Eight-seven players lined up at the convivial home of the W.O.R.D.S. Club to compete in the Marj Babb Shield teams' event as well as the four equal-numbers divisions. Proceeds of the raffle would provide help to get W.O.R.D.S. Club's two world representatives to Las Vegas in December. Visitors were able to view a laminated picture and story about them in the local Illawarra Mercury newspaper.
At the lunch break, tournament director Rene Chelton gleefully announced that ladies were ensconced in the top 3 positions of each division except for one interloping male. Naturally, this acted as a prod to some hurting male egos and sanity prevailed thereafter.
In A division, world rep John “wants to be a millionaire” Holgate suffered a loss to fellow local Ros “by any other name” Gibbons in game 2 before storming home to win all his remaining games. After 3 games, Ros shared the lead with Jean Mc”Fish”Giffen and Betty “what-could-have-been” Coleman. Betty lost her 4th game to John Holgate by 1 point, but claimed she saw a 2 point better move as soon as she hit the clock after her final move, with 4 minutes remaining. “Use it or lose it!” is my motto. In an unfortunate tournament for Betty, she suffered two other close losses of 14 and 21 points. Meanwhile, Wollongong’s other world rep, Rod “Captain Hook” Talbot was progressing with 4 straight wins until meeting Joan “always does well in Wollongong” Rosenthal who claimed her 5th straight win to push Rod back into 3rd place. 4th place was taken by Peter “distant” Shaw. I thought Kerry Constable’s high word NARQUOIS – (French adjective meaning mocking, malicious) was an absolute beauty.
Male pride was boosted in B division where evergreen Michael “Larry” Adler from Canberra triumphed over Richard “Opening Ceremony” Birch and Gordon “Ginger” Meggs. Overseas visitor, Ruth “I once beat Andrew Fisher” Macinerney, came 4th after gaining a startling 400+ rating points at the Victorian Championships.
In C division, St George stalwart Maureen Wilkins drew her first game against Sunny Wright and the half point proved vital in allowing her to win at the death. In the penultimate game, Rex Shakespeare and Mary Craven were leading the section before losing to Maureen and Peggy Womersley respectively.
Chris Phillips triumphed in D division from Jann Pincott, with Brian Irwin beating lovely local Lila Tucker in the final game to prevent a quinella for the ladies. Noelene Lee managed 4th on margin from the other 7 players who finished on 4 wins.
The Marj Babb Shield saw a closely fought battle throughout the day with the Blacktown team of Raya Wilkinson, Daphne Bezuidenhout, Peggy Womersley and Jann Pincott triumphing by one game over Sydney City and the A.C.T. with 18 wins in the best-3-results-per-round contest.
Results after game 7
MARJBABB -- A
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 John Holgate 6 459
2 Joan Rosenthal 5 556
3 Rod Talbot 5 298
4 Peter Shaw 5 248
5 Jean McGiffen 5 212
6 John Barker 4 269
7 Graeme Lock Lee 4 110
8 Jean Noonan 4 103
9 Jeff Chelton 4 67
10 Alison Pollard 4 -104
11 Ros Gibbons 4 -310
12 Betty Coleman 3 12
13 Gloria Gallagher 3 0
14 Kerry Constable 3 -12
15 John Spaan 3 -104
16 Cristine Small 3 -164
17 Norma Tracey 3 -299
18 Ian Close 2.5 -173
19 Audrey Newman 2.5 -222
20 Keith Bioletti 2 -250
21 Sue Gergelifi 1 -293
22 Hanne Marks 1 -403
HIGH GAME: John Barker 534
HIGH WORD: Kerry Constable 128
"NARQUOIS"
MARJBABB -- B
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Michael Adler 6 74
2 Richard Birch 5 324
3 Gordon Meggs 5 290
4 Ruth Macinerney 5 194
5 Raya Wilkinson 5 173
6 Gary Pollard 4.5 337
7 Jean Balmer 4 208
8 Margaret Berliner 4 192
9 Natalie Tadday 4 -8
10 Judy McGuinness 4 -24
11 Sam Greenberg 4 -33
12 Tony Hunt 3.5 147
13 Val Ryan 3 1
14 Jenny Templeton 3 -95
15 Joan Buchanan 3 -132
16 Edith Lowbeer 3 -174
17 Fay Van Oyen 3 -373
18 Pat Schuberg 2 73
19 Nonie English 2 -146
20 Daphne Bezuidenhout 2 -295
21 Margaret Andrews 1 -231
22 Alan Gauci 1 -502
HIGH GAME: Gordon Meggs 498
