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1978 3-Move Nationals in Murfreesboro, TN
The ACF 31st Nationals 3-Move Tournament held in Murfreesboro, TN on June 9 thru 15 with a smashing record entrants of a 168 players! This is the largest National Checker Tournament to date in both attendance and prize fund. 32 Masters, 79 Majors, and 52 Minors. Total funds raised $17,214.00 with over $8,000 prize fund payout. This was the heydays of Tennessee checkers under Tom Steagall. Clint Pickard drove out taking 4 others: Ray Brooks, Wade Holder, Charlie Miller, and Howard Amos. They had their picture taken with Marion Tinsley. Marion Tinsley won the Masters and making this his 6th US National Championship. He's tally of: 6W-0L-2D and Elbert Lowder took 2nd with a record of: 5W-1L (Tinsley) -2D. Majors Champion was Les Balderson, and Minors Champion was Joe Schwartz. Checkers Challenger competed in Minors. Tom Steagall a wealthy farmer from the Murfreesboro area sponsored this tournament with the help of many other active Tennessee Checker Association members.
| MASTER DIVISION | ||||||
| Rank |
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Name |
Match Points |
Honor Points |
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| 1 |
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Marion Tinsley | 28 | |||
| 2 |
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Elbert Lowder | 24 | |||
| 3 |
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Hugh Burton | 22 | 144 | ||
| 4 |
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Don Lafferty | 22 | 142 | ||
| 5 |
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Jim Morrison | 22 | 132 | ||
| 6 |
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Everett Fuller | 22 | 130 | ||
| 7 |
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Karl Albrecht | 20 | 130 | ||
| 8 |
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Clem Crawford | 20 | 128 | ||
| 9 |
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Jerry Childers | 18 | 150 | ||
| 10 |
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H. L. Cravens | 18 | 142 | ||
| 11 |
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Lloyd Taylor | 18 | 138 | ||
| 12 |
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Paul Davis | 18 | 130 | ||
| 13 |
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John Caldwell | 18 | 111 | ||
| 14 |
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Ed King | 18 | 110 | ||
| 15 |
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Ed Bruch | 18 | 105 | ||
| 16 |
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Earl Ingram | ||||
| 17 |
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John Webster | ||||
| 18 |
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Vic Monteiro | ||||
| 19 |
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Ed Scheidt | ||||
| 20 |
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Joe Bassett | ||||
| 21 |
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Jerry Ingram | ||||
| 22 |
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Gibson | ||||
| 23 |
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Ezra Rolader | ||||
| 24 |
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Earl Morrison | ||||
| 25 |
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Robert Butler | ||||
| 26 |
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Elzy Langdon | ||||
| 27 |
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K. D. Hanson | ||||
| 28 |
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R. E. Stinnett | ||||
| 29 |
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W. E. Allen | ||||
| 30 |
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Gilbert | ||||
| 31 |
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W. O."Wayne"Milhado | ||||
| 32 |
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W. E. Williams |
| MAJOR DIVISION | |||||||||||
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| 1 |
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Les Balderson | |||||||||
| 2 |
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Hoover Grant | |||||||||
| 3 |
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F. W. Leonard | |||||||||
| 4 |
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R. B. Bracey | |||||||||
| 4 |
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Belton W. Jones | |||||||||
| 6 |
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Luther Stubblefield | |||||||||
| 7 |
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Jim Guthrie | |||||||||
| 8 |
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Howard Owen | |||||||||
| 9 |
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Byron Lewis | |||||||||
| 10 |
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E.G. McQueen | |||||||||
| 11 |
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Leonard Bolden | |||||||||
| 12 |
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Anthony Bishop | |||||||||
| 13 |
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Dave Midler | |||||||||
| 14 |
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Walter Casteel | |||||||||
| 15 |
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Vernon Dowsey | |||||||||
| 16 |
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Kelly Donoho | |||||||||
| 17 |
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Phil Schwartzberg | |||||||||
| 18 |
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R. G. Baty | |||||||||
| 19 |
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Cleveland Nesbitt | |||||||||
| 20 |
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Emmett Bowersock | |||||||||
| 21 |
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Lindsay Wilkinson | |||||||||
| 22 |
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Albert Tucker | |||||||||
| 23 |
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Q. T. East | |||||||||
| 24 |
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Richard Hill | |||||||||
| 25 |
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James Seay | |||||||||
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26-35 alphabetical
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E. Cullen, V. Defenderfer, T. Gabbard, W. Lawless, H. Looser, C. MacMillian, R. Munzinger, A. Simpson, A. Tucker, L. Wilkinson, |
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36-53 alphabetical
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R. Agee, E. Cook, R. Embree, H. Kelley, M. Long, J. Manire, E. McConnell, C. Miller, J. Morris, J. Nelson, J. Priest, F. Ramsey, D. Ready, C. Reno K. Steepe, J. Swift, V. Tarter, E. Wallace |
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| 54-79 |
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26 Players Truncated |
| MINOR DIVISION | |||||||||||
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| 1 |
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Joe Schwartz | |||||||||
| 2 |
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Tim Laverty | |||||||||
| 3 |
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Borden Romine | |||||||||
| 4 |
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A. G. Cunningham | |||||||||
| 5 |
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Alton Estes | |||||||||
| 6 |
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B. T. Jones | |||||||||
| 7 |
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Ray Brooks | |||||||||
| 8 |
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Harry Curtis | |||||||||
| 9 |
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John Estes | |||||||||
| 10 |
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John Herberger | |||||||||
| 11 |
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Ed Schmaltz | |||||||||
| 12 |
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Johnny Ramia | |||||||||
| 13 |
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Lloyd Castello | |||||||||
| 14 |
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John Hickey | |||||||||
| 14 |
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Shelton Smith | |||||||||
| 16 |
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Arthur Hulvey | |||||||||
| 17 |
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R. H. Francis | |||||||||
| 18 |
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Mikler Lusk | |||||||||
| 19 |
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Lee Boozer | |||||||||
| 19 |
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Sid Misner | |||||||||
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20-31 alphabetical |
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E. Brooks, J. Crownover, H. Cunningham, W. English, C. Frizzell, J. Jordan, C. Moore, C. Pickard, V. Smith, M. Stancil, T. Steagall, Checker Challenger* |
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| 32-52 |
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21 Players Truncated: |
1978 - 31st (3-Move) National - ACFB #154