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2020 A PoolOdyssey

By:Andrew Monstis

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Table TalkBy:

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Where�sSargePage 6

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1ST ANNUALCARMEN �SISSY� SNELL

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Ocean Shores, WashingtonOct 26-28, 2001�We had a great turnout. I learned a lot from this event, next yearwill be smoother,� said Rod Johnson the event coordinator for theQuinault Beach Resort and Casino. Johnson went on to say, �Specialthanks to Lavina �Peaches� Underwood, she was a tremendous help!�The tournament got its name from a Quinault Tribal member thatloved to play pool and loved the casino. Carmen �Sissy� Snell passedaway last year from cancer. The Quinault Beach Resort and Casinowish to thank the family of Carmen �Sissy� Snell for allowing us toput on the pool tournament in her name.

(Quinault continued on page 5)

Four state pool champions were crowned Sunday in the inauguralMontana State BCA Singles Championships.Dan Hamper, from Helena, won the Men�s State A Championshipcompleting the tournament undefeated. He defeated Ryan Grimmin the Championship match. Grimm advanced to the finals comingthrough the losers bracket by defeating Jeff Boucher of Helena andBob DeRoeck of Billings in very close matches.Linda Asleson, from Billings, is the Women�s State A DivisionChampion. She was undefeated in the finals on Sunday. The runnerup was Janet Dunks, from Butte. Asleson won the championship ina close 4 to 3 match. Also placing were 3rd place Mary Garcia ofButte and 4th Sky Taggart of Great Falls.Curtis Allen won the Men�s B Division Tournament defeating KenAnderson of Butte. Allen was undefeated in Sunday finals. Also

(l to r) Mary Garcia, Janet Dunks,Linda Asleson

(l to r) Bob DeRoeck, Dan Hamper,Ryan Grimm

(Billings BCA results on page 23)

(l to r) Linda Ketchum, Judy Larango,Valerie Weber

(l to r) Ken Anderson, Curtis Allen,Jerry Love

placing were 3rd place Jerry Love, Billings and Keith Abel fromChinook who took 4th place.Valerie Weber, of Billings won the Women�s B Division with a veryclose match with Judy Larango from Anaconda. Larango camethrough the losers bracket to defeat Weber once but could not beather twice. Third place went to Linda Ketchum of Billings with 4thplace going to Sharon Torske of Billings.Over $11,000 were awarded to players in the tournament. Playbegan Saturday morning and continued till Sunday afternoon.Players who competed were from throughout the state. The eventwas held in Billings at Bullwackers Billiards, The Seventeen Cluband Charlie Brown�s.Next years event is scheduled for October in Billings.

BCA Montana State Championships

Once again, Oregon andWashington players from TheAssociation for Pool met for acombined summer Titleholdersevent - this time at the ChinookWinds Casino in Lincoln City,Oregon.This year, the competition had theadded bonus as teams not onlyplayed for thousands in cash, but

the chance to qualify for Tap�s newVegas Nationals, coming up inOctober, 2002.The weekend long event beganthe fun with a captain�stournament. First prize honorswent to Motown Moi of Seattle,2nd to Pete Pozun of KlamathFalls, and 3rd to Ryuji Yamada ofSalem.Two singles events ran

simultaneously through theweekend, one for players ratedwith a 2-4 handicap, the other forplayers rated 5-7.The 2, 3, & 4�s singles paid outprize money totaling $1200.Congratulations to Jay Pintar ofFederal Way, 1st place.Scott Dao of Burien, WA, took the

(Titleholders continued page 14)

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This story is dedicated to my friend Art Schuff,and was begun in 1991, before he died in 1995.

�Happy holidays, Art! What are you doing inhere on such a great day?� For a December afternoon in 2020, it wasnotably mild and sunny. In recent years, therewas usually a ton of snow by now with a heftychill factor. Pat had stopped by to visit with Art,who was in his kitchen juicing up apples andslicing Hawaiian sweet bread.�Oh, hi there, Pat! I was down in the basementlooking for Christmas decorations, but I gotsidetracked going through someother stuff,� Art explained. Hehanded Pat a plate of warm breadand a glass of juice, and, collectinghis own, headed back downstairs,moving slowly on his old legs.�Did you happen to see the liveshuttle landing on Mars thismorning?� Pat asked, munchingbread and following Art back downthe narrow stairs and straight intoyesteryear. He stumbled overboxes and piles of stuff and about dumped hisglass of juice on an ancient �50�s black and whitetube television before he found his way over toan old gray couch that stood next to the washingmachine.�Didn�t see it; I�ve been down here all morning,�said Art as he went back to sorting a pile offishing and sporting gear.�Oh, wow! Is that what I think it is, Art?� Patasked, watching as Art pulled out a long narrowbox and blew the dust off it.Art perched on the edge of an old table and ranhis hand lovingly over the surface of the hardcase. He lifted the two clasps and opened itcarefully.�Yep, it�s my old Schrader. Had it custom madeabout forty years ago.�Pat flooded with memories as he looked at thebeautiful pool cue, resting for all these years inthe little black box. �I sure loved to play back then � used to playfor eight to ten hours a day when I was reallyinto it.� Art took a sip of apple juice and laughed.�Played all the weekly and monthly tournamentsand gambled when I could. Remember the timeI won $4,000 in an All Star tournament? I beatthe favorite player in the finals!��I remember,� said Pat as he cleared off a spotoff the couch and plunked himself down. �Youplayed well and you deserved it. Boy, the actionwas great in those days � I miss making thatextra money. Can you believe how long it�s been

since we played?� He scratched his head. �Whydid we stop, anyway?�Arthur pushed a stack of old tools towards Pat,saying, �While you�re here, make yourself usefuland sort these out. Well, for me it was a lot ofthings. The coin-op tables doubled to fifty cents,and then went up to seventy-five, remember?Before that, we used to play volume pool � asmuch as eighty games a night. I loved gettinginto that rhythm and getting on a roll. I rememberonce I played thirty games of 9-ball in one hour.�Pat remembered that night, and others whenArt held the table all night long and ran thewannabes completely out of the place.Art continued, �But even at fifty cents a game,playing that much 9-ball ended up costing $15

an hour!�It was true, and even though thepool halls were cheaper, from $4to $5 an hour, and the equipmentwas much better, most of thegambling players were just notcoming anymore.�It got to where I just couldn�t affordto play. I budgeted a hundred anda quarter a month on the cointables, but when the cost of playingwent up, my salary somehow

didn�t!� Art shook his head. �I know costs goup, but double?�Pat had to agree. The amount the taverns werecharging back then was outrageous, he thought.�A lot of places were talking about raising pricesto a dollar a game before I quit,� he spoke aloud.�They said it was too expensive to maintain thetables! What a joke!�Businesses catered to people who didn�t evenknow how to hold a cue, who considered rippingfelt, breaking cues, burning rails and cloth withcigarettes just part of the game� and, Patrecalled, the establishments considered it justpart of the expense and made little or no effortto require respect for their equipment or maintainthe equipment they did have� slip on tips, badrails, cheap ripped cloth, poor lighting, tablesfull of fuzz and ashes, no room to stroke a cue.He�d seen the focus go from pool to video pokerand not much else. He sipped his mug of juiceand thought back.The better players, like in any sport, wantedgood conditions and always took great painswith the tables because they cared. The ironywas that those players basically just got ignoredor were made out to be whiners when theyasked for improvements or pointed out someonewho was disrespecting equipment. There wasone place that was all right, he conceded.�Remember Pub 181? They stayed at a quarterfor a long time, and recovered the tables with

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In a letter to Butch and Donny Olhausen (OlhausenBilliard Mfg., Inc.), Batti Garbarino of L.E.A.N.I. Slatewrites, �To think of all the thousands upon thousandsof innocent lives lost and forever changed on Sept.11th, 2001 breaks our hearts. The sadness is almostunbearable. The only thing we can do in this situationis to give our full support to the American people tore-build their lives, jobs and to find those responsiblewho have caused this terrible evil action. We thereforedonate a check of $3,000 for the BCA fundraisingcampaign, together with Olhausen, our best Americafriends, in sympathy with the American people.�This generous donation was made when L.E.A.N.I.learned of the 8� Augusta table being donated byOlhausen for the Billiards for America Sweepstakes.Billiards for America events will take place in over100 rooms throughout North America (see www.bca-pool.com/play for a complete list of event locations).Money raised at each event will be donated directlyto various September 11 relief funds. Othercompanies such as McDermott Billiards and JayOrner & Sons Billiard Company have donatedproducts as prizes for local events or have sentmonetary donations directly to organizations such asthe American Red Cross.Billiards for America has been coordinated by theBilliard Congress of America (BCA) in conjunctionwith the Women�s Professional Billiard Association(WPBA) and the American Poolplayers Association(APA).Stephen Ducoff, executive director of the BCA reportsthat, �we�ve received a tremendous amount of supportfrom manufacturers, retailers, room owners, playersand the billiard media as we�ve come together as anindustry to do what we can in response to the eventsof September 11th.�The BCA will report through press releases and onits web site (www.bca-pool.com/play) competitionresults from of each event as well as how muchmoney was raised.

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THREE-DAY TOURNAMENT DREW PLAYERSFROM CANADA TO CALIFORNIANovember 2, 2001 (Ocean Shores)-QuinaultBeach Resort and Casino hosted the 1st AnnualCarmen �Sissy� Snell 8-Ball Tournament lastweekend. Over 200 pool players from Canada,Washington, Oregon, and Californiaparticipated.Categories included Men�s, Women�s, Doubles,Mixed Doubles, and Team. The top threewinners of each category are as follows:Men�s1 John Schmidt2 Edmund Corrido3 Clyde BowlesWomen�s1 Debbie Welfringer2 Arlene DeLaCruz3 Natalie CharleyDoubles1 John Schmidt & Jeffrey Leonards2 Travis Babcock & Tom3 Bill Winder & partnerMixed Doubles1 Debbie Welfringer & Jeff2 Tandy Charley & Becky RowellLarry Madison & Kathy UnderwoodTeam1 Clyde Bowles Team2 40 et 83 Quinault Beach Resort & CasinoThe judges were local pool players Ray Lopez,Mike Troupe, Arlene DeLaCruz, Janet Mckee,and Ed Bryan.