HIGH WORD: Ruth Macinerney 104
"OOZIEST"
MARJBABB -- C
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Maureen Wilkins 5.5 309
2 Rex Shakespeare 5 467
3 Peggy Womersley 5 379
4 Mary Craven 5 254
5 Margaret Ackman 5 113
6 Sunny Wright 4.5 -244
7 Lynne Parnell 4 272
8 Merle Young 4 166
9 Mireille Minet 4 156
10 Claire Dove 4 -108
11 Betty Irwin 4 -113
12 Esther Rolfe 3 303
13 Yvonne Pollard 3 142
14 Therese Bruce 3 -32
15 David Ragen 3 -110
16 Colin Bruce 3 -164
17 Tricia Shephard 3 -227
18 Leonie McConnell 3 -343
19 Basil Sands 2 -269
20 Sue Tuckett 2 -280
21 Beryl Pearson 1 -38
22 Louise Ready 1 -633
HIGH GAME: Rex Shakespeare 511
HIGH WORD: Maureen Wilkins 105
"EXPENSE"
MARJBABB -- D
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Chris Phillips 6 362
2 Jann Pincott 6 320
3 Brian Irwin 5 249
4 Noelene Lee 4 141
5 Lila Tucker 4 100
6 Judith Emery 4 95
7 Shirley Taylor 4 94
8 Yvonne Edwards 4 -28
9 Merriss Adler 4 -47
10 Teresa Traynor 4 -72
11 Joy Morriss 4 -209
12 John Smith 3 27
13 Diana Field 3 -36
14 Elwyn Smith 3 -79
15 Beryl Christensen 3 -124
16 Maria Kaye 3 -141
17 Gail Chapman 2 -191
18 Kath Davidson 2 -214
19 Maree Heynen 2 -240
20 A Bye 0 -7
HIGH GAME: Lila Tucker 491
HIGH WORD: John Smith 105
"GROCERS"
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *A + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW John Holgate | 6 6 | 3 3 | 6.0 6.0 | 1821 +1 1822 |
| NSW Joan Rosenthal | 7 7 | 4 4 | 5.4 5.0 | 1797 -7 1790 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 34 27 | 12 10 | 4.0 5.0 | 1650 +22 1672 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 42 37 | 15 13 | 3.6 5.0 | 1605 +27 1632 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 10 10 | 6 6 | 5.5 5.0 | 1780 -9 1771 |
| NSW John Barker | 35 39 | 13 14 | 4.9 4.0 | 1646 -16 1630 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee | 26 29 | 10 11 | 4.5 4.0 | 1676 -11 1665 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 119 102 | 32 26 | 3.0 4.0 | 1478 +19 1497 |
| NSW Alison Pollard | 102 86 | 27 19 | 2.4 4.0 | 1500 +32 1532 |
| NSW Jeff Chelton | 140 122 | 40 33 | 2.4 4.0 | 1443 +32 1475 |
| NSW Ros Gibbons | 203 156 | 53 46 | 1.4 4.0 | 1348 +64 1412 |
| NSW Gloria Gallagher | 136 127 | 39 35 | 2.2 3.0 | 1451 +15 1466 |
| NSW Kerry Constable :act | 66 71 | 18 18 | 3.8 3.0 | 1567 -16 1551 |
| NSW Betty Coleman | 155 143 | 45 41 | 1.7 3.0 | 1412 +27 1439 |
| NSW John Spaan :act | 95 94 | 24 23 | 3.0 3.0 | 1509 1509 |
| NSW Cristine Small | 74 91 | 19 20 | 4.2 3.0 | 1548 -25 1523 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 127 125 | 35 34 | 2.8 3.0 | 1466 +3 1469 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 131 136 | 38 39 | 3.0 2.5 | 1460 -10 1450 |
| NSW Ian Close | 93 108 | 22 29 | 3.7 2.5 | 1513 -23 1490 |
| NSW Keith Bioletti | 117 129 | 31 37 | 3.0 2.0 | 1482 -20 1462 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 128 148 | 36 44 | 2.9 1.0 | 1465 -38 1427 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi | 94 131 | 23 38 | 3.6 1.0 | 1509 -51 1458 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *B + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Michael Adler :act | 259 225 | 67 58 | 4.0 6.0 | 1264 +45 1309 |
| NSW Richard Birch | 321 288 | 84 77 | 2.6 5.0 | 1154 +56 1210 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 233 223 | 61 57 | 4.4 5.0 | 1297 +16 1313 |
| OS Ruth MacInerney | 277 243 | 1 1 | 3.3 5.0 | 1226 +61 1287 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs | 247 238 | 65 61 | 4.6 5.0 | 1280 +10 1290 |
| NSW Gary Pollard | 224 222 | 58 56 | 4.7 4.5 | 1314 -1 1313 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 273 274 | 73 72 | 4.3 4.0 | 1232 -4 1228 |
| NSW Natalie Tadday | 420 382 | 98 91 | 1.8 4.0 | 1019 +50 1069 |
| NSW Judy McGuinness | 381 360 | 90 88 | 2.2 4.0 | 1068 +38 1106 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 337 322 | 85 85 | 2.9 4.0 | 1130 +23 1153 |
| NSW Sam Greenberg | 221 227 | 57 60 | 4.5 4.0 | 1316 -8 1308 |
| NSW Tony Hunt | 355 335 | 87 86 | 2.2 3.5 | 1111 +26 1137 |
