The Board Talk. Published monthly by George & Donna Wilber, 1997 will be even better! Happy New Year!

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1 The Bord Tlk Published monthly by George & Donn Wilber, 1997 will be even better! Hppy New Yer!

2 Shooter" from the Ynks We would like to slute one of the most competitive shooters this gme of shufflebord hs seen in some time. And not just for her stute shooting bility, but for her pssion for the gme nd ll tht she does to mke the gme better for 1 plyers cross the country. Of course, we re tlking bout the one nd only Louise Freer of Pennsylvni. To her shooting credits, whch re mny, she hs just dded gret singles victory t the Est Cost Showdown t Hrvey's Plce in Street, Mrylnd. Wht impresses us more thn her shooting expertise is ll she hs done for our gme of shufflebord, from running pro legues, promoting tournments, volunteering to help in ny wy she cn, to being legue officil, nd finlly, for ll she does s secretry of the Ntionl Shufflebord Hll of Fme. Her insights into the gme re fresh nd inventive nd " she hs more true grit thn plyers with 20 times more time thn she hs in the gme. t: is hrd to believe tht, plyer with only five yers experience hs done this much for our gme. mgine if we ll put forth just one-tenth of the effort she hs, how much better our gme would be. Thnk you very, very, very much, Louise. Keep up the good work Rit nd Jim Ynk Sr., Phildelphi, Pennsylvni And thnk you, Rit nd Jim, for this very well-deserved slute to Louise. Hopefully, your words will provide her with the courge, fortitude nd desire to keep up her good work! This gme needs the likes of her to keep it going nd growing. f you hve red check below, it mens your subscription hs expired. Use the form inside to renew NOW so you won't miss next month's issue! Shu fjlers ' Notebook News nd Views from The Won% of Shufflebord A1 Hs Suggestion for Hll of Fume Directors hve suggestion to the Ntionl Shufflebord Hll of Fme Bord of Directors concerning who to induct fiom yers pst. Who ws known in the Est ws never herd of in the West. Sme with those gret plyers from ll over yers go. However, they ll "pid their dues" to mke the gme wht it is tody nd should be recognized for their contributions to shufflebord. ' t is my understnding tht mny of them do not meet the requirements to be formlly inducted into the Hll. Therefore, suggest we collect ll the informtion possible on these people (pictures, stories, fets, etc.) nd plce it in the Hll of Fme under the title of "The Erly Yers," or ny other pproprite nme. This wy, they will he included in the Hll nd some very colorful people, nd vitl prt of the history of our gme, will be preserved for the future plyers. Aln Primrose, Wynnewood, Oklhom Rc~cuse the sport hs chnged so much from wht it ws yers go, deciding how to honor those individuls fronz tht er hs been one of the gretest chllenges for the NSHF Bord of Directors. The "mesuring stick" they hve for induction tody just doesn'tfit yesterdy's pioneers who plyed mostly for their own glory nd pockets rther thn dvncement of the sport. They didn't hve the tournments, orgniztion, rules nd. disciplines tht shuflebord hs tody, so they cn't be judged by the sme. criteri. However, s you sy, they ')mid their dues" nd should be recognized somehow. Your suggestion is n good one nd we're sure the bord will pprecite your input. it's going to tke the coopertion nd cring of lot of people to gther the i~fornztion nd memorbili to mke it fitting tribute. f you cn help, plese contct the NSHF Bord by writing to Secretry Louise Freer, 189 Brry Ave., hnsdnle, PA While the NSHF hs mde gret strides since its inception, fhere is still the mutter of structure tht will house the Hll where people cn go to lern bout the history of their sport. Steve Blue, dedicted ndin skufler who hs mde his mrk in ntionl circles, recognizes tht we hve to strt somewhere, even ifit's (continued on Pge 12)

3 bge 4 e Bord Tlk Upcoming Events Across the Ntion ndin Showbot Hotel & Csino in Ls Vegs on Jn, 28 3RD ANNUAL WNTER OPEN through Feb. 2. DOUBLES, CHANCE'S 'R', MUNCE, JANUARY 11 Chnces 'R', 3421 S. Wlnut, Muncie, wil host their 3rd Annul Winter Open Doubles on Jn. 11. The double elimintion event wil strt following the 11.m. sponsor sle. Entry fee is $40 per tem nd pyout will be for 16 tems or more. Steve Hrt nd Bob Brown will co-direct the tournment nd your hosl re Bob nd Kren Schounce, Nevd PCSA EXTRAVAGANZA M, SHOWBOAT, LAS VEGAS, JAN. 28-FEB. 2 held on Sundy, Feb. 2. The Pcific Cost Shufflebord Assocition's 9th Annul ShuMebord Extrvgnz will be held t the GAMETME SHUFFLEBOAR13 NTR OD UCES (Blck) m Novice to intermedite Plyer (Red) ExperUPro Plyer / -... A new concept tht llows "quicker ply" nd "instnt hndicp scoring. " AH bords re now vilble with scoring. Old plyfields cn be refinished to ccommodte this new score system. "The new score system &ws novice nd pro plyers to compete equ1b in every frme. f the gme is tied 3 to 13, the novice plyer hs n equl clrunce to score nd win." --Rob Sltm, Fort Worth, Texs GAMETME There rt: six events on the gend, beginning with bring your prtner mteur doubles, $100 per tem entry, m Tuesdy, Jn. 28. The sle is set for 9.m., with beginning t 10.m. Tht evening, the sle for the A-B Drw will strt t 8 p.m., with ply beginning t 8 m. Wednesdy. Entry fee for the A-B Drw is $50 per plyer. The sles for the pro singles nd mteur tem events will be held on Wednesdy evening t 8 p.m. The pro singles, $300 entry, will strt t 8.m. on Thursdy, dong with the Amteur Tem Event, $300 per tem entry. The sles for the pro doubles nd women's singles will strt t 10 p.m. Thursdy night. The pro doubles, $200 per tem entry, will strt t 8.m. Fridy morning, with the pro singles finls scheduled for 1 p.m. The Women's singles, $100 entry, will begin on Sturdy morning t 8.m., with the mteur tem fjnls set for 1 p.m. The pro doubles nd women's singles finls will be Rooms t the Showbot re $53 per night (double cxcupncy) nd must be mde through the PCSA to Tke Your Best Shot! Gmetime hs tken the best in shufflebord nd mde it better! We've dded n improved socring system nd pin-gte to mke this tble perfect for ny loction. And, it's offered in six length -- 12', 14', 16', S', 20' nd 2 OTHER FEATURES NCLUDE: Poiy-resin coted ' plying surfce Fine furn~ture fin~sh Revolutionry scorlng system Optionl light krt We refinish ll brnds of shufflebord. cll for detils Burns, North Richlnd Hills, Texs 76118; Phone: FAX:

