Thailand boxers tame international competition

Reporter: Boonlua Chatree

Thailand boxers won at least 4 matches last Friday in the 2nd “SueaThong World Muai Thai Boxing War” at the North Pattaya temporary boxing arena.

Thai and international pugilists put on a good exhibition of both Muay Thai and international boxing.

The action was fast and furious last Friday in the 2nd “Suea Thong World Muai Thai Boxing War” at the North Pattaya temporary boxing arena.

In the first match, an international boxing match in the 122 lb. weight class, Mah Phichit I.S.S. from Thailand knocked out Indonesia’s Virgo Warouw in the 3rd round.

In the second bout, a Muay Thai boxing match in the 68 kilo category, Thailand’s Chodchoy Chu Chok Chai earned a five round decision over Daniel I.S.S. from Australia.

In the 3rd bout, another Muay Thai fight, Lartchawat Wor Taveekeit from Thailand, weighing 63 kilos, defeated Russian Alexey Perkarchik, weighing 57.5 kilos, winning on points after five rounds.

Another five-round Muay Thai fight, this time with both boxers weighing in at 75 kilos, ended with Sayidsakarn Keitpratan from Thailand out boxing Australia’s Mike Cope.

Boxing promoter Robert McInnis from I.S.S. Brute Force International Company Ltd. organized the event. General Thiradech Meephien and a host of army and naval officers were on the organizing committee, which opened the boxing event with the help of Pattaya mayor Pairat Suttithamrongsawat and deputy mayor Rewat Phonluk-In.

Nice sail landed in PSC March competition

Mr. & Mrs. William Weyler from Belgium, fishing in the Pattaya Sports Club March fishing competition, caught and landed a 57 pound sailfish Monday March 19th. Fishing onboard Captain Ting’s boat the couple checked in with the beautiful sailfish, plus a 9 pound king mackerel, and a 6 pound barracuda. They enjoyed a nice day fishing. The fishing guide for the day was provided by the Fish & Trips on Soi Yodsak.

The Pattaya “Pectels 69” join Chiang Mai Cricket

by Peter Cummins

Admittedly, with a little help from a few Anglos, a Pattaya cricket team will be playing in the 2001 Chiang Mai Sixers competition, starting tomorrow (Saturday) for the first time.

From its relatively humble beginnings in 1988, the Chiang Mai Cricket Sixes has now taken its place as one of the region’s major international cricket competitions. This year’s event, the fourteenth, will feature some 27 teams from 12 countries - including our own Pattaya “Pectel 69s” and 10 local schools which will field teams in the second Junior Cup, incorporated last year under the aegis of the Chiang Mai Schools Cricket Association.

Actually, according to Dick Wood, a long-term resident of Chiang Mai whose father was a founding member of the Chiengangmai Gymkhana Club - the home of the Sixes - in 1898, with a concentration of polo and pony racing - the first cricket match accredited to the fledgling club took place on Christmas Day, 1899.

Cricket faded from view until, as Dick points out, “the arrival of the tobacco-wallahs” in the 1970s, an expat band virtually replacing the teak companies which had been nationalized in the 1960s”.

Chiang Mai, Dick continued, “Contributed to the Thailand Cricket League, with teams drawn from the expatriate community and our first serious season was in 1981-1982,” but dwindling numbers saw this participation also fade. No doubt, it was the introduction of the Sixes, added to the generous support from many enthusiasts such as Aussie Alan Tasker who provided the present synthetic pitch totally imported from Australia, which have brought the Sixes up to today’s level.

The motivating force behind the competition since its inception has been, without doubt, Maurice Bromley who, with other supporters such as Geoff Thompson and Brian Wiggins of the Australian Cricket Board, have been able to solicit sponsors and ensure that the recently formed Junior Cup continues to thrive and grow.

Maurice is very pleased to cite the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) as a major supporter, for one of his aims is to create enthusiasm for cricket among Thai children. He sees the game’s spirit of ‘fair play’ and the team spirit thus engendered as ideal for the agile Thai youngsters and, as it requires very little outlay, will be available to a big section of Thai children in years to come!

