the break december issue 2003

Fisher Wins

Jeanette Lee after winning her second tough match to get to the finals Karen Corr playfully eyeing the table

by: Don “Cheese” Akerlow

I flew into Portland Thursday at 4 pm, got myrent-a-car headed south to Hwy 99 through therolling hills and over the coastal mountain rangearriving at Chinook Winds in Lincoln City. I got towatch some of the early matches involving AllisonFisher, Ewa Laurance and Jeanette Lee, IkumiUshiroda, as well as our local talent Martha Hartsell,Linda Carter and Hsin Huang.It’s pretty much like any other tournament you’d findin any pool hall, some came dressed to kill, somewere casual, but it did not by any means diminish theirplay. As great as these ladies are, they can still missor dog a shot like the rest of us, but saying that, makeno mistake these ladies can play. Beauty and brainsare the normal not the exception. While sitting andwatching, one thing that impressed me was, not only canthese ladies shoot, they rarely make mistakes or takechances on shots. In a game like 9-ball, where eachplayer is shooting at the last ball the other missed,calculated safeties are strategies that are practiced andmust be executed precisely. There’s not a “go for it”attitude on a low percentage shot.Even the lesser known players possess these talents.Just watching them will make your game better. Therewas a turnout of thousands of fans that came to watchwithin the four days, autograph seekers andenthusiasts of the game.As I sat and watched, numerous autograph seekers,sought their quest after each match was finished withenthusiasm and bright-eyed as any child seeking theirpresents on Christmas or any birthday. What a thrill it

is to have the WPBA National 9-BallChampionship here in the Northwest wherepool is the game we love.I had the distinct honor of sitting in the presssection covering two semi finals and the finalsthat are to be shown on ESPN (first scheduledshowing is January 4th at 4pm Pacific StandardTime on ESPN2), with a crowd nearing 1,000onlookers. The Master of Ceremonies, SteveTipton, entertained the crowds before andbetween the matches with trivia, jokes andintroduced the VIP’s as well as doing a little “hokeypokey” and sometimes even serenading while theladies were waiting to play. Witnessing the behind-the-scenes action at one of these events is veryinteresting. You don’t have the smooth transitionsas they appear on the finished broadcasts. What youdo have is the players being cued when to start theirplay, a low key commentating being heard in thebackground and a camera man following the actiongoing on at the table. Talk about distractions andsharking a player, this has to be the ultimate.Playing in the first semi-final were Monica Webband Jeanette Lee. After the introductions playbegan. The crowd of approximately 1,000spectators cheered and clapped for what was tobegin an afternoon and evening of some excitingpool. Webb and Lee battled back and forth withJeanette tying it at hill-hill. And the battle ragedon until Jeanette finally won. She was so happy

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E D I T O R I A Lby: Don “Cheese” Akerlow

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In slow economic times, many things may contribute to the life or death ofa pool hall. As in real estate, there are 3 very important guidelines to follow,location, location, location. The pool halls financial success may alsodepend upon curfews, gang colors and the economic stability of yourclientele. In some areas going smokeless whether it was legislated or ofthe owner’s own volition has seen a drop in clientele. The neighborhoodalso may have changed around you. With urban sprawl, the pool hall maybe what now has become too far away.In the 70’s and 80’s a chain of pool halls were started called “CornerPocket”. With virtually the same layout in each pool hall that favored thespectator and/or other players to view important games, but they too fellon hard times and were sold off individually. The pool halls I grew up in 35to 40 years ago were smoke-filled, gambling havens, whether cards,cribbage or games on the slate. There was a code of ethics that the playersrespected. Many of the owners didn’t allow cursing, which causedarguments that led to fights. Some of your owners or employees of theroom ran “book” (illegal gambling that the government didn’t take moneyfrom). Not all pool halls were that way, some were true to the game of pool,be it 9-Ball, One Pocket or Straight. You came in, played by the hour andthere was always a sign “no gambling”. The “no gambling” meant “no moneyon the table”. Pool halls back then didn’t have to deal with technology. Wehad pinball machines and that was pretty much it. Today if a pool halldoesn’t have video games, digital juke box, satellite TV, alcohol, food,leagues, billiard supplies and maybe even an internet connection you’renot keeping up with your competition. You can’t attract the players whohave the money and time on their hands. There have been closures ofpool halls up and down the West Coast and some I don’t know about. Hereare a few: 211 Club (WA), Q Street Billiards (OR), Kelowna Q Club (BC),Blondies Billiards (BC), Felts Club (CA), Oakdale Billiards (CA) and CueBall’s Billiards (MT).In March of 2003, a movie was released called “Poolhall Junkies”, thatdepicted violence and cursing as part of its theme. Perhaps coupled withthe struggling economy, this has had an effect on different pool halls aroundthe country. Is this a sign of the future of pool? In this new millennium, willthe game of pool be relegated to seven foot tables? By itself that would bea shame, there must be a choice – Pool halls do survive and they cansurvive in the twenty first century. So if you’re lucky enough to have a poolhall close to you, relish the opportunity. If not, get in your car, take a bus,streetcar, mule train, horse and buggy, any way you can, just get there.Email me at: [email protected] OTB

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Kathie MacDonald, who just recently moved from Calgary to VancouverIsland, is the woman on top at Tour Stop #7, November 15/16, at BankshotsBilliards in Surrey! Regene Springett, who took the long road through theB-side after losing her first match, placed 2nd.The final tournament results were:1st Kathie MacDonald2nd Regene Springett3rd Jolene Mignon4th Andrea Wilson5/6 Maryann McConnell & Katherine Czarkowski7/8 Debbie Thompson & Yvonne StewartThe winners of the consulation tournament are:1st Brenda Willis2nd Chrissy Burt-McEvoy3rd Laurie Licuanan4th Debbie ThompsonWe would like to give a special thanks to Al at Banshots for being ourTournament Director and for hosting this event (at the last minute)! Wewould also like to thank Ruth Witt for running the payouts and for all of herhard work. Ivan Wong was the winner of the Orchid cue raffle. The cuewas generously donated by the Alberni Valley Billiard Club in Port Alberni,B.C.Tour Stop #8 will be 9-ball held at Ballroom Billiards in Langley, Jan 31/Feb1. Hope to see you there!Look for our 2004 schedule at www.bcwomenscuesports.ca

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This month’s artistic shot is from the draw discipline and has a degree ofdifficulty (DOD) of 9. This shot in my opinion should have a DOD of 11.This is an extremely challenging shot. To set this shot up place B ball bythe long rail one ball’s width plus 2mm from the cushion and in line with thefirst diamond to the right of pocket D. The B ball by the side pocket iscentered and placed so that the pocket side of the ball is at the slate cut.The cue ball is in hand or as the diagram suggests. The objective of thisshot is to shoot the cue ball to ball B on the long rail. The cue ball caromsto the long rail and rebounds around moving B ball. The cue ball thenmakes B ball at the side pocket and gets out of the way. The first struck Bball then goes into the side pocket. Here are some special notes on thisshot. The B ball by the long rail may be adjusted slightly away from the railbut must still be in line with the first diamond. There is no penalty forscratching. Here are a few tips to help you execute this great shot. I placethe cue ball half way between the space of the short rail and the B ball bythe long rail. My cue ball is one and one quarter balls away from the longrail. Based on a 13mm sized tip I use one and three fourths tips of draw onthis shot. The speed of the shot is a moderate stroke. Adjust your speedand amount of draw based on how the cue ball bends off of the long railand arcs over to the side pocket. There are many factors that complicatethis shot. Here are a few of them. Rail height, grade of cloth, newness ofcloth, tightness of cloth, how used the balls are, (new, slightly used, old),size of table, profile of rubber, wet or dry climate. There are more, but myarticle can only be so long! Don’t worry if you can’t make this shot, I’veonly made it less then 50 times in my life, and I have about 200 hours ofpractice in this shot. Best of luck to you on this shot. Here’s wishing everyonea very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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On October 30, 2003, sevenplayers from the NorthwestWomen’s Pool Association(NWPA) made the trip to Atlanta, GAto compete in the WPBA’s RegionalTour Championships.The invitation-only event, held on

November 1-2 at The Pool Roomin Marietta, GA, was a 9-balltournament open to the top sevenplayers as of September 1, 2003from each WPBA-sanctionedregional tour. The winner of RegionalTour Championships receives apaid entry into every WPBA ClassicTour event in 2004 – a $3,500 value.An additional $5,000 was added andsplit for a payout through 16th place.Tournament format was race to 7,alternating breaks and a single raceto 9 in the final.The seven NWPA players originallyinvited were Hsin Huang, MarthaHartsell, Jo Woodward, Kim Gates,Katherine Czarkowski, MonaRemedios and Mary Hopkin. Thelatter three players declined theirspots, which were ultimately filledby Shawn Wolf, Deby Welfringerand Julie Valdez.Kevin Lewis, manager of The PoolRoom (a huge venue with close to30 tough Olhausen, Gandy andBrunswick tables) went way aboveand beyond the duty of tournamenthost by shuttling players from theairport to the hotel and the room –not to mention providing a numberof players with free pool time toprepare for the big event.One of the first players from the

NWPA to arrive at The Pool Roomon Friday before the tournament,Julie Valdez expressed her anxietyabout her first trip to such a high-caliber event. “As the lowest rankedof the seven NWPA playerscompeting this weekend, I’m not

even sure if I feel like I belong in thisfield. I’m just going to hit as manyballs as I can today and play fastand aggressive tomorrow.”Even some of the veteran playersadmitted that while their nerves arein hand for most othertournaments, they still get nervouscompeting in this particular event.Saturday morning we arrived at ThePool Room to warm up. Ga-YoungKim, originally from Korea and astar on the Taiwanese pro tour, wasthe clear favorite. She recently took2nd to Karen Corr at a WPBAClassic Tour stop in New Mexico.And her ultra-fast, super aggressivestyle is enough to intimidate someof the most experienced players.There were many other semi-pro/amateur stars competing as well:Betty Sessions, Ellie Chang, JanetAtwell, current amateur nationalchampion Phoebe Choy, TracieMajors-Hines, Jeannie Seaver, andmany more.At the end of tournament play onSaturday, three NWPA players wereleft standing: Hsin Huang andMartha Hartsell on the A side andJulie Valdez on the B side.After reaching the hill first in hermatch, Julie Valdez ran out and

