Unbeaten in a PBA record 15 consecutive singles matches in championship round competition, Jim Pencak captured his third title of the 1990 Winter Tour in the $150,000 Showboat Atlantic City Open. Fourth-seeded, Pencak, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, defeated leading qualifier Purvis Granger, Columbus, Ohio, 231-215, to capture his fourth PBA title and the $28,000 first prize. Granger opened the championship game with a triple and appeared the one to spell an end to the win streak when Pencak opened in the fourth frame and Granger enjoyed a 21-pin advantage. Pencak then strung a fourbagger, but after Granger struck in his ninth frame, he could have shut out Pencak with a double, but spared. His ball sailed right and never came back and though he spared, it allowed Pencak an opportunity he didn't squander. Pencak then doubled, with his clinching strike first appearing to leave a 7-10 split, but both pins crumbled belatedly to the roar of an appreciative audience. In the first game of the ABC Sports-televised finals, Pencak defeated Hugh Miller, Seattle, 238-209, and then topped Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 225-217. In the semifinal, Pencak edged Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla., 217-206, to set up the battle for the fourth annual Showboat Atlantic City crown. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Jim Pencak, Mayfield Heights, Ohio | 911 (4 games) | $28,000 | | 2 | | Purvis Granger, Columbus, Ohio | 215 (1 game) | 14,500 | | 3 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | 206 (1 game) | 8,500 | | 4 | | Dave Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y. | 217 (1 game) | 7,000 | | 5 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | 209 (1 game) | 6,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS-Pencak defeated Miller, 238-209; Pencak defeated Ferraro 225-217; Pencak defeated Westlake, 217-206; and in the championship game, Pencak defeated Granger, 231-215.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Purvis Granger, Columbus, Ohio | | 9400 | | 223.8 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9910 | | | | 2 | | Tony Westlake, Edmond, Okla. | | 9367 | | 223.0 | | 17-7-0 | | 510 | | 9877 | | | | 3 | | Dave Ferraro Kingston, N.Y. | | 9311 | | 221.7 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9791 | | | | 4 | | Jim Pencak, Mayfield Heights, Ohio | | 9335 | | 222.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9755 | | | | 5 | | Hugh Miller, Seattle, Wash. | | 9246 | | 220.1 | | 15-9-0 | | 450 | | 9696 | | | | 6 | | Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela | | 9251 | | 220.3 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9671 | | $5,000 | | 7 | | Ryan Shafer, Elmira, N.Y. | | 9158 | | 218.0 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9578 | | 4,000 | | 8 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9142 | | 217.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9562 | | 3,500 | | 9 | | Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas | | 9173 | | 218.4 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9503 | | 3,200 | | 10 | | Tom Adcock, Maroa, Ill. | | 9118 | | 217.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9478 | | 3,000 | | 11 | | Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, Fla. | | 9113 | | 217.0 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9458 | | 2,800 | | 12 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 9113 | | 217.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9443 | | 2,600 | | 13 | | Richard Abboud, Omaha, Neb. | | 9065 | | 215.8 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9410 | | 2,400 | | 14 | | Don Moser, San Jose, Calif. | | 8977 | | 213.7 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9367 | | 2,300 | | 15 | | Curtis Odom, Winston-Salem, N.C. | | 8969 | | 213.5 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9344 | | 2,200 | | 16 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9028 | | 215.0 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9328 | | 2,100 | | 17 | | Bryan Goebel, Merriam, Kan. | | 8994 | | 214.1 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9324 | | 2,000 | | 18 | | Charlie Standish, Mattawan, Mich. | | 9009 | | 214.5 | | 9-14-1 | | 285 | | 9294 | | 1,900 | | 19 | | Jim Johnson Jr., Wilmington, Del. | | 9005 | | 214.4 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 9275 | | 1,800 | | 20 | | Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 8895 | | 211.8 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9255 | | 1,700 | | 21 | | Brad Kiszewski, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 8922 | | 212.4 | | 10-14-0 | | 300 | | 9222 | | 1,600 | | 22 | | Mark Bowers, Aberdeen, Md. | | 8868 | | 211.1 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9108 | | 1,500 | | 23 | | Joseph Firpo, Lake Worth, Fla. | | 8788 | | 209.2 | | 8-16-0 | | 240 | | 9028 | | 1,450 | | 24 | | Mark Roth, Spring Lake Heights, N.J. | | 8810 | | 209.8 | | 7-17-0 | | 210 | | 9020 | | 1,400 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | 25 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | $1,195 | | | | Bill Oakes, Irving, Texas | 1,195 | | 27 | | Doug Wallace, Portland, Ore. | 1,180 | | *28 | | Joe Berardi, Wellington, Fla. | 1,290 | | 29 | | George Branham III, Indianapolis | 1,160 | | 30 | | Mike Shady, Ripon, Wis. | 1,145 | | | | Jess Stayrook, San Diego, Calif. | 1,145 | | 32 | | Parker Bohn III, Freehold, N.J. | 1,130 | | 33 | | Harry Sullins, Ann Arbor, Mich. | 1,120 | | 34 | | John Handegard, Redding, Calif. | 1,110 | | 35 | | Mark Thayer, Lafayette, Ind. | 1,100 | | 36 | | Dave Arnold, Mesa, Ariz. | 1,090 | | 37 | | Nicholas Francis, Aston, Pa. | 1,080 | | 38 | | Bobby Fleetwood, Bridgeport, Conn. | 1,070 | | 39 | | Dennis Rakauskas, Clarks Summit, Pa. | 1,060 | | 40 | | Steven Miller, Candler, N.C. | 1,050 | | 41 | | Ray Atkinson, Pasadena, Md. | 1,035 | | | | Brian Voss, Boca Raton, Fla. | 1,035 | | 43 | | Butch Soper, Tustin, Calif. | 1,020 | | 44 | | Greg Goetz, Washington, D.C. | 1,010 | | 45 | | Jac Hilgendorf, Mount Clemens, Mich. | 1,000 | | 46 | | Sam Maccarone, Glassboro, N.J. | 990 | | 47 | | Rodolfo Monacelli, Venezuela | 980 | | 48 | | Doug Kent, Canandaigua, N.Y. | 970 | | 49 | | Ted Glattke, Modesto, Calif. | 960 | | 50 | | John Kirker Jr., Norwich, Conn. | 950 | | 51 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | 940 | | 52 | | David D'Entremont, Cleveland, Ohio | 930 | | 53 | | James Miller, Two Guns, Ariz. | 910 | |
*-Match play alternate. 18-game qualifying leader-Purvis Granger, 4117. 24th place-Joseph Firpo, 3856. 53rd place-James Miller, 3715. #-Dean Wolf rolled a 300 game ($100). PRO-AM CASHERS-Bobby Fleetwood, Dave Ferraro, Chris Warren, Mark Roth, Ron Palombi Jr., Mike Edwards, Paul Zevgolis, George Branham, Todd Lathrop, Mark Thayer, Steve Hoskins, Randy Pedersen, Scott Devers, Ron Williams, Mark Bowers, Bryan Goebel, Danny Wiseman and Kip Roberts ($50 each).
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