SEATTLE (October 31) - Donned in a black-and-orange flame shirt, Danny Wiseman sizzled to his ninth career Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour title Tuesday night, October 30, in the PBA Johnny Petraglia Open at Brunswick Zone Carolier.

Wiseman, of Baltimore, defeated Steve Jaros, of Bolingbrook, Ill., in the championship match, 255-226, to earn the 11th Petraglia title and the $40,000 top prize.

Prior to the tournament, Wiseman took a week off from bowling in order to clear his mind.

"I was mentally fried," he said. "My swing plane and overall timing were way off. So my coach told me to cut down my approach to four steps. That brought everything together."

For Wiseman, who improved his record in title matches to 9-2, the key was not using the ball that he shot two 300 games with Monday night.

"The only thing that ball gave me tonight was air," he joked about the Revolution IZE. "It wouldn't make the turn down lane."

So he used two different Revolution balls (one for each lane) and had the best pin carry of the five finalists.

Wiseman sruck nine times in the final match and picked up spares in the third and seventh frames for a clean game.

Jaros nearly marked in every frame, too. But left an unfortunate 6-7-10 split on his second shot in the 10th frame, after a strike.

"If I would have struck there, that really would have put some pressure on Wiseman," said Jaros, who picked up $20,000. "But, I stuck at the line on that shot and left the split."

Wiseman, who only needed to mark in the 10th frame, stepped in and finished the game with two strikes and eight on his fill ball.

He defeated defending champion Walter Ray Williams Jr., of Ocala, Fla., in the semifinals, 210-184. Williams, a 33-time PBA champion, earned $10,000 in third place.

Also in third and earning $10,000 was David Traber, of Woodstock, Ill. Jaros defeated Traber in the semifinals, 195-172.

Brian Kretzer, of Dayton, Ohio, lost the wild card match to Traber, 237-175, and earned $9,000 in fifth.

PBA Johnny Petraglia Open

(At Brunswick Zone Carolier, North Brunswick, N.J., Oct. 26-30, 2001)

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Pos. Name/City & State Total/Games Money Tourn. W-L Tourn. Avg.

+1. Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, MD 465 (2 games) $40,000 11-1 228.07

2. Steve Jaros, Bolingbrook, IL 421 (2 games) $20,000 10-3 223.35

*3. David Traber, Woodstock, IL 409 (2 games) $10,000 8-4 225.16

(T) Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, FL 184 (1 game) $10,000 9-4 220.51

5. Brian Kretzer, Dayton, OH 175 (1 game) $ 9,000 9-4 207.09

PLAYOFF RESULTS - In the wildcard match, Traber def. Kretzer, 237-175; in the first semifinal, Wiseman def. Williams, 210-184 ; in the second semifinal, Jaros def. Traber, 195-172; and in the championship match, Wiseman def. Jaros, 255-226.

SINGLE-ELIMINATION STANDINGS

Name/Hometown W-L AVG.

6th - 8th ($5,000 each)

#1 Chris Barnes, Dallas, TX 8-5 224.00

#19 Chris Sand, Chesterfield, MI 6-7 216.52

+#28 Lonnie Waliczek, Wichita, KS 6-6 219.37

9th - 16th ($3,500 each)

#3 Michael Eaton Jr., Wyoming, MI 5-3 219.31

#6 Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela 4-5 220.07

#9 Mike Wolfe, New Albany, IN 4-5 214.07

#16 Steve Wilson, Lake Worth, FL 5-3 215.96

#18 Jack Jurek, Lackawana, NY 3-4 210.28

#20 Tim Criss, Bel Air, MD 4-5 215.56

#21 Tommy Jones, Greenville, S.C. 4-3 214.96

#26 Jason Couch, Clermont, FL 3-5 209.23

17th - 32nd ($2,250 each)

#2 Parker Bohn III, Jackson, NJ 0-3 225.29

#5 Norm Duke, Clermont, FL 2-3 223.48

#7 Michael Gaither, Corpus Christi, TX 2-3 214.22

+#8 Jack Laffey, Indianapolis, IN 1-3 210.77

#10 Pete Weber, St. Ann, MO 0-3 216.86

#11 Ray Edwards, Middle Island, NY 2-3 219.48

#12 Jess Stayrook, San Diego, CA 0-3 213.90

#13 Paul Fleming, Bedford, TX 2-3 216.43

#14 Ryan Shafer, Elmira, NY 2-3 216.13

#15 George Branham III, Indianapolis, IN 1-3 212.14

#17 Tommy Delutz Jr., Flushing, NY 0-3 212.00

#27 Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, OH 2-3 207.35

#29 Roberto Silva, Mexico 1-3 211.00

#24 Michael Machuga, Erie, PA 2-3 215.83

#30 Nick Vogelgesang, Cincinnati, OH 0-3 210.86

#32 John May, Lincolnton, NC 0-3 209.33

Pos. Name/Hometown Pinfall Avg.

33rd - 64th ($1,000 each)

**33. Johnny Petraglia, Manalapan, NJ 3,828 212.67

34. Mike Edwards, Oklahoma City, OK 3,827 212.61

35. Brian Voss, Atlanta, GA 3,822 212.33

36. Rick Lawrence, Waxahachie, TX 3,813 211.83

(T) Lee Vanderhoef, Greenville, SC 3,813 211.83

38. Jason Queen, Oreana, IL 3,811 211.72

39. Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, KS 3,800 211.11

40. Eric Forkel, Northridge, CA 3,785 210.28

41. Eugene McCune, Munster, IN 3,781 210.06

42. Bob Learn Jr., Erie, PA 3,766 209.22

43. Ron Palombi Jr., Erie, PA 3,757 208.72

(T) Tom Baker, Buffalo, NY 3,757 208.72

45. Robert Smith, Simi Valley, CA 3,745 208.06

46. Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, KS 3,740 207.78

47. Justin Hromek, Towanda, KS 3,734 207.44

48. Jason Hurd, Titusville, FL 3,727 207.06

49. Steven Pavlinko, Sewell, NJ 3,721 206.72

50. Kurt Pilon, Warren, MI 3,720 206.67

51. Gary Hulsenberg, Incline Village, NV 3,717 206.50

52. Jim Tomek Jr., Camp Hill, PA 3,715 206.39

53. Chris Hayden, Tampa, FL 3,704 205.78

54. Dennis Horan Jr., Temecula, CA 3,682 204.56

55. Mika Koivuniemi, Finland 3,681 204.50

56. James Wallace, North Babylon, NY 3,671 203.94

57. Joe Biscardi, Wantagh, NY 3,659 203.28

58. Steve Hoskins, Tarpon Springs, FL 3,658 203.22

59. Jim Lewis, Waldorf, MD 3,657 203.17

60. Gilbert Salang, Virginia Beach, VA 3,600 200.00

61. Chuck Gardner, Virginia Beach, VA 3,568 198.22

62. Javier Pardi, Venezuela 3,514 195.22

63. Tony Bochicchio, Jackson, NJ 3,487 193.72

64. Walter Schaub II, Schaumburg, IL 3,485 193.61

+ - 300 Games: Danny Wiseman (2), $500; Jack Laffey, $250; Lonnie Waliczek, $250. ** - Petraglia and May tied for the 32nd spot. May def. Petraglia, 205-204, in one-game roll off. * - Wild card qualifier.