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Pictured here is the $50,000 Table Soccer fussball tournament held at Elitch's Gardena in
Denver, Colorado, where over 2,000 players from all over the world are reported to have
competed. There were 144 tables set up in the ballroom of Elitch's Gardens which were
open for practise sessions before the tournament started. Players from as far away as Spain,
Costa Rica, Germany and Canada are reported by Mountain West,Inc., sponsor of the tournament,
to have been present. A game was determined by the first team to score 5 goals and a match
was 3 out of 5 games. First place in open singles went to Mike Bowers of Boulder, Colo., for
$3,200. First place in mixed doubles went to Lori Schranz and Gary Pfeil of Irving, Tex., for
$1 ,200. Women's doubles for $1,200 went to Karen Von Otterstedt and Vicki Chalgren of Eugene,
Ore. The tournament was reported to have been a most sensational success. In view of this,
Lee Peppard, Mountain West president, advised his distributors who were present, "We will
be holding another tournament in Denver next year."