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Light turnout and strong performances characterized play last Saturday at the Ancient & Overgrown Tossing Grounds; only two cases were played, but that was enough for plenty of excitement. In the first case of the day Mr. Angus Guberman defeated Mr. David Altherr 39-27, with outcome undecided until Mr. Altherr's last-toss boc attempt fell astray. Bowing to popular demand, veterans Mr. Lee Wilkins and Mr. Stephen Priest took the court, with Mr. Guberman taking his first turn in the judge's chair. Mr. Priest seized control of the match with a boc in the second quarry of the second dalrymple, setting a record for points scored in a quarry with eight, in route to a 48-28 victory. Only a lackluster 6th dalrymple kept Mr. Priest from equaling or bettering his record of 50 points in a case. Overshadowed by the winners was the stout play of Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Altherr, who scored 17 and 16 hits, respectively, with Mr. Wilkins tacking on 7 bonus points as well; against more modestly skilled opponents both players would have broken the 30-point mark. Mr. Wilkins, for example, lost 4 points to the boc and lost 9 of 12 contested quarries; a reversal of those numbers would have pushed his total to 38 points. Mr. Guberman also deserves recognition for his judging efforts, with his steady, authoritative presence in the chair overcoming the occasional lack of familiarity with all the minutiae of the scoring rules. Boccelism enthusiasts everywhere have reason to be excited over the addition of a new, decisive arbiter. To view the updated EKA Chapter Standings reflecting Saturday's results, check out the latest chapter stats. updated: August 27, 2007 - (08:09:45 am)
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This Week's Featured Player
Frank Schultz survived a shaky first round match and continued on to win the 3rd Annual Jeff Gates Memorial Tournament on August 7th. Frank put on a bucket-rattling display in the final, defeating newcomer George Coe 50-23.
STAT CORNER
The Edgewood-Kirkwood, Atlanta chapter standings for the current season can be seen here.
To view the Official All-Time Statistics, download these player stats.
What's your handicap? Take a look here.
To see the stats from the 2009 Chapter Championship Tournament, download the Tournament Results.
Also available for scrutiny are the 2009 Jeff Gates Memorial Tournament stats.
Updated 9/1/10
Boccélism Term
of the Moment
Answer
(noun) - A player is said to have "answered" when, after the first toss in a quarry has scored a hit, the responding player succeeds in getting a better hit and winning the quarry. Also appropriate to use when a player follows a boc with a boc.
