 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis (8,939)
Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. (8,662) | | 17601 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 18021 | | $6,000 | | 7 | | Teata Semiz, Cedar Grove, N.J. (8,662)
Dick Weber, St. Louis (8,892) | | 17554 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 18004 | | 5,000 | | 8 | | John Mazza, Mt. Clemens, Mich. (9,484)
Dale Strike, Saginaw, Mich. (8,116) | | 17600 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 17990 | | 4,000 | | 9 | | Dave Arnold, Campbell, Calif. (8,387)
Dennis Horan, Santa Clara, Calif. (9,144) | | 17531 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 17981 | | 3,400 | | 10 | | Duane Fisher, Pennsauken, N.J, (8,828)
Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. (8,756) | | 17584 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 17974 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Steve Schlect, Anchorage, Alaska (8,739)
Lynn Austermuhl, Anchorage, Alaska (8,796) | | 17535 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17865 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. (8,4 3)
Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. (8,899) | | 17392 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 17812 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, la. (8,647)
Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla. (8.795) | | 17442 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17772 | | 2,500 | | 14 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. (8,768)
Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. (8.670) | | 17438 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 17738 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Casey Berry, Albuquerque, N.M. (8,775)
Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. (8,670) | | 17445 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 17685 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | James A. Miller, Mesa, Ariz. (8,716)
Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio (8,563) | | 17279 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 17669 | | 2,200 | | 17 | | Chris MacLellan, St. Louis (8,677)
Tom Laskow, Commack, N.Y. (8,648) | | 17325 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17655 | | 2,100 | | 18 | | Tommy Kress, Rochester, N.Y. (8,346)
Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. (8,878) | | 17224 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 17614 | | 2,050 | | 19 | | Richard Bramwell, San Marcos, Calif. (7,066)
+ Jim Murtishaw, El Cajon, Calif. (6,993) | | 14059 | | 11-5-0 | | 330 | | 14389 | | 1,820 | | 20 | | Billy Block, Miami, Fla. (8,036)
Rod Pasteur, Miami, Fla. (9,210) | | 17246 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 17576 | | 1,950 | | 21 | | Wayne Zahn, Chandler, Ariz. (8,621)
Paul Colwell, Tucson, Ariz. (8,405) | | 17026 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 17296 | | 1,900 | | 22 | | Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La. (8,300)
Guppy Troup, Neptune Beach, Fla. (8,715) | | 17015 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 17255 | | 1,850 | | 23 | | Jim Mee, Fredonia, N.Y. (8,789)
Carl Kinyon, Lockport, N.Y. (8,224) | | 17013 | | 6-17-1 | | 195 | | 17208 | | 1,800 | | 24 | | Bill Straub, Lincoln, Neb. (8,287)
Matt Surina, Tacoma, Wash. (8,624) | | 16911 | | 8-i6-0 | | 240 | | 17151 | | 1,750 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Jeff Mattingly, Puyallup, Wash., Ed Dolfay, Seattle, Wash. | $1,750 | | 26 | | Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee, Bobby Jacks, New Orleans | 1,450 | | *27 | | Tony Moore, Corbin, Ky., Steve Anderson, Colo. Springs, Colo. | 1,220 | |
* - Match play alternate. II - Gary Dickinson rolled a 300 game ($100). 18-game qualifying leaders - John Gant and Joe Salvemini, 7969. 24th place - Don Genalo and James A. Miller, 7318. 27th place - Steve Anderson and Tony Moore, 7268. + - Jim Murtishaw and Richard Bramwell replaced Jeff Mattingly and Ed Dolfay after 26 games. Murtishaw and Bramwell received a 141-pin penalty, which was the difference between their qualifying scores and the 75 bonus pins Mattingly and Dolfay had earned. They split 19th and 25th place money. Murtishaw and Bramwell received an additional $70 as alternates for the first round. Tony Moore and Steve Anderson received an additional $140 as alternates for the second and third rounds of match play.
FINALISTS' AVERAGES -Aulby. 221.0; Cook, 217.2; Salvemini, 215.2; Gant, 220.5; Schlegel, 207.6; Miller, 217.6; Pappas, 211.3; Dickinson, 210.5; Sajek, 210.1; Karlsson, 209.8; Voss, 206.2; P. Weber, 212.8; D. Weber, 211.7; Semiz, 206.2; Strike, 193.2; Mazza, 225.8; Horan, 217.1; Arnold, 199.6; Bohn, 208.4; Fisher, 210.1; Austermuhl, 209.4; Schlect, 208.0; Gonzalez, 211.8; Trask, 202.2; Sliker, 209.4; Wagner. 205.8; Holman, 206.4; Roth, 208.7; Skidmore, 206.4; Berry, 208.9; Genalo, 203.8; Miller, 207.5; Laskow, 205.9; MacLellan. 206.5; Williams Jr., 211.3; Kress, 198.7; Murtishaw, 205.6; Bramwell, 207.8; Pasteur, 219.2; Block, 191.3; Colwell, 200.1; Zahn. 205.2; Troup, 207.5, Granger. 197.6; Kinyon, 195.8; Mee, 209.6; Surina, 205.3; Straub, 197.3; Mattingly, 195.1; Dolfay, 212.4.
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