UNICEF sees cricket as a way to promote children’s rights, as well as being a healthy alternative for children who might otherwise be tempted into bad habits, even following morally destructive influences.

In fact, UNICEF will preside over the awards ceremonies on Saturday, when the UNICEF Youth Ambassador Kathaleeya McIntosh will present the prizes.

Thus, all is set for the Fourteenth Sixes, the biggest to date. Many of the regulars, such as those from Chiang Mai, England and the United Arab Emirates who have played in all 13 events, will be joined this year by new teams from Bahrain, South Africa, England, Australia and, of course, our own Pattayans the Pectel 69s.

There will be two women’s teams - one by the exotic name of “The Chiang Mai Chassis” and there will be ‘big name’ cricketers from Australia, UK, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

The Junior Cup will be contested over four days, with rules modified for the young ones, many of whom have never played before.

All in all, it augurs well for the future of cricket in the Kingdom.

Pattaya International 10 a side Rugby Tournament 2001

After the resounding success of last year’s 10 a side rugby tournament hosted by the Pattaya Panthers and popular demand from the clubs that attended the inaugural competition, the Panthers committee have decided to make the commitment to ensure an annual 10 a side rugby tournament will be held in Pattaya.

This year’s tournament, much to all our, joy will be held on Easter Weekend, 14th and 15th of April, just the thing to get you away from the middle of town during Songkran.

Teams from all over Asia and several from Europe will be competing for the Panthers/Foster Wheeler Cup in a greatly increased level of play. There is still a chance that the Pattaya Panthers will be playing off to defend their title at the ISR pitch; let’s hope so.

For details please contact David Garred at Dusit Resort Sports Club 425611 - fitness, or Kim Fletcher at Shenanigans, 710641.

House of the Golden Coin increases their lead

Fitness Tips: The ideal fluid supply

G’day readers, the importance of water and re-hydration in general can not be over emphasised. Over the next few weeks I’ll try to help you to understand more about re-hydration during exercise, in particular predominantly with reference to water but also addressing the sports drinks issue. From time to time I’ll be running off into tech terms but please read the entire thing, as it will gain clarity as you read on if you miss a specific word. I’ll even attempt a joke a bit later on and a trivia question.

The body has its very own mechanism that protects it from hypethermia (yes, overheating) in that it utilizes heat conduction, heat transport, heat radiation, and evaporation. Adequate fluid supply before, during, and after strenuous exercise is essential for the athlete’s ability to restore and stabilize the performance level. Fluid supply ensures proper function of the cardiovascular system - the heart rate remains low and it guarantees good heart regulation for the whole organism. It delays the increase of the body’s core temperature, thereby avoiding overheating or at least delaying the onset of overheating.

Evaporation plays a key role in this total mechanism. It is responsible for between 60 and 80 percent of the total cooling effect. This cooling effect for the most part comes from the evaporating sweat, which not only cools the body but also depletes it from water, minerals, vitamins, and proteins.

Without water nothing works

Water is found in and around all cells of the body where it serves as a solvent and as a means of transportation for nutrients and oxygen. Blood consist almost 50 percent of water.

If and when the body loses water in critical amounts you can expect dysfunction as listed in the chart below:

Amount of water loss in % of the body weight

2.5% feeling thirsty high pulse rate loss of appetite fatigue muscle cramps feelings of weakness aggressiveness

6% and above feeling sick to the stomach dizziness headache loss of saliva extreme cramping blurred vision distorted coordination, circulatory breakdown, physical dysfunction

(source: signs of water loss in the body Zintl 1994/S.75)

A reduction of bodyweight due to 1% water loss will result in a 2% reduction of the maximum oxygen resorption. Stronger water losses lead to even more pronounced performance reductions.

Normal sweating (fluid loss of up to 2% of the body weight) will cause the body to lose water in the intercellular space. Starting at 2%, water loss will also have a negative affect on the blood plasma and will cause thickening of the blood. This will cause a rise in blood pressure and an increase in the risk for thrombosis. Extended athletic stress will cause water to be drawn from the body as far as the core of the cell. That’s because the body is acting to secure its oxygen and energy supply and thereby avert potential health dangers.

