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2006/03/31
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Barnes Ends Williams' Run
Chris Barnes Chris Barnes denied Walter Ray Williams Jr. a chance to break Earl Anthony's all-time Denny's PBA Tour titles record, knocking off the PBA Hall of Famer, four-games-to-three, Friday in the 2006 Great Lakes Classic at Spectrum Lanes. Williams won the 2006 Denny's World Championship last week to win his 41st title to tie the record and was looking to make his fourth consecutive telecast. But Barnes (Flower Mound, Texas) outlasted Williams in a back-and-forth battle in which neither bowler won two games in a row. Barnes, who used a Columbia Action Packed, jumped out to the early lead with a 279-206 win in game one. After they traded wins over the next four games and Barnes took a 3-2 lead, Williams forced game seven with a 275-257 win. Barnes advanced to his third championship round of the season with a 268-214 win in game seven. "That's the best I've bowled all year," said Barnes, who withdrew from five events earlier in the season with a back injury. "I don't know if anyone had to work harder than me Friday, beating Tommy Jones and two Hall of Famers in Amleto Monacelli and Walter Ray. (Williams) is the hottest guy out here right now. He got my best game and he threw it right back at me. I was very fortunate. You know you have to throw your best stuff against him." Barnes will face fellow former Wichita State All-American and Flower Mound native Patrick Healey Jr., who defeated Jeff Cater (Springfield, Ill.), 4-3. The other semifinal features PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber (St. Ann, Mo.) taking on 2005 PBA Player of the Year Patrick Allen (Tarrytown, N.Y.). Weber, who lost to Williams in last week's Denny's World Championship title match, defeated Jeff Lizzi (Sandusky, Ohio), 4-3. Allen, making his career-high sixth TV appearance this season, defeated Tim Criss (Bel Air, Md.), 4-1. |
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2006/03/30
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Allen Leads, Bubble Boys Make Their Move
Patrick Allen Patrick Allen will look to become the first top seed to win a standard Denny's PBA Tour event in over two years as he led the round of 64 Thursday with a 3,325 14-game pinfall in the 2006 Great Lakes Classic at Spectrum Lanes. Allen was the top seed in match play for last season's event at Spectrum Lanes, but finished 14th. He was also the top seed earlier this season in the 2006 GEICO Classic, but lost in the round of 8. "I wasn't throwing it very well tonight. I bowled well this morning, but for whatever reason I didn't execute very well tonight," said Allen (Tarrytown, N.Y.), the 2005 PBA Player of the Year. "I better throw it a lot better tomorrow. Being number one doesn't mean anything unless you bowl well Friday." Allen, who used Ebonite's The One, will face Michael Haugen Jr. (Las Vegas) in Friday's round of 32. Haugen finished 32nd with 3,006, one pin ahead of Mike Machuga (Erie, Pa.). The biggest story Thursday was that several bowlers needing to make the cut to earn exemptions for 2006-07 did just that. The top 37 in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings will earn exemptions for next season, and this is the final event of the season which counts toward the point rankings. Rick Steelsmith (Wichita), who came into the week 35th in the point rankings, fired a 279 in his final game Thursday to finish tied for 17th with 3,083. Also firing a 279 in the final game to make the cut was David Traber (Hebron, Ill.), who finished 24th with 3,045. Traber came into the week 42nd in points. Other bowlers who needed to make the top 32 to give themselves a chance were Paul Fleming (Bedford, Texas) who came into the week 37th in points, Dale Traber (Cedarburg, Wis.) who came in 38th. Fleming finished 29th with 3,028 and Traber finished 22nd with 3,061. Locking up an exemption by making the top 32 was Tim Criss (Bel Air, Md.). Though he did not make the top 32, Brian Kretzer (Dayton, Ohio) also locked up his exemption for 2006-07. By virtue of Dennis Horan Jr. finishing outside the top 32, Eugene McCune clinched an exemption for the 2006-07 season as the highest non-exempt bowler in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings. Horan had to finish in the top four to pass McCune.