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Follow DrillsBy: Bob Jewett of the SFBA

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When in doubt, use follow.This is good advice for playingposition because the cue ball reallywants to have follow. If you start it

with draw,t h ebacksp inw i l ld iss ipa teas the cueball travelson theclothto theobject ball,and if it’s along way toball, you’relikely tohave followwhen you

get there.On the other hand, if you start thecue ball with follow, it keep thatfollow. If you start the cue ball rollingsmoothly — with neither slide noroverspin — which you can do byhitting the ball about halfway fromthe center to the top, it will continueto roll smoothly on the cloth. In thissituation, you can control the

distance of the follow simply bycontrolling the speed of theshot.In the diagram is a family ofdrills. In each case, the objectball is a ball or so from the sidecushion, and the cue ball is inhand. The goal is to pocket theobject ball and leave the cueball close to target position. Youcan mark that target with anextra object ball, and the goalcan be to leave the cue ballwithin six inches of the targetball.Two of the setups are shown,object ball positions 1 and 4. Inboth cases, the goal shown isto get to target 1.For each of the five locationsof the object ball, see howmany tries it takes you to reacheach of the four targetpositions. Of course, the trydoesn’t count unless you makethe object ball. Doing all 20situations in fewer than 50 triesis very good. If you get to thatlevel, place a tighter restrictionon how close you leave the cueball to the target ball, for

example within one ball diameter.If the object ball is too close to thecushion to bridge comfortably,move it a little further away. Thegoal of the drill is to learn follow, andyou can learn awkward bridgessome other time.At first you may have some troublein deciding where to put the cue balldown to get the right angle to thetarget. Here is a simple system thatworks best for small cut angles.When in position to shoot the shot,note where on the short cushionyour stick is pointed. That will besome distance D. The system saysthat the cue ball — if played with fullfollow as described above — will hit

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the rail a distance four times aslarge from that pocket, or 4D. Ifthat’s not the place you want toland, move the cue ball. In theshots diagrammed, the cue stickwill be pointed at D to get to 4D inspite of the fact that the distancesare so different.A common mistake that a lot ofplayers make with this shot is thatthey don’t hit the cue ball highenough for it to have smoothingrolling from the first instant. Youcan test your own ability to cue theball high by using a stripe for thecue ball. Place the stripe so that itis horizontal like a belt around theball. Your tip should be almostinto the white at the top of the ball.Look at the ball after you shoot,and the chalk mark should bebarely all on the stripe. Withperfect chalking andan ideal hit, you may be able to hitpart way into the white, but that’sdefinitely miscue territory.Finally, note that if the cue ballstarts a ways back from the objectball — say three diamonds or so— you don’t have to be so carefulto have good follow from the start.If the cue ball is sliding a little at

the start, the cloth will “rub on” somefollow during the travel to the objectball, and it will arrive with “perfect”follow.Are you ready to practice? Whileyour game can improve by playagainst a lot of players, you canlearn specific shots and techniquesa lot faster if you single them outand spend time just with them. Thismonth, let it be follow shots.

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– 16th I held a Class “C” 9-balltournament. Players that did notcash in the “B” event were eligibleto compete, and many tookadvantage of that. The tournamentwas an easy sell out and I had toturn players away. With the amountof “B” players that played in this itwas really a second chance “B”tournament. Any player that finishedout of the money in this event cancome back and play the “D”tournament December 6th and 7th.This event’s final found two playersthat had never been in this positionbefore. That is exactly why I dothese events. I like to provideopportunities for players to dosomething they had never donebefore and that includes playing inthe finals of a big tournament. Itseems I am always under fire with

Another Canadian C’s The Cash

who gets to play and who doesn’tbut at least I give playersopportunities to play in big eventswhether you are a pro or a “D”player.So congratulations to Mike Longieand Jack Belcourt. Mike hadsecured the hammer after defeatingGreg Cantrill 7-6 in the winners final.At that time Jack Belcourt wasmaking his run through the loserbracket. After an early 7-4 loss toMike, Jack went on to defeat MarkNevills 5-4, Deby Welfringer 5-2,Russell Boyd 5-2, Corky Young 5-3, Mark Johns 5-4, Donna Totten 5-3 and Greg Cantrill 5-3 to set up hisrematch. With the 2 race format athand the Canadian came throughand beat the local favorite. Good jobJack you worked hard for it. Thankyou again to all that played and thankyou Nita for all your help.

1st $700 Jack Belcourt (side pot $260)2nd $480 Mike Longie3rd $360 Greg Cantrill4th $260 Donna Totten5th $190 Bob Pike, Mark Johns7th $120 Larry Allenfort, Corky Young9th $80 Joe Kaluza, Jim Johnston, Wes Bledsoe, Russell Boyd13th $40 Mark Staggs, Duke, Deby Welfringer, Jason Weir

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Regan Wright/Dava Guptin Becka Stepic/Loreen Carey

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This tournament was played Saturday November 15, 2003 at the EaglesClub #326 in Beautiful Downtown Bozeman, MT1st $235 Dava Guptin/Regan Wright, Bozeman

This team worked their way out of the losers bracket to win it all.2nd $175 Becka Stepic/Loreen Carey, Livingston/Manhattan3rd $120 Aimee Neel/Erica Nunberg, Belgrade4th $50 Sky Tigart/Michele Phoenix, Great FallsThank you ladies for a really fun day. OTB

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Spokane, WA – On October 18-19 I held another edition of our class “B”tournament. It was another sold out event and like always there were a fewcomplaints. But nothing like our visit from the unknown pool player. Thefield was tough but no one was overpowering and every player in the eventlost at least once. The player in my mind that had the best run was noteven in the top three. Terry Marshall our 4th place finisher and still recoveringfrom being hit by a car during the summer had a great tournament. Afterlosing his first match Terry went on to win 8 matches in a row. He lost tothe eventual winner but played great with all things considered. I think thatcar cleared his head. Just kidding Terry. The rest of the results are asfollows.1st $700 Matt Horner2nd $480 Brett Siler3rd $360 Soud (side pot $230)4th $260 Terry Marshall5th $190 Randy Sterling, Clay Belvoir7th $120 Dennis Brown, Ron Renwick9th $70 Andy Gunderson, Dan Coffman,

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Hello, this month I hope to dispel some of themyths thatare beings p r e a da r o u n dabout theNew AramithM a g n e t i cTournamentCue Ball thatwas usedduring theB C A

Nationals early this year in Las Vegas. I havebeen testing this ball over a period of threemonths under normal playing conditions and Ihave found the following information to be true.

1) Since the introduction of this cue ballmany of the inherent problems that werecommon with the Oversized and the MagneticPlugged cue balls, such as, untrue roll, wobble,and drift have been eliminated.

2) The new Aramith TournamentMagnetic cue ball weighs .37 lb verses theAramith Tournament Red circle ball, whichweighs .36 lb.

3) This new cue ball is more prone tosurface marks than other Aramith products..However, these balls can be cleaned usingAramith Phenolic ball cleaner, and a piece ofScotch Bright. The surface marks I haveencountered seem to mainly be friction markscaused when the ball is hit and skids across thecloth. This problem also appears to intensify

when these balls are used on new cloth.4) Chips and cracks in the balls surface,

which were reported during the BCA nationalsseem to have been eliminated. To date, I havehad no reports from customers who havepurchased these balls that these balls are notwearing well.

5) A consistent rumor that I continue tohear is that the new ball is really no different thanthe small sized magnetic cue ball. This statementis completely in correct. Thanks to Chesse theBreaks Editor I have been supplied with a NewBall that was cut in half. This shows that the ballsconstruction is in fact total different than any othermagnetic ball made. This ball has a magneticfilm, which is inlayed around the outer edge ofthe ball and the balls core is solid Phenolic likeany other ball.

6) These balls can be used on almostany coin-operated table where the previous smallmagnetic cue ball was used. To date I have onlyencountered one Valley Table that would notreturn these balls. Tables that use the oversizedcue ball also will not return these balls throughthe ball return.

7) Currently the price of these ballsgreatly fluctuates from location to location.However, if you would like to purchase one ofthese balls I would not pay more $18 for them.Recently Mueller Recreational Products hasbegun to offer this product to the General publicfor $14.95 ea plus $4.95 shipping.

Last, anyone who has additional informationregarding this subjectcan contact me [email protected] at 1-253-512-6898from 9am until 7:30pmM-F or from 11am until7pm sat.See ad page 9

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Mike Ameline & Dale Cowger

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Billings, MT - Nov 21stKings Korner hosted twenty-seven playersduring our November doubles tournament. Withan odd number of players I had to fill as a playeras well to make the teams come out even. Myapologies to my partner for my rustyperformance, and my thanks to everyone whochipped in to help with score keeping while I wasaway from the counter missing shots.Here are the results - congratulations winners! 1st Mike Ameline & Dale Cowger2nd Bob Grimm & James Deming3rd Corinne Grimm & Gene Niles4th Jack Salveson & Ann GeorgeThanks, also, to everyone for coming out on the

snowy streets and participating in this month’stournament. I hope you had as much fun as Idid.By popular demand Kings Korner will dropTuesday’s tournament in favor of hostingtournaments on two other days. Startingimmediately, Thursdays at 7pm we will hostsingles 8-ball tournaments and on Sundays at 1o’clock in the afternoon we will host 9-balltournaments. I hope you can stop by for one orboth of these tournaments.Join us on December 19th, 2003 for our nextblind draw doubles tournament. We’re all about fun here at:Kings Korner Casino & Billiards!

