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TRIPLES CHAMPIONS

2018

TRIPLES CHAMPIONS

2018

a strong win over Willoughby Park placing us in the lead at the lunchbreak. Mosman played a very strong Belrose team in the afternoon, and after a slow start came home strongly to register a narrow 3-shot loss. The 2018 Shield was won by West Pymble. Graded Fours & Mufti Singles The final competitions of the year got underway in October, with the finals of both to be contested in November. The Graded Fours semi-finalists are teams skipped by Jeff Hole, Bruce Atkins, Brian Spear and Stephen Lewis, and the Singles semi-finalists Kandiah Sivaloganathan and Brian Spear. Melbourne Cup Bowls This is always a November highlight, and it looks like we will have another good attendance this year. After morning bowls competition, we will enjoy a light lunch before watching The Cup at 3pm. There are prizes for the Best Hats, and sweep tickets will be sold on the day. Dress is "race-day mufti". Green Renovation The annual renovation of our greens will commence with the closure of the school green in mid-November. To accommodate all social bowlers,

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ongratulations to the winners of our last Championship for the year. George Lindsay, Snowy Kable and Scott Denham are our 2018 Men's Triples Champions, defeating Brin Kerwood, Kandiah Siva and Bruce Bodinnar in a unique Final. Midweek Challenge With our B & C Grade teams defending their 2017 titles, this season has so far brought mixed results with our Bs and D's having a win, a loss and a draw and our Cs so far winless after Round 3. The Midweek Challenge continues through November. Mayoral Trophy The annual tussle between the Warringah and Mosman Clubs took place at Mosman in late October, with Warringah winners this year, ending Mosman's 7-year winning streak! Perhaps if our women were able to compete this year they might have just got us over the line . . . . We were honoured to have the Trophy presented to Warringah by Mosman Mayor, Councillor Carolyn Corrigan. Roseville Shield Mosman was again this year invited to contest this prestigious event which was held at the Lindfield BC. We were represented by Stephen Lewis, Jeff Hole, Brian Spear and skip, Kandiah Siva. Our team performed well, with

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TUESDAY 6 NOVEMBER

$30 Includes Bowls,

Morning Tea, Light Lunch & Nibbles

Race Day Mufti Dress

$20 Lunch only

Write your name on the list on the Entertainment Board

Sweeps

Arrive for morning tea at

10.00 am

Bowls 10.15 - 1.15

Lunch 1.15 - 2:30

Race 3:00pm Prize for best hat!Prize for best hat!

morning games will supplement the usual Wednesday and Saturday afternoon sessions, with all bowlers eligible for the Lucky Rink and weekly Member Cash Draw. Port Macquarie Bowls Tour 40 Mosman bowlers and 1 ring-in (Ron Davies will be in Mosman colours) will be visiting Port Macquarie over the last weekend in November. Friendly tournaments have been arranged with the Port City and Lake Cathie Bowling Clubs on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th November. This follows past years' tour successes in Perth, New Zealand,

Hong Kong and Singapore. Christmas Luncheon & Presentation Day Invitations have been distributed for this always sold-out event on Sunday 2nd December, so I urge you to rsvp as soon as possible. The cost of $60 pp is unchanged from last year, and includes a delicious 3-course luncheon and a welcoming glass of bubbles or beer. Dress is smart-casual. So, as always, there is lots going on in our wonderful Club and it's great to see so many members so involved.

From the MBC President . . . continued from page 2

Our annual Melbourne Cup Sweep is bigger than ever

and is now open! Purchase your entry in 1 or more of our

7 sweeps -

$20, $10, $5, $2 & $1 categories. Horses will be drawn by computer on Cup

Day morning.

STILL AVAILABLE

Helen – now our new Minor Singles Champion – Congratulations.

Bronwyn Fitzpatrick was once again part of the team representing our district in the NSW Blind Bowlers State Championship being played in Charlestown. Ailsa Maccallum was her director for this event. The competition was interrupted by rain but Bronwyn had a good win in the pairs.

We had a club selected team playing in the Lindfield Shield on 19 October. Representing our club were Margaret Gillies, Edwina Legg, Tosh Czinege and Jenny Hole in one team, the other t e a m c o m p r i s e d B e t t y - A n n e Cleveland, Gay Suters, Di Gould and Loyce Davis. Thank you for putting your names down and representing the club.

