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The nineteenth stop of the 2005/2006 McDermott All American Tour(produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) featured a $1,000-added purse and forty-two players hosted by owner Toby Faas at Yogee’s

in Roseburg, Oregon, on the weekend of April 8-9. The event featureddouble-elimination 9-ball on 7-foot Valley bar boxes. Mike Cronk of MyrtleCreek, Oregon, marched undefeated through the winner’s bracket,defeating Tom Huynh (Roseburg, OR) in the winner’s bracket finals 7-6.In the B-side quarterfinals, Ken Cavener (Grants Pass, OR) eliminatedRandy Baker (Coos Bay. OR) 7-3, while Greg Christensen (Bend, OR)ousted his son, Jesse Christensen (Bend., OR) 7-2. Cavener then finishedGreg Christensen’s run by a 7-3 margin in the B-side semifinals, only tobe turned out himself by Tom Huynh in the finals. Huynh had to defeatMike Cronk twice to gain the title, and he succeeded in the first set by a7-5 score, only to have Cronk turn the tables by the identical 7-5 marginin tourney finals to claim the championship.By virtue of being the highest-finishing ACS member, Mike Cronk won afree entry into the 2006 ACS National 8-Ball Championships – courtesyof the ACS. Rick VanBerger won the McDermott Cue raffle. The ACSwishes to thank sponsors McDermott Handcrafted Cues, Silver CupChalk, PJ’s Billiard Supply Co. and Samm’s Side Pocket Productions fortheir support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops onthe McDermott All American Tour. Sponsorship opportunities are stillavailable by contacting the ACS.Information and schedules for the 2005/2006 McDermott All AmericanTour are available at www.americancuesports.org. The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest andawareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning oforganized competition throughout the United States and North America.1st $700 Mike Cronk (Myrtle Creek, OR) + free ACS Nationals entry2nd $350 Tom Huynh (Roseburg, OR)3rd $225 Ken Cavener (Grants Pass, OR)4th $150 Greg Christensen (Bend, OR)5-6 $125 Jesse Christensen (Bend, OR)

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Is this a resurgence of 14-1 or just a fluke? A record-setting 18 playersparticipated in Sam’s Billiards Straight Pool Tournament, April 2, 2006.With over a decade of consecutive 1st- Sunday-of-the-month tournamentsthis turnout tops the previous high of 16. As one of two regular venues for14-1 tournaments in the region, Sam’s draws players from as far awayas Seattle. About a third of the players were from outside of the Portlandarea for this tournament. Robert Colby of Olympia took first place withfive convincing victories. Only Tracy Fannin got more than half as manypoints as Robert in his 50-28 match. Darin Walding edged John Flemingin the finals round 50-47 to take second place. John beat Bill Bradford 50-16 for third place. Due to the luck of the draw, Justin Lilje was paired withJohn in the initial round. Justin was barely beat in the timed match 36-34.Justin later had a run of 27, but John’s run of 33 was the tops for the day.1st $75 Robert Colby2nd $60 Darin Walding3rd $45 John Fleming - High Run: 334th $25 Bill Bradford

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On April 22 & 23rd, the NWPA held tour stop #2 at the Cue Ball inSalem, Oregon. Once again, we had players from all over Washington,Oregon and Canada participating, including a local player playing in herfirst NWPA event, Marion Morales. Jim Lebold, owner of the Cue Ballhas been our longest sponsor, again, supplying the girls with free coffee,doughnuts and snacks as he has done every year. Thanks Jim!The girls had one more added surprise, Ford traveled to Oregon to helpas Tournament Official. Thank you Ford for all the entertainment andsupport.

The big news at the player meeting was that our fourth stop atMcQ’s in Spokane is being sponsored this year by The Break. Thismeans our next four stops are all qualifiers in addition to the regularadded money. The goal for next year is now, of course, for everytournament to be one.

On Saturday, play went so smoothly that a group of us made it toa local 9 ball tourney and took off with all the prize money, some peoplejust never get enough of pool. But Sunday, had the money rounds andthat’s where all the excitement happens.

Playing for the point match was Linda Carter, who was continuingher great playing after winning our first event. However, Mary Hopkinwas also red hot and managed to hold Linda off winning 7-3 sendingLinda to the B side. Julie Valdez was playing Kim Jones, who is lookinglike a regular on Sundays, and Kim took it 7-1. Also, Joanne Ashton ofCalgary, BC battled Andrea Saenz-Maes and won 7-4. In the 4th placematch, Joanne really took off and Kim was forced to watch a 7-2 loss.This set up traveling roommates in Linda and Joanne (Linda havingknocked Joanne into the B side on Saturday), with Joanne in stroke easilysliding to the finals by defeating Linda 7-2.

In the finals, both players started out at the top of their games, butas the match wore on, Joanne missed a couple of key shots and Marytook advantage and went on to a 9-6 victory. Congratulation to Mary forher first victory in over a year.

Remember, our next stop is a Qualifier at Jillians in Seattle onJune 24 & 25th, so sign up early or come out to watch and we’ll see youthen.1st Mary Hopkin $315 200 points2nd JoAnne Ashton $215 160 points3rd Linda Carter $175 125 points4th Kim Jones $90 100 points5/6 Andrea Saenz-Maes $55 80 points

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If you missed this 9-ball tournament, you missed out! Shooters SportsBar was THE place to be April 9-11th for the annual tournament. Friday night mini tournaments kicked off at 6pm and ran all night longas we registered players for the main event .A full bracket of thirty two players fought for the chance to win the $1500first place prize, not to mention the bragging rights. The race was 11 inthe winners bracket and 9 in the losers. Matches were called Saturday

morning and the race was on! We had whittled down to the final eight by10pm. Play resumed Sunday morning at 9am and wrapped up by 3pm.I must say that every single match I had the pleasure of watching kept meon the edge of my seat!Tournament results are as follows:1st $1500 Todd Marsh2nd $700 Tony Waters3rd $350 Marvin Nash4th $250 Damian Alishan5/6 $100 Damian Pongpanik/Mary Hopkin7/8 $50 Angel Cantu/Joe HornerCongratulations Mary Hopkin who also won $250 for Top Woman Player! Special Thanks to Max and Zane Martin for hosting these tournaments,Amy Boesen my assistant director, Joe Horner for running our playersmeeting and Tony Waters for the pictures. We look forward to seeing you all at our next tournament. Have a greatsummer and keep looking for us in the Break!

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POCATELLO, IDFriday night 9-ball was limited to 32players, race to 7 on the winners andrace to 5 on the losers. $40.00 entryfee. Field was full at 32.Bobby Flores from Sheridan WYhappened to stumble into town andmake an appearance. He was on thehill come Saturday morning for thefinals. Damian Pongpanik on theloser’s side had come around to seewhat he could do.Damian beat Bobby both sets to win,was some great pool!Results on top 4 were:1st $450/920 Damian Pongpanik-UT2nd $350/690 Bobby Flores-WY3rd $250/460 Chris Muirbrook-UT4th $150/230 Ace Brown-UTThere were 5 women in the 9-ball with the top 2 ladies getting $50 eachColeen John-UT and Pat Hokansen-IDThe 8-ball was $40. Entry and race to 5 both sides in the men’s. Top 4coming out of there were:1st $450/880 Ace Brown-UT2nd $350/640 Damian Pongpanik-UT3rd $250/420 Tommy Baker-UT4th $150/220 Chris Muirbrook-UTThe 8-ball for ladies was $40. Entry, race to 5 on winners and 4 on losers.Top 4 were:1st $170/180 Coleen John-UT2nd $120/110 Pat Hokanson-ID3rd $85/70 Heidi Berthalot -ID4th $40 Susan Shinn-ID$10.00 per player was added money to the events by Watkins Distributing,First National Bar and Center Street Bar.Thanks to the Burbon Barrel and Odyssey for allowing us to use a coupleof their tables.Thanks Ross Gutterud for putting forth the effort and putting together agood tournament. Thanks especially to everyone who came and played.

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Here is a great proposition shot that could win you a few beers. Let’stake a look at the set up. The object ball is frozen to the cushion at thecenter diamond. The cue ball is placed on the head spot. The objective ofthis skill shot is to cut the object ball into pocket C or F, your choice.Here are a few helpful hints to aid you to successfully execute this greatskill shot. Use the same cue to shoot this shot each time. I use almostmaximum left English along the cue balls horizontal axis. Try to keepyour cue as level to the plane of the table as possible to minimize curve.I use a medium speed on this shot and let the English do the work ofmaking the object ball. I start my aiming by applying the English to thecue ball and aiming the center of my shaft at the same point on the objectball. You will have to vary your aim because of the amount of deflectionyour cue has. The cue ball must hit the cushion first, just missing theobject ball and the spin will cause the ball to hug the cushion and bepocketed. Be sure to get the correct odds when you shoot this shot. Ifyou can make it in three attempts ask for five tray’s.Good luck with this one.