4 Jnury 1997 The Bord Tlk Pge 5 qulify for prticiption in Extrvgnz X events. For fther informtion, cll the PCSA t The dedline for both tournment entries nd room reservtions ws Dec. 3 1, so if you missed tht dedline, better cll first to see wht the vilbility my be. Colordo MXED DOUBLES AT BALLOON NN, ARVADA, JAN The Blloon nn, 6440 Wdsworth, Arvd, will host bring prtner mixed doubles on Jn Entry fee is $50 per tem nd the formt is best 2 out of 3, double elimintion. The sle is scheduled for Fridy, Jn. 16, t 8 p.m., followed by $20 blind drws. Competition strts t noon on Sturdy nd will continue t noon on Sundy. For further informtion, contct Gwen or Ron Vogt, The next event t the Blloon nn will be Sdie Hwkins tourney on Feb Nebrsk 1ST ANNUAL SWEETHEART TOURNEY AT HART'S TAVERN, OMAHA, FEB Hrt's Tvern, 3802 "L" St, Omh (under the bridge), will host their 1st Annul Sweethert Tournment Mixed Doubles on Feb Entry fee for &e hndicpped event is $30 per tem nd the drwing wil be held on Feb. 13 t 8 p.m. t will be 100% pybck with money dded. For informtion, cll Hrt's t New York $500 ADDED AT RVERSDE, EARLVLLE, MAY There will be four events, plus round robins, on the gend for prticipnts in the My tournment hosted by the Riverside Hotel in Erlville. The single gme, double elimintion events will be plyed on four bords nd host Roger Swyer will dd $500 to tht: bring prtner tournment. Round robins will kick off the tournment Thursdy 4 night strting t 7.m. Fridy night t 7 p.m. will be the mixed doubles, $,' 0 entry per tem. Sturdy t 10.m. will be the singlbs, $20 entry, nd t 3 p.m. will be the drw prtner, $15 per person. The bring prtner will be held t 11:30.m. on Sundy, $30 per tem. Drwing nd sles will strt t the bove times. You must be present t posted times to enter ech event. The lst tournment pid over $7,000, so don't miss out. For more informtion, cll Roger Swyer t the Riverside, , or Dle Lw, Plese cll nd let them know which events you re plnning to enter. Texs 1ST ANNUAL MOTHER'S SPRNG FLNG DOUBLES, CORPUS CHRST, MAR. 22 "Strt Spring off in beutiful Corpus Christi with gret drw prtner, double elimintion tournment t the best shufllebord estblishment in town, with the two fstest wood bords in cptivity," encourges Neil Grvin (see letter in Notebook). There will be $500 dded prize money nd free "Mother's" menu food. The br will open t 10.m. nd the drw will begin t 2 p.m. Sturdy, Mrch 22, with no sponsor sle scheduled t this time. Due to time, spce nd tble limittions, only 32 plyers will be dmitted. The first 16 plces will go to the first 16 first-plce winners of Mother's regulr Fridy night drw prtners tournments strting Jn. 3 through Mrch 14. Two more plces will go to the highest plce finishers of the tournment held on Mrch 21 tht hve not lredy been registered. 'he finl 14 plces will go to. the first 14 entries received. These 14 entries will cost $40 ech. The totl purse should be $1420, pying five plces. Entry fees nd lodging inquiries should be sent to: Neil Grvin, 1421 Cs Grnde Dr., Corpus Christi, TX , or cll Time permitting, $10 blind drws nd open chllenges wi follow the tournment. f enough interest is shown, n erly single elimintion tournment my be held on Sundy. Mother's Pizz & Por Boys is locted t Leoprd St. in Corpus Christi. They re new ddition to our ntionl shufflebord network. NO MORE TOURNEYS AT SYD'S BAR, NOBLESVLLE According to Butch Thoms, Syd's Br in Noblesville, ndin, hs been sold to pro golfer who hs no interest in shufflebord. Therefore, ll future tournments t tht loction hve been cncelled. "t hurt me very bd,...,but the gme of shufflebord will not die in ndin becuse of some little bll!" he sid.

5 11 As The Puck 11 Turns... By George & Donn Wilber Thnks to ll of you who remembered us with your Holidy greetings. They helped lift our spirits which hd plunged to n ll-time low when we lost our beloved sonin-lw on Dec. 12 t the ge of 47. Mny of you endered yourselves to our dughter Teri when she pinch-hit for Donn with her Dd t the 1992 Reno tournment. f you'd like to let her know you're thinking of her during this difficult time, send your messges to Teri Elkins, 2725 Northwest Ave., Lnsing, M While we mourned our loss, we rejoiced in the ddition of new member of our fmily, our GREAT grndson, Quentin Tyler Elkins. Objectively speking, he is the most beutiful, smrtest boy in the whole wide world! So, life goes on... ****** We were quite overwhelmed by the number of subscribers who took dvntge of our offer of renewing for three yers t the now-old $15 rte. Thnks for your vote of confidence! As we strt our 14th yer of publiction, we pledge our continued support for the growth of shufflebord -- with the help of our dvertisers nd subscribers (without you, we just wouldn't be!). When we look bck t our Erst meger 4-pger newsletters nd compre it to our verge 24 to 32 pges of tody, the 4 or 5 upcoming events listed in 1984 nd compre it with 1997's multiple listing, the hlf-pge listing of shufflebord estblishments grown to 4-pge pull-out section, the phenomenl increse of reports nd viewpoints -- then we cn sit bck nd sy: "We (shufflebord nd us) hve come long wy, Bby!" ****** Our sincere pologies to Time Out #2 Sports Br, 307 Eldordo, Webster, Texs, phone , for omitting them fiom lst month's Ply Your Wy Across the USA. Plese dd them to your mp! The computer "te" portions of our listing so insted of just updting the list, we hd to reconstruct. There my hve been others who were victims of tht reconshuction. f you know of ny tht got missed, let us know. Shuffers use tht qurterly Listing in their trvels, so it's importnt to hve it complete nd ccurte. / ****** We hope yo$ 1997 will be filled with helth, hppiness, prosperity, nd lots of shufflin' fun! George & Donn To All Our Mny Friends in the Wonderful World of Shufflebord, We Wish You the Best of Everything! AL RYAN nd ll of us t Corrign & Kierhim VFW POST Prospect Avenue Brooklyn, New York

