The top-seeded doubles team of Joe Berardi and Teata Semiz thwarted a brilliant rush by Steve Wunderlich and Billy Walden to capture the $130,000 Columbia Senior/Touring Pro Doubles. The all-Eastern duo of Berardi-Semiz collected a 224-204 victory worth $25,000 over Midwesterners Wunderlich-Walden. But it wasn't easy. Wunderlich-Walden waded through three tough opponents before losing the championship game. In the early matches, the St. Louis area "Wunderteam" ousted veteran Bob Strampe and Dave Husted, 234-169, and then toppled Hall of Famer Carmen Salvino and Jimmie Pritts Jr., 247-233. Next up was a pair of lefthanders, Bill Allen, a Hall of Famer with 13 titles and John Gant, performing in front of the hometown crowd from Greater Cincinnati. Wunderlich-Walden prevailed, 233-212, but had their charge halted by Berardi-Semiz in the title game. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Teata Semiz, Fairfield, N.J.
Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. | 224 (1 game) | $25,000 | | 2 | | Billy Walden, Troy, Mo.
Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 918 (4 games) | 13,000 | | 3 | | Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla.
John Gant, Cincinnati, Ohio | 212 (1 game) | 9,000 | | 4 | | Carmen Salvino, Chicago
Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. | 233 (1 game) | 8,000 | | 5 | | Bob Strampe, Warren, Mich.
Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | 169 (1 game) | 7,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Walden-Wunderlich defeated Strampe-Husted, 234-169; Walden-Wunderlich defeated Salvino-Pritts, 247-233; Walden-Wunderlich defeated Allen-Gant, 233-212; and in the championship game, Semiz-Berardi defeated Walden-Wunderlich, 224-204.
36-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City/State | | Pins | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Joe Berardi, Brooklyn, N.Y. (7918)
Teata Semiz, Fairfield, N.J. (7591) | | 15509 | | 14-4-0 | | 660 | | 16169 | | | | 2 | | John Gant, Cincinnati, Ohio (8105)
Bill Allen, Orlando, Fla. (7599) | | 15704 | | 9-9-0 | | 460 | | 16164 | | | | 3 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. (7996)
Carmen Salvino, Chicago (7570) | | 15566 | | 11-7-0 | | 510 | | 16076 | | | | 4 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. (8035)
Bob Strampe, Warren, Mich. (7439) | | 15474 | | 9-9-0 | | 460 | | 15934 | | | | #5 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis (8020)
Billy Walden, Troy, Mo. (7328) | | 15348 | | 7-10-1 | | 575 | | 15923 | | | | 6 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif. (7796)
Dick Weber, Florissant, Mo. (7556) | | 15352 | | 10-8-0 | | 500 | | 15852 | | $6,000 | | 7 | | Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. (7942)
Doug Johnson, Long Beach, Calif. (7351) | | 15293 | | 10-8-0 | | 490 | | 15783 | | 5,000 | | 8 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. (7825)
Bill Beach, Sharon, Pa. (7299) | | 15124 | | 11-7-0 | | 525 | | 15649 | | 4,000 | | 9 | | Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis (7738)
Bill Heflin, Reading, Ohio (7373) | | 15111 | | 10-8-0 | | 510 | | 15621 | | 3,400 | | 10 | | James A. Miller, Mesa, Ariz. (7654)
Les Zikes, Palatine, III. (7549) | | 15203 | | 7-11-0 | | 400 | | 15603 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Mats Karlsson, Sweden (7988)
Bob Perry, Phoenix, Ariz. (7111) | | 15099 | | 11-7-0 | | 490 | | 15589 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Wayne Webb, Indianapolis (7829)
Mickey Spiezio, Crest Hill, III. (7279) | | 15108 | | 9-9-0 | | 460 | | 15568 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. (7731)
Paul Busch, Dover, Del. (7336) | | 15067 | | 8-10-0 | | 430 | | 15497 | | 2,500 | | 14 | | Steve J. Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. (7433)
Darrel Curtis, Seattle, Wash. (7597) | | 15030 | | 7-11-0 | | 350 | | 15380 | | 2,400 | | 15 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. (7794)
Les Schissler, Denver, Colo. (7112) | | 14906 | | 9-9-0 | | 460 | | 15366 | | 2,300 | | 16 | | Joe Hutchinson, Scranton, Pa. (7913)
Bob Kwolek, Dayton, Ohio (7108) | | 15021 | | 4-14-0 | | 250 | | 15271 | | 2,200 | | 17 | | Tim Smith, Springfield, Ohio (7647)
Jerry Smith, Williamsville, N.Y. (6926) | | 14573 | | 6-12-0 | | 310 | | 14883 | | 2,100 | | 18 | | Randy Canales, Poway, Calif. (7505)
Glenn Allison, Whittier, Calif. (7132) | | 14637 | | 4-14-0 | | 230 | | 148672060 | | | |
SENIOR CASHERS/TOURING PRO CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 19 | | Harry Smith, Akron, Ohio | $900 | | | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | 900 | | *20 | | Ed Thomas, Columbus, Ohio | 995 | | | | John Kirker, Norwich, Conn. | 875 | | 21 | | Carl Babb, Kokomo. Ind. | 850 | | * | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill. | 970 | | 22 | | Jack Lang, Madison Hts., Mich. | 825 | | | | Scott Devers, Centerville, Ind. | 825 | | 23 | | Larry Cassera, New Port Richey, Fla. | 788 | | | | Dave Meder, State College, Pa. | 788 | | 24 | | Dale Eagle, Lake Havasu City, Ariz. | 800 | | | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | 775 | | 25 | | Bob Williams, San Carlos, Calif. | 750 | | | | Butch Soper, Los Angeles | 750 | | 26 | | Bob Chase, Kansas City, Kan. | 725 | | | | Tony Moore, Corbin, Ky. | 725 | | 27 | | Tommy Tuttle, King, N.C. | 700 | |
* - Match play alternate. # - Steve Wunderlich and Del Warren rolled 300 games ($100 each). 18-game qualifying leaders - Bill Allen, 3822 and John Gant, 4035. 18th-place - Mickey Spiezio, 3505 and Wayne Webb, 3778. 27th-place Senior - Tommy Tuttle, 3462. 26th-place Touring Pro - Tony Moore, 3733. PRO-AM CASHERS - Henry Gonzalez, John Mazza, Butch Soper, Randy Pedersen, Rod Pasteur, Rick Sajek and Rey Perez ($50 each).
FINALISTS' AVERAGES - Semiz, 210.9 Berardi, 219 9; Allen, 211.1; Gant, 225.1; Salvino, 210.3; Pritts, 222.1; Strampe, 206.6; Husted, 223.2; Walden, 203.6; Wunderlich, 22.8; Weber, 29.8; Williams, 216.6; Johnson, 204.2; McDowell, 220.6; Beach, 202.8; Jacques, 217.4; Heflin, 204.9; Morrow, 214.9; Zikes, 209.7; Miller, 212.7; Perry, 197.5; Karlsson, 221.9; Spiezio, 202.2; Webb, 217.5; Busch, 203.8; Gonzalez, 214.8; Curtis, 211.0; Martin, 206.5; Schissler, 197.6; Baker, 216.5; Kwolek, 197.4; Hutchinson, 219.8; J. Smith, 192.4; T. Smith, 212.4; Allison, 198.1; Canales, 208.5.
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