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that one would go to his friend, David Hundermark, recently re­turned from a Peace Corp mission in Nepal, where his Super Pro Frisbee was lost in a rice paddy. Greater love hath no man than to gift another with a Frisbee.

MBABANE, Swaziland - Kirk Iversen (#40752) has transferred his IF A News subscription from Orange, Calif. to Swaziland, Africa, where he has embarked on a Peace Corps assignment. Accompanying Kirk will be a supply of Frisbee discs.

* * * WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS,

0 . - The Warrensville Heights High School Frisbee Club extends a warm greeting to Frisbee en­thusiasts to visit when in the area. Simply contact faculty advisor William L. "Vez" Lavezzi. He's in the book, Cleveland phone book, that is.

* * * PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. -

Debbie Legg, a junior at Pacific Grove High, has been nam::!d student of the week in recognition for her many achievements, including a high level of Frisbee flipping ability.

* * * EVANSTON, Ill. - AI Erickson

of Rochelle, Ill. won the accuracy competition and Gordon Johnson of Sheboygan, Wise. was the distance winner in the Frisbee Tourna­ment -1975 at Northwestern Uni­versity.

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GERMAN SOCCER HERO Franz Becken bauer checks out his Fris­bee form during Sporting Goods Convention in West Germany. Beckenbauer is captain of the German National Soccer Team, World Cup winners in 1974.

PITTSBURGH , Pa . - Paula lvill (#67759) has enroll ed her canine friend Jazzbo in the IFA K-9 Corps. Another new enrollee in IF A's canine constituency is Bogga Bogga , a four-year-old German Shepherd buddy of N. W attner of Dallas. ·

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WORLD CLASS FRISBEE MAS­TER Mark Danna, (back to cam­era) demonstrates hi s ballet "split" catch during " Olive It Up" Frisbee event in New York's Cen­tral Park. Mark's throwing part­ner is Fris bee Master Peter Bloeme.

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VALENCIA, Calif- Students of College of the Canyons have estab­lished a Frisbee flying disc accuracy marathon record with 24 hours of non-stop throwing at a 30-inch diameter standing target at a dis-

tance of 15 yards. The participants, Frank Vollmer, Bob Pettit, Daniel Foster, Joe Allen, Gus Villareal, RobertSmith, Joni Ingram and Roger Basham connected on 6,754 successful tosses.

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The Second Annual World Frisbee Championships at the Rose Bowl will be held August 20-24 at the world famous stadium in Pasadena, Calif.

An invitational event, the WFC will bring together the world's foremost flippers of Frisbee flying discs in such events as Individual Distance­Accuracy, five-man Guts Frisbee (with new test rules) and the new, exciting Ultimate Frisbee game. ·

On hand to defend their laurels will be last year's individual champions Victor Malafronte (Men's World Champion); Jo Cahow (Women's World Champion); JohnKirkland (Men's Distance Champion) and Monika Lou (Women's Distance Champion), as well as the 1974 Guts Frisbee titlists, the Library Bar team from Houghton, Mich.

WABX AIR ACES WIN NACHAZEL

Dominance of Guts Frisbee by the Library Bar team from Houghton, Mich. came to an end at the 18th An­nual International Frisbee Tourna­ment July 5-6 at Marquette, Mich., when th 3 downstate W ABX Air Aces of Rochester won a hard-fought final match 21-19 and 21-15.

Parlaying a power throwing game, spearheaded by the tosses of Keith "Green" Moher and captain Tom "Taum" Field, with superb catch­ing, the Air Aces withstood the best the Library had to offer.

Other members of the new champ­ions are Ron Arndt, Steve "Scoreboard" Hartzell and Bob McCartney.

The day wasn't a total loss for the Library Bar, however. The Library Ladies won the women's Guts Fris­bee title , defeating the Humbly Magnificent Champions of the Uni­verse in another hard-fought match, 21-19 and 24-22.

More than 10,000 persons were at­tracted to Cliff's Ridge Ski Area for 1FT 18 and they were treated to a tremendous display of Frisbee flip­ping talents.

In men's distance, Joe Essman of Wellston, 0 . was the winner with a sidearm heave of 289 feet . The big surprise was that neither John "The Pretender" Kirkland, world record holder for Frisbee dis tance. nor

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The selection committee is review­ing the credentials of all potential en­trants for the tournament to assure that the most talented performers will be invited from the U.S. and Canada.

During the tourney, those persons who have not yet qualified as World Class Frisbee Masters will have an opportunity to do so. Last year there were 32 World Class Frisbee Masters qualified.

