Mike Aulby swept aside four opponents to open the Summer Tour, topping leading qualifier Mark Baker in the championship finale, 210-159. The Denver victory, Aulby's 10th, was almost a repeat of the 1984 Fall Tour event at Indianapolis, where Aulby, seeded third in the televised finale, bested Baker, who again was the leading qualifier. "I got all the breaks and the rest of the guys just didn't get any," Aulby said, referring to his first two opponents, Joe Salvemini, whom he buried, 255-199, and Tom Crites, who fell by a 269-187 count. It got tougher after that but, like Salvemini and Crites, Mike Edwards couldn't muster a 200 game against the Hoosier and went down to defeat, 204-192. Baker, a husky Californian looking for a second PBA title, stayed close in the early going of the title match, then disaster struck in the fifth, sixth and seventh frames, when he split, missed and split again. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND | Pos. |  | Name, City/State | Total | Amount | | | 1 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | 938 (4 games) | $16,000 | | 2 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | 159 (1 game) | 8,250 | | 3 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | 192 (1 game) | 6,000 | | 4 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | 187 (1 game) | 5,000 | | 5 | | Joe Salvemini, Novato, Calif. | 199 (1 game) | 4,000 | |
PLAYOFF RESULTS - Aulby defeated Salvemini, 255-199; Aulby defeated Crites, 269-187; Aulby defeated Edwards, 204-192; and in the championship game, Aulby defeated Baker, 210-159.
42-GAME TOTALS | | | Name, City | | Pins | | Avg | | WLT | | + | | Tot | | Amt | | | 1 | | Mark Baker, Garden Grove, Calif. | | 9522 | | 226.7 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9942 | | | | 2 | | Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla. | | 9329 | | 222.1 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9749 | | | | 3 | | Tom Crites, Tampa, Fla. | | 9247 | | 220.1 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9727 | | | | 4 | | Joe Salvemini, Novato, Calif. | | 9187 | | 218.7 | | 16-8-0 | | 480 | | 9667 | | | | #5 | | Mike Aulby, Indianapolis | | 9249 | | 220.2 | | 12-11-1 | | 375 | | 9624 | | | | 6 | | David Ozio, Vidor, Texas | | 9078 | | 216.1 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9468 | | $3,500 | | 7 | | Pete McCordic, Houston | | 9120 | | 217.1 | | 11-12-1 | | 345 | | 9465 | | 3,000 | | **8 | | Dennis Pate, Temple, Texas | | 9034 | | 215.0 | | 13-10-1 | | 405 | | 9439 | | 2,875 | | 9 | | Tom Baker, Buffalo, N.Y. | | 9008 | | 214.4 | | 14-10-0 | | 420 | | 9428 | | 2,600 | | 10 | | Dick Weber, St. Louis | | 9034 | | 215.0 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9424 | | 2,500 | | 11 | | Ron Bell, Akron, Ohio | | 8964 | | 213.4 | | 13-11-0 | | 390 | | 9354 | | 2,400 | | 12 | | Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | 8993 | | 214.1 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9353 | | 2,300 | | 13 | | Charlie Tapp, S. St. Paul, Minn. | | 8992 | | 214.0 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9322 | | 2,200 | | 14 | | Walter Ray Williams Jr., Chino, Calif. | | 8858 | | 210.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9218 | | 2,100 | | #15 | | Del Ballard Jr., Richardson, Texas | | 8856 | | 210.8 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9186 | | 2,000 | | 16 | | Brad Bohling, Thornton, Colo. | | 8775 | | 208.9 | | 12-12-0 | | 360 | | 9135 | | 1,900 | | 17 | | James Miller, Mesa, Ariz. | | 8799 | | 209.