3-time winner means end to spitting contest
LAUREL, Del. (AP) - July 4, 2008 Conaway, president of the Bridgeville Town Commission, outspit
the elected officials from across Sussex County Friday to win the
contest for the third time. He also won in 2003 and 2001.
The victory was a benchmark for the contest. Sussex County
Councilman Vance Phillips, who organizes the annual event, says
there has always been an unwritten rule that if one person won
three times, the championship cup would be retired.
Phillips says next year, he'll stage a watermelon eating
contest.
Conaway's victory means eternal bragging rights for Bridgeville.
His winning distance was 33 feet, 6 inches. He says 30 years in
politics have given him greater lung power than his competition.
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Information from: The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal,
http://www.delawareonline.com
