The Glass City Open began o­n Wednesday, November 12, 2003, and is being held at the Clarion Westgate in Toledo, OH.  It drew a total of 114 professional and regional players and will conclude o­n Sunday, November 16.

At 1 p.m. Thursday, Tulsa, OK, player Gabe Owen defeated Danny Harriman 10-6, sending Harriman to the o­ne-loss side.  Keith McCready, who recently took third place at the U.S. Open, had a first-round bye and then was defeated 10-8 by Dan Wardrop.  Maryland young gun Mike Davis won his first match against Bob Henning 10-5 and then defeated David Krolick in his second 10-0.

Johnny Archer, who has been winning everything in sight of late, had a first-round bye and then dealt Wisconsin player and reigning Viking Tour Champion Larry Nevel 10-8 o­n Thursday at 5 p.m.  High rolling Tony Watson won his first round against Mike Arden 10-4 o­nly to be defeated by strong local player Joe Brown 10-9.

The legendary Buddy “The Rifleman” Hall was upset in his second round by Al Naif in a hill-hill match, while another legend, Allen Hopkins, remains undefeated after his first two rounds.  Earl Strickland had a first-round bye, defeated Aaron Aragon 10-3, and now will face Tommy Kennedy o­n Friday at 7 p.m.

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