Once again we met upstairs in the Balmain Leagues Club, with players from as far afield as the Central Coast, Exeter and Fishermans Paradise and from as close to home as East Balmain and Birchgrove: nevertheless, we were not as many this year as last year but we started pretty well on time, and, once again, Wilma, with her usual verve and efficiency, and with Tim's untiring assistance at the looking-up machine, took us through our paces. As has become a tradition, we played eight forty-minute games, and everyone survived the ordeal more or less intact, including our exhausted novice, Vanessa Chan, who had to cope for the first time ever without a computer automatically adding her scores, and consequently was suffering from a form of culture shock&.
In Recreation, Sharon Sorenson was the only player to win seven games, an outright win, in consequence whereof her ratings improved by a creditable 29 points.
In Intermediate, Jean Balmer was the only player to win seven games: she has already "blown" her winnings on a new Chambers Dictionary &way to go! 57 rating points as well & how sweet it is!
In Advanced, four players won six games, but Moana Nepia had the biggest margin and came first.
And in Masters, in a very tough field, only Joanne Craig won seven games, and earned herself another 53 rating points as well &. loud cheers!
Suffice it to point out, in case you hadn't noticed, that women came 1st, 3rd and 4th in Recreation, 1st and 3rd in Intermediate, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in Advanced and 1st and 2nd in Masters & is this a record, I wonder? Loud approbation, Ladies, and to the Gentlemen who filled in the spaces as well.
Congratulations to Chris May for his High(est) Game Score of 591, and to Jean Noonan, for her 140 for DECREASED, the High(est) Word Score of the day.
It was the whole-hearted collaboration of the Members of the Balmain Union of Good Scrabblers that made the day so successful. Thank you especially, however, Jenny Templeton, for liaising with Balmain Leagues in the first place and for organising and running the raffle; Margaret Andrews, for dealing with the finances at all levels and unswervingly supporting the confused President at all times; Greg Nicol, for your calligraphic contributions on walls and certificates, and Ian Close for helping to collect entry fees and organising the nametags and last but not least, for the Bottle of Baileys!
Results after game 8
BALMAIN -- MASTERS
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Joanne Craig 7 273
2 Joan Rosenthal 6 518
3 John Holgate 6 388
4 Bob Jackman 5 532
5 Esther Perrins 4 214
6 Chris May 4 148
7 Rod Talbot 4 72
8 Peter Shaw 4 45
9 Alison Pollard 4 34
10 Jean McGiffen 4 -10
11 Ivor Zetler 4 -107
12 Hanne Marks 4 -120
13 Penny Wells 4 -208
14 Tony Hunt 4 -257
15 John Barker 3 -320
16 Jan Serisier 2 -300
17 Sue Gergelifi 2 -499
18 Norma Tracey 1 -403
HIGH GAME: Chris May 591
HIGH WORD: Penny Wells 103
"TASTILY"
Results after game 8
BALMAIN -- ADVANCED
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Moana Nepia 6 499
2 Betty Foreman 6 342
3 Audrey Newman 6 251
4 Jenny Templeton 6 115
5 Jean Noonan 5 306
6 Ian Close 5 189
7 Donna MacDonald 5 -183
8 Betty Coleman 4 260
9 Pat Schuberg 4 167
10 Judy Hay 4 -65
11 Victor Tung 4 -180
12 Judy McGuinness 4 -306
13 Ram Mohe 3 164
14 Cheryl Michler 3 112
15 Liz Jackman 3 -73
16 Elizabeth Ho 3 -204
17 Raya Wilkinson 3 -465
18 Margaret Andrews 2 -138
19 Richard Birch 2 -256
20 Gary Pollard 2 -535
HIGH GAME: Jean Noonan 576
HIGH WORD: Jean Noonan 140
"DECREASE"
Results after game 8
BALMAIN -- INTERMEDIATE
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Jean Balmer 7 366