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Bagley Benefit TournamentOne of our dearest and bestest friends passed away on October 8, 2003.He had surgery in March and was unable to go back to work and his wifehad surgery September 1 and is only able to work 4 hours a day at thistime. A benefit tournament was held on Saturday, November 22, 2003 atCity Slicker’s and Boss’s Office in Redmond, Oregon. The format wasBCA 8 ball double elimination. The entry fee was $20 with $10 to Betty, hiswidow and $10 going to the prize fund. Both bars opened their tables andalso donated 10 % of the food and drink sold that day.We opened the tournament with a field of 34 players and with donationsfrom other supporters, we gave Betty $390. The 10% from the bars will begiven to her at a later date. A toast was made to Louie by his brother andGary Miller of City Slicker’s before the start of the finals. Raymond Riddletook first place and took home $136. Second was his niece, Karla Bagleywho won $102. Third was his widow, Betty Bagley and she recieved $68.Fourth was Martin Riel.I, Glenda Kessell, can attest to the fact that Louie Bagley, had a kiss andhug for most every one he knew. Have many great pool games up therewith that diamond tipped cue stick!!!!!

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By Doug Asleson, State Tournament Director

Bullwackers Billiards in Billings was the host sitefor the finals of the 2003 Montana BCA State 8Ball tournament. Qualifying competition tookplace on Saturday at Bullwackers and CharlieBrowns with the finals all taking place on Sunday.Over 12,000 dollars was awarded to players infour divisions. Out of town entries exceeded lastyear as many players from around the statecompeted on this tournament for the first time.The four state champions were all first timewinners of this event.The quality of the players continues to increaseas we still have not had anybody win the titletwice.A Division Men

Cole Dickson of Billings completed thetournament with no losses. He playedexceptionally well defeating Jeff Boucher,defending champion, in the championshipmatch. Ryan Grimm of Billings had a strongtournament finishing in third place. Previous statechampion, Dan Hamper finished in 5th place. ADivision entries were up over last year makingthis the strongest field yet to compete in the statetournament.A Division Women

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finals beating previous state champion, LindaAsleson in the finals. Morgan Steinman finishedthird beating last years champion, Janet Dunks.B Division Men

JustinSalcido ofButte wonthe MensB divisionplaying inhis firststatetournament.He wasundefeated

on Sunday. Trevor Sherman was the runner upbeating Darrel Frickel for 2nd place.B Division Women

Michelle Phoenix of Great Falls also wentundefeated in the finals to claim the Women’s Btitle. Shefought offa strongchallengef r o mM o n i c aCampbellto winthe title.J u d yLeitheiserdefeatedL a u r i eMcDonald to claim 3rd place.Thanks to the tremendous work of the StateTournament committee volunteers this eventwas run very smoothly. Thank you to all of youfor the many hours you put in to make this eventpossible.The hope is to next year expand the tournamentto possibly 3 days and to include team eventsand possibly a mixed doubles event. If you donot have a BCA Pool League in your community,it is time to get one going.A special thanks to all the players, you were great!Check out Bullwackers events online at:www.eatanddrink.net

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As November grows older my system gearsup to the old days in the late ‘60’s and ‘70’swhen the pool table was a Christmas gift forthe kids. That was a sneaky way to get a pooltable for the family room and pretend it wasfor the little ones. Christmas is no longer thereason for the pool table and they sell yearround, but I still get the feeling that I have somuch to do as Thanksgiving approaches. Inthe old days we would deliver over 500 tablesbetween November and December. Now I

even get weekends off, and I get a chance to do the part of the business Ido enjoy, restoring antiques, build new tables and recovering ones for myregular customers.I just finished restoring a 1906 Brunswick Economy and strangely enougham in the middle of a 1905 Econo table. That year made a big difference.The ’05 had the Pagoda leg, very ornate and stylish, the ’06 had a straightleg. Both were not veneered with high grade oak but were solid Ash. Therails on both tables were quarter sawn oak with Ivory Diamond sights.Both had the original #3 irons. The 1906 had been in a private home for 70years while the 1905 had been in a Fire Department for almost 100 years.The bottoms of the legs had been destroyed, most likely from daily mopping.We rebuilt the bottom of the leg and re-veneered them. Since the framewas solid ash without veneer and the legs had a common flat grain Ash, inlooking through the samples of veneer I fell in love with figured Ash. It’stough enough to bend any veneer over the complex curves of a Pagodaleg but the figure made it curl in every direction. Since tradition says the legveneer should be vertical it was a bitch. We pre-bent the tightest curveswith a ½” hair curling iron and the larger curves with a 1 ½” curling iron,and put them in the vacuum bag. Itis now taking a lot of time to be surethat every surface is tight to the leg.The 1906 had been painted withblack paint, white shellac and finallytangerine. To make things a littlemore complex, it was installed in abasement and the concrete replacedlater. This model of the Economywas a one piece frame that wouldnot go out. Not to be stumped wevery carefully cut the frame in thesame spots that the later knockdown models were cut. Of coursethe reassembly in the Brunswickmanner is a little trick to have it comeout perfectly. Now the frame and legswere going to be very ugly even afterstripping. And this model table was never a K.D. So I found one of themodels that were alike (only different) at the Blue Moon, one of McMenaminsPubs. I took some pics of it and sent them to the owner. He liked the ideaand wanted the table to look authentic but attractive. This was a 1912model very much like the Reno table so it has an inlay pattern done incelluloid and ebony. We needed to use a triple band veneer since it had notbeen veneered before. We found some beautiful quarter sawn oak doorskins made in the USA. We veneered and inlaid the table. Since this modelwas prior to the 1920’s, the finish had to be orange shellac. The color wasperfect with three coats then sanded and rubbed out with pumice coloredvery dark to fill the pores and make them stand out. Two more coats andthen the French polish, a treatment that I learned from Sheraton the Masterof the Polish. His book was written in the 16th century and the terms weretough to follow. The English refer to the pad you use as a rubber, but theFrench call it a tampon. You charge the pad with shellac and add alcoholto cut the surface and a drop of oil of paraffin, so the pad does not stick.Then you rub coat after coat until the finish is like a piece of glass.In the meantime we build sixteen tables for the new poolroom in Portlandcalled “Spare Parts”. It will be opening in December on M.L.K., just a fewblocks from the Rose Court. More on it next month. We also restored anold 4 ½ x 9 Monteray Mission made by Brunswick in the early 1900’s and a5 x 10 pool and billiard combination. This is a really tough table becausethe veneer had been removed and the frame sanded with a small beltsander that gouged the substructure. I did find one little piece of quartersawn oak. I sent pics to Joe Newell and with all the volumes of informationon old tables Joe had never seen the likes of this one, so we will use ourpoetic license. I am writing this with a great case of Pneumonia, so I dohope it makes sense. See you next month. OTB

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Part 9In Part One, Carter Keating, collegegraduate and former SpecialOperative returns home from a tourof duty in the Colombian jungles.Gracie, his significant other, hasdumped him for someone else. Heenrolls in the local police academyand meets new friend, JoeLauterette. Later, Elizabeth, a newcompanion, seeing his love for thegame, inspires him to enter theTexas Eight Ball Championships.The story continues as he pondersthe decision. Part Two finds Keatingand Lauterette at a local restaurant,talking about his former passion forthe game, and the role that Jimmythe Stick Gadwell and old CharleySturgis had in teaching him to be ayoung prodigy at only eighteen.Part Two ends as Keating decidesto fish his cues out of mothballs andprepare for the tournament. PartThree has Keating working on hisgame in Sharky’s, a popularHouston hangout. In the interim,Danny the Brat approaches Keatingfor a game. A verbal confrontationensues and the Brat storms offpouting. Later Linda Jo Minard, alocal singer and pretty good player,approaches Keating while hepractices. Part Four continues asKeating befriends Linda Jo. As heleaves Sharky’s anotherconfrontation almost developsbetween Keating and Danny theBrat’s cohorts. Later, Keating,Lauterette, Linda Jo, and Elizabethanxiously await the pairings for theTexas Prelims. The storycontinues as Keating and his firstopponent, an Asian pair off in aneight ball race to five. In Part Five,Keating beats the Asian handily andwins a testy second match. Givena schedule break, Keating skatesout for a burger. The Brat’s croniesconfront him in the parking lot andKeating deals with the two bullies.Later, someone steals his Corvettefrom the Galleria parking lot. Shorton time, he runs back to Sharky’sand is run down by a biker andinjures his leg. A kind old man takeshim to Sharky’s just in time to makehis match. In Part Seven, Keatingand the Brat face off in the prelimfinals. After a bitter, intense match,Keating wins and advances to thestate playoffs. Part Eight featuresthe Keating in the finals held at theHouston Galleria complex. A tough

competitive match developsbetween Keating and Tony EverReady Reyes. Down in the matchto Reyes, Keating takes a break, isconfronted by the ghost of oldCharley Sturgis, a former teacher,then returns to the match. Thestory continues . . .THE REF EYED HIS WATCH.“CUTTING IT CLOSE,KEATING,” he sneered.“Guy’s out of time,” Reyes roared,rushing up to the ref, “he forfeits thematch!”“Still had about a minute, Tony,” theref snapped, “get your mind backon the game.Ever Ready’s eyes globalized. Hefroze for a moment, then turned andstomped back to the table.Grabbing the cue ball, he glared atthe ref then set himself to break.The crowd quieted.I grinned. The ref had just sharkedmy opponent for me. Walking overto the railbirds on the front row, Inodded to Joe and reached for mycue.Ever Ready flexed his shoulder,drew back his cue and followedthrough with a cannonball-likeexplosion on the rack. Fifteen ballsdarted out of the rack and fell likeflies off the table into the six pockets.One in the lower corner pocket, onein each side pocket, and two in theupper corner pockets.Geez, great job leveling the playingfield, Keating.The crowd responded vociferously.Ever Ready spread his hands andbowed slightly.I sat there without expression.Reyes ran the rack.Five zero. My opponent hadflawlessly run the first five rackswithout missing a shot.After pushing reluctantly off mychair, I slowly racked the balls. Afterwithdrawing the rack, I scanned thecrowds on all four levels looking forElizabeth. My eyes stoppedsuddenly on the third level. I saw aface that looked like her thendisappeared.Re-taking my seat, I sat back andwaited for my chance.“Again?” Joe questioned, leaningover to me from the front row afterreturning from the john.Nod.“Midget only needs six more to winthe match,” he added.