| NSW Joan Buchanan | 236 253 | 62 65 | 4.2 3.0 | 1296 -24 1272 |
| NSW Val Ryan | 261 266 | 68 69 | 4.0 3.0 | 1261 -18 1243 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 279 289 | 75 78 | 3.7 3.0 | 1222 -13 1209 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 406 391 | 95 94 | 1.9 3.0 | 1032 +22 1054 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen | 402 388 | 93 93 | 2.0 3.0 | 1041 +21 1062 |
| NSW Pat Schuberg | 208 245 | 54 63 | 4.9 2.0 | 1338 -56 1282 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 293 316 | 78 81 | 3.7 2.0 | 1199 -33 1166 |
| NSW Nonie English | 228 265 | 60 68 | 4.8 2.0 | 1303 -56 1247 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 239 280 | 63 74 | 4.8 1.0 | 1292 -75 1217 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 437 448 | 102 102 | 1.5 1.0 | 996 -10 986 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *C + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Maureen Wilkins | 648 574 | 163 138 | 2.7 5.5 | 805 +69 874 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare | 604 565 | 146 136 | 3.1 5.0 | 840 +40 880 |
| NSW Peggy Womersley | 481 465 | 112 107 | 4.3 5.0 | 951 +17 968 |
| NSW Mary Craven :act | 461 453 | 105 104 | 4.7 5.0 | 969 +10 979 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman | 588 540 | 138 128 | 3.2 5.0 | 858 +39 897 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 534 519 | 126 121 | 4.1 4.5 | 901 +10 911 |
| NSW Mireille Minet | 494 507 | 115 118 | 4.5 4.0 | 935 -8 927 |
| NSW Lynn Parnell | 533 539 | 125 127 | 4.3 4.0 | 902 -4 898 |
| NSW Merle Young | 562 551 | 134 134 | 3.5 4.0 | 880 +10 890 |
| NSW Claire Dove | 652 627 | 165 155 | 2.8 4.0 | 804 +23 827 |
| NSW Betty Irwin | 590 584 | 139 140 | 3.6 4.0 | 857 +8 865 |
| NSW Esther Rolfe | 469 491 | 108 114 | 4.4 3.0 | 964 -27 937 |
| NSW David Ragen | 657 666 | 167 167 | 3.2 3.0 | 793 -5 788 |
| NSW Yvonne Pollard | 577 602 | 136 146 | 4.3 3.0 | 869 -24 845 |
| NSW Colin Bruce | 626 633 | 154 157 | 3.1 3.0 | 828 -4 824 |
| NSW Therese Bruce | 643 647 | 161 162 | 3.2 3.0 | 811 -4 807 |
| NSW Leonie McConnell | 629 642 | 155 161 | 3.7 3.0 | 826 -14 812 |
| NSW Tricia Shephard | 598 616 | 143 154 | 3.8 3.0 | 850 -15 835 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett | 637 656 | 158 166 | 3.3 2.0 | 820 -26 794 |
| NSW Basil Sands | 757 771 | 190 195 | 2.5 2.0 | 707 -15 692 |
| NSW Beryl Pearson :act | 784 806 | 197 207 | 2.2 1.0 | 683 -23 660 |
| NSW Louise Ready | 733 772 | 185 196 | 2.7 1.0 | 725 -34 691 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *D + + + +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Jann Pincott | 820 756 | 210 189 | 4.3 6.0 | 646 +61 707 |
| NSW Chris Phillips | 807 777 | 206 197 | 4.4 6.0 | 656 +33 689 |
| NSW Brian Irwin | 938 886 | 245 229 | 3.1 5.0 | 544 +39 583 |
| NSW Noelene Lee | 883 884 | 227 228 | 4.1 4.0 | 585 -1 584 |
| NSW Lila Tucker | 913 899 | 236 233 | 3.5 4.0 | 565 +11 576 |
| NSW Shirley Taylor | 955 937 | 251 244 | 3.3 4.0 | 523 +22 545 |
| NSW Yvonne Edwards | 949 946 | 249 249 | 3.7 4.0 | 527 +6 533 |
| NSW Judith Emery | 881 874 | 226 226 | 3.9 4.0 | 587 +4 591 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act | 937 939 | 244 246 | 4.1 4.0 | 544 -1 543 |
| NSW Teresa Traynor | 929 915 | 241 238 | 3.6 4.0 | 552 +11 563 |
| NSW Joy Morris | 848 855 | 217 220 | 4.3 4.0 | 620 -7 613 |
| NSW Elwyn Smith :act | 965 959 | 253 252 | 2.7 3.0 | 511 +6 517 |
| NSW Beryl Christensen | 989 1093 | 260 288 | 3.3 3.0 | 500 -6 494 |
| NSW John Smith :act | 920 938 | 237 245 | 3.8 3.0 | 559 -15 544 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 939 943 | 246 247 | 3.3 3.0 | 541 -5 536 |
| NSW Diana Field | 979 1094 | 257 289 | 3.8 3.0 | 502 -15 487 |
| NSW Gail Chapman | 1011 1097 | 267 292 | 3.7 2.0 | 500 -52 448 |
| NSW Kath Davidson | 983 1095 | 258 290 | 3.6 2.0 | 500 -32 468 |
| NSW Maree Heynen | 1021 1096 | 268 291 | 3.2 2.0 | 500 -35 465 |
| --- A Bye | 1100 1100 | 3 3 | 0.4 0.0 | 55 55 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+