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7 Pge 8 The Bord Tlk Jnury1997 Collett nd Mrty Score Rre Triple Crown Sweep -- But it Wsn 1 Esy! By Mrty Allen S~eci from West Plm Bech: 'm sure, t times, it looked like "sightseeing tour" becuse of ll the plyers nd specttors wlking the one block between Corbitt's Hidewy nd Hppy Dys Cfe, sites of the Florid Stte Chmpionships. This went on ll dy nd night nd ll weekend s we were plying three bords with no bck-to-bck ply on ny one bord. Our hosts this yer were Aln Vnsse of Corbitt's Hidewy nd Crmine Tlerico of Hppy Dys Cfe. We thnk them nd their stffs for opening erly nd closing lte to serve our needs. Of course, with "Jimmy the Cop" in town, you know we hd some gret drw prtner gmes nd lots of side ction nd, believe me, Jimmy plyed our old Americn bords s well s nyone in our tournment. wish to personlly thnk my West Plm Bech re nd sttewide friends for prticipting. We ll strive to win, but winning is experience nd experience is plying ginst tough competition nd wtching rhe different styles, prctice the different styles, nd lerning the bsic strtegic moves, nd D D once sked one of the top plyers in the world nd one of The best lggers of ll time wht he considered ws the strongest prt of his gme. Well, Bobby Voorhis of Lndin looked me stright in the eye nd sid: "Mrty, pride myself on my defense nd... good gme pln." Enough sid -- rest my cse. A specil thnks to Al Lmbert for keeping thr: b~rds in tip-top shpe nd to Alvis Rmey for sprying the bords every morning nd showing me the correct wy. phrse nd spelling nd she hs sved us mny times over (much like The Bord Tlk's George nd Donn). So, the next time you see one of the Boyetts, plese shke their hnds nd thnk them for supporting Florid shufflebord in big wy. And the Winners Were... n their fist step towrd their triple crown, Collett Stnley of Plm Bech Grdens nd Mrty Allen of West Plm Bech were winners of the open doubles. Collettcl nd Mw (right), 1996 Open Doubles Chn~ps, with second-plce finishers Alvis Rrney of Titrmille nd Jimmy Kumpul, South Dyton (center), nd Richey Mxson nd Rick Rube of West Plm Bech, third plce. Bob Boostedt nd Gry Kelter of Lrgo finished in fourrh plce. Mr. Everything: My good friend Ry Boyett nd his wonderful computer printed out our rules nd tournment formt nd sent them out sttewide. Ry lso hs home workshop nd mde 18 shufflebord replic wood plques to donte to our stte tournment. To my criticl eye, they were lmost on pr with the fmous Lis Melton wood plques. Ry is in chrge of our brcket bord during the tournment nd, s such, explined the concept of no bck-to-bck bord ply to our new friends from Penscol Bech, the brothers Mike nd Don Willimson nd Ron Mgee. Pretty impressive so fr, huh? Ry's son, Chris Boyett, ws in chrge of the sponsor sles; he is gref nd misses nothing. Cse in point, if you're ever in Lrgo, Florid, stop in t the Whiskey Depot nd sk owner Bob Boostedt bout his musing story on our sponsor sle nd Chris. Ry's wife. Crole Boyett, checks ll outgoing literture for correcmess of For the second stright yer, Collett Stnley (right) ws the ldies' singles chmpion. Cindy Nult of Wrllington (center) took second plce honors, with KelEry Vughn of West Plm Bech in third. Crole Boyett of Homested finished fourth.

8 Jnury 997 The Bord Tlk Pge 9 cptured first plce nd Lonzo Knight nd Tom Lttenhuer finished second. Ken Vn Zile nd Mce Church took third, with Steve Bennett nd Jimmy (the cop) Kumpul in fourth plce. There were 18 tems in the bring prtner event with pyoff of over $3200. Steve Bennett nd Bob Crpenter completed the winner's brcket to tke first, with Dick Losee nd Russ Reynolds in second plce. Bill Bergner nd Jim Brun finished third, with John nd Shron Cnino in fourth plce. second-plcefinisher Jimmy Kumpul (center) nd Chuck Dewees of Jupiter, who finished third. Fourth nlce went to Ry Boyett of Homested. Doug Fridley Jr. sports big smile s he collects his first-plce winnings in the singles t Riverside. Scoring one morefivst were Colkett Stnley nd Mrty Allen (right) in the mixed couples chmpiosh$ event. Cindy Nult nd Chuck Dewees (center) took second, with Kelley Vughn nd Smmy Bss of West Plm Bech in third plce. Riverside (Edville, New York) Tourney Pys Over $7,000 The Riverside in Erlville, New York, hosted weekend tournment in October, with round robins on Fridy night, singles on Sturdy morning, drw prtner on Sturdy fternoon, nd bring prtner on Sundy, bringing the pot to over $7,000. n the $10 round robin, Lonzo Knight nd Tom Lttenhuer cme out on top of field of 32 plyers, with Fred Trux nd A Robidoux in second plce. n the $20 round robin, Denise Russell nd Bob Crpenter took first in field of 24, with Rlph Brker nd Jerrico Wright in second plce. i Doug Fridley ~r,.,bf wterloo took first in the singles event, with Lonzo $Knight in second nd Don Perry in third plce. The drw prtner event ttrcted 30 plyers vying for pot of nerly $ Keith Jones nd Arlo Johnson Doubles winners Steve Bennett nd Bob Crpenter (front), with second plce finishers Russ Reynolds nd Dick Losee (left hck) nd Bill Bergner nd Jim Brq Host Roger Swyer (lefl) thnks the Michign crew of Slick Prrish, "One-Arm John" nd Jimmy "the cop" for their prticiption in this event. Roger lso thnks Steve Bennettfor the sponsor sles, Dle Lw nd Bob Crpenter for the brckets, nd Buck for the chili. "With the effort of Roger nd others, this tournment keeps growing," sid Dle Lw. "Keep up the good work!"

