Dave Husted staged three pressure-packed finishes to win his fourth title as he defeated top-seeded Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa., 228-181, in the championship game of the $125,000 Kessler Open. He proved to be the toughest when he absolutely had to be in winning this title. He swung into action in the second game of the nationally televised finals after Amleto Monacelli had eliminated Norm Duke, 208-168Husted's opponent, Monacelli, opened in the first frame and then notched a four-bagger while Husted was opening with three strikes. When Monacelli finished with three more strikes for a 224, he put the pressure squarely on Husted, who had to strike or lose. He struck and won, 228-224. Husted's next opponent was Rick Sajek. Sajek missed a 2-4-5-8 cluster in the sixth frame to which Husted responded with five closing strikes to eke out a 218-203 victory. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 674 (3 games) | $18,000 | | 2 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | 181 (1 game) | 9,500 | | 3 | | Rick Sajek, Coral Springs, Fla. | 203 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 4 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 432 (2 games) | 5,500 | | 5 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | 168 (1 game) | 4,500 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Monacelli defeated Duke, 208-168; Husted defeated Monacelli, 228-224; Husted defeated Sajek, 218-203; and in the championship game, Husted defeated Palombi, 228-181.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 9694 | | 230.0 | | 19-3-2 | | 600 | | 10294 | | | | 2 | | Rick Sajek, Coral Springs, Fla. | | 9649 | | 229.7 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 10129 | | | | 3 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 9566 | | 227.8 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9986 | | | | 4 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | | 9398 | | 223.8 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9878 | | | | 5 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 9365 | | 223.0 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9770 | | | | 6 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 9249 | | 220.2 | | 16-6-2 | | 510 | | 9759 | | $4,000 | | 7 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 9292 | | 221.2 | | 14-9-1 | | 435 | | 9727 | | 3,600 | | 8 | | Harold Sullins, Detroit | | 9277 | | 220.9 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9697 | | 3,300 | | 9 | | Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif. | | 9291 | | 221.2 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9681 | | 3,000 | | 10 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 9270 | | 220.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9660 | | 2,800 | | 11 | | Jim Stefanich, Joliet, Ill. | | 9197 | | 219.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9617 | | 2,600 | | 12 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 9278 | | 220.9 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9608 | | 2,400 | | 13 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | | 9267 | | 220.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9597 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Bill Peters, Englewood, Ohio | | 9198 | | 219.0 | | 10-13-1 | | 315 | | 9513 | | 2,100 | | 15 | | Tony Westlake, Altus, Okla. | | 9172 | | 218.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9502 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Don Genalo, Perrysburg, Ohio | | 9275 | | 220.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9485 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | Dave Arnold, Campbell, Calif. | | 9037 | | 215.2 | | 9-12-3 | | 315 | | 9352 | | 1,800 | | +18 | | Richard Bramwell, San Marcos, Calif. | | 6764 | | 218.1 | | 8-5-0 | | 240 | | 7004 | | 1,450 | | 19 | | James A. Miller, Mesa, Ariz. | | 9028 | | 215.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9328 | | 1,600 | | 20 | | Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La. | | 8975 | | 213.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9245 | | 1,550 | | 21 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | | 8981 | | 213.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9191 | | 1,500 | | 22 | | Bill Coleman, Fremont, Calif. | | 8941 | | 212.9 | | 8-i6-0 | | 240 | | 9181 | | 1,450 | | 23 | | Craig Harrington, Salt Lake City, Utah | | 8921 | | 212.4 | | 6-18-0 | | 180 | | 9101 | | 1,390 | | 24 | | Kevin McGerr, Lincoln, Neb. | | 8804 | | 209.6 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9044 | | 1,330 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Casey Berry, Albuquerque, N.M. | $1,415 | | 26 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | 1,150 | | 27 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 1,140 | | 28 | | Mats Karlsson, Sweden | 1,120 | | 29 | | Chris MacLellan, St Louis | 1,105 | | *30 | | Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas | 1,175 | | 31 | | Jim Harvey, Tucson, Ariz. | 1,090 | | 32 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | 1,080 | | 33 | | Greg Nesbit, Pittsburgh, Pa. | 1,070 | | 34 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. | 1,060 | | 35 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 1,045 | | | | Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla. | 1,045 | | 37 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | 1,030 | | @38 | | Ed Silva, Fremont, Calif. | 1,020 | | 39 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | 1,010 | | 40 | | Jimmie Pritts, Lawrence, Mass. | 1,000 | | 41 | | Brad Bohling, Denver, Colo. | 990 | | 42 | | Tony Simao, S. San Francisco, Calif. | 980 | | 43 | | Sam Zurich, Hernando Beach, Fla. | 970 | | 44 | | Tim Weisbrod, Cincinnati, Ohio | 960 | | 45 | | Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J. | 950 | | 46 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | 940 | | 47 | | Chris Warren, Dallas | 930 | | 48 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | 920 | | 49 | | George Branham III, Arleta, Calif. | 910 | | 50 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 900 | | 51 | | Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. | 890 | | 52 | | Tom Robards, Carmichael, Calif. | 880 | | 53 | | Guy Hulsenberg, San Jose, Calif. | 870 | |
* - Match play alternate. @ - non-PBA member. 18-game qualifying leader - Rick Sajek and Don Genalo, 4115 24th place - Randy Pedersen, 3933. 53rd place - Guy Hulsenberg, 3838. PRO-AM CASHERS - Mats Karlsson, Dale Strike, Mal Acosta, Rick Sajek, Marshall Holman and Walter Ray Williams Jr. ($50 each). + - Richard Bramwell replaced Casey Berry after 29 games. Bramwell received a 205-pin penalty, which was the difference between their qualifying scores and the 180 bonus pins Berry had earned. They split 18th- and 25th-place money. Bramwell received an additional $35 as alternate for the first round. Philip Ringener received an additional $70 as alternate for the second and third rounds of match play.
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