Silence.I shrugged, crossed over to thetable and racked the balls.Thumbing in the balls tightly, I pulledthe rack away went back to my seat.Ever Ready glared at the rack, thenme then the rack.The crowd laughed.Jockeying down to the foot string,he examined the rack, scurriedback and broke the balls. The cueball blasted the rack and spread theballs much like before. Three ballsfell into the pockets. Ever Ready,initially pleased with the break,watched with large eyes as the cueball unexpectedly crawled up andsnookered him between the elevenball and the rail.I sighed heavily. A groan from thedisappointed crowd faded to a

hush.Ever Ready’s only option was toshoot through the eleven hopingsomething would slop in one of thepockets. If he got lucky, I was introuble, if not I had a chance.He grinned. Then putting his palmstogether he looked up to the ceilingand looked as if he was going topray. The crowd laughed.When the laughter fell away, EverReady danced around the table,double-checked the possibilities,then leaned into his stick and drovethe cue ball right through the eleven.Balls flew everywhere. The sixspeared out across the table,wobbled in the gut of the lowercorner pocket, then hung up at its


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U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSfrom: Jason Bowman, Public Relations Manager

Winner of Mens and Womens Division Advance to ’04 Pro EventsLAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (November 13, 2003) - Bruce Choyce of Orlando,Fla., and Tina Larsen of Palatine, Ill., are this year’s U.S. Amateur

Champions.In the Mens Division,Choyce defeated PeteGenovese of New Britain,Conn., 11-7, while Larsendefeated Shannon Condit ofColumbus, Ohio, in thefinals of the WomensDivision Sunday, Nov 9.Choyce will move on tocompete in the 2004 U.S.Open Pro event, andLarsen will compete in oneof next year ’s WPBAClassic Tour stops.The 2003 U.S. Amateur

Championship, produced and conducted by the American PoolplayersAssociation (APA), was held at Ultimate Billiards in Berlin, Conn., Nov. 7-9.Preliminary qualifying rounds were held throughout the country in mid-Sept., with nearly 1000 player attempting to qualify.“This is absolutely themost excitingexperience of my life. Icame expecting to playwell, but not to win.This is justunbelievable,” said anexcited Choycefollowing the victory.“This is just wonderful,I didn’t know what toexpect coming in. All ofthese girls played theirhearts out,” said Larsen, who won with a 9-on-the-break in a hill-hill finalsmatch. Choyce and Larsen competed with the nation’s most highly skilledamateur players who were all vying for the U.S. Amateur title. The MensDivision consisted of a 128-players, while the Womens Division featured16 players. As Champions, Choyce and Larsen will return next year todefend their coveted titles. Both Genovese and Condit finished as theRunners-up. Finishing in 3rd Place was Joe Cutler of Bay Shore, N.Y. In4th Place was Phil Stevens of Billerica, Mass. Matt Tetreault of Agawam,Mass., finished in a two-way tie for 5th Place with Chris McDonald of Dacula,Ga. Leigh Brown of Clemson, S.C., rounded out the top finishers in theWomens Division with a 3rd Place finish.The U.S. Amateur Championship is a double elimination tournament thatoffers the nation’s top amateur players the opportunity to showcase theirskills through a combination of 8-Ball and 9-Ball matches in a race-to-7format, in the only APA event that does not use The Equalizer® handicapsystem.The APA is generally recognized as the Governing Body of Amateur Pool, havingestablished the official rules, championships, formats and handicap systems for thesport of amateur billiards. One of the keys to the success of the APA league, administeredby local League Operators, is The Equalizer®, the handicap and scoring system thatmakes it possible for men and women of different playing abilities-especially beginners-to compete on an equal basis, much like they do in golf and bowling.For more information on the U.S. Amateur Championship, visit the officialAPA Web site at poolplayers.com. or call 1-800-3-RACK-EM.

road to victory. As a matter of fact he never had the lead until the last shotof the tournament was completed. Andy Segal, who just recently tooksecond place in the 2003 ESPN Trick Shot Magic tournament to MikeMassey, jumped out to an early lead after rounds 1 and 2. In round 3, Mr.Massey on the second day blew the field apart and took what appeared tobe an overwhelming lead. In WPA/APD Artistic Pool tournaments thereare five shots in each of the eight disciplines and forty shots total, with 2disciplines in each round totaling four rounds. Mike Massey is famous forhis consistency throughout the tournament format and rarely wins any ofthe individual disciplines. It appeared like a victory for Mike until CharlesDarling made a fantastic finish in the last three disciplines; Stroke Shots,Jump Shots and Masse Shots.Stay tuned for the next exciting Artistic Pool Championship Event. In additionto the 2004 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship and the 2004 ESPNTrick Shot Magic Event, there will be the 2004 Artistic Pool Masters Eventat the Hopkin’s Expo in Valley Forge, PA next March. This tournament willfeature all the international superstars of World Artistic Pool. Steve Lillis ofGTS Ministries, Inc will be touring Albania next month doing his GospelTrick Shot Shows. While in Albania, Steve is scheduled to meet withinvestors, who have indicated they would like to budget $100,000 for aWorld Artistic Pool Tour Stop! Also in the planning stages is the “FrancoisMingaud Artistic Pool Cup” which will be similar in format to the popular“Mosconi Cup”. Tom Rossman and Artistic Pool Player and APA LeagueOperator Bruce Barthelette are working together to bring that exciting eventto the billiard industry. Artistic Pool stands ready to display to the World itskey ingredients; Professional Image, Professional Demeanor, andProfessional Skills.Final BCA North American Artistic Pool Standings:Positions 1 through 13 qualified for the 2004 WPA World Artistic PoolChampionship1) Charles Darling, Washington, MO, 194 points, $1,000 & trophy2) Mike Massey, Park City, UT, 193 points, $800 plus trophy3) Tom Rossman, Cloverdale, IN, 189 points, $6004) Andy Segal, Huntington, NY, 171 points, $4805) Nick Nikolaidis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 171 points, $4006) Rick Malm, Sun City West, AZ, 155 points, $3207) Jamison Neu, Marthasville, MO, 154 points and $2708) Ken Aylesworth, Renton, WA, 148 points and $2609) Steve Geller, Minot, ND, 146 points, $25010) Mark Dimick, Oklahoma City, OK, 146 points, $24011) Bruce Barthelette, South Hadley, MA, 133 points, $23012) Mark Kulungian, Springfield, MA, 103 points, $22013) Bill Meima, Andover, NJ, 84 points, $21014) Jim Garabedian, Willington, CT, 49 points, $20015) Gerry Woodlief, Randolph, NJ, 45 points and $190

Artistic Pool (continued from page 13)

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BCA Board of DirectorsSeeking Nominations

Five positions to be filled in March 2004From: Amy Long, Director of Marketing & Business Development

Colorado Springs, CO - The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) NominatingCommittee is seeking nominations to fill five BCA Board of Directorpositions that will begin in March 31, 2004. Each of the four open Votingpositions has a three-year term, and the one open Retail position has atwo-year term. The committee is chaired by Michael Brownstein (RecreationWorld), and also includes Henry Hayes, Jr. (Iwan Simonis), MartyneBachmen (Chalkers.com) and John Stransky (Brunswick Billiards).Duties of BCA board members include attending board meetings 4-6 timesper year, serving on BCA committees, setting organization strategies andrepresenting their respective membership category. Participation has afar-reaching effect concerning the future of billiards in North America andthroughout the world. Details on board member duties are available uponrequest from the BCA National Office (719.264.8300) or on the BCA website(www.bca-pool.com) in the “About Us” section on the “Staff & Board” page.BCA members may nominate candidates from within their membershipcategory only. Each candidate must be a member in good standing withthe BCA at the time of nomination and through the election. Persons wishingto submit a name for consideration by the Nominating Committee shouldsubmit the individual’s name, company affiliation, contact information anda brief description of the person’s credentials and qualifications. Anindividual may nominate himself or herself.Written nominations must be provided to the BCA National Office or to anycommittee member no later than Friday, February 13, 2004. All nomineeswill receive written confirmation of their nomination. Ballots will be mailedto BCA business members no later than Thursday, March 11, 2004, asrequired by the BCA Bylaws.Ballots must be returned to the BCA National Office in Colorado Springs,CO, by Thursday, March 25, 2004. Ballots may also be hand carried andcast at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at the BCA GeneralMembership Meeting at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas,NV. Elected board members will be announced at the General MembershipMeeting, and the new Board of Directors will vote on officers for 2004-2005 immediately following the General Membership Meeting.Submit nominations to:Billiard Congress of America - Attn: Board Nominations4345 Beverly Street, Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80918-5916or [email protected] (Subject: Board Nominations)For more information, please visit www.bca-pool.com.

