After 30 years, Vince Mazzanti Jr. has finally followed in his father's footsteps. Mazzanti, who has dreamed of matching his father's 1968 ABC Tournament All-Events title, defeated Bob Glass, 697-627, in the finals of the 2005 ABC Senior Masters Thursday at Suncoast Bowling Center.

Mazzanti, Levittown, Pa., won all seven of his matches en route to his third career PBA Senior Tour title and his first career major. He had to defeat the reigning and three-time PBA Senior Player of the Year Glass to finally win the coveted title.

"It's a dream. I've wanted that ABC title for 30 years," said Mazzanti, who has a 4-0 career record in match play against Glass. "If you want to be the best you have to beat the best. After the second game I thought, 'this guy is not going away.' I just took it one shot at a time and tried to execute. You have to take it. He's not going to give it to you."

Mazzanti took an early lead against Glass by striking on his final six shots in game one, shooting 234 to Glass' 190. Glass came back to out-shoot Mazzanti, 224-205, in game two, but Mazzanti would not back down. After Glass chopped the 6-pin off a 6-10 spare attempt in the 5th frame of the final game, Mazzanti struck in his next six shots clinch the title, winning the final game, 258-213.

Mazzanti advanced to the title match with a 744-615 win over Ben Hoefs in the semifinals. Glass, meanwhile, advanced to the finals from the loser's bracket, also defeating Hoefs, 763-663. It was Mazzanti, who sent Glass to the loser's bracket after a 784-733 victory in winner's Round 4.

The victory gives Mazzanti a spot in next season's PBA Dexter Tournament of Champions as well as the $20,000 top prize. Glass earns $10,000 for second, while Hoefs earns $7,000 for third. Ron Degroat finished fourth for the second consecutive season and earned $5,000.

Suncoast Bowling Center in Las Vegas, Nevada
June 11-16, 2005

Championship Round:
1. Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., $20,000
2. Robert Glass, Lawrence, Kan., $10,000
3. Ben Hoefs, Waukesha, Wis., $7,000
4. Ron Degroat, Las Vegas, Nev., $5,000

Loser's Bracket Semifinal:
Robert Glass def. Ron Degroat, 679-625.
Glass advances to loser's bracket final. Degroat eliminated.

Winner's Bracket Final:
Vince Mazzanti Jr. def. Ben Hoefs, 744-615.
Mazzanti advances to championship match. Hoefs advances to loser's bracket final.

Loser's Bracket Final:
Robert Glass def. Ben Hoefs, 763-663.
Glass advances to championship match. Hoefs eliminated.

Championship Match:
Vince Mazzanti Jr. def. Robert Glass, 697-627

Winners advance, losers eliminated, earn $4,000
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Robert Glass def. Rick Minier, 738-731
Ron Degroat def. Lenny Biondi, 721-553

Winners remain in winners' bracket, losers move to losers' bracket
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Ben Hoefs def. Ron Degroat, 661-611
Vince Mazzanti def. Robert Glass, 784-733

Winners advance, losers eliminated, earn $3,200
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Lenny Biondi def. Vince Range, 634-598
Rick Minier def. Ross Packard, 742-679

Winners advance, losers eliminated, earn $2,500
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Ross Packard def. Roger Bowker, 772-577
Rick Minier def. Fred McClain, 741-740
Lenny Biondi def. Ken Liedes, 697-687
Vince Range def. Ralph Smith, 687-683

Winners remain in winners' bracket, losers move to losers' bracket
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Robert Glass def. Ken Liedes, 757-686
Ron Degroat def. Ross Packard, 712-633
Ben Hoefs def. Ralph Smith, 771-749
Vince Mazzanti Jr. def. Rick Minier, 711-692

Winners advance, losers eliminated, earn $2,000
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Lenny Biondi def. Rohn Morton, 789-607
Roger Bowker def. Bill Roeben, 740-631
Fred McClain def. Gary Skidmore, 729-697
Vince Range def. Junichi Yajima, 708-703

Sometimes 2001 ABC Senior Masters champion Bob Glass of Lawrence, Kan., does his best bowling when he's not feeling well. Suffering from an upset stomach, Glass won all three of his matches Wednesday in the ABC Senior Masters at the Suncoast Bowling Center.