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A Banking System Than WorksBy: Bob Jewett of the SFBA

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If you have ever tried to bank systematically,you’ve probably found out that there are lots ofcorrections to be added in for speed, cloth, spinon the object ball, angle of cut, humidity and phaseof the Moon. Here is a system that works wellmost of the time and the setup I show below willallow you to quickly test how well it works for awide range of situations.With all systems for banking and kicking, you needto state at the start what kind of spin and speedwill be used for shots in the system. Angles offthe cushions obviously change for kick shots whenyou have side spin on the cue ball, and they alsochange as the speed of the ball is changed. Thesystem below works for bank shots with no spinon the object ball when it hits the cushion.The simplest system for banking balls one

cushion is the mirror system. Let’s look at it first to see how well it works.It says that the angle of the ball into the rail is equal and opposite to theangle of the ball coming out of the rail. We are going to bank a ball off theleft cushion to make it in pocket A.First set up the table as follows. You will need a bar stool. Put a ballcentered in the jaws of pocket A. Put another in the jaws of pocket B. Nowput a third object ball on the bar stool in line with balls A and B and as farfrom B as A is, at C. Make sure you have this right within half an inch orso. Remove the ball hanging in pocket A.Now, if you bank a ball off the left cushion towards the ball on the barstool, and if the ball obeys the mirror bankingprinciple, it will go in pocket A. Try some shots from various locationsand see how well the system works forvarious speeds and such. Can you find a single approach that makesballs from all angles and distances? I can’t.

Next, move the ball and bar stool about a foot towards the table but alongthe same line, so there is a little less than three diamonds distance fromball B, at D. This is a first guess for the system. That distance may haveto be adjusted for your table.My claim is that if you send a ball into the left rail and it is going towardsthe barstool ball D, it will goin pocketA, provided that it is notspinning when it hits thecushion. If the object ballis nearly on the cushion,like ball X, having no spin iseasy to accomplish. Setthe cue ball for a straightshot at D, and shootstraight at the ball. If the ballbanks a little long or short,move D a little closer orfarther from B but makesure you move along the A-B-D line.Try shooting a ball at X atvarious speeds. I think youwill find that there is verylittle change in the bankingangle as you change thespeed.Next, try shooting

an object ball starting at Y. The problem now is that if you shoot slowly,the object ball will have time to acquire forward roll, and that roll will makethe ball curve long after it hits the cushion. You can fix this in two ways.First, you could pick a target closer to the original C position, which willcompensate for the long roll.That’s OK, but that’s not what we’re doing with this system. Instead, hitthe ball hard enough that it has no time to pick up follow from the cloth.Experiment to find out how hard that is on your table. If your cloth is fairlyold and a little sticky, you’ll need to whack the ball to keep the angle true.That’s the sort of speed you’ll see most of the bank pool players use inthe banks division of the Derby City Classic. Try a bunch of ball positionsand find what speed it takes to make the ball while shooting directly towardsthe D target.

(Banking System continued on page 28)

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In digesting all the info at the B.C.A. tradeshow I thought you might like to share someof the technical questions that came up fromthe horses mouth, the manufacturesthemselves. Since I learned so much andshared so much with others, you may get

bored with all I have to tell. It might take a couple of articles to cover thewhole story. I would appreciate your comments and would love to hearfrom you either by phone or E mail. The contacts are listed below.People were amazed by the ease of installation of the Gold Crown styletable via China. The people stopping by the booth noticed the smoothnessof the cloth and Paddo’s ability to do the pockets without showing afastener. The general comment of the installers who stopped by wasdiscontent with the difficulty in putting on the worsted fabrics. The salesforce realizes the extra profits in selling the finer goods. The owner of thecompany sees the happy customer who has a pool table that plays welland the players are demanding the cloth in the rooms, taverns and privateclubs. My next article will be on the inside story of worsted wool and thechange they have made in the market place.There are so many benefits that the old woolen broad cloth has beenreplaced. Gorina and Simonis were on the cutting edge of this technologyand every one has been trying to catch up with them. There are not manymills in the world that can work with the type of yarn that it takes to producea fine surface like these two European giants. There are only two millsleft in the U.S. because the labor costs are so high in weaving it. I amamazed that both Simonis and Gorina can weave bolt after bolt with out aflaw. In the hundreds of bolts that I have used; today I got the first flaw justto find the exception to prove the rule. It was a single pulled thread butmarked so well both on the edge but in chalk where the bad thread was.Lucky me it was exactly where I needed to cut cushion cloth. I shouldhave knocked on wood when I told both Ivan Lee and Carlos that I hadnever found one. What you hate is to miss one that is not marked, put iton the table, put the rails on leave and have the customer call. You mightget the mill to stand behind the fabric but I have never known them toreimburse the labor.The cloth is so sturdy that it will out last three woolen because by itsnature it is stronger and tougher and is harder to get it to do the installerswill. I have been using worsteds since the late 1970’s so I have someexperience with it. I suppose I must have had a few choice words andfailures in the early days, but knew the benefits far out weigh the extrahassle. Carlos the owner of the worsted plant in Spain explained the reasonfor it’s strength starts with the sheep. The usual method of raising sheepis to drive them from pasture to pasture. Where the Morino sheep areraised in Australia they never need to move to greener pastures.Transportation on foot or hoof as the case may be takes energy andgrowing wool takes energy. These sheep grow longer and stronger wooland it than takes a lot of combing and spinning to get the thread just right.Between Carlos and Mark Simonis from the Belgium mill, I learned all theinside dope on the type of fabric I have preferred for almost thirty years.Lucky me I got to spend over one hour with one of the most attractive

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Nite Hawk in Portland, Oregon, on Friday-Sunday, April 21-23. The eventfeatured double-elimination 9-ball on 8-foot Valley bar boxes. Formerprofessional Dan Louie of Mercer Island, WA took an undefeated marchthrough the winner’s bracket to gain a spot in the title match after outpointing Stan Tourangeau 9-6. In the loser’s bracket quarterfinals andsemifinals, Jesse Allred eliminated Bob Zack 9-7, while Mike Zimmermanousted Todd Marsh 9-8; with Zimmerman then relegating Allred to 4th placeby a 9-1 margin. Tourangeau was then relegated to 3rd place byZimmerman 9-6 in the loser’s bracket finals. The tourney finals was allDan Louie, as he brandished Mike Zimmerman 9-2 to claim the title.By virtue of being the highest-finishing ACS member, Stan Tourangeauqualified for a free entry into the 2006 ACS National 8-Ball Champion-ships – courtesy of the ACS. The ACS wishes to thank sponsorsMcDermott Handcrafted Cues, Silver Cup Chalk, PJ’s Billiard Supply Co.and Samm’s Side Pocket Productions for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops on the McDermott All AmericanTour. Sponsorship opportunities for the 2006/2007 All American Tour areavailable by contacting the ACS.1st $1,000 Dan Louie (Mercer Island, WA)2nd $650 Mike Zimmerman (Kent, WA)3rd $400 Stan Tourangeau (Vancouver, BC)

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On April 1, 2006 seven teams from the Tacoma and Federal Way Traveling8 Ball Divisions competed for the Western Washington 2006 BCA TeamChampionship Title. This years event was sponsored and hosted byThe Q’z Family Restaurant and Sports Lounge, Miller Brewing Companyand W. WA. BCA Pool League.The Q’z owners, Ed and Nickii Tarape once again came through withprizes for every team that participated. Prizes included added money tothe 1st-3rd place teams and promotional gifts which included; T-Shirts,umbrellas and Sonics Tickets for the 4th-7th place teams. The formatwas a race to the first 3 rounds won with 4 games in each round. Theregular weekly player handicaps were used with the difference beingcredited at 1.5 the normal rate to the lower team per round. This yearsteam tournament took 12 hours and exposed our local players to thegrueling constant play conditions that they would be exposed to at ourBCA national and regional tournaments. The players enjoyed playingand meeting players from another division with the one exception beingthe 9:00 A.M. start time.My thanks goes out to all people that made this years event possible.Doug Schulze, W. WA. BCA Pool League Operator #287.2006 Cash Winners1st $370.00 The Q’z Cruisers2nd $222.00 City Light’s Hot Shots3rd $176.00 Vintage Warriors of the SlateMVP $30.00 Joe O’Conner

