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Scoop 'Olympics' tests
skill with challenge, fun
By JEFF liSDAY
Al Wood put his finesse on the line Sunday as one of the
judges in the second annual WCHL-Swensen's Ice Cream
Drop at University Square.
Before the contest, the judges were given an opportunity to
"show off their stuff," by catching a scoop of ice cream (ac
tually colored ice) dropped from the top of the east building
at University Square into a small sundae cup.
Mayor Joe Nassif, one of the judges, almost made the
catch, but the scoop popped out of his cup. Another judge, .
Jim Payne of WCHL, fared as well. But when the third judge,
Ai Wood, stepped up, the crowd watched expectantly. They
shouldn't have worried. Al Wood always comes through in
the clutch and this was no exception he caught the flying
ice scoop easily.
With preliminaries over, serious competition got under
way. The elimination round consisted of 100 participants.
Those who caught the ice cream advanced directly into the
championship round, where they were judged on neatness,
originality and creativity, Glen Mitchell of WCHL said.
Larry Winters, a defensive back on the football team,
made the winning catch in the adult (Olympic) division by
catching the cold stuff while executing a 360-degree spin.
His gold-medal prize consisted of 52 Swensen Cold Rush
sundaes one per week for a year.
The silver medalist, Tony Hart of Carrboro, performed a
behind-the-back catch. And Matt Hapgood of Chapel Hill,
. the bronze medalist, did a "shoestring" catch, placing the
cup on his foot. The 12-under (Junior Olympic) division win
ner was Andrew Tulchin of Chapel Hill.
"There were some pretty good styles," Wood said, "But
they were so young, and looked a little uncoordinated. A few
times it scared me - I thought it might hit 'em in the head."
Leon Todd, . Swensen's owner, said the event "went real
well. It created a lot of interest snd a lot of fun."
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