The three-time PBA Senior Player of the Year, defeated Vaughn Doody (739-723), Gary Skidmore (688-588) and Rohn Morton (697-689), in three-game matches to remain in the winners' bracket of double-elimination match play.

"I'm having stomach problems and I have to watch what I eat," said the 57-year-old Glass. "I've been more lucky than good so far and it seems like I'm just feeling my way through today."

When Glass won the 2001 Senior Masters, he had to nurse a bad back throughout most of that tournament. "It seems like I just can't enjoy my success in this tournament," he added. "Hopefully I'll be feeling better tomorrow." Glass would become the third bowler to win the event twice.

"I had big leads twice and almost gave them up today. I've been luckier than I've been good," said Glass, who owns nine PBA Senior Tour title including one title season. "I'm not making good decisions. I'm hitting the pocket but not always striking. When I am striking, I'm striking a lot, but when I don't, I don't."

Glass and seven other bowlers stayed undefeated through three matches, while eight other bowlers survived through the loser's bracket.

Top Senior Masters qualifier Ross Packard of San Jose, Calif., also won his three matches to remain in the winners' bracket. "My last match today was kind of tough because I only had a two pin lead after the second game," Packard said. "Basically I haven't had to make a lot of drastic changes so everything seems to be on course so far."

Defending champion Gary Dickinson was eliminated after losing his first two matches to Roger Bowker and Frank DeRemer, respectively.

The Senior Masters match play field of 64 was cut to 16 players after Wednesday's competition. Double-elimination match play continues Thursday. The only undefeated player to come out of the winner's bracket will face the winner of the loser's bracket Thursday at 4:30 p.m. to determine the winner of the $20,000 top prize and a berth in next season's PBA Dexter Tournament of Champions.

Winners advance, losers eliminated, earn $1,700
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Bill Roeben def. Dick Baker, 775-757
Lenny Biondi def. Ron Winger, 750-627
Rohn Morton def. Bob Handley, 679-662
Vince Range def. Teata Semiz, 680-640
Gary Skidmore def. Lee Snow, 695-634
Fred McClain def. George Kontos, 665-653
Roger Bowker def. Tom Baker, 763-707
Junichi Yajima def. Greg McMahan, 685-608

Winners remain in winners' bracket, losers move to losers' bracket
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Ralph Smith def. Bill Roeben, 692-587
Ben Hoefs def. Junichi Yajima, 666-602
Robert Glass def. Rohn Morton, 697-689
Vince Mazzanti def. Lee Snow, 660-595
Ron Degroat def. Fred McClain, 624-599
Ken Liedes def. Roger Bowker, 658-557
Ross Packard def. Vince Range, 781-749
Rick Minier def. Ron Winger, 694-654

Winners advance, losers eliminated, earn $1,500
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Lenny Biondi def. Gene Stus, 647-647
(Biondi wins one-game roll-off, 201-171)
Gary Skidmore def. Gary Smith, 704-628
George Kontos def. Jeff Bellinger, 724-706
Tom Baker def. James Garriott, 775-609
Greg McMahan def. John Hatz, 717-709
Teata Semiz def. Jerome Lee, 729-DNF
Bob Handley def. Takeo Sakai, 713-687
Dick Baker def. George Lord, 771-626

Winners advance, losers eliminated, earn $1,400
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Bob Handley def. Bill Argenbright, 719-657
Teata Semiz def. Bob Priess, 655-643
Gene Stus def. Paul McCordic, 689-642
Jerome Lee def. Frank De Remer, 761-634
Lenny Biondi def. Don Patterson, 737-691
Greg McMahan def. Jerry Walls, 722-579
George Kontos def. Mark Van Meter, 726-600
John Hatz def. Henry Gonzalez, 729-728
Gary Smith def. Mike Henry, 709-686
George Lord def. Steve Ferraro, 755-648
Jeff Bellinger def. Roger Kossert, 722-717
James Garriott def. John Shreve Sr., 651-650
Gary Skidmore def. Michael Lessar, 762-587
Tom Baker def. John Cocchi, 750-704
Takeo Sakai def. Nick Proefrock, 753-663
Dick Baker def. Henry Caouette, 741-612

