St George Club Tournament - September 12th 1998


Report from Maureen Wilkins - President, St George Scrabble Club

We were blessed with a warm, sunny day after a cloudy start.The 60 players were able to start their games on time and the games proceeded smoothly apart from some players wanting spreads rather than aggregates to apply to their results. I have been told that because the computer was programmed for wins, Peter the computer operator needed a disk which was not available and so these people were disappointed. We have to thank Peter who had to help us out at the last minute as the computer operator, because our treasurer Ray Legge who was the computer operator last year had to pull out of this job this time because of illness.

It was unfortunate that the Oatley Club was having difficulties with their air conditioning and the room was at times uncomfortably warm. In spite of this we hope all our players enjoyed their day. We did not have our usual large number of contestants this year but we understand that some players were saving themselves for the October championships some away on holidays, some ill and others may have been attending the Baulkham Hills free day to get serious play.

We have to thank The Bakers Delight Bread shop in Oatley for their generous donation of eight $8.00 vouchers and bread bags, also C and B Gourmet shop Oatley for the chocolate cakes. The St George Bank Oatley had promised us some of their pens. These unfortunately were out of stock at this time but when we get them we will let Robin Duncan have them for the use of tournament players.We also thank the Oatley R.S.L.Club for their support and assistance once again.

Thank you one and all and we hope to see you again next year.

Maureen

n. b. We had three novices playing in their first comp and a Victorian visitor Gladys Minihan attended. Our apologies to Gladys who should not have been put in the intermediate section.

Results after game  7
ST GEORGE SEPT 98 -- MASTERS

Rank Player            Wins  Agg
--------------------------------
  1 Robin Duncan         6  2988
  2 Paul Cleary          5  2836
  3 Joanne Craig         5  2800
  4 Jean Mcgiffen        4« 2781
  5 Joan Rosenthal       4« 2758
  6 John Holgate         4  2930
  7 Gloria Gallagher     4  2781
  8 Peter Shaw           4  2576
  9 Jean Noonan          4  2505
 10 Sue Gergelifi        4  2416
 11 John Barker          3« 2749
 12 Robyn Flynn          3  2726
 13 Keith Bioletti       3  2532
 14 Ian Close            3  2520
 15 Rene Chelton         3  2477
 16 Audrey Newman        2« 2626
 17 Graeme Lock Lee      2  2563
 18 Alison Rae           2  2353
 19 Shirley Bradford     2  2323
 20 Robert Tomkins       1  2460
HIGH GAME: Joan Rosenthal    505
HIGH WORD: Robin Duncan      113
            "ARENITES"

Results after game  7
ST GEORGE SEPT 98 -- ADVANCED

Rank Player            Wins  Agg
--------------------------------
  1 Hanne Marks          7  2625
  2 Norma Tracey         6  2634
  3 Betty Coleman        5  2699
  4 Margaret Berliner    5  2675
  5 Gordon Meggs         4  2667
  6 Richard Birch        4  2653
  7 Judy Hay             4  2515
  8 Jenny Templeton      4  2438
  9 Margaret Andrews     4  2408
 10 Jan Serisier         3  2614
 11 Gary Pollard         3  2561
 12 Jean Balmer          3  2559
 13 Judy Mcguinness      3  2489
 14 Ros Gibbons          3  2485
 15 Raya Wilkinson       3  2472
 16 Val Ryan             2  2414
 17 Edith Lowbeer        2  2360
 18 Lorraine Robinson    2  2297
 19 Joan Buchanan        2  2177
 20 Maureen Wilkins      1  2110
HIGH GAME: Margaret Berliner 493
HIGH WORD: Norma Tracey          122
            "NIGGLIER"

Results after game  7
ST GEORGE SEPT 98 -- INTERMEDIATE

Rank Player            Wins  Agg
--------------------------------
  1 Andree Lajoie        6  2430
  2 Daphne Bezuidenhout  5  2559
  3 Vi Phillips          5  2441
  4 Merle Young          5  2392
  5 Nella Forrester      4« 2591
  6 Jeff Richardson      4« 2433
  7 Gladys Minihan       4  2420
  8 Sue Tuckett          4  2411
  9 Margaret Ackman      4  2289
 10 Ursula Schokman      4  2063
 11 Yvonne Pollard       3  2556
 12 Bev Purkis           3  2474
 13 Faye Van Oyen        3  2419
 14 Joanne Deady         3  2253
 15 Frank Hunt           2« 2132
 16 Win Henricksen       2  2110
 17 Patrick Brown        2  2053
 18 Diana Field          2  1985
 19 Kath Davidson        2  1743
 20 Esther Clarke        1« 1834
HIGH GAME: Bev Purkis        466
HIGH WORD: Sue Tuckett           106
            "WASHIER"

