Lennie Boresch Jr. got back on top Tuesday by averaging 250.5 to take the first round lead in the PBA Senior Dayton Classic presented by Roto Grip.
Boresch won his Senior Tour debut last month, then flew directly to Texas to be inducted into the United States Bowling Congress Hall of Fame before skipping the second Senior Tour tournament of the season.
He returned with a 46th place finish in the third stop before heading to Dayton, where he rolled games of 226, 235, 289, 257, 254, 230, 245 and 268 for a 2,004 total in the first round, PBA reported.
“I was 23rd after the first round and probably should have changed to another ball for the second round,” the Kenosha right-hander said of his 46th place finish in this PBA news release. "I guess you could say I made some rookie mistakes and learned not to fall in love with the same ball. Now I just need to learn from that experience.”
Boresch holds a 66-pin lead over Senior Dayton Classic defending champion Hugh Miller (1,938), with last week’s Senior Mooresville Classic winner Bob Learn Jr. another seven pins back.
Bo Goergen, who is scheduled to bowl team event at the USBC Open Championships in Baton Rouge, La., on Friday at 2:30 p.m., is fifth at 1,927.
Dale Traber of Cedarburg is ninth at 1,925.
The 114 bowlers will bowl another eight-game qualifying round Wednesday, with the top 32 advancing to match play on Thursday and ultimately the top four bowling in a stepladder finals on Thursday night.
PBA's Xtra Frame webcasting service is covering the tournament live.
PBA SENIOR DAYTON CLASSIC PRESENTED BY ROTO GRIP
Capri Lanes, Kettering, Ohio, Tuesday
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
(8 games)
a-indicates amateur
1, Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, 2,004.
2, Hugh Miller, Seattle, 1,938.
3, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 1,931.
4, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,930.
5, Bo Goergen, Sanford, Mich., 1,927.
6, (tie) Ron Mohr, Eagle River, Alaska, Jeff Schrum, Cherryville, N.C., and Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 1,926.
9, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, 1,925.
10, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,905.
11, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 1,901.
12, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,897.
13, (tie) Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, and Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,889.
15, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 1,881.
16, Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa, 1,880.
17, William Keenan, Jr., Orlando, Fla., 1,877.
18, Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,867.
19, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,839.
20, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,837.
21, Ernie Segura Jr., Taylor, Mich., 1,832.
22, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,830.
23, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,821.
24, Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,814.
25, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,808.
26, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,806.
27, Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 1,798.
28, Vince Mazzanti Jr., Levittown, Pa., 1,786.
29, (tie)Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, and Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,782.
31, Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa., 1,779.
32, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 1,774.
33, (tie) Dick Gran, Hartville, Ohio, and Brian Cooper, Visalia, Calif., 1,773.
35, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,765.
36, Arturo Hernandez, Venezuela, 1,761.
37, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,760.
38, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,759.
39, Steve Lickliter, Beckley, W. Va., 1,757.
40, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,749.
41, Ron Glick, Morganville, N.J., 1,744.
42, Mark Jones, Amelia, Ohio, 1,743.
43, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 1,740.
44, (tie) Michael Llaneza, Columbus, Ohio, Dennis Lane, Kingsport, Tenn., and a-Gerry Loudin, Bridgeport, W. Va., 1,738.
47, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 1,737.
48, Ricky Beck, Box Elder, S.D., 1,736.
49, (tie) Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, and Jerry Lau, St. Peters, Mo., 1,724.
51, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,721.
52, (tie) Randy Shewmake, Ft. Worth, Texas and a-William Peters, Dayton, Ohio, 1,720.
54, a-Peter Minaudo, Chesterfield, Mich., 1,719.
55, Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio, 1,718.
56, (tie) Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., and Kerry Fulford, Brownwood, Texas, 1,715.
58, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 1,714.
59, (tie) Paul Gerard, Cincinnati, and Rod Michael, Florissant, Mo., 1,712.
61, Dave Bernhardt, Romeo, Mich., 1,708.
62, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,707.
63, Jim Lesiuk, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., 1,706.
64, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,705.
65, Robert Michalojko, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1,700.
66, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,697.
67, (tie) George Patel, England, and Robert Callari, Bloomfield, N.Y., 1,696.
69, Dale Albert, Kenton, Ohio, 1,687.
70, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,684.
71, Frank Gallo Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., 1,681.
72, Darryl Traber, Waterford, 1,680.
73, a-Timothy Hartley, Englewood, Ohio, 1,679.
74, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,677.
75, (tie) Dave Osim, Roscommon, Mich., and Dale Holgate, Silver Lake, Ohio, 1,675.
77, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,670.
78, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,667.
79, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,663.
80, Teata Semiz, North Brunswick, N.J., 1,660.
81, Vince Honeycutt, Buford, Ga., 1,647.
82, Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill., 1,643.
83, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 1,642.
84, Bruce VanMetre, Delphos, Ohio, 1,634.
85, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,630.
86, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 1,624.
87, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,615.
88, George Lord, Lakeland, Fla., 1,601.
89, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 1,598.
90, Dave Schultz, Jackson, 1,596.
91, Steve Fuhrman, Fort Worth, Texas, 1,594.
92, Terry Wellman, Marengo, Ohio, 1,593.
93, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1,589.
94, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,588.
95, Brendan Bierch, Grafton, Mass., 1,584.
96, Andy Anderson, Falls Church, Va., 1,572.
97, Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., 1,570.
98, William Banks, Laurel Hill, N.C., 1,558.
99, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,555.
100, Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,551.
101, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 1,542.
102, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, 1,531.
103, Dennis Amato, Pine Brook, N.J., 1,528.
104, Howard Frostman, Washburn, 1,508.
105, (tie) a- Bill Carpenter, Middletown, Ohio, and Mike Walden, Stony Point, N.Y., 1,495.
107, a-Larry O'Neill, Alexandria, Va., 1,479.
108, Dave Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,455.
109, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 1,441.
110, a-Dave Rossi, Morgantown, W. Va., 1,425.
111, a-Daniel Goodrich, Columbus, Ohio, 1,421.
112, Walter Sova Sr., South Daytona, Fla., 1,410.
113, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,406.
114, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 1,402.
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