We are playing our Consistency Matches during November – we will need to play these in the mornings Wednesday and Saturday or during the week. The details are on the board.

Our Summer Fours will start on 3 November with matches being played morning and afternoon that day.

District Versatility is on Friday 9 November and is a club select event. Put your names down to enjoy this final district competition for the year.

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ongratulations to the team of Jenny Hole, Denise Owen, Sue Addison and Judy Moyes on their win in the Neutral Bay invitational on Friday 26th October. They won this event against some very strong teams. Overall, Mosman has done very well in the club selected events and carnivals.

Our first event for the month was the Top Five. We were so lucky with the weather on the 11th. The day before and after were wetter than the Thursday. There were a few light showers so we were able to play and the day was a big success. Scott and Snowy did a great job preparing the greens for this event. The match committee headed by Loyce Davis did an outstanding job with the organisation of the event. Many thanks to our umpires – De Brown and Ailsa Maccallum, controlling body – Robyn O’Brien, helpers Carolyn Duhigg, Ann Barron and Edwina Legg for their assistance with the smooth running of the day. The overall winners were Belrose with Double Bay runners up.

The minor singles played on Saturday 13 October started in dry conditions with the weather changing during the afternoon. Helen Haran played Loyce Davis in a match with many ends resulting in a single shot and a close measure. The match resulted in a win to

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On the afternoon of Saturday,

13 October, under threatening

rain laden skies and on a damp,

slow rink, the 2018 Minor

Singles was played out with

Helen Haran victorious over

Loyce Davis in a tough,

seesawing match. Loyce got off

to a good start but Helen’s

tenacious persistence paid off in

the end. She played some fine

shots. The final score of 25/14

wasn’t really indicative of the

quality of the match.

Cheers and congratulations all round for Helen!

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please be advised that there will be NO

parking in the school grounds

from Thursday 1 November

and will continue for at least six weeks

including weekends. Painting works are being

carried out at Mosman Primary School.

From the MBC President . . . continued from page 5

the Christmas Party on 2 December. If you are unsure of where to sit, please contact me and we will organise a table.

Best Wishes

We are nearly at the end of another very busy bowling year. The calendar should resume the normal events for the year with our Major Singles starting in January.

I hope as many as possible will attend

event. To allow maximum availability Saturday morning bowls will be resumed, while afternoon games will be mostly Fours. As the placement of the banners along the Belmont Roadd fence has brought many positive comments, agreed they should remain to continue to promote awareness of our Club. The condition of the banners will be monitored, but as they are designed for regular use we are hoping they can be permanent fixtures.

Malcolm Munday has stepped down from his role handling the weekly banking, and we thank him for his years of service. We are seeking a member volunteer to take on this responsibility, which entails around 1 hour each week. If you are interested, please approach Treasurer Richard O'Brien. Agreed that all plastic items, including water cups, straws and plates, will be phased out and replaced with sustainable products. Agreed that 2 new water bubblers will be installed at the southern end of each green. The faulty refrigerated water dispenser near the bbq will be replaced before the summer months. The Club has negotiated with Olympus Sports in Neutral Bay (Dymocks Arcade) to provide vouchers enabling a discount on women's and men's Adidas bowls shoes. Our library will be made more accessible to members by opening the Women's Locker Room each social bowls day. The School Green will be coming out for its annual renovation following the Melbourne Cup bowls

At the October BoardAt the October Board MeetingMeeting

11 Dick Butler

13 Margaret Lang

17 Diana Noel

19 Barbara Anderson

20 Bill Hayden

23 Jeannie Crease

24 Denis Cohen

29 Gill Jefferson

This year's Men's Triples Championship was an extraordinary match in many ways.

George Lindsay, Snowy Kable and Scott Denham well and truly controlled the game

through the first half - the score-line after the 15th end was 26/5 - but then came the

rain! And with it came a fight back from Brin Kerwood, Kandiah Siva and Bruce

Bodinnar who adapted to the heavy green far better than their opponents, taking the

next 19 shots straight! Going into the last end Scott's team were hanging on to a 2-

shot lead, but it was really anyone's game. To their great credit the eventual winners

held their nerve, with George, Snowy and Scott taking the last end by a shot and

winning the Championship 27/24.

Well done to all players for an entertaining and gripping Final.

