1978 3-Move Nationals in Murfreesboro, TN

The ACF 31^st 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.

		MASTER DIVISION
1		Marion Tinsley	29
2		Elbert Lowder	24
3		Hugh Burton	22	144
4		Don Lafferty	22	142
5		Jim Morrison	22	132
6		Everett Fuller	22	130
7		Karl Albrecht	20	130
8		Clem Crawford	20	128
9		Jerry Childers	18	150
10		H. L. Cravens	18	142
11		Lloyd Taylor	18	138
12		Paul Davis	18	130
13		John Caldwell	18	111
14		Ed King	18	110
15		Ed Bruch	18	105
16		Earl Ingram
17		John Webster
18		Vic Monteiro
19		Ed Scheidt
20		Joe Bassett
21		Jerry Ingram
22		Gibson
23		Ezra Rolader
24		Earl Morrison
25		Robert Butler
26		Elzy Langdon
27		K.D. Hanson
28		R.E Stinnett
29		W.E. Allen
30		Gilbert
31		W.O."Wayne"Milhado
32		W. E. Williams

Rank	Country	Name	Match Points
		MAJOR DIVISION
1		Les Balderson
2		Hoover Grant
3		F. W. Leonard
4		R. B. Bracey
4		Belton W. Jones
6		Luther Stubblefield
7		Jim Guthrie
8		Howard Owen
9		Byron Lewis
10		E.G. McQueen
11		Leonard Bolden
12		Anthony Bishop
13		Dave Midler
14		Walter Casteel
15		Vernon Dowsey
16		Kelly Donoho
17		Phil Schwartzberg
18		R. G. Baty
19		Cleveland Nesbitt
20		Emmett Bowersock
21		Lindsay Wilkinson
22		Albert Tucker
23		Q. T. East
24		Richard Hill
25		James Seay
26-35 alphabetical		E. Cullen,  V. Defenderfer, T. Gabbard,  W. Lawless, H. Looser,  C. MacMillian, R. Munzinger,  A. Simpson, A. Tucker,  L. Wilkinson,
36-53 alphabetical		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
54-79		26 Players Truncated

Rank	Country	Name	Match Points
		MINOR DIVISION
1		Joe Schwartz
2		Tim Laverty
3		Borden Romine
4		A. G. Cunningham
5		Alton Estes
6		B. T. Jones
7		Ray Brooks
8		Harry Curtis
9		John Estes
10		John Herberger
11		Ed Schmaltz
12		Johnny Ramia
13		Lloyd Castello
14		John Hickey
14		Shelton Smith
16		Arthur Hulvey
17		R. H. Francis
18		Mikler Lusk
19		Lee Boozer
19		Sid Misner
20-31 alphabetical		E. Brooks,  J. Crownover, H. Cunningham,  W. English, C. Frizzell,   J. Jordan,  C. Moore, C. Pickard,  V. Smith,  M. Stancil, T. Steagall,  Checker Challenger
32-52		21 Players Truncated

1978 - 31^st 3Move National- ACFB #154