9 Pge 10 The Bord Tlk Jnury 1997 Nelson/Lmnpley Winners of BZ 's Annul Thnksgiving Tournment BZ's Sports Br & Grill in Settle, Wshington, hosted their nnul Thnksgiving tournment with 14 tems vying for shre of $3,200, with $500 dded money, thnks to owners Crig nd Lis. When the 2 out of 3, double elimintion event ws over on Sundy evening, it ws repet of lst yer's top winners. Winners Loren Lmpley (left) nd Drrol Nelson get specil congmtultiosfrom Loren's friend, Pulette McKinney. hren lso won the $20 drw on Fridy night with prtner Dn "The Hitt Mn" Hitt in field of 32 nlvers. Chuck Norris (Eeff) nd Jim Aklis took second plce honors. "We hope in the future to get more tems like we used to hve, but there hs been conflict with nother tournment in the re for the pst few yers," reports.tim nd Michelle Frmn. "With the Evergreen Shufflebord Assocition intct nd working, things hve been worked out for the upcoming yers. "Thnks to Mike, the fithful, longtime chef of BZ's, for prepring such gret mel of ll you could et -- chicken, mshed pottoes nd grvy, sld nd ~om. Good cookin', Mike! "Thnks lso to Rick, the brtender, for his gret service (especilly to Jim). Rick hs been known to come bck erly &om vction just to be ble to serve shufflebord plyers. Didn't you come bck erly once from Hwii, Rick? Wht guy! Shufflebord plyers MUST be gret. "We wish you ll good fortune nd hppiness in the New Yer dong with the grekst gift of ll -- FRENDSHP," sid Jim nd Michelle -- - Frewell to close Friend, A1 Ri Denver's shufflebord circle hs lost one ~f their most dedicted plyers. Al Ri suffered mssive hert ttck on Vov. 22 nd pssed wy 11 dys lter on lec. 3 t the very young ge of 54. A1 hs been plying in vrious trveling egues for pproximtely 15 yers, most.ecently for the Twin Towers Lounge in the Vortb Section of Denver. A1 is survived by his wife Phyfiss nd five ;rown children (three boys nd two girls). Denver's shufflebord cornunity will lefinitely miss gret person nd gifted )lyer. Rest in pece, my good fiend. Bud LChppell Denver, Colordo Person nd Jim "Cvernrz" Wrd in fourth. Editor's Note: Shuflers my send their messges of 'ympthy to Phyliss t 2027 W. 102nd Ave., Thorn ton, :O )

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11 Pge 12 The Bord Tlk Jnury 1997 Notebook (continuedfrom Pge 2) people who mde it memorble experience for outof-stute visitors. Supporting ech other's events, even temporry interim "home" for the Hll. HP'S onered though it involves the expenses of trvelling, is wht his business fcility, with nice showcse, s plce to mkes The World of Shgflebord grow. We lso slute strt. Let's fce it: it> going to tke some big bucks to The Shflebord ~ederirion for sponsoring n event build structure like the Bsebll Hll of Fme in Cooperstown nd we just don't hve those kind of bucks now nd it m y be while before we do. We encourge the NSHF to seriously consider his ofleer: ndin is centrl plce nd, like Steve sys, it's plce to strt. Philly Gls Sy Thnks to Michign Hosts We would Eke to sy "Thnk You" to everyone t the Wetlnd Br's Ldies Weekend Tournment in October in Royl Ok, Michign, for very memorble trip nd event. t ws nice seeing fmilir fces nd meeting new ones. A specil thnks to host Mike Pp nd his brmids for treting us like "old friends nd letting us be ourselves. Four Gls from Philly: Judy, Rit, Mry nd Lind We slute you "Four Gls" for trvelling the long distnce to support this nnul event, nd the hometown tht provides women with n opportunity to leve hubbies nd kids behind nd compete ginst other women who shre the common bond of the love of,shl@le. bord. News from Hrvey's Plce, Street, Mrylnd.... Hrvey Comer nd Drlyne Belcher, hosts of one of the most ctive shufflebord estblishments on the Est Cost, Hrvey's Rce in Street, Mrylnd, re constntly dding to their progrm to increse shufflebord ctivity. With five bords vilble, it gives distinct dvntge in offering vrious progrms. n erly November, higher stkes weekend tournment ws held which included singles event -- the first in long time in this re. There will be repet of this type tournment in the future (dte to be nnounced; wtch The Bord Tlk for specifics). This will be in ddition to the regulr four weekend tournments, the remining two scheduled for Feb, 28- Crrying on the trdition of qulity you expect from the shufflebord experts!.bords (our own exclusive finish).weights (shuffler's top choice).products (try our Americn Lightning control speed wx) AMERCAN NTERNATONAL SHUFFLEBOARD CORPORATON,/ 308 Rilrod Ave., Hckensck, NJ 07602, Phone: FAX: i

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13 Wetlnds Br Grill 1997 Shufflebord Tournment Schedule Jnury Mrch April My September December rd Annul Round Robin Singles 3rd Annul St. Ptrick's Tournment (A-B Drw, Open Singles, Open Doubles) 2nd Annul Mixed Weekend (Mixed Doubles, Mens nd Ldies Singles) 4th Annul Memoril Dy Tournment (Open Singles nd Open Doubles, two out of three, double elimintion) 3rd Annul Ldies Weekend (Singles, Doubles nd Drw Prtners) 3rd Annul Wetlnds Br & Grill is locted t 1008 North Woodwrd Avenue, 1?h miles north of 1-696, Royl Ok, MiChign For more informtion, plese cll Mike Pp t Wetlnds (810) h or John McDermott t The Shufflebord Federtion (810)

