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.1 Billiards exhibitionist gives eye-popping show in Union Friday November 11. 1977 The Daily Ta' Hel 3 By JAY JENNINGS Staff Writer "Now this time," said Paul Gerni. "we're going to knock the 1 1 ball in the far corner, and the cue ball will hop over the bridge, then squirt back under it and knock the 8 ball in right here." Murmurs of dissent and skepticism came irom the 100 or so billiards fans and onlookers gathered in the Carolina Union billiards room. Paul Gerni, nattily attired in a green leisure suit, smiled and calmly stroked the cue ball. It happened just like he said it would, and the crowd applauded madly. Gerni, 29, who bills himself as a "pocket billiards exhibitionist," captivated two Carolina Union audiences Thursday with a repertoire of eye-popping trick shots like that one. He is a billiards pro, a repeat national champion in both pocket billiards and trick shot competitions. He has performed lor the Merv Griffin Show, the Bionic Woman and National Educational Television. What's more, he's respectable. With degrees in economics and marketing from Purdue University, he disdains the cigar-puffing, beer-stained image of a pool 'shark in favor of promoting billiards as family entertainment. He tours the country, doing shows on college campuses and shopping malls. His shows Thursday featured an hour ol trick shots and lively patter, with some audience volunteers trying their hands at trick shots set up lor them by Gerni. One woman stroked three balls in three pockets with one shot on the first try. surprising no one more than herself. "1 had Merv Griffin making that shot." Gerni said, "and he was jumping and hollering all over the place. Sally Struthers did it and was kissing everybody in sight. "Which wasn't bad. I got in line three times myself." Cierni's own incredibly intricate trick shots didn't always work the first time. Sometimes it took two or three. One that did work the first time started with the careful arrangement of 12 balls on the table. Gerni sighted, then struck the pile with the cue ball and all 12 drained unerringly into the six pockets. "All right, let's go lor all 15." he said. Hut only 13 would drop. Gerni looked momentarily pained, then quipped. "It's still my shot." His finale called for knocking two balls in two pockets, with the cue ball continuing on to bank against railings, then rolling up and back down a series of cue sticks placed on the table to knock in a final ball. On the fifth try. it worked and the audience erupted. Next time you see Lindsay Wagner do that on TV. don't be fooled. It was really Paul Gerni. t$r., IS ,... up,,- ' ' , sans Carter: Israel not to be condemned for bombing Lebanese strongholds i lk . ,... BI,.,H i.m.i . I. M..-J Paul Gerni calls himself a "pocket billiards exhibitionist." He says he has never hustled for a living but, while a student, once made enough in 30 minutes to rent a tux, shoes, a corsage and a limousine. Staff photo by Mike Sneed. IE Team captures Pennsylvania tournament I rom I'nilrd Press International WASHINGTON President Cartersaid Thursday Israel should not be condemned for bombing Lebanon's Palestinian strongholds to counter terrorist attacks, hut he warned the Middle l ast is on the verge of a major outbreak of violence. He said the problem can be resolved onlv if the nations invoked stop quibbling over procedural details of a Geneva peace conference and begin negotiations. "1 think the overriding consideration is not to condemn Israel at this point for retaliation but just to say that if the provocations were absent that the retaliation would have been unnecessary," Carter said a nationally broadcast news conference. "And the best way to resolve it is lordiiect negotiations." , By MF.I.INDA STOVAI.I. Staff Writer The DNC Individual Events Team placed first in the ninth annual Mad Hatter I oiirnamcnt ;ii Bloomsburg. Pa., winning the sweepstakes and traveling trophies. This Weekend Celebrate in the Auggies' Tradition For a delightful change bring the entire gang down to Auggies and have a Carolina good meal Featuring U.S.D.A. Choice Rib Eye 10 and 14 ounce charbroiled just the way you like it. Also featuring Bar-B-Que Beef Ribs and Chopped Sirloin of Beef with delicious toppings and sauces. Salad Bar, too! 1010 Hamilton Road Down the Hill from Carmichael Auditorium Phone 942-5153 No Reservations : fjeij VME, Come w&S ( ArtD TRj m NEW t dusr moey I Be AfiRAtO TO Wj vetB.. J J-- UJQRSLljl) flu m imR.1 TWNT kNolo oWAr- Uc$ 5edv Mumbling yveour; I tOODR, 5CMCmiti6 7D bo MATE. AHD MURJbc-p r . v - I NEEP 50MEONE TO PULL ME ON till , O r II UliiJ O U CTO . 7.1 IN THE GOOD OL' DMS PB0PLE USED TO PULL CHILDREN ON THEIR 5LEP5.. o o J 0 AjJHAT'STHE matter I litlTU CCDf,MCr ? 0 to i , J y Jo O o o LET'5 HEAR IT FOR THE G0OP0L'PAV5.' 11 v - j ' A.v. A DOONESBURY by Garry Trudeau OKAY, ALAN, I GOT W5 KID! YUP! I YOU READY LET'S 70 60? DOIT! u : ; jj ERICH LIPSETT IS A STUDENT. NOT A BRILLIANT STUDENT. NOT EVEN A PARTICULARLY SIFTED ONE. KB IS, HOWEVER, TYPICAL. ERICH. WHAT'S THE H TYPICAL STUDENT LIRE THESE DAYS?, UM.. WELL, I DUNNO..HE'S LIK5..UH.. AN ALL-AROUND GUY.. YOU KNOU), JUSTA REGULAR PERSON, 60ES Jj, TO A LOT OF MOVIES AND STUFF. IS ERICH'S PORTRAIT A FAlROHE? WELL, ABC NEWS BE.. ROLLIE, CAN WE'RE I GO GETTING NOW? GLARE FROM YOUR NOSE! ft .7. ZONKER, WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE TYPICAL" STUDENT WAY! THEY RIGHT. 