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$250,000 Giveawayfrom: Steve Wilson, League Sales Director

Lincoln, NE – November 10, 2003 – The grand prize of Mueller RecreationalProducts’ Big Damn Giveaway, a Ford F-150 2002 Pickup valued at over$30,000, was given away in south Florida on October 11, 2003. Jon Kellumof Palm Beach County APA League is the lucky winner. Jon’s been playingpool competitively since 1992 and was speechless when he was handed

the keys to the truck.“Unbelievable. This isphenomenal,” wasJon’s reaction towinning, along with“Thank you

Mueller’s!” Mueller Recreational Products currently sponsors 277 individualpool leagues in 45 states, providing prizes and awards as well as othersupport materials.Mueller Recreational Products started their league sponsorship in 2000,resulting in the largest private sponsorship of amateur pool leagues in thenation. To be eligible for the Big Damn Prize Giveaway, sponsored poolleague members were required to show up on league night, play pool andhave fun! From 9/15/02 to 9/15/03, 1508 winners were drawn, eachreceiving prizes and having their names put into the grand prize drawingfor the truck. The truck is the largest prize to be awarded to an amateurpool player.Mueller Recreational Products is an international mail order company,selling pool, darts and other indoor recreational equipment to homeownersat wholesale prices. In business since 1955, Mueller’s offers over 7000products and provides exceptional customer service.For more details regarding the winner and awarding of the truck call SteveWilson at 402-423-8888 or Palm Beach County APA League Operator VickiKemp at 561-582-0173.

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(Colorado Springs, CO) BCA Executive Director Stephen Ducoff is excitedto announce that, due to requests from BCA members, the BCA Board ofDirectors has expanded the hours that buyers can walk the floor of the2004 International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo. “Each year, we havemore exhibitors in more categories. Our members are telling us that theywould like additional time to see all that is offered, meet with exhibitors andplace orders”, said Mr. Ducoff.On Thursday, April 1 and Friday, April 2, the floor will open at 10:00 a.m.and close at 6:00 p.m. On Saturday, April 3, the floor will open at 9:00 a.m.and close at 4:00 p.m. The BCA Expo will be held at the Las VegasConvention Center (South Hall) in Las Vegas, NV, with educational seminarsand the annual BCA General Membership Meeting on March 31, 2004.For complete Expo and membership information, and to register online,please visit www.bca-pool.com.The BCA is a national non-profit organization, dedicated to providing its members withexceptional value by promoting and growing cue sports worldwide. The BCA supports itsmembership with educational programs, trade expos, tournaments and other programsdesigned to make pool everybody’s game. For more information, please visit www.bca-pool.com. pool. everybody’s game.

The Mark of QualityBCA Instructor Program Introduces

Training/Teaching Aid Seal of ApprovalFrom: Amy Long, Director of Marketing & Business Development

Colorado Springs, CO - The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) InstructorProgram has developed an innovativemarketing and quality assurance programto assist makers of billiard training/teaching aids and consumers. BCAExecutive Director Stephen Ducoffannounced that the BCA Board ofDirectors approved the BCA InstructorProgram Training/Teaching Aid Seal ofApproval.“The Seal of Approval is designed to assistcompanies in marketing their products,”said BCA Instructor Committee Chairman

Bob Radford. “There are hundreds of products that claim to improve aperson’s game, but some are clearly better than others. The BCA willrecognize those products that meet the high standards set by the BCA, sobuyers will have confidence that the products are effective.”To download the Training/Teaching Aid Seal of Approval application, pleasevisit www.bca-pool.com and go to the Play/Instruction section.For more information, please visit www.bca-pool.com.

BCA Seeks Hall of Fame NominationsStage and screen actor Jerry Orbach to preside

over 2004 induction ceremonyFrom: Amy Long, Director of Marketing & Business Development

Colorado Springs, CO - The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) is seekingnominations for the 2004 BCA Hall of Fame ballot. The BCA Hall of Famehonors outstanding people whose competitive skills and dedication haveenriched the sport and industry of billiards. “The Hall of Fame programallows us to honor the best players and contributors to billiards,” said BCAExecutive Director Stephen Ducoff. “We’re very pleased to announce thatMr. Jerry Orbach of NBC’s Law & Order has agreed to be the host of the2004 induction ceremony.”The induction ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 1, 2004, in theLas Vegas Hilton. “We’ve moved the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony toan earlier night so that everyone will be able to attend this magnificentgathering of billiard legends,” said Mr. Ducoff. “In past years, the event hasbeen held on Saturday night, when most exhibitors are busy dismantlingtheir booths.”Ballots will be mailed to BCA Business Members in early December 2003and will be due back to the BCA office by January 12, 2004.Please submit BCA Hall of Fame nominations (name and list ofaccomplishments) to: Billiard Congress of America- Attn: BCA Hall of FameNominations, 4345 Beverly Street, Suite D, Colorado Springs, CO 80918-5916or [email protected](Subject: BCA Hall of Fame Nominations) OTB




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St. Louis, MO — Billiard Club network, producer of Billiard Club television,pool’s only weekly TV show, is gearing up for online broadcasting of BCtvat www.billiardclub.net. The three most current one-hour BCtv weeklyprograms will regularly be available online for the worldwide Internet viewingaudience. Each week a new one-hour BCtv show will be posted on theBCn homepage. The streaming video will be available free of charge 24/7to all registered users.Presently, BCtv is broadcast weekly through Fox Sports Network cableaffiliates Empire Sports Network in Upstate, NY and Sunshine Networkcovering all of Florida. Bothof these networks areavailable to out-of-marketsatellite customers withDish Network or Direct TV.Digital cable customershave access through FOXSports Digital Nets Atlantic,Central and Pacific. Allchannel and broadcast information is available online at www.billiardclub.net.“We acknowledge that finding BCtv can sometimes be a challenge, sowe’re doing everything we can to eliminate the barriers billiard fans mayhave in getting the program,” said Rob Sykora, President of BCn. “Althoughwe have cable and satellite distribution, we need even more exposure tocontinue our growth and development as pool’s TV network. It would benice to say that we’re on the Travel Channel or Spike TV or even ESPN,but we’re just not there yet,” added Sykora. “The Internet distribution willgreatly enhance the exposure for our sponsors in addition to giving all poolfans top-quality TV production at their finger tips whenever they want it.And best of all, it’s free!”The Internet streaming or iBroadcast of BCtv does not require any additionalsoftware or proprietary media to be installed on a viewer’s computer towatch the programs as is expected with the vZine product launched in2002, yet still operational. Now, a simple Windows Media file streamed atvarious speeds of 56K, 100K and 300K should accommodate all users.Viewers will be prompted to enter their valid email address in order toreceive a personalized password allowing them to watch BCtv wheneverthey want or as often as they like. Each weekly BCtv show will be availablein its entirety, but without the cable network commercials seen on the regularbroadcast. Each show is presented in 8-10 minute video segments to givethe viewer the opportunity to manage the viewing experience and avoidnetwork congestion issues or lengthy sessions in front of the PC.Instructions, system requirements and other information will be availableat the time of launch set for later in November 2003.BCtv is produced in association with Accu-Stats Video Productions andMatchroom Sport, and sponsored by Diamond Vending and Promotions,Simonis Cloth, Sardo Tight Rack, World Championship Pool 2004,Limbsaver and a host of other advertisers. Web design and developmentin association with vbwebsites.com.

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Cascade Pool Leagueat Mid Point

from: Andrew Monstis

The Cascade Pool league is flying high. The competition fierce andeverybody seems to be running out these days. With 32 teams how canyou keep up with all the action. The Division Managers Loren Taylor, DebraMoore, Kurt Hamm are doing a great job. Besides the competition,camaraderie, the fun, learning to play in leagues, there just seems to besomething for everyone. The Big Awards Bash, prizes, Pool table giveaway from Bigfoot Billiards (cross your fingers), the league sponsoredPool Seminar. Promoting member services with league members, weeklynewsletter, VNEA qualifying, what could be next!!!

Mid-season Standings Top Players & Teams as of November12thJAGUAR DIVISION MVP Rank Team RoundsTop PlayersLucky 65 1The Resurrection-Iron Angels 31Andrew Monstis 51 2 Battery Acid, Lucky 7 20Mike Stevens 45 3 VNEA Randell’s Late Again 19Glen Atwell 44 4 Awesome Practice Buddies 15Brad Gowin 44Pat Schumacher 41CHEETAH DIVISION MVP Rank Team RoundsLoren Taylor 45 1 PoolGods 33Mike Hackston 42 2 Rolling Rocks 32Tim Merrill 42 3 Brand X 25Tim Leslie 42 4 Gresham Inn 22Burton Ogilvie 41 5 Firewood 20Chad Skroch 40 6 Off The Wall 13Chris Nall 34 7 Good Time, Good Fun 12Mike Lacross 32 8 Crazy 8‘s 11COUGAR DIVISION MVP Rank Team RoundsJohn Lewis 45 1 New Kids on Block 37John Jacobs 41 2 Ramrods 24Mike Moore 42 3 KC & Sunshine Boys 21Joe Rubens 32 4 Alley Cats 18Dale Goeden 29 5 One Time 13Rick Kuykendall 27 6 Moore than Enough 13Lynda Fanning 27Vanessa Schwab 26Don Morse 26PANTHER DIVISION MVP Rank Team RoundsOwen Grady 39 1 Where’s Randell CJ’s#2 30Stan Parks 38 2 Hour Glass #5 30Jeff Leiss 38 3 Peanut Farm Jellin #4 29Tony Counts 37 4 Table 32 Sewickly’s #7 25Stacy Wilson 35 5 Magic Carpet Ride #1 20Dave Randell 33 6 Los Bastardos #8 14Jim Knappenbgr 33 7 Rocky Butte Jail birds #6 11Darren O’Ree 32 8 PF “8” Ball Hole #3 9Tom Wetteland 31OCELOT DIVISION MVP Rank Team RoundsAaron Curti 36 1 Max Bet #1 27Jim Gillespey 32 2 Eights & Aces #6 22Mike Kasper 30 3 Boss Men #2 19Bruce Glover 28 4 Sportin Wood #3 17Scott Reyes 26 5 Clack Attack #5 12Keith Briggs 26 6 Lost Souls #4 11Joe McCraw 25Regional & Nationals are around the bend!!! Cascade Pool league will besponsoring another Pool Seminar after the first of the year for anyonewant to get ready for the events even APA events. Everyone have happyHolidays HO HO HO HO !!! and Happy new year.

