1984 Elmer Hohl International Open
                 Hamilton, ONTARIO
        Round :4:   Date: October 14, 1984
    Andre LECLERC, Que. vs  Dean McLAUGHLIN, Ont.    
|Ringers|Points|Score|Shoes|Ringers|Points|Score|
|  O  X |   3  |  3  |   2 |  X  - |      |     |
|  O  X |   3  |  6  |   4 |  X  - |      |     |
|  X  X |   1  |  7  |   6 |  X  X |   1  |  1  |
|  X  - |      |     |   8 |  X  1 |   1  |  2  |
|  X  - |      |     |  10 |  X  1 |   1  |  3  |
|  X  1 |   1  |  8  |  12 |  X  - |      |     |
|  X  X |   1  |  9  |  14 |  X  X |   1  |  4  |
|  X  X |   1  |  10 |  16 |  X  X |   1  |  5  |
|  X  - |      |     |  18 |  X  1 |   1  |  6  |
|  X  1 |   1  |  11 |  20 |  X  - |      |     |
|  O  X |   3  |  14 |  22 |  X  - |      |     |
|  X  X |   1  |  15 |  24 |  X  X |   1  |  7  |
|  O  X |   3  |  18 |  26 |  X  - |      |     |
|  -  - |      |     |  28 |  O  O |   6  |  13 |
|  X  - |      |     |  30 |  O  X |   3  |  16 |
|  O  O |   6  |  24 |  32 |  -  - |      |     |
|  X  1 |   1  |  25 |  34 |  X  - |      |     |
|  X  - |      |     |  36 |  O  X |   3  |  19 |
|  X  X |   1  |  26 |  38 |  X  X |   1  |  20 |
|  X  X |   1  |  27 |  40 |  X  X |   1  |  21 |
|  X  - |      |     |  42 |  O  X |   3  |  24 |
|  X  X |   1  |  28 |  44 |  X  X |   1  |  25 |
|  O  X |   3  |  31 |  46 |  X  - |      |     |
|  X  X |      |     |  48 |  X  X |      |     |
|  X  X |      |     |  50 |  X  X |      |     |
|  X  - |      |     |  52 |  O  X |   3  |  28 |
|  O  O |   6  |  37 |  54 |  -  - |      |     |
|  X  - |      |     |  56 |  O  X |   3  |  31 |
|  X  X |      |     |  58 |  X  X |      |     |
|  X  X |      |     |  60 |  X  X |      |     |
|  O  X |   3  |  40 |  62 |  X  - |      |     |

             40       Score        31
             19      Doubles       17
             49      Ringers       46
             62       Shoes        62
            79.03   Percentage    74.19   

Some games remain unforgettable. I'll never forget the first 
I played against legendary Elmer Hohl (in Victoria 1982).
Two years later, I played against another of our legends:
Dean McLaughlin!  
After an absence of about 5 years, Dean was back to competition
in this major tournament staged at the Hamilton Horseshoe Club.  
Eight of the top 10 players went on to average over 70%! In one 
of the strongest tournaments ever played on Canadian soil,
Dean McLaughlin finished 3rd with an average of 75.3%! 
When I met Dean on the courts, I had just pitched a perfect game 
(round 3 vs Tom Gallina).  We both had a slow start in our game 
but both ended it with 24 ringers out of the last 28 shoes. 
I still remember Dean cooly whistling between ends.
It should be mentioned that a special rule was used to accelerate
the games:  1 point each was awarded for each fourdead, up until
one of the two players reached 30 points.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you who won the tournament!
It was my first tournament in which I averaged over 80%, 
but still needed a playoff to win first place...

Results - Elmer Hohl International Open - October 14, 1984
1. Andre LECLERC, Que.     7-2  80.4%
2. Mike DiMARTINO, N.Y.    7-2  76.9%
3. Dean McLAUGHLIN, Ont.   6-3  75.3%
4. Don KUCHCINSKI, Penn.   6-3  72.1%
5. Frank WEAVER, Ont.      6-3  70.5%
6. Steve HOHL, Ont.        5-4  71.7%
7. Steve KUCHCINSKI, Penn. 4-5  72.2%
8. Elmer HOHL, Ont.        3-6  71.2%
9. Tom GALLINA, Ont.       1-8  57.6%
10. Joe KUCHCINSKI, Penn.  0-9  52.4%