2006 Team Champions – The Q’z Cruisers Bill Nelson, Doug Schulze, Owen Miller and Ed Tarape

Q’z Cruisers Champions

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Heading to play BCA in Vegas from Helena, MT. Screaming Eagles areheading to play in Las Vegas. They had a first round loss and came throughthe losers bracket to win the final tournament to go to Vegas. Secondplace went to The Edge #1 and third place went to Rat Pack II, fourthplace went to Cue-Rageious Women. Cue-Rageous Women are alsogoing to Vegas to play in the first ever women’s masters team from Helena.They are Mary Price, Cathy Hellwitz, Kieran Roberts, Janet Dunks, BrandiMackey and Judy Lorengo. I wish all players the best of luck in Vegas.League results:1 Long Horn Saloon 25872 Rat Pack II 25853 Screaming Eagles 25814 Cue-Rageous Women 25365 Edge #1 25186 Eagles 16 24587 Edge #2 23738 Gamers on the Edge 2356

Helena, MT BCA Leagues

Screaming Eagles: Josh Steinmetz, Dan Kissner, Pat Therriualt, John Wallis,Ty Lamping, Steve Knowles

MVP’s: Men: Rob Taylor and Jim WinterWomen: Linda Asleson and Jonella Staus

Billings, MT BCA Leagues

1st Montana Chads2nd Squire #33rd VFW Club4th Reno Club

Montana ChadsRob Taylor,Sean Fritzler,Dell Fritzler,John Starr,Wade Hudson(kneeling)

The Billings BCA Pool League completed its 2005-06 season with thecity team championship tournament on Sunday. The team from MontanaChads came through the losers bracket and beat The Squire Loungetwice in the championship match.Team members of Montana Chadsare Wade Hudson (captain), BillMyers, Sean Fritzler, John Starr, DellFritzler.

2005-06 BLUE LEAGUEFINAL STANDINGS

1 VFW#1 27272 SPORTS PAGE #2 26553 BULLWACKERS 1 25214 GRANDSTAND 2 23755 SPORTS PAGE 1 25656 KING KORNER 3 21417 LEGION 23988 THE WHEEL 22729 VFW#2 203910 SHOOTERS #1 242611 SPORTS PAGE 4 197012 VFW #4 206913 TINYS #2 189914 POWDERHORN 2 181315 MT CHAD #1 182316 BULLWACKERS 2 1707

BLUE MVP STATS 2005-06

1. JIM WINTER 5722. TOM BARRETT 5673. RYAN GRIMM 5504. BILLY SAUNDERS 5465. ROLAND BARNES 5446. TERRY BUMMER 5407. KEVIN ANTHONY 5348. JERRY STUART 5299. STEVE LESMEISTER 52810. MIKE KINERSON 523


League Players Head for Vegas

Screaming Eagles: Josh Steinmetz, Dan Kissner, Pat Therriualt, John Wallis,Ty Lamping, Steve Knowles

Frontier: (l to r) Jeff Pickett, Rich Robinson, Mike Akerlow, Francis Panion,Don “Cheese” Akerlow, Scott Williams

Cats Paw: (l to r) Jan Pavlovick, Aimee Neel, Tina Hansen, Loreen Carey Yankee Jim’s: (l to r) Tina Barker, Annette Burns, Molly Jones,Barb Walker, Sue Frary

Cats Paw #1: (l to r) Jim Hansen, Curt Watts, Joe Schwartzer,Dave Seavey, Miral Gamradt

Crossroads #1: (l to r) Jeff Boucher, Mike Schaff, Shawn Spence,Bob Marquart, Seth King

Two Bit #3: (l to r) Ralph Staton, Don Maroney, Dan Chapman

Buffalo Jump #1: (l to r) Jeremy Gilliam, Joe Schwartzer,Britton Schwartzer, Randy Taylor

Montana ChadsRob Taylor,Sean Fritzler,Dell Fritzler,John Starr,Wade Hudson(kneeling)


Domenic’sDomenic’sDomenic’sDomenic’sDomenic’s: : : : : More Than PoolMore Than PoolMore Than PoolMore Than PoolMore Than PoolBy: Don “Cheese” Akerlow

Milwaukie’s newest Bar and Grill is Domenic’s.Totally remodeled from its former self, known

as Buddy’s on Southeast McLaughlin, 1/2 blocksouth of G.I. Joes. Mr. B, the new owner hasopened up the space, let the sunshine filter inthrough the many windows, completelyremodeled the bathrooms, and gave the entireplace an open airy feel along with a privatepoolroom with six brandnew valley tables.I first entered Domenic’swhen I delivered “TheBreak” the beginning of April.I was immediately struck bywhat a warm, inviting,comfortable place it was.More and more people arediscovering what a greatplace Domenic’s is to be aswell. Mr. B remarked, “Weget new faces everyday.We’re a multi-use venue. We have live musicon Fridays and Saturdays. We have a DJ onThursdays and we’re going to start having a DJon Wednesday night as well. We have sportsviewing, shuffleboard, Oregon lottery, videogames, Nascar viewing and karaoke. Peoplecome here for a variety of different reasons.”The great menu is one of those reasons. Witha wide selection of sandwiches on the menu,

their Bacon Tillamook Cheddar Cheese Burgeris the best! Italian sausage with grilled peppers,

incredible Halibut, Chickenbreast, Caesar salad,Amatrician-Penne, Putanesaand Venettiziana have allreceived high compliments fromthe many hungry customers thatcome for the excellent food. Thequality and consistency of thefood served there is what bringsthe customers back for more.Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner areserved all day. Mr. B mentioned,“You can come in 15 minutesbefore we close and get anomelet.”

Mr. B has paid attention to detail and is constantlystriving to make Domenic’s better and moreenjoyable for his customers. He has paidparticular attention to the live bands that playthere. “I need to physically go out and see bandsat other venues because we want to maintain a

certain level ofquality. We’ve hadsome very goodbands in here andwe need to beknown as a placethat hasconsistently goodmusic all the time.Norman Sylvesterplayed here.Norman has beenan icon in this

town for decades and he packed the place. Westill have people calling back to see when hewill be playing again. It’s that level of quality thatwe want to maintain on a weekly basis.”Not only are the live bands awesome but youcan enjoy playing shuffleboard on two full lengthtables, which are hard to find. There are brandnew flat screen TV’s for the sports enthusiasts.NFL Ticket was very popular, two dart boards,

video games, and of course 7 POOL TABLES.“The room is very spacious. We havecomfortable booth seating, lounge seating withchairs on casters that swivel and rock. We havean extensive elevated seating area with barstools. Our separate poolroom has 6 pool tablesin it with an internet jukebox. What’s nice aboutthis space is that when we have live music orkaraoke in the big room, people can go in thepoolroom and still play the jukebox,” Mr. B proudlysaid. Domenic’s holds a weekly pool tournamentevery Tuesday night. Sign-ups start at 7:00 pm,$5 entry + $3 green fee, 8-Ball, BCA rules, thehouse matches the pot. Many of the area’s bestpool players have shown up for the tournamentsincluding Glenn Atwell. So, stop in and shoot alittle pool next Tuesday night.

Domenic’s is also looking for pool league teams.Right now they have a couple of APA teamscommitted to playing out of there but they stillhave room for more teams on Monday, Tuesdayor Wednesday nights.It is easy to see that Mr. B has put a lot of thoughtand effort into making Domenic’s THE place tobe. When I asked him what new and excitingplans he had he said, “We’re going to build adeck and have an outside seating area. This willbe a great place to have a cocktail, smoke, ormake a phone call. It’s just a little added featurethat sets us apart.”“In May we’re going to have a Karaoke Contest.A five week event, with cash prizes. You can

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Profile of a Champion: The Glenn Atwell Story

Kiersten and Glenn Atwell

By: Don “Cheese” Akerlow

I had a chance to talk to Glenn acouple of weeks ago about his life,family and his game. I caught upwith him at Classic BilliardsinPortland, OR where he wasspending a little quality time with hisdaughter Kiersten Atwell.Although Glenn was not born andraised in the Pacific Northwest, hehas lived in the Portland/Vancouverarea for 20+ years. Detroit,Michigan was home but he leftthere in the early 80’s and wasCalifornia bound. While inCalifornia, a lady who designedclothes was going to Alaska toopen a store and offered Glenn a

job - so North to Alaska hewent. The job fell through but

Glenn stayed and played pooland did very well after meeting

some casino people. Healso met a lady, KimSuzuki, with whom hebecame very close andthey eventually movedto Portland, Oregon.This was home for Kim,

and Glenn was here tostay too.

