Bowlers Journal International - January 2008 - (Page A4) THE MAJORS Chicago Tribune-BPAA All-Star*/U.S. Open Year Winner / Runnerup 1942 John Crimmins, Detroit MI Joe Norris, San Diego CA 1943 Connie Schwoegler, Madison WI Frank Benkovic, Milwaukee WI 1944 Ned Day, Milwaukee WI Paul Krumske, Chicago IL** 1945 Buddy Bomar, Chicago IL Joe Wilman, Chicago IL 1946 Joe Wilman, Chicago IL Therm Gibson, Detroit MI 1947 Andy Varipapa, W. Hempstead NY Allie Brandt, Lockport NY 1948 Andy Varipapa, W. Hempstead NY Joe Wilman, Chicago IL 1949 Connie Schwoegler, Madison WI Andy Varipapa, W. Hempstead NY Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI Catherine Burling, Cincinnati OH 1950 Junie McMahon, Chicago IL Ralph Smith, Los Angeles CA Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI Stephanie Balogh, Cleveland OH 1951 Dick Hoover, Akron OH Lee Jouglard, Detroit MI Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI Sylvia Martin, Las Vegas NV 1952 Junie McMahon, Chicago IL Ralph Smith, Los Angeles CA Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI Shirley Garms, Island Lake IL 1953 Don Carter, St. Louis MO Ed Lubanski, Detroit MI Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI Sylvia Martin, Las Vegas NV 1954 Don Carter, St. Louis MO Bill Lillard, Dallas TX Sylvia Martin, Las Vegas NV Sylvia Fanta, Chicago IL 1955 Steve Nagy, Detroit MI Ed Lubanski, Detroit MI Anita Cantaline, Detroit MI Doris Porter, Los Angeles CA 1956 Bill Lillard, Dallas TX Joe Wilman, Chicago IL Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI Marge Merrick, Detroit MI 1957 Don Carter, St. Louis MO Dick Weber, St. Louis MO 1958 Don Carter, St. Louis MO Buzz Fazio, Detroit MI Merle Matthews, Los Angeles CA Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI 1959 Billy Welu, St. Louis MO Ray Bluth, St. Louis MO Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI Donna Zimmerman, Norwalk CA 1960 Harry Smith, Baltimore MD Bob Chase, Kansas City MO Sylvia Martin, Las Vegas NV Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI 1961 Billy Tucker, Hollywood CA Dick Weber, St. Louis MO Phyllis Notaro, Brant NY Hope Riccilli, Downey CA 1962 Dick Weber, St. Louis MO Roy Lown, Baltimore MD Shirley Garms, Island Lake IL Joy Abel, Chicago IL 1963 Dick Weber, St. Louis MO Billy Welu, St. Louis MO Marion Ladewig, Grand Rapids MI Bobbie Shaler, Chicago IL 1964 Bob Strampe, Detroit MI Tommy Tuttle, Rural Hall NC LaVerne Carter, Las Vegas NV Evelyn Teal, Miami FL 1965 Dick Weber, St. Louis MO Jim St. John, San Jose CA Ann Slattery, Salt Lake City UT Sandy Hooper, Anaheim CA 1966 Dick Weber, St. Louis MO Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis MO Joy Abel, Chicago IL Bette Rockwell, Lynn MA 1967 Les Schissler, Denver CO Pete Tountas, Tucson AZ Gloria Simon, Portland OR Shirley Garms, Island Lake IL 1968 Jim Stefanich, Joliet IL Billy Hardwick, Louisville KY Dotty Fothergill, North Attleboro MA Doris Coburn, Buffalo NY 1969 Billy Hardwick, Louisville KY Dick Weber, St. Louis MO Dotty Fothergill, North Attleboro MA Kayoko Suda, Yokahama, Japan 1970 Bobby Cooper, Houston TX Billy Hardwick, Louisville KY Mary Baker, Central Islip NY Judy Soutar, Leawood KS 1971 Mike Limongello, N. Babylon NY Teata Semiz , River Edge NJ Paula (Sperber) Carter, Miami FL June Llewellyn, Pompano Beach FL 1972 Don Johnson , Kokomo IN George Pappas, Charlotte NC Lorrie (Koch) Nichols, Algonquin IL Mary Baker, Central Islip NY 1973 Mike McGrath, Los Angeles CA Earl Anthony , Tacoma WA Millie