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by Bret BakerOn November 10th, Rack�em Billiards held theirbi-annual USPPA Reno Warm-up Tournament.Sixteen players arrived early on Saturdaymorning to battle it out on the green felt to seewho would be the champion until next May.George King did not take the most direct routeto the finals as he started a little slowly and losthis first match 8-1! But not to be denied, hecame all the way through the one-loss side andoutlasted Ken Smith in the finals to take homethe title.Dave Smith, owner of Rack�em Billiards donateda beautiful leather case to the tournament whichwas given away in a drawing. Norma Toellneris now walking around in style with her brandnew case! Congratulations Norma and Thankyou Dave!Tournament Results1st George King $1502nd Ken Smith $1003rd Ed Silva $ 654th Jeff Haakinson $ 37

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The Rail Road ShotThis shot works best on a nine foot pool table.You need 48 inch cues if you try the shot ona seven foot table.Place the three cues as shown and makesure they are wedged firmly in the pocket.Two cues should be aimed for the side pocketand should be about two and a half inchesapart at the front of the cues. The other cueshould be aligned as shown. Hit the cue ballwith high left english using a moderate strokejust above the first diamond. The cue ball willrebound off of three cushions go up the cues,around the corner pocket changing tracks,and then come down the cues and pocketball A in the side pocket. This shot is an �oldie�but a goodie ! Have a great Christmas and Ihope Santa brings you all the pool goodiesyou asked for.

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Shooters Side Pocket9-BALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS FRIDAY NIGHT MINI TOURNAMENTBrent Kirschenmann fought the entire bracket to take 1st place Fridaynight in our race to 5 mini tournament. He was thrown into the losersbracket by none other than his lovely wife Anna in the opening roundand came all the way back to beat the infamous Marvin Nash.SATURDAY 9-BALL TOURNAMENTWith a full field of fantastic players on Saturday, we raced to 9. In afabulous finish, Tony Waters won 1st place, Marvin Nash 2nd.

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Lordy, Lordy what a barnburner we had for ourHoliday �Classic� OpenSingles Pool Tournament.This tournament,headquartered at theEagles Club #326 inBozeman, Montanaproduced a field of bothlocal and out of townguests that you wouldseldom if ever have a chance to see in the same place.We started Saturday morning November 24th with a field of 64 men inthe Open Division and 29 Ladies in the Ladies Division. Open divisionplay was at the Eagles Club with the Ladies Division play at the MollyBrown. By that night the field had been narrowed to 16 players in theOpen Division and 8 ladies in the Ladies Division. We then started Sundaymorning with these players in the finals brackets.

I personally want to thankall the local and out of townplayers for coming to thistournament. You, theplayers, made this apremier event not seenany other place in theNorthwest. Also a bigthank you to Curt Watts forall the work that you putinto this tournament. I amglad I don�t have to payyour phone bill.

by: Dick Jones - Tournament Director Eagles #326

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Holidays. Family and friends. So many degrees offriendship. There are social friends; there are workfriends; there are cool friends and pool friends(sometimes the same); there are old friends, goodfriends and, hopefully, good old friends. Someonewe know casually may gift us with the surprise ofunderstanding when we most need it. Someone we trust may deny usnurturing when we are most vulnerable. Sometimes a glance at someonenew to our life reveals a gossamer binding of spirits that will endurea lifetime, genderless and strong. Sometimes enduring relationshipsare constructs of persistence and history.On its face, friendship seems to glow with its own clarity. Either it ispresent or it is not.It is said we are lucky if, at the ends of our lives, we can count 5 truefriends. So, to define friendship � let�s see� A friend is someonewho is nice to us. That is about 90% of those we come into contactwith. Hmm. A friend is someone we care about. That is probably atleast half of those we see regularly. A friend is someone we trust.Ah! Perhaps this will clear things up. Let�s see. We trust one withour car and our finances, but not with our confidences. We trustanother with our heartsecrets but not with taking care of our kids orour money. We trust yet another with our lives but not withunderstanding our vulnerabilities. So, that criteria also has manyfacets. Or, a friend is someone who is there for us. A surprisepackage, that. Unconditional quickly becomes corralled within tightparameters, whether our own or theirs, intentional or not. Regardlessof parameters, friendship is the prism for celebrating each person�svibrant colors.The one certainty is that we each will be whoever we are. So, asForrest Gump�s mother might have said � friendship is like a box ofchocolates. I wish you each a lovely replenishing box of �chocolates�for the holidays, enough to last and sweeten your lives always. MerryChristmas.Mary Price, chocolate lover - Helena, MT

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Billiard champion and Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame member,Irving Crane, died Saturday, November 17 of natural causes. He issurvived by his wife of 64 years, Althea, and their daughter Sandy. Irving�The Deacon� Crane had justcelebrated his 88th birthday onNovember 13th. Services will be heldTuesday, November 20 at:Crawford Funeral Home495 N. Winton Rd.Rochester, NY 14160.714-482-0400Cards can be sent to:Althea Crane270 Yarmouth Rd.Rochester, NY 14610Mr. Crane, known for his subtle wit,was once quoted, �It has often beensaid that the greatest straight poolplayers ever to play the game wereRalph Greenleaf, Willie Mosconi and myself, but not necessarily in thatorder.� Below is the article that appears in Billiards: The Official Rulesand Records Book.IRVING CRANE was born in Livonia, New York. His love for the gamestarted as a child, when he was given a toy billiard table. Although heplayed steadily as a teenager, he did not enter tournament play until theage of 23. He won his first world title in 1942. Since then, he has wonalmost two dozen major championships, including the world crown in1946, 1955, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1972, plus the International Roundrobinchampionship in 1968. Mr. Crane was the victor in the 1978 World Seriesof Billiards (a combination of 14.1 and 9-ball) against a strong field ofoutstanding competitors. His greatest triumph, however, was his victoryin the 1966 U.S. Open, when he won the championship in a never-to-be-excelled record run of 150 and out.

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There were two divisions with a �B� Division that was played as a roundrobin and an �A� Division that was played in two flights, with two playersout of each flight advancing to the finals.The flight information tells the results and when players are tied the firsttie breaker is who scored the most billiards. Ron Springman, owner ofCue Billiard Club in Portland, won over Tim Poole in the tie breaker.High Run of the tournament was won by Ron Springman with a 7 andHigh Run of the �B� Division was Bill Cross with a 5.

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The second annual Los Angeles Billiard Expo was quitesuccessful, considering it came close to beingpostponed after Sept. 11.For many attendees it was an opportunity to once againenjoy life and the game they love, Pool.Business was brisk for the forty exhibitors, with manyreporting excellent sales of their billiard merchandise,ranging from cues to cases to clothes.The Expo Amateur Pool Championships were contestedby over 300 players in eight different divisions. And theAccu-Stats Eight Ball Invitational attracted enthusiasticcrowds daily to see the great pool shooting by all thechampions.The Hilton Burbank Hotel played host to this gala eventand put out the red carpet for all those who came to theExpo. The restaurant and bar were packed for four dayswith a fun loving pool crowd. And the Hilton ConventionCenter, adjacent to the hotel, proved a popular site forthe Expo, with adequate room for all the activities totake place.Many people who attended remarked how wellorganized everything was and the ease with which theyfound their way around.Some of the most popular locations were the APA boothwith a skill shot competition, the InStroke booth with azebra skinned pool table, Sardo Tight Rack�s festivearena, theScorpion booth featuring challenge matches withJohhny Archer and the American Billiard Academy withlessons by Roy Yamane.The Expo Amateur Pool Championships were well runby Tournament Director Clay Skidmore and his AssistantDirector Ron Wishnack. And the winners were:

MEN�S NINE BALL1. LORRY DELEON $1,000.00 + Trophy2. Calvin Coker $500.00 + Trophy3-4. Gerardo Jamito & Mike Najerian $250.005-8. Don McClelland, Jose Garcia, Danny Petralba,

Hong Kyun Kim $125.009-16 Jon Henson, Arturo Rivera, John Bryant,

Steve Smith, Wayne Pullen, Bernardo Chavez,Ronnie Allen & Ed Scott $75.00

WOMEN�S NINE BALL1. CASSIE ANDERSON $325.00 + Trophy2. Kim Hoffman $175.00 + Trophy3-4. Beth Saphier & Hydred Makabali $100.00

MEN�S SENIORS NINE BALL1. FRANK ALMANZA $500.00 + Trophy2. Jeff Meaux $300.00 + Trophy3-4. George Michaels & Dave Dattilo $200.005-8. Arturo Rivera, Ronnie Allen, Jerry Decker,

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Shane Manaole & Tina Pawloski $100.00

MEN�S EIGHT BALL1. SHANE MANAOLE $1,200.00 + Trophy2. Arturo Rivera $600.00 + Trophy3-4. Frank Almanza & Trick Sixty $300.005-8. Marcio Smith, John Pasquarella,

Mike Najerian & Ronnie Allen $160.009-16. Jose Garcia, Tommy Punzales, Fred Vasquez,

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WOMEN�S EIGHT BALL1. LORI BUENDORF $400.00 + Trophy2. Mary Hopkin $250.00 + Trophy3-4. Linda Carter & Becky Gerhardt $125.005-8. Lauren Ward, Beth Saphier, Andrea Bent &

