DOUBLE BAY
WATCH
A REGULAR NEWSLETTER OF THE
DOUBLE BAY MEN’S BOWLING CLUB
COMMITTEE -- Vol. 3 No.6, June, 2006
EDITOR: MIKE GOLLAND
DESPITE TOP GRADE DISAPPOINTMENT
OUR BEST
PENNANT
SEASON
DOUBLE Bay Men’s Bowling Club, sponsored
by Bradfield & Prichard, has had its most
successful pennant season with one team qualifying for the 2006 BCiB State Finals in
August and four others playing for Zone 11 titles this weekend (June 3-4).
This in contrast to last season when none of the club’s six teams finished better than second in
the Zone sections. But the current jubilation was short-lived when the Grade 1 team’s
disappointing season continued as it failed by 18 shots against Matraville at Kensington on May
27 in the Zone 11 relegation play-off.
The club’s Bowls Administrator, James Cook (pictured), who is also chairman of selectors,
told Double Bay Watch that the other results were “most pleasing” and were a tribute to the
“commitment to the pennant teams by the vast majority of players”.
“I doubt if any other club in Sydney, or New South Wales for that matter, would have had
such a successful season,” Cook said. “Hopefully the teams can continue their winning formula in
the upcoming section finals and make it to the State finals later this year.”
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Best pennant results
FROM FRONT PAGE
The Grade 7 team won Zone 11’s one section
competition and will go directly into the State play-offs
against the other 15 Zone Grade 7 champions at
Wentworthville Leagues Club on the Bank Holiday
weekend, August 5-7.
ZONE 11 FINALS, JUNE 3
In the combined Zones 11, 12 and 13 competition
the Grade 2 unit finished second in Section 2 (10
games and one bye) and will be one of two Zone 11
clubs competing in a four-team play-off to determine
the Zone champion.
The team will have the tough task of meeting the
Section 1 winning team, Coogee at Hillsdale at 9am
with the winners playing the winners of the other semifinal (Alex v Waverly) at 1pm.
The same applies to the Grade 3 team, which
headed Section 2 after 10 matches (plus one bye) and
plays off at 9am against the second-placed Section 1
team Leichhardt at Hillsdale with the winner playing
at 1pm against either Maroubra or Kensington.
In Zone 11 the Grade 4 (Section 2) unit lost only
two of its 10 games and had a six point margin over its
nearest rival. In the Zone final it plays Section 1 top
team, Western Suburbs Leagues, at Greenlees at
12.30pm
The Grade 5 combination topped Section 1 with
eight wins and a four-point advantage over the second
team. It comes up against Section 2 winners Greenlees
Park at Leichhardt (12.30pm)
The Grade 6 team was close to top spot throughout
the season, but two late losses sent it back to third in
the section league table.
RELEGATION BATTLE LOST
The Grade 1 team battled throughout the season
against top-flight opposition in the combined Zones and
scored only three wins from its nine matches.
It did not play the postponed first round fixture
against St John’s Park when both clubs had players
competing in the Australian titles in Melbourne as the
result would have had no bearing on the team’s final
placing in its section.
The team’s hopes of a “reprieve” from relegation in
the play-off against Matraville on a slow Kensington BC
green on Saturday, May 27, failed to materialise when
it lost all three rinks by 18 shots (58-40) and now faces
the drop from top grade.
The club’s chances of retaining Grade 1 status
next season depends on the Grade 2 team, which can
gain promotion if it wins the Zone 11 title this weekend
at Hillsdale.
Many of the team has been playing A-grade
pennants with the (defunct) Dover Heights and Rose
Bay Clubs. They cannot recall a period, except in the
mid-1990s when there was no Grade 1 pennant team.
Section qualifiers
Where we finished
in the 2006
pennants
(Combined Zones, 11, 12 & 13)
3
Grade 1: Won
Lost
6
Points 19½
Position: 3rd (lost
relegation play-off)
Won
5*
Lost
6
Points 34½ **
Position: 2nd
Grade 2:
Grade 3:
Won
8*
Lost
3
Points 45½ **
Position: 1st
(Zone 11)
Grade 4:
Won
8
Lost
2
Points 46½
Position: 1st
Grade 5:
Won
8
Lost
2
Points 44
Position: 1st
Grade 6:
Won
6
Lost
4
Points 33½
Position: 3rd
Grade 7:
Won
8
Lost
2
Points 40½
Position: 1st
Into State Zone FINALS
* Includes one bye = ** 6 points
Leading lawn bowler visits Double Bay
ONE of the worlds leading lawn bowlers, Jeff Rabkin, visited Double Bay Bowling
Club last month to have talks with chairman, John Rosen, and men’s bowls club vicepresident, Louis Platus.