Glenn has amassed quitea number of impressive wins

over the years. He’s participated inRegional League Championshipsas well as professionaltournaments. Glenn says, “Amongmy most cherished wins are titlesfrom the Western BCA MastersDivisions, Reno Open 8-BallSingles, Sewickley Open, WorldOpen Team Tournament (VNEA),State Championships and I was theoverall winner on the PechauerWest Coast Tour.”When I asked Glenn what was hismost memorable win, heresponded, “When I won the ’94National Championship. It wasbilled as the Amateur NorthAmerican Open, held at theFlamingo Hilton in Reno. JeremyJones and I were in the finals. It wasmy first big win.”For every memorable win there isusually a loss or two that stand out

in your memory. Glenn is noexception and he related thisincident, “I did real good one timeat the Reno Open. I was playingNick Varner and I had him buried.But it ended up going hill-hill and Ihad a chance to win and I kind offainted. But I did the same thing inthe same tournament with JohnnyArcher and just recently in Oroville.I had Archer buried again and lethim come back and he ended upwinning.”Every great pool player has winsand losses buttrue championslearn from both.When I askedGlenn what atypical day for himwas he said,“Scuffling. It’salmost like beingsel f -employed.Everyday youhave to creates o m e t h i n g ,everyday is awhole differentchallenge. I like topractice. WhenI’m practicing Ispend at least 4hours a day. I hadthe pleasure ofw a t c h i n g“Champagne” EdKelly, one day inVegas and hereally impressedme. He was justwarming up, playing one pocket,this was in the early 80’s. I startedasking people about him and he hada chart of the way he practiced.One day it would be kicking andbanking, another day it’d be strokeshots, another day it’d be his break.I try to break it down in logicalpractice formats, ones that helpyou do a little something different.That’s what he did and I like thatstyle of practice.”The use and non-use of JumpSticks in tournament play hassparked a lot of controversy so Iasked Glenn to weigh in on thetopic. “I just go by the rules. Yearsago I used to watch David Howard

and Earl Stickland when they wereyoung in Ohio. Earl impressed meso much by jumping with a full-length cue that I learned the shot. Ittakes a lot of stretching to be ableto do it correctly. A jump cue iseasier but if you want to learn theshot it will help jumping with a full-length cue. It’ll help your wholegame because it’s a stroke builder.”Glenn’s own jump cue is a Lucasibut he told me of a specialty jumpcue made by a gentleman inMinnesota, “It’s called the Fly &

Eagle, I think his name is DaleChilton. Allison Fisher bought oneof his jump cues. With his cue youcan jump a ball 1/16 of an inch away.It’s unbelievable! Some people cando it with a dollar bill in between theballs. It goes straight up into the airand over. It is especially lightweightand it doesn’t take off on the bounce.It just sits there. This cue weighsprobably around 3 ounces.”Beside his jump cue, Glenn shootswith a custom cue made by RogerPettis from West Seattle, andcarries his cues in a “knock-off” InStroke case. The case is not leatherand is extremely light for a 4 x 8 -

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The Moyer Foundation seeksbilliards competitors for newevent!Seattle Mariners All-Star pitcher,Jamie Moyer, is one of the mostrecognizable philanthropists in theSeattle area. For over six years,The Moyer Foundation hassupported over 100 different

children’s charities by hosting avariety of community fundraisingevents. One of the most popularannual events is the Jamie MoyerCelebrity Bowling and BilliardsTournament. For the past sevenyears, Jamie has brought his

teammates together to bowl withfriends and fans—all in the nameof charity. Originally a bowling-onlytournament, this year is the firsttime the annual tournament willinclude a billiards competition.On June 4th, after the Kansas Citygame at Safeco field, SeattleMariners will join Jamie to bowl and

play pool side-by-side with guestsat the beautiful new ACME Bowling,Billiards and Events venue inTukwilla, WA. Guests will enjoymeeting many of their favoriteplayers as each player rotatesthrough lanes and billiards tables -

providing guests with opportunitiesto get autographs, talk with playersand get photographs while theycompete for great prizes. Additional“surprise” sports celebrities havebeen known to make anappearance as well—like famedNotre Dame Basketball coach,Digger Phelps, who joined the funat last year’s tournament. Thisyear, “surprise” guests may includeplayers from Seattle Seahawks andSonics teams.Funds raised at the tournamentsupport Palliative Care and ChildLife Programs at Children’sHospital designed to support andcomfort children with terminal orlife-threatening illnesses.

“We are excited to includebilliards this year in thetournament,” said Jamie Moyer, co-founder and President of The MoyerFoundation. “I hope the tournamentencourages more people to learnabout the Foundation and increasesupport for these very importantprograms at Children’s Hospital.”Event sponsorship includes manybenefits including company signagefor lanes, and exclusive gift bagsand prizes for all attendees.“Guests return year after year

Jamie Moyer and guests

because the event is so unique andfun. We look forward to makingbilliards a permanent part of this

annual tradition. Whether corporateteam or individual, the tournamentprovides many great giveaways andbenefits for everyone,” says GaryPollock, Executive Director of TheMoyer Foundation. Lane and billiards sponsorships arestill available; however, theFoundation encourages timelyreservations as space is limitedand the event typically sells out.

J J Putz bowls with guests

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SEATTLE MARINERS RAISE FUNDS FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL


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Monthly Tournament Results

Trevor Smith

By Hardtimes Billiards Tournament Director Tom Suarez

Springtime has arrived in Sacramento. Rain, Sunshine, more rain, cloudsand more rain. We’ve had a wet and cloudy Spring and that’s a bad thingfor being outside but it also brings players inside to enjoy the pocketbilliard tables.Our First of the Month One Pocket and 9-Ball events were full of NorthernCalifornia’s best players that were up for the challenge.Trevor Smith of Sacramento had a great Saturday full of One Pocketmatch wins. Mr. Smith took wins over Craig Herman, Baby Frank, BobbyHunter (Carson City NV), Melvin (Bar Area CA) and winning the Hot Seatmatch over local Sacramento player Robert Aldana.Robert Aldana got to the Hot Seat match by besting Sarge, Carl Jr (CarsonCity NV) Ron Lilly and Roger Estelle (Vacaville CA). But as fate wouldhave it, Robert lost to Joey Gebron in the finals of the one-loss side. Joeytook the long road to the Finals, losing his first match to Roger Estelle,won 8 straight matches to make it to the finals against Trevor.In the finals, it was all Trevor Smith to take the first place finish and $300prize.The 9-Ball event was won by Sonoma County resident Lance Salazar.Lance took the Hot Seat match from Trevor Smith in a tough fought Hill-Hill battle. Mr. Salazar won matches over Dan Russo, James Williams(7/8), Jim Fabionar (2nd) Gilbert Arellano (5th/6th) and Trevor Smith (3rd)

The finals were true double elimination. Jim Fabionar and Lance Salazartook the match to the limits. Jim getting his chance to play for 1st place bywinning tough matches over DonMcLeod, Dave Rodden, theylosing to Lance and going to theleft side and winning matches overJosh Palmer (7th/8th) RobertAldana (5th/6th) Roger Estelle (4th)and for the finals of the One Lossside a close match over 3rd placefinisher Trevor Smith.Jim Fabionar won the first 3games of the first set of the truedouble elimination. Lance tookadvantage of Jim’s ‘dry’ break onthe 4th game to string 3 gamestogether and tie the match at 3-3.The finals always seem to bringout the ‘drama’ of the tournamentand this was no exception. At Hill-Hill, Lance went for the tough 6 ballto put the match away andmissed. Jim took advantage and won the first set. The second set was adifferent story, Mr. Salazar got to the hill before Mr. Fabionar won his firstgame and the match was over on the next game. Lance seems to alwaysdo well at Hardtimes.

Crossroads Lounge at 4 Corners held their first men’s singles tournamenton February 25th. The entry fee was $10.00 plus an added $400.00,courtesy of Cardinal Distributing, Bronken’s Distributing, Lehrkind’sDistributing & Crossroads.A total of 23 entrants competed for the purse. Those who finished in themoney were:1st Britton Schwartzer2nd Jim Hansen3rd Scott Lee4th Mike Schaff

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by: Pat SheehanIt’s now overand official.The BackStage pool andspirits is nowopen. I know itas BagD a d d y ’ sbilliards, butmy first choiceof namescaught MikeMcMenaminsfancy so Iguess BackStage Billiardswill have to do.