What a day! With the weather forecast not all that flash and the midweek Pennant matches

being called off the day before, the chances of the Top Five Shield being completed were

slim. But the sun shone on our greens for most of the day and the rain held off till the final

couple of afternoon ends.

Mosman BC has held the Top Five Shied Competition

annually since acquiring the event from Willoughby BC

in 2001.

This year, on Thursday 11 October, twelve clubs from all

over Sydney competed for the Shield, playing morning

and afternoon matches of 3-bowl Pairs and 2-bowl

Triples over 18 ends. The sides were from:-

Belrose, Clovelly, Double Bay, Harbord, Lindfield,

Mosman, Newport, North Epping, St Ives, Turramurra

and Warringah

All matches were hard fought.

Our sponsors, Mosman Travel and Crystal Cruises, were invited to present the prizes and

Shield to the winners and runners-up. The day’s Runners-Up were the team from Double

Bay with 4 wins with aggregate shots of 84 of Iris Kampel, Barbara Shotland, Gail Black,

Jan Frape and Pam Stein.

The 2018 overall Winners were the “Rose Belles” team from Belrose of Michelle

Treadwell, Margaret Brady, Kay Alderton, Benita Andrews and Patricia Tan with 4 wins

with aggregate shots of 99.

It was a tough day at the office for our very own Mosman side of Denise Owen, Julie

Hayden, Betty-Anne Cleveland, Judy Moyes and Jenny

Hole. However, this fivesome put up a heck of a fight

and represented our club honorably.

The event would not have happened without people-help

and a humungous thank you to all who made the day

such a success: our Office Manager, Rhian; our

Greenkeepers, Scott and Snowy; Jennifer and Yasmin,

Cathy Wilson, De Brown, Ailsa Maccallum, Caroline

Duhigg, Lyn Adam, Ann Barron, Edwina Legg, Julie

Hayden, Jenny Hole and the whole Match Committee

(Betty-Anne Cleveland, Robyn O’Brien, Sue Buchanan).

Loyce Davis

Chair, Match Committee

MWBC Top 5 Shield

Neutral Bay held their annual Invitation Competition on Friday 26th

October and Mosman were the lucky winners.

The team of Denise Owen, Judy Moyes, Sue Addison and Jenny Hole

(skip), were the only team to win all three games on the day. Each game

was ten ends and teams played were Killara, Turramurra and North Ryde.

In all there were twelve

invited teams and Neutral Bay

did a great job of organising

the day.

Conditions on the ‘green’ were

typical of Neutral Bay, which

is always a bit of a challenge

but after an initial roll up we

enjoyed the weather and the

conditions and everyone

played great bowls.

The 2018 Mosman Mayoral Trophy has been won by Warringah BC, ending Mosman's 7-year run of wins. Contested over just 4 rinks, Mosman and Warringah won 2 rinks each, but Warringah had the edge on the "big board", winning 90-81. Unfortunately this year's event was a men-only affair, as Warringah was unable to muster sufficient women to make up a team. The Mosman women played their own tournament as part of the day, and such was the quality under the fast, gusty conditions, perhaps had they been

able to play Warringah they might just have helped to get Mosman home!

The Trophy was presented to Warringah President Greg Cutler by Mosman Mayor Carolyn Corrigan - congratulations to our neighbours.

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The club looked great for the Spring Lamb

event with beautiful flowers and balloons,

pastel tablecloths and everyone dressed in their spring finery.

Arrival time was set at 1pm with cards called at 1.20 and play commencing at

1.30pm. 60 people signed up with 48 playing

bowls as well. Everyone looked great in spring

clothing.

John Candy did the cards. Three bowls triples

with the winners playing winners and losers

playing losers. Games finished at various times

but there was plenty of time because dinner was

at 6pm.

As it turned out, this year was not daylight

saving but it was cold rather than light that

caused an early finish after about 7 or 8 ends. By

then it was 5pm so by the time people put their

bowls away etc and had drinks and chips it was

dinner time.

Jeannie had organised the lamb be served at

6pm. The night had a Greek theme in that Ari

Schepis made two big bowls of tzatziki and Greek

and rice salads were made by Cathy, Jenny, Pam and Jeannie. Dessert was

tiramisu and fresh cream.

A spring quiz was held between the mains

and dessert and was won by Ann Barron

and her team of brainiacs.

Everyone agreed it was a great night and

should definitely be on the calendar for

next year. Thanks to all those who made it

happen.