2 Rex Shakespeare 6 239
3 Colleen Howie 6 146
4 Peggy Womersley 5 212
5 Gordon Meggs 5 192
6 Nonie English 5 48
7 Bev Purkis 5 -44
8 Margaret Berliner 4 519
9 Denise Smith 4 87
10 Edith Lowbeer 4 -20
11 Greg Pinchbeck 3 14
12 Therese Newman 3 -38
13 Janet Chambers 3 -113
14 Daphne Bezuidenhout 3 -317
15 Alan Gauci 3 -324
16 Veena Mohe 2 -293
17 Ann Fiddler 2 -327
18 Sue Tuckett 2 -347
HIGH GAME: Gordon Meggs 509
HIGH WORD: Janet Chambers 104
"RAZORED"
Results after game 8
BALMAIN -- RECREATION
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Sharon Sorensen 7 342
2 Greg Nicol 6 216
3 Teresa Traynor 5 217
4 Claire Dove 5 195
5 Chris Phillips 5 118
6 Basil Sands 5 100
7 Pearl Gillott 5 -96
8 Yvonne Edwards 4 285
9 Jacquelin Hochmuth 4 191
10 Maree Heynen 4 177
11 Krystyna Batten 4 111
12 B Bye 4 0
12 A Bye 4 0
14 Silvana Newman 4 -23
15 Tony Searles 3 -60
16 Margaret Ackman 3 -61
17 Maria Kaye 3 -266
18 Marlene Nicoletti 2 -468
19 Vanessa Chan 1.5 -468
20 Diana Field 1.5 -510
HIGH GAME: Jacquelin Hochmuth 469
HIGH WORD: Jacquelin Hochmuth 80
"BRISKET"
Stats for Tournament : BALMAIN
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Joanne Craig | 19 12 | 7 6 | 4.6 7.0 | 1735 +53 1788 |
| NSW Joan Rosenthal | 21 15 | 8 7 | 4.3 6.0 | 1727 +34 1761 |
| NSW John Holgate | 8 5 | 5 2 | 5.3 6.0 | 1824 +13 1837 |
| NSW Bob Jackman | 4 6 | 2 3 | 5.7 5.0 | 1842 -11 1831 |
| NSW Chris May | 16 23 | 6 8 | 5.3 4.0 | 1742 -25 1717 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 6 9 | 3 4 | 5.8 4.0 | 1835 -29 1806 |
| NSW Esther Perrins | 7 11 | 4 5 | 5.6 4.0 | 1829 -25 1804 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 66 57 | 17 14 | 2.5 4.0 | 1542 +31 1573 |
| NSW Ivor Zetler | 65 62 | 16 16 | 3.1 4.0 | 1546 +17 1563 |
| NSW Alison Pollard | 100 84 | 25 21 | 2.6 4.0 | 1489 +27 1516 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 85 72 | 20 20 | 2.9 4.0 | 1513 +22 1535 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 86 69 | 21 18 | 2.6 4.0 | 1509 +29 1538 |
| NSW Penny Wells | 105 94 | 28 23 | 3.0 4.0 | 1477 +20 1497 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 48 48 | 13 13 | 4.3 4.0 | 1605 -6 1599 |
| NSW John Barker | 34 39 | 9 10 | 4.3 3.0 | 1657 -26 1631 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi | 90 105 | 22 28 | 3.5 2.0 | 1505 -29 1476 |
| NSW Jan Serisier | 106 125 | 29 35 | 3.3 2.0 | 1475 -27 1448 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 77 103 | 19 26 | 3.4 1.0 | 1528 -47 1481 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Moana Nepia | 122 111 | 33 29 | 5.4 6.0 | 1451 +14 1465 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 133 123 | 36 34 | 5.2 6.0 | 1432 +17 1449 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 168 152 | 46 42 | 5.0 6.0 | 1383 +21 1404 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 208 168 | 55 47 | 3.9 6.0 | 1343 +42 1385 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 185 178 | 50 49 | 4.6 5.0 | 1361 +9 1370 |
| NSW Ian Close | 237 224 | 58 57 | 4.1 5.0 | 1306 +19 1325 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 287 255 | 71 64 | 2.6 5.0 | 1226 +53 1279 |
| NSW Betty Coleman | 175 182 | 49 50 | 4.4 4.0 | 1373 -7 1366 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg | 170 190 | 47 53 | 5.0 4.0 | 1379 -19 1360 |
| NSW Victor Tung | 255 249 | 65 61 | 3.5 4.0 | 1283 +9 1292 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 251 243 | 63 60 | 3.6 4.0 | 1290 +9 1299 |
| NSW Judy McGuinness | 275 270 | 69 68 | 3.5 4.0 | 1249 +11 1260 |
| NSW Elizabeth Ho | 241 256 | 60 65 | 4.2 3.0 | 1303 -25 1278 |