Absolute Allen
Patrick Allen Reigning PBA Player of the Year Patrick Allen averaged 258.57 over his seven games Thursday to lead the first session of the round of 64 in the 2006 Great Lakes Classic at Spectrum Lanes. Allen's 1,810 seven-game pinfall was one pin short of the highest seven-game pinfall this season, set by Jason Couch in November in the 2005 Greater Omaha Classic. Allen, who used Ebonite's The One, came out sizzling Thursday with a 290 in game one. After averaging 239 over the next four games, he shot another 290 in game six and finished with a 274 in game seven. Allen, who won four titles last season, won his lone title this season in the 2005 Keystone State Championship in Mechanicsburg, Pa., in December. That week's event used the Chameleon oil pattern, which also is being used this week. "I've always bowled well this time of the year for some reason. Maybe it's because the weather is nice and you get in a better frame of mind," said Allen, who won the 2005 Denny's World Championship last April. "The lanes are playing a little different than they did in Mechanicsburg. The scores are a lot higher. They're actually playing like they were in Omaha." Walter Ray Williams Jr. (Ocala, Fla.), who won his 41st career title in last week's Denny's World Championship to tie Earl Anthony for most career Tour titles, is 3rd with 1,662. Williams is looking to win back-to-back titles for the fifth time in his career and the first time since 2000 to break the all-time record. Chris Barnes (Flower Mound, Texas) is 2nd with 1,696 while PBA Hall of Famer Tom Baker (King, N.C.) is 4th with 1,649. Amateur Lionel Lewis (Ontario, Canada) is 5th with 1,637. Though amateurs do cash in Tour events, they are not eligible to earn exemptions. |
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2006/03/29
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2006/03/28
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2006/03/26
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41!
Walter Ray Williams Jr. Walter Ray Williams Jr. couldn't have picked a better time to finally tie Earl Anthony's all-time Denny's PBA Tour titles record. Williams earned his 41st career Tour title to tie Earl Anthony for the all-time lead, defeating Pete Weber, 236-213, in the 2006 Denny's World Championship at Woodland Bowl. Williams' seventh Major title also gives him $100,000 and a four-season Tour exemption. "To win a title is great, to win a Major is even better and to win 41 is unbelievable," said Williams. "I'm just ecstatic. When I first came on Tour I never thought this would happen. It's been a great career but I'm not done yet. I have at least four more years to break the record." Williams, who is now 4-0 in title matches against fellow PBA Hall of Famer Weber, finally won in his 7th attempt at tying Anthony's record. After winning the 2004 Uniroyal Tire Classic in Nov. 2004, Williams went 1-6 in his next seven matches on television. This Sunday, however, Williams came out on a mission. Weber struggled early in the title match, converting three single-pin spares and a 4-7-9 split in the first four frames. Williams, meanwhile, struck four consecutive times after opening the match with a spare. Weber then left a 7-10 split in the 6th frame to give Williams a big cushion. The Ocala, Fla. native struck in the 7th and 8th, then converted spares in the 9th and 10th to clinch the win. Williams advanced to the title match with a 224-201 win over Ryan Shafer. Shafer left the 2-10 split twice and opened both times, the second coming in the 7th frame. Williams took advantage with strikes in frames 7-9, with the strike in the 9th clinching the win. Weber advanced to the title match with a 227-214 win over Brad Angelo. The two were even through six frames, but Angelo was unable to strike in frames 7-9, while Weber struck in the 8th and spared in the 9th to take a two-pin lead. Weber then needed to double and knock down nine in the 10th frame to win. He did exactly that to clinch a berth in the title match. Weber, who was looking to win his record-tying 8th career Major, took home $50,000 for 2nd. Shafer (Elmira, N.Y.) and Angelo (Lockport, N.Y.) earned $20,000 apiece for their 3rd and 4th place finishes, respectively. |
