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Memphis Bass Team Wins Midwest Championship at Greers Ferry
A six man Memphis team won the Midwest Bass Team Championship at Greers Ferry Lake Ark on Dec 1917 in conditions marked by below freezing rain. The team earned $900 plus trophies with 3552 points by three ounce weight. Illinois team placed second and third. The event drew 54 contestants weighing 285 bass totaling 350 pounds. PSAF director Glen Andrews noted record cold but strong competition and planned a Texas Sam Rayburn Lake tournament in April with $10,000 in cash prizes for open individuals including women.
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Art Reid
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Greers Ferry Lake
Ark
Professional Sports Fishing Association
Memphis
Little Rock
Narrows Boat Dock
Narrows Inn
Higden
PSFA
Glen Andrews
Arkansas
Andrews
Doug Cox
Midwest
Donald Ray
Chicago
George Kraymer
Gerald Blanchard
Culman
Ala
Bill Dance
Dance
Beaver Lake
Camden
Tenn
Sam Rayburn Lake
Lufkin
Texas