PBA President Marc McDoweIl charged past three opponents, including leading qualifier Wayne Webb, 216-190, to earn his third title in the $177,500 AC-Delco Classic at Gable House Bowl. McDowell, Madison, Wis., earned the $37,000 first prize and also re-qualified for the Firestone Tournament of Champions.
Both finalists opened with strikes in the championship game, with McDowell adding a second-frame strike. Webb never struck again until the eighth frame, but trailed by 24 pins by then.
Webb, the 1980 PBA Player of the Year, won the Tour's inaugural tournament of calendar year 1984. With his $19,000 second-place check in the AC-Delco Classic, he also became the PBA's sixth player to top $1 million in career earnings to join Marshall Holman, Mark Roth, Earl Anthony, Mike Aulby and Pete Weber, who preceded him in reaching "millionaire" status.
ABC Sports' championship round coverage kicked off the 30th anniversary season for "The Professional Bowlers Tour" series, with veteran broadcaster Chris Schenkel entering his 50th year in broadcasting. In the first match, Marshall Holman defeated newly named PBA Rookie of the Year Ricky Ward, N. Fort Myers, Fla., 258-201. McDowell then entered and disposed of Holman, Medford, Ore., 228-184, and advanced from the semifinal game against 1988 PBA Rookie of the Year Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 241-205.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
| Pos. |  |
Name, City/State | Total | Amount | |||||||||||
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| 1 | |
Marc McDowell, Madison, Wis. | 685 (3 games) | $37,000 | |||||||||||
| 2 | |
Wayne Webb, Beaumont, Texas | 190 (1 game) | 19,000 | |||||||||||
| 3 | |
Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan. | 205 (1 game) | 12,000 | |||||||||||
| 4 | |
Marshall Holman, Medford, Ore. | 442 (2 games) | 9,000 | |||||||||||
| 5 | |
Ricky Ward, N. Fort Myers, Fla. | 201 (1 game) | 7,000 | |||||||||||
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PLAYOFF RESULTS-Holman defeated Ward, 258-201;
McDowell defeated Holman, 228-184; McDowell defeated Steelsmith,
241-205; and in the championship game, McDowell defeated Webb, 216-190. 42-GAME TOTALS
Name,
City
Pins
Avg
WLT
+
Tot
Amt
1
Wayne
Webb, Beaumont, Texas
9345
222.5
19-5-0
570
9915
2
Rick
Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan.
9344
222.5
18-6-0
540
9884
#3
Marc
McDowell, Madison, Wis.
9430
224.5
14-10-0
420
9850
#4
Marshall
Holman, Medford, Ore.
9471
225.5
12-12-0
360
9831
5
Ricky
Ward, N. Fort Myers, Fla.
9267
220.6
17-7-0
510
9777
6
Dave
Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y.
9395
223.7
12-12-0
360
9755
$6,000
#7
Eric
Forkel, Chatsworth, Calif.
9251
220.3
12-11-1
375
9626
5,000
8
Del
Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas
9106
216.8
15-7-2
480
9586
4,500
9
Mike
Shady, Ripon, Wis.
9124
217.2
13-11-0
390
9514
4,000
#10
Bruce
Hamilton, Seattle, Wash.
9071
216.0
14-10-0
420
9491
3,700
11
Parker
Bohn III, Freehold, N.J.
9142
217.7
10-14-0
300
9442
3,400
12
Tom
Crites, Tampa, Fla.
9074
216.1
12-12-0
360
9434
3,200
13
Dan
Natarelli, Mission Hills, Calif.
9011
214.6
14-10-0
420
9431
3,000
14
Dave
D'Entremont, Parma, Ohio
9035
215.1
13-11-0
390
9425
2,800
15
Dave
Wodka, Las Vegas, Nev.
9083
216.3
11-13-0
330
9413
2,600
16
Ron
Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa.
9062
215.8
11-13-0
330
9392
2,400
17
Greg
Thomas, Old Town, Idaho
9085
216.3
10-14-0
300
9385
2,200
18
Joe
Salvemini, Oklahoma City, Okla.
9118
217.1
8-16-0
240
9358
2,100
19
Philip
Ringener, Big Spring, Texas
9048
215.4
9-15-0
270
9318
2,000
20
Steve
Wunderlich, St. Charles, Mo.
8963
213.4
11-13-0
330
9293
1,900
21
Norm
Duke, Albuquerque, N.M.
8975
213.7
10-14-0
300
9275
1,800
22
Brian
Berg, Menomonie, Wis.
8951
213.1
10-14-0
300
9251
1,750
23
David
Guindon, West Senaca, N.Y.
8929
212.6
5-18-1
165
9094
1,700
24
Jimmy
Johnson, Columbus, Ohio
8865
211.1
6-18-0
180
9045
1,650