Pacific Crest did another great job of making the impossible happen ontime, and on St Patrick’s day 2006, my birthday, the doors swung openand the party was on.Pacific Crest and all of the rest of us who put in all the long hours tomake it happen have Mike and Brian’s capitol rule first in Mind (the finishedproduct must be Fun). Getting things to turn out that way isn’t always funbut a lot of work. When I first saw it the space was the general storehousefor all of the collection items waiting for a place to go or left over from thelast project.We began to bring the pool tables in pieces for the billiard room. Noproblem on the first one, but we couldn’t fit the second inside, so it wentinto the future bathroom. No room for the third table; it went into myalready overfilled shop. The next time the back bar was in place and allthe rest of the pool tables went to our new shop to be restored. I wentback with Brian to lay out the tables so the lights could be placed. I thenbegan to realize just how tough everyone’s job was going to be. Thelights had to be hung overhead some 70 feet up. The bar was missingone end and the plans were out the window/but this Back stage area leftover from the Vaudeville days was about to take a brand new look andtwo months later it is spectacular.The area itself is spectacular because of the neck bending effect of thevaulted ceiling which at seven stories the highest on the East side ofPortland. As you stand at the entrance your eye catches the 20ft x 20ftcanvas on thefar wall. It waspainted byOlivia Behm,Kolieha Bush,Joe Cotter, LyleHehn, MyrnaYoder, and myfavorite artistJennifer Joyceand directs yourview upwardstoward theC h a n d e l i e r ssaved from the1920’s OregonBank that havebeen savedfrom the twenties, and tilts your head to the dizzying heights where theconstellation of colored lights seven stories above.As you walk down the ramp to enter the room your eye catches the Neonsigns hanging two stories up and you get the feeling of walking down analley between two seven story buildings. You now can appreciate thepool tables from the twenties restored two factory condition. Now youreye can dwell on the back bar from the Oly Club in Centralia. Built at theturn of the century Honduras mahogany with heavy inlay was the styleand the bar and back bar are an example. Ribbon grained mahoganyaccented with ebony, lemon wood, Zebrono, maple and mother of pearl.We found two Madisons, and a 5x10 Regent that fit the style that the barset and built two brand new Sheehan Madison tables to match.As you stand at the bar to order a drink and check out the balls to try thetables, you get chance to admire the original canvas of the Taj Mahal thatwas a backdrop for the Vaudeville stage. Grab the balls and head to thetables. Every one plays as well as any one you ever tried. They wereselected for the appearance but were engineered for performance. Poolhas become more and more important to the McMenamins style ofproviding fun, spirits and food. The tables have the ability to keep theguests there to enjoy the second and third parts of the formula. Mike andBrian have provided the food and spirits and it is our job to see to it thatthe tables live up to expectations. The Bagdad now provides the perfectspot for an afternoon or evening of entertainment. A Movie, dinner, spirits,music and a couple games of pool or snooker.The Bagdad is located at 3702 SE Hawthone call 503-236-9234 forreservations.

HATFIELD/MCCOY

SHOOTOUTby: RJ & Wild Bill

The Southwest Oregon, APA presented their firstannual Hatfield/McCoy Shootout pitting eastagainst the west. Members from Josephine andJackson Counties were invited to prove whichside of the state has the best 8-ball shooters.The competitors took over The Break Room inMedford and the battle flourished on from 10amuntil the last shooterstanding smiled broadlyaround 7pm. Men andwomen of all skill levelsbravely represented their

side as The Break Room staff comforted them withkind words of encouragement and helped themnurse their wounds with an array of good food andrefreshing drinks.When the chalk dust cleared, Jeremy “Ermy”Hughes took the top spot and the biggest trophy.David Nienow gave it his very best in a closesecond and Cory Sweet was right on his heels in

third place. The threereceived money awardsalong with their trophies andevery participant will bewearing a commemorativeT-shirt to prove they werethere and survived anawesome day of greatcompetition.The East won boasting

rights along with the now coveted “GoldenPossum” trophy. The Golden Possum will spendthe next year on display, letting all know that in 2006,The Eastern Hatfields showed the best stuff butthe Western McCoys will undoubtedly be out inforce in 2007 to steal the title back. And the battlerages on…

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Blue Goose #1 (l to r) Blake Edwards, Steve Cole,(not pictured Aiden Lowther)

Yankee Jim’s (l to r) Tina Barker, Annette Burns,Molly Jones, Barb Walker, Sue Frary

Buffalo Jump #3 (l to r) Dave Seavey, Seth King,Mike Schaff, John Townes

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Josh OstermanMemorial Tournament

Mr Ed’s hosted the Josh Osterman Memorial Tournament April 8th inButte, Montana. Josh was tragically killed in a vehicle accident July 14,

2005. He was 24. Joshand his friends wereplanning on playing inthe Anaconda PoolLeague as the “PinkPanthers” hence thepink shirts. Josh wasto be their fourth playerbefore the accidentoccured.

Linda Carter

NWPA KICKS OFF 2006 SEASONby: Chris Rogers, Tournament Director

On March 18-19, the Northwest Women’s Pool Association heldits first tour stop for 2006 at the Parlor Billiards and Spirits in Bellevue,WA. Keeping with its goal to be the top pool room on the West Coast,the Parlor, in addition to adding$750.00 cash, also purchased notone (1), but two (2) Qualifying spotsto the Women’s Pro Tour. One forthe BCA Championships in Las Vegasand one for the San Diego Classic.This news had spread across thecountry bringing players from not justthe Northwest, but places like Calgary,Edmonton and even Florida.

The news from the playersmeeting, while mostly tedious, wasthat Julie has us now in the 21st

Century as player packets will nowbe CD form. No more trees have to sacrifice themselves. Also, in aneffort to get more part time or new players, there is a simple $10.00additional charge for anyone to play as a non-member. This has beenlowered from recent years of $20.00. But the big news was our fullschedule of seven events. Five of which are WPBA Qualifiers. Pleasevisit our websit: www.nwpatour.com for more info or Billiard Paper forschedule.

The tournament itself, which started at 10am Saturday morning,had a deep field of 46 players and it would take till late evening just tobring the field down to the 16 players who would battle it out on Sunday.On the A side, Martha Hartsell defeated Liz Cole 7-5 and Cathy Metzingergot Kim Jones 7-4. In the point match it was back and forth to 4-4 beforeCathy won 3 in a row to take it. On the B side, Kim then played MonaRemedios from Edmonton with Mona winning 7-3. Conversely, LindaCarter, who having lost to Kerry Impson early Saturday, had to fight throughthe B side, starting at 9am Sunday. Linda started off 7-0 against MaryEllen Homenchuk from Surrey, BC, then got Ellen Van Buren from Floridain what may have been the match of the day, 7-6. Mary Hopkin then fell7-3 and Liz Cole fell 7-4. Mona and Linda now played and Carter wasnow on a roll winning 7-3 and then getting Martha 7-2 for the B side point.

Cathy had waited hours to play while Linda was in stroke and itshowed with Linda in front early at 4-2 in a final race to 9. They tradedgames the rest of the way with each player holding break and the earlylead paid off with Linda’s 9-6 victory. She pulled off the biggest andlongest Sunday comeback in NWPA history, congrats Linda.