A total water loss exceeding 5% (relative to the body weight) will cause the blood to thicken. This, in turn, unnecessarily puts the heart in “overdrive” because - due to an increased incidence of solid components in the blood - the composition of the blood (physicians call it ‘ham concentration’) changes to a less viscous fluid. There is an increase in the haematocrit value and the leukocyte concentration.

Marathon runners will have haematocrit readings of 42-43% or less before and up to 55% during the marathon run, which is due to the loss of fluid.

The important role of water

Water loss during sweating is also a loss of minerals (electrolytes) and trace elements. These must be replenished to avoid any kind of loss in performance. With 1.2 to 2 hours of strenuous exercise only the water metabolism will play a performance-limiting role. The intake of electrolyte supplements has no direct effect on performance. If during extended strenuous exercises the body has to metabolize a lot of carbohydrates it releases and utilizes 3 grams of water for every gram of carbohydrates. This mechanism guarantees a certain water supply, even at higher level stress- related weight reduction, can relay valuable information when it comes to tallying up the lost amount of water and carbohydrates.

Taking pulse reading for protection

At time of great weight loss there is increased danger of great dysfunction caused by the onset of hypethermia (increase in body temperature and overheating). The greater the dehydration the greater the risk for hypethermia, the heart rate goes up. A dependable gauge is the pulse. If the pulse rate goes up by more than 6 beats a minute despite constant-level stress it is time to reduce the stress and to drink fluids. The speed at which the body loses fluids is important. A slow water loss is easier to compensate than a fast one.

Drink before you are thirsty!

Feeling thirsty will only set in after a fluid loss of about 2-3% of the body weight. Therefore, thirst shouldn’t be used as a gauge for when to drink fluids.

In general, the body loses 1-1.5 liters of fluid per hour. Depending on duration and intensity of the exercise, it is possible to lose more than 2 liters per hour (or as an extreme 4 liters per hour). Normally, one can exercise for one hour before experiencing dysfunction in the water metabolism. Depending on current temperatures (30 degrees Celsius or higher) or unsuitable clothing, the degree of sweating might be considerably higher and the organism reaches the critical borderline much faster.

How much water is being lost?

At the Hawaiian “Iron Man” competition, some athletes lose around 18 liters, cyclists at the “Tour de France” lose about 12 liters of fluids on certain stretches of the tour. Physically fit persons sweat remarkably less (that is, more effectively) at equal output than their unfit counterparts.

A subjective estimation of the degree of sweat during exercising will already allow for fairly accurate conclusions about the amount of fluid loss. This is how you can counteract appropriately while you are exercising:

Subjective Amount

Visual estimation of sweat per hour
Sweat not visible 0.5 liter
Sweat visible 1 liter
Sweat dripping 1.5 liters and above

The body temperature of an athlete with average sweating reaches between 39 and 40 degrees Celsius. With added heat and a lack of re-hydration temperatures can go up to 41 degrees, a dangerous level as it may lead to heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and in extreme cases even to cell damage.

Ebrahim sloshes out a win at Phoenix

PSC Golf from the Cafe Kronborg

Monday March 12 - Phoenix C. C. (stroke play)

Noble Place was to be the venue but the mini rainy season necessitated the change to Phoenix. Stroke play was the format for the hearty souls. Despite the heavy rains overnight, the course was in good condition.

Ebrahim took first with a net 71. Mike Dige came second with net 72 and Katri Albrecht finished third with a net 75.

Thursday March 15 - Siam C. C. (stroke play)

Siam Country Club was the host for stroke play in two flights, A 0-17 and B 18 and up.

Jeff North took the A Flight with a net 67. Rob Brown finished second with net 70, while Herbie Ishinaga came third with met 73.

Dene Mundy took the B Flight with a net 73. Bill Gibson finished 2nd with a net 73, and George Bennison came third with a net 77.

Near pins: #4 Jeff North and #12 Herbie Ishinaga

After the round Texan and Siam Country Club resident Mike May hosted a very tasty buffet for the field.