Jenny Hole, 9/10/18

The aptly named team "Evans Above" was among a number of Mosman Pairs teams competing in the popular 3-bowl Pairs competition hosted by the Warrawee BC. It is good to see our Club represented so regularly at competitions and events held by Clubs within our Zone.

MMOSMANOSMAN PRESENCEPRESENCE ATAT WWARRAWEEARRAWEE PPAIRSAIRS

CommBank Treasurers' Awards

- Jeff Hole, Finalist

"Not-for-profit Treasurers have to get the basics right. There's

no room for flim-flaming talk or massaging the figures. The

money just has to be there, or everybody misses out. We owe

Club Treasurers a lot".

Congratulations to our past-Treasurer, Jeff Hole, on reaching the Finalist stage in

this nationwide Award designed to recognise those who untiringly provide

responsible service to not-for-profit bodies such as ours. Jeff has been our

Treasurer for the past 7 years, and due in a large part to his efforts our Club has

never been in better financial shape. Making the finalist list is worthy recognition

indeed.

Our Jack Harkness Sponsors

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ABC, IGA, Australia Post and ING.

Banking with purpose Mosman Community Bank, a Branch of Bendigo Bank, is proud to sponsor the Mosman Bowling Club. This sponsorship is made possible by the commitment of our customers, who believe in banking with purpose. Bendigo Bank customers support community causes, simply by banking with us. Everyday banking, home loans, personal loans, business banking and credit cards provide sponsorships and donations. Since inception, Bendigo Bank has returned over $165 million to community initiatives Australia -wide. Since 2009,

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CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

& PRESENTATION

DAY

Please join us for a

Sunday 2 December 2018

12pm for 12:30pm

$60 per person Includes a 3 course lunch and a

welcome drink on arrival

Bookings are essential

Return booking forms and payment to the bar by Saturday 24 November 2018

Business Bowls

Challenge

Friday 16 November 2018

5:30pm to 7:30pm

We need at least 15 volunteers for the evening. A volunteer sign-

up sheet has been placed on the noticeboard outside the kitchen

(At least two RSA holders are required).

YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU

Sue Buchanan and Cathy Wilson generously donated their time to host the 'pre-schoolers ' from Ballykin at Scot Kirk. The children see the club through the fence on their way to pre-school so were very interested in looking around the club and enjoyed a impromptu 'game of bowls' with the recently purchased 'Junior Jack Attack'.

COMPETITIONS 2018

MEN'S TRIPLES CHAMPIONSHIP

Round 3

A Nyiro, B Haran, 25 d H Schepis, R McPhee 15

J Rock B Roelofsen

B Kerwood, K Siva 29 d J Geismar, R Balnaves 15

R Bodinnar I Fielden

R O'Brien, P Ward-Harvey 36 d M Lange, B Kopac 10

B Atkins H Evans

G Lindsay, P Kable, 29 d M Patel, J Candy 11

S Denham R Hassall

Semi Final

B Kerwood, K Siva 28 d A Nyiro, B Haran, 19

R Bodinnar J Rock

G Lindsay, P Kable, 40 d R O'Brien, P Ward-Harvey 15

S Denham B Atkins

FINAL

G Lindsay, P Kable, 27 d B Kerwood, K Siva 25

S Denham R Bodinnar

WOMEN'S MINOR SINGLES COMPETITION

Round 1

L Davis 25 d E Legg 20

C Duhigg 25 d B Fitzpatrick 12

H Haran 25 d R Bower 19

A Sullivan 26 d J Hole 22

Semi Final

L Davis 26 d C Duhigg 15

H Haran 25 d A Sullivan 24

FINAL

H Haran 25 d L Davis 14

All plastics, including cups, straws and plates are gradually being phased out of our Club and replaced with biodegradable products. This, along with the regular use of member's water bottles and the 2 new water dispensers which will soon be installed at the southern end of each green will make us one of Sydney's most sustainable bowling clubs!

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The team of Julie Hayden, Jenny Hole and Loyce Davis set off across the Harbour to

compete in the 20th Anniversary of Saturday Morning Triples at Marrickville Bowling Club.

This competition was the the brain child of the then President of Petersham BC who invited

local clubs to join in a Saturday morning competition. Over the ensuing years, the format

was picked up by other districts around Sydney.

The competition is still relevant today as it was

20 years ago with 7 zones still participating

across a wide slice of Sydney.

