1986 Showboat PBA Doubles

Please be sure to stop by http://forums.mrbowling300.com to discuss this and other great bowling topics! $130,000 SHOWBOAT PBA DOUBLES CLASSIC Showboat Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Nev., Jun 7-11, 1986 Cook, Aulby Keep Title In Family Burly Steve Cook and his brother-in-law, Mike Aulby, combined their talents to successfully defend their $130,000 Showboat PBA Doubles Classic title . . . but some exciting moments left the title in doubt until the final frame. It was Aulby who threw the clinching bell, successfully converting a seven-pin spars, to help upend Ernie Schlegel and Hugh Miller, 205-195, to pick up a check for $25,000, the same as last year when they also won this title at the Showboat Bowling Center. The top-seeded duo was forced to wait through three earlier matches, which also furnished some excellent bowling. In the opener, Gary Dickinson teamed with veteran George Pappas to oust Rick Sajek and Mats Karlsson, 207-179. Miller and Schlegel were next up and they rallied to a 234-222 win over Dickinson and Pappas with four closing strikes. The next victims of Schlegel and Miller were strong-armed John Gant and Joe Salvemini. When Gant failed to convert a 2-7 split in the eighth frame, Miller and Schlegel's five straight strikes late in the game resulted in a 219-203 win, and set the stage for the championship game. CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND Pos. Name, City/State Total Amount 1 Mike Aulby, Indianapolis Steve Cook, Roseville, Calif. 205 (1 game) $25,000 2 Ernie Schlegel, Vancouver, U.S.A. Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash. 648 (3 games) 13,000 3 John Gant, Pittsburgh, Pa. Joe Salvemini, Branford, Conn. 203 (1 game) 9,000 4 George Pappas, Charlotte, N.C. Gary Dickinson, Burleson, Texas 429 (2 games) 8,000 5 Rick Sajek, Coral Springs, Fla. Mats Karlsson, Sweden 179 (1 game) 7,000 PLAYOFF RESULTS - Pappas-Dickinson defeated Sajek-Karlsson, 207-179; Schlegel-Miller defeated Pappas-Dickinson, 234-222. Schlegel-Miller defeated Gant-Salvemini, 219-203; and in the championship game, Aulby-Cook defeated Schlegel-Miller, 205-195.