14 M.J. Food & irits 21 = 2Sr 1997 THREE EVENTS ON THREE GREAT BOARDS Drw Prtners: $25.OO per plyer, limit of 48 plyers. "A" plyers cn not drw ech other. Auction t 8:00 pm on Fridy night, ply begins immeditely therefter. Open Doubles: Open Singles: per plyer, limit of 20 tems. Auction t 3:00 on Sturdy fternoon, ply begins immeditely therefter. $25.00 per plyer, limit of 24 plyers. Auction t 390 on Sturdy fternoon, ply begins immeditely therefter..bords reserved fter 3:00 Fridy fternoon for registd tcumment plyers. +M events re single gme, double elimintion. Eleven point gmes in the Drw Prtners nd Open Doubles, 15 point gmes in the Open Singles. Constnt ction formt for the Doubles & Singles..Entry dedline for the drw is 6 p.m. Fridy, Feb. 21. For the Open Doubles & Open Singles, it is 1 p.m. Sturdy..There is $5.00 registrtion fee, which goes to Rob Kern who will he the tournment director. M.J. McCbes Food & Spirits is locted t 54 E. Morley Drive (M-46) in Sginw. To get there, tke 1-75 to Exit 149-A nd go est pproximtely 112 mile. The br opens dily t 7 m., serves gret food, nd will hve four bords on hnd for the tournment. For dditionl informtion, contct Dve t M.J. McCbes (517) , or The Shufflebord Federtion t (810) Bords furnished by Decker Shufflebord, Toledo, Ohio. There re severl hotels close by. Knights n, (517) , is offering specil tournment rte of $ tx for one or two people NAME PHONE ( ) CTY STATE ZP UREGSTRATON FEE (5.00) ODRAW PARTNERS (25.00) OPEN SNGLES (25.00) OOPEN DOUBLES (25.00) DOUBLES PARTNER TOTAL ENCLOSED To reserve spot, send check pyble to M.J. McChes Food & Spirits for the mount of your entry nd registrtion fee to: M.J. McCbes, 54 E. Morley Drive, Sginw, M

15 Mrch 2,md Apfil Every Sturdy night, reltively lrge crowd shows up for $5 drw tournments. t is not uncommon to see Phildelphi, P., nd Bltimore, Md. (from s fr s 60 miles wy) show up in dtion to Wilmington, Dd. nd locl plyers. Of course, New Yer's Eve lwys drws crowd to ply t this shufflebord-oriented plce. Two fmilir fces t Hrvey's Plce shuflebord ctivities re hostess Drlyne Belchev (right) nd photogrpher Brend Wllce. You'll ofrpn see these two in tournment winner's circles. Hrvey hs now nnounced tht the first Sturdy of every month t 1 p.m. will be $20 drw prtner tournment with sponsor sle. These get-togethers were quite populr in this re severl yers go nd plyers hve been expressing desire to hve rhem gin. Hrvey nd Drlyne re hppy to mke their bords vilble nd believe it will not conflict with their every Sturdy night crowd which strts t 8 p.m. Py-off schedules re to chnge gin t Hrvey's. Trying to find the most populr py-off schedule hs been problem nd we hve experimented, sys Hrvey. "We will not chnge for chnge ske, but will chnge fter responsible input from prticipnts." With tht in mind, ll mjor 3-dy tournments nd the 1st Sturdy of the month drw, the pyoff will chnge to the 1 in 4 concept. For every four plyers entered, there will be one plce pid: 8 tems - 2 plces; 12 tems - 3 plces, etc. This chnge is in n effort to increse prticiption nd stisfction, Hrvey sid. Hope you will ll come to Hrvey's Plce, 3403 Conowingo Rd., Street, Mrylnd; phone Dick Gorrnn, Wilmington, Delwre We slute Hwey nd Drlyne s hosts nd you s tournment directorfor keeping "in tune" with shuflers' desires nd respotlding to those desires. You cn't plese ll the people ll the time -- but you cr1 keep trying to plese the mjority who support your events. The Bord Tlk Pge 13 Glen 's Gols for 1997 As Christms pproches here in Oklhom, we hve hd only one winter storm which lsted only few dys, but we're hoping for white Christms. By the time this is red, Christms nd New Yers will be in the pst nd everyone will be set for the new yer with their gols nd predictions. As for me, hve one more gol for shufflebord tht hope to fill in Some of it will be the Ntionl Shufflebord Hll of Fme nd the peope who will be inducted, long with our gols of getting the sttes involved in induction ceremonies for whomever they induct. So fr, ll 've herd from is Michign nd Oklhom. They hve plns for inducting plyers fiom their respective res t upcoming tournments. Anyone interested in more informtion, write or cll me ( ) or Secretry Louise Freer, 189 Brry Ave., Lnsdle, PA 'm sying tht if this doesn't get strted this yer, then it more thn likely never will. We hve this tpe of n induction with full honors t the Southwest Open in f you re interested in this tpe to lern from nd grow upon, send $50 to me, 3220 Crgg St., Oklhom City, OK All proceeds over expenses will go to the NSHF. From this first of its kind video, you cn lern how to set up your ceremonies. Together we cn mke things hppen. Pitch in, form committee, cll friend tht will help get it sted Following the Reno tournment, we went over to Auburn, Cliforni, nd stopped t Fred nd Lois Thumn's for night nd then on over the mountins Est ' to see Don nd Donn Cox. They hve home in the mountins in beutiful loction on strem close to Bellfower Bruce's home wy from home. Arkie lives there, too. Don nd DOM~ hd cook-out nd Fred nd Lois dnwe over for the dy. We were down some pretty steep grdes nd got lodged high center. Donnie pulled us out nd then he drove the motor home to the top of the mountin. Thnks, Don nd Donn, for gret dventure deep in the mountins of Sierr Mdre. We will hve NSHF meeting t the Vegs tourney t the Showbot. Your input is welcome. A lst word: if you cn't do nyhng for the gme cf shufflebord, don't do nythmg ginst it! Glen Dvidson, Oklhom City, Oklhom Once gin, we encourge every member of The World ofsh..ebnrd to support the NSHF with ides, finfzncie contributions, by forming stte cornmitrees nd iridrdcting wort1y individul^ into stte Hlls of Fme. A g~lrssroots efjort cn mke it go! Gld to her bout the Coxes. See Pge 14, Glen, for exmples ofwht indrvid~ru1.s re dozg FOR the gme ofshufj2ebord.

