Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Volume 55, Number 5 Daily Bulletin 55th Spring North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley, Paul Linxwiler and Sue Munday Volunteers honored at Goodwill meeting John Federico, Goodwill Chair Rose Meltzer, Theresa Federico and District 10’s Bill Cook. The Federicos are the Aileen Osofsky Goodwill Members of the Year. Goodwill Chair Rose Meltzer with 2011 ACBL President Craig Robinson and Charles Gill, Nadine Wood Volunteer of the Year. Aileen Osofsky and Nadine Wood, two of Robinson for the volunteer award. ACBL’s most revered personalities, have had their Goodwill Chair Rose Meltzer started the meeting names added to prestigious awards, both of which by introducing CEO Robert Hartman and 2012 were handed out at the Goodwill Committee meeting ACBL President Sharon Anderson to a crowd that on Monday. packed the Heritage Ballroom at the Marriott. The committee, of course, was renamed to honor Hartman thanked everyone for helping the Osofsky, who died in 2010, and the Volunteer of the ACBL celebrate its 75th anniversary. Year award was renamed to honor Wood, who died When she took the podium, Anderson asked if last year. anyone in the audience knew of a player who could The award recipients were John and Theresa take lessons in behavior at the table. When lots of Federico, receiving the Goodwill award, and Charles hands shot up, Anderson noted, “This room is not a Gill, selected by 2011 ACBL President Craig continued on page 5 Silver Ribbon champs: Fred Hamilton and Members of the ACBL James Marsh Sternberg Charity Committee and the chairmen of the Hamilton, Sternberg win Memphis NABC present a $5000 check to Dr. G. Silver Ribbon Pairs Scott Morris (center), James Marsh Sternberg and Fred Hamilton executive director of the captured first place in the Leventritt Silver Ribbon Church Health Center. Pairs, capitalizing on a huge score in the first final From left are ACBL session. Sternberg and Hamilton won the four- Charity Committee session contest by more than two boards. members Georgia Heth, Sternberg, a three-time NABC winner, and Bonnie Bagley, Phyllis Harlan and (right, back Hamilton, a Hall of Fame member, two-time world row) Bill Cook. Henry champion and 16-time NABC champ, qualified in Francis (front row) and the middle of the field after Sunday’s opening round, Don Paterson are the but posted a blistering 71.18% in the first final to tournament co-chairs take the lead. Their second-session score of 59.79% for the Spring 2012 gave the winners a total of 2725.44 (top was 77). tournament. In second with 2558.04 were Sheila Gabay and Lloyd Arvedon. The Church Health Center offers uninsured people in lower‑wage Vanderbilt in jobs access to quality, affordable healthcare. Round of 64 After a day of byes and four-way matches, the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams is down to a straight New Hall of Fame Members knockout for the next six days. On Monday, 25 teams had byes while 52 others played four-way matches with three of each group of four advancing. The highest seed now on the sidelines was the Justine Cushing squad. Her teammates were South Africans Craig Gower and Alon Apteker and Jan Jansma of the Netherlands. The top seeded team, the defending champions, is led by Martin Fleisher. Attendance The ACBL Hall of Fame Committee has announced the three newest members of the Hall of Fame. Kyle Larsen (left) was elected by ballot earlier this year. Jan Martel (center) was named by the 4070.5 Tables committee as the recipient of the Blackwood Award. The late Grant Baze was named the recipient of the von Zedtwitz Award. thru Monday evening A full story will follow the induction ceremony at the Summer NABC in Philadelphia. Page 2 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Tuesday, March 20 directing club and bridge cruise games. Anyone who is a 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course (session 1). An update club director or a director aboard a cruise ship is invited to course for club directors to refresh and renew their skills participate. (Marriott, Beale Room) for directing club and bridge cruise games. Anyone who is Friday, March 23 a club director or a director aboard a cruise ship is invited 11:30 pm-2 am Women’s Team Trials meeting. (Marriott, Boardroom) to participate. Fee: $15 covers both days. Must attend both Sunday, March 25 sessions. (Marriott, Beale Room) 11 am-5:30 pm Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Room TBA) Wednesday, March 21 8 pm Peter Pender Memorial Vugraph. (Room TBA) 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course (session 2). An update course for club directors to refresh and renew their skills for CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM All speaker events will be held on Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level of the Thursday, March 21 Convention Center. 9:15 a.m. Lisa Berkowitz Play to Trick One Tuesday, March 19 6:45 p.m. Barry Harper A Short List of 9:15 a.m. Phillip Alder Listen to Place Opponents’ Conventions You Need Honors Friday, March 22 6:45 p.m. Barbara Seagram Common Errors to Avoid 9:15 a.m. Haig Tchamitch Support Doubles Wednesday, March 20 6:45 p.m. Ellen Kent “Panic-ville: This is Not a 9:15 a.m. Mike Flader Ruling the Game Zynga Game” 6:45 p.m. Coley McGinnis & Takeout Doubles Saturday, March 23 Linda Hanson 9:15 a.m. Michael Huston Doing it with Finesse 6:45 p.m Jeff Roman Look Beyond Your High- Card Points

HOSPITALITY Afternoon food is served at 1:30 p.m. on the Convention Center Mezzanine Saturday, March 24 Late-night snacks are served at 10:30 p.m. in the Marriott Ballroom. Coffee and pastries will be served at the start of morning games in the Tuesday, March 20 Exhibit Hall and Daylight Pairs playing area 1:30 p.m. Ham and cheese sandwich with chips 10:30 p.m. Cookies and brownies 10:30 p.m. Ham and cheese sandwich with chips Wednesday, March 21 1:30 p.m. Pulled pork BBQ with chips 10:30 p.m. Pulled pork BBQ with chips Be nice! Thursday, March 22 Players are reminded that the Hospitality treats available at 1:30 1:30 p.m. Turkey sandwich with chips p.m. are for participants in the morning or morning/afternoon games 10:30 p.m. Turkey sandwich with chips only. Friday, March 23 Hospitality food for participants in afternoon/evening games will 1:30 p.m. Cheeseburger with chips be available after the evening session is complete. 10:30 p.m. Cheeseburger with chips Aces? We don’t need Snack Bar Info Collect your prizes There are two Snack Bar locations near the Section top and overall prizes are available at no stinkin’ aces! playing areas: the Prize Desk at the Convention Center, and Ed By Henry Francis l Mezzanine Level of the Cook Convention Davis, who is manning the desk, says few have The bio on Dorthy Francis published in the Center. Hours: 9 am to 6 pm picked up their prizes so far. Saturday issued made note of a slam she made l 2nd Floor of the Cook Convention Center. The desk is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 10 despite the fact that her side held no aces. Several Hours: 8:30 am to 9 pm a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. players have asked about the deal. First, the bidding was very aggressive because Sketchy tale her partner had a very distributional hand. Dorthy Hospitality Chair Carol Paterson was sitting thought slam was a possibility, so she tried near two women on the trolley. After a while, she Blackwood. The response was 5♣, zero or three was surprised to see a man across the aisle from the aces. Dorthy had no aces, so she thought for sure women get up and approach the women. He showed partner had three aces. She, too, had a distributional them his notebook and they were flabbergasted. He hand, so she decided to take a chance and bid the had drawn an artistic sketch of the two women as he slam, which, of course, was doubled. Dorthy and rode along Main Street. her partner had all the honors between them, but no aces. Bridge Base Online The opening lead was an ace. Dummy had the K-Q-J-x of that suit and Dorthy was void. She cocktail party Fred Gitelman, winner of seven NABC titles ruffed and was able to discard another suit on the and a world championship, will host a cocktail party king-queen. Dummy had another K-Q-J. When she at the Marriott Trolley Stop Bar on Wednesday led the king, the next hand played the ace, ruffed. Helping out yesterday at the IN Partnership from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for BBO players. This is Dorthy had a K-Q-J combo as well, and dummy Desk were locals JoAnn Bird and Bob Williams. an opportunity for online players to meet others was void in the suit. The ace was offside, but she who play online and to learn more about BBO, its was able to ruff it out. She scored up 6♠ doubled. Expert pairs needed founder and features of this website. Hors d’oeuvres The late Alan Truscott featured the deal in his The Daily Bulletin staff is searching for expert and drinks will be served. Contact Diane Callahan bridge column in The New York Times. pairs to participate in the Bidding Box, the bidding at (901) 262-1478 for more information or if you challenge that appears monthly in the Bridge Vugraph operator needed would like learn how to play bridge online. Bulletin magazine. Approximately 30 minutes is required to bid the One vugraph operator is needed for Bridge Parking set of eight problems. Base Online broadcast of the Vanderbilt Knockout Parking at the Convention Center is $10 a day – Interested parties should contact the editors Teams starting Wednesday. If you are interested, no in-and-out privileges. The entrance is located on of the Daily Bulletin in the Nashville Room at the contact Jan Martel at [email protected]. the Front Street side of the building. Marriott, 2nd Floor. Daily Bulletin Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS Suspicious Minds We can’t go on together By Marti Ronemus With suspicious minds. Before we explore today’s Wisdom of Elvis, And we can’t build our dreams together I want to tell you about some fantastic restaurants On suspicious minds. in Memphis. I was introduced to all of these by ACBL folks who knew the turf. These aren’t When honey you know necessarily famous, I’ve never lied to you. elegant or fancy, but Keeping these lyrics in mind, take a look at quintessential Memphis this bidding scenario. Only North and South were food, blazing with flavor bidding (and playing standard – not 2/1 game and attitude. force). No one was vulnerable. Incidentally, North South you’ll notice these 1♥ 1NT recommendations are 2♥ 3♥ all focused on barbecue. 4♥ When I finally get This is the kind of bidding sequence that arrested and jailed for my bridge transgressions, ensures that as a bridge teacher I have job security. ribs and barbecue will be on the menu for my Last I use this example to begin many of my week-long Meal. Bridge Boot Camps. I ask participants to look at it These are the types of places you want to go and jot down what each person has. to hear the real accents, meet the locals, eat food (Hint: I hope you less-experienced players you’ll always associate with this adventure. I want have learned that once you have limited your hand, to thank Paul Linxwiler, ACBLer extraordinaire, you rarely should bid again unless your partner for reminding me of some of the restaurant names, asks you a question or forces you to bid again.) and adding a couple more to the list. Who in this auction was the first person to Let’s start with Charlie Vergos Rendezvous. limit his hand? Yup. South. When he bid 1NT, he You enter this place from a street alley. It’s like showed both a floor and a ceiling to his hand, 6 to going to a speakeasy. This is a famous joint, and 9 pts. He also denied holding four spades. He fully when you fall in love with the ribs like I did, you’ll described his hand and had fulfilled his destiny. He be delighted to hear that they will ship them! could rest easy unless prodded into action by his vulnerable,” and bid 4♥. Maybe the best Care Package you’ll ever receive… partner. So far, so good. They were down two. What a surprise. Then, how about Cozy Corner! Paul North’s rebid was dandy. He showed a So let’s go back to my original question: What recommends: “Be sure to try the BBQ Cornish minimum opener, six hearts, and his bid was not does each person have? The answer is, “Who Hen. Don’t ask, just do it.” Now, that’s something forcing, and in fact, was drop dead. He showed knows?” I was on North’s side until he popped different! no more than 14 or a bad 15 points, and no desire up with that 4♥ bid. He had my sympathies and Payne’s BBQ is in an old gas station, and it’s to go further. North ended the auction. He knew I understood why he would probably have a like eating in a carwash, but the food is out of what his partner had, and knew where the contract Suspicious Mind henceforth with that partner. But sight. belonged. not after his game bid. I have no sympathy for Central BBQ is on my list because not only is The train went off the tracks completely either of them! the barbecue and pulled pork to drool for, but the when South bid again, bidding 3♥. What on earth At the risk of being accused of nagging, I side dishes are simply spectacular in flavor. happened? Did he find an ace or king that he had want to press home my point. If you have limited Last on my list (but first in my heart) is the overlooked previously? Did he not believe his your hand as our South did with his 1NT, you Catfish Cabin. If I recall, this is in a slightly partner? Did he have a Suspicious Mind? Was should not bid again unless your partner asks you a rougher neighborhood, but for the first time in my his partner a chronic under-bidder? Is he math- question by inviting, or unless he makes some sort life I understood what the fuss about catfish is all challenged? (Folks, if you have trouble counting, of forcing bid. You, by limiting your hand, have about. Who knew that such a lowly fish could be don’t be embarrassed to use your fingers and toes. completed your mission. It is now your partner’s elevated to heavenly standards? And hushpuppies Just do it under the table so no one sees.) North problem! Do you get it? Elvis got it, and sang a … the best I ever had. Plus the ribs… get the has already done the math, added what he holds whole song about it. combo! Sometimes I dream about this place. to South’s max of 9/10, and decided they should Your homework for today: Review what bids Well, enough of this … let’s get to work. When stop at 2♥. (By the way, if North wanted more are limit bids, get some barbecue, and listen to you read these lyrics from “Suspicious Minds” information from South, he would have bid 3♥ some Elvis. And… let me know all about your you know Elvis either had to be a bridge player, or rather than 2♥. That would be invitational!) suspicions about your partner. I want to hear. knew a few. When I watched this bidding sequence, it [email protected] Why can’t you see was at a table of people who should know better. What you’re doin’ to me You won’t believe what happened next. North When I can’t believe looked at South’s 3♥ bid, said, “Oh well, we’re not A word you say. Thinking Bridge headed by the A-K-Q, A-K-J, A-Q-J, A-Q-10 or lowest of three remaining cards. If South plays the K-Q-J facing a known balanced hand. Add 1 jack and queen, concealing the ♠9, that shouldn’t by Eddie Kantar extra point with a five-card suit headed by three work either. If the jack and queen are honest Dlr: South ♠ 10 3 slightly weaker honors: the A-J-10, K-Q-10, K-J- cards, partner started with the A-9-7-4 and would Vul: N-S ♥ 8 7 6 10 or Q-J-10. have returned the ♠4. The bottom line is that you ♦ Q 7 3 Defensive commentary: As East, win the ♠A should duck the second spade because declarer ♣ A Q J 6 5 and return the ♠7, the higher of two remaining remains with a high spade and you want to keep ♠ K 8 6 5 2 ♠ A 7 4 cards. a spade in partner’s hand in case partner has an ♥ J 9 3 ♥ Q 10 5 2 Play commentary: As South, fearing that early entry. ♦ J 9 4 ♦ 10 8 6 2 West might duck the second spade thus retaining Play commentary: As South, if West ducks ♣ 8 7 ♣ K 4 communications with the East hand, you might try the second spade, there is not much you can do ♠ Q J 9 a little subterfuge. One possibility is to play the 9 other than take the club finesse. Not this time. ♥ A K 4 and then the queen, concealing the jack. Another East wins and returns the ♠4 allowing West to ♦ A K 5 is to play the jack and then the queen, concealing cash three spades and defeat the contract one ♣ 10 9 3 2 the 9. trick. West North East South Defensive commentary: As West, no matter After you make an opening lead and partner 1NT how South plays her spades, go by the card your wins and returns your suit, watch the spot cards Pass 3NT All Pass partner returns to get an honest count. If South closely so you know what is going on. Remember, Opening lead: ♠5 plays the ♠9 and ♠Q and those are South’s only partner returns the higher of two remaining cards Bidding commentary: As North, you can two spades, partner has started with the A-J-7-4 and the lowest of three remaining cards. That tack on 2 extra points holding a five-card suit and would (should) have returned the ♠4, the should help. Page 4 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Daily Bulletin

