But Did They Check Those Marbles For Cork?
WILDWOOD, N.J. -- These youngsters didn't lose their marbles when the rain came down in torrents.
The rain drenched the backs of the young marbles players as they knelt to shoot during the 80th annual National Marbles Tournament.
 Between games, broom-wielding adults stepped in to brush the water off the concrete pads.
``The first two days, we had cold and 25 mph wind gusts. Yesterday and today, we had rain. What next? Snow?'' said organizing committee member Deborah Stanley-Lapic.
The tournament, normally a sun-baked celebration on the beach of this southern New Jersey resort, sloshed to its conclusion Thursday, with two Maryland teenagers besting 54 other ``mibsters'' to win titles.
Jeremy Hulse, 14, of Hagerstown, Md., and Jennifer Pinciotti, 13, of Frederick, Md., won their respective divisions, each taking home a $2,000 college scholarship, a trophy and a wristwatch.
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