Monday March 19 - Treasure Hills (Stableford)

The beautiful Treasure Hills layout was the host for a Stableford competition.

Dane Jesper Nielsen took first with 36 points. Dave Richardson took second on a count back from Serge Straeten with 33 points. Gruber finished 4th with 32 points.

Thursday March 22 - Khao Kheow (Stableford)

The challenging Khao Kheow stadium layout was the host for a Stableford competition.

Magnus Johansson took the A flight with 41 points. Bob Crosby finished second with 35 points and Yasuo Suzuki came third with 33 points.

Herb Schweitermann took the B flight with 36 points. Gunter Ziegert finished second with 35 points and Rick Bevington came third with 33 points.

Near pins: A5 Rob Brown and B3 Gunter Ziegert.

PSC Club Championship Golf Tournament

April 2 and 3, 2001 at Green Valley, Rayong

The Pattaya Sports Club will hold their annual Club Championship Golf Tournament on April 2 and 3 at the Green Valley Golf Course, Rayong. The tournament is played over two days with the stroke scoring system. Entry fee is 500 baht per player and players will pay their own green fee and caddy fee at the golf course. Each player will receive a Club Championship golf shirt. Players must be members of the PSC and provide proof of a registered handicap.

The field will be limited to 120 players so sign up early at the Pattaya Sports Club Office on Soi Diana next to the Caf้ Kronborg. Players can make up their own group for the first day but pairings will be made according to your net score for the final round. Trophies and prizes will be awarded to the winners in each of four flights.

Sign up for two fun-filled days of golf.

Bruce takes the Treasure

IPGC Pattaya Golf Society from the Bunker

On Tuesday, 20th March, twenty-six Bunker Boys and Girls travelled to Treasure Hill Golf Club for a Stableford competition off the white tees, which made it a very long and difficult course.

In division two the Pathfinder Chris John found himself in third place with 32 points - more of him later - and in second place was George Meigh with 34 points. Lording it over the division was Colin Morgan who amassed a fine 37 points.

Division one saw Michael Dige in third place with 33 points, two behind Remy with 35 points. The round of the day belonged to the Quiet American, Bruce Lawrence, playing off fourteen, who scored a fine 39 points. Needless to say the reluctantly silent star had a few words to say afterwards at the Bunker.

Nearest-the-pin awards went to Bruce Lawrence, Michael Dige and two to Kluaimai Kasinger. This week’s Bunker Banana Booby was awarded to Peter MacKay for his constant efforts to get his game right.

The competition also included round three of the annual Bunker match play tournament and this gripping competition provided the Bunker with its semi-finalists. John Preddy defeated Chris John, having been one down at the turn, only for the Pathfinder to lose his way over the next five holes. Chris, however, fought back to lose only two and one.

Bruce Lawrence defeated George Meigh by producing the round of the day, three under par, to win on the very last hole, as he did in round two. Well played George for helping to produce a thrilling game.

Wilf Latham defeated Charlie Chen by a walk over. The second round tie between Mr. Loy and Bill Jones was also played now Bill has returned to fitness. Bill missed a three inch putt on the last to lose a thriller!

Remy plays Mr. Loy at Ban Chang on Friday in the remaining third round fixture.

For latest news and up-to-the-minute scores see the Bunker Boys Online at http://www.thebunkerboys.com

Hughes returns from England to win Rising Sun

The golfers from Rising Sun went to Natural Park Resort on Monday.

The highest Stableford points winner was Dave (Fat) Hughes with 37 points, who had just returned from holiday in England (strange place for a holiday).

Runner up was Bernard Bailey with 33 points. Bernard is playing off a 14 handicap (and still complaining about it).

Another notable was Simon (I cant’s putt) from Blackpool, who plays off 4 handicap.

Alohas return Shenanigans best ball of the day

Alistair Waugh and partner Keeratika Lohakoon, playing off 25 and 16 respectively, returned an excellent score of 46 Stableford points to win the Shenanigans March Better Ball competition.

Scores were generally good, with Rick Bevington and Herb Schweiterman just a stroke behind with 45 points.