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2006/03/24
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Knock, Knock, Knockin' On Earl's Door
Walter Ray Williams Jr. Walter Ray Williams Jr. will make his seventh attempt at tying the all-time Denny's PBA Tour career titles record Sunday, but this time there will be $100,000 and a four-season exemption on the line as well. Williams will look to win his 41st career title and seventh Major title as he defeated Rick Steelsmith, four-games-to-one, Friday in the round of 8 in the 2006 Denny’s World Championship at Woodland Bowl. Williams (Ocala, Fla.) has won two World Championship titles among his six Majors, but none would be as sweet as a Major that would tie Earl Anthony's all-time record. The PBA Hall of Famer has failed in six attempts at tying the record, going 1-6 in those championship round matches. "Last week I didn't do a very good job of playing the lanes properly and that cost me. The week before I threw a couple bad shots in the second match and that cost me," said Williams, who is making his third consecutive TV appearance. "Hopefully this time I can go out there and execute, and hope the pins fall for me." Williams will face Ryan Shafer, who will be making his second appearance in a Major championship final this season. Shafer (Elmira, N.Y.), who finished 2nd in this season's 63rd U.S. Open, defeated Jeff Carter (Springfield, Ill.). 4-2. Another PBA Hall of Famer and two-time World Champion, Pete Weber (St. Ann, Mo.), advanced to the finals with a 4-1 win over Mike Scroggins (Amarillo, Texas). Weber, who won his 32nd career title earlier this season, will also be chasing a record held by Anthony. A win would tie the legend's all-time record of eight Denny's PBA Tour Major titles. Weber will face Brad Angelo (Lockport, N.Y.), who defeated Mike Machuga (Erie, Pa.), 4-1. Angelo will look to become the 18th bowler in Tour history to win a Major as his first career Tour title. |
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2006/03/23
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McCune Takes Over Top Spot in Non-Exempt Points Race
Eugene McCune Eugene McCune may have bowled himself back onto the Denny's PBA Tour Thursday. McCune took over the lead in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings among non-exempt bowlers, defeating Tom Daugherty, four-games-to-none, Thursday in the round of 32 in the 2006 Denny's World Championship at Woodland Bowl. The top non-exempt bowler in the point rankings earns an exemption for the 2006-07 season. McCune came into the week trailing Eric Forkel by nearly 4,000 points. This week's event, the third of four Majors on the Denny's PBA Tour, awards more points than standard events. After Forkel (Las Vegas) missed the first cut in qualifying, McCune needed to finish at least 28th to pass him. McCune's win in the round of 32 guarantees him a spot in the top 24. With one event remaining which counts toward the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings, McCune can put some distance between himself and Forkel. "It's not something I can control. I just have to go out there and make shots," said McCune, who was exempt in 2004-05 but finished 47th in the point rankings and was unable to regain his exemption through the 2005 Denny's PBA Tour Trials. "I made enough good shots to get through qualifying, and I made a lot of good shots tonight." McCune will face Jeff Lizzi (Sandusky, Ohio) in the round of 16. Lizzi, also a non-exempt bowler, defeated Tommy Delutz Jr. (Flushing, N.Y.), 4-1. Walter Ray Williams Jr. (Ocala, Fla.) defeated Tom Baker (King, N.C.), 4-1, in a battle of PBA Hall of Famers. Williams' reward will be a match-up with another PBA Hall of Famer, Parker Bohn III (Jackson, N.J.) in Friday's round of 16. Bohn defeated Ray Edwards, 4-0. Another PBA Hall of Famer, Wayne Webb, advanced to the round of 16 with a 4-2 win over Brian Himmler (Cincinnati). Webb owns 20 Tour titles with his last coming in 1997. The winners of Friday's round of 16 matches will join the top four from qualifying as well as the top four in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings (Norm Duke, Tommy Jones, Mike Scroggins and Wes Malott) in the round of Super 16.
