Club 4s

The SAPBC lost the annual Club 4s event to the Woodville Bowling Club in mid-February. Woodville won by 13 shots – 74 to 61. The players were:

• A Wallace	F Holden	F Atkinson	P Carroll
(lost – 9 shots to 24)
• J Morris	D Fitzgerald	K Jones	D Dahlitz
(won – 15 shots to 9)
• L Savage	G Boyer	P Jalfon	B Johnson
(lost – 11 shots to 13)
• I Matters	K Furnell	R Dinham	K Grandfield
(lost – 13 shots to 16)
• T Gregory	I Doering	B Dowling	K Wardle
(won – 13 shots to 12)

Mixed fours

Some close scores resulted from two games of 11 and 12 ends after the SAPBC took part in a mixed fours competition in perfect conditions at the Glenelg Bowling Club in late February. Eighty participants fronted for the event, at which Greg O’Neill of sponsor Greg O’Neill Funerals presented prizes to the winners. They included:

Winners of the winners

• R MacFarlane (lead).
• M. Smith (second).
• D Smith (third).
• B Lipscomb (skip).

Winners of the losers

• S Ellis (lead).
• B Wakefield (second).
• N Turner (third).
• K Dehey (skip).

Kensington–Marryatville – mufti pairs

This event was cancelled because of extreme heat in February. Owing to time constraints, it will not be played in the current season’s calendar.

Men’s fours

The SAPBC and the Master Builders supplied seven teams each to do battle in a men’s fours competition at the Lockleys Bowling Club in mid-March. Under lights on a somewhat cold evening, both clubs used the event to fine-tune their teams for up-coming carnivals. The scores were:

SAPBC		Master Builders
K Wardle K Jones A Hall T Gregory	18	R Peters L Foster F Lavmer C Ellis	3
R Downton P Jalfon J Minagall L Yeo	12	T Milton D Holmes D Humphries D Kerr	15
K Grandfield I Doering L Savage N Zuvich	7	B McKenzie M Lange K Neill W Corin	15
P Dwyer K Furnell F Atkinson C Davis	14	R Molinaro B Northcott C Curtis M Molinaro	7
D Dahlitz I Matters G Wakefield J Morris	12	T Roennfeldt C Baxter A Wallace M Penglis	15
B Johnson F Holden R Nicholls C Cavaiuolo	14	P Ward M Harvey G Flavel G Lange	11
D Blowes D Fitzgerald G Boyer	15	R Chandler T Julymn J Vasileff	10
Final score	92		76

In late March, the SAPBC played against the Glenelg Bowling Club at Glenelg in the annual men’s fours competition. Glenelg got to within striking distance but was not able to snatch victory. The scores for the night were:

SAPBC		Glenelg Bowling Club
D Dahlitz R Dinham L Savage J Morris	18	10
P Jalfon I Doering G Boyer I Matters	12	12
B Johnson F Atkinson A Wallace C Cavaiuolo	13	12
K Wardle K Furnell A Hall T Gregory	13	14
R Curry P Carroll M Powell L Yeo	10	12
Final score:	66	60

Pairs

After several date-changes, the SAPBC held its drawn pairs competition at the Henley Bowling Club in late March. Competitor numbers were down on those of previous years, as some members were involved in pennant finals. The standard of bowling, however, remained high.

At the end of the day’s play, Andy Hall and Lyall Savage were declared pairs champions for 2003-04. They had performed grandly, winning each of the three matches in which they had competed.

Mixed fours – closing day

The SAPBC participated in the final tournament for the 2003-04 season at the Elizabeth Bowling Club in early April. Twenty teams took to the greens in perfect weather conditions. The results were:

Winners of the winners
Liz Boyer (lead)
Rose Szentgyovgyi (second)
Graham Boyer (third)
Otto Szentgyovgyi (skip)

Winners of the losers
Ruth Atkinson (lead)
Cos Cavaiuolo (second)
Frank Atkinson (third)
Danny Fitzgerald (skip)