Randy Pedersen's victory outside the nation's capital in the $140,000 Fair Lanes Open against leading qualifier Rowdy Morrow, 232-211, made it two in a row and gave him the opportunity to tie a PBA record with a third straight win in the $150,000 Showboat Atlantic City Open.

Pedersen began with four strikes against Morrow, while Morrow struck in five of his first seven frames, but opened In the second and seventh and never caught up. With his $23,000 first prize here, Pedersen has collected more than $70,000 in prize money the last two weeks.

The opening game of the championship round was close throughout with Richard Bramwell, Escondido, Calif., prevailing, 233-227, despite Butch Soper's closing four-bagger. Bramwell then bowed to Pedersen, 258-214, as it was obvious to the Fair Lanes Capital Plaza audience the Santa Maria, Calif., pro hadn't lost his momentum from the previous week.

Next up was tour veteran Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va., who seemed to be trying to alter Pedersen's pace and fortune. Pedersen responded to Flanagan's more deliberate match play tactics with seven game-closing strikes for a convincing 249-183 semifinal victory.

This was the PBA Tour's 17th consecutive stop in the Washington, D.C.-Greater Baltimore area and Fair Lanes also hosts a second PBA event later in the year - The Fair Lanes National Resident Pro Championship, which awards its winner a berth in the Firestone Tournament of Champions.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Bramwell defeated Soper, 233-227; Pedersen defeated Bramwell, 258-214 Pedersen defeated Flanagan, 249-183; and in the championship game, Pedersen defeated Morrow, 232-211

42-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Rowdy Morrow, St. Louis		9575		228.0		18-6-0		540		10115
2		Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W. Va.		9445		224.9		17-6-1		525		9970
3		Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria, Calif.		9482		225.8		16-8-0		480		9962
4		Richard Bramwell, Escondido, Calif.		9382		223.4		12-11-1		375		9757
5		Butch Soper, Los Angeles		9280		221.0		15-9-0		450		9730
6		Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J.		9262		220.5		15-8-1		465		9727		$4,000
7		Jimmy Keeth, W. Palm Beach, Fla.		9344		222.5		12-12-0		360		9704		3,600
8		Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas		9278		220.9		14-10-0		420		9698		3,300
9		Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio		9231		219.8		15-9-0		450		9681		3,000
10		Mike Jasnau, Wichita, Kan.		9019		214.7		14-10-0		420		9439		2,800
11		Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C.		9079		216.2		11-13-0		330		9409		2,600
12		Mike Faliero, Buffalo, N.Y.		9139		217.6		8-16-0		240		9379		2,400
13		Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y.		9062		215.8		10-14-0		300		9362		2,300
14		Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla.		9022		214.8		11-13-0		330		9352		2,200
15		Gil Sliker, Sarasota, Fla.		8953		213.2		13-11-0		390		9343		2,100
16		Ron Williams, Cahokia, III.		8943		212.9		12-11-1		375		9318		2,000
17		Mats Karlsson, Gothenburg, Sweden		9009		214.5		10-14-0		300		9309		1,900
18		Art Trask, Fresno, Calif.		9008		214.5		10-14-0		300		9308		1,800
19		Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas		8988		214.0		9-15-0		270		9258		1,700
20		Steve Martin, Kingsport, Tenn.		8831		210.3		12-12-0		360		9191		1,600
21		Donny Davis, Irving, Texas		8852		210.8		11-13-0		330		9182		1,550
22		Chris MacLellan, St. Louis		8702		207.2		8-16-0		240		8942		1,500
23		Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, III.		8620		205.2		9-15-0		270		8890		1,450
24		Jim Pencak, Richmond Hts., Ohio		8495		202.3		4-20-0		120		8615		1,400

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
25		Wayne Webb, Merritt Island, Fla.	$1,255
26		Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J.	1,215
*		Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla.	1,335
28		Mal Acosta, Manteca, Calif.	1,190
29		David Ozio, Vidor, Texas	1,175
		Jimmie Pritts Jr., Manchester, N.H.	1,175
31		Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio	1,160
32		Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M.	1,150
33		Mark Fahy, Chicago	1,140
34		Don Schatz, Winona, Ont., Can.	1,130
35		Bradley Hoffman, Camp Hill, Pa.	1,120
36		Craig Rourke, Santa Clara, Calif.	1,105
		Billy Yinger, Arlington, Texas	1,105
38		Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y.	1,090
39		George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C.	1,075
		Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas	1,075
41		Vic Pettit, Tampa, Fla.	1,060
42		Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y.	1,050
43		David Traber, Cedarburg, Wis.	1,040
44		Leroy Bornhop, St. Charles, Mo.	1,025
		Jimmy Certain, Huntsville, Ala.	1,025
46		Mike Aulby, Indianapolis	1,010
47		Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y.	1,000
48		Julian Herradon Jr., Miami, Fla.	990
49		Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla.	975
		Mark Johnson, Sussex, N.J.	975
51		Del Warren, Lake Worth, Fla.	960
52		Ernie Schlegel. Vancouver, USA	950
53		Bobby Jacks, New Orleans	940