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          10                                     WARNERS LAKESIDE TOURNAMENT


                                                 At the Quarter Final stages of the 2-bowl Singles , Dennis Peer-
                                                 less was in good form against Bernard Williams and won 7 - 2.
                                                 Chris Whyte found a very rich vein of form and whitewashed
                                                 Roy Atkinson 11 - 0. Brian Hall found Rodney Kendrick difficult
                                                 to handle and lost 9 - 3.Completing the round Colin Pike beat
                                                 John Mee 9 - 2.
                                                      In the semi-finals Colin was pushed a little harder by Denis
                                                 Peerless and cam from 5 - 6 to win 9 - 6. The other semi-final
                                                   was a very tight affair with Chris Whyte and Rodney Kendrick
            Singles Champion Chris Whyte
            Singles Champion Chris Whyte
               with runner-up Colin Pike           locked at 7 all going into the last end, where Chris Whyte
               with runner-up Colin Pike
                                                   scored a vital single to progress to the final 8 - 7.   Chris con-
          tinued to play well and despite all the efforts of Colin Pike he could
          not prevent Chris emerging as the champion 7 shots to 3.
               In the Pairs Quarters Yvonne Crouch & Ken Langrish cruised
          home 11- 5 over Tracy Miekle & Bill Kimberley. By A similar margin
          (11 - 4), Jim & Joan Flin beat John & Patricia Mee. Jeanette Richards
          & Rodney Kendrick eased through 9 - 6 over Chris & Margaret
          Whyte.
               By the same score Ros & Tony Ludbrook beat Terry & Jean
          Bennett. Neither of the semi-finals were close with Ros & Tony Lud-
          brook winning 13 - 3 over Yvonne Crouch & Ken Langrish, whilst Jim
          & Joan Flin rattled home 11 - 2 over Jeanette Richards & Rodney
          Kendrick. Jim & Joan kept up their form in the final beating Ros &
          Tony Ludbrook 9 - 5.
               In the triples quarter finals Robert Davies, Jeanette Richards
          & Bernard Williams had a very tight game against Shirley College,
          Vic Hildersley & Mike Singleton, edging home 7 - 6.  The game be-            Seated Pairs winners
                                                                                       Seated Pairs winners
          tween Julia Eason, Edward Bassant & Brian Meadows against Roy                Joan & Jim Flin with
                                                                                       Joan & Jim Flin with
          Matthews, Margaret & Chris Whyte was even tighter, requiring a sud-                runners-up
                                                                                             runners-up
                                                                                       Ros & Tony Ludbrook
          den death extra end on which Julia, Ted & Brian scraped home 8 -             Ros & Tony Ludbrook
          7.
               Having an easier time Richard Davies, Rodney Kendrick & Selwyn Jenkins had a comfortable
                                                        10 - 5 victory over Ann Curtis, Bob & Barbara Reeves.
                                                        Also having an easier time, Joan Golding, Roy Atkinson
                                                        & Barbara Schultze beat Colin Pike, Denis & Linda Peer-
                                                        less 10 - 3.
                                                              In their semi-final Joan, Roy & Barbara went on the
                                                        beat Richard Davies, Rodney Kendrick. at one stage the
                                                        Welsh trio led 9 - 5 but back came Joan, Roy & Barbara
                                                        with a two and a three on the last end to snatch a 10 - 9
                                                        victory.  This  prevented  an  all  welsh  final  as  Robert
                                                        Davies, Jeanette Richards & Bernard Williams edged
                                                        home 9 - 4 over Julia Eason, Edward Bassant & Brian
                                                        Meadows.
                                                              In the final, up to the eighth of ten ends the match
                                                        was close with the Welsh trio of Robert Davies, Jeanette
            Triples winners Bernard Williams,           Richards & Bernard Williams leading 9 - 8 but a two and
            Triples winners Bernard Williams,
           Jeanette Richards & Robert Davies            then a four over the closing ends gave them a somewhat
           Jeanette Richards & Robert Davies
           with Barbara Shultze, Roy Atkinson
           with Barbara Shultze, Roy Atkinson           flattering 15 - 8 championship victory over Joan Golding,
                      & Joan Golding                    Roy Atkinson & Barbara Schultze.
                       & Joan Golding
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