Martorella, Rochester NY Patty Costello, North Carrollton PA 1974 Larry Laub, Tucson AZ Dave Davis , Atlanta GA Pat Costello , Dublin CA Betty Morris, Lodi CA 1975 Steve Neff , Sarasota FL Paul Colwell, Tucson AZ Paula Carter, Miami FL Lorrie Nichols, Algonquin IL 1976 Paul Moser , Brockton MA Jim Frazier, Spokane WA Patty Costello, Scranton PA Betty Morris, Lodi CA 1977 Johnny Petraglia , Brooklyn NY Bill Spigner, Chicago IL Betty Morris, Lodi CA Virginia Norton, South Gate CA 1978 Nelson Burton Jr., St. Louis MO Jeff Mattingly , Ukiah CA Donna Adamek, Duarte CA Vesma Grinfelds , San Francisco CA 1979 Joe Berardi, Brooklyn NY Earl Anthony , Dublin CA Diana Silva, Albuquerque NM Pat Costello, Dublin CA 1980 Steve Martin, Kingsport TN Earl Anthony , Dublin CA Pat Costello , Dublin CA Shinobu Saitoh, Tokyo, Japan 1981 Marshall Holman, Medford OR Mark Roth , Spring Lake Hts. NJ Donna Adamek, Duarte CA Nikki Gianulias , Vallejo CA 1982 Dave Husted, Milwaukie OR Gil Silker , Washington NJ Shinobu Saito, Tokyo, Japan Robin Romeo, Beverly Hills CA 1983 Gary Dickinson , Burleson TX Steve Neff, Sarasota FL Dana Miller, Albuquerque NM Aleta Sill , Cocoa FL 1984 Mark Roth , Spring Lake Hts. NJ Wayne Webb, Indianapolis IN Karen Ellingsworth, Des Plaines IL Lorrie Nichols , Algonquin IL 1985 Marshall Holman , Medford OR Wayne Webb, Indianapolis IN Pat Mercatanti, Yardley PA Nikki Gianulias , Vallejo CA 1986 Steve Cook, Roseville CA Frank Ellenburg , Mesa AZ Wendy Macpherson, San Diego CA Lisa Wagner , Palmetto FL 1987 Del Ballard Jr., Richardson TX Pete Weber , St. Louis MO Carol Norman, Ardmore OK Cindy Coburn , Buffalo NY 1988 Pete Weber, St. Louis MO Marshall Holman , Medford OR Lisa Wagner , Palmetto FL Lorrie Nichols, Algonquin IL 1989 Mike Aulby, Indianapolis IN Jim Pencak , Richmond Hts. OH Robin Romeo , Van Nuys CA Michelle Mullen, Matteson IL 1990 Ron Palombi Jr , Erie PA Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela Dana Miller-Mackie, Sydney, Australia Tish Johnson , Panorama City CA 1991 Pete Weber, St. Louis MO Mark Thayer , Lafayette IN Anne Marie Duggan, La Habra CA Leanne Barrette , Oklahoma City OK 1992 Robert Lawrence, Austin TX Scott Devers , Richmond IN Tish Johnson, Panorama City CA Aleta Sill , Dearborn MI 1993 Del Ballard Jr., Richardson TX Walter Ray Williams Jr , Stockton CA Dede Davidson , San Jose CA Dana Miller-Mackie, Albuquerque NM 1994 Justin Hromek , Andover KS Parker Bohn III, Freehold NJ Aleta Sill, Dearborn MI Anne Marie Duggan , Edmond OK 1995 Dave Husted , Milwaukie OR Paul Koehler, Stuart FL Cheryl Daniels, Detroit MI Tish Johnson , Northridge CA 1996 Dave Husted, Milwaukie OR George Brooks , Aurora CO Liz Johnson, Niagara Falls NY Marianne DiRupo , Succasunna NJ 1998 Walter Ray Williams Jr., Stockton CA Tim Criss, Bel Air MD Aleta Sill, Dearborn MI Tammy Turner, Stow OH 1999 Bob Learn Jr , Erie PA Jason Couch, Clermont FL Kim Adler, Las Vegas NV Lynda Barnes , Wichita KS 2000 Robert Smith , Simi Valley CA Norm Duke, Clermont FL Tennelle Grijalva, Orange CA Kelly Kulick , Union NJ 2001 Mika Koivuniemi , Finland Patrick Healey Jr., Mexico Kim Terrell, Daly City, CA Wendy Macpherson , Henderson, NV 2003 Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala FL Michael Haugen Jr., Mesa AZ Kelly Kulick, Union, NJ Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, N.Richland Hls, TX 2004 Pete Weber, St. Ann MO Brian Voss, Alpharetta, GA 2005 Chris Barnes , Flower Mound TX Patrick Allen, Tarrytown NY 2006 Tommy Jones, Simpsonville SC Ryan