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Show Hitttopi November 26. 1 19 997 Logistics specialists beat pilots in crud tournament by Jennifer Edmonds Hilltop Times staff More than 100 people packed into'the Officers Club, Bldg. 150, Nov. 14 for the annual crud tournament sponsored by the 388th Fighter Wing. "The pilots invented the game and we perfected it," said participant Kirk Mott. "It's the first time a bunch of ground-pounder- s beat the pilots! There was dead silence in the club when we won. No one could believe it was over. All of us, enlisted and officers, were gazing in shocked amazement." Mott's team, the Career Broadeners, won first place in the men's tournament, team one from the 34th . Fighter Squadron took first place in the women's tournament, and the 421st Fighter Squadron came in second in both the men's and women's tourna- ments. Mott said he relished the idea to beat the pilots at a game they think they're great at. "We used brute strength and shrewd mentality and our team of logistics specialists, beat four fighter squadrons to win this victory." Mott added, "We get really psyched about it. Even the sanest guys get psychotic. We call one of our teammates Moses because he is so low-kebut when he plays in crud tournaments we call him Taz because he gets so wild. He has bruises from head to toe." Although the men probably went home with the most bruises, torn pants advertised how much the women got into the game. Karla Glidden, 34th FS participant, said her pants will now make a great pair of shorts, but the pants were a reasonable sacrifice for the fun she had at the tournament. Glidden said her and her teammates' husbands were pretty skeptical about how the women would do. "Our husbands called from Saudi right after we finished the tournament and we told them - we won, we won! They were all kind of shocked. Ib was a lot of fun because everyone thinks the new person will foul up the rest of the team, but I didn't. I have a sporty new and mug to show him (her husband) when he gets back. I can show him I can play too." Spectator and women's coordinator for the event, Andi Beckham, said it was a riot. Tournament orgato nizers awarded engraved mugs and winners and gag prizes to all participants. Some of the gag prizes included awards for the "daintiest woman," also known as the woman most likely to get a manicure before playing in the tournament, and y, T-shi-rt T-shi- "Miss Congeniality," who was most likely to apologize to her opponent when the opponent knocked her down. After the women's tournament ended Beckham said most of the women headed toward the dance floor. Beckham said, "It was a full club even after the tournaments ended. That's the way it needs to be, with people getting together and cutting loose every now and then." Crud players roll a cue ball around the short ends of a pool table while an opponent physically blocks the shooter from getting the ball in a pocket. "People are slamming into the table or running around, generally being a huge nuisance," Mott said. A Payday Loans Signature & My Post Dated Checks Secured Loans Utah Tradition For 20 Years Only Finance Company To Tailor A Loan To Fit Your Needs... Call Us, We A Loan For You! SoJUe, liwwUot Inc. "Your (Some Restrictions May Apply) LAYTOIM 2182 N. Hillfield Rd. Personal Loan Center" BRICHAM 2 723-130- 55 0 776-140- 0 N. Main (Emporium) Suite 205 185 N. 1 "T' On ISM WE FEATURE our air conditioners end Pumctcs j High Efficiency- - Includes U mm People Who Ksov. UseValvolinf V EXPIRES 1 1 AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS S JL -- change and replace wiper blades t 24335 GET READY FOR WINTER! Oil n Main, Suite k 'jj POWER FLUSM aa 301 882-400- 752-322- 2 )( Remember to r S TOOELE LOGAN nJ Oil filter and up to 1 gallon of antifreeze 7 1141 W. Antelope Dr. Layton (Nait To Eagta Hardware) 77G-T70- G 2494 Soutn Hwy 89 Bountiful 295-555- 1 3406 S. Redwood Rd. D72-520- 2 W. Valley S20 South State. Clearfield 773-483- 6 292-163- 6 bgprl LJ Ep |