2017 19th Annual Pool Checkers Festival
Saturday, November 11th & 12th, 2017 at the
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham, South Bend (map)
Dear Checker friends,
Looks like the date for our 19th Annual Pool & International Festival in South
Bend, IN, will be Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (and Big-Board on Sunday, Nov. 12)
Microtel Inn phone (574) 273-4300 Roger Blaine (574) 257-9033 reblaine@hotmail.com
The International / 10 X 10 / Big Board competition will be on
Sunday, November 13th at Wendy's Restaurant beside Microtel Inn, same as last
year.
19
years of checker craziness!!
Come
to Indiana for the Nineteenth Annual
POOL
CHECKERS and
INTERNATIONAL CHECKERS
FESTIVAL!
Nov. 11-12, 2017
Microtel Inn & Suites, 222
Dixieway S., South Bend IN 46637
(Indiana 933
/ Business US 31 in town of Roseland--across the street from
Quality Inn
where we used to play) Take
the South Bend-Notre Dame Exit 77 from
Indiana Toll
Road I-80-90, turn left from ramp, the
Microtel Inn is the 3rd building
on the right.
Saturday,
Nov. 11 – American Pool Checkers
Defending champion: Charlie Williams
Sunday,
Nov. 12 – International (Big-Board) Checkers
Defending champion: Arthur Bell
--Sunday event
will be played in Wendy's Restaurant just south at 320
Dixie Way S.
Entry fee $20 for one day, $30 for both days.
Register 9:30
a.m., begin at 10. Round robin or Swiss format.
Two divisions if sufficient entries, divided by
“South Bend Ratings” from previous years.
90% of entry fees will go into prize fund. Place
prizes and special bonus for game scores!
Microtel Inn phone (574)
273-4300.
Organizer:
Fair Play Games Tournaments,
Roger Blaine,
P.O. Box 353, Osceola IN 46561.
Phone (574)
257-9033, E-mail reblaine@hotmail.com
South Bend is 100 miles from Chicago,
140 miles from Indianapolis, 200 miles from
Detroit.
Studebaker
National Museum – University of Notre Dame – near Amish country!
Come to South Bend to celebrate Veterans' Day! As usual we had to work around
the Notre Dame football schedule, Our location will be same as last year, the
Microtel Inn & Suites, 222 Dixie Way S., South Bend, IN 46637, in the town of
Roseland)
We will be sending our complete ad shortly. Hope this will be suitable for you
and we will have a fine tournament.
Regards, Roger
Results:
BELL TOPS TWO TOURNEYS IN SOUTH BEND - reported by Roger Blaine Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 12:57 PMArthur "Sonny" Bell of South Bend, Indiana, took first place in the 19th Annual Pool Checkers tournament in his home town on Nov. 11, 2017, and also topped the International or Big-Board contest the next day.
Bell, ranked as a Junior Master in Pool Checkers, scored 22 out of a possible 28 to edge Top Masters Fred D. Shurn, 21, and last year's winner, Charlie Williams, Louisville, Ky., 17. Bell started out with a win and a draw against Shurn, and split with one win each against Williams at the end. Along the way, he won 9, drew 4, and lost only one. The attendance of 8 was a decrease from last year, and we played all in one section. Roberto Ernest, Chicago, won the "Amateur" prize for best Under 1700 rating with a fine 13. The ratings are based on previous South Bend results, and scores were figured as 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
|
Finish |
Player |
State |
Rated |
Points |
Comments |
| 1 | ARTHUR BELL | IN | 1823 | 22 | 1st prize |
| 2 | Fred D. Shurn | IN | 1985 | 21 | 2nd prize |
| 3 | Charlie Williams | KY | 1952 | 17 | |
| 4 | Lee Pittman | IL | 1874 | 14 | |
| 5 | Roberto Ernest | IL | 1520 | 13 | Amateur prize |
| 6 | Andrew Young | IL | 1680 | 11 | |
| 7 | Herman Joiner | IL | 1667 | 10 | |
| 8 | Roger Blaine | IN | 1445 | 4 |
Bell won 3 in a row on Sunday, Nov. 12, to win at International or 100-square Checkers, and organizer Roger Blaine was second with 2 out of 3.
|
Finish |
Player |
State |
Rated |
Points |
Comments |
| 1 | ARTHUR BELL | IN | 1724 | 6 | 1st prize |
| 2 | Roger Blaine | IN | 1462 | 4 | 2nd prize |
| 3 | Roberto Ernest | IL | 1557 | 2 | |
| 4 | Peter Kuhr | IN | 1527 | 0 |