Winners remain in winners' bracket, losers move to losers' bracket
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Ross Packard def. Greg McMahan, 781-656
Vince Range def. Jerome Lee, 680-671
Fred McClain def. John Hatz, 685-612
Ron Degroat def. Teata Semiz, 747-607
Robert Glass def. Gary Skidmore, 688-588
Ben Hoefs def. Paul McCordic, 767-662
Bill Roeben def. Don Patterson, 771-634
Ron Winger def. John Cocchi, 702-700
Lee Snow def. James Garriott, 780-645
Ken Liedes def. George Kontos, 695-600
Rohn Morton def. Jeff Bellinger, 681-653
Vince Mazzanti Jr. def. George Lord, 752-593
Roger Bowker def. Mike Henry, 692-586
Junichi Yajima def. Bill Argenbright, 725-625
Ralph Smith def. Takeo Sakai, 664-608
Rick Minier def. Henry Caouette, 729-619

Winners advance, losers eliminated, earn $1,300
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Nick Proefrock def. Larry Franz, 689-664
Bob Handley def. Sam Perrotta Jr., 663-621
Lenny Biondi def. Vaughn Doody, 749-613
Gene Stus def. Ron Garr, 715-662
Henry Gonzalez def. Roger Workman, 817-741
Jerry Walls def. Gary Workman, 654-528
Bob Priess def. Gary Hiday, 686-656
Frank De Remer def. Gary Dickinson, 764-694
Roger Kossert def. Rick Talley, 728-715
Mark Van Meter def. Craig Kisro, 702-665
Michael Lessar def. Vinnie Atria, 688-647
Gary Smith def. Terry Leong, 641-574
Tom Baker def. Harv Pallas Jr., 731-607
Steve Ferraro def. Dennis Psaropoulos, 725-598
John Shreve Sr. def. Jerry Beavers, 727-616
Dick Baker def. Michael Lucente, 657-605

Winners move to winners' bracket, losers move to losers' bracket
(double-elimination, three-game matches, total pinfall)
Ron Winger def. Dennis Psaropoulos, 666-588
George Kontos def. Jerry Walls, 634-621
Rohn Morton def. Bob Handley, 676-669
Ron Degroat def. Frank De Remer, 771-618
John Hatz def. Roger Workman, 661-644
Robert Glass def. Vaughn Doody, 739-723
Ken Liedes def. Henry Gonzalez, 768-719
Paul McCordic def. Rick Talley, 725-610
Lee Snow def. Michael Lessar, 805-689
Gary Skidmore def. Gene Stus, 650-170 (WD)
Roger Bowker def. Gary Dickinson, 815-683
Ross Packard def. Nick Proefrock, 763-605
Jerome Lee def. Lenny Biondi, 763-703
Fred McClain def. Gary Workman, 648-542
Mike Henry def. Bob Priess, 646-576
Bill Roeben def. John Shreve Sr., 641-636
Henry Caouette def. Jerry Beavers, 621-579
Don Patterson def. Tom Baker, 709-589
James Garriott def. Gary Smith, 655-615
Teata Semiz def. Gary Hiday, 655-615
Ben Hoefs def. Mark Van Meter, 581-579
Bill Argenbright def. Vinnie Atria, 682-562
George Lord def. Craig Kisro, 748-663
Vince Mazzanti Jr. def. Roger Kossert, 635-614
Rick Minier def. Harv Pallas Jr., 707-586
Ralph Smith def. Dick Baker, 718-634
Jeff Bellinger def. Larry Franz, 676-655
Vince Range def. Ron Garr, 678-580
Takeo Sakai def. Steve Ferraro, 680-636
Greg McMahan def. Sam Perrotta Jr., 690-638
Junichi Yajima def. Terry Leong, 777-719
John Cocchi def. Michael Lucente, 677-616

300 games - Lee Snow, Roger Bowker, Ross Packard, Bob Priess

Ross Packard of San Jose, Calif., averaged 242 to claim the top qualifying position Tuesday for double-elimination match play in the 13th American Bowling Congress Senior Masters, a United States Bowling Congress event, at the Suncoast Bowling Center.

