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MARKETPLACE NEWSLETTER PAGE 5, AUGUST 30, 1973 Banner Specialty Company's Second American Air Hockey Championship Tournament was held at the York College gymnasium in York,Pa. on June 24. It was labeled by Al Rodstein, president of Banner Specialty, "An unqualified success." Over 124 champions who had won local tournaments in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland and Washington,D. C. competed for the title. The tournament last five hours with a crowd of more than 1 ,000 fans attending pictured on CBS television cameras. Larry Friedel of Ocean City,N.J., second from left on the top picture shown here is the new champion, His thrilling play right down to the very last second held all present in suspense. Third from left in this same top picture is Scotty Wimer of Hellertown,Pa., runner-up. On the far left is Al Rodstein, Banner's president and on the far right is Arnold Fogel of Brunswick. Center picture shows Larry Friedel, champion, being carried out of the York College gymnasium on the shoulders of his fans. Larry captured a purse of $1 ,500 along with first place. Bottom picture is a view of the six tables in constant acand a part of the crowd over on the left that numbered than 1 ,000 making this championship contest one of the outstanding in history. Fish story? C.B. Ross, Wurlitzer's Service Manager, joined Bill Herbord of Automatic Products and Buzz Heyer of North· west Sales for a day of fishing in Alaska's backwoods. The trio claim they actually caught these lake trout "in just a matter of minutes". Now, there's no doubt that Alaskan waters are chock full of trout, but, "in just a matter of minutes"? Of course, no one can contest the facts as they are pictured here. After all, what the three are holding look like trout. But "in a matter of minutes"?????