The Insider in town. Make your reservations early and be sure to join America’s best traveling bridge roadshow. To the great relief of Triple HHH, not much out Insider Tip of the day: Okay, it isn’t much of a of the ordinary happened at the Memphis NABC secret, but wander down to the Peabody and watch yesterday. The SC was content in his Pyramid suite. the duck parade. All Memphians over the age of 6 Most everyone showed the positive influence of can tell you the story. Many years ago after several Aileen’s legacy on Goodwill Day. The Vanderbilt cocktails, a group of hunters released their live got started. Everyone seems to be enjoying the city. duck decoys in the lobby of the hotel. The hunters Another 47 Members toured the ACBL Museum got kicked out, but the ducks never left. They walk and Hall of Fame. Masterpoints were awarded. Just the red carpet to the fountain, swim around all day an ordinary, wonderful day at an NABC. then go home for the night. The Insider tip is to go The SC is already planning the next few up to the top of the hotel to see a great city view NABCs and suggests you start thinking about and especially to check out the million dollar duck attending the Summer NABC in Philadelphia and palace. Really: they Belz family spent a million the Fall NABC in San Francisco. It isn’t even too bucks on a birdhouse. It reminds the Insider of the early to start thinking about St. Louis next Spring. SC’s dog house — the one with the heated floor, Memphians would rather not think about St. Louis, skylights and refrigerated Steuben Glass dog dish. as that is who sent the Tigers home from that other You’ll love wandering around the Peabody roof and tournament currently going on. The summer circus it’s free. (Bonus tip: the food at all the Peabody’s will be in downtown Philly next to the Insider’s restaurants is very good, but you won’t find duck on favorite little food court: Reading Terminal. And, any of their menus.) The 2011 Mixed Pairs winners: Lloyd Arvedon then in the fall, we’ll all get together in downtown and Carolyn Sessler. San Francisco, where we won’t be the only bridge Rockwell Mixed Pairs The Mixed Pairs is a four-session event with 1985 Beth Palmer, Steve Robinson George’s World revisited two qualifying and two final sessions. Each pair 1986 Lisa Berkowitz, David Berkowitz This deal occurred in the A/X Swiss Teams must consist of a male and female partnership. The 1987 Lisa Berkowitz, David Berkowitz and features another creative bidding decision by Rockwell Trophy, donated by Helen Rockwell in 1988 Claire Tornay, Michael Moss George Jacobs (spots approximate). 1946, is presented to the winners. 1989 Dorothy Truscott, Alan Truscott Dlr: West ♠ 9 4 The record holder in the Mixed Pairs is Sidney 1990 Jo Ann Manfield, Ken Cohen Vul: N-S ♥ 6 3 2 Silodor, who won the event five times --- including 1991 Jo Ann Manfield, Danny Sprung ♦ A Q 10 5 4 1955 and 1956 with Helen Sobel. John Crawford 1992 Kitty Bethe, Larry Mori ♣ Q 7 2 won the event three times --- in 1948 and 1949 with 1993 Libby Fernandez, Happoldt Neuffer ♠ 8 6 2 ♠ Q J 10 7 5 Margaret Wagar and in 1959 with Dorothy Truscott, 1994 Jillian Blanchard, Geoff Hampson ♥ 4 ♥ 10 9 the first time they had ever played together. 1995 Cindy Bernstein, Bob Bernstein ♦ J 9 8 3 2 ♦ K Winners: 1996 Margery Tamres, Joseph Brady ♣ K J 6 5 ♣ 10 9 8 4 3 1946 Anne Burnstein, Alvin Roth 1997 Phyllis Quinn, Wafik Abdou ♠ A K 3 1947 Evelyn Ansin, Charles Goren 1998 Joan Eaton, Leslie Amoils ♥ A K Q J 8 7 5 1948 John Crawford, Margaret Wagar 1999 Shannon Lipscomb, Mike ♦ 7 6 1949 John Crawford, Margaret Wagar Cappelletti ♣ A 1950 Peter Leventritt, Ruth Sherman 2000 Linda Gordon, Bernie Chazen West North East South 1951 Edith Rosenbloom, Sidney Silodor 2001 Barbara Shaw, Mark Shaw Pass Pass 2♠ Dbl 1952 Anne Burnstein, Alvin Roth 2002 Linda Webb, Richard Ekstrum 3♠ Pass Pass 5♥ 1953 Jewel Hodge, Paul Hodge 2003 Jim Kirkham, Corinne Kirkham Pass 6♦ Pass 7♥ 1954 Said Haddad, Betty Windley 2004 Peggy Kaplan, Bill Kent Pass Pass Dbl All Pass 1955 Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel 2005 John Kranyak, Laurie Kranyak Jacobs is well known as a somewhat frisky 1956 Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel 2006 Tom Kniest, Karen Walker bidder, and he lived up to his reputation with the 1957 Bee Gale, Howard Schenken 2007 Mildred Breed, Richard Zeckhauser 2♠ bid, taking advantage of the vulnerability. His 1958 Carol Ross, Edwin Smith 2008 Gail Greenberg, Jeffrey Hand double of the grand slam will certainly take a place 2009 Karen Walker, Tom Kniest alongside the phony Exclusion Blackwood that A similar, three-session event was held at the 2010 Scott Levine, Judi Radin caused Jacobs’s partners such consternation. Spring NABC from 1958 to 1962. Winners: 2011 Lloyd Arvedon, Carolyn Sessler Jacobs listened to his opponents bid merrily 1958 Mrs. M. J. Novak, John Gerber to 7♥ and without hesitation, doubled the final 1959 Mary Jane Farell, Al Roth Monitoring contract. His partner, Steve Beatty, led a diamond 1960 Shirlee Harris, Edward Rosen At this and future North American as requested. Declarer, not wanting to go two down, 1961 Carol Sanders, Tommy Sanders Championships, ACBL will be monitoring NABC+ played the queen and – boom! – was one down. events with visible, real-time cameras. The images 1962 1-2.Jessie Cook, Grant Marsee The double may seem maniacal, but consider 1-2. Shirlee Harris, Edward Rosen will be recorded and will be available for later official inspection and review. how the play would have gone without the double. By general monitoring of the session and West no doubt would have led a spade. Declarer 1959 John Crawford, Dorothy Hayden participants’ behavior, ACBL has another source would win, draw trumps, ruff a spade, return to 1960 Elsie Abrams, William Passell of information that may be useful in determining hand with the ♣A. Declarer could then run trumps 1961 Art Comstock, Margaret Muirhead facts and settling issues arising from some types of to reach this ending: 1962 Clarice Holt, Paul Levitt ethical and behavioral complaints or actions. Please ♠ — 1963 Agnes Gordon, Eric Murray summon a director if a problem occurs at the table. ♥ — 1964 Dan Morse, Mary Margaret Swan This procedure is intended to assure everyone ♦ A Q 1965 Betty Kaplan, Edgar Kaplan that the playing field is level and that misbehavior ♣ Q will not be tolerated. 1966 Robert Sharp, Louise Sharp ♠ — ♠ — 1967 Gertrude Machlin, Kit Woolsey ♥ — ♥ — 1968 Marilyn Johnson, Peter Rank Book signing ♦ J 9 ♦ K 1969 Peggy Parker, Steve Parker Julian Laderman, author of A Bridge to Simple ♣ K ♣ 10 9 1970 George Dawkins, Carolyn Flournoy Squeezes and A Bridge to Inspired Declarer Play, ♠ — 1971 Eugenie Mathe, Lew Mathe will sign books at 12:15 p.m. today at the book stall ♥ 8 1972 John Mohan, Peggy Sutherlin in the Convention Center. ♦ 7 6 1973 Bernie Chazen, Marilyn Johnson ♣ — 1974 Gerald Caravelli, Helen Utegaard When declarer cashes the last trump, Beatty 1975 Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman would have to discard a diamond. Declarer would 1976 Peggy Lipsitz, Steve Parker then pitch the ♣Q from dummy. With only two 1977 Joel Friedberg, Nancy Gruver diamonds left, declarer would know they are 1-1, 1978 Ahmed Hussein, Gail Moss reasoning that Jacobs certainly would have doubled 1979 Juanita Skelton, Mike Smolen with a void in diamonds. 1980 Jeff Meckstroth, Patty Meckstroth In other words, the double was necessary to 1981 Esta Van Zandt, Jim Zimmerman defeat the contract. At the other table, the contract 1982 Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman was 6♥ making, a gain of 17 IMPs. 1983 John Gustafson, Helen Gustafson 1984 Kathy Sulgrove, Larry Rock Daily Bulletin Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Page 5

Top 100 I/N Masterpoints Goodwill he said he had a difficult time selecting this year’s winner. 1 9.62 Gail Cizek, Clifton CO continued from page 1 Some of his research in making the selection, 2 9.62 Jean Paradis, Grand Jct CO problem, it’s a solution.” She urged all to continue Robinson said, was conducted during his tour of 3 9.31 Leo Jalenak Jr, Memphis TN to spread messages that behaving with kindness and 100 bridge clubs during his time as president in 4 9.31 Peggy Jalenak, Memphis TN respect is essential to the future of the ACBL. 2011. 5 7.94 Nancy Whitfield, Tuscaloosa AL Bill Cook Jr., who represents District 10 – the Gill, Robinson’s choice, is president of the 6 7.94 Cheryl Hutton, Tuscaloosa AL home district of the Memphis NABC – to introduce St. Petersburg (FL) Bridge Club and is also club 7 7.72 Charles Butler, Chicago IL the Goodwill Members of the Year. manager and the contact for partnerships. He also 8 7.53 Mac Dalgleish, Salt Lake City UT “I don’t know that there are any two people does a lot of work for the unit and district. Gill, 9 6.51 John Bondurant, Memphis TN who are more deserving of this award than John Robinson said, also finds time to maintain a website 10 5.77 Louise Koenigsfeld, St Louis MO and Theresa Federico,” said Cook of the New with fresh content each week. Reading the website, 11 5.77 Atul Hajela, Saint Louis MO Orleans couple. “Most people play bridge to win Robinson said, “is the highlight of my week.” 12 5.56 Laurie Caylen, Memphis TN masterpoints, but the Federicos work to help people Gill accepted the award and told the crowd 13 5.36 Mary Helen Harris, Marietta GA have a good time. John has been a director at club that he wished to make a correction to the article 14 5.36 Josephine Turner, Tupelo MS games and he is available at all times to help new about his winning the award that was published in 15 5.34 Shirley Ryan, St Charles MO directors and players.” the ACBL Bridge Bulletin. In that article, he said, 16 5.34 Margaret Boveri, Saint Louis MO Federico was chair of the 2010 Summer NABC he was quoted as saying that “bridge has given 17 5.31 Thomas Lee Jr, Memphis TN in New Orleans, and “he did a great job,” said me a wonderful life. What I actually said was that 18 5.29 Jimmy Dime, Fort Smith AR Cook. bridge has given me a wonderful wife.” The missus, 19 5.20 Patricia Dalgleish, Salt Lake City UT The district director said John’s contributions Carol Garnett, stood and took a bow to enthusiastic 20 5.16 Ronald Williams, Piperton TN are more well known than Theresa’s because she applause. 21 5.09 Ann Sutherland, North York ON does not like to be in the limelight, but Cook quoted Gill said Robinson 100-clubs-in-100-days tour 22 5.09 Will Sutherland, North York ON a note written about Theresa by Unit 134 President put a focus on clubs that helped that contingent of 23 5.01 Donald Hixson, Rapid City SD Sid LeBlanc: “Theresa . . . prefers to remain in the the ACBL population. 24 5.01 Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD background, but it’s impossible because she is such He said he volunteer spirit came from his father, 25 4.94 Glendalee Coppedge, Blytheville AR a bright light.” who worked hard at his church and “cared about 26 4.94 Lue Reid, Blytheville AR The couple received a standing ovation from people. I try to maintain some of that spirit in my 27 4.87 Thomas Herzog, Reston VA Goodwill Committee members as they received the life and in bridge. Bridge is many things to many 28 4.82 Jim Garnier, Maple Ridge BC plaque for their dedication and service to bridge. people. We should give back.” 29 4.48 Jean Alden, Old Fort NC It was then Robinson’s turn to introduce Gill, After Gill was applauded for his work for 30 4.48 Doug Alden, Old Fort NC the first recipient of the Nadine Wood Volunteer of bridge, Cook returned to the podium to reflect 31 4.43 R Paul Urbanick, Chicago IL the Year Award. The award was started in 2004 and on his relationship with former ACBL President 32 4.36 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC renamed last year. Tommy Sanders, who died earlier this year. 33 4.36 Paul Smith, Clayton NC Most of the recipients of the award, Robinson Cook noted Sanders’s contributions in helping 34 4.19 Sibyl McKellar, Memphis TN said, have been chairs of regional tournaments, and to established the ACBL Educational Foundation. 35 4.10 William Herman, Effingham IL “He was a visionary in a lot of ways – in business 36 4.10 Jane Herman, Effingham IL and bridge.” 37 4.09 Terry Henderson, Anchorage AK 69 3.21 Brenda McSpadden, Knoxville TN Cook related a story about his first regional 38 4.09 Donald Keyes, Anchorage AK 70 3.18 Robin Hart, North Vancouver BC win, which occurred during a regional in Nashville, 39 4.07 Patricia Lysaught, Overland Park KS 71 3.18 George Parkins, Vienna VA where Sanders lived, in the late Fifties. Cook said 40 4.07 Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS 72 3.06 Robert Williams, Jr, Memphis TN his unknown team won the board-a-match teams at 41 4.00 Pam Merkel, Jackson TN 73 2.94 Piper Ziebarth, Cordova TN the regional, “and Tommy was the first person to 42 3.92 Gloria Mitchell, Madison MS 74 2.92 Carolyn Taylor, Carbondale IL come up and congratulate us. He was a giant of a 43 3.92 Carole Mangrem, Clarksdale MS 75 2.92 Andrew Cruce, Vero Beach FL man, and we all recognize that.” 44 3.87 Bill Cox, Jonesboro AR 76 2.89 David Howorth, Oxford MS Meltzer ended the meeting by imploring those 45 3.87 Sarah Ellison, Jonesboro AR 77 2.89 David Owen, Washington CT in attendance to “encourage goodwill in bridge and 46 3.76 Linda Banks, San Marcos TX 78 2.83 Rojean Smith, Arlington TX in life. Wear your Goodwill pins proudly. I hope 47 3.76 Ronald Mason, Elgin TX 79 2.83 Richard Jones, Shawnee Msn KS Aileen and Nadine are looking down on us and are 48 3.73 Sue Marsh, Jackson TN 80 2.83 Elaine Jones, Shawnee KS proud of all of us.” 49 3.72 Ron Johnston, Edmond OK 81 2.83 Sue Kay Reeder, Arlington TX 50 3.72 Germaine Johnston, Edmond OK 82 2.78 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON 51 3.53 Daniel Copp, Memphis TN 83 2.78 Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI 52 3.50 Jenny Oswald, Colleyville TX 84 2.78 Charlene Richardson, Moorefield ON 53 3.50 Sandy Brown, N Richland Hill TX 85 2.78 Roger Leemis, Southfield MI 54 3.50 Diane Segel, Keller TX 86 2.64 Joanne Sandefer, Germantown TN 55 3.50 Carol Bice, Colleyville TX 87 2.62 Ike Williford, Chidester AR 56 3.49 Vicki Scanlon, Little Rock AR 88 2.62 Ruth Williford, Chidester AR ♠♥ 57 3.49 Vickey Metrailer, Little Rock AR 89 2.57 Lucy Lee, Memphis TN 58 3.46 Janey Musgrove, Greenwood AR 90 2.54 Earl Mast, Arlington TX 59 3.34 Robert Meisinger, Memphis TN 91 2.53 Sophie Theodore, Memphis TN 60 3.34 Judy Hardin, Olive Branch MS 92 2.53 Joan Senhausen, Memphis TN 61 3.34 Janet Knight, Memphis TN 93 2.50 Sherry Quackenbush, Lenexa KS ♦♣ 62 3.33 Tinna Moy, Newton MA 94 2.50 Glen Quackenbush, Lenexa KS 63 3.31 Carolyn Borneman, Conway AR 95 2.44 Richard Doss, Hot Springs Vg AR 64 3.31 Gene Borneman, Conway AR 96 2.43 Joe Jones, Memphis TN 65 3.30 Alexander Wellford, Memphis TN 97 2.43 Susan Valerio-Long, Maumelle AR 66 3.27 Kenneth Geisler, Clarkston MI 98 2.36 Bill Silky, Syracuse NY 67 3.27 Arlene Geisler, Clarkston MI 99 2.36 Mary Silky, Syracuse NY 68 3.21 Alda Hamrick, Maryville TN 100 2.33 Jenelle Krueger, Minot ND Page 6 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Kay Platinum Pairs Tell Me More first final By Frank Stewart Nastasha Brown, right, I arrived at the NABC on Sunday in time Ask Me Girl in training, to kibitz a dozen boards in the final of the Kay with her mentor, Platinum Pairs. When I sat down to watch the excellent pair of Sabine Auken and Daniela von Wendy Sullivan Arnim, Auken immediately showed her prowess at dummy play (hands rotated). Dlr: South ♠ 7 3 2 Vul: None ♥ 7 6 5 ♦ A Q 10 2 ♣ A K 9 ♠ A 10 9 5 ♠ Q J 4 ♥ K 10 3 ♥ Q 9 Jazz pianist Rene Koopman entertained players ♦ J 9 3 ♦ 7 4 between sessions yesterday on the Mezzanine ♣ 10 8 3 ♣ Q J 7 5 4 2 Level of the Convention Center. ♠ K 8 6 ♥ A J 8 4 2 managed four tricks for minus 400. ♦ K 8 6 5 Von Arnim faced two close bidding decisions. ♣ 6 Decide what you would have done. On the first, the dealer opens 1♠ to your right, and you double with West North East South ♠A 9 5 ♥A K 10 5 3 ♦K 6 ♣A J 3 Name von Arnim Auken Your partner responds 2♥. What is your call? Natasha Brown 1♥ The dealer at your left opens 1♣, and two Pass 2♣ Dbl 2♦ passes follow. Both sides vulnerable. You hold City of residence Pass 4♥ All Pass ♠8 6 5 2 ♥Q 9 5 3 ♦K Q 2 ♣Q 7 Southaven MS 4♥ All Pass Do you balance or sell out? Von Arnim’s 2♣ was a game-force. East’s On the first hand, von Arnim raised to ♥4 . That Date of birth double suggested a safe lead. Against 4♥, West looks a little bold – the hand contains at least five A lady never reveals her age. Comment from the led a club, and Auken won and led a trump to the losers, and partner may have nothing. Still, if you original Ask Me Girl, Wendy Sullivan: “What nine, jack and king, She played low from dummy raise to 3♥, she will not go on with has that got to do with Natasha?” on the club return, ruffed in her hand and took ♠x x ♥Q x x x x ♦ x x x x ♣x x the ♥A. When East’s queen appeared, declarer In fact, Auken’s hand was Place of birth led to the ♦Q, threw a spade on the high club ♠J 6 2 ♥Q 9 7 6 ♦J 10 4 ♣9 6 4 Memphis TN and continued diamonds. West declined to ruff, and the result was down two. Von Arnim’s winning but at the end, Auken judged to exit with a trump action, which nobody would have found, was to What is your favorite color? instead of leading a spade to her king, and West pass 2♥. Pink was endplayed – forced to give declarer her ♠K. The problem is that after a 2♥ advance to a Making four. takeout double of 1♠, doubler’s raise to 3♥ must What kind of food makes you happy? Deep Finesse indicates that 4♥ in unmakable. cover a wide range of hands. Perhaps a 2♠ cuebid Chips and dip If East puts up the queen (!) on the first round of could show a raise to three and a half hearts, but trumps, declarer is stuck. If she takes the ace and the cuebid admits to different interpretations. For And what drink? leads another trump. West can score the 10 and king example, doubler might be fishing for notrump with Dr. Pepper and exit safely, and the defense gets two spades. a hand such as Nor can any other play help declarer. ♠x x ♥A Q x ♦A K Q J x x ♣K x What is your all-time favorite movie? If you think gifts aren’t forthcoming in the final On the second hand, von Arnim passed out Jaws of a premier event, take a look at this: 1♣. The winning decision was to balance because Dlr: South ♠ 7 3 Auken’s hand was Do you have a favorite actor? Actress? Vul: Both ♥ K 3 ♠10 7 ♥A 8 4 2 ♦A J 6 5 ♣A 3 2 John Cusack/Reese Witherspoon ♦ A 8 7 6 4 and they could take nine tricks at hearts. ♣ A J 8 2 (Presumably, they would stop below game). What kind of music do you listen to? ♠ A Q 4 ♠ J 5 2 Declarer won eight tricks at 1♣ for +90. Pop ♥ A J 10 7 6 ♥ 9 5 The German players’ opponents also had ♦ J ♦ K 10 9 5 2 bidding woes: What do you do when you’re not playing ♣ K Q 6 3 ♣ 10 9 4 Dlr: West ♠ 10 4 bridge? ♠ K 10 9 8 6 Vul: Both ♥ A 7 6 5 3 Love to travel and love being a baseball mom! ♥ Q 8 4 2 ♦ J 8 5 2 ♦ Q 3 ♣ 9 8 What do you see as your best-ever bridge ♣ 7 5 ♠ J 7 6 5 3 ♠ 9 result? West North East South ♥ K 9 8 4 ♥ Q J 10 2 When my partner, Don Jackson, bid 4♠ and we Auken von Arnim ♦ A 7 4 ♦ Q 10 3 made all the tricks. 1♣ 1NT (1) Pass 2♣ ♣ 6 ♣ A K J 10 4 All Pass ♠ A K Q 8 2 Who is your favorite bridge player? (1) Minors. ♥ ­— Joe Jones, my boss. Comments Joe: “I guess she Von Arnim and Auken were East-West, and ♦ K 9 6 doesn’t know the definition of a bridge player.” Auken’s 1♣ opening promised 16 or more high- ♣ Q 7 5 3 2 card points. West North East South What are bridge players good at (besides Now, I know all about disrupting strong-club Auken von Arnim playing bridge)? auctions, but when I Pass Pass 1♣ 1♠ Gambling — am vulnerable Dbl Pass 3 ♥ Pass — hold the low-ranking suits 4♥ All Pass What jobs/occupations do you/have you had? — have good defensive values and a lousy hand Shaky contracts often result when both partners Founder of the JBI (Jack Ball Institute), for offense, and take an aggressive view. That was the case with accounting supervisor for the ACBL. — am opposed by world-class opponents, I East’s invitational jump to 3♥ and West’s raise. The do not act with that North hand. But some people 4♥ contract might have made on a lucky day, but as Do you have any bridge superstitions? feel compelled to enter their opponents’ auction it was, von Arnim, led two high spades. East ruffed, No even when the reasons to stay out are persuasive. cashed the ♣K and ♣A, then led the ♣4 and, not Over North’s 1NT, South bailed out to 2♣, but his expecting South to have club length, ruffed with Is there something you would love to learn? parachute failed to open and the result was a messy dummy’s ♥4. That was the end of the party. Auken How to speak a foreign language. splat. Auken led a low trump – a good shot that overruffed with the five and cranked out the ace and got better when declarer played low from dummy. a second trump, and declarer wound up going down Von Arnim won with the nine and returned a trump a lot. to the king and ace. I’ll spare you the rest – South Daily Bulletin Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Page 7