Russell Shows Some Muscle
Ronnie Russell Just three years ago, Ronnie Russell was bowling for his local college team. Now the 26-year-old is leading a Major tournament on the Denny's PBA Tour. Russell, a 26-year-old from Indianapolis, averaged 226.78 in his nine games Thursday to finish qualifying as the top seed in the 2006 Denny's World Championship at Woodland Bowl. The top four bowlers after the 27 games of qualifying earned a bye into Friday's round of Super 16, bypassing the rounds of 32 and 16. Russell, who became a PBA member in 2003 after he was a First Team All-American at Vincennes University in Indiana, came into this week with just 30 Tour events under his belt. He finished the three days of qualifying with a 6,071 27-game pinfall. "I felt like Walter Ray (Williams Jr.) because every time I picked up a 2- or 4-pin everyone was clapping," said Russell, whose highest career finish in a Tour event is 6th in the 2003 Toledo Open. "There's a lot of work to do. I have to keep going. I still have to win two matches against two great bowlers. If I make the show then I'll be happy, but there's too much work to do." Russell has used Ebonite's The One and The Big One throughout the week. Also earning byes into the round of Super 16 were Pete Weber (St. Ann, Mo.) who was 2nd with 6,037, Mike Machuga (Erie, Pa.) who was 3rd with 6,001 and Mike DeVaney (Temecula, Calif.) who was 4th with 5,973. PBA Hall of Famer Tom Baker (King, N.C.) finished 36th with 5,635 and earned the final berth into tonight's best-of-seven games match play round of 32, beginning tonight at 6 p.m. EST. |
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2006/03/22
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Crunch Time
Chris Johnson 2004 PBA Rookie of the Year Chris Johnson did a lot Wednesday to improve his chances of earning an exemption for the 2006-07 Denny's PBA Tour season. The 28-year-old averaged 228.22 over his nine games Wednesday to lead after the first two days of qualifying with a 4,030 18-game pinfall in the 2006 Denny's World Championship at Woodland Bowl. Johnson (Garland, Texas), who is looking for his first career title, came into the week 41st in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings with the cut line for an exemption for 2006-07 currently at 37th. Should Johnson finish in the top four after the 27 games of qualifying, he would earn a bye into Friday's round of Super 16 which would give him a minimum 11,338 points. "The goal is to get to the top four. That would be huge," said Johnson. "That's what I need to salvage this season. It's been a rough season so far." Johnson, 28, opened the day with a 216, but followed that with his lowest score of the day, a 160. He bounced back to average 239.71 with four games over 250 over the final seven games, including a 267 in game nine. Mike DeVaney (Temecula, Calif.) averaged 225.11 over his second nine-game block to finish 2nd with 4,014. PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber (St. Ann, Mo.), who is looking for his third career World Championship, is 3rd with 4,002. Ryan Shafer (Elmira, N.Y.) is 4th with 3,938, while Indianapolis native Ronnie Russell is 5th with 3,936. Ken Simard (Greenville, S.C.) struck out in the 10th frame to defeat Marc Massie (Ft. Wright, Ky.), 213-211, in a one-game roll-off to determine the 49th and final spot into Thursday's final nine-game qualifying set after they tied at 3,696 through 18 games.
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2006/03/21
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Dominating Day for Dubyah
Pete Weber PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber owns two PBA World Championship titles and has won two titles at Woodland Bowl. All that adds up to the perfect recipe for success in this week's 2006 Denny's World Championship. Weber led the first day of qualifying in the third of four Majors on the Denny's PBA Tour schedule with a 2,122 nine-game pinfall Tuesday at Woodland Bowl. Weber, a 32-time titlist from St. Ann. Mo., captured titles in consecutive seasons at Woodland Bowl in 1991 and 1992, both of which were Major events. "I have always enjoyed bowling here and I've always had a good record here," said Weber, who won his 32nd career title earlier this season. "When you come into a house and feel comfortable before you even walk in the door it let's you relax a little more, and I definitely feel relaxed." Weber, who used Storm's Passion, Pyro and Diablo, averaged 226.60 over the first five games, then bowled back-to-back 268s in games six and seven. After a 199 in game eight - his only game under 200 - he finished strong with a 254. Mike Machuga (Erie, Pa.), who is looking for his first career Major, is 2nd with 2,055. D.J. Archer (Carrollton, Texas) led the second squad and is 3rd overall with 2,023. Randy Pedersen (Clermont, Fla.), a 13-time Tour titlist who won a World Championship in 1987 when the event was named the National Championship, is 4th with 2,020. Pedersen is ESPN's color analyst for the PBA. Chris Barnes (Flower Mound, Texas) rounds out the top five with 2,008. Defending champion and 2005 PBA Player of the Year Patrick Allen (Tarrytown, N.Y.) is 26th with 1,923. Norm Duke (Clermont, Fla.), Tommy Jones (Simpsonville, S.C.), Mike Scroggins (Amarillo, Texas) and Wes Malott (Austin, Texas) earned automatic berths into the event's round of Super 16 as the top four bowlers in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings. |