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Definitely, we are in the computerage! Computers enable mankindto solve problems and tapinformation much more efficientlythan any other time in the historyof man.Provided your technical foundationis sound, programming could bethe answer to why you aren�tachieving a higher level as quicklyas you would like. Much in thesame way our mind works, thecomputer receives information andcalculates answers quicker andmore accurately depending on theinformation programmed into it.For example, if you programmed acomputer to add and subtract only,a correct answer to multiplicationwould be impossible. Our mind works along theseprinciples too! Believe it or not, thehuman mind is the easiest of allspecies to program. Therefore,you need to examine yourself,where you are, where you�re goingand whether or not you haveprogrammed yourself to get there.It could be your failures are a resultof negative programming. Howmany times have you finished atournament, placing right whereyou thought you should be? Whatmight the result be had you

programmed yourself with higherexpectations? If these questionsfit your profile you need to set somehigher standards and goals foryourself. Bear in mind, thesehigher standards and goals requirea higher standard of discipline andpractice in order to reach the nextgoal level.The subconscious mind is verypowerful. Programmed properly,your subconscious can help youcreate amazing results. How manytimes have you played positionwhere a ball could possibly hookyou? If you hit the ball hard enoughor soft enough you would get adecent shot. Hit the ball with an inbetween speed and you�re hooked!You say to yourself �I don�t want toend up here!� Ever notice howmany times you end up hookedright behind the ball, where youdidn�t want to be? Thesubconscious only registers wantsand desires. It doesn�t register thedifference between �do want� and�don�t want�. If you take the �do�or �don�t� out of the thought, whatdo you have? �I want to end uphere� is what you have and whatyou get!You also need to surround yourself

with a good support team. Theidea is to be exposed only topositive support. The support teamshould consist of close friends,family members and others whoare of a positive influence. One oftheir duties is to run interference,heading off anyone or anything ofany negative nature. The playerneeds this help so he can focustowards the positive side of whathe is doing. The support teamtakes care of all minute details forthe player. The team itself is a formof positive programming, giving theplayer a feeling of security and selfworth. As you build your supportteam don�t forget to properlyprogram yourself. Raise yourstandard of goals and beginspeaking positive about yourself!These positive words need to bespoken often and with authority.Positive words create positiveresults, just as negative words givenegative results, Relax. Speakgood words. Given time, your egowill draw you to where you want tobe.Programming is very important.Correct programming is essentialtowards becoming a champion.Champions are not born. They aremade!

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Rack�em Billiards in Medford,Oregon held the second in a seriesof six B & under tournaments onNovember 17th & 18th. Thirty-nineplayers arrived early Saturdaymorning with cues in hand, readyto do battle. Play was 9-ball, raceto 5, double elimination, with a free$100 Consolation Tournament tobe held on Sunday for any playerswho lost their first two matches.Mike Morang arrived in the finalswith an undefeated trip through thewinner�s bracket. His opponent,Mike McClure, arrived with his only

loss being a 5-4 defeat to Morangin the finals of the winner�s bracket.McClure rebounded from that lossto defeat Bob Danielson and setup a rematch with Morang for thetitle. Both players fought hard andplayed well, but on this weekend,Mike Morang was just too tough,taking the final match 5-3.Rack�em owner Dave Smith wasvery pleased with the turnout forthe tournament and once again, heand his staff ran a first class event.The third in this series oftournaments is scheduled for the

weekend of December 15th - 16th.

Final Results1st Mike Morang $2002nd Mike McClure 1253rd Bob Danielson 754th Jeff Haakinson 505/6 Ed Silva 25

Terry Ragan 25

Consolation Tournament1st Tim Kohler $402nd John Robles 303rd Patty LaMontagne 204th Bernie Brown 10

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(l to r)Kevin Kaehler, Chris Gattman, Paul MarquezKevin Kaehler

ladies played, so highwoman was not paidout in this tournament.It still surprised uswhen players whohadn�t paid before thedeadline, had thatshocked look on theirfaces when they hadto come up with thatadded $10 bucks! Thelate fee info is on theads and flyers, andnow will be a fact oflife. Please if you do not want to

pay a late fee, then getyour money in on time.It will help us with theboard and will help theestablishment on howto serve you best! Alsoif you have not paid ontime, we cannotguarantee a spot foryou and you could loseout! That is somethingthat a tournamentdirector hates to tell

players, that there isn�t any spotsleft.This tournament featured a race of7 winners side, and loser side arace to 6! It isn�t nice to play a shortrace, but it helped us finish on timeSaturday. If we would have had afield of 64, there would have been23 more matches played onSaturday and finishing with Sunday


from: Rose and Ford - TournamentDirectors

On Nov. 3rd & 4th Shotze�s ofEverett held it�s 6th annual FallClassic 9-ball tournament. For allconcerned and especially the 52players who came from as far awayas Calif., fun was had by all . Thetournament was opened to a largerfield because of the 8 footers andit was amazing what a differencethe extra tables made. The waitbetween matches was shorter,which showed us that our

tournaments can be even betterthan in the past! With the 52players entry, the $ 1,000 addedby Shotze�s and the $10 late feecollected. There was a total of$4,240 paid out to the top 16players. If there had been a full fieldof 64 players, we could havepossibly paid out more places andstill have paid a $1,000 or more forfirst. Unfortunately only 3 of the

being just moneymatches would havebeen tough! But I thinkwe are willing to tryone.Tournament startedout like any other,players meeting andthen the draw. Onceall the names were puton the board, it wasimmediatelydeterminedthat this

was no ordinarytournament! Names onthe board just jumpedout.John Horsfall (Canada)a past champion provedonce again that he canplay on any table put infront of him. Saturdaymatches were TylerHayne (7-0), Dan Louie(7-5), and Scott Reed (7-1).Sunday found John starting withTodd Marsh (7-6), StanTourangeau (7-2), and the pointmatch with John Doherty (7-4).John Doherty (JD) of Everett formany years a road player, now afamily man showed that he can stillplay with the big boys! I don�t thinkthis will be the last time his namewill appear in the finals of anytournament. JD�s Saturdaymatches were John Ahlstrom (7-4),Mike Vidas (7-5), and Jeff Leonard(7-6). Sunday he won over TomLyons (7-1), Tom Tweedell (7-3),and then the loss to John Horsfall(7-4). JD ended up playing TimTweedell again for the chance atJohn Horsfall. He played hard andfast and won the match (7-2).Many players and spectatorsstayed around to watch the finalmatch. It was a great match towatch! One by one each game fell

to one or another player. JohnHorsfall took a commanding lead,but JD wasn�t going to give upeasily. He came back to make it aone game lead only by beatingJohn 6 to 5 . This final was one raceto 9 and it looked as though it wouldbe another close one. But Johnwasn�t about to let this one getaway. He took command and wonthe final match 9-6.

Congratulations toJohn Horsfall.Once again we haveto thank DarryleCloer for a greatplace to hold thet o u r n a m e n t s ,Andalusia for the$1,000 added! Alsoto Dave Shelby(manager) formaintaining a greatbar, kitchen and overall care for all the

players. It is always great to hearthat he is working during thetournament weekend. The Finalresults are:

1st John Horsfall $1,0002nd John Doherty 6203rd Tim Tweedell 4104th Stan Tourangeau 3105-6 Kris Iverson 2505-6 John Schmidt 2507-8 Mike Vidas 2007-8 Mike Zimmerman 2009-12 Randy Camantigue 1509-12 Tom Lyons 1509-12 Dan Liouie 1509-12 Todd Marsh 15013-16 Glenn Atwell 10013-16 Ivan Doty 10013-16 Jeff Leonard 10013-16 Jeff Jimenez 100

Total Purse = $4,240Be looking for our next tournament,the Spring Classic slated for the 9thand 10th of March.

SHOTZE�S WAY OF DOING THE MONSTER MASH IN NOVEMBER

Dave Shelby (manager)

John Horsfall and Ford,Tournament Director

John Doherty and Ford,Tournament Director

Lane County BCAHolds Fund Raiser Tournament

As part of Billiards for America, theLane County BCA held afundraiser tournament at Sonny�sTavern in Springfield on November11th. Under the guidance ofGeorgia Cassle, the tournamenthad a total of 31 entries and raised$700 for the victims of theSeptember 11th disaster.

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The 1st and 2nd place finishers at each Sharp-Shooter Tournament advances to one of 22 RegionalSharp-shooter Challenge Tournaments to be held from January 1 through March 30, 2002. TheRegional Sharp-Shooter Challenge Tournaments will be a single elimination, APA rules, race to 5format. The 1st place finisher at each Canadian Club Sharp-shooter Challenge Regional tournamentwill receive $1,000. The 2nd place finisher at each Canadian Club Sharp-shooter Challenge Regionaltournament will receive $500. The 1st and 2nd place finishers at each Sharp-Shooter RegionalTournament also win a trip to the National Sharp-shooter Challenge Championship to be held inLas Vegas in April 2002. At 16 Regional Tournaments, Jeanette Lee (a.k.a. The Black Widow) willmake appearances. The top two finishers will have a chance to win an additional $1,000 bychallenging Ms. Lee. If Jeanette wins, the $1,000 goes to her charity, the National ScoliosisFoundation.The National Sharp-Shooter Challenge Championship will be a single elimination, APA rules, raceto 5 format. It will take place in Las Vegas in April 2002. The 1st place finisher receives $5,000 andhas one chance to sink the 8-ball on the break and win an additional $1,000,000.Date Site City Winner�s Name Runner Up NameIDAHO14-Oct The Pocket Boise Ralph Trenga Jim Taylor21-Oct The Pocket Boise Kings Santy Jody DeRoest28-Oct The Pocket Boise Jerry Kirk Robert AgnewWASHINGTON5-Oct Jillians Tacoma Alex LaFountaine Richard Sauls10-Oct Waldos Kirkland Jeff Ridgeley Jen Gralish10-Oct Gemini Sports Bar Renton DJ Baldoz Tony Pho10-Oct Great Scott Pub Spokane Kevin Bennewitz Joe Aune11-Oct Great Scott Pub Spokane Randy Ohrstrom Shawn Olson12-Oct Jillians Tacoma Vincent Gascon Leonard Gascon15-Oct Shotze�s Everett Michael Zimmerman Michael Dooley17-Oct Waldo�s Kirland James Davee Paul Olesky19-Oct Inn Sports Bar Dean Reandeau Terry Gjerde22-Oct Schotze�s Everett Kris Iverson Michael Zimmerman24-Oct Gemini Sports Bar Renton James Davee Gerry VanSharrel28-Oct Inn Sports Bar John Doherty III Brian Camus