UNIT 179 SIDE GAME SERIES SUNDAY MIDNIGHT KO 13.0 Tables 6 Tables A B C 2.43 1 Zachary Brescoll, Hendersonville NC; Greg Humphreys, Charlottesville VA; Ankur Rathi, Fort Worth TX; 3.49 1 1 1 Yaron Schweizer, Woodbury TN; Hannah Tidman, Liberty TN 64.58% Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; McKenzie Myers, Beaverton 2.62 2 2 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Jim Dick, Woodbridge VA 64.02% OR 2.15 3 3 Barry Samuel, Santa Rosa CA; Russell Samuel, Long Beach NY 63.83% 1.29 2 Glynda Caldwell, Jacksonville FL; Theresa 1.51 4 Frances Doss, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 61.17% Andino, Niceville FL; Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Nathan 1.37 5 4 Mary Jane Gladfelter - Michael Gladfelter, Columbus OH 57.01% Glasser, Somerville MA 0.98 6 5 Suzanne Cliffe - James Thornton, New Orleans LA 56.63% SUNDAY-MONDAY MORNING KO BRACKET I 0.89 6 Robert Korten, Frankfort MI; Michael Creager, Brecksville OH 55.49% 9 Tables 1.71 2 David Wolf - Beth Todd, New Orleans LA 50.00% 8.91 1 Simon Sellers, Barrington IL; James McKinney, 1.28 3 Mark Behling, Fenton MO; Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO 47.92% Carol Stream IL; Fleur Howard, Gates Mills OH; Larry Jones, 0.96 4 Sandy Jones - Susan Woodyard, Little Rock AR 46.40% Pickerington OH 6.24 2 Mark St John - Maclin Whiteman, Nashville TN; William Grant, San Diego CA; Patrick Williams, Greenbrier MONDAY MORNING 100/200/300 PAIRS TN 12.0 Tables 4.01 3 Yvonne Hernandez - Lu Kohutiak, Southwest A B C Rnchs FL; Janet Neel Fleenor - Harley McCabe, Bowling Green 3.11 1 1 Mac Dalgleish - Patricia Dalgleish, Salt Lake City UT 63.89% KY 2.33 2 Jan Swenson - Jenelle Krueger, Minot ND 63.01% 3.12 4 Leslie Dorsey, Gambrills MD; Teresa Sackett, 2.09 3 2 R Paul Urbanick, Chicago IL; Tinna Moy, Newton MA 62.16% Saint Paul MN; Carol Eiseman - F. Jeanette Johnston, Little Rock AR 1.57 4 3 Milner Stanton - Regina Russell, Memphis TN 62.15% 1.18 5 4 Charles Brion - Pat Brion, Edmond OK 58.64% SUNDAY-MONDAY MORNING KO BRACKET II 0.88 6 5 Connie Hester, Baton Rouge LA; Jeffrey Perigoni, Slidell LA 53.74% 13 Tables 1.90 6 1 Patricia Lysaught - Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS 53.27% 5.16 1 Robert Young - Shiaomay Young, Northfield IL; 1.43 2 Linda Shearin, Hot Sprgs Vill AR; Clark Vernon, Hot Springs AR 47.61% Phyllis Chambers, Winnetka IL; Cecilia Ip, Walnut Creek CA 1.07 3 Ike Williford - Ruth Williford, Chidester AR 47.58% 3.61 2 Sue Hanneman - Mark Hanneman, Plainfield IL; Margie Patterson - Mary Willis, Spring TX 0.80 4 Linda Mink - Frances Caery, Elaine AR 46.35% 2.32 3 Donald Power - Karen Allen, Kalamazoo MI; Peggy Doherty - Emmett Doherty, Three Rivers MI MONDAY MORNING HAPPY BRIDGE 1.81 4 Paul Nelson, Petoskey MI; Mark Hess, 10.0 Tables Charlevoix MI; Marilyn Anstett - Jennifer Paulsrud, Fargo ND A B C SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET I 2.10 1 1 Joan Henry, Cordova TN; Dedie Holmes, Germantown TN 64.29% 8 Tables 1.58 2 2 Katherine Brents, Germantown TN; Barbara Layman, Memphis TN 63.69% 26.62 1 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Cecilia Rimstedt, 1.18 3 Camilla Barber - Evelyn Kay Lait, Memphis TN 60.71% Partille Sweden; Tadashi Yoshida, Tokyo, Japan; Fred Hamilton, 0.89 4 3 1 Jenna Calovini, Collierville TX; Bonnie McKeever, Germantown TN 59.52% Las Vegas NV 0.74 5 4 Jane O’Neill, Cordova TN; Easter Kirby, Memphis TN 58.33% 14.11 2 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Kalin Karaivanov, 0.62 6 5 2 Harry Kilpatrick - Janet Samson, Flowery Branch GA 57.74% Varna Bulgaria; Diyan Danailov, Sofia, Bulgaria; Hannah Moon, Prince Albert SK; Richard Ellis Jr, Kokomo IN; Cameron Doner, 0.51 3 Willie Bandy, Nashville TN; Graziella Fichthorn, Southaven MS 54.17% Richmond BC

MARY VIRGINIA SOUTHWELL SIDE IMP PAIRS SATURDAY MORNING KO BRACKET II 6.0 Tables 8 Tables A B C 9.79 1 Lelvin Crowe, Cordova TN; Robert Levey, 2.43 1 1 Gloria Holcomb, Pontotoc MS; Donna Hambrick, Saltillo MS 40.00 Bethesda MD; Louis Celli - Visanji Gala, Germantown TN; Brian Cummins, Arlington TN 1.82 2 2 Sherry McColgin, Ridgeland MS; Louis Luby, Benton MS 20.00 5.19 2 Gary Stern, Columbus GA; Virginia Swift - 1.37 3 3 Kay Cohen - Jane Ettelson, Saint Louis MO 16.00 Joseph Barbary, New York NY; Joe Rottmann, Vancouver WA 1.03 4 Larry Westholm - Barbara Westholm, Pensacola FL 15.00 0.96 4 June Hellstrom, Fulton MS; Virginia Gordon, Tupelo MS 6.00 Page 8 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Daily Bulletin

MARY & RICHARD OSHLAG SENIOR KO BRACKET I M.A. LIGHTMAN DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS 9 Tables 35.0 Tables Dwayne Ballew - Marcia Ballew, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Larry A B C Kaddatz, Hot Spgs Vlg AR; Linda Smith, Hot Springs Vlg AR vs 15.75 1 Valentin Kovachev - Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL 63.10% Martin Scheinberg, New York NY; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA; Paul 11.81 2 Charles Lipman, Dunwoody GA; Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA 62.70% Trent - Sandra Trent, Asheville NC 8.86 3 Jesus Arias - Susan Schnelwar, New York NY 60.55% 6.64 4 David Stark - Valerie Laing, Des Moines IA 60.45% Rose Burke, Bloomfield Hill MI; Sarah Soster, State College PA; 5.25 5 Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR 59.25% Liz Kalb, Bloomfield MI; Richard Chase, Ft Mill SC 4.53 6 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH; William Higgins, Cincinnati OH 58.85% vs Richard Whitsitt - Lucille Jenkins - David Jenkins, Rockford IL; 3.94 7 Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD 58.68% Gordon Walker, Naples FL 8.27 8 1 Theo Lichtenstein, Winter Garden FL; Patti Poppell, Thomasville GA 57.23% 3.15 9 Jessica Chance - Joan Anderson, West Des Moines IA 55.64% MARY & RICHARD OSHLAG SENIOR KO BRACKET II 2.86 10 Phillip Alder, Hobe Sound FL; Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL 55.63% 9 Tables 6.20 2 Joseph Volanski, Spring TX; Jeffrey Kroll, Conroe TX 54.94% Susan Santisi, Boca Raton FL; Judy Soley - Amy Blecher, Scarsdale NY; Elaine McClure, Longboat Key FL 4.65 3 Bud Stowe - Kay Stowe, Clive IA 53.61% vs 4.70 4 1 Charles Kelly, Anniston AL; David Kellogg, Jacksonville AL 53.30% Bert Sheldon, Houston TX; Paul Sitz, Ramsey MN; Tad 3.53 5 2 Wallace McOuat - Claire Young, San Anselmo CA 52.28% Krusiewicz, Rancho Mirage CA; Lucia Enica, Belmont MA 2.36 6 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 51.89% 2.64 3 Ralph Raber - Karin Raber, Toledo OH 51.66% Anita Pettus, Winchester KY; Margaret Hacker, Lexington KY; 2.43 4 Sue Ritter, Cordova TN; Kathy Bost, Germantown TN 50.79% Beverly McMullen, Vermilion OH; Barbara Cunliffe, Bentleyville OH 1.78 5 Joan Duffy - Susan Campbell, Marietta GA 49.53% vs Ann Williams - James Williams, Brentwood TN; Marilyn Drever - SUNDAY-MONDAY SIDE GAME SERIES Donald Drever, Regina SK 26.0 Tables A B C 5.46 1 Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; John Onstott, New Orleans LA 67.38% Global participation 4.10 2 Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI; Robert Houtrow, Delton MI 66.23% By Henry Francis 3.07 3 Terry Spector, Franklin TN; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 65.23% For years now, the North American Bridge 2.35 4 Sandra Hammer, Dorset VT; Courtney Nelson, Wells VT 63.23% Championships have attracted players from around 1.73 5 Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX; Kay Johnson, Houston TX 61.15% the world, especially the top players interested in 1.30 6 Robert Morris - Betty Freedman, Houston TX 59.31% 3.94 1 1 Joseph Daniel - Linda Daniel, Culpeper VA 57.77% the best competition they can find. 2.96 2 2 Betty McCauley, Oklahoma City OK; Colleen Bicket, Edmond OK 54.85% The Spring NABC in Memphis is no different. 2.22 3 Martha Jo Jones, Baton Rouge LA; Irby Jones, Gonzales LA 51.54% So far, players from nearly 40 countries outside 1.88 4 3 Patricia Luther, Franklin TN; Janice Walker, Lewisburg TN 51.46% the United States have been competitors. Of the 1.70 5 4 Peggy Hill, Collierville TN; Gail Walzer, Germantown TN 51.08% foreigners here, 127 from 27 countries (not counting 0.93 6 Elizabeth Hudson - Dewitt Hudson Jr, Arlington TX 50.85% any nations that are ACBL members, belonging 1.22 5 Thomas Herzog, Reston VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 49.54% to the ACBL) played in the first round of the 0.79 6 Bonnie Bond, Hamilton ON; Mary Regottaz, Kenner LA 49.23% Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS Here are the countries by continent represented 18.0 Tables here. The numbers in parentheses indicate the A B C number of players who started the Vanderbilt. 3.96 1 1 1 Gloria Zupanci - James Zupanci, Edwardsville IL 66.37% Europe – Netherlands (10), France (3), Italy 2.97 2 Keith Dawson - Joanne Dawson, Chatham ON 64.88% (4), Sweden (6), Spain (5), Russia (2), Norway (4), 2.23 3 Alan Greenberg - Valerie Greenberg, Ojai CA 62.67% England (8), Greece, Denmark (9), Germany (3), 2.50 4 2 Sally Bowers - William Bowers, Avon CO 59.52% Poland (19), Russia (2), Switzerland, Bulgaria, 1.87 5 3 2 Louise Vandever - Anita Etzman, Nashville TN 58.63% Iceland (2), Monaco (6 ),and Austria. 1.40 6 4 3 Joanne Bird - Lawrence Yancey, Atoka TN 55.95% Pacific – Singapore (1), Australia (6), Japan 0.81 5/7 4/6 Lucy Lee, Memphis TN; Samuel Love, Olive Branch MS 55.06% (2), Hong Kong, Philippines, New Zealand (1), 0.81 5/7 4/6 Brenda Shavin, Atlanta GA; Susan Sbar, Tampa FL 55.06% 0.94 5/7 4/6 Carol Phillips, Godfrey IL; Janet Little, Wood River IL 55.06% Indonesia (1) and China (8). Near East – Israel (3), Pakistan and India (8). MONDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS South America – Argentina (7), Chile (1) and 10.0 Tables Brazil (2). A B C Africa – Egypt (1), South Africa (1). 2.10 1 1 Ike Williford - Ruth Williford, Chidester AR 64.58% North America -- Mexico, Bermuda and 1.58 2 2 Katherine Brents, Germantown TN; Barbara Layman, Memphis TN 59.82% Canada. 1.18 3 3 Linda Mink - Frances Caery, Elaine AR 59.23% 0.89 4 Dianne Ramsey, Germantown TN; Ruth Owen, Memphis TN 55.36% Central America and Caribbean – St.Vincent 0.66 5 Roxana Whitner, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Richard Doss, Hot Springs Vg AR 53.87% and the Grenadines (2). 0.50 6 Chuck Burpee - Mary Jo Burpee, Grand Rapids MI 53.57% As a side note on a similar topic, Tournament 0.62 4 Janet Parker, Diamonhead MS; Judith Rutschman, Memphis TN 51.79% Director Olin Hubert noted that years ago at the 0.76 5 1 Jane Antrobus, Memphis TN; Albert Kirk, Germantown TN 51.49% Gatlinburg Regional, organizers determined that 0.57 2 Greg Horn - Kathy Horn, Lenoir City TN 50.00% there were players in attendance from every state SUNDAY-MONDAY SIDE GAME SERIES but Wyoming. The next year, when a player from 97.00 Tables / Based on 37 Tables that state showed up, the huge regional featured a 13.16 1 Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 122.30% Wyoming Day. 9.87 2 Ben Bomber, Vancouver WA 118.04% 7.40 3 Mary Regottaz, Kenner LA 116.38% 4.97 4/5 Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 115.83% 4.97 4/5 Shelba Parmley, Oklahoma City OK 115.83% 4.85 6/7 Darin Campo, Huber Hts OH 112.30% ♠♥♦♣ 4.85 6/7 Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH 112.30% 2.92 8 Hans Kadletz, Graz 111.10% 4.71 9/10 Senta Kurschellackner, Unterpremstätte 110.73% 4.71 9/10 Gerald Lackner, Graz 110.73% Daily Bulletin Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Page 9

