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The placers in the Singles for Dollars Championship Round were Al Dodson, Al Graham, Gary Verheide, Mary Begnaud and Burnie Williams.
Singles for Dollars Horseshoe Tourney
Sponsored by the Bayou Horseshoe
Pitchers Association
Kemper Williams Park
Patterson
June 3
The tournament was a blind draw, handicap, 40 shoe, count all, round robin format.
The winners of each bracket would face off in another round robin bracket.
Class Red
First place, Al Dodson, Morgan City, 4-1, 36.0; second place, Wanda Lantz, Marrero, 3-2, 41.0; and third place, Joe Primeaux, Broussard, 3-2, 11.0.
Class White
First, Burnie Williams, Morgan City, 5-1, 45.4; second, Tim Gilmore, Bayou Vista, 4-2, 62.1; and third, Clyde Landry, Pierre Part, 3-2, 39.5.
Williams defeated Gilmore in a 40 shoe playoff game to claim class title and advance to championship round.
Class Blue
First, Mary Begnaud, Lacassine, 5-1, 43.4; second, Warren Raymond, Patterson, 4-2, 13.8; and third, Neil Whitney, Waggaman, 3-2, 33.0. Begnaud defeated Raymond in a 40 shoe playoff game to claim class title and advance to playoff round.
Class Purple
First, Al Graham, Berwick, 5-1, 9.6; second, Kevin Kinslow, Morgan City, 4-2, 11.7; and third, Larry Pertuit, Marrero, 3-2, 36.5.
Graham defeated Kinslow in a 40 shoe playoff game to advance to championship round.
Class Gold
First, Gary Verheide, Waggaman, 4½-½, 14.5; second, Billy Durnim, Waggaman, 4-1, 32.0; and third, Julius Lovell, Bayou L’Ourse, 3-2, 29.0.
Championship Round
First, Dodson (tournament champion), 4½-½, 41.3, 38.3; second, Graham, 3½-1½, 8.1, 9.0; third, Verheide, 3-2, 14.4, 14.0; fourth, Begnaud, 2-3, 33.8, 38.8; and fifth, Williams, 2-3, 30.6, 39.5.