The last event held at Drexeline Billiard Club saw Bob Maidhof defending his home court to win the tour's first stop.  This event looked like a repeat.  Winning six straight matches, including a hill-to-hill victory over Pat McNally, Bob Maidhof waited in the hot seat while the remainder of the field battled it out.  Dave Daya, Paul Robinson, Matt Krah, and Eddie Abraham had a great showing in the event. These players finished in the top six places.

Pat "Express" McNally from Scranton, PA, won six matches, including a marginal win over Eddie Abraham to earn his way to the final match with Maidhof.  In the finals, Maidhof, who hails from Drexel Hill, PA, took the early lead.  McNally quickly countered and regained the lead 7-3.  With a barrage of powerful breaks and awesome shot-making skills, McNally never looked back as he closed out the set for his third victory 9-5.

McNally started his pool-playing days when he was 14 years old in Scranton, PA.  Idle Hour Lanes, Gibs, and Boros were the billiard rooms he practiced in for hours and days at a time.  He grew up playing straight pool and ran his first 100 balls before the age of 21.  McNally's mentors, Gib Salerno and Jim Rempe, helped polish his skills throughout the beginning years.  Now in his 30s, he has accomplished a standard of excellence in the sport we all love.  This came through years of dedication and many hours of practice.

For more information about the tournaments, log o­nto neplayerstour.com.  The next event is at American Billiards in Quakertown, PA, o­n November 2, 2003.  See you there for the "Best Time Ever!"

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Results

1st Pat McNally

2nd Bob Maidhof

3rd Eddie Abraham

4th Matt Krah

5th/6th Dave Daya, Paul Robinson

7th/8th Joe DiPietro, Phil Sherman

9th/12th Robert Merklein, Rolf Ryden, Samuel Quinzi, Scott Freeman

13th/16th Bob De Turk, Carmen Lombardo, Joe Cataldi, Troy Whitfield

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