2008 District 4 Open 
States: FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, WV - Larry Michael, D4 Manager

Congratulations Tim Laverty !
 2008 District 4 Checker Champion

2008 ACF District IV (3-Move) Open
October 31^st & November 1^stat Gethsemane Baptist Church, Lexington, NC 27295
hotel: EconoLodge, 418 Piedmont Drive, Lexington, NC 27295

Finish	Op	Players				Rd 1		Rd 2		Rd 3		Rd 4		Rd 5		Rd 6		Rd 7		Rd 8		Totals	Players	Prize
Position	No	Name               City		State	Rate	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	vs	Pts	Points	H Pts	Money
1	4	Tim Laverty	Sanford	NC	2357	16	WW 4	11	WW 8	10	WD 11	13	WW 15	3	WD18	6	WD 21	16	WL 23	16	DD 25	25		$420.00
2	16	Teal Stanley	Greensboro	NC	1989	4	LL 0	3	WL 2	1	WW 6	17	WD 9	10	WW 13	11	WD 17	4	WL 19	4	DD 21	21		250.00
3	6	Bill McClintock	Greensboro	NC	1941	9	DD 2	7	WD 5	5	WD 8	3	DL 9	8	WW 13	4	DL 14	13	WD 17	10	WD 20	20		150.00
4	10	Anatoly Rayevsky	Huntersville	NC	1766	2	WD 3	8	WW 7	4	DL 8	11	WL 10	16	LL 10	17	WD 13	5	WW 17	6	DL 18	18	131	57.00
5	13	Ken Shultz	Cosby	TN	1827	7	DD 2	12	WW 6	17	WW 10	4	LL 10	11	DD 12	3	WD 15	6	DL 16	9	DD 18	18	123	57.00
6	8	Lawrence Newsom	Winston-Salem	NC	1869	3	WD 3	10	LL 3	9	WL 5	12	WW 9	6	LL 9	5	DL 10	1	WW 14	7	WW 18	18	111	57.00
7	11	Mike Ross	Burlington	NC	1860	1	WW 4	4	LL 4	15	WW 8	10	WL 10	13	DD 12	16	LL 12	9	DD 14	3	WD 17	17		70.00
8	3	Wade Holder	Fayetteville	NC	1856	8	DL 1	16	WL 3	2	WW 7	6	WD 10	4	DL 11	13	DL 12	17	WD 15	11	DL 16	16	134	55.00
9	9	Bob Parks	Old Fort	NC	1865	6	DD 2	2	DD 4	8	WL 6	5	WL 8	17	DD 10	7	DD 12	11	DD 14	13	DD 16	16	117	55.00
10	17	Neil Wenberg	Harmony	PA	1935	15	WW 4	5	WD 7	13	LL 7	16	DL 8	9	DD 10	10	DL 11	3	DL 12	12	WD 15	15	116	40.00
11	5	Cecil Lowe	Colerain	NC	1806	14	WW 4	17	DL 5	6	DL 6	9	WL 8	7	WL 10	8	WD 13	10	LL 13	2	WL 15	15	115	40.00
12	7	Larry Michael	Lexington	NC	1654	13	DD 2	6	DL 3	12	WL 5	15	WL 7	5	WL 9	9	DD 11	2	WD 14	8	LL 14	14	114	30.00
13	2	Howard Gain	Panama City	FL	1665	10	DL 1	9	DD 3	3	LL 3	1	WL 5	15	WW 9	12	DD 11	7	DL 12	5	WL 14	14	103	30.00
14	1	James Atkins	Burlington	NC	1620	11	LL 0	15	LL 0	16	LL 0	2	WL 2	12	WL 4	18	WW 8	8	LL 8	15	WW 12	12	102	25.00
15	12	Raymond Shelly	Cambridge	MD	1654	bye	bye 3	13	LL 3	7	WL 5	8	LL 5	1	WL 7	2	DD 9	19	WL 11	17	DL 12	12	101	25.00
16	15	T. W. "Bill" Stanley	Greensboro	NC	1626	17	LL 0	1	WW 4	11	LL 4	7	WL 6	2	LL 6	19	LL 6	18	WW 10	1	LL 10	10	93	20.00
17	19	Clint Pickard	Sanford	NC	1549	Late	entry	--	--	--	--	--	--	18	DD 2	15	WW 6	12	WL 8	18	DD 10	10		20.00
18	18	Mike Garvey	West End	NC	1307	Late	entry	--	--	--	--	--	--	19	DD 2	1	LL 2	15	LL 2	19	DD 4	4	30	20.00
19	14	J. R. Smith	Greensboro	NC	1624	5	LL 0	with	drew	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	0		20.00
																							TOTAL	$1,541.00