Sally Struthers, star of the "All in the Family" television show, has

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FLIPPING A FRISBEE during a between-rounds break at the Tournament of Champions golf event in La Costa, Calif., is 'golf's newest golden boy, Johnny Mil­ler. (Photo courtesy of Associated Press/Wide World Photos)

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ALONG THE TOURNAMENT TRAIL

Second Annual U. of M. Indoor Invitational Ann Arbor, Mich. March 15, 1975

Guts Frisbee (3-man) 1st place Library Bar 2nd place W ABX Air Aces

Distance 1st place John Connelly 2nd place Joe Essman

Accuracy 1st place Jim Morse 2nd place John Spoering

Second Annual Highland Avenue Aces Invitational Wilmette, Ill. May 18, 1975

Guts Frisbee (3-man) 1st place W ABX Air Aces 2nd place Highland Avenue Aces

Distance 1st place John Kirkland 2nd place John Connelly

Accuracy 1st place John Connelly 2nd place Jim Morse

MTA 1st place John Kirkland 2nd place Mark Banghart

Octad '75 New Brunswick, N.J. May 24-25, 1975 Overall Winner Maximum Time Aloft Throw, Run & Catch Freestyle Trick Throw Accuracy Distance Accuracy Golf (36 hole) Discathlon

John Connelly Dave Johnson John Kirkland Dan Roddick Ken Westerfield Doug Corea Ed Headrick Victor Malafronte Tom Gockel

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Frisbee Flying Saucer San­ctuaries is the Peartree Res­taurant in New York. Other Sanc­tuaries include Cliff Ridge Ski Lodge , Marquette, Mich.; and Reflections, in La Canada, Calif.

* * * KINGSTON, Jamaica-Peace

Corps member Richard Follstad has introduced Frisbee flying discs to local youngsters in Kingston with

excellent results. They are included in the curriculum for both basic and primary schools.

* * * LOTHIAN, Md.-Formation of

the "Dragon Fliers" Frisbee Group in the Washington, D.C. area has been announced by Chuck Schoenfeldt, president. Persons in-

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0 Fire Orange 3port model Frisbee at $1 .80 each. 0 Moonlighter Pro model at $2.30 each. 0 All American Pro Model at $1 .80 each. 0 Master Frisbee at $3.00 each. 0 New Super Pro Frisbee at $2.50 each. 0 T-shirt with emblem at $3.50 each.

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been invited to serve as WFC queen and, barring conflicting commit­ments , will do so.

Sponsors of the tournament will be Wham-0 Manufacturing Co. and Pepsi-Cola , with the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce as cooperating sponsor.

As in 1974, only the final day ofthe WFC, August 24, will be open to the general public.

WFC tournament director Irv Lander predicts that attendance will again top the 15,000 mark on that day.

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Victor Malafronte , World Frisbee Champion, were among the five qual­ifiers for the distance finals .

Kirkland did salvage some glory , however, winning the men's accu­racy event, while MTA was taken by Steve Gottlieb of Berkeley, Calif.

There were no surprise in women's di stance, however, as reigning Women's Di stance Champion Monika Lou of Berkeley far outdis­tanced her competition with a toss of 219 feet. Carol Washburn of Mar­quette won women's accuracy, with Marie Murphy of Chicago victori­ous in MTA.

In a special Grand Master Emeritus Guts Frisbee match , open only to persons over 35 with at least five years IFT experience, the team of "Super Shrink" Johnson, "Sky King" Richardson and Bob Gardner vanquished "Steady Ed" Headrick, "Thor" Anderson and "Golden Finger" Norton in straight games.

This match was marked by strict adherence to IFT Addendum 69-b which calls for copious quaffin~ of suitable beverages before , du ring and after competition.

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terested in contacting the group can write to Chuck at Box 256, Lothian . Md. 20820.

* * * HARRISONBURG, Va. - Louis

Mauck II (#58908) won a Frisbee tournament at hi s alma mater , Madison College, on April27, but the

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BATTERY MATES-Los Angeles catcher Steve Yeager reverses his usual role as he turns pitcher during a baseball clinic at San Gabriel (Calif.) High School and launches a toss for his new battery mate, Hyper Hank, who makes an outstanding catch.

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Air Aces Open Frisbee Tournament Rochester, Mich. June 7, 1975

Guts Frisbee (3-man)

Distance Golf MTA

1st place 2nd place 1st place 1st place 1st place

Library Bar Diamond Mike's John Kirkland John Kirkland John Sappington

Houghton Hank e nanny Invitational Guts Frisb ee Tournament (3-man)

Houghton, Mich. , July 20, 1975

1st place 2nd place

Women's Division 1st place

next day his Super Pro was run over by an ice truck. The ice company has agreed to replace it.

* * * GOODLAND , Kans .- Eric

"Farkel" Formeyer (#67442) and Larry Bray have developed a new game called Frisbee Tennis. Anyone interested in the rules can write to "Farkel" at Rte . 2, Box 108, Good­land, Kans. 67735.

* * * FARO, Yukon, Canada- Forma­

tion of the Faro Frisbee Club , claimed to be the world's northern­most Frisbee organization, has been announced by Rick Hawkins, vice president of the Faro Recreation As-

Library Bar Simply Superior Stroh's

Strokers

Library Bar

sociation. They are planning to have a Frisbee tournament on Labor Day.

* * * CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa- A white

Pro Frisbee with black rings has been the motiva"ting force in a two year romance between Laura Peck and Kevin Spratt. To commemorate their relationship , the two have sought to replace the Frisbee which, as often bappens, sailed off errantly, never to return.

* * * CHELTENHAM, Pa. - In pur­

chasing some Frisbee discs from the Frisbee Flying Disc Emporium, Robert Richard (#67447) disclosed

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