The Eastern Star course, having benefited from the previous week’s rain, was playing well and looking green, with water levels back up to normal.

The usual technical prizes were on offer and the ever present (but rarely heard) Ed Trailing amazingly managed to score twice with a near pin on the eighth and a not very long putt on the ninth. The other near pins were claimed by Rick Bevington and new members Nopajorn Puasopit and Thian Fuengfusakul. Klaus Schackt sank a huge putt to take the prize on eighteen.

Patrick Redmond and Vincent Desmond, both from Ireland, joined the group for the first time and turned out to be just as friendly as everyone else.

Shenanigans next outing is delayed by one week, and will be on Tuesday April 10th to leave April 3rd clear for members wanting to take part in the PSC Championship. The outing after that will stay as April 17th, leaving the rest of the 2001 schedule unchanged.

Ladies - please note the date for the second Shenanigans Ladies International Open - Tuesday November 27th at Eastern Star Resort.

Billy Fain earns bragging rights for the week

PSC Golf from the Three Sisters

On Monday the 19th, golfers from the Three Sisters gathered at Siam to determine who had the bragging rights for the day. The group missed a week due to rain, and it seems that people either practiced during the week off, or the rest helped their game.

To start off, the oldsters tee off first: Don Antonio at about 83 years old, John Moore who is pushing 76 years, Jim Tully at 73, and Rolly Weese at 70. The total age of these gentlemen came to over 300 years. As it was, this set of golfers completed their round of golf in four hours with an average of 34 Stableford points. At an average age of more than 75 years old, this was a remarkable feat. All of the men are in excellent shape and can still get the ball out there (congratulations oldsters).

Charging to the front of the pack was old Billy Fain with 42 points. Billy, with his bad hip and using only his gangly arms to swing, kept the ball down the middle. His approach shots to the green were on target and his putting on line. He needed this to keep the rest of the pack at bay. Bob Deane was hot on his heels with 41 points followed by Bob Moberg with 40. Others were in the hunt but could not keep up with the front runners.

This week the golfers from the Three Sisters were held up by none other than long hitting Bob Jess with 17 points. It seems that he lost his game during the rest period where others seem to have found theirs. I’m sure that Bob will find his game before the next meeting on Monday. (Better luck next week Bob.)

Matti finds the hole again

L.P.G.C. Lewiinski’s/Orchid GG

Ray Matti hit another hole in one at Treasure Hills on Friday, recording his second hole in one this year. RAY got the ace on the short par 3, sixth. Unfortunately this did not help his score on the day and he finished well down the field.

Best score of the day was recorded by Steve Mascari, a gross 73, net 68, to go along with his gross 72 at Green Valley on Sunday and 72 at Khao Kheow on Wednesday.

Weekly results

Sunday 18th March, Green Valley C.C.

A flight
1st: Steve Mascari, 41 pts.
2nd: Ray Matti, 37 pts.

B flight
1st: Lol Ewin, 37 pts.
2nd: Steve Ross, 35 pts.

Near pins: #4 Bob Patterson, #7 Brad Doyle, #11 Denis Curtin, and #15 Mark Campbell

Monday 19th March, Phoenix CC

A flight
1st: Ray Carter, net 65
2nd: Jim Moreton, net 70
3rd: Kevin Taylor, net 71

B flight
1st: Colin Davis, net 71
2nd: Oradee Kaesanane, net 71
3rd: Lenart Belander, net 74

Wed 21st March, Khao Kheow

A flight
1st: Steve Mascari, 41 pts.
2nd: Bob Patterson, 40 pts.
3rd: Stan Fry, 40 pts.

B flight

1st: Lol Ewin, 36 pts.
2nd: Ray Ryan, 36 pts.
3rd: Jes Tornhagen, 35 pts.

Friday 23rd March, Treasure Hills

A flight
1st: Steve Mascari, net 68
2nd: Rick Sharp, net 73
3rd: Mats Levin, net73

B flight
1st: Mark Gorda, net 70
2nd: Leif Linner, net 74
3rd: Steve Donovan, net 75

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