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dividuals, such as local students. “Plus we never get !ghts or altercations.” The business man also thinks that there’s a big talent of pool in the region. “There are a lot of good players in Cornwall,” he out- lined. “Plus pool is a game of respect. There are no arguments.” Summer Series 9 On September 7, Rack-Em-Up Billiards hosted their Summer Series 9 ball !nal tour- nament. Some 20 players converged at the Pitt Street location to take aim at $1580.00 in prize money. With seven di$erent win- ners in eight qualifying events, the calcutta added another $1030.00 making a total of $2610.00 for the top six !nishers. Jason Hall took a 4-0 lead on Sauve and then watched him come back with the next 3 games. Hall won the next two games to reach the hill !rst at 6-3. Sauve never gives up and takes the next two games to close the gap to 6-5 and a chance to tie it up. Pressure mounts and Jacques misses leav- ing Hall the !nal 9 ball and the win. Hall was crowned Summer Series champion. In all, Rack-Em-Up raised $185.00 for the Children’s Aid Societies Purple Ribbon Cam- paign for abused and underprivileged chil- dren, thanks to a barbecue they organized.
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CORNWALL | For Douglas “Doug” Disotell, the love of pool runs deep. It comes as no surprise then that the local business man and billiards bu" is co-owner, along with his wife Amanda Collins, of Rack-Em-Up , a well-established billiards hall. Started in 1993 by his father and located down Pitt Street, the establishment welcomes ev- eryone from everywhere. “It’s a great location,” says Disotell. “We’re We get people from Peterbo- rough and even the States... We’re all about pool. Douglas “Doug”Disotell not a$ected by the one way as other busi- nesses are, further away on Pitt Street. Late at night, it’s only us and the Domino’s Pizza that are opened.” Being the co-owner of one of only a hand- ful of stores that still provides players and enthusiasts with quality billiards product, Disotell admits that they often get visited by individuals outside of Cornwall. “We get people from Peterborough and even the States,” he said. “We o$er several leagues and good prices. We’re all about pool.” With that being said, the man outlines that several of his American customers stopped frequenting his store at some
Pictured left to right are Doug Disotell, owner, Jason Hall, winner, Jody Roy, second place and Amanda Collins, owner
point, because of the many changes with the bridge. At a time, 60% of his south-of- the-border clientele decided that it was too much of a hassle to travel all the way to Cornwall. “It really hurt us,” he said. “But slowly, they’re coming back. It’s great to have them here.” When asked what makes Rack-Em-Up so successful, the man responded without missing a beat. “It’s because we don’t serve alcohol,” he said. “When pool halls start selling alcohol,
they lose the billiards aspect and only try to make money o$ the drinks.” Disotell’s approach seemed to have worked, as he often attracts younger in-
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