Play Meter
Issue: 1980 December 31 - Vol 6 Num 24 - Page 3
Biggest billiards bash is on tap
LAS VEGAS- The two largest
tournaments in the history of pocket
billiards will hold center stage back-
to-back at the Tropicana Hotel and
Country Club here, from November
30 through December 7.
The Second Annual Nine-Ball
World Pro-Am and First Annual
Eight-Ball World Classic each will
pay out a minimum of $127 ,500 in
cash prizes.
Organized by Battle Enterprises,
Ltd . of Amarillo, Texas, in
association with the T ropicana, each
tournament offers a first prize of at
least $25,000 in the main
competition . Women -only and
second-chance events are also
planned .
All amateur and professionals 21
years of age or older are eligible to
compete.
"Players are enrolling from
throughout the United States,
England, Canada, Australia , and
numerous other nations," said
Michael L. Battle, president of Battle
Enterprises and former defensive
back for the New York Jets.
The nine-ball tournament, slated
for November 30 through December
3, would pay out $110,000 over 64
places in the women-only event, at
the minimum entry level of 450 main
players and 64 women competitors.
Payout would exceed $1 million
for the nine-ball tournament if the
maximum of 4,050 main players and
512 women players were attained.
Prizes in the eight-ball
tournament, scheduled for
December 4 through December 7,
are based upon the same formula .
Basic entry fee in either main
competition or women-only event is
$600 . The figure includes double -
occupancy accommodations for
four nights at the Tropicana. Private
rooms are available for an additional
$100 per tournament .
Cutoff date for entry registration is
October 15.
The second-chance events, for
losers in the first round of the
competitions, have an on-sight entry
fee of $100 . All second-chance entry
fees will be disbursed as prize money
in those competitions.
"The rules- single elimination,
one foul-ball in hand, and loser
breaks except in the final round of
each tournament-are set up to help
less-skilled players," Battle said.
"Winners in each round will be
determined by the best performance
in two out of three games, two out of
three sets, except for the final round
of each tournament. There the victor
must win at least four out of seven
games, two out of three sets."
Last year the main competition
winner in the First Annual Nine-Ball
World Pro-Am was a "dark horse ,"
Warren Costanzo, a Reno, Nevada
card dealer. First place in the
women -only competition was
captured by Sherri Sewell of
Oklahoma City, in her first
tournament appearance.
The tournaments this year will be
played on specially designed 3 ~-X-7
tables supplied by The Valley
Company of Bay City, Michigan.
All play will be supervised by an
independent commission established
for the tournament. Commisssion
members include baseball's George
Brett and Ken Brett of the Kansas
City Royals; Conrad Burkman,
publisher of the National Billiard
News; and Melodie Horn, columnist
for the National Billiard News. The
price of spectator tickets will be $15
per day for the preliminary rounds
and $25 per day on the day of the
final round. Spectator passes for
each entire tournament will be
available for $40 .
Battle Enterprises maintains
offices at 714 South Tyler Street,
Suite 316 , Amarillo, Texas 79101.
The toll-free telephone number for
tournament information is 800/ 858-
4362 ; from Texas call collect ,
806/ 374-2999 .
A scene like this will be staged in Las Vegas with two large billiards
tournaments coming up at the Tropicana .
Pins play for Easter seals
Pinball players will be gathering to
play in the TIME OUT for EASTER
SEALS Pinball Tournament to be
held on Saturday, November 15 in
Albany, New York . First prize will be
a brand new, talking, Alien Poker
pinball machine , donated by
Williams Electronics, Inc .
The tournament is presented by
Easter Seals in conjunction with
Time Out Family Amusement
Centers. Participants will be playing
Firepower, Gorgar, Flash, and two
video games, and will compete for
trophies, t-shirts, records, movie
passes, and twenty otherprizes,
according to the Easter Seal Society .
The pinball machine, according to
Easter Seals representative Norman
Gerber, will be awarded to the player
raising the most money in sponsor
donations. Proceeds will benefit
Easter Seal's services for the
handicapped .
Inquiries concerning the
tournament can be addressed to
Norman Gerber at the Easter Seal
Society, 194 Washington Avenue,
Albany, New York 12210 or at
Telephone: (518)434-4103 .
