by Jim Bond
Wild Horse 99.7FM
April 26, 2014:
My online column is a little late this week because I wanted to include the latest news about yesterday’s Anzac Day competitions. I hope the slight delay won’t inconvenience regular readers.
On the bright side, the beautiful autumn weather has been continuing and playing conditions on the greens have been pretty good.
There’s been a lot of action, too.
So let’s get into this week’s report:
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Kingaroy news:
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The big news this week is that Kingaroy have completed their Club Championship Singles.
The match was played between Phil Kemp and Richie Patterson last Sunday and a good crowd was on hand to watch this much-anticipated match, with the winner being the first to score 25.
This was a match that kept the gallery on its toes.
Patterson won the first two ends, but Kemp won the next two and went to a lead of 7 to 4.
After this, there was tight bowling for the next nine ends – single shots – and Kemp still led 12-9.
The game continued to remain tight, and although the lead changed a number of times by the 19th end the score was 16-all.
And by end 25, Patterson had regained the lead 22 to 19.
Things changed a bit after that, though.
Kemp won end 26 by 2 shots and end 27 by 4 shots to take out the Championship 25 to 22.
A great game from a very in-form pair of players!
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The club also played Pairs and Triples on April 17 with the following results:
- Peter Neilsen and Bruce Johnston def. Darcy Munro and Ross Olsson 41-2
- Paul Marychurch and Alan Rogerson def. Keith Muller and Merv Anderson 28-17
- Rod Davey, Bob Bougoure and Phil Kemp def. Mike Kilkenny, Barry O’Brien and Alan Irwin 28-16
- Harry Read, Gladys Slatter and Bob Robinson def. Dave Woods, Filepe Munoz and Ben Pratap 21-14
- Fred Keding, Geoff Clutterbuck and Col Kratzmann def. Col McBride, Des Richards and John Coppard 34-17
Fourteen teams competed in the ever popular Jackpot Pairs on Monday, with the winners being determined by games won and the overall margin of the two games played by each team:
- Winners: Bruce Johnston and Richie Patterson – 2 wins plus margin 40
- Runners-Up: Bronwyn Grant and Malcolm Macleod – 2 wins plus margin 18.
On Thursday in Fours, Dave Clapperton, Norma Rook, Alan Rogerson and Beryl Woods def. Bess Thorp, Gladys Slatter, Col Kratzmann and Val Crawford 33-9
In Triples:
- Des Richards, Felipe Munoz and Col Kratzmann def. Bob Bougoure, Barry O’Brien and Ray Crawford 36-13
- Fred Keding, Irene Smith and Bob Robinson def. Dave Woods, Hugh Harrison and Ray Maclaren 29-13
- Marj Moore, Ben Pratap and Bruce Johnston def. Darcy Munro, Mike Kilkenny and Beryl Woods 29-12
And in Pairs, Dave Clapperton and Greg Schulz defeated Geoff Clutterbuck and Kev Raffin
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On Anzac Day the club hosted Pairs and Triples matches, with conditions of play four points for a win, one point for each end won, and margin to decide any tiebreak.
The winners were Ashley Pinchbeck and Trevor Turner with a win plus 11 ends, 15 points plus margin of 12.
Here’s the results:
- Ashley Pinchbeck and Trevor Turner def. Gladys Slatter and Billy Eastham 26-14
- Peter Taylor and Kev Raffin def. Darcy Munro and Bruce Johnston 29-17
- Alan Rogerson and Paul Marychurch def. Wayne Thatcher and Bronwyn Grant 21-18
- Malcolm Macleod and Glen Turner def. Steve Carland and Phil Kemp 17-16
- Geoff Clutterbuck, Charmaine Macleod and Richie Patterson def. Lindy Clutterbuck, Alan Irwin and Ray Maclaren 21-17
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Yarraman news:
Another match in the A Grade singles played on Anzac Day and what a match it was: Robbie Douglass versus Bill Holmes.
Douglass won the toss and sent Holmes in “to bat”.
Bill won the first two ends 3 and 2 and it was an uphill battle from there.
There was a big gallery, and many comments on the number of tight ends, with most of them going down to close measures.
At 15 ends, Holmes led 21-9 and as he said at the time “the last point is always the hardest to win”.
When the wind dropped, Douglass scored a four and a three in consecutive ends.
But Holmes rallied and finally took out the match in 24 ends – 26-18 – to much applause from the gallery.
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The Yarraman Ladies Club played bowls on Wednesday, and in the Pairs Championships Gloria Anderson and Glenda Wolski defeated Bev Profke and Di Currell 19-18.
It was 18-all on the last end and an extra end had to be played
Social games were also played:
- Eileen Elliott, Margaret Willoughby and Eunice Smith def Lorri Holmes, Yvonne Schultz and Rita Young 16-12
- Helene Johnson and Jenny Moore def Lola Harper and Alison Anderson 17-14
- John Moore and Leo Robinson drew Neil Currell and Horst Myer 13-all
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In Thursday night bowls – the last night before the winter break:
- Charly Ogilive and Eunice Smith def Neil Johnston and Tom Clarke 22-21 in a close match.