Shafer , Horseheads NY 2007 Pete Weber, St. Ann MO Wes Malott , Dallas TX (Note: * On Dec. 7, 1941, the Chicago Tribune instituted the first All-Star Tournament. Following his victory over John Crimmins in 1942, though, Ned Day “gave” the BPAA Match Game Championships title to the All-Star Tournament, in effect uniting the two tournaments under the name, BPAA All-Star Tournament. Therefore, the winner of the All-Star Tournament, from 1942 on, was, technically, also the inheritor of the original match game title.) (Note: ** Though merged with the All-Star Tournament, the match game title’s legacy of challenge-based competition did not die. On November 18, 1944 – just weeks before the 1945 tournament – Paul Krumske exercised his right to challenge Ned Day for the match-game title. Krumske won the match and, as a result, was the “champion” for approximately 1/12 of that year, i.e., until Bomar, the 1945 All-Star champ, succeeded him.) (Note: No more challenge matches permitted.) (Note: Denotes top-seeded qualifier. Men’s seeding format not used prior to 1971 or in 1998; women’s seeding format not used 194973, 1975-77, 1979, 1982 or 1998.) Jim Frazier, Spokane WA 1976 Paul Colwell*, Tucson AZ Dave Davis, Atlanta GA 1977 Tommy Hudson*, Akron OH Jay Robinson, Los Angeles CA 1978 Warren Nelson, Downey CA Joseph Groskind*, Memphis TN 1979 M ike Aulby, Indianapolis IN Earl Anthony*, Tacoma WA 1980 Johnny Petraglia*, Brooklyn NY Gary Dickinson, Ft. Worth TX 1981 Earl Anthony*, Dublin CA Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver WA 1982 Earl Anthony*, Dublin CA Charlie Tapp, South St. Paul MN 1983 Earl Anthony*, Dublin CA Mike Durbin, Chagrin Falls OH 1984 Bob Chamberlain, Pontiac MI Dan Eberl*, Tonawanda NY 1985 Mike Aulby, Indianapolis IN Steve Cook*, Roseville CA 1986 Tom Crites*, Tampa FL Mike Aulby, Indianapolis IN 1987 Randy Pedersen, Santa Maria CA Amleto Monacelli*, Venezuela 1988 Brian Voss*, Tacoma WA Todd Thompson, Reno NV 1989 Pete Weber*, Florissant MO Dave Ferraro, Kingston NY 1990 Jim Pencak, Mayfield Heights OH Chris Warren*, Dallas TX 1991 Mike Miller, Albuquerque NM Norm Duke*, Albuquerque NM 1992 Eric Forkel, Chatsworth CA Bob Vespi*, Plantation FL 1993 Ron Palombi*, Erie PA Eugene McCune, Munster IN 1994 David Traber*, Woodstock IL Dale Traber, Cedarburg WI 1995 Scott Alexander*, Seattle WA Wayne Webb, Canandaigua NY 1996 Butch Soper, Lake Havasu City AZ Walter Ray Williams Jr.*, Stockton CA 1997 Rick Steelsmith, Wichita KS Brian Voss*, Atlanta GA 1998 Pete Weber*, St. Ann MO David Ozio, Vidor TX 1999 Tim Criss*, Bel Air MD Dave Arnold, Gilbert AZ 2000 Norm Duke, Clermont FL Jason Couch*, Clermont FL 2001 Walter Ray Williams Jr.*, Ocala, FL Jeff Lizzi, Sandusky, OH 2002 Doug Kent, Newark NY Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita KS 2003 Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala FL Brian Kretzer, Dayton OH 2004 Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY Mika Koivuniemi, Finland 2005 Patrick Allen, Tarrytown NY Chris Loschetter, Olmsted Falls OH 2006 Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, FL Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo. 2007 Doug Kent, Newark NY Chris Barnes, Flower Mound TX (Note: * Denotes top-seeded qualifier. Seeding format not used 1960-64, 1968-69, 1972, or after 2001.) PBA National / World Championship Year Winner / Runnerup 1960 Don Carter, St. Louis MO Ronnie Gaudern, San Antonio TX 1961 Dave Soutar, De
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