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Shamrock and Miller Lite sponsor a Beaver Island pool tournament, 1982

Also 1982 Shamrock pool tournament

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TypeEvent
Date1982-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1982-02
Kind
Sports
Where
The Shamrock
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
sportsrecreationcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Shamrock and Miller Lite sponsored a pool tournament in early 1982. Mark LaTreniere won eight-ball, Karl Heller won nine-ball, and Kitty McNamara and LaTreniere received break-down cues.

Evidence limits

The short newspaper notice gives winners and prizes but not the bracket, number of entrants, or complete rules.

Sources

  1. Reports Mark LaTreniere as eight-ball winner, Karl Heller as nine-ball winner, and Kitty McNamara and Mark LaTreniere as recipients of the Shamrock's break-down cues. All participants were to receive commemorative beer mugs. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1982-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page combined February and March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the tournament report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Shamrock and Miller Lite sponsor a Beaver Island pool tournament, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-shamrock-pool-tournament-1982/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February and March 1982, pool-tournament notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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