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March The Indoor carpet season ends: The carpet section has reached the end of its season with finals being held on 7th March, and presentation night on 21st March . The singles finalists Jim Dempster and John Campbell (who became champion for the umpteenth time) are shown in front of the triples finalists Bill Gilfillan, George McLaughlin, Malky McLachlan, George Thomson, Robin Neill and Tom Glencross
April The season gets under way with Mrs Jackson throwing the first bowl, after which she was presented with a bouquet.
We had two friendlies (against Jordanhill and Strathblane) and the Seniors competitive season got off to a mixed start with a winning and a losing rink against Hyndland. May
June July/ August We finished 9th out of 12 in the Kelvin Allander League- at least an improvement on last year's position! In the Senior league we were unable to hold on to the trophy after a poor start to the season. In the Glasgow League we started with full points against Victoria Drive but failed to win any more matches and were relegated to Division 4, although some defeats were by frustratingly close margins. The ballotted pairs competition was won by Jim Cuthbertson and Tom Hamilton who defeated Jim Colraine and David Linley in the final. We hosted the SBA Centenary cup this year and, in a close finish, Westerton won on shots difference from Milngavie and Bearsden who also had six points. Our Invitational Triples was a successful day on 23rd July as a result of the efforts of large number of people- the ladies for providing breakfast and lunch, David Macdonald for helping with the scoreboard, George McLaughlin for taking over the bar duties, Liz Dalley (and granddaughter!) for selling raffle tickets and of course Arthur Dalley for all the hard work he put in in orgainising the event, and arranging for the Sponsors (Jonathan Harvey, Durashield Windows and Pollock Design). As far as the bowls were concerned a scratch team of Richard Jackson, Bill Gilfillan and Alistair Gunn were quickly drafted in to replace a team who had not turned up and they made it to the quarter finals, along with Westerton. A good team from Crookston defeated Cardonald in a closely fought final. We lost our friendly against Milngavie by 2 shots, but still enjoyed the day! We hosted the Doig Trophy (an annual event played for by the three Bearsden clubs) this year. Results: Westerton 71 shots, Bearsden 68 shots, Killermont 37 shots. The Triples and Fours teams reached the semifinal stage of the Kelvin Allander Top Ten competition. Finals After a horrendous season of rain affected matches we reached the finals
weekend. On Friday evening, Alistair Gunn defeated Tom O'Neill in the Seniors
competition, and five finals were due to be played on Saturday 25th August.
Although the games started in good overhead conditions only the Vice Presidents'
competition was decided (Jim Gilchrist defeating George McLaughlin) before the
heavens opened and the other ties had to be postponed as the green flooded. When the fours finally took place Jim Gilchrist, George Thomson, George McLaughlin and Alistair Gunn came from behind, and in a close finish just pipped the team of Tom O'Neill, George Broomfield, David Macdonald and Frank Kennedy. A new champion for the club! Youth policy pays
off!
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