PBA SENIOR JACKSON OPEN

Walter Ray Williams Jr.’s long-shot bid to add a Professional Bowlers Association
Senior Player of the Year title to his lengthy portfolio of PBA honors
remains alive after he led qualifying in the PBA Senior Jackson Open
at Airport Lanes Thursday. But the man he needs to beat, Ron Mohr of
Eagle River, Alaska, is right on Williams’ heels as the No. 2 qualifier.

Williams, a PBA Hall of Famer and owner of a record 47 titles on the regular PBA 
Tour, finished the 16-game qualifying portion of the tournament with 3,813 pins, 
50 pins ahead of Mohr. During Wednesday’s eight-game round, Williams threw four 
games in the 240s along with a pair of 258 games, but even at his torrid pace, 
Mohr gained ground.

Heading into Thursday’s final round of single-elimination match play for the top 
32 qualifiers, Williams is faced with a need to win not only the Senior Jackson 
Open, but next week’s Senior Dayton Classic to have a chance to win Senior 
Player of the Year honors. The only other player with a mathematical chance in 
the Player of the Year race is Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Township, MI, 
who qualified third.

Mohr, who has won three times in 2011, leads the points race with 78 points to 
Williams’ 52 and Sullins’ 48. Players are awarded 16 points for a title, 8 
points for a second-place finish, 4 points for third and 2 points for fourth 
place, so a third-place finish by Mohr in would assure no less than a tie for 
the title with Williams and it would eliminate Sullins.

Win or not, Williams is pleased with the year he has had, and how he’s bowling 
in Jackson.

“I threw the ball pretty firm, pretty straight today,” he said. “I had a nice 
ball reaction today and yesterday going up and at the pins. I might have hooked 
the ball a little more today as the round progressed, but it was nothing 
excessive.

“I’ve had a great year,” the Ocala, Fla., resident said, “but a lot of guys have 
bowled very well against me in match play. It’s just one of those things. But 
the way I’ve been bowling, I’m looking forward to bowling with the young guys 
again when the regular tour gets going in November.”


Competition continues Thursday when the top 32 will compete in 
single-elimination match play leading to the championship. PBA.com’s Xtra Frame 
will provide live coverage of all Thursday match play rounds. Visit pba.com or 
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PBA SENIOR JACKSON OPEN
Airport Lanes, Jackson, Mich., Wednesday

SECOND ROUND (after 16 games; top 32 advance to match play):
1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,813.
2, Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, 3,763.
3, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 3,701.
4, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,699.
5, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,689.
6, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,612.
7, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,558.
8, a-Rick Vittone, Canada, 3,556.
9, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,555.
10, a-Ken Wyatt, Sterling Hts., Mich., 3,529.
11, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 3,525.
12, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 3,512.
13, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,509.
14, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 3,468.
15, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,461.
16, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,457.
17, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,449.
18, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,443.
19, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 3,439.
20, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 3,432.
21, Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., 3,429.
22 (tie), Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, and Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,421.
24, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,410.
25, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 3,407.
26, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,400.
27, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,393.
28, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,366.
29, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,353.
30, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,343.
31, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,342.
32, x-Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 3,334

Failed to Advance:
33, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 3,334, $900.
34, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3,331, $900.
35, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,330, $900.
36, s-Barry Gurney, West Hills, Calif., 3,326, $700.
37, Don Hicks, West Babylon, N.Y., 3,322.
38, s-Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 3,319, $700.
39, s-Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,312, $700.
40, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,311.
41, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,302.
42 (tie), Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., and a-Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 3,292.
44, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 3,288.
45, Mark Glover, Woodbridge, Va., 3,283.
46, s-John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,280, $700.
47, Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 3,278.
48, Terry Wellman, Marengo, Ohio, 3,274.
49, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,273.
50, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,272.
51 (tie), Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., and s-John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 3,270, $700.
53, s-Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 3,264, $700.
54, a-s-Victor Portalatin, Jackson, Mich., 3,254, $700.
55, a-Leo Scantamburlo, Riverview, Mich., 3,252.
56, a-Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 3,243.
57, a-Fred McClain, Lincoln Park, Mich., 3,215.
58, Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 3,202.
59, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3,201.
60, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 3,194.
61, a-Paul Kwiecien, Lansing, Mich., 3,184.
62, Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla., 3,183.
63, Dave Osim, Roscommon, Mich., 3,170.
64, Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,163.
65, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,162.
66, Gregg Schmied, Schererville, Ind., 3,157.
67 (tie), Scott Lindsey, Omaha, Neb., and David Goldenberg, Lake Grove, N.Y., 3,144.
69, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,139.
70, Rich Wilkinson, Bennington, Neb., 3,133.
71, Dave Schultz, Jackson, Wis., 3,130.
72, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 3,123.
73, a-Derek Smith, Hicksville, Ohio, 3,108.
74, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn, 3,104.
75, Russ Freeman, Antioch, Ill., 3,102.
76, a-Ed Goldberg, Grand Ledge, Mich., 3,099.
77, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 3,093.
78, Sal Bongiorno, Hollywood, Fla., 3,088.
79, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3,087.
80, Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., 3,083.
81 (tie), Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., and Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 3,060.
83 (tie), Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., and Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 3,043.
85, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 3,040.
86, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,020.
87, Ernie Bourque, Acushnet, Mass., 3,010.
88, a-Lester Gentry, Hartland, Mich., 2,998.
89, Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 2,989.
90, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 2,958.
91, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 2,947.
92, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 2,939.
93, a-Edward Vasas, Ypsilanti, Mich., 2,914.
94, Mark Scime, Winter Garden, Fla., 2,911.
95, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 2,899.
96, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 2,893.
97, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 2,880.
98, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 2,871.
99, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 2,834.
100, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,738.
101, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 2,684.
102, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,681.
103, a-Matt Bamburg, Winnebago, Ill., 2,474.
104, Dennis Weatherman, Coloma, Mich., withdrew.
105, Phillip Moros, Lombard, Ill., withdrew.
  a-denotes amateur
  s-denotes Super Senior
  x-Easterday defeated Lineberry, 183-181, in a roll-off for 32nd place.

300 Games – Rick Vittone