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- Birl Horfing teams from New York, Indiana and Lousiana joined Nanny County's finest in the first national Birl
- Horfing Championships. The event was opened with a parade and grand reception last night at the Andrew Ralie
- pavilion on the grounds of Strutter Community College. About 2,200 watched as the Birl Horfers from around the
- nation strode into the stadium during the opening festivities.
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- Originating in Paraguay during the last century, Birl Horfing at first provided tungsten miners with a welcome
- recreational outlet. Ironically, Birl Horfing is not played in Paraguay today, it declined when tungsten prices crashed
- in 1931. But Birl Horfing has found a secure home in the hearts of the youth of Nanny County. It is hoped that
- more interest will be shown internationally, as has been the case with baseball. Perhaps one day, Birl Horfing will
- return to its native Paraguay and be revered as a national treasure - which it surely deserves.
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- For those new to the area, Birl Horfing involves scrambling under the wheels of a moving boxcar, hanging onto
- the undercarriage, then wrestling the car off the tracks. Like calf-roping, contestants are judged by the time it takes
- to immobilize the boxcar. Often, both the contestant and the boxcar are well outside the stadium before the car is
- immobilized, making it essential that judges have very good eyesight.