The field of 384 qualifiers has been cut to the top 63 players who will join defending champion Gary Dickinson of Edmond, Okla., in match play beginning Wednesday morning at 9 a.m.

Packard bowled a 1,213 five-game total in Tuesday's final qualifying round to retain the top spot he held after Monday's second round. Bowling games of 247, 193, 245, 269 and 259 Tuesday, the 57-year-old left-hander completed qualifying with a 3,639 15-game total.

Unlike the first two rounds where he used the same ball, Packard found Tuesday's lane conditions necessitated a change in equipment. "When I shot the 193 in the second game I thought I'd better go to another ball," Packard said. "That seemed to work for me, plus I was bowling well enough where I could experiment a little to get ready for match play.

"I'm feeling pretty confident and I'm bowling well," he added. "That's the best I can hope for heading into match play." Packard is a 27-time Professional Bowlers Association regional and four-time senior regional titlist.

Bob Priess of Las Vegas earned the 63rd and final qualifying spot with a 3,287 15-game total. Match play will continue on Thursday with the championship match scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (EDT, 4:30 p.m. PDT). The ABC Senior Masters features a $180,000 prize fund with $20,000 going to the winner.

1. Ross Packard, 3639, 242,60
2. *Ron Winger, 3600, 240,00
3. Paul Mc Cordic, 3559, 237,27
4. Mike Henry, 3555, 237,00
5. Frank De Remer, 3553, 236,87
6. Craig Kisro, 3544, 236,27
7. *Dick Baker, 3543, 236,20
8. Bob Handley, 3534, 235,60
9. Fred McClain, 3515, 234,33
10. James Garriott, 3507, 233,80
11. Tom Baker, 3503, 233,53
12. Gary Skidmore, 3501, 233,40
13. *Ron Garr, 3500, 233,33
14. Rick Minier, 3494, 232,93
15. Junichi Yajima, 3473, 231,53
16. George Kontos, 3470, 231,33
17. *Jerome Lee, 3468, 231,20
18. Henry Caouette, 3466, 231,07
19. Vinnie Atria, 3460, 230,67
20. *Ken Liedes, 3454, 230,27
(tie) *Roger Workman, 3454, 230,27
22. Lee Snow, 3452, 230,13
23. John Shreve Sr, 3445, 229,67
24. Robert Glass, 3423, 228,20
25. Gary Hiday, 3421, 228,07
26. Roger Kossert, 3415, 227,67
27. Steve Ferraro, 3413, 227,53
28. Jeff Bellinger, 3409, 227,27
29. Greg Mc Mahan, 3407, 227,13
30. Michael Lucente, 3395, 226,33
31. Ben Hoefs, 3381, 225,40
(tie) *Sam Perrotta Jr, 3381, 225,40
33. *John Cocchi, 3379, 225,27
34. Mark Van Meter, 3377, 225,13
35. Roger Bowker, 3376, 225,07
36. *Teata Semiz, 3374, 224,93
37. Vince Mazzanti Jr, 3373, 224,87
(tie) Takeo Sakai, 3373, 224,87
39. Larry Franz, 3357, 223,80
40. *John Hatz, 3355, 223,67
41. Michael Lessar, 3354, 223,60
42. Bill Roeben, 3353, 223,53
43. *Vaughn Doody, 3342, 222,80
44. Lenny Biondi, 3336, 222,40
45. *Jerry Beavers, 3335, 222,33
46. Bill Argenbright, 3328, 221,87
(tie) Henry Gonzalez, 3328, 221,87
48. *Vince Range, 3327, 221,80
49. *Harv Pallas Jr, 3325, 221,67
50. Terry Leong, 3323, 221,53
51. Jerry Walls, 3322, 221,47
52. Gary Workman, 3320, 221,33
53. Gary Smith, 3319, 221,27
54. Don Patterson, 3318, 221,20
55. *Gene Stus, 3314, 220,93
56. Ron Degroat, 3312, 220,80
57. *George Lord, 3310, 220,67
58. Ralph Smith, 3304, 220,27
59. Rohn Morton, 3296, 219,73
60. Nick Proefrock, 3292, 219,47
61. Dennis Psaropoulos, 3290, 219,33
62. Rick Talley, 3288, 219,20
63. Bob Priess, 3287, 219,13

