The PBA winter tour April 13th 1985 ABC Television
$150,000 PAT BOONE OPEN
Bradley Bowl, Windsor Locks, Conn., Apr 8-13, 1985
Windsor Locks Is "Boone" For Williams
Through the first four frames of the title game In the $150,000 Pat Boone Open a huge crowd cheered on local favorite John Kirker, but in the end it was Mark Williams, who held off Kirker's gallant title bid with a 245-185 triumph.
Top-seeded Kirker waited until Williams, Gary Skidmore, Jim Miller and veteran Dave Soutar battled through the first three games. Soutar left five 10-pins en route to a 193-185 loss to Miller. Miller then ran into Williams, and lost, 215-181, and Williams had to come from behind to top Skidmore in the semifinal game, 203-160.
With the hometown crowd cheering his every move, Kirker made a run at the title only briefly. He opened with a three-bagger, Williams responded with four strikes and Kirker then suffered two splits and a miss in three of the next four frames. Williams coasted in the winner.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount
1 Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas 663 (3 games) $27,000
2 John Kirker Jr., Norwich, Conn. 185 (1 game) 14,000
3 Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. 160 (1 game) 8,000
4 Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz. 374 (2 games) 6,500
5 Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. 185 (1 game) 5,500
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Miller defeated Soutar, 193-185; Williams defeated Miller, 215-181; Williams defeated Skidmore, 203-160; and in the championship game, Williams defeated Kirker, 245-185.
42-GAME TOTALS
Name, City Pins Avg WLT + Tot Amt
1 John Kirker Jr., Norwich, Conn. 9456 225.1 15-9-0 450 9906
2 Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. 9384 223.4 17-7-0 510 9894
3 Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas 9291 221.2 14-10-0 420 9711
4 Dave Soutar, Leawood, Kan. 9221 219.5 14-10-0 420 9641
5 Jim Miller, Mesa, Ariz. 9217 219.4 14-10-0 420 9637
**6 Jimmie Pritts Jr., Lawrence, Mass. 9202 219.0 14-10-0 420 9622 $4,575
7 Sam Flanagan, Parkersburg, W.Va. 9157 218.0 13-11-0 390 9547 4,000
8 Sam Zurich, Hernando Beach, Fla. 9114 217.0 14-10-0 420 9534 3,500
9 Larry Gray, Torrance, Calif. 9088 216.3 13-10-1 405 9493 3,200
10 Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. 9083 216.2 12-12-0 360 9443 3,000
11 Pete Weber, St. Louis 9096 216.5 10-14-0 300 9396 2,800
12 David Ozio, Vidor, Texas 9095 216.5 9-14-1 285 9380 2,600
13 Bob Handley, Pompano Beach, Fla. 8938 212.8 14-10-0 420 9358 2,400
14 John Forst, Woodridge, Ill. 8946 213.0 13-11-0 390 9336 2,300
15 Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. 8913 212.2 12-11-1 375 9288 2,200
16 John DiLutis, Baltimore, Md. 8962 213.3 10-14-0 300 9262 2,100
17 Philip Ringener, Big Spring, Texas 8864 211.0 12-10-2 390 9254 2,000
18 Dave Olm, Pompano Beach, Fla. 8857 210.8 11-12-1 345 9202 1,900
19 Marshall Holman, Jacksonville, Ore. 8949 213.0 7-17-0 210 9159 1,800
20 Mark Fahy, Chicago 8773 208.8 12-11-1 375 9148 1,700
21 Rich Bobinski, New Britain, Conn. 8720 207.6 13-11-0 390 9110 1,600
22 Rickie Sajek, Margate, Fla. 8845 210.5 6-18-0 180 9025 1,500
23 Gerry Keslar, Seward, Neb. 8686 206.8 8-16-0 240 8926 1,440
24 Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y. 8569 204.0 7-16-1 225 8794 1,385
OTHER CASHERS
Pos. Name, City/State Amount
25 Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y. $1,250
26 Steve J. Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. 1,240
27 Pete McCordic, Houston 1,230
*28 Walter Ray Williams Jr., Chino, Calif. 1,325
29 Keith Kolozsi, Dayton, Ohio 1,210
30 David Husted, Milwaukie, Ore. 1,200
31 Pete Couture, Windsor Locks, Conn. 1,190
32 Hugh Miller, Everett, Wash. 1,180
33 Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. 1,170
34 Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio 1,160
35 Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. 1,145
Larry Laub, Tucson, Ariz. 1,145
37 Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis 1,125
Norm Duke, Fort Worth, Texas 1,125
39 Ted Hannahs, Zanesville, Ohio 1,110
40 Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. 1,100
41 Henry Gonzalez, Colo. Springs, Colo. 1,090
42 Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, N.J. 1,080
43 Bruce Carter, New Braunfels, Texas 1,070
44 Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. 1,060
45 Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif. 1,050
46 Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J. 1,040
47 Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 1,025
Andy Weeks, Norwalk, Conn. 1,025
49 Frank Ellenburg, Mesa, Ariz. 1,010
50 Gil Sliker, Washington, N.J. 995
Wayne Webb, Indianapolis 995
52 Magic Gray, Morningside, Md. 980
53 Paul Moser, Brockton, Mass. 970
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. # - Wayne Webb and Dick Weber rolled 300 games ($100 each). 18-game qualifying leader - John Kirker Jr., 4204. 24th place - Dave Olm, 3898. 53rd place - Paul Moser, 3878. PRO-AM CASHERS - Bob Handley, Tony Cariello, Tony Torrice, Sam Flanagan, Mike Aulby, Larry Barwick, John Forst and Ted Hannahs ($50 each).