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1973 Season — Special Annotation & Notation of Merit

On 6/31[sic?]/1973, Mstr. T.R. Beeby, playing in his first major competition, amazed onlookers and members of the order of the Golden Mallet by winning over 5 others in legitimate play.  (Losers included)  HJ Beeby, RH Beeby, L Eliz Beeby, Eliz … Continue reading

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The Case of the Lifted Ball (or “the maple leaf meeting”)

With players [incomprehensible] noted on opposite page, it was discovered that DCB had, through plays of two opponents, been secreting his own ball behind his generously wide bottom, thereby allegedly preventing it being hit by the opposition. Defendant objects and … Continue reading

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ROS Gene Kornegay drove HJB and DLeM (ranking Colfax members) into the lake in the same game!  Consideration was given to awarding him the Special Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Golden Mallet Competition, but this game was rejected by … Continue reading

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