Missed Cut:
64. (alt.) Dale Eagle, 3284, 218,93
65. David Ozio, 3283, 218,87
66. Dennis Bailey, 3282, 218,80
67. Jerry Owczarski, 3279, 218,60
68. *Roy Buckley, 3277, 218,47
69. Pat Cahalan, 3272, 218,13
(tie) Ernie Franklin, 3272, 218,13
71. Don Sylvia, 3271, 218,07
(tie) Gregory Waldon, 3271, 218,07
73. Dave Bernhardt, 3270, 218,00
(tie) *Harley Trumbull, 3270, 218,00
75. Edward Regehr, 3266, 217,73
76. Joseph Cerar, 3265, 217,67
(tie) Randy Niehaus, 3265, 217,67
78. Ted Karbownik, 3262, 217,47
(tie) Ray Torres, 3262, 217,47
80. *Charles Alexander, 3258, 217,20
81. Don Blatchford, 3256, 217,07
(tie) Dave Montgomery, 3256, 217,07
83. *Don Jackson, 3249, 216,60
84. *Dennis Greene, 3246, 216,40
85. *Larry Graybeal, 3243, 216,20
86. Darrell Adams, 3242, 216,13
87. Gip Lentine, 3240, 216,00
88. *Dale Ballou, 3239, 215,93
89. Jim Lee, 3236, 215,73
90. Raymond Cobb, 3233, 215,53
(tie) Patrick King, 3233, 215,53
92. Norm Black Sr. 3231, 215,40
(tie) Robert Holzbauer, 3231, 215,40
(tie) Kerry Painter, 3231, 215,40
95. *Larry Galloway, 3222, 214,80
96. *Pete Couture, 3221, 214,73
97. Pete Mc Cordic, 3218, 214,53
98. Edwin Case, 3211, 214,07
99. Steve Jones, 3208, 213,87
100. Ted Staikoff, 3205, 213,67

* denotes Super Senior (60 or over)
300 games - Frank De Remer.

With a 242.6 10-game average, Ross Packard of San Jose, Calif., emerged as the ABC Senior Masters, a United States Bowling Congress event, second round qualifying leader Monday at the Suncoast Bowling Center. The Masters is the second of two majors on the 2005 PBA Senior Tour schedule.

Ross is one of the most successful bowlers in the history of the PBA Regional Tour and is tied for 7th all-time with 27 PBA Regional Tour titles. Now Ross Packard is trying to become one of the stars of the PBA Senior Tour. He already owns four senior regional titles.

After posting 1,169 for his first five games Sunday, the 57-year-old left-hander bowled 1,257 Monday with games of 248, 258, 248, 278 and 225. "I seemed to carry a little better today," Packard said. "I've been able to make the right adjustments and stay with the same ball but you never know, tomorrow's another day."

"I didn't do anything different today than I did yesterday, but my carry was just very good today," said Packard, who was 25th after Sunday's first session. "Last week (in the 2005 PBA Senior Tucson Open) I shot 160 in the last game of qualifying to just miss the cut. I'm in a good spot now but I'd still like to qualify as high as I can."

