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Tim O'Brien (of Whittier) & Jan Manes (of
Downey) Capture 1st Place!
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Bellflower, California:: Whittier’s Tim O’Brien and Downey’s Jan
Manes captured the third annual St. Patrick’s Day Tournament
held on the weekend of March 18-20, at the Rosewood Pub in
Bellflower. The winners sailed through a 15-team field
undefeated to take home the winner’s share of a combined
$4,225 purse.
Robert
“Cowboy” Wade of Hemet and Huntington Beach’s Jeff
Posthumous battled through the loser’s bracket to take second
place following their loss in the championship game to the
tournament winners. Third place went to Paramount’s Paul Weber
and Bellflower’s Carl Martin with Downey’s Chris Brown and
Long Beach’s Susie Jones finishing in fourth.
Tournament
play began Friday, March 18, following the sponsor sale that
generated $3,475 and saw Wade and Posthumous and the Bellflower
couple of Joanie and Allan Healey the high bid teams. Chris
Brown was the sponsor of the O’Brien and Manes winning
combination. Weber handled the team auctions.
On
Saturday, Rosewood owners B.B. Boik and Bud Taylor hosted a free
buffet for tournament players and their regular customers and it
seemed there were snacks available for everyone throughout the
three day weekend. In a show of good sportsmanship between the
Rosewood Pub and Oskar’s Sports Bar and Grill owners Boik and
Oscar Ugarte played together as teammates during the
shuffleboard event. The two bars are only a few blocks away from
each other in Bellflower.
An
additional $1.00 was charged to each participant’s entry fee
and a 50/50 Draw was held that generated a total of $115 that
will be sent to Ron and Debbie Bowers in support of the Bowers
Rating System. Hope Weber handled the 50/50 ticket sales in
benefit of the Bowers.
Robert
Davidson served as the tournament director with the generous
support of Yorba Linda’s Bob Brunskill on the bracketing
board. The Rosewood’s three fast shuffleboards were in
excellent condition and played as fast as they are known to be.
Special
thanks goes to the Rosewood owners and bartenders and all who
helped make this year’s tournament a success.
Submitted By: Robert Davidson, Pacific Coast
Shuffleboard News
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