Rabkin, the former South
African, who now lives in
Israel, was in Australia to
compete at the Australian
Indoor Championships, but his
call at Double Bay concerned
next
month’s
Maccabi
Australia International Games
(MAIG) lawn bowls event.
which Double Bay will host
from July 2=10.
As president of the Israeli
Lawn
Bowls
Association,
Rabkin, was keen to learn all
the details of the MAIG lawn
bowls program from Rosen
Chairman, John Rosen (right) welcomes Jeff
and Platus, who are involved in
Rabkin to Double Bay BC
the organising of the MAIG
lawn bowls tournament.
Due to other commitments, Rabkin, the bronze medallist at the 2000 world singles
title, will not be in the Israeli lawn bowls team.
Double Bay’s greens will be used for the international tournament from Monday,
July 3 to Monday, July 10. The greens will be available for club members only on the
afternoon of Wednesday, July 5 and all-day Saturday, July 8.
The finals are set to be played on Monday morning, July 10.
Register now for 2006
Mid-Week pennants
PLAYERS available for selection in
teams to contest the 2006 Zone 11 MidWeek pennant competition should put
their names on the list now on the main
notice board.
Players should be committed to play on
Wednesday afternoons from July 5 to
August 30, when the Zone finals are
scheduled.
Administrator’s new roles
JAMES Cook, the club’s administrator
and development officer, will now take
over some of the responsibilities of the
men’s club bowls secretary.
In particular he will be in charge of the
day-to-day running of the men’s bowls
club with particular emphasis on the
conduct of the Monday and Wednesday
intra-club competitions.
He will have the “backup” of current
bowls secretary, Harry Stein and
secretary, Peter Goldman, as well as
former bowls president, Eddie Fingret.
Wednesday winners
Harry “touched’
as he marks
83rd birthday
Winners of the inaugural Promotion-Relegation
Wednesday Intra-Club competition are pictured after
receiving their prize money. The team is Jack Stern, Iris
Kampel and Jack Kampel.
CORRECTION: Last month’s issue of Bay Watch incorrectly named John
Rosen as a member of the team, when in fact it was Jack Stern who played the
“middle man”.
WHEN ever-smiling Harry
Gutman (pictured above) was
congratulated on reaching his
83rd birthday (April 24) during
the Wednesday afternoon tea
break , there was one fact that
went unnoticed.
During that afternoon’s play
Harry bowled three consecutive
touchers, with the third resting
on the jack.
As the genial Harry remarked to
his skip “…looks like all my
birthdays have come at once!”
Roy visits
New member welcomed
New member, Bernard Friedman, (inset) receives his name
badge from bowls president, Rob Hutchins, during a recent
afternoon tea break.
Popular
member, Roy
Joseph, (right)
whose illhealth has kept
him off the
greens in
recent times,
was a welcome
visitor on a
sunny
Wednesday.
Life saver tells how to save a life
KNOWLEDGE of CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation) can save someone’s life,
Double Bay members were told by an expert during a recent 45-minute session in the
club house.
More than 20 members attended a special “resuscitation” lecture by
Paul McIvor, (pictured right) captain of North Bondi Surf Club.
Organiser of the function, (Dr) Abe Cohen said that it is important that
the bowling membership be aware of the fundamentals of what to do if a
person becomes ill.
McIvor explained and demonstrated the major procedures to be
performed on a patient such as turning the person on his/her side,
checking for a (neck preferable, or wrist) pulse, clear air passages, listen
for breathing, perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or cardiac
compression (sternum area).
He also demonstrated the use of manual operated air bags to give a
patient oxygen as well as the use of an oxygen cylinder. And he stressed
that while this is being attended to by a member, another member should
immediately call for an ambulance by dialling 000 and asking for the
ambulance service.
”It is important that you follow the trained telephonist’s instructions
and answer the questions. It is no good panicking and rambling about
what’s happening. As soon as you are connected to the ambulance
service and you give the address help is on its way,” he said.
Following the lecture members took part in simulated situations with McIvor acting as the patient.
Double Bay has a complete medical kit, including CPR oxygen bottle and attachments.
* Double Bay BC has made a donation to North Bondi Surf Club is appreciation of McIvor’s lecture.