- Ron Lucas and Margaret Willoughby def Bev Profke and Marge Clarke 17-16
- Brian Dugdell andKerry Walsh def Kev Profke Kenny Walsh 18-11
- Horst Myer and Wayne Emms def Lorri Holmes and Arthur Smith 21-13
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The club also held a Pub Day on Thursday, sponsored by XXXX, which was as popular as it always is.
Results:
- Round 2 Winners: The Yarraman Hotel-Motel skipped by Kerry Knowles.
- Round 1 Winners: The wily Merv Fitch’s four.
- Runners-up: Christie Macleod’s team
- Winners: The “Out of Towners” – John Moore, George Wolski, Glenda Wolski and skip Brian Dugdell.
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One of the highlights of Anzac Day in Yarraman is the annual Anzac Shield competition, and this year the Yarraman Ladies Club hosted the Shield tournament.
The Anzac Shield was presented by Dudley and Cynthia Brown.
This well-crafted artefact was the work of the former President of the Yarraman Club, Dudley Brown.
In 2002, Dudley worked through the night to complete the Shield for competiton, but tragically passed away the next day before the competition took place.
So the Shield is a now a memorial to him, and it acknowledges the role of the armed forces – navy, army and airforce – in the struggles of WWII.
It features a plaque depicting the “Medway Queen”, the Churchill VII tank and the Vickers Wellington MKIII bomber.
Here’s some infpormation about them:
- The PS Medway Queen was a paddle driven steamship, the only mobile estuary paddle steamer left in the UK. She was one of the “little ships of Dunkirk”, making a record 7 trips to rescue 7000 men in the Dunkirk evacuation.
- The Churchill VII is a British tier 6 heavy tank, and the first vehicles of this type were produced just before the Allied landing in Normandy. The Mk. VII had the capability to set up deadly blockades at key points of the map, lead attacks, and provide withering support fire.
- The Vickers Wellington Mk.III, meanwhile, was two-engine medium bomber and torpedo bomber. The Mk.III had its armor reinforced and all its fuel tanks were self-sealing
This year’s competition for the Shield was one game of triples.
Members of the Currell family have – at times – had their names recorded as winners, and this year new player Sandra Currell was the lead in the winning team, which also comprised skip Kev Profke and Leo Robinson.
They defeated family members Neil Currell, Di Currell and Margaret Willoughby 28-9, 12 ends to 6.
Other results of interest:
- Runners-up: Bev Profke, Alison Anderson and Keith Carroll defeated Horst Myer, Glenda Wolski amd Eunice Smith 23-10, 11 ends to 7
- Nev Lawence, Todd Currell and Roy Wrembeck (on count-back) defeated Ivy Wrembeck, John Beattie and Lola Harper 18-17, 9 ends each.
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Murgon news:
The Men’s Invitation Triples were held at Murgon on Easter Saturday and Sunday, playing 5 games over the 2 days.
The winners with 5 wins were:
- Brad Cecil (Wondai)
- Craig Currie (Murgon)
- Ray Frahm (Murgon) – Skip
Runners Up with 4 wins (all from Murgon):
- Alan Mitchell
- Alan McComiskie
- Len McArthur (Skip)
Third with 3 wins (all from Wondai):
- Trevor Leroy
- Evan O’Rourke
- Alwyn Litzow (Skip)
Fourth with 3 wins:(all from Murgon):
- Chris Egan
- Col Rewald
- Peter Hawula (Skip)
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Kilcoy news:
Last Tuesday in the Men’s Championships Bowls, Noel Lanes and Jeff Welden defeated John Worrall and Bert Christie in the Men’s pairs.
Also on Tuesday in the Star of the Green competition,.Bert Christie defeated Jeff Welden. He will now play Flora Kelly next week.
Three games of triples were also played while the Men’s Championship Pairs were being decided, with these results:
- Jenny Edwards, Lester Bechley and David Glanville defeated John Glanville Liz Frawley and Brett Kelly 34-11.
- Dennis Thomson, Flora Kelly and Col Ferguson defeated Margaret Worrall, Ernie Herbert and Val Wells 22-13
- Michael Dunn, Nelly Herbert and Dave Scott defeated Bill Edwards, Fay Vicary and Kelly Charters 19-9
And here’s some dates for the diary:
- Next Tuesday, April 29: Pink and Purple Cancer Fundraiser Day
- Saturday, May 3: Trophy Day put on by Bill and Jenny Edwards.
- Names are also being taken for the Woodrow Warman Trophy Day on the Saturday, May 17 for the great annual battle against the Woodford Bowls Club
- Next Pub Day is on the Wednesday, May 13
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