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2006/03/19
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Seventh Time's the Charm
Norm Duke If Norm Duke has learned anything in his 24 years on the Denny's PBA Tour, it's how to deal with setbacks. In his seventh TV appearance of the season, Duke finally broke through with his first title of the season and the 23rd of his career, defeating Chris Loschetter, 275-221, in the title match of the 2006 Ace Hardware Championship at Taylor Lanes. Duke had four 2nd-place finishes in seven TV appearances coming into this week since his last title in Feb. 2005. "I don't want to say it's been a struggle, but it's definitely been a journey," said Duke (Clermont, Fla.). "I hate getting stuck on those numbers. I've got this one and now I'm on to bigger numbers." Duke started the title match with four straight strikes before a spare in the 5th frame. Loschetter tried to make a run at Duke with four straight strikes in frames 5-8, but a spare in the 9th frame gave Duke some breathing room. Duke closed out Loschetter by striking on his next six shots. With the win, Duke also took over the top spot in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings. Duke advanced to the title match with a 205-198 win over Walter Ray Williams Jr., who was making his sixth attempt at tying Earl Anthony's all-time Tour titles record. Williams fell behind early when he left the 4-6-7-10 split and opened in the 3rd frame, and Duke responded with three straight strikes in frames 5-7. Duke, however, left a 7-10 split in the 9th frame and opened, giving Williams a chance to strike out from the 9th frame on to force Duke to double in the 10th. Williams struck in the 9th and with his first ball in the 10th, but finished with a nine-spare. Duke’s spare to start the 10th frame sealed his fourth berth in a title match this season. Loschetter advanced to the title match with a 236-201 win over Mike Scroggins. Scroggins took the lead with four straight strikes in frames 5-8, but he opened after a 3-7 split in the 9th frame. Loschetter, who had doubled in the 8th and 9th, struck with his first ball in the 10th to advance to his second career title match. Duke earned $40,000 and an exemption for the 2006-07 season. Loschetter took home $20,000 for 2nd, while Williams and Scroggins earned $10,000 apiece for the 3rd and 4th place finishes, respectively. |
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2006/03/17
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Something's Gotta Give
Walter Ray Williams Jr. It took Walter Ray Williams Jr. 18 events to finally make his first championship round of the 2005-06 Denny's PBA Tour season. It took him just two weeks to make his second. Williams will get a sixth chance to tie Earl Anthony's all-time Tour record of 41 career titles, as he defeated Paul Fleming, four-games-to-three, Friday in the 2006 Ace Hardware Championship at Taylor Lanes. Williams, who won his 40th career title in Nov. 2004, has gone 1-5 with a 212.33 average in his five TV appearances since then. His latest attempt came in the most recent Tour stop two weeks ago in the 2006 Pepsi Championship, where he fell in the title match to Chris Collins, 245-201. "I dodged a bullet against all three guys I bowled today. I thought I was done in both of the last two matches," said Williams. "I have to relax a little (Sunday). I don't think about the record when I'm bowling. I'm just thinking about making shots and executing. But it's nice to be in the running again." The PBA Hall of Famer won all three of his matches Friday in the maximum seven games. He also endured a 300 game by Fleming (Bedford, Texas) in game five of their match, giving Fleming a 3-2 lead. But Williams bounced back to take the final two games to advance to the Sunday's finals. Williams started his matches Friday using a Morich Seek and Destroy, and finished with a Morich Awesome Flip. Williams (Ocala, Fla.) will face 22-time titlist Norm Duke (Clermont, Fla.) who will be looking to end a drought of his own. Duke has made a Tour-high seven TV appearances this season, but has yet to win a title. He's finished 2nd twice this season. Duke, who would take over the top-spot in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings with a win Sunday, defeated Brad Angelo (Lockport, N.Y.), 4-0. Mike Scroggins advanced to his sixth championship round of the season, knocking off 2005 PBA Player of the Year Patrick Allen (Tarrytown, N.Y.), 4-2. Scroggins won this season's 2005 USBC Masters for his first career Major title, defeating Duke 245-238, in the title match. Scroggins (Amarillo, Texas) will face Chris Loschetter, who defeated Danny Wiseman (Baltimore), 4-2. Loschetter (Olmsted Falls, Ohio) will be looking for his first career title. |
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2006/03/16
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Still the Man
