National Marbles Tournament
The national marbles tournament is held every year in wildwood nj during the third full week of june.
National marbles tournament. Students must be between 7 and 14 years old. The national marbles tournament. After gaining national recognition on the cbs sunday morning show in 2015 the tournament returns to television again this time in the special documentary all the marbles. Produced by wqed in pittsburgh pa the documentary focuses on pittsburgh children or mibsters who participate in the tournament.
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The scripps howard newspapers sponsored the event until 1955 when the city of wildwood new jersey and a group of volunteers interested in preserving the game decided to sponsor the event jointly. National marbles tournament applicants must win first place in a local marble tournament and then compete in the national marbles tournament held each summer in new jersey. The official national competition in the sport of marbles for boys and girls ages 8 14 that have qualified by winning local tournaments throughout the united states. The annual national marbles tournament began in 1922 when macy s department store in philadelphia sponsored a promotional tournament.
Some evening rounds of play proposed for tuesday and wednesday night. Wildwood new jersey has been the home of the national marbles tournament for decades.