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Ward WinsAt Mc�Q�s

by: Clay Skidmore, Tournament Director

Well for the first time I am in a different position.As most of you know, McQ�s Billiards held ourfirst 8-Ball open tournament in about 5 years. Iplanned to play this event on our Olhausenoversized 8 footers. I kept the field limited to 48players as a time factor because I only havefive 8 footers to play on. But low and behold Imade a big mistake and I hope my out of townplayers can forgive me. I didn�t specify in my adthat this tournament would be played on the 8footers. I just assumed that players would know,and I apologize for that. My reasons for directingthis event on the 8 footers are all about the greatgame of 8-Ball. To me a big part of 8-Ball is theclusters and the strategies. If 8-Ball is playedon a 9 footer a lot of that is lost. Of course, abigger table means more table space. And moretable space means fewer clusters and lessstrategy. It is too easy to run racks on a 9-foottable in 8-Ball. therefore my reasons for playingon the 8-footers. I have probably directed over1000 tournaments and each time I learnsomething new. So from now on, I will be sureto include equipement type on all my ads in thefuture. So again I apologize to those that cameover and left disappointed, because I do workhard to put together quality events and I willcontinue to do so.The event attracted 38 players, and other thanthe complaints about the tables, things wentwell. With my love of 8-Ball, it was nice to seesome great 8-Ball players here. StanTourangeau stopped by on his way to Minnesotato play in the B.C.A. 9-Ball Tournament. Heworked his way into the finals by defeating ToddMarsh 7-2 in the opening round. He than wenton to beat Lee Lang 7-3, Kenny Trambitas 7-6,Randy Camantigue 7-3, and Wayne Boyd 7-3to earn a spot in the winners final. His opponentin the finals ended up being Jim Ward. Jimopened up with an opening round win againstBruce Hatch 7-6, he then went on to beat FredCastellano 7-6, Stacy Mallot 7-1, and T.J. Frank7-3, to meet up with Stan. Jim edged out Stanin the winners final 7-6 and then sent Stan tothe B-side. There Stan beat Wayne Boyd 5-2to get another shot at Jim. Stan did the job onthe first set and won 7-3. But in the second set,Jim broke out to a 6-0 lead. Stan showed somegreat heart, and with a little luck and some greatouts, Stan worked it back to 6-5. On the 12thgame, Stan broke didn�t make a ball and Jimran the rack out to win 7-5. Good play you guys.Once again sorry about the tables, and I hopeto see everyone in April for the open 9-Balltournament.1st Jim Ward $900+$170 side pot

2nd Stan Tourangeau $6503rd Wayne Boyd $4004th T.J. Frank $2005th Mike Zimmerman $100

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gold in the 5, 6, & 7�s bracket, and competingagainst the league�s highest ranked players forhis share of prize money totaling $1000, hedeserves a round of applause.Ken Morano and Scott Dao took first in theScotch Doubles.As always, the team events took center stage.Every team playing were already winners,having placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in their localdivisions; and now all were ready to earn thetitle, �Best of the Best�.Congratulations to all the winners! Nobody wasgoing down easily, and every winning team hadto fight hard for their cash and Titleholderstrophies - and at a height of almost six feet, thetrophies were a prize in themselves.

Thanks to all the teams for showing up andgiving their best, to the staff at the ChinookWinds Casinos, and to everyone who helpedout to keep the tournament running - BrendaSealy, Ken Morano, Scott Dao, Charles Furst,Jason and Kelly from Salem and everyone elsewhose names we�ve overlooked.

$4,000 First Place WinnersThe Table Rats - Federal Way, Washington

Eddie Carrido (7), Jay Pintar (4),Jon Hardy (5), Leon Thomas (5),

Mona Werle (4), Raul Abenojar (7),Tim Whitworth (6), Windi McDaniel (4)

$1,800 Runner upThe Star Lake Inn - Auburn, Washington

Ken Burkell (6), Ryan Keller (5),Steve Juntenen (5), Tad Anderson (4),

Todd Emmel (5), Troy Clyde (4),Vince Gascon (5).

$2,000 Second Place WinnersThe Elks - Puyallup, Washington

Steve Carver (2), Scott Nelson (6),Pat Ducken (4), Mike Reiman (5),Gary Wallace (5), Eric Griffin (3),

Dale Longmire (5)

$500 Runner upHi-Time - Salem, Oregon

Brent Cartwright (5), Christopher San Juan (5),Jeff Lemoine (6), Patricia Trenary (4),Robert Warnock (3), Steve Larson (4),

Tony Tipton (5)

$900 Runner upJust Kidding - Salem, Oregon

Diana Baldwin (3), Jeff Mack (4),Kevin Love (5), Laurel Trenary (3),Michael Biwer (4), Ricky Truett (5),

Russ Ivie (4), Shane Biwer (3)

$1,000 Third Place WinnersTeam Waldo - Auburn, Washington

Dave Bowman (4), William Waldo (4),Dick Waldo (2), Jeff Stiver (4), J R Mailo (4),

Motown Loialiki (7), Perry Riebe (5)

(Titleholders continued from front page)

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Efren Reyes long knownby his nickname �TheMagician�, has won theinaugural Tokyo 9-Balltournament and hasclaimed the largest pursein the history of the game.$180,000 for first placehere once again cementshis legend as the GrandMaster of the game.Besting Niels Feijen 15-7in the final match beforea packed house and the

glare of television cameras, the easy-going Filipino table king cruisedthrough the match by controlling his break shot and running out at everyopportunity. The alternating break format usually keeps things close, butEfren broke and ran five of his breaks in a row and out-safetied Niels tocompletely control the scene and he was never in trouble throughout thematch.

Said Efren afterward: �Iusually do not break thatgood, but here the breakwas really working for meand not for him and thatmade all the difference.�Niels agreed. �I could notget going�, he told us. �Iwas making a lot of ballson the break but then hadno shot. I kept having toplay safe and he keptgetting out of them.� Thismatch concluded a day of

high drama. Eight players began the day with a shot at the finals. Reyesfirst took fellow countryman Antonio Lining out of the running 13-11 andthen faced yet another Filipino in the form of Warren Kiamco who hadjust knocked out German Michael Schmidt 13-10. When Kiamco wentdown 13-5 Efren had gained his seat in the finals. Feijen began themorning by besting Australian Johl Younger 13-11, then demolished lastyears World Champion Fong-Pang Chou 13-8. Chou had disposed ofWorld Games Gold Medalist Ching Shun Yang and that paved the wayfor our final match-up. The players now look forward to next years IBCWorld Tour which kicks off in March at the Valley Forge, PA., BilliardExpo, hosted by IBC board member Allen Hopkins

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I remembered everything aboutQ�Street Billiards: the great layoutof the room, the restaurant, theroomy bar, and most of all thefriendly faces. Owners Dennisand Sharon Blackwell, along withpartners Jeff and Kim Mishlerworked tirelessly to providetournament players andspectators with impeccableservice. Ross Gay would onceagain take the helm and beresponsible for making the

tournament run smooth. Sarah handled service in the restaurant quiteefficiently, and the bartenders kept everyone warm and happy with winterdrink specials.Friday night started off with theauctioning of 112 players. The roaddogs couldn�t hide, but a few peopledefinitely went cheaper than theyshould have. Kris Robbins did anexcellent job of taking money andkeeping track of the people thatbought the players. All in all, theplayer �s auction would proveinteresting. With so many awesomecompetitors to bid on, it was definitelyimpossible to accurately guess whowould win. Danny Medina ended upbeing the favorite pick, with John Schmidt and a pack of young gunsfrom Sacramento right behind. As the tournament unfolded, players fatewould of course be determined by luck of the draw, as well as their abilityto adapt to equipment they were not used to playing on. Some handledthe variables much better than others.As play progressed through Saturday, upsets were reported here andthere. John Schmidt admittedly played horrible to lose a hill-hill matchagainst a young local player who speared in a difficult one-nine combo totake the match and send John packing for what would have to be a 10match streak to come back through the B side. John was unable toovercome such a difficult feat.John�s young road partner Nick Spano did not seem to experience thesame difficulties. He smoked through the winners bracket like a hot knifeslicing butter. He did it quietly, but considering the quality of competitors,it couldn�t have been an easy road, and if it was, players at Q-Streetcould have witnessed the next �Little Alex� or Cory. In the other half of thewinner�s bracket making his way to the top was Danny Medina all theway over from Colorado. Former professional player, Medina showedthe crowd that he has not lost his touch, quite the opposite in fact! Whenhe faced off against Spano for the �hot seat� he looked like a bulldog witha chew toy and handily sent Spano over to the �B� side to face whoeverwould come through.For the most part, the Sacramento rat pack fizzled out of the tournament,apparently too spoiled from the equipment at their homeroom. Out of

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Few pocket billiard players are familiar with the diamond system. Manyuninformed players think the diamond system is some sort of mysticalpool panacea. Actually, the system was devised for the game of three-

cushion billiards (no pockets) where points are scored only after threecushions and two balls are struck. Therefore, the system has somewhatlimited application to pocket billiards. The analysis presented here willallow you to determine if it can be applied to your game. In any case, youwill be able to decide if it is your pool panacea.The diamond system requires that the initial ball speed be medium orslightly faster. As with any banking system, speed is nearly as critical asaim. The system also requires that the cue ball be struck with a littlerunning english. In this analysis, shooting at or through a diamond meansaiming at its actual location in the rail, not at the cushion or rail trackadjacent to the diamond.The diamond system actually consists of two subsystems; the 5-SYSTEMin which the side rail is struck first, and the PLUS SYSTEM in which the

end rail is struck first. Each of these subsystems will be examinedindividually.

