Ireland Rules in New Jersey
Tri-State Tour
by Rick Davis
The latest offering from the Tri-State Tour took place February 24 at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ, where a 25-player field was bested by Jim Ireland, who remained undefeated through the event.
Ireland quickly reached the hot seat match, where he faced and defeated Jim Martinez after going double-hill. Then, on the one-loss side, it was a fight to see who would make the finals. Jerry DeLeo slipped past Dave Faust, while Charles Benson did the same with Ron Gabia, both matches going double-hill.
 Next, in the quarterfinals, DeLeo seemed to catch a gear when he knocked out Benson 6-3, although the semifinals had him hopelessly in neutral as Martinez pounded him 6-0.
In the finals it was a toss up to whoever could take advantage first, but with neither player able to find an edge the match crept towards the double-hill marker, where Ireland found a final surge to sweep the event.
Results:
1st Jim Ireland
2nd Jim Martinez
3rd Jerry DeLeo
4th Charles Benson
5th Dave Faust
Ron Gabia

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