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JOGGLING, UNICYCLE JUGGLING & NUMBERS

NUMBERS

THE 7 BALL BOGEY WAS FINALLY beaten back in this year's IJA Numbers championship. Four of the 17 competitors beat the old record of 7.66 seconds, with Tony Duncan on top at 20.89.

Duncan, the 1982 winner at 7.53 seconds and a performer with the No Elephant Circus, said he was "scared to death." His first two attempts barely got out of his hands before they fell apart. But as the final competitor on his final try, squeezed out a close victory over Dan Bennett's previously established 18.93 seconds.

Duncan said his top time in practice is almost 55 seconds (between 5 and 6 throws per second). .

The third place finisher, 10-year-old Anthony Gatto, has been working on 7 balls less than a year. Gatto showed even greater strength in the five clubs competition, which he won to the delight of the crowd with a time of 2:49.5. In second place behind Gatto was Alan Howard of Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

7 OBJECT RESULTS

1-Tony Duncan 20.89; 2-Dan Bennen 18.93; 3-Anlhony Gatto 12.31; 4-Bill Kerr 7.93; 5-Alan Howard 7.18; 6-Barry Rosenberg 5.61; 7-Barry Rosenberg 5.61; 8-Matt Cantrell 5.39 9-Thien Phuc 4.68; 10-Donnia Smith 4.11. (There were 7 other competitors)

5 CLUB RESULTS

1-Anthony Gatto 2:49.3; 2-Alan Howard 2:01.71; 3-Steve Mills 1:07.05; 4-Dan Menendez ;47.24; 5-Andy Demetre :28.75; 6-Barry Friedman: 16.74; 7-5cott Dineen :09.52; 8-Tony Duncan :03.07.

UNICYCLE JUGGLING

JOHN FOSS, EDITOR OF "ON ONE Wheel, a publication of the Unicycle Society of America, won the the 100-meter unicycle juggle in 17.67 seconds.

He and close to a score of other unicyclists and acrobatic bicyclists came to the IJA convention straight from the USA's own convention in Syracuse, NY.

Foss admitted that he won most of the unicycle races at the USA meet. The second and third place finishers in the IJA race were also USA conventioneers.

Foss has juggled for 2 years, learning primarily to give himself something to do while one-wheeling around town.

UNICYCLE RACE RESULTS

(Place and time in sec.)

100 METER 1-John Foss 17.67; 2-Scott Baccus 18.32; 3-Sem Abrahams 19.98 (15 entrants).

50 METER OBSTACLE COURSE 1-Sem Abrahams 18.60; 2-John Foss 18.65. Bob Rice 18.65 (15 entrants).

JOGGLING

MICHEL LAUZIERE, A FRENCHCanadian runner from Drummondville, Quebec, said his winning 14.63 second dash in the 100 meter joggle went 'tres bien.'

But, he said it was really just a warmup for the mile, which he won minutes later with a time of 5:25.5. He finished 3rd in the 5-kilometer race, and said he planned to joggle in his 3rd straight Montreal Marathon on September 25.

Joggling for the first time ever, Shidan Habib, a 15-year old track star from Syracuse, N. Y., won the 5 kilometer event with a time of 19:35.

Billy Gillen, a New York City health food restaurant scullion, had joggled 10 miles a day across the Brooklyn Bridge and back for the last 40 days to prepare for the 5-k race, but his time of 20.07 was good only for second place.

JOGGLING RACE RESULTS

(Place and time in seconds)

100 METER 1-Lauziere 14.63; 2-Yvon Tourigny 14.83: 3.M.Cantrell 15.63 (18 enlranls)

MILE JOGGLE 1-Lauziere 5:25.58: 2-Andrew Head 5:29.81; 3-Paul Bernardo 5:38.3 (18 entranls)

5K JOGGLE 1-Habib 19:35.29; 2-Gillen 20:07.52: 3-Lauziere 20:09.06 (13 entrants).