5-System�The rails are numbered in the order in which they are struck(first, second, and third). The second rail is generally ignored in thediamond system. Emphasis is on the first and third rail because they arethe critical rails in three-cushion billiards.The diamonds on the first and third rail are numbered as shown in figure10-1. These numbers are called rail diamond numbers and are used todetermine where to aim on the first rail, and where the ball will strike thethird rail. Figure 10-2 shows a second set of numbers that are called cue-

ball position numbers. The diamond nearest the second rail is assignedcue ball position number 1.5. The value of each succeeding diamond isincreased by 0.5, so that the diamond in the comer has the value of 5.The numbers continue around the end rail where the value of eachdiamond is increased by 1.To determine where the cue ball will strike the third rail, subtract the firstrail number from the cue-ball position number. For example, in figure 10-2 cue ball �A� is in position 5. If the cue ball is shot at diamond number 3on the first rail it will strike diamond number 2 on the third rail (5 - 3 = 2).Cue ball �B� is at position 4. Assume you want to strike the third rail at

diamond number 3. By subtracting 3 from 4 it is determined that theaiming point is diamond position 1 on the first rail. Do not be confused bythe cue-ball position numbers shown in figure 10-2. Once the cue-ball

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position number is determined, further analysis is made in terms of raildiamond numbers. The three-cushion player must know where the cueball will go after it strikes the third rail. Its path, off the third rail, is called a

track. The tracks are numbered in relation to the diamond numbers of thethird rail. Figure 10-3 shows the third rail tracks 1 through 3. These tracksare slightly different for each cue ball position and must all be committedto memory if the system is to be of maximum usefulness.How to use the system: Consider the situation shown in figure 10-4. Theobject ball (8-ball) is near the comer pocket; intervening balls force athree-cushion shot. We know that track 2 starts near the second diamondon the third rail and goes into the comer where the object ball is. Therefore,the cue-ball position number minus the first rail number must equal 2.The aiming point on the first rail must be determined by regression. If theaim is at rail diamond number 3, the cue-ball position number is 4.4. Thisaim will be incorrect because 4.4 minus 3 equals 1.4. If the aim is at raildiamond number 2, the cue ball number will be 4.6 which would yield 2.6,which is too high. Sighting at diamond number 2.5 results in a cue-ballnumber of 4.5 (4.5 - 2.5 = 2) which is perfect. If the cue ball is shotthrough rail diamond number 2.5 on the first rail it will take track 2 into theobject ball.Plus system�The plus system is also referred to as the 2-plus system orthe plus 2 system. This system is used when the end rail must be struckfirst.

Figure 10-5 shows how the diamonds are numbered in this system. Thecomer diamond (over the pocket) has the value of 1, and the value ofeach succeeding diamond is increased by 2. With this system the cueball is shot through one of the diamonds on the end rail. It strikes the thirdrail an equal number of diamonds away from its origin. In figure 10-5 thecue ball is at position �A�; if it is shot at diamond position number 2 on thefirst rail, it will be aligned with position number 4 on the originating rail. Todetermine where the ball will strike the third rail, add 2 to 4 and the answeris diamond position number 6. If the cue ball is at position �B�, which is

diamond position 2 when shot at diamond position 5 on the first rail, it willstrike the third rail at 2 plus 5 or diamond number 7.It is difficult to maintain a proficiency with the diamond system withoutconstant practice. The practice requirements are probably warranted forthe three cushion player but are questionable for the ordinary pool player.Now that you know all about the diamond system, you can judge its valuefor yourself.

The Diamond System (continued)

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Note: The following excerpt is asample reading from �Building thePerfect Game� by BlackjackDavid Sapolis. This text is takenfrom Chapter 5, �Back to theFundamentals�. Enjoy!Before we can have the perfectstroke, we first need to know howto get into the proper stance. Whatis the proper stance? It�s differentfor everybody, but there are somecommon stance flaws that lead toproblems, but a sure way to get youdown on the shot while at the sametime being fundamentally sound inyour stance.10 Common Stance Flaws 1) Too close to the table 2) Too far away from the table 3) Crouching too low 4) Crouching too high 5) Crouching 6) Feet too wide apart 7) Feet too close together 8) Shoulders not square 9) Stiff or rigid bridge arm 10) Instability10 Factors of Stance Mechanics 1) The head 2) The ears 3) The neck 4) The shoulders 5) The bridge arm 6) The spine 7) The center of mass *** 8) The hips 9) The legs 10) The feetThese factors tend to add to eachother. Crouching is the end resultof standing too close to the table.Some players bunch themselvesup into a ball mistaking musculartension for stillness. The only thingthat should move is your shootingarm, but tensing up the rest of yourbody to keep it still just worsensthings. Others tend to extend theirbodies as if they were danglingfrom a tree branch. Both extremesare extremely disadvantageous toour balance, or our weightdistribution. Our feet being tooclose, or too wide apart is a directresult of uneven balance, oruneven WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION.Shoulders not being square is alsoa direct result of uneven balance,

as we then shift our weight fromour legs to our bridge arm, causingour shoulders to become tense.The shoulders should be parallel.Overall, these flaws causeinstability in our stance. A solidstance means that your weight isapportioned evenly throughoutyour body. When in your stance, Ishould not be able to knock you offbalance. To understand how weare to achieve this, lets look at ourStance Factors. We start at the topof our head and work our waydown.Our body, to be balanced, has tofollow a a line of balance. The lineWILL NOT be straight, (as manyother instruction manuals have toldus). You will be bent at the waist,causing a curve, and your head willbe tilted slightly upward (unless youlook at your shoes while you areshooting) so that blows the �straightline theory� out of the water. Theline I will discuss is the Line ofBalance.The Line of Balance starts at thetop of your head and leads to thetips of your toes. From top tobottom we will examine this linethat exists for everybody, and if youdon�t know where it is, don�t worry,we�ll find it!Our head sits atop our shoulders,supported by our neck, andbalanced by the equilibrium whichis centered in our ears. To properlybalance ourselves in our stance, itis suggested that you place yourears above your shoulders at alltimes. The head and the neck willthen have no choice but to follow.Our bridge arm is supported by theposition of our shoulders. Ourshoulders should be in line with ourears, and just because the bridgearm is extended, this SHOULDNOT change. Extending from theneck and down through our reartorso is our spine. The best way Iknow to perfectly align the spine isto put your nose, chin and sternumin a straight line. Then, line yourears above your shoulders and wehave the posture that our mothersalways dreamed of. This leads usdown further to our Center of Mass.Next Issue: Center of Mass

by: Blackjack David Sapolis

STANCE #1 in a Series of 3

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The awards banquet will be a great time to hand over the reigns. Yesfolks, after 4 long years of service, I am resigning as President of theACW. I would like to thank all of you who played, gave donations, weresponsors, or were room owners, or just came to watch. I am entrustingthe future of the ACW into Vic Valdez�s capable hands. Vic comes to uswith a strong background in Marketing and will take the ACW to a wholenew level. Please give Vic all the support you can and help ease thetransition. The current Board will serve until the end of the year, and Vicand his new team will start their duties in January. Depending on howthe new Board regulates the selection of Board members, they may betaking nominations for Board positions, and voting in the best candidates.If you would like to be a part of the ACW�s new future, and would like toserve on the Board, you can get in touch with Vic through email [email protected] has been a great ride and I want to thank each one of you for making itso. I want to spend more time with my family and pursue other billiardrelated goals. You can be sure that I will never stop trying to serve poolplayers, and trying to get billiards recognized as a viable sport andprofession. I will be serving on another Board on an association that willbe holding huge tournaments for both men and women right here in theNW. Again, I hope you will support me in that endeavor by coming outand playing.

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Press Release: Association of Cuesports for Women [ACW], November 20, 2001Former President of the Board, Linda Carter, announced her resignationon October 31, 2001 and appointed Leonard �Vic� Valdez as actingPresident for the remainder of the 2001 season. At a recent strategymeeting of the board, Mr. Valdez was unanimously voted in as Chairpersonof the Board for the 2002 season and beyond.Mr. Valdez brings over 24 years of business and marketing experience tothe organization and will be working with the board to develop a longterm business plan for the organization that includes increasingmembership, corporate sponsors, and expanding locations of playthroughout the Pacific Northwest. This would ultimately increaseattendance and payout figures at tournaments andprovide a broad billiard venue for women in theregion. The board will continue meeting tofinalize and publish the schedule for the2002 season before the New Year. It willlook to be a full and exciting year with manypositive changes.Part of the restructuring includes redefining boardmembership and responsibilities. As a result,current membership is defined as follows: Vic Valdez, Chairpersonof the Board; Jo Woodward, Financial Coordinator; Tamre� Geene-Rogers,Tournament Coordinator; Felisa Delon, Player Advocate; Heather DohertyMedia/Promotions Coordinator. The ACW is announcing the vacancy ofthree board positions open for nomination. Brief job descriptions areprovided, with more detailed descriptions available upon request.Production Coordinator: Oversees the production of all ACW mediaobligations, maintaining corporate standards and functionality for the ACWweb site and newsletter. Responsible for content and monthly updates ofACW web site. Manages and produces quarterly ACW newsletter (bothelectronic and hard copy). Design ads (when necessary) for sponsors orvendors who place advertising space in ACW newsletter. Responsiblefor the design and production of all ACW tournament collateral.Coordinates and assists in tournament management (including set upand breakdown)Oregon State Tournament Coordinator/Player Advocate: Manages allOregon state ACW tournament stops. Works to secure outside personnelto assist with tournament management, heading selection to developpool of tournament directors and referees for ACW stops. Main contactfor room owners participating in ACW tournaments. Manages and recordsfinal point scoring at tournaments and supplies information to MediaCoordinator. Responsible for coordinating resources in setting up andbreakdown of tournaments. Promotes the ACW and recruits new playingmembers within the state of Oregon. Liaison between playing membersand board to submit feedback, resolve issues and foster a positivelycharged playing member base.Board Assistant: Supports and assists the board in all areas of work.Provides administrative assistance to the board in scheduling andcoordinating meetings. Attends all board meetings, transcribing andpublishing meeting minutes to board and playing members as well ascorporate sponsors. Supports all corporate goals and objectives, providingassistance to related projects as necessary. Promotes the ACW andrecruits new playing members.In addition to being posted in various media publications, these positionopenings will be emailed to all current members. Nominations will betaken via phone, email or mail and must be received no later thanNovember 30, 2001 for consideration. Please send these to your PlayerAdvocate, Felisa Delon: 5001 3rd Avenue NW; Seattle WA 98107. Cell:206-465-5484/Email: [email protected] Upon board review,nominated players will be posted with ballots in this same manner andvoting will commence December 10, 2001 and end December 15, 2001.Any current playing member may vote. All former members and non-members may vote provided they submit [new] membership dues of$55.00 to the ACW before December 10. Ballots will be tabulated andresults posted before the New Year.For more information please feel free to contact your Player Advocate orChairperson, Vic Valdez: Cell: 503-504-1483/Email: [email protected].