LEFT: Paul McIvor demonstrates the use of
the oxygen cylinder; ABOVE: Member Brain
Grill checks for a pulse as Paul acts as the
patient.
Dress code rules --- what you can and can’t wear
ALL players in the same side in a sides event or in the same team in a teams event
must be similarly attired, according to the Dress Code By Laws of the Royal NSW
Bowling Association.
The ruling, which will be strictly enforced at Double Bay, is contained in Section 8 under the heading
Attire. It says that all bowlers participating in Association events need to comply with National Dress
Guidelines. Bowlers not playing in association events should dress in accordance with their club
requirements. These requirements are also incumbent on all association officials.
The By Law says that in all association competitions, clubs or players not complying with the provisions with
respect to attire may be disqualified by the relevant Controlling Body.
The rules for the major items of dress are published here.
Shirts
*Jac and Jac-type shirts, or see-through shirts, are
not permissible in Association events at State or
Group Level of competition, but may be worn at club,
district and zone levels of competition with the
approval of the relevant controlling body.
*An approved association or club logo may be worn
on the left breast pocket of a shirt, pullover, jacket or
cardigan. A player's name may be embroidered onto
a shirt or jacket, on the left or right breast, provided
the lettering does not exceed 1cm in height.
*A logo may be worn on each sleeve.
*A sponsor or club name may appear on the collar
when the collar is folded down.
*A sponsor, player or club name may appear across
the back shoulder area of the shirt.
*A sponsor’s name or logo may also appear on the
front midriff, the top line of the sponsor’s name to
appear 4cm below the bottom line of the Bowls
Australia logo.
Cardigans
*White, cream or colour coordinated cardigans,
jackets, pullovers or overgarments (e.g .rain jackets)
may be worn over coloured shirts.
Trousers
*Tailored long white, cream or colour coordinated.
Tailored trousers are garments that are made from a
woven fabric, (woollen, cotton or synthetic yarn) with
a front fly opening zipper or button closure (or false
fly), with side pockets.
*Trousers made from a knitted fabric and fashioned in
a similar manner to track suit trousers, are not to be
considered ‘tailored’ trousers and therefore are not
permitted to be worn during the playing of any
Association event.
*In all Association engagements as well as
Association matches and competitions (covered by
the official State Programme of fixtures and
Conditions of Play), officials and players' attire shall
conform with the following: - If approved coloured
attire is worn all players must wear the same
approved coloured attire. If white or cream attire is
worn, all players must wear the same approved white
or cream attire.
*Substitutes: In the event of a last minute substitute
being necessary and similar coloured team or side
attire not being available, the substitute may wear
approved white or cream attire.
*A singles player may also wear coloured attire as
described in By-Law 8. In Association competitions,
clubs or players not complying with the provisions
with respect to attire may be disqualified by the
relevant Controlling Body.
Name Bar
*Must display the player's name. In addition to the
player's name, may include an Association or club
badge, and the title of an Association or club of which
he is a member.
Long Socks
Long socks white, cream or colour coordinated to
match shorts with optional Bowls Australia logo, but if
present to be woven into the side top area of the sock
to a size of 9 square cm (approximately 3cm x 3cm).
The socks may bear the colour trim of the relevant
State Authority, each colour not to exceed 5mm in
total width ad the total trim not to exceed 15mm
overall.
Short Socks;
Short socks white, cream or colour coordinated to
match shorts with the Bowls Australia Logo optional.
Short socks with shorts are not permissible in
Association events at State Level of competition, but
may be worn at club, district and zone levels of
competition with the approval of the relevant
controlling body.
Hats:
optional, but if worn shall be white, cream or colour
coordinated of approved design (currently – stiff
moulded crown and stiffened brim) with approved hat
band required to be attached at all times, or a white
or colour coordinated block type hat of approved
design, or a white or colour coordinated ‘bucket’ type
hat of approved design.
Caps
optional, but if worn, white, cream or colour
coordinated of approved material and design
(currently - peak 35mm to 100mm protrusion, 185mm
to 195mm at its widest point, crown attached to peak
fully stitched). worn peak to front or approved
Legionnaire/baseball type, white, cream or colour
coordinated.
No metal badges, other than a personal name or club
badge, shall be worn on hats or caps.
Sixteen from Double Bay in Zone 11 teams
ZONE 11 selectors included no less than 16 Double Bay players in teams which competed in the
inter-Zone match against Zone 9 at North Manly Bowling Club on Sunday, May 21.