Danny Wiseman Danny Wiseman averaged 233.57 in his second seven-game block Thursday to maintain the overall lead and earn the top seed for match play in the 2006 Ace Hardware Championship at Taylor Lanes. Wiseman led the first session with a 1,722 seven-game pinfall. He averaged 221.50 over the first four games of the second session to drop out of the lead, but he fired a 300 in game five to re-take the lead and never looked back. He finished with a 3,357 14-game pinfall. Though Wiseman is just 52nd in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings, he has a two-season Tour exemption thanks to his win in last season's 2004 Miller High Life Masters. Still, it's been a frustrating, injury-riddled season for the 11-time Tour titlist, who's seeing his game come around late in the season. "I matched up pretty well and I just stayed out of trouble. I was able to play out for the most part and when the pair hooked, I moved in, but I never got deep enough that I was in the traffic of everyone else," said Wiseman (Baltimore), whose best finish was 8th in the most recent Tour stop, the 2006 Pepsi Championship. "I'm due I guess. My confidence is definitely coming back. It's a good time for that to come around." Wiseman will face Mike Machuga (Erie, Pa.), who finished 32nd with 3,031, in Friday's round of 32. PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. (Ocala, Fla.), looking to tie Earl Anthony's all-time Tour titles record of 41, fired a 290 in his final game to move into 2nd with 3,267. Williams will face No. 31 Tommy Delutz Jr. (Flushing, N.Y.). Liz Johnson (Cheektowaga, N.Y.), who made history last season by advancing to the title match in the 2005 Banquet Open, continued to add to her accomplishments. Johnson, the only woman to advance to match play in a standard Tour event coming in, accomplished the feat again by finishing 30th with 3,044. Johnson fired a 222 in her final game of the day to move into the cut. She'll face Bill O'Neill (Levittown, Pa.), who finished 3rd.
Wise Move
Danny Wiseman Coming off one of the best seasons of his 18-year career, Danny Wiseman never imagined his 2005-06 Denny's PBA Tour season would be such a disaster. The 11-time titlist is starting to turn things around late in the season, however, as he led the first of two sessions in the round of 64 with a 1,722 seven-game pinfall Thursday in the 2006 Ace Hardware Championship at Taylor Lanes. Last season, Wiseman won his first career Major title in the 2004 Miller High Life Masters and finished 3rd in the 2004-05 PBA World Point Rankings. This season Wiseman has dealt with an early-season car accident, as well as a bevy of injuries, leaving him just 52nd in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings. He had his best showing of the season in the Tour's most recent stop, finishing 8th in the 2006 Pepsi Championship. "Nothing has changed, it's just been a brutal season. I haven't been able to get out of my own way sometimes," said Wiseman (Baltimore). "I know summer is coming, but I also know at any given time if I get matched up I can win out here." Due to a nagging ankle injury, Wiseman changed from a five-step to a four-step approach this week. The switch has paid off so far, as he averaged 246 over his seven games, including a high of 268 in game six to take the lead. Two women advanced to the round of 64 for the first time in Tour history through Wednesday's Denny's PBA Tour Qualifying Round. Liz Johnson (Cheektowaga, N.Y.) is 47th with 1,471 after seven games while Cathy Dorin-Lizzi is 51st with 1,443. Johnson made history last season by finishing 2nd in the 2005 Banquet Open. |
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2006/03/10
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2006/03/09
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2006/03/08
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2006/03/07
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2006/03/05
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【PBA】 Pepsi Championship 【Final】 Giant Killer
Chris Collins Walter Ray Williams Jr. has made a Denny's PBA Tour record 150 career television appearances. Chris Collins has made just two. Experience did not come into play Sunday, however, as Collins got the best of the PBA Hall of Famer and denied him his 41st career title, capturing his first career title with a 245-201 win in the 2006 Pepsi Championship at AMF Riviera Lanes. Collins defeated two bowlers with a combined 62 career titles, knocking off the 40-time titlist Williams and 22-time titlist Norm Duke in the semifinals. Williams was looking to tie Earl Anthony's all-time career titles record, but failed in his fifth attempt at tying the record. "It's pretty exciting for me having to beat Norm Duke and Walter Ray in one day. I never thought it would happen this way, but I always dreamed I would beat one of these guys," said Collins. "The last few years I bowled out here before I got my exempt status I got used to bowling with all the legends. I'm just really comfortable out here now." After getting off to a strong start with strikes in his first three frames, Williams left a 1-2-4-10 