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Class A A champion, champion, captured captured fifth fifth Class place in the same class. Last year's place in the same class. Last year's other top top winners winners were were eliminated other eliminated in the the playoffs. playoffs. The The 1975 1975 early in early OF AMERICA Volume 3/No. 3/No. 22 Volume Januaty, 1977 y, 1977 Januar through eighth through eighth places places in in each each also received cash prizes. division division also received cash prizes. Wardell Raymond Wardell Raymond,, last last year's year's The OK Corral The famous famous gunfight gunfight at at OK Corral in comparison to the pales pales in comparison to the grand grand "shoot-out" which which took took place place durdur"shoot-out" ing the the entire entire championship championship playoffs playoffs ing of the the second second annual annual Greater Greater New New of Orleans Coin-Operated 8-Ball TourOrleans Coin-Operated 8-Ball Tournament held held recently recently in in La La Galerie Galerie nament Ballroom of of the Ballroom the Marriott Marriott Hotel. Hotel. As almost almost 400 400 enthusiastic enthusiastic specspecAs tators rooted for their favorite tators rooted for their favorite cue-totin' finalists finalists did shooters, 144 144 cue-totin' shooters, did battle over over aa 9-hour 9-hour span span to to claim claim a a battle of the $3,550 cash pot and to share share of the $3,550 cash pot and to capture prestigious prestigious trophies trophies for for the the capture business establishments establishments where where they they business qualified . qualified. New Orleans Orleans City City Councilman-atCouncilman-atNew Large Joseph Joseph DiRosa served as Large DiRosa served as official award award presenter official presenter to to the the champions and champions and runners-up runners-up of of each each class division. class division. Tournament Tournament director director Robert E. E. Nims, Nims, chief chief executive executive of of Robert A .M.A . Distributors, A.M.A. Distributors, under under whose whose auspices the the annual annual event event was was held, held, auspices was host. host. The The tournament tournament was was was co-sponsored by locabusiness loca48 business by 48 co-sponsored tions in in the tions the Metro Metro New New Orleans Orleans area area the Coin-Op Amusement nad nad the Coin-Op Amusement Game Game of New New Orleans. Orleans. Operators of Operators In each each of of the the three three divisions, divisions, a a In total of 47 matches were played total of 47 matches were played involving 48 All All involving 48 contestants. contestants. matches up up to to the the finals finals went went to to the the matches players who who won players won two two of of three three championship games. The games. The championship matches matches were a best of five series. series. of five a best were Winners and and first first runners-up runners-up Winners Class A-Eugene A - Eugene Catron, Catron, were: Class were: 2413 Whitney 2413 Whitney Ave., Ave., Gretna, Gretna, La., La., won $750. $750. (Qualifying (Qualifying location: location: won Den, New New Orleans). Orleans). Jim Jim Pirate's Den, Pirate's Conway, 724 Pine Lane Village, Conway, 724 Pine Lane Village, Kenner, La., La., won won $300. $300. (Jai (Jai Alai Alai Kenner, Lounge, Kenner). Kenner). Class Class B-David B- David Lounge, Duffy, 716 716 Hidalgo, Hidalgo, New New Orleans, Orleans, Duffy, (The Port Hole, New Orleans). $500 $500 (The Port Hole, New Orleans). Wayne Gonzales, Gonzales, Box Re1004, ReBox 1004, Wayne serve, $200 $200 (The serve, (The Swamp Swamp Room, Room, Metairie) . Class Class C-Peter C- Peter Ganci, Ganci, Metairie). 3121 Kansas Kansas Ave., Ave., Kenner, Kenner, $300 $300 3121 (The Swamp Swamp Room). Room) . L.J. L.J. Gleason, Gleason, (The 3339 St. St. Claude Claude Ave., Ave., New New Orleans, Orleans, 3339 $150 (Sarge's Social Club, New $150 (Sarge's Social Club, New Orleans). Orleans). Trophies were were presented presented to to the the Trophies business locations locations where where the the winner winner business and runner-up and runner-up in in each each division division qualified . Players Players finishing finishing in in third third qualified. tournament was was the the first first of of its kind tournament its kind ever held in the New Orleans area. ever held in the New Orleans area. Pinball Invades Invades Pinball Government Gove rnment A . James James Manchin Manchin is is the the new new A. Secretary of State for the State Secretary of State for the State of of West Virginia. Virginia. He is also also a pinball West He is a pinball fan. Manchin fan. Manchin tries tries to to make make it it three three times a the barroom in the the times a day day to to the barroom in basement of of the the Holley Holley Hotel Hotel in in basement Charleston to to get get in in some some time time with with Charleston the steel steel ball, ball, according according to to aa story story the circulated recently circulated recently by by the the AP AP wire wire service. service. "I do "I do not not play play golf, golf, tennis, tennis, handball or told handball or squash," squash," Manchin Manchin told an AP AP reporter, take entirely entirely an reporter, "they "they take too much too much time. time. Pinball Pinball has has meaning meaning to me. to me. ItIt represents represents competition competition in in the highest highest sense, the sense, because because on on many many occasions you occasions you are are competing competing aayourself." gainst yourself." gainst The newly The newly elected elected secretary secretary of of state plays in the the morning morning to to state plays early early in refresh his his mind. mind. He also tries refresh He also tries to to get get in aa few few games games at noon to to relax relax and in at noon and in the the evening evening to to forget forget his his in problems. problems. Always nattily Always nattily attired, attired, his his usual usual uniform aa black black three-piece three-piece suit suit with with uniform fresh red carnation for for the the lapel, lapel, aa fresh red carnation Manchin, 49, 49, doesn't doesn't let let his his dress dress Manchin, ~ffect his game. He is an active affect his game. He is an active player, jiggling jiggling the the machine player, machine and and the ball ball with with plenty plenty of of body body coaxing the coaxing English. English. "The ball ball bouncing bouncing around with "The around with all the the illumination holds a fascinaall illumination holds a fascination for for me," Manchin also also told told the the tion me," Manchin AP. "It "It is is aa mental mental treat. treat. For For that that AP. minute at minute at the the machine, machine, all all the the cares cares woes of of the the world world are and woes and are remote, remote, as II am am in in deep deep concentration concentration of as of the the game at hand." game at hand." Manchin, former former state state director director of of Manchin, the Farmers Administration , the Farmers Home Home Administration, also said said that that his his son son Mark Mark had had also the propriety propriety of of his his questioned the questioned playing the the flippers flippers now now he he was was playing secretary of of state. state. But But Manchin's Manchin's secretary reaction: "It "It is is more more fitting fitting now now than than reaction: ever. When When aa man man reaches reaches high high ever. levels of levels of responsibility, responsibility, he he should should remain what what his created remain his God God created him - himself. " him-himself." .~~~~~~~~~~--~~~-.:...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~-' 2