Margaret Osborne, a former vice-president of

NSWBA and Petersham bowler, was responsible

for many of the progressive ideas and promotion

of women’s bowls. To honour Margaret’s

outstanding contribution the day also

incorporated the Margaret Osborne Memorial

Breast Cancer day. All proceeds raised were

directed to breast cancer research.

After a successful morning of bowls and a

wonderful luncheon, the intrepid team was a little reluctant to return to the other side of the

Harbour as the afternoon’s gig at the bowlo looked like it would be great fun. The annual

Fruit Bowl Fundraiser was getting underway with all patrons dressing up in various fruit and

veggie attire with an afternoon of bare-foot bowls.

Always on the lookout for recruitment opportunities for Mosman BC, the girls took

advantage to show a patron the intricacies of the correct bowls delivery.

by Jeff Hole

Skips will often tell their teams

how important it is to “build a

head”. However, newer players

often don’t know what this

means. Here is an attempt to

explain.

Building a head means getting to

a situation where the head is

secure by having at least two of

your team’s bowls safely close to

scoring positions but not

necessarily the shot. Achieving

this position insures against

conceding a multiple score, and

allows the third and skip in a

fours match to look to winning

the end rather than to save a dire

position.

A skip’s thinking should take into

account the following:

1. Do not take risks either in

your team’s play or by

u n d e r e s t i m a t i n g y o u r

opposition’s ability to take

advantage of a situation. If

you do you are open to a

large count against you.

2. Build heads so that if you

cannot win an end then you

lose it by the minimum

numbers of shots. Don’t be

afraid to concede a shot

rather than risk going down

multiples by playing a

speculative bowl.

3. The top priority is to get early

bowls into the head to make it

secure. When this is achieved

ask for position bowls to

protect against running shots.

4. Be aware of adverse situations

in the head where jack

movement could provide a big

result for your opposition.

5. In calling for a shot it is good

tactics to choose an alternative

where there is more than one

chance of a successful result.

6. Fast or running shots should

only be played when the

position of back bowls is in

your favour and when you

have two bowls in the head.

Otherwise you risk conceding a

multiple. There are rare

occasions when killing the end

is the preferred option. But be

careful of the consequences of

an errant shot.

7. Encourage leads to play the

kindest side of the rink for their

delivery. This is normally, but

not always, the narrow side.

Only allow your lead a change

of hand if you are being

beaten.

8. If possible play your second on

the other hand so that both the

BUILDING A HEAD AND THE SKIP'S TACTICS

third and the skip have a

good understanding of a

bowl’s trajectory on both

hands.

9. Make sure your second

understands that their role

is to play to the jack or just

behind the jack. Seconds

should never play short.

10. For thirds and skips, if

holding shot, never be

narrow. When down, never

be wide.

11. In Pennant play be aware of

the situation on the main

board. There are occasions

when risks must be taken to

rectify a difficult situation

for your side. At other times

protection of a lead may

require a conservative

approach. Your side’s

success is more important

than that of your rink.

12. Think ahead. Try to consider

the consequences of your

opponent’s next bowl before

calling for or delivering your

own team’s bowl.

13. Make sure that your

instruct ions are wel l

understood by speaking

clearly so that your team-

mate can hear what you

have to say.

Only tell your team-mates

what they need to know.

Don’t complicate their

thinking with too much

information.

KILLED ENDS IN

SOCIAL BOWLS In our social games there are

occasional misunderstandings

about what to do when an end

is killed.

There are two, or perhaps

three, options.

The first is to play to the rules

of bowls and the end is

replayed.

The second is to place the jack

on the 2 metre mark. This helps

to ensure games end at

approximately the same time.

A possible third option may be a

compromise. That is, each team

is allowed one killed end to be

replayed and for all subsequent

killed ends the jack goes onto

the “T”.

In order to avoid arguments,

skips should decide which

option prevails before their

game starts. If there is no such

agreement the game will be

played to the rules of bowls and

the end should be replayed.

PLACING THE JACK

ON THE "T" Players should be aware that

when placing the jack on the “T”

the leading edge of the jack

closest to the mat should be

positioned at the “T”. There is a

misconception with some

bowlers that when placing the

jack on the “T” it is the centre

of the jack that is on the “T”.

This is not correct.

MOSMAN BOWLING CLUB

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