Six of the 16 were named in
State team. He was called up
the Zone 11 side, of which
to attend a two-day selection
four were the rink of Aaron
trial at St Johns Park
Tobey
(pictured),
Gary
Bowling Club on May 27-28.
Pearson, Dean Smith and
The NSW Under-18 teams
James Cook, while Gerald
play against Queensland in
Weinberg was skipper of
Brisbane on July 4-6. Prior to
another rink which had Peter
the interstate clash the teams
Davies as his second.
will warm up by competing in
Ten Double Bay members
a tournament at Algester
gained selection in the “runBowling Club.
on” Development side. They
Earlier in the month
Peter Levy and Les Lilian
are Tom Beaumont, Doug
Aaron Tobey was runner-up
were original selections in the
King, Jack Kampel, Jonathan
in the Zone 11 Junior
reserves,
but
were
Moses, Peter Perrin, Dennis
Singles Championship at
unavailable.
Doherty, Stephen Tobey,
Hillsdale when he went
**********************
Geoff Seton, Rhys Gardiner
down to Elliot Beaumont
Meanwhile, young Aaron
and Harry Stern.
(Tom Beaumont’s younger
Tobey has been invited to
brother) 25-23.
trial for the NSW Under-18
FOR the second time in
the
2006
Pennant
competition a Double Bay
rink
has
scored
a
maximum eight shots. The first was achieved in April by a Grade 4 team; now the Grade 5
combination of Mark Sack, David Carroll, Len Sandler and Danny Cohen chalked up the highlight
in their home match against (the then) section leaders Coogee.
The 34-9 rink tally
close enough to be in
by the four paved the
a measure for another
way for the team’s 5shot, which prompted
1 win (71-46 shots)
the Coogee player to
and sufficient points
attempt
another
to clinch top spot and
drive,
which,
a place in the Zone 11
although on target
Grade 5 section final.
also removed the two
The eight shots
closest
Coogee
were achieved in
bowls. The resulting
unusual
crash of bowls sent
Mark Sack, David Carroll, Len Sandler, Danny Cohen
circumstances on the
the jack “flying”
eighth end of the match. Double Bay held two
towards the ditch, but it ricocheted backwards to
shots when skip Danny Cohen went to the mat.
where two earlier short Double Bay bowls were
He drew a third, while his opposing skipper
waiting. With no Coogee bowls in sight the count
missed with a drive. Cohen’s next delivery was
for eight shots was a formality!
Another four makes it eight
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THERE was a sizeable number of spectators
surrounding the No. 1 green when the finals
of the 2006 Major and Minor Singles were
decided on a very pleasant autumn Sunday
morning last month.
While most eyes were focused on the
intriguing tussle for the major crown
between Gerald Weinberg and James Cook,
there were two spectators who couldn’t
shift their gaze from the adjoining rink
where 18-year-old Tom Beaumont was
battling it out with Mark Sack for the
Minor title. And no wonder, because one was Tom’s father, Michael, and the other
was Tom’s girl friend, Chloe Nicols.
Picture above shows the delight on their faces after Tom (right) had taken the
championship.
AN item that might appear on the
agenda of the Board of Directors next
meeting; Two Bays or not two Bays;
that is the question!
MORRIS was not having a good day on
the bowling green. After he put down
a wrong bias, his skip asked him what
the problem was.
"It's the wife," said Morris.
"As you know, she's taken up bowls
and since she's been playing, she's cut
my sex down to once a week.
"Well you should think yourself lucky,"
said his skip, "she's cut some of us out
altogether."
THE laws of dress code as designated
by the NSW Royal Bowling Association
even cover the type of underwear to be
worn! Yes, sir, they must be white or
cream … no sexy underpants! But you
can wear gloves or mittens of any colour
or design!
WHAT’S in a name department? Which
other club do you know that has a
membership list of so many confusing
names of same initial first
names and similar surnames.
We have Harry Stein and
Harry Stern or Jack Stern,
John Rosen and Jack Rosen,
Harry Black and Harold Black
(pictured), Phil Gordon (Jnr)
and Phil Gordon (Snr), Monte
Lewis and Morley Lewis, not
to mention the Cohen “clan”,
Abe, Danny, Eddie and Ivor.
NSW lawn bowls greenkeepers held
their annual championship at Forster
during the month, so one wonders who
was looking after the greens while the
greenkeepers were on the greens?