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Players moving up the divisional ladderAnother Western BCA regional 8-ball tournament is in the books. Thefollowing are the names of players moving into new divisions for both 9-ball and 8-ball. The board of directors have approved the names. Theseplayers will move into their new divisions at the beginning of the next BCAfiscal year, June 1, 2006.Moving from women’s Open to women’s Master are Melanie Elder, NancyMeasor, Eva Hill, Melissa Rushton and Wendy Schelske.Moving from the men’s Open-A to Master division are Darin Walding,Sam Hoff, Randy Ohrstrom, Larry Davis, Tim Merrill, Robert Niemeyer,Tom Huyn, Todd Speakman, Gary Hettrick, Sam Rabito, Brian Tully, ScottWoolley, Ray Galli, Carl Kingsbury, Doug Schulze, Chris White, MikeKasper, Steve Gregg, Joe Mendoza, Tony Bloom, Jesse Christensen,Ben Antonio, Mike Cronk, Mike Deitchman, Larry Maes and Bob Prouty.Moving from men’s Open-B to Open-A division are Sid Krumpe, DrewBurleson, Bill Nelson, David Overbo, Pat O’Meara, Ed Slade, GordonGraham, Chuck Jung, Charles Ashcraft, Harold Gilman, Dave Hawksley,Steve Wehr, Jake Morin, Jim Pelfrey, Bob Pike, Jay Thompson, KrisBehrman, Jason Hodder, Corky Kyle, Joe Main, Michael Monfelt, JoeO’Connor, Brian Roberson and Mike Sipllivy.Congratulations and good luck to these players in their new divisions.The Western BCA board of directors have rescinded the policy whereplayers do not move up until the next fiscal year. The current policy is thatplayers finishing in the top four percent of the men’s Open-A or women’sOpen divisions are moved to the Master division, effective immediatelyafter that event.It’s less than 180 days until the upcoming regional 9-ball tournament,Oct. 25-29, 2006, at Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Lincoln City, Oregon.For more information about Western BCA Pool Players Association, sende-mail to Sam Rabito at [email protected] or visitwesternbca.org.Western BCA ninth annual regional 9-ball tournament,Oct. 25-29, 2006The ninth annual regional 9-ball tournament dates have been finalized forOct. 25-29. Decided at the last board meeting, future regional 9-balltournaments will be the fourth week in October, when possible. Dates forthe 12th annual regional 8-ball tournament are pending.Next on the calendar is, of course, the BCA Pool League’s national 8-balltournament in Las Vegas, May 12-20. With this event, the billiards yearcomes to a close. We wish all of our players the best of luck and weknow they will well represent Western BCA.For more information about Western BCA Pool Players Association, sende-mail to Sam Rabito at [email protected] or visitwesternbca.org. For more information about BCA Pool League, visitplaybca.com.Seeking nominations for Western BCA officers of theboardWestern BCAs annual board meeting is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m.June 11. (The location has yet to be determined, but will be posted on theweb site, westernbca.org.) The annual meeting is important because wewill be electing the officers of the board of directors.As the association has grown, so has the workload we burden our officerswith. We are very fortunate that we have so many willing and dedicated

League News

Directory of League Operators

CaliforniaBakersfield BCA: Randolph Winkle 661.332.7827North Hollywood: Two of a Kind Gibbi Tkatch 818.509.1839Concord: Diablo Valley Pool Tina Mendoza 510.861.0812

IdahoPocatello: Gate City BCA Pool League Steve Gertonson [email protected] Falls: Magic Valley 8-ball Carl Wormsbaker 208.734.2560 [email protected]

MontanaBillings: Doug Asleson [email protected]: Mike Wright 406-587-2715Hamilton: Bitterroot 8-BallersMark Strandberg 406-821-3355

NevadaReno Sparks Pool League: Bill “B B” Berry 775.786.6222

OregonAlbany: Mid-Valley BCA Bob Cook 541.760.8242 [email protected]: Lower Columbia BCA Nancy Nelson 503.325.2931 [email protected]: Bend BCA Pool League Linda Knight 541.389.1093 [email protected]: Emerald Valley BCA Darcy Williams-Moss 541.517.9816 [email protected] Pass: Players Club Danny Burdick 541.659.0467 [email protected] City: Lincoln City BCA Roger Jones 541.994.9305 [email protected]: Cascade Pool League Andrew Monstis 503.252.4215 [email protected]: Cherry City BCA Shawn/Tracii Self 503.851.0365 [email protected]: South Lincoln County Melvin White 541.336.9563 [email protected]

Oregon, WashingtonBend, Redmond, Portland,Oregon City, Vancouver, Longview: Northwest Players League Cindy Doty 360.577.0098 [email protected]

WashingtonLynnwood: Sno-King BCA Pool League Mark Avlon 425.478.1598 [email protected] Park: Lower Columbia Peninsula Division Don/Jenny Sheldon 360.665.4105 [email protected]: Thurston County BCA Terry Ludwig 360.790.7139 [email protected] Angeles: Juan de Fuca League Bill Henderson 360.452.3923 [email protected]: Western Washington BCA Pool League Doug Schulze 253.848.0277Spokane: Greater Spokane BCA Clay Skidmore 509.998.7724 McQ’s in-house BCA Pool League Nita Saddler 509-951-1207 [email protected]

CaliforniaBakersfield: Show Me the Money Dave Nunley 661-863-0193North Hollywood: Two of a Kind Gibbi Tkatch 818.509.1839Palmdale: High Desert Classic Travel 8 Joe Moore 661-264-3779Concord: Diablo Valley Pool Tina Mendoza 510.861.0812

IdahoInland NW ACS - Jackie Clark [email protected]

NevadaReno Sparks Pool League: Bill “B B” Berry 775.786.6222The Money League Dan Gai 702-838-4215

OregonCentral Oregon ACS: Kelly Reynolds (Bend) [email protected] 541.420.4511Lane County: Georgia Cassle [email protected]/Grants Pass: Dan Burdick [email protected] Phoenix: Portland Jean Bartholomew [email protected] Judy Griffith 360.892.7454 [email protected] Becky Mowdy (contact Judy Griffith) Niki Phillipi [email protected] ACS: Dave Gerkin 541.673.1304Willamette Valley ACS: Annie Gay [email protected]

WashingtonMidnite Phoenix Tacoma: Craig Arnold 253.219.7358 [email protected] Phoenix Vancouver: Judy Griffith 360.892.7454Puyallup: Western Washington ACS Doug Schulze 253.848.0277


IdahoBoise: Inglis Coin Mona Inglis 208.345.5305Idaho Falls: Gays Music Mike Griggs 208.523.7774Lewiston: C & B Music & Vending John Jordan 208.743.3248Pocatello: Bannock Music Bruce McCaskill 208.232.4243Salmon: Salmon River Amusement Bill Nemgar 208.756.4775Twin Falls: Western Music & Vending Kevin Mahler 208.733.1212

MontanaBozeman: Rocky Mountain Gaming Don Lutes 406.586.9526Helena: Capital Music Chris Warren 406.442.7088Lewistown: Native Son Amusement Stuart Armstrong 406.350.2204

OregonPortland: Cascade Pool League Andrew Monstis 503.252.4215 [email protected]

CaliforniaSan Gabriel Valley: Marc Ong 626.285.2455

MontanaHelena: Bob & Becky Zapata 406.442.0014

OregonSalem: Randi Lee 503.362.0133Southwest Oregon: R J & Wild Bill 541.582.0821

Oregon, WashingtonPortland, Vancouver: Merle & Boomer Humphries 503.243.6725

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TEAM STANDINGS2006 FINAL A LEAGUE

1 MT CHADS #2 11182 VFW #1 11333 SQUIRE #2 10704 SPORTS PAGE 2 10645 POWDERHORN#1 9826 SQUIRE #3 9467 GRANSTAND #2 9348 BULLWACKERS 1 911

TEAM STANDINGS2006 FINAL B LEAGUE

1 SPORTS PAGE 1 11802 RENO CLUB 10443 KING KORNER4 10844 LEGION 10555 THE WHEEL 10426 SPORTS PAGE 3 10957 VFW #3 9738 KING KORNER 3 920

TEAM STANDINGSC LEAGUE FINAL 2006

1 SHOOTERS #1 11942 KING KORNER 2 11073 VFW #2 10824 SQUIRE #1 10805 GRANDSTAND #1 10706 VFW #4 10387 SPORTS PAGE 4 9628 VFW HEIGHTS 989

TEAM STANDINGSD LEAGUE 2006 FINAL

1 SHOOTERS #2 11572 TINYS #1 11393 EAGLES LODGE 10714 KING KORNER 1 10975 MT CHADS 1 10806 POWDERHORN 2 10647 TINYS #2 9518 BULLWACKERS 2 986

2005-06 GOLD LEAGUEFINAL STANDINGS

1 SQUIRE #2 25942 MT CHAD 2 26253 SQUIRE 3 24964 POWDERHORN#1 24665 SPORTS PAGE 3 24806 RENO CLUB 22207 KING KORNER 4 23178 VFW #3 20969 KING KORNER 2 223510 GRANDSTAND #1 217211 SQUIRE 1 215612 VFW HTS 210213 TINYS #1 207014 KING KORNER 1 188815 SHOOTERS #2 196616 EAGLES LODGE 1681

GOLD LEAGUEMVP STATS 2005-06

1. ROB TAYLOR 5472. WADE HUDSON 5433. MIKE AMELINE 5374. GARY CARLSON 5345. RYAN DUNSTER 5116. LONNY FRICKEL 5087. GARY BAUER 5068. JACK SALVESON 5069. RANDY SAYRE 50010. PAUL ABBY 497

Billings, MTBCA Leagues(continued from page 16)

Kurt Duffy, Arnie Salcido

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BUTTE, MT - February 18, 2006The Jim Anderson Memorial washosted by Mr Ed’s Saloon. Moneywas raised for Jim’s son Blain andBlaine’s mother Nikki Snow. Therewere 18 teams of two playing 8-Ball.1st Kurt Duffy, Arnie Salcido2nd Justin Salcido, Debbie Miller3rd Lisa Horsely,