| NSW Ram Mohe | 252 254 | 64 63 | 3.5 3.0 | 1289 -10 1279 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 289 289 | 73 73 | 2.9 3.0 | 1222 +1 1223 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 210 230 | 57 58 | 4.3 3.0 | 1342 -25 1317 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 267 274 | 68 69 | 3.6 3.0 | 1265 -13 1252 |
| NSW Gary Pollard | 242 266 | 61 67 | 3.9 2.0 | 1302 -39 1263 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 288 304 | 72 79 | 3.1 2.0 | 1223 -21 1202 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 262 280 | 67 71 | 3.7 2.0 | 1274 -34 1240 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Jean Balmer | 310 276 | 80 70 | 4.5 7.0 | 1194 +57 1251 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 317 298 | 83 77 | 4.5 6.0 | 1181 +31 1212 |
| NSW Colleen Howie | 315 299 | 82 78 | 4.8 6.0 | 1183 +25 1208 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 322 317 | 84 82 | 4.8 5.0 | 1173 +4 1177 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley | 454 415 | 109 102 | 2.9 5.0 | 1011 +43 1054 |
| NSW Nonie English | 332 318 | 86 83 | 4.3 5.0 | 1161 +15 1176 |
| NSW Bev Purkis | 432 403 | 103 98 | 3.2 5.0 | 1039 +35 1074 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 311 325 | 81 84 | 5.1 4.0 | 1192 -22 1170 |
| NSW Denise Smith | 297 307 | 77 80 | 4.9 4.0 | 1216 -17 1199 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 346 350 | 91 91 | 4.2 4.0 | 1141 -5 1136 |
| NSW Therese Newman | 299 330 | 78 85 | 5.6 3.0 | 1212 -49 1163 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 467 471 | 113 113 | 3.4 3.0 | 998 -8 990 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 476 476 | 115 115 | 3.0 3.0 | 984 984 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck | 466 457 | 112 111 | 2.7 3.0 | 999 +9 1008 |
| NSW Janet Chambers | 481 485 | 117 117 | 3.2 3.0 | 978 -4 974 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler | 323 370 | 85 95 | 5.3 2.0 | 1173 -66 1107 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett | 497 512 | 119 120 | 2.8 2.0 | 965 -16 949 |
| NSW Veena Mohe | 514 528 | 120 127 | 2.8 2.0 | 944 -16 928 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATION + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Sharon Sorensen | 523 501 | 125 119 | 5.6 7.0 | 933 +29 962 |
| NSW Greg Nicol | 591 560 | 144 135 | 5.1 6.0 | 877 +19 896 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 637 628 | 158 153 | 4.4 5.0 | 828 +11 839 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor | 852 788 | 219 202 | 3.0 5.0 | 674 +41 715 |
| NSW Basil Sands | 638 638 | 159 159 | 5.0 5.0 | 828 828 |
| NSW Chris Phillips | 747 717 | 192 182 | 3.8 5.0 | 744 +24 768 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott | 725 702 | 183 179 | 4.3 5.0 | 763 +15 778 |
| NSW Yvonne Edwards | 738 737 | 188 189 | 3.9 4.0 | 749 +2 751 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten | 582 605 | 139 148 | 5.2 4.0 | 884 -24 860 |
| NSW Jacquelin Hochmuth | 598 637 | 148 158 | 5.9 4.0 | 868 -38 830 |
| NSW Maree Heynen | 870 865 | 225 223 | 3.8 4.0 | 656 +4 660 |
| NSW Silvana Newman | 816 817 | 208 209 | 3.9 4.0 | 695 +1 696 |
| NSW Tony Searles | 1025 1005 | 276 268 | 2.6 3.0 | 543 +11 554 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman | 832 862 | 214 221 | 4.1 3.0 | 684 -22 662 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 993 1002 | 266 267 | 3.4 3.0 | 564 -7 557 |
| NSW Marlene Nicoletti | 995 1036 | 267 279 | 3.0 2.0 | 564 -31 533 |
| NSW Diana Field | 1066 1191 | 293 339 | 2.7 1.5 | 512 -24 488 |
|*NSW Vanessa Chan | 0 1137 | 0 320 | 2.4 1.5 | 500 500 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+