Saturday, November 5, 1988 The Sanford News-Herald - "Local men are checker tournament winners"

features the 1988 Southeastern District IV at Ramada Inn in Ahoskie, NC on October 28-29-30th, Sponsor/ Director, Cecil Lowe.   Paul M. Davis of Rose Hill, VA won the tournament and new District IV Champion, with Tim Laverty of Sanford, NC as second place runner up.  February 1989 Carolina Country Magazine - Official Publication of R.E.C. featured this tournament and checkers in general of recent times.


 1988 ACF District 4 Open
States: FL, GA, NC, SC, VA, WV

 held at Ramada Inn, in Ahoskie, NC on Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, October 28-29-30th, Sponsor/ Director, Cecil Lowe

A Class

Finish

 Player City, State Points

Comments
1st Paul Davis Rose Hill, VA    
2nd Tim Laverty Sanford, NC    
3rd Ed Bruch West Seneca, NY    
4th Norm Wexler Forest Hills, NY    
5th Quinton East Oak Ridge, TN    
6th Les Balderson Richmond, VA    
7th Earl Luffman Ringgold, VA    
8th Vic Defenderfer Oak Ridge, TN    
  (truncated  6 players)      
Tournament Sponsor/Director, Cecil Lowe, single division with 37 entrants   [October 1988, ACFB # 215, pg 5]

B Class

Finish

 Player City, State Points

Comments
1st Merle Vaughn Ahoskie, NC    
2nd Herman "Buzzy" Odem Aulander, NC    
3rd Phil Brown Elizabeth City, NC    
4th Ira Hinson Lancaster, SC    
5th R.G. Whitley Woodland, NC    
6th Frank Walls Broadway, NC    
7th Cecil Lowe Colerain, NC    
8th Wade Holder Fayetteville, NC    
  (truncated  9 players)      
Tournament Sponsor/Director, Cecil Lowe, single division with 31 entrants   [October 1988, ACFB # 215, pg 5]

ACF District 4  The U.S. Tourney Champion Paul Davis of Rose Hill, VA won the 1988 ACF District 4 Open held Oct. 28-30 in Ahoskie, N.C.  Tim Laverty was runner-up, and next were Ed Bruch, Norm Wexler, Quinton East, Les Balderson, Earl Luffman, and Vic Defenderfer through the top 8.  Merle Vaughn, Ahoskie, won the Class B tourney by Honor Points over runner-up Herman "Buzzy" Odom, Aulander, NC.  Following were P. Brown, I. Hinson, R.Whitley, F. Walls, C. Lowe, and W. Holder through the top 8.  There were 31 entrants - 14 in "A" and 17 in "B".  Cecil Lowe of nearby Colerain was the generous host and promoter for the tourney.  District Manager Clint Pickard asks that interested promoters send him bids for the 1989 tourney - P.O. Box 134, Sanford, NC, 27330.  [December 1988, ACFB #216, page 1]

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