16 Pge 14 The Bord Tlk Jnury 1997 More Notebook (continwdfrorn Pge 131 Shufflebord Growing in St. Louis, Missou ri... Things hve progressed nicely here in St. Louis nd elsewhere in Missouri. We get more new plyers ll the time. Old plyers seem to turn up out of nowhere. Rules re becoming stndrdized nd more in line with the ntionl scene. The conditions of the bords nd plying surfces re improving gretly. We hve few plces with multiple bords now nd lots of very nice people who pply their time nd energy to mintining nd building shufflebord. t's been good nd productive two yers for us since you introduced me to Woodie Cocknun, nd thnk you for tht. Soon, 'we'll be redy for the next step -- next yer, think. Sty tuned -- you'll her bout it. Hppy Holidys to you nd yours. Dn Kelly, St. Louis, Missouri We slute you nd Woodie for your gret tem effort to su$ce those "very nice people" nd for introducing them to us. Missouri is erning its ritle of the "Show Me. Stte" by setting the pce for shuflebord growth. Keep -up the good work! Mother's Piu Shufflebord His tory n erly 1992, while ws promoting shufflebord ply in Corpus Christi, pproched Gil "Mother" Sheets bout the possibility of putting on tournment on the unused 22 ft, bord t her br, despite the fct tht it ws covered with tlcum powder nd only hd six weights. She told me she didn't own the bord nd nobody plyed on it except the kids nd would hve to contct the owner. The owner wsn't interested in putting up $20 for the purse fter got the tble plyble, so he nd went into negotitions for me to purchse the tble. Finlly, in July of 1995, we reched n greement nd purchsed my first tble on Aug. 1. mmeditely upon pying for the tble, clened nd djusted it nd tested it with used set of weights. During the hour it took me to trnsform tht unused bord to Your News & Views re Welcome! Deqline for ech issue is the 15th of the month. Send to: The Bord Tlk 421 E. Sheridn, Lnsig, M very good plying, very fst tble, hd six ptrons oggling the bord in disbelief. Jerry Sheets, Gil's husbnd, wnted to try his hnd t the tble nd nerly loosened the crdle end bords t the opposite end when he shoved (?) the weights. He sked if would consider renting him the tble on 30-dy tril bsis nd direct tournment on Aug. 11 nd sid YES. brought eight plyers nd, to my surprise, Mother's hd eight plyers for blind drw, piring one oulider with one Mother's plyer, nd gret time ws hd by ll. We even hd live bnd, which plyed most Fridys for bout two yers prior to the introduction of Fridy Night Shufflebord. The lst we herd the bnd on Fridys ws Aug. 18. From good strt, we got stedy growth to the point where for two weeks in August 1996, due to time limittions, only 24 plyers could ply. suggested second bord nd discovered tht Gil nd Jerry hd lredy discussed the possibility. On Sept. 1, instlled nother 22 ft. bord nd now clim to hve the two fstest wood bords in cptivity. lso mde two 2 in, by 12 in. by 8 t. brs tht sit 38 inches high lone side one of the tbles (the bcks nd corners re edged with plexigls). All the plyers jockey to get set t the br where they hve n unobstructed view nd set. Oh, The verge number of plyers is now 26 on Fridys nd the first Sturdy of ech month is bring prtner night. Wht gret sporting gme shufflebord is nd, t Mothers, the plyers nd peons cheer nd pplud the plys like the gllery t professionl golf tournment. Y'll come down nd ply, y her! Ndl Grvin, Corpus Christi, Texs A herzy Bord Tlk slute to Neil, who proves wht one person cn do to promote the growth of shuflebord. Mothers, n new ddition to our mp, is locted t Goprd St., Coqms Christi; phone

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18 Shufflebord Directory Ptronize these Shufflebord Businesses nd Estblishments WHSTLNG OYSTER TAVERN Hiwy 101, P.O. Box 580 Quilcene, WA FVE VERY FAST SHTFFLEBOARDS EXCELLENT FOOD R.V. Prking Bill-Sndee Bob Lewis & Son Shuflebords & Supplies Bords Bought, Sold, Lesed Electronic Scoring Systems for ll Bords Bob Lewis, 1919 W. Sn Miquel, Phoenix, Arizon Bob Lewis, Mickey Lewis, Dnny 's Sports Br Weekly Shuflebord Blind Drws - Money Added! Fridys: $10 Plyer's Night Sturdys: $5 Hndicpped Tourney Wednesdys: Legue Ply Three Bords -- Good Food! Triple Crown Shufflebord Supplies, nc. Qulity products, Qulity service 3211 S. 130th Ave., Omh, NE TOP'S Tht Other Plce for Shufflebord 2817 Wtson, St. Louis, Missouri Phone TOURNAMENTS WED. AND SAT. NGHTS 'Supporting the officil rules of The Shujjlebord Federhbn, nc. " GATEWAY TO THE WEST! FNEST SHUFFLEBOARD ESTABLSHMENT SKP'S LOUNGE "A gretplce forfun, food nd shusflebord in Michign 's Vction Wonderlnd -- llyer long!" Westheimer, Houston, Texs Phone: M-55 Clr US. 27, Houghton Lke, Michign ~istinctive Custom Lether Weight Cses Club Cr Lounge 3 Bords - tlin Food - Country Music 111 N. Sginw, Durnd, Michign 100 % Hnd-Mde Phone: Bill-n-Lynn 's Plce Fritzi Brok 35 E. Firview Avenue, Meridin, dho Bourbon, N Phone: "Come Shufle t Our Plce!" Biley's Shufflebord Bord ReJinishing - Shumebord Supplies MAJESTC BAR & CAFE 156 OAKLANE AVENUE PONTAC, M th St, Moline, Michign (810) Phone or A & M Amusement Service your hosts, CHA RLEE 6: DON BOSTWCK A. 2. Custom Refnishing Shuflebords Service Supplies Since Experience, ntegrity nd Cre -- You Cn't Bet A1 Stewrt! 3- Yer Gurntee 2354 ~ountin~iew, El Monte, Cliforni Lesing-Sles-Service-Supplies-Mintennce Cre Business Home F O ~ or FAX Nerly Everywhere! Cost Mes, Cliforni