washout in the 4th frame, but picked it up to avoid falling behind early. Williams split again in the 6th frame, this time the 4-7-10, which he was not able to pick up. Collins took advantage by striking five consecutive times to clinch his career first title. Collins, who used an Ebonite Big Time, advanced to the title match with a 215-183 win over Duke. Duke had two splits and opened twice in the first four frames, giving Collins the early lead. Collins alternated spare-strike in the first five frames, but a key double in the 6th and 7th frames put the pressure on Duke. The 22-time Tour titlist could never string more than two strikes together and Collins struck with his first ball in 10th to win. Williams advanced to the title match with a 247-207 win over Steve Jaros. After taking an early 10-pin lead through six frames, Williams struck four straight times in frames 7-10 to clinch his fist spot in a title match since Nov. 2004. Collins (Fayetteville, N.C.) earned $40,000 and an exemption for the 2006-07 season. Williams (Ocala, Fla.) took home $20,000 for 2nd, while Duke (Clermont, Fla.) and Jaros (Yorkville, Ill.) earned $10,000 apiece for the 3rd |
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2006/03/03
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Dead Eye Back on Target
Walter Ray Williams Jr. Walter Ray Williams Jr. is officially back. The PBA Hall of Famer will finally get another chance to tie Earl Anthony's all time Denny's PBA Tour titles record as he defeated Chris Barnes, four-games-to-one, Friday in the round of 8 in the 2006 Pepsi Championship at AMF Riviera Lanes. Williams, who owns 40 career titles, was in the midst of one of the longest championship round droughts of his career. He had not made a TV appearance through the first 17 events this season, the latest in a season he's made his TV debut since 1984 when he did not make a TV appearance Last season, Williams won his 40th title in the season's third event in November. But the 46-year-old went 0-4 in his next four television appearances. "There's always pressure no matter what you're doing. If I don't happen to win a 41st title, I'm still going to be happy with what I've done," said Williams of his title chase. "I'll be disappointed, but I realize I'm getting older. I know I can still compete with these guys and this week I was able to show that. Hopefully things will be better this time than they have been in my last shows since I won. Last year it felt like everything that could go wrong went wrong." Williams will face Steve Jaros (Yorkville, Ill.) in his quest to break Anthony's record. Jaros defeated Tour rookie Bill O'Neill (Levittown, Pa.), 4-2. The other semifinal features Chris Collins taking on 22-time titlist Norm Duke (Clermont, Fla.). Collins defeated Danny Wiseman (Baltimore), 4-0, to advance to his second championship round of the season. The 36-year-old will be looking for his first career title. Duke, meanwhile, will be making his Tour-high sixth TV appearance and his second in two weeks. He has yet to win a title this season despite being 2nd in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings. Duke defeated Joe Ciccone (Buffalo), 4-2. The final four will bowl for the $40,000 top prize and an exemption for the 2006-07 Denny’s PBA Tour season on Sunday. The live ESPN televised finals will take place at 12:30 p.m. EST. Notes |
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2006/03/02
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Domination
Walter Ray Williams Jr. The first four months of the 2005-06 Denny's PBA Tour have been frustrating for Walter Ray Williams Jr., but with one month remaining it's all coming together. Williams led the field by almost 200 pins in Thursday's round of 64 with a 3,275 14-game pinfall to earn the top seed for match play in the 2006 Pepsi Championship at AMF Riviera Lanes. Williams, who has been looking to tie Earl Anthony's all-time Tour titles record since Nov. 2004, is looking to make his first championship round of the season. His last title came in nearby Wickliffe, Ohio in the 2004 Uniroyal Tire Classic. The PBA Hall of Famer with 40 career titles averaged 235.29 in his second seven-game block after taking the lead with a 232.57 average in the first seven games. "I actually hit the pocket more this morning, but when I hit it tonight I got more strikes and my score was better. It's funny how that happens," said Williams, who will look to become the first No. 1 seed to win a title this season. "This is as good as I have bowled in a long time. It's been a while." Williams (Ocala, Fla.), who used a Morich Seek and Destory, will face No. 32 Mike DeVaney in the single elimination, best-of-seven games match play round of 32. DeVaney (Temecula, Calif.) fired a 201 in the last game to make the cut by two pins. Doug Kent (Newark, N.Y.), who won last week's 2006 GEICO Classic, shot 268 in his last game to earn the No. 2 seed and will face No. 31 Joe Ciccone (Buffalo). Commissioner's Exemption Mark Williams (Beaumont, Texas), a PBA Hall of Famer who won two Tournament of Champions titles at Riviera Lanes, finished 19th and will take on Chris Collins (Fayetteville, N.C.).