1 SAY NES PRAGMATIC, HE'S - CAREER-ORIENTED, ALSO A 1 SELF-INVOLVED.. WOMAN. jE? YEAR,mRARE , MORE WOMEN EN ROLLED IN COLLEGE THAN MEN! )SIGH OH.NO.. o CUT' ALRIGHT, ALAN, YOU WE'RE GOING TO GOT IT. NEED SOME FOOT- AN AU AGE OF A WOMAN MACGRAlH i Tpe? I weniv -nine schools competed in the tournament held Nov. 4 and 5 on the campus ol Bloimisburg Stale College. I he I NC team (Hitseiired Clarion, second, and Wilkes, third. Both are Pennsylvania schools. "We were shocked." said Stacv CDs. chairperson ol the secretarial committee ol the team. "Wc thought they were kidding at Inst because we didn't have that nun people in the I Is Hilt we did well in the preliminai ks ami that's what helped us." She evplained that points lor lust, second and third plates were tabulated in the pn.-liniinaiA lounds. and points obtained in the sennlinal and linal rounds were added to this total. ( o said the team will keep the sweepstakes police Contmuud ttom page 1 (iold gave an example: "It's just common sense for a biker to use an alternate route rather than ride down 1 ranklin Street in rush hour traffic. "We're not just picking on bicyclists." he said. "We just want them to conform to the law." trophy permanently, but the tiavelmg trophy tor lirst place nuist he lelin ned when the tournament is held again nest veal. " I he tournament was a pietty good one." said Ralph I hoiupson. dun person ol the eoaehiug committee, who won two awards. "I he competition was good, but the tournament was not epnte as big as a big 1 astein tournament." Indiv idual w timers were I hompson.a semoi ail histoi v-chcmislrv niaior Irom lUiiham who made the seniilin.ils in poetr and won louith in piose; lorn 1'ieslon. a iniiioi aeeounling majoi liom mston-Salem. who made the semifinals in impiomptu speaking. Ralph W eeks, a siiphomorc uiaih maioi liom Wilmington, who made the seinilinals in prose. David Hopkins, a sophomore i ntet d isei pli ua i y studies maioi from Hloonnngton. Ind.. who won louith place in evtenipoianeoiis speaking, and Jennie I amm. a iunioi diamatie ails niair liom Chapel Hill, who won second plan' in poetry I he I C loam will compete next at the (ileal I astern No. 2 I oii'iiamenl to be held Nov. IK and I1' on the campus ol (ieoige Mason ('diversity neai V ashiugloii. I ) I "We hope to win a sweepstakes award, lli.tt is. place in the top live at this tournament." Ihompson said. "Hut we will have to see which teams will be there and how many of out own team will be going." On other topics. Carter said that charges lodged against former CIA Director Richard Helms were not a "badge of honor" as Helms' attorney contended; that he supports the idea behind the Humphrey-Hawkins lull-employment bill and will announce details of his position on it soon, and that there is no disharmony between him anil federal Reserve Hoard Chairman Arthur Hums. news briefs 1 he president's comments on the Middle 1 ast came a day after Israel bombed Lebanon's southern border region in retaliation lor what lei Aviv described as Palestinian rocket attacks on the resort town ol Nahariya. Scores ol people were killed by the Israeli bombs and Carter said that while (he loss of life was deplorable, it was the result of an attack-counterattack pattern that can only end thtotigh peace negotiations. Meany accuses Stevens WASHING ION Al l.-CIO President (ieorge Meany Thursday endorsed a revolutionary antitrust suit accusing J. P. Stevens and Co., a big textile firm, ol conspuing against union organi'ing in the South. Meany told a news conference the suit shows the Amalgamated Clothing and I ci ile W orkers union is "doing everything a union can do. legitimately and legally," to secure justice lor the Stevens workers. He said the campaign against J. P. Stevens includes u barrage of law suits, an international consumer boycott and efforts to amend labor law "We know... this this effort is going to succeed," Meany said. I he suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New York, accused Stevens of conspiring with unnamed textile firms, Chambers of Commerce, local public officials and trade associations to keep unions out of the South. SUPPER NOW BEING SERVED family-style at the College Cafe Not A Buffet Not A Cafeteria " ' 2 meats and 3 vegetables ov of the day 6 --rnr served in bowls f "T' " ' on your table ':' ! ' Adults $3.95 ,; ft Children under 12 $1.50 . , . Available Monday-Saturday CARR MILL 5:30-9:00 p.m. CARRBORO Breakfast: 6:30-11:30 Lunch: 11:15-2:00 ( 72 M MB (ML WM Kudzu was brought South for cows to eat. But they didn't like it. The vines literally grow while you watch. It may take over the earth. For years there've been toasts to the $ Southern Belle. Who nowadays -toast back with her I aim ..' ,J I it) 1 The pleasures of the Southland abound. The heritage is f rich, the future is bnght. Many joys are unique only to the South. One of them is traditionally enjoyed while the good ol' boys joyfully partake of the others. Rebel Yell, made and sold only beneath the Mason-Dixon line, host bourbon of the South. Rebel Yell is a joy to be savored. Try it. Have yourself a sun belt. Robert E Lee's birthday is January 19 Recently, Congress made him a citizen again. He was not consulted t (You supply :; a rhvme. 3 m REBEL YELP Ml I I IWk.I Veil Distillery - Louisv illr. Ko..u k.v romOL'EPYS'Ee'oV (() Proof Kentucky Straight ItouiNm A lu-key. THE GOOD CL ECY5 LL,w4-w.
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