He holds a 20-pin lead over second-place Junichi Yajima of Tokyo with 2,406. Yajima, the all-time leader in career Japan Professional Bowlers Association titles with 41, bowled 1,189 in Sunday's qualifying and came back with 1,217 Monday with games of 198, 258, 235, 247 and 279. "I'm surprised I bowled as well as I did," Yajima said. "I really didn't feel at my best and my timing was not there. I need to eat well and get rested for tomorrow.

"The competition is very tough here in the U.S.," he added. "I will need a lot of energy and bowl my best to do well here." Yajima has bowled in three Senior Masters with his best finish a sixth in 2002. He finished seventh in last week's PBA Senior Tour event in Tucson, Ariz. Craig Kisro, Granada Hills, Calif., is third with 2,401, while Mike Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, is fourth with 2,396. Another Japanese bowler, Takeo Sakai, Higashi, Osaka, rounds out the top five with 2,386.

The 384-bowler field will bowl its final five games on Tuesday, starting at 8 a.m. PT. The top 63 bowlers after the 15 total games of qualifying will join defending champion Gary Dickinson, Edmond, Okla., in three-game double-elimination match play starting Wednesday at 9 a.m.

The only undefeated player to come out of the winner's bracket will face the winner of the loser's bracket Thursday at 4 p.m. to determine the winner of the $20,000 top prize and a berth in next season's PBA Dexter Tournament of Champions. The ABC Senior Masters features a $180,000 total prize fund.

1. Ross Packard, 2426
2. Junichi Yajima, 2406
3. Craig Kisro, 2401
4. Mike Henry, 2396
5. Takeo Sakai, 2386
6. *Dick Baker, 2382
7. John Shreve Sr., 2361
8. Michael Lucente, 2359
9. James Garriott, 2354
10. Steve Ferraro, 2352
11. Henry Caouette, 2348
(tie) Paul Mc Cordic, 2348
13. *Teata Semiz, 2345
14. Frank De Remer, 2342
15. Gary Workman, 2337
16. George Kontos, 2332
17. Gary Skidmore, 2330
18. Rick Minier, 2325
19. *Ron Winger, 2323
20. Vinnie Atria, 2322
(tie) *Ron Garr, 2322
(tie) Roger Kossert, 2322
23. Bob Handley, 2319
24. Larry Franz, 2302
25. *Vaughn Doody, 2301
26. Tom Baker, 2300
(tie) Lee Snow, 2300
28. Pat Cahalan, 2286
29. *Roger Workman, 2284
30. Darrell Adams, 2283
31. Fred McClain, 2281
32. *John Cocchi, 2280
33. *Jerome Lee, 2274
34. Jeff Bellinger, 2273
35. Bill Roeben, 2272
36. Robert Glass, 2260
37. *Ken Liedes, 2259
38. *Pete Couture, 2258
(tie) Greg Mc Mahan, 2258
40. Roger Bowker, 2257
41. Dennis Psaropoulos, 2256
42. Gary Hiday, 2250
43. Dennis Bailey, 2248
44. Jerry Owczarski, 2241
45. Mark Van Meter, 2239
46. *Sam Perrotta Jr., 2238
47. Terry Leong, 2234
48. *Jerry Beavers, 2232
49. Michael Lessar, 2228
(tie) Nick Proefrock, 2228
51. *Larry Galloway, 2226
52. Dale Eagle, 2225
53. Don Patterson, 2217
54. *Dale Ballou, 2215
(tie) Pete Mc Cordic, 2215
56. *Jim Wynne Sr., 2214
(tie) *Les Zikes, 2214
58. *Bruno Vitasovic, 2213
59. Lynn Bond, 2212
(tie) Ted Karbownik, 2212
(tie) *George Norris Jr., 2212
62. Steve Stein, 2210
63. David Ozio, 2206
64. Bob Purzycki, 2204
65. Rohn Morton, 2202
66. *John Hatz, 2201
(tie) *Dave Soutar, 2201
68. *Mike Schmid, 2198
69. Edward Regehr, 2196
70. *Harv Pallas Jr., 2195
71. *Larry Graybeal, 2194
72. Ron Degroat, 2192
73. Randy Niehaus, 2190
74. Norm Black Sr. 2189
(tie) Matt Surina, 2189
76. Gary Simpson, 2187
(tie) Don Sylvia, 2187
78. Vince Mazzanti Jr., 2185
79. *Delano "hobo" Boothe, 2183
(tie) *Allie Clarke, 2183
(tie) Jerry Walls, 2183
82. *Will Friedrich, 2182
(tie) *George Lord, 2182
84. Raymond Cobb, 2181
(tie) *Bobby Holmes, 2181
86. Kevin Dornberger, 2178
87. Robert Holzbauer, 2177
(tie) Ross McDonald, 2177
89. Henry Gonzalez, 2176
90. Frank Gallo Jr., 2175
(tie) Rick Talley, 2175
92. John Bennett, 2174
93. *Dennis Greene, 2173
94. Ben Hoefs, 2172
(tie) Gregory Waldon, 2172
96. Joseph Cerar, 2170
97. *Roy Buckley, 2169
98. Bill Argenbright, 2167
99. *Gene Stus, 2166
100. Jim Gordin, 2165