JACK AND JACKIE STEWART MONDAY B/C/D PAIRS MONDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET I 42 Tables 15 Tables B C D 25.93 1 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Judy Fox - James Fox, Virginia Beach VA; Yasuko Shrenzel, Honolulu HI 7.89 1 George Atherton - Susan Atherton - Carol Perrin - Mark Toney, 18.15 2 Stephen Sturm - Charlotte Sturm, Fullerton Baton Rouge LA 99.00 CA; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Steve Mager, Hermosa 6.52 2 1 Betsi Tunnell, Nashville TN; Elizabeth Arthur - Michael Arthur, Beach CA Pearl River LA; Dloye Swift, Slidell LA 95.00 11.67 3 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Hannah Moon, Prince 4.89 3 2 Bill Frazee - Susan Frazee - Donna Plumer - Kay Patteson, Albert SK; Kalin Karaivanov, Varna Bulgaria; Diyan Danailov, Memphis TN 88.00 Sofia A799 Bulgaria 9.08 4 Molly O’Neill, Ft Lauderdale FL; Lisa 3.67 4 3 Keenan Romig - Bobbi Long, Metairie LA; Suzanne Cliffe - Betty Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Carol Clifford, Miami FL; Maris Schwall, New Orleans LA 85.00 Zilant, North Miami FL 2.75 5 4 Beth Todd - James Thornton - David Wolf, New Orleans LA; Mickey Groggel, Mobile AL 84.00 MONDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET II 4.40 6 5 1 Mary Hamlett - Barbara Belfiglio - Loretta Gibbens, Nashville 15 Tables 17.95 1 Carl Berenbaum, Elkins Park PA; Barbara TN; Karen Kendrick, Brentwood TN 83.00 Kepple, West Chester PA; Bob Zeller, Kanata ON; Bruce Norman, 3.30 6 2 Helene Siegfried - Judy Pass - Gretchen Smith, St Louis MO; Carthage TN Barbara Stewart, Chesterfield MO 82.00 12.57 2 Gordon Zind, Ottawa ON; Michael Roberts, 2.48 3 Kathy Gates, North Little Ro AR; Sandy Jones - Helen Buchanan - Youngstown OH; Nancy Wittwer, Falls City NE; Donald Mamula, Marian Belew, Little Rock AR 81.00 Mill Creek WA 1.86 4 W Oates - P Oates, Brighton MI; Kenneth Geisler - Arlene 8.08 3 Jay Brandt - Gay Parrish, Bellingham WA; Angela Fenton, Vancouver BC; Suzanne St Thomas, Salem OR Geisler, Clarkston MI 77.00 6.28 4 Rosemary Kelley - Paul Kelley Jr, Austin TX; 1.39 5 John Chapman - Wendy Wheeler - Richard Kalkbrenner - Ti Davis, Melody Euler, Temple TX; Tomi FitzGerald, Frisco TX Little Rock AR 72.00 1.04 6 Sara Hilgartner, Great Falls VA; Sheryl McEwan, Reston VA; Hank MONDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET III Lavender, Burke VA; George Parkins, Vienna VA 71.00 15 Tables 13.68 1 Madhusudan Patel, Houston TX; Ronnie Burns, Fort Smith AR; Jonathan Fleischmann, Bloomfield MI; Ed JOHN AND MARGE WILLINGHAM A/X SWISS TEAMS Herstein, Ann Arbor MI 38 Tables / Based on 60 Tables 9.58 2 Bill Ream, Burleson TX; Donna Wood, Vista A X CA; Jacqueline Yockey, Louisville KY; Richard Gross, Owens 10.62 1 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Jon Cross Rds AL Baldursson, Reykoavik 105 Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, 200 Kopavogur 6.16 3 Cerona Stevens, Marquette MI; Robert Webster - Wayne Larson, Ripon WI; Nancy Ogreenc, Wautoma WI Iceland 94.00 4.79 4 Debbie Benner - Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT; 7.97 2 Mark Yaeger - Lee Atkinson, Hollywood FL; Bernace De Young, Miami FL; Richard Higgins, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Bob Dale, Pensacola FL Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL 90.00 5.97 3 Robert Carstedt, Wichita KS; Ed Howard, Lawrence KS; Dennis Goldston - MONDAY COMPACT BRACKET IV Bill Wittmann, Colorado Spgs CO 89.00 14 Tables 3.92 4/5 Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Zane Gary Brown, San Francisco CA; 11.44 1 John Harper - Jerri Harper, Peninsula OH; Ruby Killebrew, Collierville TN; Barbara Johnson, Memphis TN Andreas Konyres - Borje Rudenstal, Sweden 86.00 8.01 2 Catherine Miller - Hugh Miller - James 3.92 4/5 Steven Love, Laguna Niguel CA; Judy Elbogen, Mission Viejo CA; John Bochsler, Spring TX; Michael Lunn, Sutton England Erickson, Houston TX; Eddie Bass, Austin TX 86.00 5.15 3 Janice Van Dyke, Memphis TN; Visanji Gala, 2.52 6 Lynne Feldman, San Diego CA; Bryan Storey - Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Germantown TN; Brenda Glaze, Anchorage AK; Lelvin Crowe, Tom Edwards, Grand Prairie TX 80.00 Cordova TN 8.28 7 1 Wayne Mattern, Bismarck ND; Dave Kuschel, Minot ND; Kasmer Andreychuk, 4.00 4 Farley Mawyer, Port Chester NY; Jack Waller, Ridgecrest CA; Jan Ratliff, Highland Park IL; Nancy Frank, Yorkton SK; Charlotte Blum, La Jolla CA 78.00 Glencoe IL 6.21 2 Suman Agarwal, Hilliard OH; Jeremy Williams, Reynoldsburg OH; Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Jerome Williams, Westerville OH 75.00 MONDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET V 4.66 3 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Gloria Tsoi - Nathan Glasser, Somerville 15 Tables MA; Doug Anderson, Quincy MA 74.00 10.57 1 Robert Padgug - Judith Padgug, Amherst NY; Linda Burroughsford, Fort Erie ON; Kathy Pollock, East Amherst 3.49 4 Linda Marshall, Bethesda MD; Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; Pam NY LaShelle, Round Rock TX; W Harris Jr, Lombard IL 70.00 7.40 2 Simon Sellers, Barrington IL; James McKinney, 2.62 5 Marvin Weitzenhoffer, Las Vegas NV; Franklin Silver, Old Greenwich CT; Carol Stream IL; Fleur Howard, Gates Mills OH; Larry Jones, John Baker, North Augusta SC; Peter Kyper, West Chester PA 69.00 Pickerington OH 1.72 6/7 A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH; David Camillus - 4.76 3 Marvin Skaggs - Cecile Skaggs - Barbara Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH 66.00 Denley - Judy Dever, Memphis TN 3.70 4 Charles Young - Patrick Moos - Rich Pestien - 1.72 6/7 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Barry Mary Allen, Peoria IL Margolin, Arlington MA; Stephen McDevitt, Medford MA 66.00 MONDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET VI MARGO LAMANNA 299ER PAIRS MONDAY EVENING 13 Tables 9.0 Tables 8.18 1 Trisha Fleet, Dartmouth NS; John Kropinak, A B C Columbus OH; Peter Coates, Hanwell NB; Xiaolun Yi, Fredericton NB 2.68 1 1 Sally Bowers - William Bowers, Avon CO 62.20% 5.73 2 Giorgia Botta, Rome 00189 Italy; Peggyann 2.01 2 2 William Herman, Bellevue WA; William Taylor, Davidson NC 58.93% Klein, New York NY; Chris King - Judy Ruehl, Batavia OH 1.90 3 3 1 William Toler, Bay Village OH; Ann Kostell, Westlake OH 57.74% 3.68 3 Tina Montgomery, Oxford MS; Martha Young, 1.13 4 4 Nelson Daigle - Sharon Henry, Metairie LA 56.55% Monroe LA; Elizabeth Bryan, Newhebron MS; Olivia Russell, 0.85 5 Susan Rutstein, \boca Raton FL; Nancy Clayman, Boston MA 55.36% Jackson MS 2.86 4 Carolyn Carpenter - Shirley Mueller - Barbara 0.76 5 R Paul Urbanick, Chicago IL; Tinna Moy, Newton MA 54.17% Tommasini - Ronald Tommasini, Louisville KY 1.43 2 Kay Moody - Beth Edmondson, Memphis TN 51.79% 1.07 3 Ike Williford - Ruth Williford, Chidester AR 51.49% MONDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET VII 0.80 4 Chris Laird, Cordova TN; Wendy LaMore, Germantown TN 50.60% 12 Tables 6.77 1 Claude Le Feuvre - Bobbi Le Feuvre, Van Nuys MONDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS TEAMS CA; Mark Ambrose, Louisville KY; Emil Dimitrov, Hot Springs Vlg AR 6 Tables 4.74 2 Kathy Buford - Ilene Markell - K K Weinberg, A B C Memphis TN; Andrew Cavalier, Pensacola FL 2.26 1 1 1 Glen Quackenbush - Sherry Quackenbush, Lenexa KS; Richard 3.05 3 Diane Lord - Sheila Mehaffy - Ann Lewis - Jones, Shawnee Msn KS; Elaine Jones, Shawnee KS 126.00 Sherry Wortsmith, Little Rock AR 1.70 2 2 Linda Badgley - Kathy Bold, Edwardsville IL; Janet Little, Wood 2.37 4 Jo-Ellyn Ryall, Saint Louis MO; Natalie River IL; Carol Phillips, Godfrey IL 89.00 Silverstein - Suzanne Kosky, Toronto ON; Linda Seibert, Olivette MO

JACK AND JACKIE STEWART B/C/D PAIRS MONDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET VIII 23.0 Tables 16 Tables B C D 6.45 1 Mike Harbers - Judith Gandee - Peggy Harbers, 9.74 1 Ken McClenahan, Lone Tree CO; Caryn Villalon, Fallbrook CA 60.73% Franklin TN; Joan Dibaggio, Brentwood TN 4.52 2 Barbara Newman, Nashville TN; Don Turner, 7.58 2 1 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 60.14% Mt Juliet TN; Hannah Tidman, Liberty TN; Yaron Schweizer, 5.69 3 2 Paul Walker, London W1U 1BT England; Frank Wharton, London Nw3 Woodbury TN 1en England 56.68% 2.90 3 Dianne Caldwell, Madison AL; Lynn Quinlan - 4.11 4 Connie Martin - Barry Martin, Dallas TX 56.59% Betty Williams, Huntsville AL; Marilyn Lorch, Owens Cross Rds 4.32 5 3 1 Susan Tom - Thomas Tom, Muskegon MI 55.73% AL 3.20 6 4 Robert Hauger - Alice Hauger, Tulsa OK 55.55% 2.26 4 Donald Power - Karen Allen, Kalamazoo MI; David Keierleber, Flat Rock NC; Ruth Fly, Ridgeland MS 3.24 7 5 2 Kenneth Bisson, Angola IN; Christine Garner, St Paul MN 55.14% 2.35 6 Thomas Olson, Madison WI; Ted Peck, La Crosse WI 54.77% 2.43 3 Lynn Gryll, Chicago IL; Ila Lynn, US 54.12% 1.82 4 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Patrick Frye, Laurel MD 52.64% 2.12 5 Mark Behling, Fenton MO; Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO 50.17% Page 10 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Daily Bulletin

MONDAY COMPACT KO BRACKET IX LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 15 Tables 4.38 1 Alma Farley - Robert Clarke, Richardson TX; J 78.0 Tables / Based on 149 Tables Scott Etchison - Judy Etchison, Dallas TX 100.00 1 James Marsh Sternberg, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV 2725.44 3.07 2 Darlene Scott, Oakville ON; Charlene 75.00 2 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA 2558.04 Richardson, Moorefield ON; Janice Flossbach, Orillia ON; Diane 56.25 3 Linda Lewis - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 2464.40 Jamieson, Kitchener ON 44.44 4 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD 2457.67 1.97 3 Lawayne Eberhart - Janell Eberhart - James 40.00 5 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Frank Mastrola, Swansea MA 2456.68 Dunn - Gussie Dunn, Mandeville LA 1.53 4 Earl Mast, Arlington TX; Margie Patterson - 36.36 6 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Aventura FL 2445.63 Mary Willis, Spring TX; Jim Garnier, Maple Ridge BC 33.33 7 Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 2444.41 30.77 8 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX 2436.48 REECE ROGERS KO BRACKET 1 28.57 9 Ron Smith, San Francisco CA; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 2412.94 16 Tables 26.67 10 Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA; Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 2407.06 35.35 1 Thomas Cox, Mount Juliet TN; Richard 25.00 11 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL 2369.14 Brummer, Effingham IL; Rebecca Lowen, Nashville TN; Jadwiga Polujan, Calgary AB 23.53 12 Gregory Roberts, Aiken SC; Hugh Brown Jr, Mc Cormick SC 2368.54 24.75 2 Lynn Jones, Timonium MD; Albert Shrive, 22.22 13 Melvin Rueppel - Bill Darden, Estes Park CO 2362.04 Dalton PA; Jim McKeown, State College PA; Paul Benedict, 21.05 14 Jeff Hand - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 2356.11 Pikesville MD 20.00 15 Andrea Culberson - Marc Culberson, Weston FL 2350.55 14.14 3/4 Jack Weingold - Joanne Weingold, Boca Raton 19.05 16 Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL 2337.00 FL; Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Shannon Cappelletti, Delray Beach FL 14.14 3/4 Richard Ferrin, Washington DC; Linda 18.18 17 Allen Hawkins Jr - Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 2334.80 Marshall, Bethesda MD; Pam LaShelle, Round Rock TX; W Harris 17.39 18 Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Lew Walter, New York NY 2326.97 Jr, Lombard IL 16.67 19 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 2320.21 16.00 20 Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX; Cindy Bernstein, Memphis TN 2314.53 REECE ROGERS KO BRACKET 2 15.38 21 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Jay Cohodes, Sunrise FL 2313.08 16 Tables 14.81 22 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 2293.92 23.36 1 Hans Strohmer - Nancy Strohmer, Houston TX; Ann Zorn, Billings MT; Marie Wiley, London ON 14.29 23 Susi Ross, Winter Spgs FL; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN 2292.58 16.35 2 Mark Robertson - Richard Jacobson, Phoenix 13.79 24 Pierre Flatowicz, Omaha NE; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH 2287.46 AZ; Joy Rieckers - Marian Wilson, Tucson AZ 13.33 25 Judi Radin - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 2285.46 9.34 3/4 Michael Falcon - Debra Gay Falcon - Frances 12.90 26 Bill Kertes, Toronto ON; Allan Smith, Perkinsfield ON 2281.36 Schenk - Edward Ashworth, Baton Rouge LA 12.50 27 Kathy Longman - Jack Longman, Clearwater FL 2280.17 9.34 3/4 Dee Wilson - Nancy Wilson, Des Moines IA; 12.12 28 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 2279.48 Richard Wendricks - A Fetters, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR 11.76 29 Jim Hilton, Austin TX; Daniel Suty, Houston TX 2259.27 REECE ROGERS KO BRACKET 3 11.43 30 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Gerard Laquerriere, Clovis CA 2245.15 16 Tables 11.11 31 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 2244.23 18.33 1 Diane Henson - Larry Henson, Minnetonka MN; 10.81 32 Gerald Koonce - Bonnie Melchior, Little Rock AR 2239.70 Jane Chadwick, Ponte Vedra Bch FL; Bill Gilmore, Jacksonville FL 10.53 33 Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 2239.41 12.83 2 Theresa Venhuis, Redmond WA; Charles Scholl, Shaker Heights OH; Ankur Rathi, Fort Worth TX; Mahesh Rathi, 10.26 34 Ron Mitchell, Jeffersonvlle IN; Dennis Hesthaven, Louisville KY 2239.35 Austin TX 10.00 35 Kay Beck, Noblesville IN; Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA 2238.16 7.33 3/4 Sue Hanneman - Mark Hanneman, Plainfield IL; 9.76 36 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 2234.16 Virginia Swift - Joseph Barbary, New York NY 9.52 37 Thomas Peters - Carolyn Peters, Grapeland TX 2232.89 7.33 3/4 Edwin Glickman - Han Sarah Glickman, 9.30 38 Ann Rickard, Simpsonville SC; Michael Oechsler, Charleston SC 2231.19 Snowmass CO; Sylvia Dunne, Chicago IL; Sue Falk, New York 9.09 39 Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 2222.63 NY 8.89 40 James Thurtell - James Bauer, Dallas TX 2221.51 REECE ROGERS KO BRACKET 4 8.70 41 Bruce Houston, Mc Lean VA; Kenneth Davis, Alexandria VA 2219.85 13 Tables 8.51 42 Robert Bitterman - Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 2217.41 10.59 1 Larry Adler - Stephen Lightman - Ann Adler, 8.33 43 Kay Joyce - Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC 2216.81 Memphis TN; Blake Sanders, Jonesboro AR 8.16 44 Laurence Rivkin, Dunwoody GA; Chris Moll, Raleigh NC 2216.76 7.41 2 Paul Nelson, Petoskey MI; Mark Hess, 10.42 45 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 2214.22 Charlevoix MI; Marilyn Anstett - Jennifer Paulsrud, Fargo ND 4.24 3/4 Robert Dolan - Linda Dolan, Etowah NC; John 7.84 46 David Rodney - Avril Rodney, Fairfax VA 2213.66 Mindock - Anne Mindock, Hot Springs Vlg AR 7.69 47 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ 2206.54 4.24 3/4 Neil Brackley, Cordova TN; Lora Adkins - 8.61 48 John Herrmann - Marcia Lanphear, Chattanooga TN 2205.56 Teresa Crosby - Diane Guiliano, Germantown TN 7.41 49 Steven Cooper - Kitty Cooper, Fort Collins CO 2195.14 7.27 50 Paul Janicki - Richard Chan, Markham ON 2193.84

