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The Official Newsletter of the Greater Cincinnati Handball Association |
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Summer, July 2003
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SHORTLINE
The Official Newsletter of the Greater Cincinnati Handball Association |
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Summer, July 2003
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| Winter Doubles League at The Athletic Club @ Waycross | |
| President's Message | 3-Wall Summer Doubles League |
| Reds' Game | Bob Caples Memorial 3-Wall Tournament |
| Hoxworth Blood Donor Program | USHA 4-Wall Nationals, East Lansing |
| Golf Outing | |
| Event (* Tentative) | Location | Dates | Days |
| 3-Wall Doubles League Concludes | Veterans Park Green Township, Cincinnati |
June 25th | Wednesday |
| Deadline, sign-up
for round 2 3-Wall Summer Doubles League |
N/A | July 16th | Wednesday |
| GCHA Board Meeting | Longhorn Steakhouse | July 9th | Wednesday |
| Michigan State 3-Wall Doubles Tournament | TBA - either Belle Isle or St.Clair Shores |
July 19th - 20th | Saturday - Sunday |
| Caples Memorial 3-Wall Tournament |
Veterans Park Green Township, Cincinnati |
July 26th - 27th | Saturday - Sunday |
| GCHA Board Meeting | TBA - To Be Determined | August 6th | Wednesday |
| Columbus 3-Wall Tournament | Westgate Park; Columbus, OH | August 9th - 10th | Saturday - Sunday |
| Michigan State 3-Wall Singles Tournament | St.Clair Shores; (near) Detroit, MI | August 16th - 17th | Saturday - Sunday |
| Deadline, sign-up for Golf Outing | N/A | August 29th | Friday |
| GCHA Board Meeting | TBA - To Be Determined | September 3rd | Wednesday |
| Golf Outing | Green Crest Golf Club | September 12th | Friday |
| Deadline -- Autumn Shortline Articles | N/A | September 15th | Monday |
| World Handball Championships | Ireland | October 17th - 26th | Friday - Sunday |
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Handballers, Mid-year 2003 has arrived and so has your ShortLine. Lots of news and information for you. Enjoy it! I would like to take this opportunity to thank each
GCHA Board member for their extraordinary service to the members of the
organization. When you seek any of these fellows at the courts
or elsewhere, please thank them for their significant contributions to
GCHA and handball. Best regards. |
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Cincinnati Reds' and GCHA A Winning Combination by George Lehocky |
| When the GCHA Board looked at the Red’s 2003 schedule to pick a game for GCHA members, it was absolutely unanimous that there was one team everybody wanted to see - the New York Yankees. Otherwise known as The Bronx Bombers, Sultans Of Swat, The Winningest Franchise In Sports, etc. etc. The Board was absolutely clairvoyant. 35 tickets were purchased for the game on Wednesday night, June 4 and “sold themselves” to GCHA members. Many more could have been sold. Tickets were $20.00 each (Normal cost of $15.00 but + $5.00 added by the Reds because of the “damn” Yankees). The night was perfect! New ballpark. Great weather. Sold out stadium. Great seats. Great people. Reds win coming from behind with great pitching and hitting (4 HRs). In attendance were GCHA’ers and their guests Bill Blewett, John Love, Johnny Joiner, Glen Laque, Jim Krailler, Jack Dean, Bob Hiance and daughter, Dave Kent, Jim Simon, Richard Loflin, Al Claymon, Roger Cassiere, Grant Kirby, Paul and Pete Smith, Tony Cianciolo, Skip Dixon, Don Schilling, Nancy Taylor, Pat Carnes (YMCA), Kim Albertson (Miami University Handball Team) and George Lehocky. Thanks to all for the support. Can’t wait until next year! |
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Blood Donor Program by Bob Burkitt |
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Donations can be made at any of the eight centers located around the Tri-State Area. Follow the link to http://www.hoxworth.org for locations and hours, or call (513) 451-0910 to make an appointment. Additional donor information and FAQs are available on the Hoxworth site. When asked if you are donating for a group or an organization, mention the Greater Cincinnati Handball Association and give the donor code HDB for handball. This program will continue into the future as a community service function of the Greater Cincinnati Handball Association. It is advisable to wait 24 hours following donation
to resume playing handball.
