Arkansan Takes First Day Lead in EverStart Challenge Bass Meet; Anglers Compete for $227,550.PINE BLUFF Pine Bluff, city (1990 pop. 57,140), seat of Jefferson co., S central Ark., on the Arkansas River; inc. 1839. It is a port and trade center for an agricultural area and has industries producing metal, wood, and paper products; machinery; electrical equipment; and , Ark.--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 30, 1998--Former Red Man All-American winner Stephen Browning of Hot Springs, Arkansas Hot Springs is the tenth most populous city in the state of Arkansas in the United States of America, the county seat of Garland County, Arkansas, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County. , has taken the first day lead in the Pro Division of the lucrative EverStart Challenge bass tournament being held on the Arkansas River Arkansas River River, rising in central Colorado, U.S. At 1,450 mi (2,333 km) long, it flows east through southern Kansas and southeast across northeastern Oklahoma and bisects Arkansas, where it empties into the Mississippi River. with a first day, five bass weight of 17 pounds, 2 ounces. The event, which is the culmination of the first year EverStart Series' Central Division, features 105 professional and 105 amateur anglers competing in a four-day elimination tournament Noun 1. elimination tournament - a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds tournament, tourney - a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner for a $45,000 first place prize and priority entry into the 1999 Wal-Mart FLW FLW Frank Lloyd Wright FLW Forrest L Wood (fishing tournament) FLW Fort Leonard Wood (US Army) FLW Famous Last Words FLW Four Letter Word FLW Final Weight Tour series. Browning is competing for one of 10 slots available in the second round of competition that begins Friday, when anglers compete for one day to determine the top five Pro anglers who will compete in Saturday's final round, where the winning pro will receive $20,000 plus an Evinrude-powered Ranger bass boat. First place in the amateur division is $10,000. Amateur competition is concluded at the end of Friday's second round. Leaders in the Pro Division going into the second day of competition include: (1) Stephen Browning, Hot Springs, AR, 17 pounds, 2 ounces; (2) George Bowman, Dumas, AR, 15 pounds, 5 ounces; (3) Kelly Coble co·ble n. 1. Nautical A small flatbottom fishing boat with a lugsail on a raking mast. 2. Scots A kind of flatbottom rowboat. , Conway, Arkansas Conway is the largest city and county seat of Faulkner CountyGR6, Arkansas. A 2005 special census indicated the population had risen to 52,430 [2]. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. , 14 pounds, 9 ounces; (4) Kent Schaede, Broken Arrow Broken Arrow a series depicting Indian–white man exploits. [TV: Terrace, I, 122] See : Wild West (communications) broken arrow - The error code displayed on line 25 of a IBM 3270 terminal (or a terminal emulator emulating a 3270) for , OK, 12 pounds, 1 ounce; (5) Cody Bird, Granbury, TX, 11 pounds, 8 ounces; (6) AC Hawpe, Fort Scott General Winfield Scott, former General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army, was the namesake for four places named Fort Scott:
The format for the event is identical to Operation Bass' professional Wal-Mart FLW Tour series. The first two days, the 105 professional anglers and 105 amateur anglers compete for the heaviest two-day total weight, with the top 10 anglers from each division advancing to day three. At the conclusion of the third day of competition, the top five pros advance to the final round where the winners are determined by the total weight of that day's catch. In the final round, each contestant is paired with a camera crew from ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network . ESPN is filming the EverStart Challenge as part of the Wal-Mart FLW Tour television series. The event will air December 13, 1998, at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST on ESPN 2. Brian Tolley of Katy, Texas, is leading the amateur field with a first day, five bass limit totaling 12 pounds, 4 ounces. The total purse in the amateur division is $35,750; the purse in the pro division is $191,800, including a Ranger boat. The EverStart Series consists of eight regular events, four in the Eastern and four in the Central Division, and two EverStart Challenge tournaments. The winner of the EverStart Challenge, winners of each of the previous eight EverStart Series events in the Central and Eastern Division, and the top 10 from both divisions, based on pounds and points for the year, receive priority entry into the 1999 Wal-Mart FLW Tour which features a record $3.97 million in cash prizes. Weigh-ins for the EverStart Challenge will begin at 3:00 p.m. daily Wednesday and Thursday at Pine Bluff Regional Park. Friday and Saturday's weigh-ins begin at 3:30 p.m. at the Pine Bluff Wal-Mart Supercenter located at 4030 W. 25th Street. A Family Fun Zone, with activities including: seminars from pro anglers, ESPN television taping, Michael Waltrip's CITGO race car, and a trout pond for the kids will be open to the public beginning at noon on Saturday. Sponsors of the EverStart Series include: EverStart Batteries, CITGO, Evinrude Outboards and Electrics, Ranger Boats, Ranger Trail Trailers, Black and Decker, Land O' Lakes, and Chevy Trucks. For a complete listing of Pro and Amateur division standings, check out the Operation Bass website at www.everstartseries.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------- To register to receive all of our press releases via e-mail, visit our Electronic Media Kit at www.businesswire.com/emk/opbas.shtml. |
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