2002 - ROUND 1 LEADERS ... 5 Games

1. MIKE SHADY
1,281

Mike averaged a blistering 256.2 for the 
day which included 299 in the fourth game.
The 1,281 is a round 1 qualifying record. 
Mike just missed the 5-game record of 
1,289 set by Chuck Schommer in 1999 
at Rolling Meadows.

2. DAVE BILLE

1,222

Dave led the B squad averaging 244.4
on the strength of games of :
239-254-257-228-244

3. STEVE WARREN

1,212

Steve was the Qualifying Champion in 1998,
the last time the qualifier was conducted at
Westway (then Suburban) and Eastway.
His 10-game total that year was 2,296

4. CHUCK JOYCE

1,208

"Chicken" is a Times-News regular,
competing in his 12th TN. His 
best finish was 46th in 1986. 

5. TOM GAGE

1,197

Tom finished strong, beginning the 5th game
with 9 strikes en route to a 278 game. This
is only Tom's 2nd TN Open, he finished 23rd
in the 2000 Times-News Open. 

6. CHUCK SCHOMMER

1,190

Having captured the qualifier in 1996
 and 1999, Chuck is working on a 3-year plan here in 2002. Chuck holds the 10-game qualifying record of 2,506.