NewsFebruary 16, 2013

Thirty-nine people participate in the Freedom of Road Riders annual broomstick pool tournament Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Doug Pfeiffer lines up his shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Doug Pfeiffer lines up his shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Doug Pfeiffer chalks the end of his broomstick Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Doug Pfeiffer chalks the end of his broomstick Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Christi Siemien lines up her shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Christi Siemien lines up her shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Tim Pohlman lines up his next shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tim Pohlman lines up his next shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Doug Pfeiffer waits for his opponent Chuck McNeely to take his shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Doug Pfeiffer waits for his opponent Chuck McNeely to take his shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Larry Pohlman lines up his next shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Larry Pohlman lines up his next shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Dakoda Stears waits for his opponent to take his turn Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dakoda Stears waits for his opponent to take his turn Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
The first place trophy waits to be awrded Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com The first place trophy waits to be awrded Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
People bring their broomsticks to the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People bring their broomsticks to the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
People bring their broomsticks to the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com People bring their broomsticks to the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
David Pohlman, president of the Local 16 Freedom of Road Riders, and Martin King, right, keep tabs on the tournament bracket Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Pohlman, president of the Local 16 Freedom of Road Riders, and Martin King, right, keep tabs on the tournament bracket Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Chuck McNeely lines up his shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Chuck McNeely lines up his shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 during the broomstick pool tournament at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com
Doug Pfeiffer steadies his broom as he lines up his next shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau. "Sometimes I forget to bring it," Pfeiffer said of his broom. The majority of participants use just the broomstick. Pfeiffer was one of 39 people participating in the Local 16 Freedom of Road Riders annual broomstick pool tournament which has been around for over 20 years.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Doug Pfeiffer steadies his broom as he lines up his next shot on the pool table Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau. "Sometimes I forget to bring it," Pfeiffer said of his broom. The majority of participants use just the broomstick. Pfeiffer was one of 39 people participating in the Local 16 Freedom of Road Riders annual broomstick pool tournament which has been around for over 20 years.
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Thirty-nine people participate in the Freedom of Road Riders annual broomstick pool tournament Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 at the Pink Galleon in Cape Girardeau.

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