Deadwood

Shootout

Scott Tollefson

Deadwood, SDThe 13th Annual DeadwoodShootout 9 Ball Tournament washeld on October 25th and 26th 2003at the Deadwood Pavillion. It wasthe largest one yet, with 202 entriesshooting in two divisions, open andwomen’s.Place winners and payouts:1st $1,100 Scott Tollefson, CO2nd $800 Ken Nash, SD3rd $625 Shawn Hallock, CO4th $500 Robert Pulver, ND5/6 $325 Chris McDaniel, CO – Mike Bailey, SD7/8 $225 Tom Thompson, SD – Danny Watson, CO9-12 $175 Taylor Ingram, OR – Vince Archuleta, WY

Curtis McCuiston, CO – Dave Silla, WY13-16 $150 Dusty Jacobs, NE – Dick Spitzer, SD

Myrle McLauglin, WY – Joe Audino, IA17-24 $75 Tim Sharna, SD – Mike Upton, CO

Brad March, CO – Dave Benning, SDChester Burton, WY – Ron Sowers, SDTyler Perry, ND – Chad King, SD

25-32 $50 Jeff Cole, WY – Aaron Westcott, COAdolph Miller, ND – James Beckemeyer, COJustin Speed, SD – Cory Ritchie, NEJeff Worcester, Wy – Tony Janis, SD

Women’s Division:

1st $420 Holly Gilbert, CO2nd $260 Shelly Reiter, WY3rd $175 Debbie Gustafson, CO4th $125 Caela Henley, CO5/6 $60 Kim Jones, WY – Jackie Klabunde, SDFor information about next year’s tournament or to be added to our mailinglist contact: Black Hills Novelty, 2695 Lazelle St #2, Sturgis, SD 57785,(605) 347-8700 Lawrence Cole, Coordinator.

Jan 17-18:

Class “B” 8-BallRace to 5 winners / 3 losers side - BCA Rules - Alternate Break

$35 entry $5 green feeEvent open to the first 64 paid players. Event will be played on 5

oversized 8 footers and three 9 foot tables

$2900 Payout based on full field

McQ’sBilliards & Sports Bar

Check out our Weekly TournamentsTuesdays & ThursdaysProgressive Break & Run Pot

Dec 6-7:

Class “D” 9-BallRace to 7 winners / 5 losers side - Texas Express - Double Elimination

$25 entry $5 green feeEvent open to the first 64 paid players. Open to any player that

finished out of the money in the “C” tournament orestablished class “D” players

Feb 14-15:

Mixed Scotch Doubles 9-BallRace to 7 both sides - Texas Express - Double Elimination

$50 entry $10 green feeEvent open to the first 32 paid teams

$2300 Payout based on full field

All events in this series are played on 4.5 x 9 foot tables.Questions contact Clay Skidmore

at McQ’s (509) 891-8357.Send entries to: McQ’s Billiards,

9614 E Sprague, Spokane, WA 99206

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WPA-IBCWorld Tour

Nov 7-9, 2003Tokyo, Japan

The 2003 WPA World TourChampionships held in TokyoJapan saw Alex Pagulayanemerge victorious. He cameout of the losers bracket with awin over Hiroshi Takenaka toqualify for the single eliminationfinal four.1st $15,000

Alex Pagulayan2nd $7,000

Efren Reyes3rd $4,000

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Lake Park, FL - Nov 4thSteve Mizerak held the SeniorMasters IV at his Florida BilliardHall which named Mike Sigelthe winner.Mike has recently come out ofretirement, at the age of 50 tocompete again. He is lookingforward to playing in areaevents.1st $10,000 Mike Sigel2nd $6,000 Buddy Hall3rd $4,000 Nick Varner4th $3,000 John Foster5/6 $2,300 Danny Medina

Jose Parica7/8 $1,700

Rick HowardGeorge Michaels

9-12 $1,250 Ray Martin,Don SteelePaul JohnsonMike Massey

13-16 $900 Dick Lane,David RossGrover LinesFred Congleton

17-24 $700 Bob Herchik,Ron Park, Wade Crene,Toby Sweet, Ed KiessJerry Watts, Pat HoweyTony Ferguson

Lee WinsInternational Tournament of Champions

Nov 5-6, 2003The 2003 InternationalTournament of Championsinvited four of thetop womenplayers tocompete for a$ 2 5 , 0 0 0winner-take-all prize. Thetournamentwas held atthe MoheganSun Casino in Uncasville, CT.Allison Fisher, Karen Corr,Helena Thorfeldt and JeanetteLee were all poised and readyto take home all the cash.The format is single elimination

with two races to 5 and asudden death tie break if bothcompetitors win a set. In thefirst round Jeanette defeated

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Thornfeldt to advance tothe finals.Jeanette took the finals all theway to the sudden death tiebreak to determine the winner.After a first round loss (5-1) toAllison, Jeanette started thesecond set out down 2-0 butrallied and the score went backand forth until finally Jeanettewon the set 5-4.

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Glass City

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Toledo, OH - The 2003 GlassCity Open has been won byJohnny Archer after defeatingDanny Harriman 13-5. Archerwas consistent while Harrimanstruggled through the finalrounds. In the final rack Archermade the 9-ball on the breakto end the match.1st $8,000 Johnny Archer2nd $5,000 Danny Harriman3rd $3,500 Dan Basavich4th $2,500 Shawn Putnam5/6 $1,750 Corey Deuel

Brandon Ashcraft7/8 $1,500 Steve McAninch

Earl Strickland9-12 $1,000 Eric Durbin

Santos Sambajon,Jeremy Seaman,Gabe Owen

13-16 $750 Allen HopkinsJohn Binion,Jimmy Wetch,Nick Varner

17-24 $537.50 Dee Adkins,Mike Davis,Tommy KennedyRyan McCreeshJon JorgensonAdam SmithJohn Schmidt, Al Naif

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Baltimore, MD - Oct 1-2Mike Massey has won the$25,000 first-place Trick ShotMagic competition whichfeatured 8 world-class trickshot artists.1st $25,000 Mike Massey2nd $5,000 Andy Segal3rd $2,000 Charles Darling

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Baltimore, MD - Oct 1In a 7-4 victory over ThorstenHohmann, Johnny Archer wasdeclared this year’s winner ofthe ESPNZone’s SuddenDeath 7-Ball.1st Johnny Archer2nd Thorsten Hohmann3rd Francisco Bustamante

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door. The twelve rattled the jaws of the sidepocket and the five hung up in the upper cornerpocket and bounced out. When everything hadstopped rolling, the table was mine.I finally had a shot.“Bout time,” Joe muttered loud enough for me tohear, “now treat this jerk like a felon, Carter.”Silence.A low murmuring buzz filtered through the crowdlike a soft wave coming into a sandy shore.The field was set. There were at least five shotsI could take that were straight in, all lay downshots. It was a matter of me asserting myselfand doing what I was supposed to do.Carefully, methodically, I took my time. First oneshot then another until I ran the table.The crowd applauded lightly. I had won my firstgame.Five one.Ever Ready racked the balls. Eyeing the rackclosely, I said, “re-rack ‘em, Tony.” And pointedto a loose ball.He looked at me strangely as if I had no right toquestion him, then capitulated.“Again,” I barked, after the six ball eased out ofthe rack like a drunken sailor.Arrogantly, he re-racked them again.I went to the head string, broke the rack andpocketed three balls. After making a ball andbreaking out a tight cluster, I made the next shotthen ran the table.Five two.The crowd murmured louder. A sprinkling of themapplauded. Joe Lauterette the loudest.“Gettim’, Doc,” he roared boisterously, “slice upthat midget,” he taunted.Reyes begrudgingly scooted to the foot stringand racked the balls, then marched off to his chairwithout saying anything. I checked the rack . . . itwas tight.Now I felt focused, as though I was transcendinginto a zone, the concentration bottled andnuclear.Moving just off the head rail on the right side, Ieyed the second ball down, took my time and

followed through with a violent, but level, steadystroke. The rack spread out like a sudden rippleof water. The cue ball jumped to the side railand the eight, like a proud peacock retiring forthe day, made a brisk walk out of the rack intothe left side pocket.Five three.A larger, more inviting slice of the crowdapplauded. A few hooted and howled. EverReady threw his stick on the floor and just sat inhis seat. Then, eyeing the referee, he poutinglysauntered over and picked it up.In the next game, my break produced nothing. Isat down and waited. Ever Ready articulated abeautiful six-ball run but on a difficult long shot,hung the last ball up in the corner pocket. Thecrowd groaned. Joe Lauterette clappedobtrusively.I relaxed, took my time, ran out and made theeight.Five four.Had Ever Ready made the seven, he would havehad an easy shot at the eight and gone up sixgames to three. Instead the score was now fivefour.Boss had been right. Funny, I thought, how hereminded me of Charley Sturgis.In game ten, I made two stripes on the break,but froze the cue ball against the nine, clusteredwith the eleven. Ducking the shot, I skinned thenine and laid up the cue ball behind the elevenand the rail. A ring of light applause sounded outaround the arena. Ever Ready had no way out.“Devious, aren’t ya?” Joe hissed, a sparkle inhis eye.Nod. Ever Ready cross banked the cue ball in anattempt to hit the object ball. He missed the entireball, leaving me ball in hand.The story continues ...

