"Wrap it up, I'll take it," were the words to the song Del Ballard Jr. kept repeating to himself en route to his first national tour victory in the $500,000 Seagram's Coolers U.S. Open, worth a record $100,000 to the winner. Ballard topped top-seeded Pete Weber, 247-209, at Narrows Plaza Bowl for his first Professional Bowlers Association championship in the richest pro bowling tournament ever. Weber, who led the 240-man field made up of 144 leading PBA members and 96 Bowling Proprietors' Association tion of America (BPAA) league qualifiers, received $55,000 as runnerup, which was larger than any previous professional bowling winner's check. Ballard, Richardson, Texas, opened with a spare and three strikes. Weber, Florissant, Mo., failed to double until the 10th frame, but by then Ballard had built an insurmountable lead. Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore., a two-time BPAA U.S. Open winner, opened the championship round by tossing 11 strikes to oust Gary Dickinson, the 1983 Open champ, 265-190. Holman, a 20-time PBA titlist, then bowed to Akron, Ohio's Ron Bell, 230-203. Ballard then entered the fray and on the strength of 10 strikes, defeated Bell, 278-187, and advanced to the lucrative title game. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | 525 (2 games) | $100,000 | | 2 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | 209 (1 game) | 55,000 | | 3 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | 417 (2 games) | 30,000 | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 468 (2 games) | 20,000 | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | 190 (1 game) | 15,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Holman defeated Dickinson, 265-190; Bell defeated Holman, 230-203; Ballard defeated Bell, 278-187; and in the championship game, Ballard defeated Weber, 247-209.
56-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Pete Weber, Florissant, Mo. | | 12672 | | 226.3 | | 18-5-1 | | 555 | | 13227 | | | | 2 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 12566 | | 224.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12956 | | | | 3 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | | 12381 | | 221.1 | | 19-5-0 | | 570 | | 12951 | | | | 4 | | Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | | 12408 | | 221.6 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12828 | | | | 5 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | | 12391 | | 221.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12811 | | | | @#6 | | Jeff Mackey, Mexico, Mo. | | 12334 | | 220.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 12754 | | $12,000 | | @7 | | Bill Ryan Jr., Dayton, Ohio | | 12376 | | 221.0 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12736 | | 11,000 | | 8 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | | 12391 | | 221.3 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12721 | | 10,000 | | #9 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 12263 | | 219.0 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 12713 | | 9,000 | | 10 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 12353 | | 220.6 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12683 | | 8,500 | | 11 | | Doug Wallace, Portland, Ore. | | 12333 | | 220.2 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12663 | | 8,000 | | 12 | | Steve Neff, Homosassa Springs, Fla. | | 12254 | | 218.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12614 | | 7,500 | | 13 | | Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | | 12304 | | 219.7 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12604 | | 7,000 | | 14 | | Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla. | | 12232 | | 218.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12592 | | 6,500 | | 15 | | Storm DeVincent, Tamarac, Fla. | | 12230 | | 218.4 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 12590 | | 6,000 | | 16 | | Brad Bohling, Denver, Colo. | | 12154 | | 217.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 12544 | | 5,600 | | 17 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | | 12213 | | 218.