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9129 | | 1,800 | | 18 | | Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, Pa. | | 8809 | | 209.7 | | 8-15-1 | | 255 | | 9064 | | 1,700 | | +19 | | Bob Chamberlain, Auburn Hills, Mich. | | 7156 | | 210.4 | | 9-6-1 | | 285 | | 9043 | | 1,408 | | 20 | | Robert Worrall, Flagstaff, Ariz. | | 8796 | | 209.4 | | 7-16-1 | | 225 | | 9021 | | 1,500 | | @21 | | Duane Mellinger, Aurora, Colo. | | 8673 | | 206.5 | | 11-13-0 | | 330 | | 9003 | | 1,400 | | ++22 | | Pete Weber, St. Louis | | 7168 | | 210.8 | | 7-9-0 | | 210 | | 8943 | | 1,225 | | 23 | | Chuck Thompson, Colorado Springs, Colo. | | 8600 | | 204.7 | | 9-15-0 | | 270 | | 8870 | | 1,300 | | +++24 | | Butch Soper, Los Angeles | | 5526 | | 212.5 | | 4-4-0 | | 120 | | 8842 | | 1,210 | |
OTHER CASHERS | Pos. | | Name, City/State | Amount | | | +25 | | Brian Voss, Tacoma, Wash. | $1,373 | | ++26 | | Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. | 1,225 | | +++27 | | Jimmie Pritts Jr. Lawrence, Mass. | 1,175 | | *28 | | Gerry Keslar, Seward, Neb. | 1,095 | | 29 | | Forrest Cole, Pampa, Texas | 1,050 | | 30 | | Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas | 1,040 | | 31 | | Paul Moser, Brockton, Mass. | 1,030 | | 32 | | Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas | 1,020 | | 33 | | Jeff Bellinger, Columbia, S.C. | 1,010 | | 34 | | Paul Gibson, O'Fallon, Ill. | 1,000 | | 35 | | George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. | 990 | | 36 | | Steve Wunderlich, St. Louis | 980 | | 37 | | Gary Shultis, Levittown, N.Y. | 970 | | 38 | | Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls, Ohio | 960 | | 39 | | Steve Preston, Danville, Calif. | 945 | | | | Guppy Troup, Neptune Beach, Fla. | 945 | | 41 | | Art Trask, Fresno, Calif. | 930 | | #42 | | Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. | 920 | | 43 | | Jimmy Certain, Milwaukee, Wis. | 910 | | 44 | | Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla. | 900 | | 45 | | Ron Dixon, W. Palm Beach, Fla. | 890 | | 46 | | Jim Tilton, Huntington Beach, Calif. | 880 | | 47 | | Steve Fehr, Cincinnati, Ohio | 870 | | 48 | | Gary Skidmore, Albuquerque, N.M. | 860 | | 49 | | Parker Bohn, Freehold, N.J. | 850 | | 50 | | Steve J. Martin, Kingsport, Tenn. | 835 | | | | Randy Pedersen, Venice, Calif. | 835 | | 52 | | John DiLutis, Baltimore, Md. | 820 | | 53 | | Don Genalo, N. Merrick, N.Y. | 810 | |
* - Match play alternate. ** - TV finals alternate. # - Mike Aulby (2), Del Ballard Jr. and Ernie Schlegel rolled 300 games ($100 each). 18-game qualifying leader - Mark Baker, 4137. 24th place - Duane Mellinger, 3826. 53rd place -Don Genalo, 3738. + - Bob Chamberlain replaced Brian Voss after 26 games and was penalized 80 pins, the difference between their qualifying totals and Voss' bonus pins. They split 19th and 27th-place money. ++ Pete Weber replaced Steve Cook after 26 games and was penalized 142 pins, the difference between their qualifying totals and Cook's bonus pins. They divided 22nd and 26th-place money. +++ - Butch Soper replaced Jimmie Pritts Jr. after 34 games and was penalized 287 pins, the difference between their qualifying totals and Pritts' bonus pins. They split 24th and 25th-place money. @ - non-PBA member. PRO-AM CASHERS - Del Ballard Jr., Les Schissler, Bruce Carter, Kent Wagner, Bill Straub, John Gant, Phil Ringener and Don Genalo ($50 each).
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