LAS VEGAS- The two largest
tournaments in the history of pocket
billiards will hold center stage back-
to-back at the Tropicana Hotel and
Country Club here, from November
30 through December 7.
The Second Annual Nine-Ball
World Pro-Am and First Annual
Eight-Ball World Classic each will
pay out a minimum of $127 ,500 in
cash prizes.
Organized by Battle Enterprises,
Ltd . of Amarillo, Texas, in
association with the T ropicana, each
tournament offers a first prize of at
least $25,000 in the main
competition . Women -only and
second-chance events are also
planned .
All amateur and professionals 21
years of age or older are eligible to
compete.
"Players are enrolling from
throughout the United States,
England, Canada, Australia , and
numerous other nations," said
Michael L. Battle, president of Battle
Enterprises and former defensive
back for the New York Jets.
The nine-ball tournament, slated
for November 30 through December
3, would pay out $110,000 over 64
places in the women-only event, at
the minimum entry level of 450 main
players and 64 women competitors.
Payout would exceed $1 million
for the nine-ball tournament if the
maximum of 4,050 main players and
512 women players were attained.
Prizes in the eight-ball
tournament, scheduled for
December 4 through December 7,
are based upon the same formula .
Basic entry fee in either main
competition or women-only event is
$600 . The figure includes double -
occupancy accommodations for
four nights at the Tropicana. Private
rooms are available for an additional
$100 per tournament .
Cutoff date for entry registration is
October 15.
The second-chance events, for
losers in the first round of the
competitions, have an on-sight entry
fee of $100 . All second-chance entry
fees will be disbursed as prize money
in those competitions.
"The rules- single elimination,
one foul-ball in hand, and loser
breaks except in the final round of
each tournament-are set up to help
less-skilled players," Battle said.
"Winners in each round will be
determined by the best performance
in two out of three games, two out of
three sets, except for the final round
of each tournament. There the victor
must win at least four out of seven
games, two out of three sets."
Last year the main competition
winner in the First Annual Nine-Ball
World Pro-Am was a "dark horse ,"
Warren Costanzo, a Reno, Nevada
card dealer. First place in the
women -only competition was
captured by Sherri Sewell of
Oklahoma City, in her first
tournament appearance.
The tournaments this year will be
played on specially designed 3 ~-X-7
tables supplied by The Valley
Company of Bay City, Michigan.
All play will be supervised by an
independent commission established
for the tournament. Commisssion
members include baseball's George
Brett and Ken Brett of the Kansas
City Royals; Conrad Burkman,
publisher of the National Billiard
News; and Melodie Horn, columnist
for the National Billiard News. The
price of spectator tickets will be $15
per day for the preliminary rounds
and $25 per day on the day of the
final round. Spectator passes for
each entire tournament will be
available for $40 .
Battle Enterprises maintains
offices at 714 South Tyler Street,
Suite 316 , Amarillo, Texas 79101.
The toll-free telephone number for
tournament information is 800/ 858-
4362 ; from Texas call collect ,
806/ 374-2999 .
A scene like this will be staged in Las Vegas with two large billiards
tournaments coming up at the Tropicana .
Pins play for Easter seals
Pinball players will be gathering to
play in the TIME OUT for EASTER
SEALS Pinball Tournament to be
held on Saturday, November 15 in
Albany, New York . First prize will be
a brand new, talking, Alien Poker
pinball machine , donated by
Williams Electronics, Inc .
The tournament is presented by
Easter Seals in conjunction with
Time Out Family Amusement
Centers. Participants will be playing
Firepower, Gorgar, Flash, and two
video games, and will compete for
trophies, t-shirts, records, movie
passes, and twenty otherprizes,
according to the Easter Seal Society .
The pinball machine, according to
Easter Seals representative Norman
Gerber, will be awarded to the player
raising the most money in sponsor
donations. Proceeds will benefit
Easter Seal's services for the
handicapped .
Inquiries concerning the
tournament can be addressed to
Norman Gerber at the Easter Seal
Society, 194 Washington Avenue,
Albany, New York 12210 or at
Telephone: (518)434-4103 .
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