SUNDAY-MONDAY SIDE GAME SERIES 47.0 Tables A B C 8.65 1 Ed Word Jr, Monroe LA; Barbara Norris, West Monroe LA 62.75% 6.49 2 Luz Ortega, Tampa FL; Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA 62.55% 4.87 3 Jennie Flynn Sauviac, Metairie LA; Nonie Leavitt, New Orleans LA 62.53% 3.65 4 Marlene Keliher, Chestnut Hill MA; Marina Polestra, Boston MA 60.63% 3.40 5 Martha Roth, Coronado CA; Barbara Levinson, Cincinnati OH 60.53% 2.05 6 Arthur Lowen - Elaine Said, Nashville TN 59.56% 5.31 1 Dee Wilson - Nancy Wilson, Des Moines IA 57.49% 3.98 2 1 Eric Neumann, Downers Grove IL; Judy Zhu, Naperville IL 57.39% 3.08 3 Theresa Andino, Niceville FL; Glynda Caldwell, Jacksonville FL 56.12% 2.24 4 Mary Petit, Hernando FL; Elizabeth Nagle, Wethersfield CT 56.07% 2.16 5 Elizabeth Hudson - Dewitt Hudson Jr, Arlington TX 54.66% 1.54 6 Robert Tully, White Hall AR; Mark Frueh, Aurora IL 53.87% 2.16 2 Darin Campo, Huber Hts OH; Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH 53.49% 1.62 3 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Paul Smith, Clayton NC 50.05% 1.22 4 Charles Kelly, Anniston AL; David Kellogg, Jacksonville AL 44.48% 0.91 5 Betty McCauley - Frances Murrell, Oklahoma City OK 43.37%

FRAN DOWNING A/X PAIRS 48.0 Tables / Based on 72 Tables A X 26.36 1 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 59.88% 19.77 2 1 Lois Boagni - K Boagni Jr, Opelousas LA 59.77% 14.83 3 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 59.77% 11.12 4 Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 59.57% 8.79 5 Melanie Tucker - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 58.40% 7.53 6 2 Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR 57.67% 6.59 7 Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN 57.47% Second place in the Leventritt Silver Ribbon 5.86 8 Michael Polowan, New York NY; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 57.41% Pairs went to Sheila Gabay and Lloyd Arvedon. 5.27 9 3 Uday Maitra, Mississauga ON; Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON 57.31% 4.79 10 En Xie, Saint Louis MO; Alice Brown, Midlothian VA 56.82% 6.80 11 Charles Martineau, Brossard QC; Andre Chartrand, Montreal QC 56.45% 4.06 12 Barry Senensky, Maple ON; Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON 56.28% 4.73 13 4 Charles Sepessy, Cordova TN; Michael Boruta, Anacortes WA 56.19% 3.51 14 Patrick Williams, Greenbrier TN; Maclin Whiteman, Nashville TN 55.97% 3.30 15 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 55.55% 3.10 16 Hao Ge, Bay Village OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 55.53% 3.17 17 5 Grant Robinson, Orinda CA; Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA 55.40% 2.52 6 David Loeb, Heathrow FL; Maureen Loeb, Lake Mary FL 54.10% Daily Bulletin Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Page 11 A Look Back Helpful opponent By Barry Rigal Famous deals from past NABC contests Dlr: North ♠ K 8 6 Champion goat Dlr: East ♠ A K Q 9 8 3 Vul: None ♥ A J 6 4 2 Here’s a hand played by Bobby Nail presented Vul: None ♥ Q 5 2 ♦ K 8 6 5 in the February 1963 Bridge Bulletin. ♦ K ♣ 6 Nail’s famous humor, more often directed ♣ J 8 4 ♠ Q J 4 ♠ A 10 9 5 toward himself than others, led him to nominate ♠ J 4 ♠ 10 7 6 5 ♥ Q 9 ♥ K 10 3 himself “champion goat of all time” for this “last ♥ 10 4 ♥ J 9 6 ♦ 7 4 ♦ J 9 3 hand of a tournament” that cost him a National ♦ 8 7 6 5 4 2 ♦ 10 3 ♣ Q J 7 5 4 2 ♣ 10 8 3 Men’s Pair Championship. Nail was playing with ♣ 10 5 3 ♣ A K Q 2 ♠ 7 3 2 Joseph G. Ripstra. ♠ 2 ♥ 7 6 5 Ripstra ♥ A K 8 7 3 ♦ A Q 10 2 ♠ J 8 4 ♦ A Q J 9 ♣ A K 9 ♥ K 8 3 2 ♣ 9 7 6 I assume that most of us would fall from grace ♦ 10 7 4 2 Kyle Marc Mike Leslie and open the North hand 1♥, thus playing in 4♥ ♣ 7 4 Larsen Zwerling Lawrence Tsou West North East South ♠ 10 7 5 3 ♠ Q 9 6 2 West North East South 1♥ Pass 2♦ ♥ A 7 6 ♥ Q 10 9 1♥ Pass 3♦ Pass 4♥ ♦ 3 ♦ K 9 8 5 Pass 2♠ Pass 3♦ All Pass ♣ K 10 8 5 3 ♣ 9 6 Pass 3♥ Pass 4♥ At my table, I received a club lead and led a Nail All Pass heart to the 9, jack and king two. I won the club ♠ A K Larsen led the only suit that gave the defense an return, pitching a spade, and played a heart to the ♥ J 5 4 opportunity to set the contract – he led the ♣3. After ace. I then went to the ♦Q, ruffed a club and ran the ♦ A Q J 6 Lawrence cashed his top three clubs, he could see diamonds. This was the ending: ♣ A Q J 2 no other hope for a side suit trick, so he continued ♠ K 8 Nail got the ♥6 as the opening lead against his with the 13th club, hoping for a trump promotion. ♥ 8 4 3NT contract. East won with the queen and returned Tsou ruffed with the ♥8, overruffed with Larsen’s ♦ — the 10, carefully covered with the jack so as to ♥10 and won with the ♥Q. Lawrence’s trump ♣ — force the ace and retain dummy’s K-8 as a tenace holding now promotes unless Tsou takes a first- ♠ Q J ♠ A 10 9 over the opener’s presumed 9-7. West continued round finesse to the ♥7. Would you? Tsou had to ♥ — ♥ 10 with the ♥7, dummy’s 8 was played, the 9 won hope the heart spots were favorable for him, which ♦ — ♦ — and Nail lost three hearts, a diamond and a club. they weren’t. Another good contract down the drain. ♣ Q 2 ♣ — “I played West for the kind of idiot who would fail ♠ 7 3 2 to duck the second heart with ace and two others ♥ 7 left; he played me for the kind of idiot who would ♦ — figure an opponent might win the second heart trick ♣ — and continue the suit from a holding of A-9-7-6. At this point, I simply played for the ♠A to be One of us was wrong! We lost the event by three onside – no dice. matchpoints.” I had been give a chance to make the contract. Nail, a victim of congenital osteomalacia (a West should have put up the ♥Q on the first round disease marked by rheumatic pain and increasing of the suit. Now I cannot arrange the endplay no softening of the bones) played through the entire matter what I do. Trials in a wheelchair, the result of a fractured At another table, Rajendra Gokhale was kneecap. Despite pain and discomfort, he watching when East was stewing as to what to lead. maintained both a high standard of play and the wry His opponent asked sympathetically if he would like jokes and gentle jibes at himself and partners which some help and pulled out a card for him. East took have made him the favorite of the kibitzers. Also a look and accepted the choice – yes, you guessed it of almost every player who has ever played against – it was the ♥3! This play forced West to put up the him. ♥Q. Now declarer had no chance. Solid defense This hand from an early round of the 1978 Spingold was written up in the September 1978 Bridge Bulletin. Debra Poston, Ask Me Girl in training

MONDAY MORNING HAPPY BRIDGE NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Joan Henry, Cordova TN; Dedie Holmes, Germantown TN 64.29% 1 Camilla Barber - Evelyn Kay Lait, Memphis TN 60.71% 2 2 Katherine Brents, Germantown TN; Barbara Layman, Memphis TN 63.69% 2 1 Jane O’Neill, Cordova TN; Easter Kirby, Memphis TN 58.33% 3 3 1 Jenna Calovini, Collierville TX; Bonnie McKeever, Germantown TN 59.52% 3 Carolyn Borneman - Gene Borneman, Conway AR 55.95% 4 4 2 Harry Kilpatrick - Janet Samson, Flowery Branch GA 57.74% 4 2 1 Willie Bandy, Nashville TN; Graziella Fichthorn, Southaven MS 54.17% 3 2 Patty Turner, Hattiesburg MS; Karen Birck, Wilton CT 50.00%

MARGO LAMANNA 299ER PAIRS MONDAY EVENING ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 William Herman, Bellevue WA; William Taylor, Davidson NC 58.93% 1 1 Sally Bowers - William Bowers, Avon CO 62.20% 2 2 1 William Toler, Bay Village OH; Ann Kostell, Westlake OH 57.74% 2 2 Nelson Daigle - Sharon Henry, Metairie LA 56.55% 3 3 2 Ike Williford - Ruth Williford, Chidester AR 51.49% 3 Susan Rutstein, \boca Raton FL; Nancy Clayman, Boston MA 55.36% 4 3 Chris Laird, Cordova TN; Wendy LaMore, Germantown TN 50.60% 4 3 R Paul Urbanick, Chicago IL; Tinna Moy, Newton MA 54.17% 1 Kay Moody - Beth Edmondson, Memphis TN 51.79% 2 Charles Butler, Chicago IL; Daniel Copp, Memphis TN 47.92% Page 12 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Daily Bulletin

PAIRINGS IN TODAY’S VANDERBILT Piotr Zak - Grzegorz Lewaciak, Lodz Poland; Jerzy Zaremba, Gaylor Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Larry Kozlove, Louisville KY; Chapel Hill NC; Jaroslaw Cieslak, Paradzice Poland; Waldemar Peter Boyd, Darnestown MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; KO TEAMS Frukacz, Gloucester ON Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Fred Stewart, Bloomington NY 77 Tables vs Marty Fleisher, New York NY; Michael Kamil, Holmdel NJ; Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Venice FL; Daniel Korbel, Waterloo ON; Ira Chorush, Houston TX; Josh Chip Martel, Davis CA; Lew Stansby, Dublin CA; Steve Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD; David Berkowitz, Boca Raton Donn, Las Vegas NV; Roger Lee, Pasadena CA Weinstein, Andes NY; Robert Levin, Henderson NV FL; Terje Aa, Heimdal Norway; Jorgen Molberg, Trondheim vs Norway Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL; Dennis McGarry, Stuart FL; John Lewis, Fort Lauderdale FL; Lee Bukstel, Boca Raton FL; vs Russell Ekeblad, Portsmouth RI; Peter Weichsel, Carlsbad CA; Michael Wolf, Coral Springs FL; Saul Gross, Miami Beach FL Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Samantha Nystrom, Burnaby BC; Jerry Clerkin - Dennis Clerkin, Bloomington IN Shan Huang, Toronto ON; Jianfeng Luo, North York ON vs Nick Nickell - Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Ralph Katz, Burr Danny Sprung - JoAnn Sprung, Philadelphia PA; David Ridge IL; Jeff Meckstroth - Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; John Kranyak, Las Vegas NV; Richard Schwartz, Aventura Caprera, Denver CO; David Grainger, Bend OR Bob Hamman, Dallas TX FL; Louk Verhees, 2215 SH Voorhou Netherlands; Rico Van vs Prooijen, Nieuw Vennep Netherlands; Eldad Ginossar, Moshav Sheila Ekeblad, Providence RI; Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal Ron Zambonini, Nepean ON; Stephen Brown - John Valliant, Zofit Israel; Ron QC; Vincent Demuy, Laval QC; Jie Zhao, Boca Raton FL; Ottawa ON; Doug Fraser, Victoria BC Pachtmann, Kfar Saba Israel David Bakhshi, London England vs vs James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Dania FL; Jacek Kalita, Warsaw Poland; Jessica Piafsky, New York NY; Stephen Goldstein, Anaheim CA; Gary Brown, San Francisco Alfredo Versace - Lorenzo Lauria, Rome Italy; Giorgio Duboin, Fred Hoffer, Montreal QC; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON CA; Andreas Konyves - Borje Rudenstal, Sweden Torino Italy; Antonio Sementa, Parma Italy vs Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Curtis Cheek - Joe Grue, Las Vegas Stephen Landen, Ellicott City MD; Venkatrao Koneru, San A J Stephani, Cincinnati OH; Peter Whipple, Mason OH; David NV; Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Ishmael Delmonte, New Antonio TX; Mark Feldman, Austin TX; Dan Morse, Houston Camillus - Ryan Schultz, Dayton OH South Wales Australia; Thomas Bessis, Paris France TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX; William Pollack, Basking vs Ridge NJ Pierre Zimmermann - Franck Multon - Geir Helgemo - Tor Pawel Niedzielski, Lodz Poland; Jan Zadroga, Ksiazenice vs Helness - Claudio Nunes - Fulvio Fantoni, Monaco Poland; Piotr Walczak - Dominik Filipowicz, Kalisz Poland Kasper Konow - Anders Hagen - Gregers Bjarnarson, vs Copenhagen Denmark; Michael Askgaard, Gentofte Denmark Jean La Traverse - Josette Levesque - Chantal Dube, Montreal John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs QC; Richard Collette, Valleyfield QC CA; Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; James Krekorian, Pensacola Justin Lall, Henderson NV; Hemant Lall, Dallas TX; Judith FL; Jon Baldursson, Reykoavik Iceland; Thorlakur Jonsson, Bianco - Win Allegaert, New York NY; Lapt Chan, Forest Hills Aubrey Strul - Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Steve 200 Kopavogur Iceland NY; Jaggy Shivdasani, Pleasantville NY Garner, Chicago IL; Howard Weinstein, San Diego CA; Boye vs vs Brogeland, Norway; Erik Saelensminde, Jessheim Norway Steve Bloom - Betty Bloom, Duanesburg NY; John Zilic, Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Craig Ganzer, Brooklyn NY; vs Houston TX; Jeffrey Juster, Dallas TX Raghavendra Rajkumar, Ithaca NY; Corey Krantz, Drexel Hill Hansa Narasimhan, Los Altos Hills CA; Amar Banerjee, PA Bhadreswar India; Kaystabh Nandi - Sandip Datta - Bhabesh Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas Saha, Kolkata India; Debrabrata Majumdar, India NV; Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Sjoert Paul Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA; Gavin Wolpert, Jupiter FL; Brink, Rotterdam Netherlands; Bas Drijver, Capelle Aan Den John Hurd - Joel Wooldridge, New York NY; Krzysztof Buras, Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell, Las Vegas NV; Netherlands Warszawa Poland; Grzegorz Narkiewicz, Bielsk Poland Cezary Balicki, Smolec Poland; Adam Zmudzinski, Katowice vs vs Poland; Andrew Gromov - Aleksander Dubinin, Moscow David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY; Allen Kahn, New York Paul Wyer, Australia; Michael Courtney, ; Bob Jones, Russia NY; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY; Ai-Tai Lo, Reston VA Hypoluxo FL; Stephen Burgess, New Zealand vs Bob Todd - Douglas Fisher - Neil Kimelman - Donald Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA; John Mohan, Huixquilucan Barry Rigal, New York NY; Glenn Milgrim, Forest Hills NY; Pearsons, Winnipeg MB Mexico; Diego Brenner, L’Eixample Barc Spain; Carlos Bruce Rogoff, Tenafly NJ; Josh Parker - Jeff Aker, Briarcliff Pellegrini, Buenos Aires Argentina; Joao Paulo Campos - NY; Brady Richter, Summit NJ George Jacobs, Hinsdale IL; Steve Beatty, Mill Creek WA; Miguel Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo Brazil vs Norberto Bocchi, Barcelona Spain; Agustin Madala, Buenos vs G S Jade Barrett - Karen Lee Barrett, Elk Point SD; Anne Aires Argentina; Walid Elahmady - Tarek Sadek, Cairo Egypt G Venkatesh, Los Altos CA; Keyzad Anklesaria, Reno NV; P Dawson, Delhi LA; Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; Apolinary vs Sridhar - Kirubakara Moorthy, Chennai India; Jyotindra Shah, Kowalski, Warsaw Poland; Jacek Romanski, Goscinna Poland Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Dave Westfall, Spokane WA; Mumbai India; Uttam Gupta, Bangalore India Rajendra Gokhale, Redmond WA; Satya Rami, Morganville NJ Pablo Lambardi, Buenos Aires Argentina; Hector Camberos, Reese Milner, Los Angeles CA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Charlotte NC; Luis Palazzo, Santiago Chile; Walter Fornasari, John Diamond, Boca Raton FL; Brian Platnick, Evanston Chris Compton, Dallas TX; Jacob Morgan, Madison WI; Matt Argentina IL; Brad Moss, San Anselmo CA; Fred Gitelman - Geoff Granovetter, Cincinnati OH; Ron Rubin, Miami FL vs Hampson, Las Vegas NV; Eric Greco, Wynnewood PA vs Brian Glubok - Marius Agica, New York NY; Allan Graves, vs Allan Falk, Okemos MI; John Lusky, Portland OR; Peter Barnet VT; Daniel Gerstman, Buffalo NY Hua Poon - Allen Tan - Choon Chou Loo, Singapore Friedland, Cupertino CA; Mark Dahl, Richmond VA Singapore; Munawar Sawiruddin, Jakarta Indonesia Hans Christian Graversen, Aalborg Denmark; Dennis Bilde, Mary Ann Berg, Atherton CA; Huub Bertens, Tilburg Aarhus Denmark; Martin Schaltz, Odense Denmark; Lars Josef Piekarek, Hamburg Germany; Alexander Smirnov, Netherlands; Ton Bakkeren, Oisterwijk Netherlands; Blakset, Copenhagen Denmark Lubeck Germany; Roy Welland, New York NY; Bart Bramley, Bauke Muller, Hoorn Netherlands; Simon De Wijs, Doorn vs Dallas TX; Sabine Auken, Charlottenlund Denmark; Daniela Netherlands; Mark Lair, Canyon TX Juan Carlos Ventin - Juan Pont - Javier Graupera, Barcelona von Arnim, D-68766 Hockenh Germany vs Spain; Alejandro Bianchedi - Ernesto Muzzio, Buenos Aires vs Doug Doub, W Hartford CT; Franklin Merblum, Bloomfield Argentina; Frederic Wrang, Stockholm Sweden Paul Gipson, Duns Td113pz United Kingdom; Alex Gipson, CT; Jay Borker, Greenwich CT; Gert Jan Paulissen, Amsterdam Orpington England; Tim Rees, Crowthorne England; Samantha Netherlands Piotr Tuszynski, Warsaw Poland; Nick Bykov, Stockton CA; Punch, Stirling United Kingdom Michal Nowosadzki, Weyheriwi Poland; Farid Assemi - Peter Bertheau, Taby Sweden; Fredrik Nystrom - Johan Edward Wojewoda, Fresno CA; Srikanth Kodayam, Fremont Warren Spector, Palm Beach FL; Gary Cohler, Miami FL; Upmark, Stockholm Sweden; Per-Ola Cullin, Johanneshov CA Michael Rosenberg, Cupertino CA; Chris Willenken - Bjorn Sweden; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Kevin Bathurst, New vs Fallenius, New York NY; Peter Fredin, Malmo Sweden York NY Wen Wang, Shanghai Pr People’s Republic of China; Gu vs vs Ling, People’s Republic of China; Yu Zhang - Yan Lu, Beijing Thomas Carmichael, Kennesaw GA; Drew Hoskins, Bryan Maksymetz, Vancouver BC; Arno Hobart, Markham ON; People’s Republic of China; Xuefeng Feng, Chengdu People’s Burlingame CA; Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN; David Walker, David Lindop - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON Republic of China; Li Salem VA Ping Wang, Shanghai People’s Republic of China Jie Li, Beijing China People’s Republic of China; Fu Zhong, Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; Sam Lev, New York NY; Jacek Beijing People’s Republic of China; Jian-Jian Wang, Clarksville Geeske Joel, Palo Alto CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX; Jill Pszczola, Chapel Hill NC; Piotr Gawrys, Warsaw Poland; Tony MD; Jiang Gu, Mountain Lakes NJ Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Janice Seamon-Molson, Hollywood Forrester, Herefordshire England; Gunnar Hallberg, Brighton vs FL; Benedicte Cronier - Sylvie Willard, Paris France United Kingdom Jurek Czyzowicz, Gatineau QC; Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks vs vs CA; Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; Dan Jacob, Vancouver BC Zach Brescoll, Hendersonville NC; Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; Kevin Collins, Dunwoody GA; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON Daily Bulletin Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Page 13

LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 2ND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D E F EAST-WEST 1 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Frank Mastrola, Swansea MA 64.51% 1 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA 63.59% 2 Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Lew Walter, New York NY 61.76% 2 Sally Wheeler, The Woodlands TX; Cindy Bernstein, Memphis TN 61.84% 3 Gregory Roberts, Aiken SC; Hugh Brown Jr, Mc Cormick SC 61.59% 3 Stephen McConnell, Evanston IL; Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD 61.44% 4 Ron Smith, San Francisco CA; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 61.46% 4 Kathy Longman - Jack Longman, Clearwater FL 60.89% 5 Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI; Robert Cappelli, Bloomfield MI 59.64% 5 Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 60.76% 6 Sim Therrell - Andrew Bernstein, Memphis TN 59.44% 6 Laurence Rivkin, Dunwoody GA; Chris Moll, Raleigh NC 60.51% 7 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 59.09% 7 Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA; Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 59.97% 8 Allen Hawkins Jr - Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 58.97% 8 James Marsh Sternberg, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV 59.82% 9 Andrea Culberson - Marc Culberson, Weston FL 58.59% 9 Bruce Houston, Mc Lean VA; Kenneth Davis, Alexandria VA 58.34% 10 Ala Hamilton-Day, Rose Valley PA; William Arlinghaus, Ann Arbor MI 58.54% 10 Judi Radin - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 58.14% 11 Cedric Pang, Vista CA; Godfrey Chang, Honolulu HI 57.49% 11 Jim Hilton, Austin TX; Daniel Suty, Houston TX 57.49% 12 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 56.92% 12 Steven Cooper - Kitty Cooper, Fort Collins CO 56.72% 13 Linda Lewis - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 56.72% 13 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 56.64% 14 Randall Berseth, Bear DE; Jess Stuart, West Chester PA 55.82% 14 Stuart Goodgold, San Jose CA; Bruce Blakely, San Rafael CA 56.62% 15/16 Dave Smith, Walls MS; Kate Burton, Durham CT 55.64% 15 Kay Beck, Noblesville IN; Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA 56.52% 15/16 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; John Dockray, Villanova PA 55.64% 16 Thomas Peters - Carolyn Peters, Grapeland TX 56.19% 17 Lauren Block, Manhasset NY; Howard Friedman, Great Neck NY 55.57% 17 James Thurtell - James Bauer, Dallas TX 55.89% 18 Dan Parish - Elise Parish, Omaha NE 55.19% 18 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX 55.29% 19 Petra Hamman, Dallas TX; Emily Harrell, Shoal Creek AL 54.95% 19/20 Jeff Hand - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 55.00% 20 Kay Joyce - Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC 54.75% 19/20 Jennifer Jones - Bob Klein, Santa Rosa CA 55.00% 21 Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL 54.32% 21 Denis Bennett, London England; Brian Senior, Nottingham England 54.57% 22 John Rengstorff - Scott Levine, New York NY 54.05% 22 Dave Swarthout - Donna Swarthout, San Antonio TX 54.37% 23 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 53.37% 23 Pierre Flatowicz, Omaha NE; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH 54.20% 24 Robert Bitterman - Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 52.82% 24 David Rodney - Avril Rodney, Fairfax VA 54.10% 25 Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 52.40% 25 J Adams, Columbus OH; Dean Ishida, Blacklick OH 54.00% 26/27 Robert Teel Jr, Birmingham AL; Paul Lewis, Zionsville IN 51.90% 26 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ 53.85% 26/27 Robert Levey, Bethesda MD; Robert Sweeney, Memphis TN 51.90% 27 Steve Gross, Westlake Vilg CA; Ellen Anten, Encino CA 53.80% 28 Malcolm Ewashkiw, Belleville ON; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 51.82% 28 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Aventura FL 53.55% 29 Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS; Clifton Miller Sr, Shreveport LA 51.80% 29 Randy Thompson, Albuquerque NM; Barry Spector, Springfield VA 53.07% 30 Bill Kertes, Toronto ON; Allan Smith, Perkinsfield ON 51.77% 30 Stephen Apodaca, Santa Fe NM; Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI 53.00% 31 Richard Taube, Marietta GA; Jim Stogner, Atlanta GA 51.65% 31 Melvin Rueppel - Bill Darden, Estes Park CO 52.57%

SUNDAY-MONDAY SIDE GAME SERIES MONDAY EVENING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS VV WW XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Luz Ortega, Tampa FL; Rammohan Sarangan, Arlington VA 62.55% 1 Ed Word Jr, Monroe LA; Barbara Norris, West Monroe LA 62.75% 2 Jennie Flynn Sauviac, Metairie LA; Nonie Leavitt, New Orleans LA 62.53% 2 Martha Roth, Coronado CA; Barbara Levinson, Cincinnati OH 60.53% 3 Marlene Keliher, Chestnut Hill MA; Marina Polestra, Boston MA 60.63% 3 Peter Clark, Ottawa ON; Arline Fulton, Englishtown NJ 58.86% 4 Arthur Lowen - Elaine Said, Nashville TN 59.56% 4 Larry Federico - Judy Katz, Metairie LA 58.81% 5/6 Marvin French - Alice Leicht, San Diego CA 57.72% 5 1 Dee Wilson - Nancy Wilson, Des Moines IA 57.49% 5/6 Rick Roeder, La Mesa CA; Liliane Kirchhoff, San Francisco CA 57.72% 6 2 1 Eric Neumann, Downers Grove IL; Judy Zhu, Naperville IL 57.39% 7 Shelba Parmley, Oklahoma City OK; Linda Hughes, Edmond OK 57.34% 7 Steve Shirey - Darlene Shirey, Fort Worth TX 56.22% 8 Steven Schatzow, Washington DC; Alfred Duncker, Alexandria VA 56.63% 8 3 Mary Petit, Hernando FL; Elizabeth Nagle, Wethersfield CT 56.07% 9 1 Theresa Andino, Niceville FL; Glynda Caldwell, Jacksonville FL 56.12% 9 Richard Weissman - Laurie Vogel, New York NY 55.64% 10 Susan Bailey Carman - Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI 56.07% 10 Harley McCabe - Janet Neel Fleenor, Bowling Green KY 55.52% 11 Hans Kadletz, Graz Austria; Phyllis Fireman, Chestnut Hill MA 55.97% 11 Irfan Ashraf, Ajax ON; Judy Singer, Toronto ON 55.34% 12 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; B Horiguchi, Gardena CA 55.87% 12 Edward Ashworth - Frances Schenk, Baton Rouge LA 55.16% 13 2 Elizabeth Hudson - Dewitt Hudson Jr, Arlington TX 54.66% 13 Brian Mason - Gerri Anne Mason, Crossville TN 54.30% 14 Roberta Magnus, Brooklyn NY; Shelly Dunietz, New York NY 54.20% 14 Bonnie Bagley, Colorado Spgs CO; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 54.10% 15 3 Robert Tully, White Hall AR; Mark Frueh, Aurora IL 53.87% 15 Sandra DeMartino, Riverside CT; Joyce Stiefel, Wethersfield CT 53.95% 16 4 1 Darin Campo, Huber Hts OH; Robert Fisk, Cincinnati OH 53.49% 16 Mac Steen - Jamie Steen, Bellevue WA 53.85% 17 5 Kimberly Gilman - Robin Hillyard, Carlisle MA 52.88% 17 4 Bert Sheldon, Houston TX; Paul Sitz, Ramsey MN 53.54% 18 Lynn John Federico, Kenner LA; Phyllis Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 52.38% 18 Bruce Caldwell, Jacksonville FL; Robert Todd, Tallahassee FL 53.16% 19 Roxana Tom, Campbellton TX; Roxana Tom, San Antonio TX 50.86% 19 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Martin Johnson Jr, Folly Beach SC 52.13% 6 Susan Seckinger, Wethersfield CT; Carol Legoullon, Cocoa Beach FL 50.40% 5 Dave Lang, Ottawa ON; William Sharp, Nepean ON 51.52% 7 Kathy Swaine - Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA 50.35% 6 William Wong, Elizabethtown KY; Diane Oldham, Cordova TN 51.16% 8 Sandra Krietzberg, Belmar NJ; Cleopatra Guastella, Red Bank NJ 49.90% 7 Eugene Fisher - Adrienne Fisher, Potomac MD 50.66% 9 Debra Gay Falcon - Michael Falcon, Baton Rouge LA 49.75% 8 Gerald Lackner, Graz Austria; Senta Lackner, Unterpremstätte Austria 50.15% 2 Carole Whitley, Campbellsville KY; Judy Banks, Elizabethtown KY 43.07% 9 2 Julia Bon Smith, Chapel Hill NC; Paul Smith, Clayton NC 50.05% 3 Dick Heil, N Little Rock AR; Carl Gray, Benton AR 42.66% 10 Randall Rubinstein, Queens NY; Luna Benardete, New York NY 48.68% 3 Charles Kelly, Anniston AL; David Kellogg, Jacksonville AL 44.48% 4 Betty McCauley - Frances Murrell, Oklahoma City OK 43.37%

JACK & JACKIE STEWART B/C/D PAIRS MONDAY EVENING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST B C D B C D 1 1 Paul Walker, London England; Frank Wharton, London n England 55.41% 1 Ken McClenahan, Lone Tree CO; Caryn Villalon, Fallbrook CA 66.67% 2 2 Anne Stone - Frances Sowell, Columbia TN 53.59% 2 1 1 Lynn Gryll, Chicago IL; Ila Lynn, US 56.93% 3 3 Max Aeschbacher, Salt Lake City UT; Judy Hyde, Aspen CO 53.29% 3 2 Tad Yoshikawa - Florence Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA 56.47% 4 Robert Korten, Frankfort MI; Michael Creager, Brecksville OH 51.24% 4 3 Brenda Thomas, Columbia MD; Steve Graves, Olney MD 56.19% 5 4 Thomas Olson, Madison WI; Ted Peck, La Crosse WI 50.17% 5 4 Maggie Wright, Germantown TN; Dean Phillips, Cabot AR 55.10% 1 Mark Behling, Fenton MO; Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO 44.57% 2 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Patrick Frye, Laurel MD 53.53% 2 Bill Pope - Bev Pope, Burlington ON 44.42% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST B C D B C D 1 1 Ruth Kuncel - James Hudson, Elmhurst IL 60.39% 1 1 1 Susan Tom - Thomas Tom, Muskegon MI 53.93% 2 2 Robert Hauger - Alice Hauger, Tulsa OK 58.37% 2 Connie Martin - Barry Martin, Dallas TX 53.27% 3 3 S Berry, Bath MI; Alan Charters, Kitchener ON 58.26% 3 2 Dorothy Johnson, Independence MO; Kathy Rolfe, Lake Winnebago MO 51.74% 4 4 Joanna Cadden - Kimi Lambert, Austin TX 57.63% 4 3 Susan Boyle, Memphis TN; Bill Phillips, Cabot AR 49.65% 1 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 51.94% 4 Maria Tsoukalas, New York NY; William Kraybill, Lewis Center OH 45.66% 2 Debbie House - Tonya Jones, Nashville TN 51.83% 2 Robert MacNeal, Point Ludlow WA; Carmen Duffek, Anthem AZ 44.57%

FRAN DOWNING A/X PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO PP QQ EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Victoria Muir - William Muir, Kansas City MO 61.80% 1 Bill Wisdom - Dan Fowler, Salisbury NC 61.61% 2 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 61.20% 2 1 Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR 59.32% 3 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 60.96% 3 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Le Yu, Evanston IL 58.66% 4 Melanie Tucker - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 60.82% 4 En Xie, Saint Louis MO; Alice Brown, Midlothian VA 57.76% 5 Christal Henner-Welland, New York NY; Nicolas Hammond, Marietta GA 60.22% 5 Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 57.41% 6 Michael Polowan, New York NY; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 58.65% 6 Jacqueline Sincoff - Roger Lord, Saint Louis MO 57.17% 7 1 Uday Maitra, Mississauga ON; Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON 58.40% 7 Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Diane Travis, Cincinnati OH 57.03% 8 2 Winston Legge Jr - Jennie Legge, Pensacola FL 57.32% 8 Louallen Thomassen, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Michael Heymann, Fort Worth TX 56.93% 9 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 56.07% 9 Amy Downing - Michael Schreiber, Memphis TN 56.23% 10 Stephen Nellissen, Ramsey NJ; John Gilbert, Kitchener ON 56.04% 10 2 Lois Boagni - K Boagni Jr, Opelousas LA 55.17% 11 Craig Allen, Glen Ellyn IL; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 55.55% 11 3 Charles Sepessy, Cordova TN; Michael Boruta, Anacortes WA 54.39% 12 Roger McNay, Beaverton OR; Daniel Hoekstra, Portland OR 55.45% 12 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 53.46% 13 3 David Loeb, Heathrow FL; Maureen Loeb, Lake Mary FL 54.80% 13 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 53.39% 14 4 Grant Robinson, Orinda CA; Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA 53.51% 14 4 Michael McNamara, White Plains NY; Rory Millson, Bronxville NY 52.88% 15 Raymond Sachs - Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA 53.45% 15 Rita Ellington, Traverse City MI; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 52.48% 16 Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN 53.01% 16 5 Russell Samuel, Long Beach NY; Barry Samuel, Santa Rosa CA 52.46% 17 Patrick Williams, Greenbrier TN; Maclin Whiteman, Nashville TN 52.73% 17 Robert Brandow - Gene Benedict, Toledo OH 51.73% 18 Himanshu Joshi, Chester NJ; William Esberg, Long Branch NJ 52.48% 18 Kevin Dwyer, Tampa FL; Kimberly Whipple, Boca Grande FL 51.32% 19 5 Roger Webb - Philippe Galaski, Amherst MA 51.55% 19 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York City NY 51.11% 6 Andris Strauss - Marie Burgess-Strauss, Abingdon MD 50.57% 6 Hazel Schoenberg - Jules Schoenberg, Plano TX 50.52% 7 Charles Fortney - Kathleen Fortney, Wheaton IL 50.40% 8 Rochelle Djmal, Neptune NJ; Alisa Crowe, Middletown NJ 49.11%