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everyone in the place. The fun had justdisappeared.��I remember that,� said Art. �You were prettydepressed there for a while.��Yeah, but you know, I finally realized there wasjust no incentive to excel in the sport of poolanymore! You could go two hundred miles inany direction and still, every place you went youargued with people over what rules to play by,or whether it was illegal to play for money��When it wasn�t,� Arthur finished. �Seems likemost people playing pool really didn�t know whatit was all about. They were satisfied justthrowing their money away knocking ballsaround and drinking. Remember the leaguesthat made pool league a huge business catering

to the casual player?��Yeah, I do. Look at all these old magazines!�Pat pulled out an issue of People with Bill Gateson the cover, proclaiming, �Gates SweepsWashington Senate Race!� �I remember thatpool channel on cable TV, but I don�t think I eversaw anything about pool in the regularmagazines or papers, did you?��Not enough to swat a fly with. Bring that barrelover here, will you?� Art leaned down andpicked up an old World Today magazine andbegan thumbing through it.�Look at this.� He jabbed his finger at a page.�You haven�t seen cigarette ads in fifteen years.Maybe if they had banned smoking at pool hallsand lounges sooner, it would have helped savethe sport.�Pat retrieved a steel-banded wooden barrel froma dark corner and rolled it over to the couch.He pried off the lid, and exclaimed, �Ho! Ho!Ho! Found your Christmas stuff, Art!��I�ve had these in my family since the �30�s,� Artreflected, holding up a painted, star ornamentmade from a tin can. �My grandmother madethis one.�Pat pulled a Santa hat on his head. �There wasone league that banned smoking at its nationalevents,� he said. �It�s too bad their local leaguesdidn�t follow their example.� That was one ofthe main reasons he�d quit playing. One nationalleague actually encouraged the addiction byaccepting a huge tobacco company as theirmain sponsor. Some called it the CancerLeague.Art sighed. �My family had something to do withmy curtailing my play, of course. And it wastough sometimes to be out late and then be

sharp at work the next day.�He pulled another magazine from the box.�Look at this one � Time Magazine, 2005:�President McCain Ends World War III With ABang.� I sure remember the economic disasterskept me on a shoestring budget. All the politicsand the bs, it was too bad people had such ahard time getting along with each other.��Well, we sure paid our dues.� Pat thought backto those early days when he played and lost awhole lot of games � and money. �But it paidoff, and I finally started to play pretty good,thanks to you, Art.� He tipped the Santa hat toArthur. �You taught me a lot, you know. I got towhere I could compete with any good playerfrom around the country � road players andnational tournament players alike. I�d probablystill be competing today, if conditions hadn�tdeteriorated so much.�He reached over and pulled out a stack ofmagazines from the bottom of the box. �Hey,look at these! These are BilIiards Digests! Theyoughta be worth something.��Probably just to us,� Art chortled. �Everyoneelse is dead or just plain dumb.��Let me see that stick of yours, Art,� said Pat.�I�ve had enough of this stuff for awhile.� Hetook the two-piece Schrader out of the case andscrewed it together. �Nice cue,� he said, sightingit. �Still straight. Feels really smooth, too.��I used to wax it with carnauba,� said Art. �Ikept real good care of it. I used that Q- cleanstuff on it, too. Remember that?�Pat stroked the cue. �Are you thinking what I�mthinking?� �Yeah, Pat,� smiled Art, �the samething I�m thinking, I�ll bet.��Good!� Pat said, and hauled himself off thecouch. �Lets go play some pool!�end of Part Oneby Andrew Monstis, 2001, all rights reserved

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October 19th, 2001: We kicked off the 9-ballevent with 31 entries at $30 each. A fine crewfrom Medicine Hat, Alberta, CN came down tojoin in the festivities. Kim and Marlene Bohnetfrom Medicine Hat, Alberta, CN were celebratingtheir 8th wedding anniversary and wanted todo something different, so they came to Club91 to play pool. Happy Anniversary to them!!

Here are the top finishers:1st Shawn McKay, Medicine Hat, AB $250/$4252nd Chase McCallister, Blackfoot, ID $150/$2603rd Jim Vercammon, Medicine Hat, AB $100/$1704th Richard Chavez, Blackfoot, ID $805/6 Tommy Baker and Kim Bohnet $40 eachSusan Shinn was the only woman to join in. Greatjob Susan!

Saturday it was on to 8-ball with 29 players at$30 each. 2 women were in this event. MarleneBohnet was the top woman finisher; $30 wentto her.

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Tommy Baker (UT) $500/$3352nd and put up a great battle:

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Tim and Evelyn added $500.00 to the 8-ballevent, thank you so much, we all appreciate it.Look forward to seeing you all at Club 91. Whileyou are there, you can check out The ClubInside, Pocatello�s finest Gentlemen�s club.

Leo HancockI was tempted to make this short and tell you all just to call me. It sounded great at first but you would all be

wondering �what kind of an arrogant fool is this guy�. Education canonly help us all and maybe keep you from calling Uncle Fred, who used toreupholster furniture, to recover your table. A pool table is really not thesame as a piece of furniture. Hopefully you are not trying to get the rightenglish when you sit on your sofa.Many establishments have invested allot of time and money to earn agood reputation with their billiards playing customers. To keep thatreputation you need to invest in the quality of your table and it�smaintenance. There are quite a few individuals offering recovery andmaintenance services but not all of them understand exactly what it takesto keep your table in professional playing condition. While a seasoned

player may be able to see and compensate for the defects in a poorly maintained table, a table that is cleaned,groomed and has consistency of play will keep your pool players happy and they in turn will keep the cash boxfull.

Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance...It might be location, location, location with some businesses except if you operate billiards tables and keepthem in good shape. Players will find you if they have heard you have great playing tables. Here are somesimple things you can do to keep them in professional playing condition.Vacuum your table, don�t brush. Brushing your table is like sweeping your carpet. You push chalk, talc anddust through the cloth to settle on your slate, slowing play and wearing your cloth from the bottom up. This isalso why the head ball in the rack seems to sit like it is in a pit (or a mound of chalk dust). Keeping dust and lintout of your table mechanisms will also cut down on your emergency service calls. Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum...Clean and polish your balls. You can use simple soap and water or put them in a dishwasher. Never use bleachor ammonia. These will yellow the balls. After you clean them use a little of what we call �Leo�s elixir of life�otherwise known as Pledge. Make sure you polish them well and remove any residue. Clean, clean, clean...Check your cue sticks. Worn ferrules and tips can really mess up your cloth causing miss-cues and tears. Investin replacing stick tips. Replace, replace, replace...Done on a weekly basis these things will extend the life of your cloth to almost double. More balls will be madeon the break, games will be smoother and faster making the game more enjoyable to play.

Nice Threads Man...I suppose that any article about table maintenance is not complete without a word about the playing surface. Ihave already explained how a proper recovery with a minimum of adhesives and fasteners, as well as a goodservice schedule of the table and accessories, will prolong the life of the cloth. There are so many differentaspects to consider when choosing the type of cloth that recommending one over the other here would not beappropriate. You really need to consider the type of play and personality of your clientele. The basic things toremember are to choose something with minimum shedding, that does not loosen up after a few weeks play anduse anything but rubber backed if you have league/pro players. Rubber backed causes the table to playinconsistently and slowly and contributes to fewer games per hour. It can suck the life out of your game. If youkeep your cues in good shape you shouldn�t need the extra backing of rubber. Finally, don�t choose a worstedwool unless you understand it�s tendencies first. It wears a lot differently than other cloths and can fool you ifyou don�t know what to look for.You will surely find some folks who don�t agree with everything I have explained here. Anything where there isa melding of art, science and style is bound to be that way. But, after many years in the business I have noticedone thing that is always true: Players will flock to a good table. How many times have I walked in to anestablishment to do a recovery and had people drooling around me in anticipation of playing a newly tunedpiece of equipment? To maximize your cashbox income, have consistent playing rails, high quality cloth and aclean and level table.

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On October 27th at Hard Times Billiards in LosAngeles, the finals of the 2002 BCA NorthAmerican �Artistic Pool� Qualifier came down toa tight and dramatic finish with the winner beingMike Massey. However, the competition was

so intense that the outcome was in question until the last few shots. �I definitely didn�t have to winthe event,� said Mike. �A lot of people think that I�m supposed to win it every time but I don�t see itthat way!�Tom Rossman, a sponsor of this event and Mike�s acknowledged toughest American competitor,took second by a hair. Nick Mannino, from Shippensburg, PA came within one point of edgingRossman out of second on the final shot. And Ken �Sarge� Aylesworth, who started off slowly,stormed the last day finishing fourth. But the real surprise of the tournament was Rick Malm, aretired IBM executive from San Jose, CA, a newcomer to pool competition and a recent �graduate�of Pool School In Paradise (organized and run by Massey, Allison Fisher, Gerda Hofstatter, andPaul Potier) who studied and practiced hard for this event�his first competition. Rick broke out ofthe blocks early, winning the first two of the eight disciplines to the shock of the other opponentsand was in close contention throughout. Paul Gerni, a familiar face on ESPN�s Trick Shot Magicproductions, but who didn�thave much time to prepare forthis event, won theSportsmanship Award for theclass that he showedthroughout the tournament. With the top two finishersgoing on to compete in theWPA World �Artistic Pool�Championship in Oostende,Belgium on February 22 & 23,2002, Mike Massey had this tosay, �It�s really the thing of thefuture [Artistic Pool], the thingthat will really help pool. TheESPN Trick Shot Magic showgot the best ratings of anythingon TV in the history of the gameof pool.�Indeed, the fans enjoyed the show at Hard Times Billiards, experiencing not only a seriouscompetitive atmosphere, but also the tremendous camaraderie between the players themselves.Despite the stakes at hand, each player cheered his opponent upon the making of a difficultshot�out of pure respect.Congratulations to Steve Lillis and to his staff who staged and directed an exciting and memorableevent. (See more details and photos at www.mikemassey.com provided by Westar International.)