Remember: HDB |
Waycross
Doubles Leagues
by Jim Krailler
| In the Winter Doubles League at The Fitness Club @ Waycross, Richard Gregg and Bob Allen Jr. won the A-league; 2nd place went to Paul Baker and Jeff Metzger. Pat Lunn and Tom Gilday won the B-league; the team of Bob Burkitt and Jim O'Brien placed 2nd. Both Fall and Winter leagues was a great success -- good competition, some great matches, and a lot of post-game activities, thanks to the wonderful hospitality of Paul and Beth Baker, and all of the Waycross staff. |
Three-Wall
Summer Doubles League
by Jim Krailler
| If enough players sign up, we'll arrange a 2nd Summer 3-Wall league, following the same guidelines as the one now wrapping up. Pick a partner (or not ) and sign-up by Wednesday, July 16th. Play is scheduled to begin on July 23rd. The cost of $ 10.00 per person covers awards, postage and an end-of-league party. The league consists of two divisions, A-level and B-level. Players should sign-up for only one division of their choice, and can request to play with a specific partner. League organizers will try to respect these requests; however, we do reserve the right to assign players, as needed. Teams play every other team in their division once; then the top four teams play a single-elimination tournament for the championship. Awards will be presented at the Annual Fall Party to the first and second-place teams in each division. Matches
are scheduled on Wednesday evenings in two time slots, 5:00 pm and
6:30 pm. Sign
up now with our web-based entry
form. |
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USHA Four-Wall Nationals - Congratulations to all who went to East Lansing in June to compete at the Michigan Athletic Club. Tournament results for local players included the following:
| Veteran Masters Singles (45): |
Quarterfinals, Jeff Wesson (Milwaukee) defeated Jack Prather (Cincinnati) 11, 13. |
| Finals, David Steinberg (Portland) defeated Phil Kirk (Toledo) 18, 6. | |
| 50 Singles: | Quarterfinal, Chuck Reeve (Houston, TX) d. Paul Baker (Cincinnati), 7, 11. |
| Finals, Jim Corrigan (Cleveland) d. Chuck Reeve, 10, 19. | |
| 50 B Singles: | Semi-finals, Rick Stevens (Toledo) d. Rich Seal (Cincinnati) 19, (11), 8. |
| 70 Singles: | Quarterfinals, Dave Thoreson (Gold River, CA) d. Ralph Weil (Cincinnati) 16, 7 |
| 55 Doubles: | Semi-finals, Mike Kelly/Alan Sherrill (CA) d. Doug Blankemeyer/Dennis Dupps (Cincinnati) 3, 11 |
USHA National Award - Also in East Lansing, Ralph Weil received the "USHA Person of the Year" award for his work with the collegiate program. A separate page shows Ralph's special recognition award, presented at the USHA 4-wall nationals.
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The Bob Caples 3-Wall Tournament is scheduled for the last week in July, Saturday 7/26 and Sunday 7/27. We'd really like to see a strong contingent of Cincinnati players in this event. Information, an on-line entry form, and maps and directions to the tournament, are all available.
A special thanks to all of our sponsors, who guarantee a first-rate tournament.
Major Sponsors
Advanced Mortgage (Tom Gilday)
Kids First Sports Center (Jeff Metzger)
Longhorn Steakhouse (Jim Wohl)
Spraying Systems (Glenn Laque)Other Sponsors
Mike Barnes -- beer
Eckerlin Meats (Bob Hiance) -- lunch
Moskowitz Brothers (Bob Moskowitz)
WaterX (Rich Loflin) -- drinks
Welch Allyn (Carl Huether) -- tent
Paul Baker is again taking on the monumental task of organizing the Annual GCHA Golf Outing. This year's date is set for September 12th at the Green Crest Golf Course, and the sign-up deadline is Friday, August 29, 2003. Information and on-line entry form are available.
End of the July 2003 issue!!
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