Tournament des Boules Nouveaux

Ken Chance, our Rochester Correspondent writes:

Well, the best of nine "Tournament des Boules Nouveaux" concluded last night in Rochester.

Played over two weeks in honor of the new Integrale Inox Pointer Boules bought by Ken Chance, the tournment got off to a marvelous start, with a 13-4 victory for the new boules. But the first night ended up with the boules trailing "Team Z Obut" (Joe Zajac) who came back with indomitable shooting in the next two rounds with 13-12 and 13-11 victories.

A week later, the next set of three games saw the tide turn slightly with Team Integrale LaChance scoring 13-8, 13-12 in the first two mathces, but losing the final game 8-13. This left both contestants with 3 victories, a piece. But last night, the long anticipated and much hyped final set of three games brought the best of nine series to a close. Integrale LaChance, pointing brilliantly, handed Team Z a set of punishing defeats 13-6, 13-2, and 13-3. (Statistics keepers will note that Team Z Obut's point total would not total to win a single round.) Leader of Team Z, Joe Zajac, declined comment after the round saying only that Team LaChance should be investigated for performance enhancing Petanque drugs. The Petanque hooligans in the stands went wild....