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International Preliminary Quartet Contest, SPEBSQSA, Inc.
Traverse, Michigan, April 27, 1974

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OFFICIAL SCORING SUMMARY
S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., Inc.
PIONEER DISTRICT
Traverse City, Michigan - April 27, 1974


The Panel of judges                                                                         District
Chairman of Judges...............Merle Clayton, Battle Creek, Michigan.......................Pioneer
Harmony Accuracy.................Thomas Goodall, Charleston, Illinois.......................Illinois
.................................Dr. Robert Craner, Syracuse, New York...................Seneca Land
Balance and Blend................Dr. Henry Vomacka, Sarasota, Florida.......................Sunshine
.................................Jim Beutel, Park Ridge, Illinois...........................Illinois
Interpretation...................Gareth P. Evans, Toronto, Ontario, Canada...................Ontario
.................................George F. Gross, Laureldale, Pennsylvania..............Mid-Atlantic
Stage Presence...................Loren Bogart, Bloomington, Illinois........................Illinois
.................................Roger K. Steffens, Salisbury, Maryland.................Mid-Atlantic
Arrangement......................Tom Gentil, Cincinnati, Ohio ......................Johnny Appleseed
.................................Louis P. Perry, Needham, Massachusetts.................Northeastern
Secretary........................Charles Nasser, Michigan City, Indiana.....................Cardinal
Assistant Secretary..............Larry King, Detroit, Michigan...............................Pioneer
Checker-Observer.................John Gillespie, Kalamazoo, Michigan.........................Pioneer
Timers...........................Gene Gillem, Frankenmuth, Michigan..........................Pioneer
.................................Stu Benedict, Kalamazoo, Michigan...........................Pioneer

                          INTERNATIONAL QUARTET PRELIMINARY CONTEST
                                                                                 Singing
Category:                 HA       B&B      Int.    SP             Ptev.  Total  Seconds
 Song  Numbers:          1   2    1   2    1   2           1   2   Points         1   2
 Rank -- Quartet
    FINALS
 1. Vagabonds           145 147  141 133  l33 155  297  -15   1    1139   2298   169  95
 2. Sharplifters        127 120  122 117  150 150  309   -2  -4    1120   2209   133 148
 3. Northern Hi-Lites   122 121  134 134  145 143  305   -1  -7    1067   2163   126 181
 4. Classmates          113 116  130 128  133 134  250    1   1    1024   2030   186 122
 5. Galaxies            118 115  119 114  133 137  271    0   6     952   1965   146 133
 6. Ring Masters        113 114  109 108  122 125  233  -11  -1     833   1745   162 149
 7. Last Call           101  92  100 l05  113 110  232   -3  -1     802   1651   15O 125

    SEMI-FINALS             
 1. Vagabonds           118 145  142 137  142 147  278   -2   2           1139   128 167
 2. Sharplifters        132 136  127 134  145 145  320    1   0           1120   118 120 a
 3. Northern Hi-Lites   122 118  126 120  135 129  317   -2   2           1067   183 131
 4. Classmates          116 116  130 125  139 132  264    0   2           1024   134 187
 5. Galaxies            116 111  103 105  123 128  268   -1  -1            952   123 131
 6. Ring Masters        116 121  115 122  112 112  170    2   3            833   125 111 b
 7. Last Call            90  98  102 106  102  94  210    0   0            802   126 121
 8. Phidavonics         105 107   95  95  111 112  171   -3  -2            791   167 144
 9. Voice Quad           99  97  112 104  110 112  149   -7   1            777   151 148
10. Four "D" Minors     102  95   98  93  111 120  158   -1  -6            770   136 169
11. Used Parts           87  91   97  98   93 102  148    2   1            719   132 128
12. Innocent Bystanders  98  70   82  81  106 102  147   -1 -10            675   145 114
13. About Four           88  79   83  82   89  84  149   -9   0            645   121 133
14. Perfect-A-Chords     68  65   75  75   80  76  132    4  -5            570   142 151

The Vagabonds and Sharplifters will represent Pioneer District at Kansas City. The Northern Hi-Lites are
alternates.
            (a)    Time Penalty: 20 Points (2 seconds @ 10 Points per second)
            (b)    Time Penalry: 4O Points·(4 seconds @ 10 Points per second)