Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. (pictured left) of Ocala, Fla., continued to pace the field in the PBA Senior Jackson Open, maintaining the qualifying lead after the second round Monday with a 237.4 16-game average at Airport Lanes.

The 115-player field was cut to the top 32 who will advance to match play Tuesday morning in the final event of the 2010 PBA Senior Tour season. Also advancing to match play were Senior Player of the Year points leader Wayne Webb (right) of Columbus, Ohio, and Mark Williams of Beaumont, Texas, who also has a chance to win Player of the Year honors.

Williams Jr., who earned two match play round byes as a result of finishing in the top eight, had a 3,799 pinfall total after two rounds to hold a 21-pin lead over last week's Senior Pepsi Open winner and four-time Senior Player of the Year Tom Baker (below left) of King, N.C., who finished with 3,778 pins.

In Monday's second round, Williams Jr. had a 1,753 eight-game pinfall with games of 185, 222, 219, 206, 226, 235, 225 and 235.

"Today was a case where I didn't have the same ball reaction as yesterday and just threw too many bad shots," said Williams, a "rookie" on the Senior Tour, "but I wasn't too worried because I knew was bowling well enough to make the top eight.

"Having the two byes has its advantages and disadvantages, but at the same time I don't think anyone would turn them down. I'm still going to have to win four matches against four good bowlers."

Williams Jr. is second in Senior Player of the Year points, trailing fellow Hall of Famer Webb by 12 points. Webb, who was in danger of missing the cut after Sunday's round, qualified 25th and will also advance to Tuesday's match play without the advantage of any byes. Williams Jr., who earned a record seventh PBA Tour Player of the Year crown earlier in the year, can also win the Senior Player of the Year title if he wins in Jackson and Webb finishes fourth or lower.

Webb is nursing an injured knee which has bothered him since the Senior U.S. Open in June.

"I was able to manage it through medication and a knee brace," said Webb, who won the USBC Senior Masters and Senior Columbus Open earlier this season. "I thought everything might be okay after the break in July, but I aggravated it here again and I'm having to work through quite a bit of pain."

Heading into Tuesday's finals, Hall of Famer Mark Williams (above right, no relation to Walter Ray) was in fourth place with 3,589 pins. He also earned two bye rounds.

Match play begins Tuesday at 9 a.m. with the Round of 8 scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Eastern followed by the semifinal and championship matches.

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PBA Senior Jackson Open - Second Round

Players with position, hometown and 16-game total. The top 32 advance to match play. s-indicates Super Senior (age 60 and over) cashing for $700.

1, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 3,799
2, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,778
3, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 3,627
4, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,589
5, Patrick King, Yankton, S.D., 3,558
6, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 3,543
7, Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla., 3,542
8, Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 3,533
9, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 3,529
10, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 3,523
11, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 3,518
12, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,504
13, Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,488
14, Pete Kaczmarczyk, Warren, Mich., 3,470
15, Michael Lucente, Warren, Mich., 3,465
16, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,445
17, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,441
18, Bill Henson, Westerville, Ohio, 3,436
19, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,431
20, Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., 3,426
21, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 3,404
22, Bob Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 3,402
23, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 3,390
24, John Chapman, Canada, 3,376
25, Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio, 3,375
26, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 3,367
27, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 3,363
28, (TIE) Derek Smith, Hicksville, Ohio
And John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,361
30, (TIE) Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio
and Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 3,354
32, Andrew Ippolito, Forest Hills, N.Y., 3,352

Missed Cut:
33, (TIE) Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind.,
Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich
and Dick Selgo, Archbold, Ohio, 3,350, $900
36, Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 3,347, $900
37, (TIE) Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa
and Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,345, $900
39, Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 3,338
40, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 3,325
41, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 3,324
42, s-Fred McClain, Allen Park, Mich., 3,321, $700
43, Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio, 3,320
44, Roger Kossert, Lithia, Fla., 3,318
45, s-Leonard Cianciolo, Warren, Mich., 3,312, $700
46, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,306
47, s-Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,295, $700
48, s-Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 3,291, $700
49, s-Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 3,286, $700
50, s-Ted Staikoff, Black Hawk, S.D., 3,271, $700
51, Doug Spicer, Canton, Mich., 3,270
52, Mitchell Jabczenski, Novi, Mich., 3,268
53, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,259
54, Bennie Holman, Decatur, Ill, 3,258
55, s-John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 3,248, $700
56, (TIE) Ed Marzka, Orlando, Fla. and
s-Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 3,245, $700
58, s-Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 3,236, $700
59, Dave Bernhardt, Shelby Twp., Mich., 3,234
60, Steve Easterday, Strasburg, Ohio, 3,223
61, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,217
62, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 3,209
63, Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 3,201
64, Leo Scantamburlo, Riverview, Mich., 3,194
65, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 3,193
66, Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., 3,189
67, Larry Walker, Garden City, Mich., 3,187
68, Mike Mineman, Belleville, Ill., 3,182
69, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 3,178
70, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 3,175
71, Steve Fulton, Lansing, Mich., 3,173
72, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 3,160
73, (TIE) George Lord, Lakeland, Fla
and Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind., 3,152
75, John Milletics, Sandusky, Mich., 3,151
76, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 3,125
77, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 3,120
78, Dannie Hettinger, Circleville, Ohio, 3,114
79, Dave Flemming, Fairborn, Ohio, 3,113
80, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 3,104
81, Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich., 3,103
82, Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis., 3,102
83, John Bennett, Clarkston, Mich., 3,098
84, Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich., 3,095
85, Paul Kwiecien, Lansing, Mich., 3,080
86, Dave Schultz, Jackson, Wis., 3,077
87, Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn., 3,074
88, Jerry Walls, Kennewick, Wash., 3,072
89, Gary Johnson, Romulus, Mich., 3,067
90, (TIE) Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich
and Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 3,060
92, Dave Osim, Roscommon, Mich, 3,054
93, (TIE) Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C
and Alan Brown, Fort Wayne, Ind, 3,051
95, Vic Portalatin, Jackson, Mich., 3,046
96, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 3,033
97, Bob Edwards, Lima, Ohio, 3,028
98, Patsy DellaPenna, Palm Harbor, Fla., 3,027
99, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 3,017
100, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 3,003
101, Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev., 2,992
102, Phillip Moros, Lombard, Ill., 2,990
103, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 2,976
104, Sam Perrotta, Lincoln Park, N.J., 2,966
105, Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 2,952
106, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 2,935
107, Nick Tjotjos, Westlake, Ohio, 2,897
108, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 2,835
109, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 2,830
110, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 2,806
111, Richard Felten, Rockville, Md., 2,765
112, Edward Buco, Berlin, Md., 2,712
113, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 2,691
114, Dave Rossi, Morgantown, W.Va., 2,652
115, Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 2,470 (WD)