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Following is the list of players who placed alongwith money they won and calcutta moneyearned.MEN�S A DIVISION1st $350 $944 Dan Hamper, Helena2nd $300 $674 Ryan Grimm, Billings3rd $250 $539 Bob DeRoeck, Billings4th $150 $270 Jeff Boucher, Helena5th $100 $135 Terry Bummer, Billings

$100 $135 Roland Barnes, Billings7th $ 75 Pat White, Billings

$ 75 Joe Youpee, PoplarWOMEN�S A DIVISION1st $350 $624 Linda Asleson, Billings2nd $300 $456 Janet Dunks, Butte3rd $250 $356 Mary Garcia, Butte4th $150 $178 Sky Taggart, Grt Falls5th $100 $ 89 Sue Miller, Billings

$100 $ 89 Cat Hanson, BozemanMEN�S B DIVISION1st $250 $523 Curtis Allen, Billings2nd $200 $373 Ken Anderson, Butte3rd $150 $299 Jerry Love, Billings4th $100 $149 Keith Abel, Chinook5th $ 75 $ 75 Joe Zieske, Billings

$ 75 $ 75 Jason Dawes, Butte7th $ 50 Jesse Dalton, Billings

$ 50 Steve Hanson, Laurel9th $ 30 Darren Frickel, Laurel

$ 30 Paul Aaby, Billings$ 30 Doug Nash, Billings$ 30 Mike Domme, Butte

WOMEN�S B DIVISION1st $250 $179 Valerie Weber, Billings 2nd $200 $128 Judy Larango, Anaconda3rd $150 $103 Linda Ketchum, Billings4th $100 $ 51 Sharon Torske, Billings5th $ 60 $ 26 Leighan Olson, Billings

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Mountain View CA Billiard Club (See ad p23) (650) 965-3100 USPPA 9 Ball Handicap $15 8:00PMOceanside Family Billiards (760) 967-6237 9 Ball $11 8:00PMSacramento Hardtimes (See ad p11) (916) 332-8798 9 Ball �B� $7-$17 $50 8:00PM

Thursdays Bellflower Hardtimes (562) 867-7733 9 Ball Handicapped $10 8:00PMOrange Danny K�s (714) 771-9706 9 Ball Handicapped $12 7:00PMSacramento Hardtimes (See ad p11) (916) 332-8798 9 Ball Handicapped $10 $50 (1st) 8:00PM

Fridays Mountain View CA Billiard Club (See ad p23) (650) 965-3100 ABC 9-Ball $20 8:00PMSaturdays Orange Danny K�s (714) 771-9706 9 Ball Handicapped $12 1:00PMSundays Bellflower Hardtimes (562) 867-7733 9 Ball Open $15 2:00PM

Mountain View CA Billiard Club (See ad p23) (650) 965-3100 USPPA 9 Ball Handicap $15 8:00PMOrange Danny K�s (714) 771-9706 9 Ball Handicapped $12 1:00PMSacramento Hardtimes (See ad p11) (916) 332-8798 9 Ball Open $15 $50 1:00PM

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Missoula Cue Ball�s Billiards (406) 543-9196 9 Ball Reg. Size Tables $10 $5/player 7:00PMPolson Jester�s Billiards (See ad p5) (406) 883-9346 8 Ball $5+$1.50 g.f. $5/player 7:00PM

Fridays Missoula Cue Ball�s Billiards (406) 543-9196 8 Ball Singles Bar Box $5 $5/player 7:00PMPolson Jester�s Billiards (See ad p5) (406) 883-9346 8 Ball $5+$1.50 g.f. $5/player 7:00PM

Saturdays Polson Jester�s Billiards (See ad p5) (406) 883-9346 8 Ball $5+$1.50 g.f. $5/player 2:00PMSundays Belgrade Hub Bar (See ad p23) (406) 388-1811 9/8/3-Ball/14:1/?? $5+$2 g.f. 1:00PM

Billings Bullwackers (See ad p17) (406) 259-9865 9 Ball $5 $25 8:00PMMissoula Cue Ball�s Billiards (406) 543-9196 8 Ball Singles Bar Box $5 $5/player 7:00PMPolson Jester�s Billiards (See ad p5) (406) 883-9346 9 Ball $7+$2 g.f. $7/player 6:30PM


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Federal Way Vintage Billiards (See ad p21) (253) 835-1468 9 Ball 21 & Under $5+$2 g.f. 7:00PMOlympia Cedar Inn (360) 459-5509 8 Ball $5 $$$ 7:30PMSumner Sharkey�s (See ad p15) (253) 863-0742 8 Ball - Call Pocket $5 50% 8:00PMVancouver Halftime (See ad p22) (360) 694-3114 8 Ball - B $5 7:30PMW Seattle World of Legends (See ad p23) (206) 938-3598 8 Ball - Call Pocket $5 7:30PM

Tuesdays Algona Royal Bear (See ad p20) (253) 939-3513 8 Ball - Call Pocket $5 Matching MidnightArlington Shotze�s (See ad p20) (360) 403-7665 8 Ball $7+$3 g.f. $7/player 7:00PMBremerton Classic Billiards (360) 377-8507 8 Ball $8 Matching 7:15PMEverett Big Al�s (425) 347-1669 9 Ball - Vegas Rules $10 100% 8:00PMFederal Way Vintage Billiards (See ad p21) (253) 835-1468 9 Ball - Texas Express $7 8:00PMOroville Pastime Tavern (See ad p4) (509) 476-9974 8 Ball Draw Partner $5 7:00PMSeattle Dr. Cues (See ad p3) (206) 365-1187 9 Ball - Texas Express $10M/$6W $25 7:30PMSpokane Double Dribble (See ad p20) (509) 468-7946 Scotch Doubles $3 $20 8:00PMSpokane McQ�s (See ad p4) (509) 891-8357 9 Ball - Texas Express $5+$2 g.f. $50 7:30PMVancouver Spot Tavern (See ad p26) (360) 256-1110 8 Ball - Ball in Hand FREE $2/player 8:00PM

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Fridays Anacortes Anchor Inn (See ad p20) (360) 293-9948 8 Ball $3 Meat Shoot 6:00PMEverett P C�s Pub (See ad p27) (425) 258-9465 8 Ball Vegas Rules $5 100% w/20 8:00PMEverett Robbie�s Ramblin Rose (See ad p5 ) (425) 339-8876 Pool Shoot $3 7:30PMOmak Shorthorn Tavern (See ad p8) (509) 826-0338 8 / 9 Ball $5 7:00PMRenton Mike�s Place (See ad p4) (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 7:00PMSpokane Bronco Inn (509) 927-0966 8 Ball Call Pocket $3 Matching 7:00PMSultan Sky Valley Eagles (360) 793-4149 8 Ball Call Pocket $3 100% 6:00PMVancouver Halftime (See ad p22) (360) 694-3114 Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $5 8:00PMVancouver Spot Tavern (See ad p26) (360) 256-1110 8 Ball - Call Pocket FREE $2/player 8:00PM

Saturdays Burien Good Time Ernie�s (206) 248-1670 Call For DetailsEverett Robbie�s Ramblin Rose (See ad p5 ) (425) 339-8876 Pool Shoot $3 6:30PMRenton Mike�s Place (See ad p4) (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 2:00PMRidgefield Sportsmen�s (See ad p20) (360) 887-8805 8 Ball - Call Pocket $2 Matching 7:30PMSpokane Bronco Inn (509) 927-0966 9 Ball $3 Matching 7:00PMSpokane Great Scott Pub (See ad p20) (509) 443-0750 3 Ball Quarters 7:00PMSultan Loggers Inn (360) 793-1923 8 Ball $5 $50 w/8 7:00PMVancouver Spot Tavern (See ad p26) (360) 256-1110 Slop Pool $2 Meat 8:00PM

Sundays Arlington Shotze�s (See ad p20) (360) 403-7665 9 Ball $7+$3 g.f. $7/player 3:00PMBremerton Classic Billiards (360) 377-8507 9 Ball - BCA $5+$3 g.f. $5/player 7:15PMEverett Big Al�s (425) 347-1669 8 Ball $10 100% 8:00PMFederal Way Vintage Billiards (See ad p21) (253) 835-1468 8 Ball - Modified BCA $7 8:00PMGraham The Q�z (See ad p15) (253) 262-8437 9 Ball - Vegas Rules $5+$2 g.f. 50% w/16 7:00PMMilton Bud�s (See ad p22) (253) 952-7665 8 Ball - Sc Dbls Spot Option $5/player 50% 5:00PMMonroe Eagles 2327 (See ad p9) (360) 794-8155 8 Ball Money Shoot $5 1:00PMNewport Hills Mustard Seed (See ad p4) (425) 603-9001 9 Ball - Texas Express $5 $3/player 7:00PMOkanogan Club Tavern (See ad p23) (509) 422-1907 8 Ball - Vegas Rules $5 Matching 2:00PMOlympia Frankie�s (See ad p14) (360) 412-1330 8 Ball - Valley $5 Matching 6:00PMOroville Pastime Tavern (509) 476-9974 8 Ball $5 1:00PMSpokane Double Dribble (See ad p20) (509) 468-7946 8 Ball $5 $30 8:00PMSpokane Great Scott Pub (See ad p20) (509) 443-0750 8 Ball $5 7:00PMSultan Pastime Tavern (See ad p4) 360-793-2478 8 Ball $3 Meat Shoot 4:30PMTacoma City Lights (253) 383-3301 8 Ball - Vegas Rules $5 $2/player 2:00PMVancouver Halftime (See ad p22) (360) 694-3114 8 Ball - Handicapped $5 2:00PM

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DAY CITY LOCATION PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED TIMEMondays Beaverton Best Bet (See ad p24) (503) 644-8075 8 Ball $5+$1 brk pot 7:30PM

Beaverton Hot Shots (See ad p13) (503) 644-8869 9 Ball �B� -Texas Express $7+$1 g.f. 7:00PMGresham Pub 181 (503) 666-4457 8 Ball - BCA $5+$1 g.f. Matching 7:30PMTroutdale Skyland (503) 661-6464 8 Ball �B� & below-Tavern Rules $3 7:30PMTroutdale Stagecoach (503) 667-5956 8 Ball $3 100% 7:00PM