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05-07-2006 11:00 am2006 WPBA Carolina Classic Semi #2Webb vs. Corr at Rocky Mount, NC

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05-14-2006 10:00 am2006 WPBA Great Lakes Classic Semi #1Lee vs. Villereal at Michigan City, IN

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Billar Profesional Femenino 2005 Semi #1Kim vs. A. Fisher at Lincoln City, OR

05-11-2006 10:00 pmBillar Profesional Femenino 2005 Semi #1Kim vs. A. Fisher at Lincoln City, OR

05-11-2006 2:00 amBillar Profesional Femenino 2005 Semi #1Kim vs. A. Fisher at Lincoln City, OR

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05-16-2006 3:00 pmBillar Profesional Femenino 2005 Semi #2Kim vs. Webb at Lincoln City, OR

05-17-2006 9:00 pmBillar Profesional Femenino 2005 Semi #2Kim vs. Webb at Lincoln City, OR

05-17-2006 10:00 pmBillar Profesional Femenino 2005 FinalKim vs. Villereal at Lincoln City, OR

05-18-2006 2:00 amBillar Profesional Femenino 2005 Final

05-21-2006 2:00 amBillar Profesional Femenino 2005 Semi #1Kim vs. A. Fisher at Lincoln City, OR

05-23-2006 1:00 pm2005 Nwpa National Wheelchair 9-BallAragon vs. Deklerk at Tampa, FL

05-23-2006 2:00 pm2005 Nwpa Scotch Doubles 9-BallNelson vs. Jones at Planet 9-Ball Tampa, FL

05-24-2006 9:00 pm2005 Nwpa National Wheelchair 9-BallAragon vs. Deklerk at Tampa, FL

05-24-2006 10:00 pm2005 Nwpa Scotch Doubles 9-BallNelson vs. Jones at Tampa, FL

05-30-2006 4:00 pm2005 Men’s World Summit of Pool Semi #1Deuel vs. Jones at ESPN Zone

05-31-2006 12:00 pm2005 Men’s Wrld Summit of Pool Cuartos de FinalImmonen vs. Chamat at ESPN Zone

05-31-2006 1:00 pm2005 Men’s World Summit of Pool Semi #1Deuel vs. Jones at ESPN Zone

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05-10-2006 8:00 amWillie Mosconi vs. Cowboy Jimmy Mooreat Atlantic City, NJ

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05-12-2006 8:00 amBabe Cranfield vs. U.J. Puckettat Atlantic City, NJ

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05-15-2006 8:00 amLuther Lassiter vs. Cicero Murphyat Atlantic City, NJ

05-15-2006 8:30 amMinnesota Fats vs. Luther Lassiterat Atlantic City, NJ

05-16-2006 8:00 amLuther Lassiter vs. U.J. Puckettat Atlantic City, NJ

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05-18-2006 8:00 amWillie Mosconi vs. U.J. Puckettat Atlantic City, NJ

05-19-2006 8:00 amMinnesota Fats vs. Irving Craneat Atlantic City, NJ

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You have to be careful if there is any cut angleor you use any side spin on the cue ball. Eitherone of these will put some corresponding sidespin on the object ball. With the target in place,try some cuts and side spin and see how muchthat affects the shot. For example, if you shot Xwith right english on the cue ball, the object ballwould have left english and would tend to go“long” and hit on the short rail. The two balls byZ have a problem with the side pocket for thissystem. Can you get them to bank by usingspeed or spin to cheat the system?You can also set up a target for the side pocket,

which should be at the same distance from thetable and directly in line with the side pockets.Long banks should work similarly, but the shotsthemselves are much harder since they aretwice as long.When using the system in play, your opponentwill probably not let you use a barstool like this.You can measure off the right distance with yourcue stick, but mostly you have to develop a feelfor where the target is. The point of having avisible target on the barstool is so that you candevelop that feel and familiarity more quickly.

Banking System (continued from page 8)

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individuals willing to fill these positions.Positions open for nomination are president, vice president and treasurer. If you are interested inholding an office or nominating someone else, send e-mail to Sam Rabito,[email protected], no later than May 8. Include the person’s full name. Nominations mayalso be relayed through your league operator.At this time these nominations have been made:Sam Rabito - presidentAndrew Monstis - vice presidentStacy Sherman - vice presidentBill Henderson - treasurerCurrent duties and responsibilities for each office may be found on the web site(www.westernbca.org/about/by-laws.cfm). Interested individuals need to be aware of theresponsibilities of these offices and realize that the number one requirement is the willingness togive countless hours to the association. The success of the regional tournaments is the fundamentalgoal of Western BCA. Having tireless, capable officers is the foundation of that reality.For more information about Western BCA Pool Players Association, send e-mail to Sam Rabito [email protected] or visit westernbca.org.

Western BCA League News (continued from page 25)

that is the reason Glenn carries it. “Leathercases are too heavy.”Physical conditioning and playing despite variousailments that can interfere with your game issomething that some pool players have tocontend with and Glenn is no stranger to dealingwith pain. We talked about some of the obstacleshe has had to overcome. “I have a condition inmy spine that’s not real good. It’s the oppositeof scoliosis called ‘Sherman’s’. In scoliosis yourspine is shaped in an ‘S’ but with Sherman’s itgoes like a ‘backwards S’. I’m always fightingthat, going to chiropractors and trying to exerciseto be able to hit a lot of balls. I’m also thinkingabout eye surgery. I’ve tried wearing glasses butthey are very awkward and you have to twistyour neck around too much and I don’t like that.The biggest problem I see with glasses is thatonce you get into a match, a few minutes lateryou start to perspire a little bit and your glassesmove around. I hate that part. I always have tofiddle with them.”Glenn also teaches pool, so I asked him if hehad ever been beaten in a tournament by one ofhis students. “Yes, Scott Barnard comes tomind. There were a couple of kids I taught along time ago that got to be really good and forone reason or another they had to get out ofpool. They went to work. Scott went into truckingand he got out of it. I taught him for about sixmonths and then worked with him for a fewmonths more. Then he went out on his own andlearned more and more and got to be a real fine

player. There was another young guy out inBoring, Oregon. His name was Mike Durr andboy did he get good and he had to quit. His familywas in the construction business, so afterfinishing college he was working in the familybusiness. When he was playing he startedbeating all the ‘A’ players – just running so manyracks, they quit on him.”Glenn is currently teaching at Classic Billiardsin Portland, Oregon and has a few students atthe Cadillac Island Casino in Longview,Washington. Glenn is teaching some studentsthat are showing promise and he hopes theirgames will greatly improve in the future.In closing Glenn remarked how fascinated hewas by the Filipino philosophy of instructing poolplayers. Rumor has it that the players fromTaiwan hired the Filipinos to teach them. TheFilipino players matched up with the Taiwanplayers, the more experienced players teachingthe talented younger players. This can been seenby looking at Alex Pagulayan, a very talentedyoung player, who was taught by Jose Parica.Glenn remarked, “They are doing a fine job inteaching.”Glenn’s next challenges will be at the ACSRegional Championships in Canyonville,Oregon; BCA Nationals in Las Vegas, both inMay. Glenn finished the interview by saying thathe needed to get his shoulder healed first.I would like to thank you my friend for taking thetime for the interview and hope you shootstraight in all your future tournaments.

Atwell (continued from page 19)


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Due to Linda and Mona having prior commitments and Cathy already a WPBA player for 2006 andnot eligible for qualifying spots, the BCA Championship entry went to Martha Hartsell and the SanDiego Classic went to Liz Cole. Good luck at these events, we’ll all be cheering for you.