• Congratulations!  Tim Laverty is the 2008 District 4 Tournament Winner! 
  

• Thanks to Larry Michael - District IV Mgr. / Tournament Director and  Tim Laverty - Referee & Scorekeeper
  

• A special thank you to Larry for his continued arrangements to hold our D4 at their fellowship hall, a modern facility with kitchen, nice cushioned chairs, and a spacious playing room.

• Congratulations!  Bob Parks, a Maryland State Champion, who played this District IV... his first tournament in nearly 15 years. Bob said he hadn't played an ACF tournament since 1996.

• Congratulations!  James Atkins his first ever ACF sanctioned checker tournament!

• Delicious Dinner & Lunchs;  A Delightful Tournament & Fellowship for all who attended.  
  

• Classic checker book given out as door prizes from The Robert Armstrong Library
  

• Big Delicious Buffet Dinner (Autumn Time Home-Cooking) in Fellowship Hall at 6PM Friday!
  

• Refreshments/Coffee/Juice/Drinks/Fruit/homemade muffins throughout the tournament. Both days a Delicious Lunch served & catered by ladies (Frances & Judy)
  

• Mike Ross brought a peck of his organically grown muscadines & scuppernongs for the players to enjoy their ripe smell, sweet full flavor, and distinct taste of this native American grape of the Southeastern States.

• Ratings from WCDF Site
  

• 5 wives attended (Mrs. Betty Gain, Mrs. Paralee Shultz, Mrs. Frances McClintock, Mrs. Judy Michael, and Mrs. Brenda Parks)

• Three games in 4th Rd went into overtime 1 minute per move, to mandate draws.  Rayevsky was late Saturday morning, forfeiting 1st Gm.Rd 5.

• Mike Garvey and Clint Pickard were late entry player... started their 5th Round on Saturday Morning.

• James Martin would have played except he experienced a heart attack Wednesday morning.  All the players signed a get well card, and his wife Jan said he was recovering and possibly be back home Tuesday.

• Ray Shelly announced that Wallace H. "Wally" Mann, Jr. of Fredericksburg, VA passed away in July 19, 2007 at age 87 and his wife, Thelma wanted the checker players to know how much he enjoyed playing checkers.

• This snap shot was given to me by Bob Parks of Maryland and now of Old Fort, NC which was taken at a Pennsylvania State Tournament. 

• Mr. Rodger L. Hubbard 86, of Cambridge, Maryland died Friday, October 31, 2008.  This story was related by Ray Shelly, who told me Tommy Wiswell would hold a checker exhibition in Cambridge, sponsored by the Rescue Fire Company.  They would raise money for their Fire Department by charging entrance fees in order to play Wiswell.  These checker exhibition drew crowds of 150 and seemed to be a popular attraction in Cambridge. Of all the games and players who participated, Roger is the only one who beat Tommy Wiswell in a game at Cambridge. He passed away on Friday the 1st day of District IV Tournament. Click here for his obituary .

• Five States and 19 Entrants (JR Smith withdrew after 1st Rd because his 92 year old mother was hospitalized Friday morning after falling at her home in Porter)