Tuesdays Beaverton Best Bet (See ad p24) (503) 644-8075 9 Ball $3 Matching to $50 7:30PMBeaverton Hot Shots (See ad p13) (503) 644-8869 9 Ball �C� -Texas Express $7+$1 g.f. 7:00PMOregon City Midway (503) 656-9501 8 Ball $3 Matching 7:30PMPortland Rodder�s (See ad p9) (503) 650-2363 8 Ball Scotch Doubles $3 Matching 4:00PMPortland Sam�s Billiards (See ad p4) (503) 282-8266 8 Ball - Texas Express $5 7:30PMTigard Classic Billiards (See ad p5) (503) 443-6166 9 Ball B & C $5 + $2 g.f. 7:00PM

Wednesdays Aloha Aloha Station (503) 649-7666 9 Ball - Modified BCA $3 $2/player 7:30PMBeaverton Hot Shots (See ad p13) (503) 644-8869 9 Ball - Texas Express $7+$1 g.f. 7:00PMMedford Rack�em (541) 779-6111 9 Ball - USPPA Handicapped $7 7:00PMMilwaukie Wichita Pub (See ad p18) (503) 654-4201 8 Ball - House rules $5 Matching 8:30PMPortland Classic Billiards (See ad p5) (503) 761-2622 9 Ball �B� & Below $5+$2 g.f. 7:00PMPortland Silver Dollar (503) 227-1103 8 Ball $3 $70 8:00PMPortland Sports Horizon (503) 772-3668 8 Ball BCA Rules $4+$2 Matching 7:00PMPortland Twilight Room (503) 283-5091 8 Ball B & Below $3 7:00PMSpringfield Q Street Billiards (See ad p10) (541) 988-0294 9 Ball B & Below $5.50 $3/player 7:15PMTroutdale Skyland (503) 661-6464 8 Ball �B� & below-Tavern Rules $3 7:30PM

Thursdays Portland Cues Billiards (See ad p20) (503) 251-8399 9 Ball B & Below $7 $2/player 7:15PMFridays Salem Jammer�s (See ad p3) (503) 362-7494 8-Ball - TAP Rules $6 $3/player Call

Salem Sharky�s (See ad p5) (503) 391-4912 8 Ball $5 Matching 7:00PMSaturdays Clackamas Watkins Park Pub (503) 655-4117 8 Ball $4 Matching 8:00PM

Gresham Pub 181 (503) 666-4457 8/9 Ball Alternating $5+$1 g.f. Matching 1:00PMMedford Rack�em (541) 779-6111 9 Ball - USPPA Handicapped $7 2:00PMOregon City Midway (503) 656-9501 8 Ball Vegas rules $5 $75/1st w/16 5:30PMPortland JoQ�s (503) 287-4210 9 Ball $5 $$$ 8:00PMPortland Rodder�s (See ad p9) (503) 650-2363 7 Ball Open $3 Matching NoonPortland Rodder�s (See ad p9) (503) 650-2363 9 Ball Open-Texas Exp $3 Matching 4:00PMSalem Jammer�s (See ad p3) (503) 362-7494 Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $5 $5/player 7:00PMSalem Sharky�s (See ad p5) (503) 391-4912 8 Ball $5 Matching 7:00PMSpringfield Q Street Billiards (See ad p10) (541) 988-0294 9 Ball $8 $3/player 3:15PM

Sundays Gresham Pub 181 (503) 666-4457 8 Ball �B� & below - BCA $5+$1 g.f. 1:00PMLake Oswego Gemini Club (503) 636-9445 8 Ball $5 100% 5:00PMMcMinnville Deluxe Billiards (See ad p4) (503) 472-7571 8 Ball $5 Cash Prizes NOONOregon City Midway (503) 656-9501 9 Ball $5 $$$ 7:30PMPortland Cheers (503) 762-2857 8 Ball �B� & Below $5 5:00PMPortland Coach�s (503) 203-8250 8 Ball Grudge Match $5 Matching 6:30PMPortland Ol� Chicago (503) 786-5009 8 Ball - BCA $5 7:30PMPortland NiteHawk (See ad p8) (503) 285-7177 8 Ball $3M/$2W $100 6:00PMPortland Rodder�s (See ad p9) (503) 650-2363 8 Ball BCA+Break Pot $3 Matching 4:00PMPortland Sam�s Billiards (See ad p4) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool (1st Sun.) $15+$2 g.f. 11:00AMSalem Jammers (See ad p3) (503) 362-7494 8 Ball - BCA Rules $3 Matching 7:00PM

Mondays Boise Backstreet (208) 672-8870 Open 9 Ball $10 7:30PMPost Falls Falls Club (See ad p27) (208) 777-0803 8/9 Ball Alternating $5 7:00PM

Tuesdays Moscow Mingles (See ad p23) (208) 882-2050 9 Ball $5 8:00PMPocatello Club 91 (See ad p5) (208) 237-9577 8-9 Ball Alternating $5 $$$ 8:30PM

Wednesdays Boise Backstreet (208) 672-8870 Open Pot Luck $7 7:30PMMoscow Mingles (See ad p23) (208) 882-2050 8 Ball $5 8:00PMMtn Home Brew-n-Cue (208) 587-9910 8 Ball - Ball-in-hand $5 7:00PMPocatello Club 91 (See ad p5) (208) 237-9577 9 Ball $5 $$$ 8:30PM

Thursdays Boise Backstreet (208) 672-8870 Open 9 Ball $10 7:30PMPocatello Club 91 (See ad p5) (208) 237-9577 8 Ball - �B� $5 $$$ 8:30PM

Fridays Pocatello Rim Rock (See ad p4) (208) 233-6785 8 Ball $5 $35 7:00PMSaturdays Moscow Mingles (See ad p23) (208) 882-2050 8 Ball $5 Matching 1:00PM

Pocatello Club 91 (See ad p5) (208) 237-9577 9 Ball - �B� $5 $$$ 8:30PMSundays Boise Backstreet (208) 672-8870 Open 9 Ball $15 1:00PM

Pocatello Club 91 (See ad p5) (208) 237-9577 8 Ball $5 $$$ 8:30PMPocatello Rim Rock (See ad p4) (208) 233-6785 8 Ball - Women $5 $2/player 2:00PM

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DECEMBER 14TH FRIDAYOPEN 9-BALL

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ENTRY FEE $100.00 RACE TO 9DOUBLE ELIMINATION

PLAYERS MEETING DEC 13TH THURSDAY AT 8PMPLAYERS AUCTION & MINI TOURNAMENTS TO FOLLOW

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CAPITOL BILLIARDS IS ALSO RAFFLING OFF A BRUNSWICK 4 x 8 TABLETHE BRADFORD TABLE IS ON DISPLAY AT HARD TIMES BILLIARDS

Any players with special scheduling needsplease contact Tournament Director Jay

Helfert in advance at (310) 452-9517Any questions please contact tournament

director Jay Helfert or Hard Times Billiards at(916) 332-8798 or (916) 332-8793

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SEND ENTRY FEES EARLY TO:Hard Times Billiards

Attn: Winter Jamboree5536 Garfield Ave, Sacramento, CA 95841Make checks payable to: Hard Times BilliardsPlease specify either One-Pocket, 9-Ball, both events or

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ONSITE CUE REPAIR PROVIDED BY STEW�S CUSTOM CUES AND REPAIR (916) 369-2986OPEN ALL WEEK FOR YOUR CUE REPAIR NEEDS ALL TOURNAMENT PLAYERS RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT ON CUE WORK.

CUE RAFFLESDAILY

DECEMBER 15TH-16TH SAT & SUNWOMEN�S 9-BALL

$1,000 ADDED MONEY GUARANTEED!!!Sponsored by: CAPITOL BILLIARDS OF SACRAMENTO

ENTRY FEE $45.00TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS:

Julie Hunter (775) 882-5997 andJay Helfert (310) 452-9517

Final Results:1st $2,175 $1,200 Danny Medina2nd $1,289 $ 600 Glenn Atwell3rd $ 776 $ 400 Nick Spano4th $ 535 $ 295 John Doherty5/6 $ 368 $ 90 Todd Marsh, Omar King7/8 $ 254 $ 50 Mike Zimmerman, Brad Gowin9/12 $ 175 $ 20 Pat Mowdy, Rick Hodge,

Paul Marquez, Russell Cearly13/16 $ 121 Ron Chavez, Bryce Avilla,

John Schmidt, Justin Lilje17/24 $ 83 James Bartlet, Bill Rosenbury,

Pon Kanlaya, Tim Tweedel,Nelson Iriarte, Steve Lingelbach,David Butler, Mike Stevens

Women�s Calcutta High Fininshers:1st $ 125 Linda Carter2nd $ 45 Jo Woodward, Julie BurneyBryce, Tony and Amar (three young buddies who frequently travel

together), Amar was the only one to get too far, but was ultimately stoppedin 5th place by Glenn Atwell. Local favorite Atwell, winner of the last Q-Street tournament definitely had the crowd on his side. However, when itcame to the fourth place position, Glenn would square off against JohnDoherty, better known as JD from Seattle. JD is such a gentleman it isalways difficult to root against a competitor with such class. Atwell, also agracious sportsman, did what he does so well and plugged on through ina hill-hill sweat fest advancing to play for 3rd.Nick Spano was ready and waiting. The match between Spano and Atwellwas crisp and clean. One shooter had a slow, rhythmic style, while theother played with a faster, simpler style. The set seemed to go quick withAtwell landing on top earning the privilege to face Medina in the finals.Atwell was in no shape to face the fresh and sporty Medina. After hislong and grueling trip through the loser�s bracket, Medina made mincemeatout of Atwell finishing him off in one quick set.Gracious hosts and owners of Q-Street Billiards, Jeff and Kim Mishler,and Dennis and Sharon Blackwell, worked around the clock taking careof minor crisis�s all of us knew nothing about, as is often the case when aroom hosts an event of this magnitude. I think I can safely speak for mostevery player in Oregon and Washington in saying how happy we are towelcome Q-Street Billiards to Oregon.

Danny Medina, Glenn Atwell, John Doherty, Nick Spano

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