19 Jnury 1997 The Bord Tlk Pge 17 Pittmn/Riley/Dunn Tops t Houston 's Egle Lodge Thnksgiving Event The locls dominted the bords t the Thnksgiving Trdition 2nd Annul Tournment t Egles Lodge 391 1, Houston, Missouri. n the bring your prtner event, Rick Pimn nd Chrlie Riley cme from the loser's brcket to bet Crolyn Johnston nd Den Pinkston out of the first plce spot. Third went to lst yer's chmps, Jim Dunn nd Chuck Muehlhuser of St. Louis. The three-dy event ws kicked off with drwprtner get-cquinted tourney lte Thnksgiving Dy. The winners were Hrvey Wtden of Memphis, Tennessee, nd Den Pinkston of Houston. Second plce honors went to Frncis Wters of Slem, Missouri, nd John Stenger of Houston. Third went to Chuck Muehlhuser nd Dle Gettys of Houston. The lst event of the tournment ws the singles, with Jim Dunn coming out on top, followed by Chitrlie Riley in second nd Cuck Muehlhuser in third. "The bd wether stopped lot of plyers from coming in for this tournment, but tht didn't stop the Lodge's Ldies' Auxiliry from bringing in lots of homecooked food," reports Woodie Cockrum. "No question bout it. Their gret food took first plce in this tournment. "We would like to thnk West Plins Beverge Co. for sponsoring this tournment. "One of the top locl plyers, Moe Miller, spent the entire tournment time in the hospitl eting tht gret hospitl food nd being pmpered by those needlesticking nurses. Moe, everyone wishes you gret 1997 nd we will see you t the next meet," sid Woodie. Bumpers Billirds Hosts First Bumpers Billirds in Pflugerville, Texs, Ron nd Debbie Bower's new tournment loction, hosted their first event on Nov There were 36 plyers signed up for Fridy night's A/B drw prtner. Tony Fiumm of Austin (left) nd Flynt Preston of Houston took top honors in the A/B Drw. Winners of the bring prtner event on Sturdy were Bobby Willims nd Crlos Guzrnn of Ft. Worth (cermr). Second plce went to Mrk McLeod of Austin : (right) nd his Dd, Gene McLeod of Missouri (lefr). They put Flynt Preston nd Hrvey Kidd of Houston in third plce. Eddie Woods of Fort Worth rook top honors in the hrzdicp singles evmt. He bet out home boy, Rndy Rogers, who cm.e in second. "Ron nd thnk ll prticipnts for coming nd hope they enjoyed themselves," sid Debbie. "We lso thnk everyone who helped with dusting bords, collecting money, c. And we thnk Gene, Srh nd Rndy, new mngers of Bumpers, for their gret food. They were overwhelmed when wtching some of the mtches. Gene told me, 'Srh nd know how to ply shufflebord, but you guys re serious bout this gme!"' Second plce ws won by Lyndon Bize of Austin nd Jhnny Bllrd of Houston, with Gene McLeod of Mssouri nd Crlos Guzmn of Ft. Worth in third. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

20 P 1e 18 Frisco Eddie 's Revenge: The Return A series by Blbo Ron Schweikert (zn the lst episode, Tcom Tim ws tking Eddie nd LiE to their "moment of decision" -- where would they go for their next shuflebord dventure?) Tim's Bronco ws pproching nterstte 5. They were on 512 nd still hdn't mde up their minds which wy they wnted to go. TcomSettle ws on their right, nd Olympi nd severl other towns further south were on their left. Lil decided to flip coin. Eddie would cll it. t cme up "heds" (which ws lwys Eddie's cll). He pondered for moment... then sid: "'ve never relly seen the Settle re except for the irport nd the drive to Puyllop. Why don't we hng right nd give it shot, O.K.?" Everyone ws in greement to tht, so Tim swung onto the freewy nd heded north. Eddie wsn't exctly sure why he hd decided to return to Settle. He wondered to himself if tht pretty girl nmed Tmmi he met t the swimming pool when they were in Texs my subconsciously hve hd something to do with it. After ll, she hd sid to look her up if he ever got in the re. He dismissed the fleeting notion then nd sid: "Yo, Tim, how re we going to work this thing?" Tim replied: "Well, there's spot up the rod wys tht hs the best ction. t's clled Gee Bee's. t's the, weekend, so they11 hve some kind of ply going on. They lwys do," They drove for bout 30 minutes nd then Tim exited the freewy. n bout five minutes, he pulled into prking lot nd sid: "This is it, guys. Let me go in by myself first nd check the ction. T'll be bck in few minutes. " Eddie could sense tht feeling of excitement he ws feeling more nd more just before he ws going to shoot. His nerves nd senses were strting to pek. t ws wonderful senstion! After minute or two, Tim cme to the doorwy nd motioned for them to come up. They joined him just outside the entrnce wy. He told them tht there ws lot of ction going on inside nd tht they'd find it very interesting. They ll entered the plce then, nd no sooner thn Lil got inside, she ws cknowledged by severl of the plyers. There were two of the plyers tht Lil knew didn't come from tht of the country, nd she surmised tht they were there for the sme reson she nd Eddie were. They wved tdher nd Tim between shots nd hollered "hellos.: Lil nd Tim knew these guys were probbly "trigpin"' round the Northwest re, much the sme s she nd Eddie were. The one ws of verge height, nd the other ws tller. They both wore glsses. They were plying gme of doubles with couple of the locl plyers nd it ws obvious tht they hd them wy tt-clssed. The three of them found sets nd, fter they got settl~xl nd hd ordered their drinks, the tller of the two men cme up to Lil nd sid: "Long Bech Lil, it's good to see you. t's been long time." 'L extended her hnd s she replied: "Well, now, ndin Joe, see you've got your sidekick, 'The Wrpper,' with you." The smll tlk ended when it ws Jm's turn to shoot. The other one cme up then nd shook hnds with Lil nd Tim. Now, these two were hustlers -- good hustlers, nd Lil knew she'd hve to scheme pretty good if they were going to get out of here with score. Neither of them knew Eddie. Tht ws obvious when they didn't even py ny ntention to him when they entered. Her brin ws strting to click now, lmost instinctively. This ws the prt of the ction she enjoyed lmost s much s lgging out to win gme! Most of ny gme in these types of situtions ws won or lost -- even before the qurters went into the slot. ndin nd Wrpper's gme ws just bout over. mere were no chllengers becuse everyone knew they couldn't bet those guys, nd much better plyers were now on the scene. Lil mde her move then by plcing two qurters ner the center of the tble nd sying: "You two don't mind if we give you chllenge here, do you?" They both smiled nd sid: "No problem." They knew Tim hdn't competed seriously for long time, so they figured they wouldn't hve ny trouble with him in the ction. The gme ended with the locls losing by good mrgin. Lil very quietly clued Eddie in on the ction whle the bord ws bdng wiped. She told him tht one of these guys ws fiom the Midwest nd the other ws from the Northest prt of the country, nd tht they temed up from time to time. She told him to just look "innocent1' nd not let on nything bout himself personlly. Eddie sked her: "This isn't going to be repet of Texs or nything like tht, is it?" She sid: "Not this time, sweethert. These two re pros. They11 tke every penny we've got if they cn...but there won't be ny trouble. You just ct like bystnder, O.K.?" Eddie could brely overher the other two guys s they were deciding on their gme pln. They were convinced they wouldn't hve. ny trouble becuse of Tim being in the gme. They decided tht the shorter one wwld ply Tim nd the other would go up ginst El. Eddie felt kind of left out s he sw the bord being wxed, nd the quters go in the slot. He wnted in the

