Two of the biggest men in professional bowling, Steve Cook, a six-foot, seven-incher from Roseville, Calif., and six-foot-four Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz., hooked up in the finals of the $200,000 BPAA U.S. Open and it was Cook who emerged on top.

The burly 260-pound former national junior archery star rolled to a 245-211 victory over the top-seeded Ellenburg, who just couldn't get it going in the championship match. The win netted Cook $38,000 and a second leg in professional bowling's "Triple Crown." Cook captured the equally prestigious Firestone Tournament of Champions in 1981.

Ellenburg and Cook were joined in the finals by David Ozio, who was trying to win his second straight title, Brian Voss, and 21-year-old Del Ballard Jr.

Ozio started strongly, coming from behind to oust Ballard, 240-235, and he won another thriller from Voss, 247-236, when Voss missed on a "must" strike in the 10th frame.

Enter Cook. His match with Ozio was nip and tuck until the eighth frame when Ozio missed a 2-4-5 spare and Cook recovered from a split In his ninth frame with a game-ending turkey to shut out Ozio, 222-205.

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

PLAYOFF RESULTS - Ozio defeated Ballard, 240-235; Ozio defeated Voss, 247-236; Cook defeated Ozio, 222-205 and in the championship game, Cook defeated Ellenburg, 245-211.

56-GAME TOTALS

		Name, City		Pins		Avg		WLT		+		Tot		Amt
1		Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz.		12862		229.7		12-12-0		360		13222
#2		Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif.		12678		226.4		17-7-0		510		13188
3		Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash.		12667		226.2		17-7-0		510		13177
4		David Ozio, Vidor, Texas		12849		229.4		9-15-0		270		13119
5		Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas		12688		226.6		13-11-0		390		13078
6		Jerry Miller, Twin Falls, Idaho		12495		223.1		17-7-0		510		13005		$5,500
7		Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla.		12602		225.0		12-12-0		360		12962		5,000
#@8		Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y.		12363		220.8		16-8-0		480		12843		4,500
9		Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton, Calif.		12220		218.2		17-7-0		510		12730		4,000
10		Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla.		12335		220.3		13-11-0		390		12725		3,500
@11		Andrew Bartholomy, Springfield, Mo.		12421		221.8		10-14-0		300		12721		3,000
12		Dave Husted, Milwaukie, Ore.		12306		219.8		12-12-0		360		12666		2,800
13		Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif.,		12263		219.0		11-13-0		330		12593		2,600
14		Pete Weber, St. Louis		12187		217.6		13-11-0		390		12577		2,400
15		Wayne Webb, Indianapolis		12146		216.9		11-12-1		345		12491		2,300
16		Mark Roth, Spring Lake Hts., N.J.		12150		217.0		11-13-0		330		12480		2,200
17		Mats Karlsson, Sweden		12138		216.8		11-13-0		330		12468		2,100
@18		Tom Atkins, Wilmington, Del.		12029		214.8		11-13-0		330		12359		2,000
19		Art Trask, Fresno, Calif.		12027		214.8		10-13-1		315		12342		1,900
20		Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y.		12038		215.0		9-14-1		285		12323		1,800
21		Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla.		12025		214.7		8-16-0		240		12265		1,700
22		Larry Womack, Morro Bay, Calif.		11920		212.9		11-13-0		330		12250		1,600
23		Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee, Wis.		11866		211.9		8-16-0		240		12106		1,500
24		Ron Williams, Cahokia, III.		11703		209.0		7-16-1		225		11928		1,485

Pos.		Name, City/State	Amount
#*25		Pete Kaczmarczyk, Warren, Mich.	$1,465
#26		Rick Sajek, Coral Springs, Fla..	1,340
27		Warren Nelson, Fresno, Calif.	1,330
28		Rey C. Perez, Cincinnati, Ohio	1,320
29		John Gant, Pittsburgh, Pa.	1,310
30		Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore.	1,300
@31		Gary . Bower, Middletown, Pa.	1,290
@32		Joseph Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla.	1,280
33		Dennis Jacques, Middletown, N.J.	1,270
34		Chuck Mogavero, Sun Lakes, Ariz.	1,260
35		Mal Acosta, Manteca, Calif.	1,245
		Tom Milton, St. Petersburg, Fla.	1,245
37		Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas	1,230
@38		Don Scudder Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio	1,220
39		Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn.	1,210
40		Pete McCordic, Houston	1,200
41		Casey Berry, Albuquerque, N.M.	1,190
42		Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela	1,180
43		Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass.	1,170
44		Brad Bohling, Denver, Colo.	1,155
		Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul Minn.	1,155
46		Don Genalo Perrysburg Ohio	1,140
47		Huh Miller Everett, Wash.	1,130
@48		Wayne Hathaway, Minneapolis, Minn.	1,120
49		Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa.	1,110
@50		Mie Devine, Rock Falls, Ill.	1,100
51		Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla.	1,090
52		Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo.	1,080
53		Storm DeVincent, Tamarac, Fla.	1,070
54		Mark Fahy, Chicago	1,060
55		Leroy Bornhop St. Charles, Mo.	1,050
56		Greg Nesbit, Pittsburgh, Pa.	1,040
57		Jim Harvey, Tucson, Ariz.	1,030
@58		Curtis Odom, Winston Salem, N.C.	1,020
59		Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis	1,010
60		Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio	1,000