Play Meter
Issue: 1985 May 15 - Vol 11 Num 9 - Page 15
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defeated the Wisconsin team of Bob
Halverson and Tim Ledden in the
final match. Third place went to Bret
Erickson and Jeff Dix of Minneapo-
lis.
Clint Coyne from Chicago took
first place in Novice Singles with Jeff
Dix finishing second. Kent Rhodes
from Kansas City placed third.
Rick Benitez picked up his
second first place of the weekend by
defeating Sa\t Lake City, Utah's Don
Conyers in the finals of Goalie War.
Third place went to Mike Green
from Florida.
The Dynamo National League
Playoff also took place during the
weekend. Nine teams of six players
competed for $5,000 in cash and tro-
phies. The winning team repre-
sented the Foos Nucleus in Chicago
and consisted of Tiffany Southwick ,
Don Swan, Chad Hanson, Mike
Balais, Justine Southwick, and Bill
Ray. They each received $300 and
trophies. Second place went to a
tough Indoor Sports team from Fort
Lauderdale . The Minneapolis team
representing the Country House
finished third.
About 70 six-player teams com-
peted in the league program during
this first year of its existence. It is a
handicapped program open to both
men and women players. The 1985-
1986 league season will begin in
October and it is expected to grow
in size during this second season. A
national playoff will take place once
again in the spring of 1986.
The next big event on the 1985
Dynamo Table Soccer Tour will be
the $20 ,000 Super Doubles in St.
Louis on May 24-27. At least 15
regional tournaments are scheduled
to take place during the summer
months, all leading up to the $40,000
Dynamo World Championships
taking place in Dallas, August 30
through September 2.
For information on Dynamo's
t~rnaments and league programs,
contact Kathy Brainard, United
States Table Soccer Association, E.
3227 22nd Avenue, Spokana, WA
99203. Telephone 509/534-4580 . •
PLAY METER. May 15, 1985
Distributors receive awards
From left: Tom Keil, L.A. Riston, Raleig h Rossou, jon Brady, Valley vice
president Alan Schafer, jim Frye, Blair Norris, C. B. Brady and Dennis Thornton.
Two distributors , Brady Dis-
tributing of Charlotte , North Caro-
lina, and Dunis Distributing of
Portland , Oregon, have been
named "Distributor of the Year" by
Valley Company of Bay City, Michi-
gan. The selections were based on
total volume of purchases during
1984. This recognition is part of
Valley's continuing program to
honor distributors for outstanding
performance.
Each distributor received a hand
crafted desk, which was designed to
look like Valley's Black Cougar coin-
operated pool table , with drawers
on one side, and authentic eight ball
drawer knobs. The desk has the
same billiard cloth cover, trim, high-
pressure laminate on rails and
apron, and other Valley Cougar
features.
In presenting the awards, Alan
Schafer, Valley's vice president of
marketing, said, "Brady and Dunis
were the pacesetters for the start of
the "Return to Basics" in 1984, but
they' re much more than that. They
have supported Valley in many ways
over the yea rs and have played a key
role in making the coin machine
industry stronger and more stable.''•
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defeated the Wisconsin team of Bob
Halverson and Tim Ledden in the
final match. Third place went to Bret
Erickson and Jeff Dix of Minneapo-
lis.
Clint Coyne from Chicago took
first place in Novice Singles with Jeff
Dix finishing second. Kent Rhodes
from Kansas City placed third.
Rick Benitez picked up his
second first place of the weekend by
defeating Sa\t Lake City, Utah's Don
Conyers in the finals of Goalie War.
Third place went to Mike Green
from Florida.
The Dynamo National League
Playoff also took place during the
weekend. Nine teams of six players
competed for $5,000 in cash and tro-
phies. The winning team repre-
sented the Foos Nucleus in Chicago
and consisted of Tiffany Southwick ,
Don Swan, Chad Hanson, Mike
Balais, Justine Southwick, and Bill
Ray. They each received $300 and
trophies. Second place went to a
tough Indoor Sports team from Fort
Lauderdale . The Minneapolis team
representing the Country House
finished third.
About 70 six-player teams com-
peted in the league program during
this first year of its existence. It is a
handicapped program open to both
men and women players. The 1985-
1986 league season will begin in
October and it is expected to grow
in size during this second season. A
national playoff will take place once
again in the spring of 1986.
The next big event on the 1985
Dynamo Table Soccer Tour will be
the $20 ,000 Super Doubles in St.
Louis on May 24-27. At least 15
regional tournaments are scheduled
to take place during the summer
months, all leading up to the $40,000
Dynamo World Championships
taking place in Dallas, August 30
through September 2.
For information on Dynamo's
t~rnaments and league programs,
contact Kathy Brainard, United
States Table Soccer Association, E.
3227 22nd Avenue, Spokana, WA
99203. Telephone 509/534-4580 . •
PLAY METER. May 15, 1985
Distributors receive awards
From left: Tom Keil, L.A. Riston, Raleig h Rossou, jon Brady, Valley vice
president Alan Schafer, jim Frye, Blair Norris, C. B. Brady and Dennis Thornton.
Two distributors , Brady Dis-
tributing of Charlotte , North Caro-
lina, and Dunis Distributing of
Portland , Oregon, have been
named "Distributor of the Year" by
Valley Company of Bay City, Michi-
gan. The selections were based on
total volume of purchases during
1984. This recognition is part of
Valley's continuing program to
honor distributors for outstanding
performance.
Each distributor received a hand
crafted desk, which was designed to
look like Valley's Black Cougar coin-
operated pool table , with drawers
on one side, and authentic eight ball
drawer knobs. The desk has the
same billiard cloth cover, trim, high-
pressure laminate on rails and
apron, and other Valley Cougar
features.
In presenting the awards, Alan
Schafer, Valley's vice president of
marketing, said, "Brady and Dunis
were the pacesetters for the start of
the "Return to Basics" in 1984, but
they' re much more than that. They
have supported Valley in many ways
over the yea rs and have played a key
role in making the coin machine
industry stronger and more stable.''•
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