300 games - Pat Cahalan.

Amateur bowler Frank DeRemer of Lacey, Wash., averaged 262.2 to lead first-round qualifying Sunday in the 13th American Bowling Congress Senior Masters, a United States Bowling Congress event, at the Suncoast Bowling Center.

The 50-year-old postmaster fired a 1,311 five-game total with games of 279, 278, 268, 239 and 247 to hold a 24-pin lead over PBA national tour and senior tour titlist Bob Handley of Winter Park, Fla.

"I was dialed in right from the start," DeRemer said. "I didn't have to make too many adjustments all day."

In his first year of eligibility, DeRemer looked forward to competing in the Senior Masters against bowling's top senior players. "I wasn't really excited about turning 50 but I did want to test the waters by bowling against the great senior players," he added.

DeRemer has one PBA regional title and a few amateur titles to his credit. He finished 30th in the PBA Senior U.S. Open in May. He also owns five ABC World Team Challenge regional titles and finished third in the Grand Championship in 1994.

Teata Semiz, N. Brunswick, N.J.; Dennis Psaropoulos, Lake Worth, Fla. and Larry Franz, Redford, Mich., rolled 300 games in qualifying.

Qualifying continues Monday and Tuesday with the top 63 players joining defending champion Gary Dickinson of Edmond, Okla., in double-elimination match play beginning Wednesday. Match play continues on Thursday with the championship match scheduled for 7:30 p.m. (EDT, 4:30 p.m. PDT).

A field of 385 bowlers ages 50 years and older are competing for a $180,000 prize fund which will pay $20,000 to the winner.

