Charleston Hosts Annual American Marble Tournament
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Posted: 8:49 AM Jul 24, 2009
Charleston Hosts Annual American Marble Tournament
Forty youngsters from across West Virginia are competing for fun, glory and a $1,000 college scholarship at the American Marble Tournament in Charleston.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Forty youngsters from across West Virginia are competing for fun, glory and a $1,000 college scholarship at the American Marble Tournament in Charleston.

The tournament began Thursday at the Town Center Mall and continues through Saturday. The winners of the boys and girls divisions will each receive a scholarship and a trophy.

The tournament is sponsored by American Marbles, a nonprofit group that promotes and works to preserve the game of marbles. Scholarships are funded with sales of marbles provided by West Virginia marble manufacturers.

Tournament President Marvin George of Clarksburg says playing marbles helps children develop social skills as well as hand-eye coordination.

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Posted by: Me on Jul 24, 2009 at 03:51 PM

lol, hold me back. I just don't think I could stand the excitment!
Posted by: Joe on Jul 24, 2009 at 12:58 PM

I am surprised kids still play marbles it was a big part of my childhood I am 61 I always had my favorite Taw in my pocket this was the marble for shooting at the other marbles. Fun point I just ask a coworker if he ever played marbles and was met with a deer in the headlight look so that answered my question he had never heard of marbles It is great American Marble is keeping up the tradition any one still play Jacks LOL
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