Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| year | 1st place team | 2nd place team | 3rd place team | 4th place team | host location |
| 1951 | hoak packers , fresno , ca | nitehawks , long beach , ca | robitaille motors , montreal , qc | wells motors , greeley , co | greeley , co |
| 1952 | hoak packers , fresno , ca | nitehawks , long beach , ca | pointers , barbers point , hi | wyoming angus , johnstown , co | plainview , tx |
| 1953 | nitehawks , long beach , ca | merchants , tampico , il | lions , lorenzo , tx | hoak packers , fresno , ca | selma , ca |
| 1954 | hoak packers , fresno , ca | condors , dinuba , ca | nitehawks , long beach , ca | lions , lorenzo , tx | selma , ca |
| 1955 | nitehawks , long beach , ca | condors , dinuba , ca | elites , new bedford , il | local 1014 chiefs , gary , in | new bedford , il |
| 1956 | nitehawks , long beach , ca | siebren hybrids , geneseo , il | elites , new bedford , il | national cash register , dayton , oh | new bedford , il |
Title:
international softball congress
Statement:
the elites , from new bedford , illinois , never placed higher than 3rd
Answer:
supported