Teachers bring class to All Fours

The Nationwide Sports League, in collaboration with Hand Arnold Limited, distributors of Teachers Scotch Whiskey, have launched the richest All Fours league in Trinidad and Tobago. This was done on Thursday at the company’s facilities in El Socorro, San Juan.

This season the islandwide series will be called the Teachers Scotch Whiskey/El Dorado Rum NSL Islandwide Six-Table All Fours Championships. It will carry cash and prizes worth over $150,000. President of the NSL, Lincoln Persad, speaking at the opening said he wants the league to be of the highest class. “We have aligned ourselves with a company of a product of a very high class. We always had the vision of uniting communities and have been enjoying some success in this with the All Fours in the past,” said Persad.

Hand Arnold are sponsoring $25,000 to the league with the promise to stay on. Director of the company, Stephen Hale, speaking at the press conference said he is very happy to be on board. “We are really looking forward to seeing great rewards come out of this venture. All Fours is a sport that cuts through every race, ethnic and social barrier and it is something we really take to at our company,” said Hale. Andy Maharaj, an official of the NSL, described the upcoming series as a very exciting period for All Fours in Trinidad and Tobago. “Here is a top class series that will tower above all in the local All Fours arena,” Maharaj said.

Debbie Persad, who is in overall charge of running the tournament, said the NSL league has always been of a very high standard and assured the sponsors that their product will be marketed in the best way possible. For further information about the tournament, call the NSL head office at 658-3503.