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Event: Maryville Academy’s first Billiard Ball, at Arlington International Racecourse, to benefit the academy’s college scholarship program. About the academy: Since 1883, the Des Plaines-based institution has cared for children orphaned by fire and disease, and children who are wards of the state, abandoned, abused or neglected. The MC: Comedian Tom Dreesen. Guest highlights: A bevy of Chicago Bears and world-class professional billiards champs Ewa “The Striking Viking” Mataya Laurance and Johnny “The Scorpion” Archer, who competed in three 9-ball matches. She beat him, didn’t she? Yes, two out of three. Money raised: $85,000.