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NWPA (continued from page 7)

sunk the 9-ball only to watch the cue ball trickleinto the side pocket, making the score 6-6. Heropponent won the final rack, stopping Julie at 17th-24th.NWPA’s #2 ranked Martha Hartsell played strongSunday morning but ran into two extremely toughplayers. Jeannie Seaver of Florida knockedMartha to the B side. Martha then faced Ga-YoungKim, who was knocked over to the B side byNWPA tour champion Hsin Huang. Determinedto work her way to the final, Ga-Young Kim endedMartha’s tournament run, forcing her to settle for9th-12th.In the meantime, having beaten friend andlongtime adversary Ga-Young Kim, Hsin Huangcontinued her march through the A side. Hsineventually faced Florida’s Jeannie Seaver in amatch for the point. Seaver, a fearless,aggressive player, handily won the match for thehot seat.Hsin Huang once again faced Ga-Young Kim.Kim came out strong, taking a 5-2 lead in thematch. But Huang’s consistent, composed andintelligent play won out, putting her in the finalagainst Seaver.With the tournament well passed the estimated

time of completion, the race-to-9 final began.Neither Huang nor Seaver were playing their best– both obviously tired and pressed to get to theairport. Seaver came out swinging anddominated the first part of the match, taking thelead to 6-3.However, it didn’t take Huang long to show thecrowd what made her a top contender on theTaiwanese pro tour as well as the winner of fiveout of seven 2003 NWPA events. Never strayingfrom her game, Huang began to creep back intocontention with Seaver. Consistently takingadvantage of opportunities – both for runouts andexceptional safety play.It came down to a hill-hill rack to determine whichplayer would compete with the pros at everyWPBA Classic Tour stop in 2004. And Huangseized the opportunity, running out on Seaver.Not only was Regional Tour Championships atremendous experience for most of us as playersdiscovering where we rate in relation to thenations best. But it was also an exceptionalopportunity for the NWPA to prove that ourwomen play strong. We look forward tocompeting again next year. OTB

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1. Johnny Archer $100,4102. Francisco Bustamante $97,7253. Alex Pagulayan $91,5134. Efren Reyes $76,0505. Thorsten Hohmann $73,0006. Jose Parica $65,7457. Jeremy Jones $52,8858. Tony Drago $37,5009. Charlie Williams $37,26910. Earl Strickland $35,54711. Rodney Morris $34,62512. Ralf Souquet $31,48513. Danny Hewitt $29,53014. Santos Sambajon $26,27515. John Schmidt $25,31516. Hui Kai Hsia $23,00017. Chin-Shuen Yang $22,40018. Mika Immonen $21,41819. Young-hwa Jeong $21,41220. Max Eberle $21,075

1. Karen Corr $51,8152. Jeanette Lee $40,3503. Allison Fisher $37,0004. Helena Thornfeldt $25,7905. Vivian Villarreal $20,3806. Monica Webb $19,3007. Kim Shaw $15,6408. Jennifer Chen $12,2009. Julie Kelly $11,16510. Sarah Ellerby $11,08011. Gerda Hofstatter $10,72512. Ga Young Kim $9,88513. Melissa Herndon $9,80014. Belinda Campos $9,51515. Ming Ng $9,12516. Jeannie Seaver $8,74417. Kim White $8,60018. Laura Smith $8,40019. Loree Jon Jones $8,00020. Ewa Laurence $7,650

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Advertisers weekly Pool Tournament listingsDAY CITY LOCATION PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED TIMEMondays Oroville Kingsmen (See ad p28) (530) 534-1922 9-Ball USPPA $13 7:00PM

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IDDecember 2003 The Pool Players Best Source of Information

October 4-5, 2003 - City LightsWinner: Stan Tourangeau

October 11, 2003 - Skyland PubWinner: Glenn Atwell

November 1-2, 2003 - Let’s Play BilliardsWinner: Brett Seyler

November 29-30, 2003 - Open 9-BallCity Lights - Tacoma, WA$2,000 ADDED

December 13-14, 2003 - Open 9-BallHarvey’s - Renton, WA (See Ad page 17)

$1,000 ADDED GUARANTEEDJanuary 10-11, 2004 - Open 9-Ball

Dr Cue Billiards - Shoreline, WA$1,000 ADDED GUARANTEED (See Ad page 25)

January 24-25, 2004 - Open 9-BallFalls Club - Post Falls, ID$5,000 PAYOUT GUARANTEED (See Ad page 28)

February 21-22, 2004 - Open 9-BallThe Cue Ball - Salem, OR (See Ad page 12)

$1,000 ADDED GUARANTEEDMarch 20, 2004 - Open 8-Ball

Mingles, Moscow, ID$500 ADDED GUARANTEED (See Ad page 34)

2004 Tour StopsMcQ’s - Spokane, WA (April 2004 TBA)

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January 17-18, 2004 (Possible Qualifier)Let’s Play Billiards - Forest Grove, OR

March 20-21, 2004 (Standard 9-Ball)Dr Cue Billiards - Shoreline, WA

April (tbd) 2004 (Annual Charity Event)The Cue Ball - Salem, OR

June 19-20, 2004(WPBA Qualifier sponsored by RT9)McQ’s Billiards - Spokane, WA

July 17-18, 2004 (Possible Qualifier)Jillian’s - Seattle, WA

September 18-19, 2004 (Possible Qualifier)BackStreet Billiards - Boise, ID

November (tbd) 2004 (Year end 9-Ball)The Breaking Point - Lynnwood, WA

BCWCSABC Womens Cue Sports Association

November 9-10, 2002 Bankshots BilliardsWinner: Maryann McConnell

January 11-12, 2003 Blondies BilliardsWinner: Jackie Pranteau

March 15-16, 2003 Bankshots BilliardsWinner: Hsin Huang

June 14-15, 2003 (9-Ball) Fast Eddie BilliardsWinner: Katherine Czarkowski

September 13-14, 2003 (8-Ball) Alberni Valley Billiard ClubWinner: Maryann McConnell

November 15-16, 2003 (8-ball) Bankshots BilliardsWinner: Kathie MacDonald

January 31-February 1, 2004 (9-ball)Ballroom Billiards, Langley

March 6-7, 2004 (9-ball)Fast Eddies, Surrey

June 19-20, 2004 Year End PartyBankshots, Surrey

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July 26-27 Cue-Phoria Carson City, NVWinner: Michelle Rakin

August 23-24 California Billiard Club, CAWinner: Michelle Rakin

September 20-21 Broken Rack, CAWinner: Michelle Rakin

October 25-26 Hard Times Billiards, CAWinner: Michelle Rakin

November 8-9 Family Billiards, CAWinner: Helen Gaughran

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The Time Out Inn in Federal Way,Washington had the first playoffs oftheir new in-house Scotch DoublesLeague on Wednesday, November19th. Darren Flint and Keith Ohmtook 1st Place for a prize of $350. Atotal of $1520 was awarded at theplayoffs.

The league is formed around a newconcept in pool leagues and is idealfor an in-house league for playersthat want to have a lot of fun and

NEW CONCEPT RESULTS IN FUN

are tired of the traditional travelleague/team concept. Although theplay is traditional scotch doubles,players change partners everyweek. They play 2 matches, best 2out of 3 games each night. Thereare no skill levels or handicapsinvolved. Points are awardedbased on ball count and games won.Total points earned over the 12week session determinedstandings for the playoffs.

The league plays on Wednesdaysat 6:30 pm and usually is done forthe evening by 9:30 pm. John Foley,owner of the Time Out Inn, said thishas been on of the few times he hashad league people come to him andexpress what a fun time they arehaving. The next 12 week sessionbegins December 3, 2003. Theleague plans to run three 12 weeksessions a year with the summeroff for family summertime activities.

Anyone wanting to join this excitingnew in-house league only needs tocome to the Time Out Inn in FederalWay on December 3 at 6:30 pm.More information can be obtainedfrom Scott Blanco at the Time OutInn or by calling George Riley at 253-312-4938. Anyone wanting a copyof the rules can obtain a free copyvia E-mail.E-mail [email protected]

West Coast Tour Schedules

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Everett Great American Casino (425) 347-1669 9-Ball Amateur $10 $150 7:00PMFederal Way Tall Timbers (See ad p30) (253) 952-2302 8-Ball SL2,3 + non-league $5 100% ($100 max) 7:00PMKent Eli’s Road House(See ad p30) (253) 859-1783 8-Ball Singles $5 50% 7:30PMLakewood Longhorn Saloon (253) 581-2580 9-Ball $5 Pays 80% field 8:00PMLakewood Maggie O’Toole’s (See ad p26) (253) 584-3278 9-Ball $5 100% 7:00PMMt Vernon River City (See ad p23) (360) 424-3515 8 Ball - Women’s $5 100% 7:30PMRenton Spotlight (See ad p26) (425) 277-7850 9-Ball No “A” Players $5 100% w/16+ 7:30PMSeattle Legends (See ad p26) (206) 938-3598 8-Ball $5 100% 7:30PMShoreline North City (See ad p29) (206) 362-1443 8-Ball Scotch Doubles $3/player 100% 7:30PM

Tuesdays Everett Great American Casino (425) 347-1669 9-Ball $10 $150 7:00PMEverett The New Grove (See ad p25) (425) 438-8449 8-Ball $5 Free g.f. 100% 7:00PMFircrest Nifty Fifties (See ad p9) (253) 564-9454 8-Ball $5 Matching 7:30PMKent Eli’s Road House(See ad p30) (253) 859-1783 8-Ball Spot Option $5 50% 7:30PM