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 12543 | | 5,200 | | 18 | | Rick Brunori, Monroeville, Pa. | | 12088 | | 215.9 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 12463 | | 5,000 | | 19 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J. | | 12206 | | 218.0 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 12446 | | 4,800 | | 20 | | Jon O'Drobinak, Hammond, Ind. | | 12108 | | 216.2 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 12408 | | 4,600 | | 21 | | Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. | | 12100 | | 216.1 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 12385 | | 4,400 | | 22 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | | 12028 | | 214.8 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 12313 | | 4,200 | | 23 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | | 12027 | | 214.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 12237 | | 4,000 | | @24 | | Kevin Gillette, Florence, Ky. | | 11920 | | 212.9 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 12190 | | 3,800 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | *25 | | Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla. | $3,700 | | 26 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | 3,500 | | 27 | | Randy Stoughton, Indianapolis | 3,400 | | 28 | | Jim Harvey, Tucson, Ariz. | 3,250 | | | | Mike Truitt, Rockford, Ill. | 3,250 | | 30 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond. Okla. | 3,100 | | 31 | | Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz. | 3,000 | | 32 | | Randy Lightfoot, St. Charles, Mo. | 2,900 | | 33 | | Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J. | 2,800 | | 34 | | Purvis Granger, Lafayette, La. | 2,700 | | 35 | | Chris Warren. Dallas | 2,600 | | 36 | | Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio | 2,500 | | 37 | | Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala. | 2,450 | | 38 | | Mark Fahy, Chicago | 2,400 | | @39 | | Henry Dawson, Elma, Wash. | 2,350 | | 40 | | Jim Pencak, Richmond Hts., Ohio | 2,300 | | 41 | | Nelson Burton Jr., Troy, Mo. | 2,250 | | @42 | | Curtis Odom, Winston Salem, N.C. | 2,200 | | 43 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 2,150 | | 44 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | 2,075 | | | | Harry Sullins, Detroit | 2,075 | | @46 | | Scott Thomsen, Tacoma, Wash. | 2,000 | | 47 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | 1,950 | | 48 | | Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo. | 1,900 | | 49 | | Ron Williams, Cahokia, Ill. | 1,850 | | @50 | | Sean Heath, Spokane, Wash. | 1,800 | | 51 | | Jim Winklepleck, Gladstone, Ore. | 1,750 | | 52 | | Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas | 1,700 | | 53 | | Michael Dool, Hilton, N.Y. | 1,675 | | 54 | | Chuck Mogavero, Sun Lakes, Ariz. | 1,650 | | 55 | | Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. | 1,625 | | @56 | | Mike Lastowski, Baltimore | 1,600 | | 57 | | Robert Worrall, Flagstaff, Ariz. | 1,575 | | 58 | | Pete Kaczmarczyk, Warren, Mich.. | 1,550 | | 59 | | Russ Cooper, Richmond, Calif. | 1,525 | | 60 | | Guppy Troup, Tucker, Ga. | 1,500 | |
* - Match play alternate. @ - BPAA entry. # - Mark Baker and Jeff Mackey rolled 300 games ($100 each). 32-game qualifying leader - Del Ballard Jr., 7268. 24th place - Jeff Bellinger, 6928. 601h place - Guppy Troup 6641. Del Ballard Jr. and Bill Ryan Jr. each received a $1,000 bonus for leading their respective divisions after qualifying PRO-AM CASHERS - Ron Bell, Mark Williams, Jeff Bellinger, Steve Wunderlich, Gil Sliker and George Pappas ($50 each). SQUAD PRIZES - High Blocks: Pete Weber, @Curtis Odom, Ted Hannahs, @Ralph Goyette, Chuck Mogavero, @Michael Limekiller, Del Ballard Jr., @Barry Culp, Mike Truitt, @Bill Ryan Jr., Pete McCordic, @Sean Heath, Mar. shall Holman, @Bill Ryan Jr., Pete Weber, @Jeff Mackey, Mark Roth, @Steve Harms ($500 each. SECOND HIGH BLOCK - Jon O'Drobinak, @Steve Schlecht, Jim Harvey, @Robert Bjorke, Dale Strike, @Bill Ryan Jr., Brad Bohling, @Steve Levering, Tom Milton, @Thomas Hinz, Hugh Miller, @Jeff Mackey, George Pappas, @Gary Bower, Bill Peters, @Mike Morris, Gary Dickinson, @Richard Martinez ($250 each). HIGH GAMES -Jon O'Drobinak, @Curtis Odom, Jim Winklepleck, @Stan Jackson, Marshall Holman, @Gary Bower, Tony Westlake, (Mike Lastowski, Guppy Troup, @Bill Ryan Jr., Joe Hutchinson, (Scott Thomsen, @Bill Ryan Jr., Pete Weber, @Scott Thomsen, Mark Baker, @John Schaefer ($250 each). Dave Kappel and Marshall Holman ($125 each).
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