Stats for Tournament : ST GEORGE SEPT 98

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS                     +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Robin Duncan         |   31   23 |   9   8 |  4.2  6.0 | 1726 +37 1763 |
| NSW Paul Cleary          |    5    5 |   4   4 |  5.4  5.0 | 1863  -3 1860 |
| NSW Joanne Craig         |   56   41 |  16  11 |  3.1  5.0 | 1649 +39 1688 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen        |   17   19 |   6   7 |  4.6  4.5 | 1783  -1 1782 |
| NSW Joan Rosenthal       |   10   11 |   5   5 |  5.6  4.5 | 1830 -16 1814 |
| NSW John Holgate         |    2    3 |   2   3 |  5.5  4.0 | 1921 -23 1898 |
| NSW Gloria Gallagher     |   67   63 |  20  18 |  3.5  4.0 | 1617  +9 1626 |
| NSW Peter Shaw           |   70   65 |  21  20 |  3.4  4.0 | 1611 +13 1624 |
| NSW Jean Noonan          |  156  129 |  40  34 |  1.9  4.0 | 1451 +45 1496 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi        |   92   71 |  26  22 |  1.8  4.0 | 1563 +49 1612 |
| NSW John Barker          |   39   39 |  10  10 |  3.5  3.5 | 1700     1700 |
| NSW Robyn Flynn          |   42   56 |  11  16 |  4.8  3.0 | 1686 -35 1651 |
| NSW Keith Bioletti       |   62   61 |  18  17 |  3.0  3.0 | 1629  -1 1628 |
| NSW Ian Close            |  154  142 |  39  36 |  2.0  3.0 | 1456 +20 1476 |
| NSW Rene Chelton         |   58   64 |  17  19 |  3.8  3.0 | 1639 -14 1625 |
| NSW Audrey Newman        |  114  112 |  29  29 |  2.4  2.5 | 1523  +2 1525 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee      |  122  130 |  33  35 |  2.9  2.0 | 1511 -17 1494 |
| NSW Alison Rae :act      |  149  153 |  36  38 |  2.3  2.0 | 1464  -7 1457 |
| NSW Shirley Bradford     |   79   93 |  23  26 |  3.8  2.0 | 1596 -34 1562 |
| NSW Robert Tomkins       |  151  163 |  37  42 |  2.2  1.0 | 1461 -25 1436 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *ADVANCED                    +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Hanne Marks          |  249  213 |  59  51 |  3.8  7.0 | 1268 +84 1352 |
| NSW Norma Tracey         |  234  221 |  54  54 |  4.3  6.0 | 1302 +36 1338 |
| NSW Betty Coleman        |  248  243 |  58  58 |  4.2  5.0 | 1270 +20 1290 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  373  329 |  93  80 |  2.6  5.0 | 1096 +58 1154 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs         |  240  241 |  55  56 |  4.1  4.0 | 1290     1290 |
| NSW Richard Birch        |  324  303 |  77  72 |  2.5  4.0 | 1166 +30 1196 |
| NSW Judy Hay             |  175  193 |  45  48 |  5.5  4.0 | 1418 -28 1390 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton      |  269  272 |  63  64 |  4.1  4.0 | 1245  -2 1243 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews     |  464  414 | 110 103 |  1.4  4.0 |  979 +64 1043 |
| NSW Jan Serisier         |  165  200 |  43  49 |  5.9  3.0 | 1434 -57 1377 |
| NSW Gary Pollard         |  374  373 |  94  93 |  3.2  3.0 | 1095  -3 1092 |
| NSW Jean Balmer          |  307  311 |  74  76 |  3.4  3.0 | 1182  -7 1175 |
| NSW Judy McGuinness      |  511  473 | 126 112 |  1.3  3.0 |  933 +35  968 |
| NSW Ros Gibbons          |  183  211 |  47  50 |  5.5  3.0 | 1405 -47 1358 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson       |  366  355 |  90  87 |  2.1  3.0 | 1103 +18 1121 |
| NSW Val Ryan             |  280  302 |  68  71 |  3.7  2.0 | 1233 -35 1198 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer        |  394  413 |  97 102 |  3.0  2.0 | 1063 -20 1043 |
| NSW Lorraine Robinson    |  353  377 |  86  94 |  3.7  2.0 | 1122 -33 1089 |
| NSW Joan Buchanan        |  327  354 |  78  86 |  4.0  2.0 | 1159 -38 1121 |
| NSW Maureen Wilkins      |  452  464 | 107 110 |  1.9  1.0 |  997 -18  979 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE                +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Andree Lajoie        |  973  823 | 242 199 |  1.9  6.0 |  537 +114
651 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout  |  703  673 | 169 162 |  3.4  5.0 |  753 +31  784 |
|*NSW Vi Phillips          |    0  534 |   0 132 |  5.0  5.0 |  910      910 |
| NSW Merle Young          |  627  612 | 151 147 |  4.3  5.0 |  825 +15  840 |
| NSW Nella Forrester      |  669  650 | 161 158 |  3.9  4.5 |  787 +19  806 |
| NSW Jeff Richardson      |  720  686 | 174 165 |  3.1  4.5 |  745 +28  773 |
| VIC Gladys Minihan       |  490  523 | 175 178 |  5.6  4.0 |  950 -30  920 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett          |  717  693 | 173 167 |  3.1  4.0 |  747 +20  767 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman      |  597  626 | 143 152 |  5.1  4.0 |  848 -21  827 |
| NSW Ursula Schokman      |  859  849 | 208 205 |  3.5  4.0 |  618  +9  627 |
| NSW Yvonne Pollard       |  738  754 | 179 182 |  3.9  3.0 |  731 -18  713 |
| NSW Bev Purkis           |  649  681 | 157 164 |  3.8  3.0 |  805 -24  781 |
| NSW Faye Van Oyen        |  551  592 | 135 141 |  4.8  3.0 |  891 -36  855 |
| NSW Joanne Deady         |  930  904 | 232 219 |  2.3  3.0 |  569 +14  583 |
| NSW Frank Hunt           |  847  888 | 203 215 |  3.7  2.5 |  628 -36  592 |
| NSW Win Hendriksen       | 1048 1048 | 268 268 |  1.9  2.0 |  488  +2  490 |
|*NSW Patrick Brown        |    0 1057 |   0 271 |  2.3  2.0 |  500 -17  483 |
| NSW Diana Field          |  924  951 | 228 237 |  3.0  2.0 |  572 -20  552 |
| NSW Kath Davidson        | 1054 1068 | 271 275 |  2.6  2.0 |  485 -13  472 |
| NSW Esther Clarke        | 1013 1079 | 258 281 |  2.7  1.5 |  500 -37  463 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+