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28 LANGSTONE CLIFF
LANGSTONE CLIFF
SPRING TOURNAMENT
SPRING TOURNAMENT
Now in its 20th year of hosting Short Mat Bowls Tourna-
ments, this very popular hotel was once again the venue
for another outstanding event. As ever the first evening
started with a “get to know you” bowls drive, with all the
players mixed up in this fun event. In the end Betty Whit-
tock, Dianne Butterfield, John Lawes & Rene Morgan
won with a large plus of 20 shots.
The second event to be completed was the
evening 2 bowl singles. At the quarter final stage Mau-
Singles winner Tony Gepp rice Kibby beat Pauline Nutty 9 - 8, coming back from 4
Singles winner Tony Gepp
and Runner-up David Buck - 8. Tony Gepp was pushed all the way by Richard
and Runner-up David Buck
Williams and a last end single edged Tony into the next
round 6 - 5. Previous winner Michael Bell had an easier
task against John Redstone with a 9 - 4 victory. With a
similar margin David Buck beat Sandra Odams 11 - 5.
The semi-final between Tony Gepp and Michael
Bell was a Titanic struggle but once again with a last end
single Tony won 9 - 8. In the other semi-final, Maurice
Kibby fought hard against David Buck but couldn’t pre-
vent David winning 7 - 4 with two ends still to go. In the
final Tony Gepp kept up his good form and eventually
beat David Buck 9 - 3 with the last end unplayed.
In the Pairs quarters Tony was still in great form and
with Sheila King beat Val Lucas & Phil Toogood 11 - 5. A
last end three Gave Val & Graham Cannock a 10 - 5 vic-
tory over Kath Francombe & Maureen Stutsbury-Palmer.
Mike Davis & Cynthia Riley also had a comfortable 12 - Seated Pairs winners
Seated Pairs winners
5 win over John Timmins & Francis Dennett. Completing Sheila King & Tony Gepp
Sheila King & Tony Gepp
the semi-final line-up, Eve & Les Woodward beat Mary & with runners up,
with runners up,
John Lawes 12 - 4. Cythia Riley & Mike Davis
Cythia Riley & Mike Davis
In the semi’s Eve & Les faced Mike Davis & Cynthia
Riley, who edged in front after seven ends and
went on to win 8 - 5. In the other semi, Tony Gepp
& Sheila King faced
Val & Graham Cannock. At one stage Tony
& Sheila were 8 - 1 down but consecutive three’s
brought them back into the match but they were
still two shots down going into the last end, on
which they scored a full house four to snatch an
11 - 9 victory.
In the final Tony & Sheila were in sparkling
form and romped home 12 - 3 over Mike Davis &
Cynthia Riley.
In the triples quarters there we wins for Val
Triples Winners John Redstone, Cannock, Barbara & Brian Brown 7 - 3 over Jean
Triples Winners John Redstone,
Geoff & Pauline Nutty with Goodman Margaret & Bob Stock; Mike Davis,
Geoff & Pauline Nutty with
runners- up Val Cannock, Chris & Barry Banwell, 8 - 6 over Margaret Long,
runners- up Val Cannock,
Brian & Barbara Brown John Ryder & June Todd; Ruth Webber,
Brian & Barbara Brown