Blind Squirrels Billiard Club
The Blind Squirrels Billiard Club, formerly known as the Motorola
Billiard Club, meets regularly at Kolby's Corner Pocket (see map) on Thursday nights
starting
play at 6:00 PM. Kolby's recently replaced there mixture of
Gandy
and Brunswick tables with all Brunswick 9' Gold Crowns.
Purpose
Our club's purpose is to facilitate the exchange of information and
general cooperation between members, to promote billiard knowledge,
fraternalism, 
and conduct club programs and activities so as to advance the
general
interest and welfare of billiards in the community.
History
Our club was founded in 1970 by a group of Motorola employees.
The club was sponsored by the company for 25 years.
The club has a constitution, bylaws and elected officers. The
newly revised Constitution
was
drafted and approved 16 December 2004.
Our membership is open to persons interested in the sport of
billiards
and desiring to play with a small group of dedicated pool players.
Officers
Our club President is Doug May and our Secretary-Treasurer is Paul
Bennett. Paul can be reached during the day at 480 629-2402 or
by
email at kd7kdo(atsign)yahoo.com.
Members/Players
All persons interested in Billiards shall be eligible for
membership.
Presently, there are no membership fees to join the club.
Members must attend at least four activities throughout the year to
remain active voting members.
Activities
The club hosts a formal Nine Ball round robin tournament each
Thursday
night at Kolby's Corner Pocket starting play at 6:00 PM. Each player
contributes $10 to pay for the green fees (table time) and
an award. A winner is determined each evening by best score
plus
handicap. The handicap for each player is determined to best
allow a fair and equal chance of winning the award. The award
is
equal to the amount of contributions minus the green fees.
All members and new prospective members may be players in the round
robin
tournament.
Kolby's Corner Pocket in Tempe is a smoke free environment.
Tournament Sheets
How to play the game
How to sign up
- Email me, or
come out and join us on Thursdays @ 6:00 PM at Kolby's
Club Business
- Treasury report for the club
(Jan
2011).
- An Annual meeting was
held
December 14, 2006.
- An Annual meeting was
held
December 15, 2005.
- The last Annual meeting
was held
December 16, 2004.
- The club continues to meet at Kolby's on Thursdays at 6 PM as
of Dec 17, 2011 with attendance between 4 and 8 players.