Lynnwood Corner Pub (See ad p26) (425) 771-8192 8-Ball $5 100% 7:30PMRenton Spotlight (See ad p26) (425) 277-7850 8-Ball No “A” Players $5 100% w/16+ 7:30PMRenton Wild Spirits (425) 228-7950 8-Ball $5+$2 g.f. 100% 8:00PMSeattle Dr. Cues (See ad p25) (206) 365-1187 9 Ball - Texas Express $15M/$10W $25 7:30PMSpokane McQ’s (See ad p27) (509) 891-8357 9 Ball - Texas Express $5+$2 g.f. $50 7:30PMSumner Log Cabin (See ad p29) (253) 863-2905 9-Ball Vegas Rules $5 Matching 7:00PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (See ad p33) (360) 256-1110 Ball in hand Call Pocket $5 $3/player 8:00PMWhite Salmon Elkhorn (See ad p26) (509) 493-1939 9-Ball $5 $2.50/player 7:00PM

Wednesdays Arlington Shotze’s (See ad p26) (360) 403-7665 8 Ball $7+$3 g.f. $7/player 7:00PMEverett Great American Casino (425) 347-1669 8-Ball-Amateur Tourny $5 $150 7:00PMEverett The New Grove (See ad p25) (425) 438-8449 8-Ball Womens Qual. $5 Free g.f. 100% 7:00PMFederal Way Tall Timbers (See ad p30) (253) 952-2302 8 Ball - Modified TAP $5 100% ($100 max) 7:00PMKent Eli’s Road House(See ad p30) (253) 859-1783 Scotch Doubles $5 50% 7:30PMLakewood Longhorn Saloon (253) 581-2580 8 Ball - Open Tables $5 Pays 80% field 8:00PMMount Vernon Riverside Billiards (See ad p26) (360) 848-9767 8-Ball “C” & Below-Vegas $7.50 7:00PMOkanogan The Club (See ad p12) (509) 422-1907 8 Ball Call Pocket FREE $5/player 7:00PMRenton Spotlight (See ad p26) (425) 277-7850 8-Ball Women $5 100% w/16+ 7:30PMSpokane Sage Bar & Grill (See ad p26) (509) 534-9908 8-Ball Call Pocket $3 Matching 7:00PMSumner Sharkey’s (See ad p26) (253) 863-0742 9-Ball $5 $$$ 7:00PMTacoma City Lights (See ad p23) (253) 383-3301 9 Ball - Texas Express $9 $150 w/25 7:30PM

Thursdays Everett The New Grove (See ad p25) (425) 438-8449 Meat Shoot $5 Free g.f. 7:00PMFircrest Nifty Fifties (See ad p9) (253) 564-9454 9-Ball $5 Matching 7:30PMKent Eli’s Road House(See ad p30) (253) 859-1783 8-Ball Singles $5 50% 7:30PMLakewood Maggie O’Toole’s (See ad p26) (253) 584-3278 8-Ball $5 100% 7:00PMOlympia Frankie’s (See ad p33) (360) 412-1330 9 Ball - Valley $5 Matching 7:00PMRenton Sunset Billiards (See ad p15) (425) 255-7225 9-Ball $10 50% 7:30PMRenton Wild Spirits (425) 228-7950 8-Ball Women $5+$2 g.f. 100% 8:00PMSeattle Dr Cues (See ad p25) (206) 365-1187 9-Ball B & Below $10 $$$ 6:30PMSpokane McQ’s (See ad p27) (509) 891-8357 8 Ball - BCA $5+$2 g.f. $50 7:30PMTacoma Cue & Cushion (See ad p30) (253) 536-1531 9 Ball $5+$2 g.f. $5/player 6:30PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (See ad p33) (360) 256-1110 8 Ball - Call Pocket/Ball In Hand $3 $2/player 8:00PMWhite Salmon Elkhorn (See ad p26) (509) 493-1939 8-Ball $5 $50+based on field 7:00PMWoodinville McCorry’s (See ad p29) (206) 367-4060 8 Ball-Vegas Call Pocket $5 50% 7:30PM

Fridays Everett P C’s Pub (See ad p33) (425) 258-9465 8 Ball - B & below $5 200% 8:00PMEverett Robbie’s Ramblin Rose (See ad p30) (425) 339-8876 Pool Shoot $3 7:30PMOmak Shorthorn Tavern (See ad p29) (509) 826-0338 8 or 9 Ball $5 7:00PM

Renton Mike’s Place (See ad p30) (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 8:00PMShoreline North City (See ad p29) (206) 362-1443 8-Ball $3/player 100% 7:30PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (See ad p33) (360) 256-1110 8 Ball - Call Pocket FREE $2/player 8:00PM

Saturdays Everett The New Grove (See ad p25) (425) 438-8449 9-Ball - Open Qual. $5 Free g.f. 100% 7:00PMEverett Robbie’s Ramblin Rose (See ad p30) (425) 339-8876 Pool Shoot $3 6:30PMFircrest Nifty Fifties (See ad p9) (253) 564-9454 9-Ball $5 100% 2:00PMKent Eli’s Road House(See ad p30) (253) 859-1783 Scotch Doubles $5 50% 5:30PMOkanogan The Club (See ad p12) (509) 422-1907 8 Ball - Vegas Rules FREE $5/player 6:00PMRenton Mike’s Place (See ad p30) (425) 255-9213 8 Ball $5 100% w/16 2:00PMRidgefield Sportsmen’s (See ad p26) (360) 887-8805 8 Ball - Call Pocket $2 Matching 7:30PMSumner Log Cabin (See ad p29) (253) 863-2905 8-Ball $5 Matching 2:00PMTacoma 72nd St (See ad p30) (253) 472-8806 8-Ball Scotch Doubles $5 Matching 2:00PMTacoma Cue & Cushion (See ad p30) (253) 536-1531 8 Ball $5+$2 g.f. $5/player 2:00PMVancouver Spot Bar & Grill (See ad p33) (360) 256-1110 Slop Pool $2 Meat 8:00PM

Sundays Arlington Shotze’s (See ad p26) (360) 403-7665 9 Ball $7+$3 g.f. $7/player 3:00PMEverett Great American Casino (425) 347-1669 8-Ball $10 100% 7:00PMOkanogan Club (See ad p12) (509) 422-1907 9 Ball - Vegas Rules $5 Matching 2:00PMOlympia Frankie’s (See ad p33) (360) 412-1330 8 Ball - Valley $5 Matching 6:00PM

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Tuesdays Beaverton Hot Shots (See ad p20) (503) 644-8869 9 Ball ‘C’ -Texas Express $6+$1 7:00PMForest Grove Let’s Play Billiards (See ad p13) (503) 992-7529 8-Ball $10 $50 7:30PMPortland Illusions (See ad p24) (503) 760-4794 Pool Tournament $5 Matching 7:00PMPortland Sam’s Billiards (See ad p30) (503) 282-8266 8 Ball - Texas Express $5 7:30PM

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Thursdays Aloha Club Underground (See ad p29) (503) 649-1006 9-Ball $5 or $3 $3/player 7:30PMBeaverton Hot Shots (See ad p20) (503) 644-8869 Alternating $6+$1 50% 7:00PMTigard Classic Billiards (See ad p30) (503) 443-6166 9 Ball ‘C’ $5+$2 g.f. 7:00PM

Fridays Oregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 9-Ball Texas Express $5 $75/1st w/16 7:30PMSalem Jammer’s (See ad p12) (503) 362-7494 9 Ball-B & Below Qualifier $5 Matching 7:15PMSalem Sharky’s (See ad p28) (503) 391-4912 8 Ball $5 Matching 7:00PMStayton Mick n Mom’s (See ad p11) (503) 769-7588 Blind Dr Scotch Dbls $5 Matching 7:00PM

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Sundays Aloha Club Underground (See ad p29) (503) 649-1006 8-Ball $5 or $3 $3/player 7:30PMForest Grove Let’s Play Billiards (See ad p13) (503) 992-7529 9-Ball $10 $100 3:00PMOregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 9 Ball - Race 4/3 $5 $75/1st w/16 6:30PMPortland Classic Billiards (See ad p30) (503) 761-2622 Straight Pool (3rd Sun.) $10+$2 g.f. 11:00AMPortland Greek Village (503) 643-2119 9-Ball $5 50% 2:00PMPortland NiteHawk (See ad p14) (503) 285-7177 8 Ball $3M/$2W $100 6:00PMPortland Sam’s Billiards (See ad p30) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool (1st Sun.) $10+$2 g.f. 11:00AMSalem Jammers (See ad p12) (503) 362-7494 8 Ball - BCA Rules $3 Matching 7:00PM

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FEBRUARY 04 TournamentJanuary 10-11, 2004 - Open 9-Ball *

Dr Cues - Shoreline, WA $1,000 ADDED GUARANTEED (See Ad page 25)

$40 entry + $10 green fee - Race to 9/7 - Finals (1) Race to 11Limited to 64 players

January 24-25, 2004 - Open 9-Ball *

Falls Club - Post Falls, ID

$5,000 PAYOUT GUARANTEED (See Ad page 28)

$55 entry + $10 green fee - Race to 9/7 - Texas ExpressLimited to 64 players

JANUARY 04 Tournaments

December 13-14, 2003 - Open 9-Ball *

Harvey’s - Renton, WA $1,000 ADDED GUARANTEED (See Ad page 17)

$40 entry + $10 green fee - Race to 7/5 - Finals (1) Race to 9Modified Texas Express - Entry Deadline Dec 11th at 6PM

DECEMBER 03 Tournament

Stan TourangeauWon @ City Lights

Glenn AtwellWon @ Skyland

Brett SeylerWon @ Let’s Play Billiards

McDermott NorthWest Tour Winners


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