I would like to thank all the volunteers who helped organize and run such a big and excitingevent, especially Ford, Roger Arndt, Chuck Mellors and Dave Lauer. Also to all the players, whomake my job so easy and enjoyable.1st $560 Linda Carter2nd $356 Cathy Metzinger3rd $256 Martha Hartsell (WPBA Spot/BCA Championships/Las Vegas)4th $198 Mona Remedios5/6 $126 Elizabeth Cole (WPBA Spot/San Diego Classic/San Diego), Kim Jones7/8 $96 Junko Arkai, Mary Hopkin9/12 $86 Kerry Impson, Cindy Doty, Stephanie Mitchell, Ellen Van BurenSecond Chance Tournament1st $64 Brenda Willis2nd $48 Linda Dick3rd $32 Karla Bagley-Tias4th $16 Tamre’ Geene’-Rogers

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March 29th “B”1st $90 Alan C.2nd $50 Brian LaFlamme3/4 $20 Mark Hamilton,

Tyler Tallant5/8 $10 Cliff, Andy,

Randy Method,Spencer

March 30th USPPA1st $70 Randy Method2nd $35 John Ising3/4 $10 Mai Schieck

Austin MurphyApril 5th “B”1st $95 Will Smiley2nd $50 Matt S.3/4 $20 Bob C and Sean5/8 $10 Mai Schieck,

Gerges, Charles,Andrew Der

April 6th USPPA1st $51 Will Smiley2nd $20 Don Gagnon3/4 Mai Schieck

John IslingApril 8th 8-Ball Line1st $80 Razaldi Rosaluna2nd $100 Taylor Townsend,

JAG, James WilliamsApril 9th 9-Ball1st $140 Josh Palmer2nd $80 Joey Gebron3rd $60 Jim Fabionar4th $40 James Williams5/6 $20 Taylor Townsend,

Baby Frank

(continued from page 21)

April 12th “B”1st $90 Will Smiley2nd $50 Chase3/4 $20 Patrick Rhea,

Dave Walton5/8 $10 Alan T, Tony Hargain,

Greg F, Bob CApril 13th USPPA1st $55 Pat McLeod2nd $35 Jeff Gregory3/4 $15 Don McLeod,

Tyler TallantApril 16th 9Ball1st $120 Robert Aldana2nd $90 Jim Fabionar3rd $60 Mike DeWeese4th $30 Taylor TownsendApril 19th “B”1st $60 Dave Walton2nd $30 Patrick Rhea3/4 $20 Brian LaFlamme

Mark Belisle5/8 $10 Sean, Raul, Kris,

Andrew DerApril 20th USPPA1st $50 John Ising2nd $30 Randy Method3/4 $10 Patrick Rhea,

Steve PriceApril 23rd 9-Ball1st $130 Trevor Smith2nd $90 Jim Fabionar3rd $70 James Williams4th $50 Taylor Townsend

April 1st One Pocket1st $300 Trevor Smith2nd $200 Joey Gebron3rd $120 Robert Aldana4th $80 Roger Estelle5/6 $60 Bobby Hunter,

Melvin M.7/8 $40 Dave Rodden,

John HendersonApril 2nd 9-Ball1st $400 Lance Salazar2nd $260 Jim Fabionar3rd $175 Trevor Smith4th $120 Roger Estelle5/6 $80 Gilbert Arellano,

Robert Aldana7/8 $60 Josh Palmer,

James Williams9/12 $50 Carl Wilson,

Alan Sutton,Don Davies,Billy Palmer

March 26th Weekly 9Ball1st $100 Baby Frank2nd $70 Taylor Townsend3rd $55 Trevor Smith4th $35 James Williams

Sunday 8-Ball Open (March results)March 5, 2006 March 12, 20061st $117 John D 1st $109 John D2nd $75 Rocky 2nd $60 Randy C3rd $55 Miguel 3rd $40 Rocky4th $35 Treon 4th $25 Steve HanksMarch 19, 2006 March 26, 20061st $88 Randy C 1st $110 Miguel2nd $45 John D 2nd $60 Dan Louie3rd $25 Kim Jones 3rd $45 Raul Abenojar4th $15 Treon 4th $30 Dave Jones

Saturday One Pocket (March results)March 4, 2006 March 11, 20061st $170 John D 1st $110 John D2nd $100 Teacher Ed 2nd $70 Tim M3rd $60 Dan Louie 3rd $20 Randy CMarch 18, 2006 March 25, 20061st $130 John D 1st $150 Dan Louie2nd $70 Joey 2nd $70 Larry Carter3rd $40 Larry Carter 3rd $30 Miguel

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Domenic’s (continued from page 18)

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This tournament was played Saturday andSunday February 25th and 26th, 2006 at Eaglesclub 326 - downtown Bozeman, Montana. Onan absolutely beautiful day, we still had a startingfield of 34 teams. What a great turn out. All theteams here were wondering what happened tothe teams from Billings? The prize fund total was$1480.00. There was $800.00 added.1st $450 Jane Plant/Janet Dunks,

Belgrade/BozemanThis team just seems to play better whencoming out of the loser’s side of thebracket.

2nd $350 Sky Tigart/Erica Wise,Great Falls/Belgrade

3rd $225 Cathy Hellwitz/Kieran Roberts,Helena

4th $175 Loreen Carey/Tina Hansen,Manhattan/Bozeman

5/6 $80 Cat Hansen/Brandi Mackey,Bozeman/HelenaJulie Mitchell/Connie Laverdure,Great Falls

7/8 $60 Dori LaFleur/Michelle Garcia,ButteKitty Medina/Kathy McCormick,Butte

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Tuesdays Beaverton Hot Shots (503) 644-8869 9 Ball ‘C’ -Texas Express $6+$1 7:00PMMedford Rack’em (541) 779-6111 USPPA $8 7:00PMMilwaukie Domenic’s (503) 654-6969 8-Ball $5+$3 g.f. Matches 7:00PMPortland Cues Billiards (503) 251-8399 9-Ball C & below $7 incl. g.f. 7:30PMPortland Sam’s Billiards (503) 282-8266 8 Ball - Texas Express $5 7:30PMSalem Sharkey’s (503) 391-4912 8-Ball B & below Mod. BCA $5+$3 g.f. $75/1st w/16 7:00PMTigard Break Time Billiards (503) 443-6166 8-Ball Modified BCA $5+$2 g.f. $25 every 8 6:30PM

Wednesdays Milwaukee Wichita (503) 654-4201 Open Pool Tourny $5 Matching 7:30PMPortland Cues Billiards (503) 251-8399 9-Ball B & below $7 incl. g.f. 7:30PMTigard Break Time Billiards (503) 443-6166 Golf Snooker $10 CallTroutdale Skyland (503) 661-6464 8-Ball B & Below $3 7:30PM

Thursdays Aloha Club Underground (503) 649-1006 9-Ball $3-$10 S/L $5/player 7:30PMCorvallis Tommy’s 4th St (541) 754-7622 8-Ball $2 Match+$10 7:00PMPortland Amazon SportsBar (503) 203-8999 8-Ball / 9-Ball Alternating $5 $3/Player 7:30PMPortland Blue Parrot (503) 240-0249 8-Ball $3 Matching 7:30PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 5:00PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 7:30PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 9:30PMTigard Break Time Billiards (503) 443-6166 9-Ball Texas Express $5+$2 g.f. $25 every 8 6:30PM

Fridays Oregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 9-Ball Texas Express $5 $75/1st w/16 7:30PMOregon City Rodders (503) 650-2363 $1650 APA Qualifier $5 7:00PMPortland Amazon SportsBar (503) 203-8999 8-Ball BD Sc Dbls/Singles $5 $3/player 8:00PMSalem Jammer’s (503) 362-7494 9 Ball-Open Qualifier $6 Matching 7:30PMSalem Sharkey’s (503) 391-4912 9-Ball Open Mod. Tx Exp $5+$3 g.f. $75/1st w/16 7:00PMTigard Break Time Billiards (503) 443-6166 Golf Snooker $10 Call

Saturdays Oregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 9 Ball Texas Express $6 $75/1st w/16 5:00PMOregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 8 Ball BCA rules $5 $75/1st w/16 7:30PMPortland Amazon SportsBar (503) 203-8999 Open $5 2:00PMPortland Amazon SportsBar (503) 203-8999 8-Ball / 9-Ball Alternating $5 $3/Player 7:30PMPortland JoQ’s (503) 287-4210 9-Ball with Break Pot $5 8:00PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 5:00PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 7:30PMPortland Ranchouse (503) 702-7878 8-Ball/9-Ball Handicapped $6 $$$ 9:30PMSalem Jammer’s (1st - 3rd) (503) 362-7494 Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $5/person Matching 7:30PMSalem Jammer’s (4th) (503) 362-7494 Scotch Dbls $5/person Matching 7:30PM

Sundays Aloha Club Underground (503) 649-1006 8-Ball $3-$6 S/L $5/player 7:30PMOregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 9 Ball - Race 4/3 $5 $75/1st w/16 6:30PMPortland Amazon SportsBar (503) 203-8999 8-Ball / 9-Ball Alternating $5M/$2W $3/Player 7:30PMPortland Farmhouse (503) 777-8126 8-Ball $5 Matching 3:30PMPortland NiteHawk (503) 285-7177 8 Ball $3M/$2W $100 6:00PMPortland Sam’s Billiards (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool (1st Sun.) $10+$2 g.f. 11:00AMSalem Jammers (503) 362-7494 8 Ball - ACS Rules $5 Matching 6:30PM

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