The Chase is On
Walter Ray Williams Jr. The chase for Earl Anthony's all-time Denny's PBA Tour titles record had been on the back burner for months, but Walter Ray Williams Jr. is now stirring talks of the record once again. The PBA Hall of Famer fired a 1,628 seven-game pinfall Thursday to lead the first session of the round of 64 in the 2006 Pepsi Championship at AMF Riviera Lanes. Williams (Ocala, Fla.) pulled within one of Anthony on the all-time list with his 40th career title in Nov., 2004. He made four championship round appearances after his win last season, but went 0-4 in his chase for the record. "Once I won my 40th title last season everyone started talking about (the record), and since then everything has seemed to go the opposite way as I'd like it to go," said Williams, who is 15th in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings. "I'm not bowling badly, but when I get to match play I'm just not getting the breaks." Williams has not made a television appearance through the first 17 events this season, the latest in a season he has gone without a TV appearance since 1984, the last time he went an entire season without a TV appearance. Another bowler suffering through a sub-par season, Danny Wiseman (Baltimore), is 2nd with 1,590. Wiseman, an 11-time Tour titlist who finished 3rd in the 2004-05 PBA World Point Rankings, has suffered through various injuries and has fallen to 59th in the 2005-06 PBA World Point Rankings. Jim Wolcott (Mineral Ridge, Ohio), the leading amateur in Wednesday's Denny's PBA Tour Qualifying Round, is 3rd with 1,561. Leading PBA Player of the Year candidate Tommy Jones (Simpsonville, S.C.), who has won a Tour-high four titles including his first career Major, is 7th with 1,527.
【PBA】 PBA News Baker Named BWAA Senior Bowler of the Year
Tom Baker PBA Hall of Famer Tom Baker was unanimously chosen as the 2005 Bowling Writers Association of America (BWAA) Senior Bowler of the Year. Baker, who is the only PBA Senior Tour bowler with an exemption on the Denny's PBA Tour, earned 2005 PBA Senior and Rookie of the Year honors after winning the 2005 Senior U.S. Open and leading the 2005 PBA Senior Tour in earnings ($40,500) and average (226.97). Baker is the only bowler to ever take home both honors in a single season. The 10-time Tour titlist, who was elected into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1999, is exempt on the Denny's PBA Tour through the 2008-09 season thanks to his win in the 2004 World Championship. The BWAA Senior Bowlers of the Year are selected by a panel of veteran members of the BWAA, and this year, Baker was a unanimous choice for the award. Using an established system of awarding five points for each first place vote, two points for second and one point for third, Baker garnered the maximum 65 points for first place. Baker's selection broke a string of five consecutive BWAA Senior Bowler of the Year titles for fellow PBA Senior Tour bowler Bob Glass (Lawrence, Kan.) who won the award from 2000 through 2004. Glass finished second on the 2005 ballot. Other candidates included 2005 USBC Senior Masters champion Vince Mazzanti Jr., and Dale Eagle, who won two PBA Senior Tour titles in 2005. For more information about BWAA awards, which have been given since 1934, visit the official Bowling Writers of America website: www.bowlingwriters.com, and click on the "awards" link. |
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