May 2017 -
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PBA50 MILLER LITE PLAYERS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Woodland Bowl, Indianapolis,
Final Standings:
1, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., $10,000
2, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., $5,500.
3, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, $3,000.
4, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa.,
$2,500.
5, Scott Greiner, Platte City, Mo., $2,000.
Stepladder Results:
Match One – Haugen def. Greiner, 238-159.
Match Two – Haugen def. Learn, 222-190.
Semifinal Match – Goebel def. Haugen,
200-181.
Championship – Goebel def. Bohn, 264-230.
FOURTH ROUND
(
Top five advanced to stepladder finals. Includes
match play record and 32-game pinfall total in-
cluding bonus)
1, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 7,997.
2, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 7,927.
3, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 7,917.
4, Michael Haugen Jr., 7,817.
5, Scott Greiner, Platte City,
$2,000.
6, Danny Clark, New Palestine $1,800.
7, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y. $1,700.
8, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, $1,650.
9, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., $1,600.
10, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, $1,550.
11, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, $1,525.
12, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., $1,500.
13, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, $1,475.
14, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, $1,450.
15, ss-Tom Baker, King, N.C., $1,425.
16, ss-Kenny Parks, Hammond, $1,400.
THIRD ROUND
(Top 16 advanced to fourth round. Includes
match play record and 24-game total pinfall
including bonus)
1, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 6-2, 6,000.
2, Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., 7-1, 5,961.
3, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 4-4, 5,952.
4, Michael Haugen Jr., Phoenix, 7-1, 5,817.
5, Danny Clark, New Palestine,, 4-4, 5,764.
6, Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 4-4, 5,736.
7, Scott Greiner, Platte City, Mo., 6-2, 5,706.
8, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 5-3, 5,702.
9, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 5-3, 5,679.
10, *Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 5-3, 5,613.
11, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, 3-5, 5,611.
12, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, 7-1, 5,606.
13, John Burkett, Southlake, 7-1, 5,574.
14, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 5,566.
15, ss-Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 5,550.
16, ss-Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3-5, 5,526.
17, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, 5,518.
18, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y 5,484, $1,280.
19, ss-Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 5,473, $1,260.
20, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield 5,459, $1,240.
21,
Sammy Ventura, Syracuse
, 5,434, $1,220.
22, Tim Shirlock, Las Vegas, 5,428, $1,200.
23, Stoney Baker, Canton, 5,397, $1,190.
24,
Mark Sullivan, Indianapolis,
5,348, $1,180.
25, Bo Goergen, Sanford, 3-5, 5,339, $1,170.
26, Larry Verble, Mason, 5,319, $1,160.
27,
Patrick Shipley, Spring Vly
, 5,308 $1,150.
28, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, 5,284, $1,140.
29,
ss-John Dudak, Orland Prk, 5,231,
$1,130.
30,
ss-Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, 5,229
, $1,120.
31,
(tie) ss-Dale Eagle, Twin Falls, Idaho, and
David Axon, Bellevue, Neb., 5,185, $1,105.
*Pete Weber withdrew after third round due to
injury and was replaced by Walter Ray Williams
Jr. in fourth round.
ss-PBA60 player ages 60 and over
USBC and PBA Hall of Famer Anthony
"Teata" Semiz
By
LAS VEGAS - During the 2017
we will have the opportunity to
meet and speak with more than 50,000
bowlers from all over the world.
Some are well-known, and some are yet
-to-be-known, but all of them have per-
sonal stories to tell and memories to
share about their time at the USBC Open
Championships.
In the past, we've caught up with some
of the bowlers for an online feature called
On The Lanes, where we asked them all
the same 12 questions to see how the
answers might vary based on different
generations, skill levels and experience.
On The Lanes deviates from our traditional news-sharing format, but it offers differ-
ent insight into the competitors at the Open Championships.
We're adding yet another option in 2017 and introducing a question-and-answer
format for some of our most interesting bowlers to see how they got started, where
they came from and what their Las Vegas experience was like.
This 83-year-old right-hander, who needs no introduction, was inducted into the
USBC Hall of Fame in 1991 in the Superior Performance category and the Profes-
sional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame in 1998 in the Veterans/Senior category.
If the clues above have not given it a way yet, please meet USBC and PBA Hall of
Famer Anthony "Teata" Semiz of Hopatcong, New Jersey..
This year, Semiz returned to the Open Championships for the first time since 2008,
and his recent visit to the South Point Bowling Plaza marked his 33rd appearance on
the championship lanes.
His career at the Open Championships includes wins in Classic Singles and Classic
All-Events at the 1972 tournament in Long Beach, California.
Semiz's performance at the Bowling Plaza in 2017 included sets of 446 in doubles
and 443 in team, while an injury during singles forced him to bow out after just one
game. He has knocked down 62,002 pins in his tournament career for a lifetime aver-
age of 196.8.
As a member of the PBA, he claimed 10 PBA Tour titles and went on to collect eight
victories on the PBA50 Tour.
*The Classic Division at the Open Championships began in 1961 to separate the pro-
fessional and non-professional entrants in the tournament. It was discontinued after
1979.
USBC - What are some of your bowling-related achievements and career highlights?
TS
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I am the 1972 Classic Singles and Classic All-Events champion at the Open
Championships, I had some success on the PBA and PBA50 Tours.
USBC - What balls are in your bowling bag?
TS
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I am a big fan of the products from Roto Grip.
USBC - What players would join you on your Open Championships dream team?
TS
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No team would be complete without Dick Weber, Pete Weber and Johnny
Petraglia.
USBC - Who is your favorite bowler of all-time?
TS
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Hands down, it is Dick Weber.
USBC - What do you believe are the keys to success at the Open Championships?
TS
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Practice, practice and more practice.
Photo (Left): Teata Semiz in the final round of the Burger King open, April 3, 1977.
He would defeat Marshall Holman in that match for his third PBA title.