1. Frank DeRemer, 1311, 262,20
2. Bob Handley, 1287, 257,40
3. Craig KiSr.o, 1286, 257,20
4. Takeo Sakai, 1269, 253,80
5. Steve Ferraro, 1268, 253,60
6. Larry Franz, 1263, 252,60
7. *Roger Workman, 1251, 250,20
8. *Teata Semiz, 1247, 249,40
9. Bruno Vitasovic, 1234, 246,80
10. *Ron Garr, 1228, 245,60
11. Pete Couture, 1227, 245,40
12. Paul Mc Cordic, 1220, 244,00
13. Dennis Psaropoulos, 1219, 243,80
14. Fred McClain, 1212, 242,40
15. Gary Skidmore, 1209, 241,80
16. *Dick Baker, 1198, 239,60
17. James Garriott, 1194, 238,80
18. Darrell Adams, 1189, 237,80
(tie) Junichi Yajima, 1189, 237,80
20. Roger Kossert, 1187, 237,40
21. Henry Caouette, 1182, 236,40
22. Mark Van Meter, 1181, 236,20
23. *David Rhoads, 1172, 234,40
24. Jerry Beavers, 1171, 234,20
25. Ross Packard, 1169, 233,80
26. *Ron Winger, 1168, 233,60
27. Raymond Cobb, 1167, 233,40
(tie) Ron Degroat, 1167, 233,40
29. *Mike Schmid, 1166, 233,20
30. Frank Fiscello, 1165, 233,00
31. Randy Niehaus, 1164, 232,80
32. Matt Surina, 1160, 232,00
33. Lynn Bond, 1159, 231,80
34. Dennis Bailey, 1157, 231,40
(tie) Gary Workman, 1157, 231,40
36. *Sam Perrotta Jr., 1152, 230,40
37. Ted Staikoff, 1151, 230,20
38. Harv Pallas Jr., 1150, 230,00
39. Rickey Kendrick, 1149, 229,80
40. Nick Proefrock, 1148, 229,60
41. Michael Lessar, 1145, 229,00
42. George Kontos, 1143, 228,60
(tie) Rick Minier, 1143, 228,60
44. Bill Argenbright, 1142, 228,40
(tie) Vaughn Doody, 1142, 228,40
(tie) John Hatz, 1142, 228,40
47. Ken Liedes, 1135, 227,00
48. Vinnie Atria, 1133, 226,60
(tie) Frank Gallo Jr., 1133, 226,60
50. *Dave Soutar, 1130, 226,00
51. Robert Pohlman, 1128, 225,60
52. David Ozio, 1127, 225,40
(tie) *Mel Wolf, 1127, 225,40
54. Jim Gordin, 1125, 225,00
(tie) Jerome Lee, 1125, 225,00
56. *Bob Brissette, 1124, 224,80
57. Ted Karbownik, 1123, 224,60
(tie) Lee Snow, 1123, 224,60
59. Patsy Della Penna, 1122, 224,40
(tie) Mike Henry, 1122, 224,40
61. Bill Roeben, 1120, 224,00
62. *Les Zikes, 1119, 223,80
63. Roger Bowker, 1117, 223,40
(tie) Ray Torres, 1117, 223,40
65. Gary Simpson, 1116, 223,20
66. Will Friedrich, 1113, 222,60
(tie) *Larry Galloway, 1113, 222,60
(tie) Greg Mc Mahan, 1113, 222,60
(tie) Jerry Owczarski, 1113, 222,60
70. John Shreve Sr., 1112, 222,40
71. Charles Alexander, 1110, 222,00
(tie) Michael Lucente, 1110, 222,00
73. *Allie Clarke, 1109, 221,80
(tie) Gip Lentine, 1109, 221,80
75. Henry Gonzalez, 1108, 221,60
76. Don Patterson, 1107, 221,40
77. *Darrell Storkson, 1106, 221,20
78. *Thomas Carbone, 1105, 221,00
79. Rick Talley, 1103, 220,60
80. *Delano Boothe, 1102, 220,40
81. Rohn Morton, 1101, 220,20
82. Joseph Cerar, 1100, 220,00
(tie) *Bobby Dunn, 1100, 220,00
84. Robert Holzbauer, 1099, 219,80
85. Vince Mazzanti Jr., 1097, 219,40
(tie) Harley Trumbull, 1097, 219,40
(tie) Jerry Walls, 1097, 219,40
88. Gerry Chinn, 1094, 218,80
(tie) *Bill Osgood, 1094, 218,80
90. Tim Albin, 1093, 218,60
91. Don Sylvia, 1092, 218,40
92. Tom Baker, 1091, 218,20
(tie) Terry Leong, 1091, 218,20
(tie) Ross McDonald, 1091, 218,20
95. David Chew, 1089, 217,80
(tie) Larry Montgomery, 1089, 217,80
97. John Cocchi, 1088, 217,60
98. Syd Magargal, 1087, 217,40
99. Jeff Bellinger, 1086, 217,20
(tie) Rudy Moreno, 1086, 217,20

300 games - Teata Semiz, Dennis Psaropoulos, Larry Franz.