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Stoke Provides Champion Four
Stoke recovered in fine style to beat Richmond in the final of the Nelson Indoor Bowls Association's champion of champion fours. To win, Stoke had to beat Richmond twice. They did...10-9 and 13-12.
The champion four: Ann McNabb, Jean Wilson, Joyce Goulding and Basil McNabb (skip of Stoke)
Horace Warnes (Richmond), right, indicates where he wants the shot. Opposing skip, John McKeowen (Golden Links), watches critically
Joyce Goulding (Stoke) is all concentration as she bowls
Toi Toi's Alan Bridgeman displays fine style as he follows through
This St Mary's four might have lost in the early rounds but they kept smiting John O'Kane (prominent outdoor bowler), Jack Persico, Eileen McConchie and Dick Monopoli
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This Richmond four - Horace Warnes, Cassia Warnes, Alf Borgfeldt and Roy Cooper - was runner-up.
Basil McNabb leads Stoke to victory.
Jack Dick, Hope, sends one down.
Relative newcomer to the sport is prominent cycling official Nick Carter, Toi Toi.
The crowd was silent but appreciative of the fine play in the final games.