21 Jnu~ 1997 The Bord Tlk Pge 19 Our wish is for yer of gentleness ndpece for the World of Shufflebord. 6 George & Donn Wilber,/ THE BOARD TALK 421 E. Sheridn Rd., Lnsing, M Phone:

22 Pge 20 The Bord Tlk Jnury 1997 Winners from the individul qulifiers 23 t 'lhrd Bse, Division singles: lst, Brin Wlker; 2nd, Dle Koters; 3rd, Johnny 7 t Hunter's Pub, Div. 11singles: 1 st, Wyne Hmmond; 2nd, Merk 8 t Dnny's Sports Br, open drw: lst, M. Bker nd G. Berd; Znd, A. Keith nd B. 14 t BJ's Sports Br, Div. l singles: lst, Jck Scott; 2nd, Gilbert 15 t Wy-Out-West, Div. 1 bring prtner: lst, J. Scott nd A. Keith; 2nd, F. Preston nd A. Nguyen Wtch next month's issue for results of the Houston Holidy Open. Thnksgiving Fest nd More t Gold Nugget Goid Nugget in Arlington, Texs, hosted multievent tournment over the Thnksgiving weekend. Wednesdy's co-ed drw ws won by Billy Mys of Dlls nd Lilly Kidd from Houston, with second plce honors tken by Tmmy Denson of Ft. Worth nd Hrvey Kidd of Houston. n the left-over guys drw, it ws J.D. Sweet of Hollnd nd Mike Alvey of Grnbury emerging s tse winners. Billy Mys nd Tony Howrd of Austin were winners of l'bursdy's Division drw. Second plce went to Bobby Willims nd Lee Duncn of Dlls nd third plce went to Johnny Wyne Crwford nd Bobby Wright, both of Dlls. Division 11 winners were Don Bell of Ft. Worth nd Tom French of Austin. Second plce went to Crol Audett nd Joyce Holmes, both of Dlls. Fridy's bring prtner Division winners were Din Hgen nd Flynt Preston of Houston. Tking second plce were Bill nd Mitch Melton of Dvis, Oklhom. Division 1 ws won by Weldon Wlker nd Greg Meyes of Ft. Worth. Second went to Crlos Guzmn of Wetherford nd Jeri Bellrd of Dlls. Sturdy's Division singles ws won by Bill Melton of Dvis, Oklhom, with Billy Melton in second nd Din Hgen in third. n Division 11, Flynt Preston finished first, with Fred Boyd of Dlls in second, nd Weldon Wlker in third. "Tom Johnson nd his gret stff nd volunteers provided turkey nd dressing nd ll the trimmings for gret Thnksgiving Dy mel," reports Bobby Willims. Bobby nd Dve Willims pprecite ll the gret plyers who turned out for this Holidy Clssic, with specil thnks to the volunteers who helped run it: Rudy Wedgeworth, Tmmy Denson, Joy Huitt, nd Brend Wtts. Houston Holidy Open Qulifiers Held With mjor tournment shufflebord scheduled to return to Houston, Texs, severl locl re brs held qulifiers for the Houston Holidy Open to be held Dec Orgnizers of the event extend their pprecition to Frnk Bdli of Third Bse, Jmes of Hunter's Pub, Betty t BJ's Sports Br, Bill nd Beverly of Wy-out- West, nd, of course, Dnny nd Rueben t Dnny's Sports Br, sit9 of the big event, for their gret support. A Bord Tidk slute to these br owners from publishers George nd Donn Wilber. "t is only through your suppoi tht the gme will continue to ttrct new plyers nd grow in populrity," they sid Hppy Holidys Strt t Hrvey's Hrvey's Plce in Street, Mrylnd, held its second event of four scheduled tournments on Dec n Fridy night's trditionl drw prtner event, longtime missing Steph McNeil of Rising Sun returned to the tbles nd drew Butch (coffee-drinking) Kelly of Pennsylvni nd went ll the wy, never losing mtch, to tke first plce. Another long-time missing prticipnt, Dve McMnus of Street, who drew Dick Gormn of Wilmington, Delwre, s his prtner, took second plce honors. Third plce went to the high cdcutt tem of Don Csul, Wilmington, nd Len Dell, Bltimore. "'The rest of the higher priced clcutt tems went home little erly," reports Dick Gormn. n Sturdy's bring prtner event, Len Dell nd Chuck King of Greenwood, Del., lived up to everyone's expecttions nd took first plce, but not without lot of trouble from clss second plce tem of Butch Kelly nd Jim Ynk Sr. of Phildelphi. Louise Freer of Lnsdle nd Judy Grtlnd of Phildelphi temed up to tke third plce. "On Sundy, the crowd ws little light fter whole weekend of bd wether nd Christms shopping," Dick reports. "By suggestion of the crowd nd populr vote, the lwys flexible nd gret host, Hrvey Comer, decided to hve m e round robin singles event, with everybody plying everybody nd the winner declred by totl points for ll mtches. Ten people entered nd ech plyed nine mtches on the four bords." Outlsting nd out-plying everybody ws Jim McDniels of Drlington, Md. Second plce ws tken by Jim Wolf of Berwyn, P, with third going to Buddy Brrnmer, Rising Sun. "The event ws enjoyed by l, but took eight hours to complete, but lot of fun -- tired feet inluded," Dick sid. The only rel time out ws to stop for the chicken prmsin dinner provided by Hrvey nd Drlyne nd prepred by the gret cook, Judy McMnus." The next scheduled tournment t Hrvey's is Feb. 28- Mrch 2. Cll hed if you re coming: