On his 7th attempt, Walter Ray tied Earl Anthony's record.
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41!
INDIANAPOLIS - March 26, 2006
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.
The Denny’s PBA Tour heads to Grand Rapids, Mich., for the final standard event on the schedule, the 2006 Great Lakes Classic March 29-April 2 at Spectrum Lanes. The live ESPN finals take place Sunday, April 2 at 1 p.m. EST, with the winner taking home the $40,000 top prize and an exemption for the 2006-07 season
http://www.pba.com/news/features.asp?ID=4491
41!
INDIANAPOLIS - March 26, 2006
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.
The Denny’s PBA Tour heads to Grand Rapids, Mich., for the final standard event on the schedule, the 2006 Great Lakes Classic March 29-April 2 at Spectrum Lanes. The live ESPN finals take place Sunday, April 2 at 1 p.m. EST, with the winner taking home the $40,000 top prize and an exemption for the 2006-07 season
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