UNIT 179 SIDE GAME SERIES MONDAY MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Yaron Schweizer, Woodbury TN; Hannah Tidman, Liberty TN 64.58% 1 1 Barry Samuel, Santa Rosa CA; Russell Samuel, Long Beach NY 63.83% 2 2 Peter Cleaves, Sarasota FL; Jim Dick, Woodbridge VA 64.02% 2 Frances Doss, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Sally Meckstroth, Clearwater Bch FL 61.17% 3 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Fay Teal, Mesa AZ 55.68% 3 2 Mary Jane Gladfelter - Michael Gladfelter, Columbus OH 57.01% 4 3 Robert Korten, Frankfort MI; Michael Creager, Brecksville OH 55.49% 4 3 Suzanne Cliffe - James Thornton, New Orleans LA 56.63% 5 4 Arline Fulton, Englishtown NJ; Dave Kuschel, Minot ND 53.41% 5 4 Peter Manzon, Waltham MA; Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA 55.30% 2 Sandy Jones - Susan Woodyard, Little Rock AR 46.40% 1 David Wolf - Beth Todd, New Orleans LA 50.00% 2 Mark Behling, Fenton MO; Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO 47.92%

M.A. LIGHTMAN DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS MONDAY MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS BBB CCC DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Valentin Kovachev - Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL 68.40% 1 Jesus Arias - Susan Schnelwar, New York NY 63.72% 2 1 1 Charles Kelly, Anniston AL; David Kellogg, Jacksonville AL 58.59% 2 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH; William Higgins, Cincinnati OH 62.57% 3 Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 58.24% 3 Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD 59.84% 4 Peter Wityk, Des Moines IA; John Gustafson, Clive IA 57.83% 4 Robin Chambers - Patricia Chambers, Palo Alto CA 57.83% 5 2 Steven Goodman - Carol Frana, Overland Park KS 57.27% 5 Charles Lipman, Dunwoody GA; Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA 57.59% 6 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; Ruth Grant, Tarrytown NY 55.31% 6 Jessica Chance - Joan Anderson, West Des Moines IA 56.62% 7 Harold Katz - Henry Francis, Memphis TN 55.23% 7 1 Theo Lichtenstein, Winter Garden FL; Patti Poppell, Thomasville GA 56.48% 8 Clay Sundermeyer - Nada Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 55.02% 8 Phillip Alder, Hobe Sound FL; Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL 55.78% 9 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 54.83% 9 Suellen Poland - Tom Cogan, Pikesville MD 55.48% 10 Fred Hawa - Judith Chaice, White Plains NY 54.38% 10 2 Edward Listengart, Boca Raton FL; Arleen B. Rosenthal, Boynton Beach FL 55.34% 11 Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO; Michael Penick, Dallas TX 53.13% 11 Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR 55.28% 12 3 2 Sue Ritter, Cordova TN; Kathy Bost, Germantown TN 52.57% 12 David Stark - Valerie Laing, Des Moines IA 53.77% 13 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Ruth Stober, Great Neck NY 52.47% 13 3 Steven Hodorowski - Lyn Yukon, Memphis TN 52.98% 14 Rich Nordeng - Barb Nordeng, Madison WI 51.41% 14 4 Steve Merovitz, Laval QC; Monroe Miller, Cote Saint-Luc QC 52.77% 4 Linda Nelson - Kenneth Nelson, Fort Collins CO 51.39% 5 1 Ralph Raber - Karin Raber, Toledo OH 52.74% 5 3 Wallace McOuat - Claire Young, San Anselmo CA 50.85% 6 2 Joan Duffy - Susan Campbell, Marietta GA 52.20% 6 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 49.86% 7 Bud Stowe - Kay Stowe, Clive IA 50.67% 7 4 Jennifer Rao, Dallas TX; Judy Floyd, Arlington TX 49.16% 8 3 Jerry Demeyer, Bolivia NC; Joseph Tomlinson, Wilmington NC 50.04%

MONDAY MORNING 100/200/300 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Mac Dalgleish - Patricia Dalgleish, Salt Lake City UT 63.89% 1 Jan Swenson - Jenelle Krueger, Minot ND 63.01% 2 2 Milner Stanton - Regina Russell, Memphis TN 62.15% 2 1 R Paul Urbanick, Chicago IL; Tinna Moy, Newton MA 62.16% 3 3 Charles Brion - Pat Brion, Edmond OK 58.64% 3 2 1 Patricia Lysaught - Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS 53.27% 4 4 Connie Hester, Baton Rouge LA; Jeffrey Perigoni, Slidell LA 53.74% 4 3 Sally Bowers - William Bowers, Avon CO 51.91% 5 Ronald Williams, Piperton TN; Jody Couch, Southaven MS 53.21% 5 4 Ronald Mason, Elgin TX; Linda Banks, San Marcos TX 51.49% 1 Ike Williford - Ruth Williford, Chidester AR 47.58% 2 Linda Shearin, Hot Sprgs Vill AR; Clark Vernon, Hot Springs AR 47.61% 2 Roxana Whitner, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Richard Doss, Hot Springs Vg AR 45.28% Page 14 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Daily Bulletin

M.A. LIGHTMAN DAYLIGHT OPEN PAIRS MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS BBB CCC DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 David Stark - Valerie Laing, Des Moines IA 67.13% 1 Charles Lipman, Dunwoody GA; Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA 67.81% 2 Diane Graese, Las Vegas NV; Martin Caley, Montreal QC 62.96% 2 Ned Irving, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR 63.21% 3 Jane Basilico, Santa Cruz CA; Susan Darsey, La Selva Beach CA 58.83% 3 1 Joseph Volanski, Spring TX; Jeffrey Kroll, Conroe TX 63.18% 4 1 Theo Lichtenstein, Winter Garden FL; Patti Poppell, Thomasville GA 57.98% 4 Valentin Kovachev - Lynne Rosenbaum, Glencoe IL 57.80% 5 Jesus Arias - Susan Schnelwar, New York NY 57.37% 5 Martha Katz, Burr Ridge IL; Lynne Schaefer, Ellicott City MD 57.51% 6 2 Bud Stowe - Kay Stowe, Clive IA 56.55% 6 2 Beverly Smith - Raymond Smith, Plymouth MN 56.16% 7 Phillip Alder, Hobe Sound FL; Marc Rabinowitz, Palm Beach Gdns FL 55.48% 7 Janet Robertson, Timonium MD; Ruth Grant, Tarrytown NY 54.88% 8 Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH; William Higgins, Cincinnati OH 55.13% 8 Jessica Chance - Joan Anderson, West Des Moines IA 54.67% 9 Jackie Hess, Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Shirley Carroll, Indian Wells CA 54.13% 9 Suellen Poland - Tom Cogan, Pikesville MD 54.42% 10 3 1 Wallace McOuat - Claire Young, San Anselmo CA 53.70% 10 3 Shirley Derrah - Robert Derrah, Springfield MA 53.92% 11 Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY; Ruth Stober, Great Neck NY 53.56% 11 4 1 Carolyn Williams, Williston TN; Michael Robinson, Memphis TN 52.85% 12 Sharon Santow, Greenwich CT; Ann Cady, Roxbury CT 52.85% 12/14 Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Peter Mosheim, Miami FL 52.07% 13 Haven Sharaf, Danvers MA; Bill Irvine, Quincy MA 52.14% 12/14 5 James Olson - Ellen Olson, Charleston WV 52.07% 14 Harold Katz - Henry Francis, Memphis TN 51.46% 12/14 Christopher Pisarra, Lafayette CA; Mike Bandler, Alamo CA 52.07% 4 2 Ralph Raber - Karin Raber, Toledo OH 50.57% 6 Gloria McCain - Mara Tuttle, Orlando FL 51.35% 5 Steve Merovitz, Laval QC; Monroe Miller, Cote Saint-Luc QC 48.72% 7 Judy Fendrick, Marietta GA; Carol Crawford, Atlanta GA 50.28% 6 Linda Saltzman - Michael Saltzman, Naperville IL 48.58% 2 Sue Ritter, Cordova TN; Kathy Bost, Germantown TN 49.00% 7 3 Joan Duffy - Susan Campbell, Marietta GA 46.87% 3 Charles Kelly, Anniston AL; David Kellogg, Jacksonville AL 48.01% 4 Helen Easley, Memphis TN; Ken Kishishita, Germantown TN 45.51%

MARY VIRGINIA SOUTHWELL SIDE IMP PAIRS MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSION SECTION EEE A B C 1 1 Gloria Holcomb, Pontotoc MS; Donna Hambrick, Saltillo MS 40.00 2 2 1 Sherry McColgin, Ridgeland MS; Louis Luby, Benton MS 20.00 3 3 Kay Cohen - Jane Ettelson, Saint Louis MO 16.00 4 Larry Westholm - Barbara Westholm, Pensacola FL 15.00 5 Judy Nassar, Minnetonka MN; Michael Lattyak, Westchester IL 14.00 4 2 June Hellstrom, Fulton MS; Virginia Gordon, Tupelo MS 6.00

SUNDAY-MONDAY SIDE GAME SERIES MONDAY AFTERNOON SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS VV WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Bruce Ferguson, Palm Springs CA; John Onstott, New Orleans LA 67.38% 1 Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI; Robert Houtrow, Delton MI 66.23% 2 Sandra Hammer, Dorset VT; Courtney Nelson, Wells VT 63.23% 2 Terry Spector, Franklin TN; Barbara Heller, Knoxville TN 65.23% 3 Jane Armstrong, Sugar Land TX; Kay Johnson, Houston TX 61.15% 3 Dennis Luft, Trussville AL; Mary Conaway, Birmingham AL 58.92% 4 Robert Morris - Betty Freedman, Houston TX 59.31% 4 Michael Diesel - Stephanie Hamilton-Diesel, Saugus MA 58.08% 5 1 1 Betty McCauley, Oklahoma City OK; Colleen Bicket, Edmond OK 54.85% 5 1 1 Joseph Daniel - Linda Daniel, Culpeper VA 57.77% 6 Louallen Thomassen, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Donna Touliatos, Memphis TN 52.54% 6 Stefanie Scott, Holly MI; Bob Hamman, Dallas TX 57.54% 7 Jerrold Grossman, Rochester Hills MI; Jack Shartsis, Huntington Wds MI 51.69% 7 Kathleen Del Corso - Barry Gorski, Reading PA 53.77% 8 2 Martha Jo Jones, Baton Rouge LA; Irby Jones, Gonzales LA 51.54% 8 Rosalyn Silverstein - Philip Silverstein, Bronx NY 51.69% 9 3 2 Patricia Luther, Franklin TN; Janice Walker, Lewisburg TN 51.46% 9 2 2 Peggy Hill, Collierville TN; Gail Walzer, Germantown TN 51.08% 10 4 Elizabeth Hudson - Dewitt Hudson Jr, Arlington TX 50.85% 10 Linda Leedy, Zionsville IN; Charlene Lutz, Indianapolis IN 50.46% 5 3 Martha Shapiro, Germantown TN; Ann Caldwell, Memphis TN 49.08% 3 3 Thomas Herzog, Reston VA; Ann Atcheson, Fairfax VA 49.54% 6/7 4/5 Linda Freese, Metairie LA; Carol Cue Beese, Naperville IL 48.54% 4 Amanda Jeger, Frankfurt Germany; Iolanda Fantoni, Rome Italy 49.31% 6/7 4/5 Michael Callahan, Manitowoc WI; Geraldine Christensen, Laporte TX 48.54% 5 4 Bonnie Bond, Hamilton ON; Mary Regottaz, Kenner LA 49.23% 6 Paula Strand, Kirkland WA; Judy Brock, Auburn CA 48.15% 5 Vivian Kockler, Minot ND; Phyllis Pettijohn, West Palm Beach FL 47.15%

FRAN DOWNING A/X PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OO QQ PP EAST-WEST A X A X 1 Sylwia McNamara, White Plains NY; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 66.14% 1 Charles Martineau, Brossard QC; Andre Chartrand, Montreal QC 64.88% 2 1 Lois Boagni - K Boagni Jr, Opelousas LA 64.37% 2 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Don Caton, Pensacola FL 62.60% 3 Stella Rainey - Libby Fernandez, Tuscaloosa AL 61.74% 3 Andy Kaufman, Fort Washington PA; Barry Purrington, Eagan MN 61.94% 4 Hao Ge, Bay Village OH; Julie Zhu, Vero Beach FL 60.73% 4 Barry Senensky, Maple ON; Barbara Shnier, Toronto ON 61.49% 5 2 Joe Angermeier, St Petersburg FL; Adrienne Muslin, Tampa FL 59.97% 5 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Jean Orr, Middletown CT 60.43% 6 3 Mark St John, Nashville TN; William Grant, San Diego CA 59.72% 6 Patrick Williams, Greenbrier TN; Maclin Whiteman, Nashville TN 59.21% 7 Eileen Cripps, Madison WI; Steven Reuschlein, Middleton WI 58.81% 7 1 Charles Sepessy, Cordova TN; Michael Boruta, Anacortes WA 58.00% 8 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 57.64% 8/9 2 Grant Robinson, Orinda CA; Teresa Boyd, Lafayette CA 57.29% 9 Joan Van Geffen - Jean Talbot, Metairie LA 57.29% 8/9 Raymond Sachs - Maritha Pottenger, San Diego CA 57.29% 10 4 Denny Penticoff, Hot Sprgs Vlg AR; Jane Dickey, Little Rock AR 56.02% 10 Michael Gore, Brooklyn NY; Walter Schenker, Pine Brook NJ 56.48% 11 En Xie, Saint Louis MO; Alice Brown, Midlothian VA 55.87% 11 Eric Leong, Oakland CA; Cecilia Rimstedt, 43335 Partille Sweden 56.28% 12 Rita Ellington, Traverse City MI; Haig Tchamitch, Scottsdale AZ 55.36% 12 3 Uday Maitra, Mississauga ON; Lino D’Souza, Burlington ON 56.22% 13 Robin Taylor, Gaithersburg MD; Mickie Kivel, Potomac Falls VA 55.31% 13 Michael Polowan, New York NY; Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH 56.17% 14 Mark Perlmutter, San Diego CA; Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 55.26% 14 Melanie Tucker - Erez Hendelman, New York NY 55.97% 15 5 Bob Friz, Leonard TX; Brady Allen, Dallas TX 54.50% 15 Jill Marshall, Port Chester NY; Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL 55.52% 16 6 Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS 54.00% 16 Brian Johnston, Toronto ON; Warren Oberfield, Pittsburgh PA 54.45% 17 7 Harry Falk, Palm City FL; Wendy Sullivan, Memphis TN 52.73% 17/18 Les Bart - Gloria Bart, Bradenton FL 54.35% 18 Sadik Arf, Saratoga CA; Sharon Goldman, New York City NY 52.48% 17/18 4 Ottilie Bello, Short Hills NJ; Joan Brody, Morristown NJ 54.35% 19 Suzanne Siebert, Little Rock AR; Jacqueline DeRouin, Okemos MI 52.38% 19 Brian Kelly, Clive IA; Brenda Keller, Palm Springs CA 54.10% 20 Weishu Wu, Irvine CA; Le Yu, Evanston IL 52.07% 20 Jeff Johnson, Huntsville AL; Douglas Wagner, Birmingham AL 53.64% 5 David Loeb, Heathrow FL; Maureen Loeb, Lake Mary FL 53.39% 6 Martha Leary, Urbana IL; John Seng, Champaign IL 51.21% 7 Terrell Holt - Sondra Holt, Lexington KY 49.19% 8 Harold Farnsworth, Salt Lake City UT; Barbara Lundy, Park City UT 49.14%

MONDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Keith Dawson - Joanne Dawson, Chatham ON 64.88% 1 1 1 Gloria Zupanci - James Zupanci, Edwardsville IL 66.37% 2 1 1 Louise Vandever - Anita Etzman, Nashville TN 58.63% 2/3 2/3 2/3 Lucy Lee, Memphis TN; Samuel Love, Olive Branch MS 55.06% 3 2 2 Joanne Bird - Lawrence Yancey, Atoka TN 55.95% 2/3 2/3 2/3 Brenda Shavin, Atlanta GA; Susan Sbar, Tampa FL 55.06% 4 3 Charlotte Cannon - Jamie Tucker, Elaine AR 52.08% 4 4 Milner Stanton - Regina Russell, Memphis TN 50.60% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XXX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Alan Greenberg - Valerie Greenberg, Ojai CA 62.67% 1 1 Sally Bowers - William Bowers, Avon CO 59.52% 2 1 1 Linda Badgley - Kathy Bold, Edwardsville IL 54.93% 2 2 1 Carol Phillips, Godfrey IL; Janet Little, Wood River IL 55.06% 3 2 Roger Leemis, Southfield MI; Terran Leemis, Bloomfield Hill MI 52.55% 3 3 2 Janet Samson - Harry Kilpatrick, Flowery Branch GA 51.74% 4 3 Ann Sutherland - Will Sutherland, North York ON 52.08% 4 Carolyn Taylor, Carbondale IL; Shirley Haydel, McComb MS 51.32% 2 Charles Butler, Chicago IL; Sibyl McKellar, Memphis TN 51.66%

MONDAY AFTERNOON 49ER PAIRS ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Ike Williford - Ruth Williford, Chidester AR 64.58% 1 1 Linda Mink - Frances Caery, Elaine AR 59.23% 2 2 Katherine Brents, Germantown TN; Barbara Layman, Memphis TN 59.82% 2 Dianne Ramsey, Germantown TN; Ruth Owen, Memphis TN 55.36% 3 Roxana Whitner, Hot Springs Vlg AR; Richard Doss, Hot Springs Vg AR 53.87% 3 2 Janet Parker, Diamonhead MS; Judith Rutschman, Memphis TN 51.79% 4 Chuck Burpee - Mary Jo Burpee, Grand Rapids MI 53.57% 4 Jane Antrobus, Memphis TN; Albert Kirk, Germantown TN 51.49% 3 1 Greg Horn - Kathy Horn, Lenoir City TN 50.00% 2 Patricia Lysaught - Patrick Lysaught, Overland Park KS 48.51%

LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON PAIRS 1ST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D E F EAST-WEST 1 James Marsh Sternberg, Palm Bch Grdns FL; Fred Hamilton, Las Vegas NV 71.20% 1 Linda Lewis - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 64.14% 2 Brenda Montague, Swampscott MA; Jay Cohodes, Sunrise FL 64.44% 2 Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL; Robert Gardner, Glenview IL 63.91% 3 Melvin Rueppel - Bill Darden, Estes Park CO 62.66% 3 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, Aventura FL 61.11% 4 Susi Ross, Winter Spgs FL; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN 58.97% 4 Ron Mitchell, Jeffersonvlle IN; Dennis Hesthaven, Louisville KY 58.74% 5 Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Harmon Edgar, Mequon WI 58.44% 5 Marc Nathan - Cathy Nathan, New York NY 57.77% 6 Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Lloyd Arvedon, Natick MA 58.29% 6 Bill Kertes, Toronto ON; Allan Smith, Perkinsfield ON 57.49% 7 Jeff Hand - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 57.99% 7 Brian Schoenfeld, Va Beach VA; Thomas Weik, Reading PA 56.67% 8 Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA; Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA 57.19% 8 George St Pierre, Columbus OH; Cheryl Schneider, Westerville OH 56.17% 9 Harry Gellis, Midlothian VA; Buddy Hanby, The Woodlands TX 57.02% 9 Adrian Dovell - Patricia Dovell, Gainesville FL 56.02% 10 Gerald Koonce - Bonnie Melchior, Little Rock AR 56.54% 10 Ron Smith, San Francisco CA; Stan Tulin, Highland Beach FL 55.69% 11 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 56.49% 11 John Hrones Jr, Needham MA; Robert Lurie, Wayland MA 55.24% 12 Mark Shaw, Columbia MD; Martin Graf, Chevy Chase MD 55.82% 12 Richard Potter, Black Mountain NC; John Potter, Panama City FL 55.09% 13 Jerry Gaer, Scottsdale AZ; Ed Lucas III, Tempe AZ 55.72% 13 Andrea Culberson - Marc Culberson, Weston FL 54.95% 14 Mary Oshlag - Richard Oshlag, Memphis TN 55.54% 14 Kay Joyce - Randy Joyce, Chapel Hill NC 54.77% 15 Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 55.12% 15 John Stiefel, Wethersfield CT; Richard DeMartino, Riverside CT 54.47% 16 James Nunn, Chesterfield MO; Jerome Shen, Saint Louis MO 54.80% 16 Mark Ralph, San Francisco CA; Bruce Noda, Corte Madera CA 54.25% 17 Richard Anderson - Janice Anderson, Regina SK 54.65% 17 Meyer Kotkin, Cherry Hill NJ; Jane Ball, Doylestown PA 54.17% 18 Jim Hilton, Austin TX; Daniel Suty, Houston TX 54.37% 18 Phebe Packer, Phoenix AZ; Frank Leonard, Tempe AZ 54.10% 19/20 Patrick Dunn - Polly Dunn, Bellevue WA 54.32% 19 Robert Bitterman - Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC 54.05% 19/20 Kay Beck, Noblesville IN; Jerry Premo, Sacramento CA 54.32% 20 Allen Hawkins Jr - Mark Jones, Birmingham AL 53.82% 21 Ellen Kent - Robert Kent, Marina Del Rey CA 53.45% 21 Ann Rickard, Simpsonville SC; Michael Oechsler, Charleston SC 53.35% 22 Thomas Peters - Carolyn Peters, Grapeland TX 53.17% 22 Coley McGinnis, Nashville TN; Linda Hanson, Brentwood TN 53.32% 23 Steven Cooper - Kitty Cooper, Fort Collins CO 52.52% 23 John Herrmann - Marcia Lanphear, Chattanooga TN 52.72% 24 Jane McKinney, Springfield MO; Ron Ashbacher, Lead Hill AR 52.37% 24 Irina Levitina, Hackensack NJ; Lew Walter, New York NY 52.67% 25 Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD; Eugene Kales, Arlington VA 52.20% 25 Larry Sealy, Huntsville AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 52.62% 26 Judi Radin - Lynne Tarnopol, New York NY 52.15% 26 Hans Jacobs, Downsview ON; Debbie Bennett, Toronto ON 52.60% 27 Gale Senter - James Senter, San Clemente CA 52.10% 27 Ted Newman - Cordelia Menges, New York NY 52.57% 28 Richard Meffley, Fresno CA; Gerard Laquerriere, Clovis CA 52.05% 28 Robert Levey, Bethesda MD; Robert Sweeney, Memphis TN 52.52% 29 Phil Schwarz - Judy Schwarz, Lakeville MN 51.90% 29 Paul Janicki - Richard Chan, Markham ON 52.50% 30 Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ; Frank Mastrola, Swansea MA 51.80% 30 Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 52.45% 31 James Thurtell - James Bauer, Dallas TX 50.90% 31 Gregory Roberts, Aiken SC; Hugh Brown Jr, Mc Cormick SC 52.40%

J & J STEWART B/C/D PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST B C D B C D 1 Connie Martin - Barry Martin, Dallas TX 59.91% 1 Mary Lou D’Altorio, Pittsburgh PA; Art Bonneau, Bethel Park PA 60.02% 2 1 1 Susan Tom - Thomas Tom, Muskegon MI 57.52% 2 1 Thomas Olson, Madison WI; Ted Peck, La Crosse WI 59.37% 3 2 Maria Tsoukalas, New York NY; William Kraybill, Lewis Center OH 52.61% 3 2 Paul Walker, London England; Frank Wharton, London England 57.95% 4 3 Stephen Hawker - Katherine Hawker, Baltimore MD 51.20% 4 Robert Korten, Frankfort MI; Michael Creager, Brecksville OH 57.63% 5 4 Susan Boyle, Memphis TN; Bill Phillips, Cabot AR 49.46% 5 3 1 Mark Behling, Fenton MO; Aaron Krieser, Saint Louis MO 55.77% 2 Bernard Windham - Sue Evans, Tallahassee FL 46.19% 4 2 Bettye Westermann, Nashville TN; Maylene Renegar, Burns TN 54.79% NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST B C D B C D 1 1 Michael Gladfelter - Mary Jane Gladfelter, Columbus OH 66.34% 1 Carol Bertz, Englewood CO; Marie Smerjac, Castle Rock CO 57.08% 2 2 1 Kenneth Bisson, Angola IN; Christine Garner, St Paul MN 59.59% 2 1 Tad Yoshikawa - Florence Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA 51.20% 3 3 Michael Smith - Susan Seitz, Des Moines IA 57.52% 3 Carol Schroeder, Redmond WA; Jerry Drennan, Germantown TN 51.09% 4 Ken McClenahan, Lone Tree CO; Caryn Villalon, Fallbrook CA 54.79% 4 2 Joanna Cadden - Kimi Lambert, Austin TX 49.24% 4 Robert Hauger - Alice Hauger, Tulsa OK 52.72% 3 Barbara Murphy, Newton MA; Myra Kolton, Chestnut Hill MA 48.15% 2 Sylvia Shi, Baltimore MD; Patrick Frye, Laurel MD 51.74% 4 1 Donald Hixson - Virginia Hixson, Rapid City SD 47.49% 2 Susan Driscoll, Memphis TN; Julia Reed, Saluda NC 42.27% Daily Bulletin Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Page 15

Tuesday Sponsors B is for Becker Two of Skippy’s sons, Bobby and Murray, chairs at our tables. became Life Masters very fast when they were The M.A. Lightman Memorial games are In bridge, B is for Becker. Seven Life Master very young, but gave up bridge when they went to dedicated to the memory of all deceased club members members of the Becker family range from some who full-time work, Bobby as a broker and Murray as but especially Nate Silverstein, Mae Cook, Dutch retired from the game to world champions. Leading actuary. Steve remembers with relish the time the Walker, Harold Tannen, Joe Steuer, Charles Steinberg, the way is B. Jay Becker, one of the greatest of the two fathers and the four sons played as a team. Rea Higgins, Mary Abbay Knox, Sister Davis, Amelia great. He won a national championship in his first Don Paterson Ross, Dolores Wilkins, Alan Oaks, Al Gruen, Mary year of tournament play way back in 1932. He was Don Paterson found his niche in bridge when Katherine Herron, Daisy Turner, Harry Krieger, Bailey victorious in two Bermuda Bowls. He won eight he became co-chairman of this tournament. He Berry, Agnes Cianciolo, Virginia Dabney, Ramelle Vanderbilts, eight Spingolds and seven Reisingers has been living bridge for the past couple of years, Cortese, Bess Katzen and many more. over a record six decades. handling everything from partnerships to tours to Huey’s Restaurants He registered his last major team win – a hospitality to section top prizes. He was surprised at Huey’s, home of the “Blues, Brews and Vanderbilt -- when he was 76 years old. He didn’t how many little details are involved with preparing Burgers,” was founded in 1970 in Midtown. The use conventions, not even Stayman. A member of for an NABC, but the tougher the job, the more restaurant, originally a bar, was named after owner the Hall of Fame, he was a World Grand Master. excited he became. His wife, Carol, was a steadfast Alan Gary’s childhood nickname. It began changing His brother Simon, better known as Skippy, won partner throughout, working with many of the into a restaurant when Thomas Boggs stepped up the Reisinger in 1944, the same year he became a committee heads. Don got some practice as a bridge from bartending and managing to become a partner Life Master. A top-rated player, he placed second in executive when he served as president of Unit 144 in 1976. many North American championship events. He also and the M.A. Lightman Bridge Club. He also enjoys Thomas has made Huey’s a tradition. Great was a checker champion. playing the game when his NABC work allows. customer service is a must -- Thomas always Mike, B. Jay’s son, followed in his father’s large Charles Steinberg Memorial knew people would come back when they had a footsteps. He won the 1983 Bermuda Bowl, five Bridge was an important part of Charles memorable experience. Huey’s now has seven Vanderbilts and four Spingolds. He and his father Steinberg’s life, and he contributed greatly to the locations, six in Memphis and one in Southaven. were teammates in the 1973 Bermuda Bowl, and he game. He was a past president of the M.A. Lightman They are owned by the Boggs family who echo is a member of the Hall of Fame. He has contributed Bridge Club of Memphis, a member of the club’s Boggs’ legacy. Thomas’ daughter Lauren is to the game away from the bridge table, including Hall of Fame, a member of the National Goodwill president, daughter Ashley is vice president, and being the first president of the USBF, a former chair Committee, a superlative partner and a fine player. daughter Samantha is marketing director. Sons of the ACBL Hall of Fame Committee and chairman He was quite ill for many years, but instead of Fulton and Alex are learning the ways of the of the International Team Trials Committee for the letting this slow him down, he played an active role restaurant business as they finish college. past 16 years. in many local charities. We honor his memory. Huey’s focuses strongly on burgers. The Mike’s wife Judy had a strange combination of M.A. Lightman Members restaurants have been voted Best Burger in Memphis victories in 1980 -- the Harter Cup, open only to Memorial Game by Memphis Magazine every year since 1984 and non-Life Masters, and the North American Swiss In 1960, the M.A. Lightman Bridge Club opened by the Memphis Flyer every year since 1990. Teams. its doors at 912 Kelley Road, Memphis. It was a dream Huey’s is famous for some quirky traditions. Steve, also a son of B. Jay, has made his mark in come true for the local players to have a cheerful, Guests love to draw on the stucco walls and shoot bridge in three ways ­— columnist (like his father), spacious location designed for the sole purpose of their frill picks from their sandwiches into the editor and player. His columns, distributed by King playing duplicate bridge. MALBC has served as home ceiling. Once a year Huey’s holds a contest to see Features, have been appearing newspapers all over base for Tennessee Unit 144 ever since. who can guess how many frill picks are stuck in the country for almost 30 years. He was editor of Over the 52 years of its existence, many bridge the ceiling. All the money raised is given to the the Bridge Bulletin in the early Seventies. And he friends near and dear to us all have exited our doors Memphis Zoo. The total given to the zoo so far is is a fine player -- he won the North American Swiss forever and left empty spots in our hearts and empty more than $45,000. Teams in 1980 (Judy was a teammate). continued on page 16 Tomorrow’s Bridge Events Mike Compton Day Wednesday, March 21, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Louise and Ed Davis Wednesday-Friday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 1st 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Tuesday-Wednesday Morning Compact Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Joyce and Al Stone Monday-Wednesday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 3rd 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Unit 179 Side Game 3rd single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series Wednesday, March 21, 10 a.m. Cardrook Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 19 and younger 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Wednesday, March 21, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Nate Silverstein Memorial Stratified Daylight Open Pairs 1-2 Steamboat, Mezzanine Level $16 $18 Wednesday, March 21, 1 p.m. Preston Skaggs Side Game 3rd single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Tuesday-Thursday Side Game Series Wednesday, March 21, 1 & 7:30 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 3 2nd Floor, Ballroom D $20 ROCKWELL MIXED PAIRS 1-2 F 2nd Floor, Ballroom A $20 Cam Cameron Memorial Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Malco Theaters Gold Rush Pairs (750-300/0-300) 1-2 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Gold points for top flight. V.T. Gala Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-4 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Becker Family (Tuesday-Wednesday) Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Wednesday, March 21, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Wednesday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. Richard Swann Memorial A/X Side Swiss Teams single 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $15 $17 Rose Mary Pace B/C/D Side Swiss Teams single 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $15 $17 L.R. and Peggy Jalenak Side Game 4th single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Tuesday-Thursday Side Game Series Henry Francis Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 Micah Parkhurst 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 Micah Parkhurst 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Wednesday, March 21, 11:30 p.m. Sam’s Town Casino Zip KO Teams single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $12/team/match Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Page 16 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Daily Bulletin

Today’s Bridge Events

Huey’s Restaurants Day Tuesday, March 20, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members* Other Tuesday-Wednesday Morning Compact Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Joyce and Al Stone Monday-Wednesday Morning Bracketed KO Teams 2nd 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Unit 179 Side Game 2nd single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Monday-Wednesday Morning Side Game Series Tuesday, March 20, 10 a.m. Greenwood Bridge Club 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 Greenwood Bridge Club 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Tuesday, March 20, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Roland Bondani Memorial Stratified Daylight Pairs 1-2 Steamboat, Mezzanine Level $16 $18 Mary and Richard Oshlag Monday-Tuesday Senior KO Teams 3-4 Steamboat, Mezzanine Level $16 $18 Tuesday, March 20, 1 p.m. M.A. Lightman Bridge Club Members’ Memorial Side Game 1st single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Tuesday-Thursday Side Game Series Tuesday, March 20, 1 & 7:30 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS Round 2 2nd Floor, Ballroom D $20 ROCKWELL MIXED PAIRS 1-2 Q 2nd Floor, Ballroom B $20 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Mimi Kopald Stratified Open Pairs 1-2 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Becker Family (Tuesday-Wednesday) Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Tuesday, March 20, 3 p.m. Ernie Marquette 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 Ernie Marquette 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 p.m. Charles Steinberg Memorial Stratified Side Board-a-Match Teams single 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $15 $17 L.R. and Peggy Jalenak Side Game 2nd single session 2nd Floor, Exhibit Hall $16 $18 Part of the Tuesday-Thursday Side Game Series Don Paterson Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $17 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $15 $15 Tuesday, March 20, 11:30 p.m. Sam’s Town Casino Zip KO Teams single Cotton Row, Mezzanine Level $12/team/match

Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strata breaks for Stratified and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). *Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

International Fund In NABC+ events, $1.50 (per person, per session) will be allocated to the ACBL International Fund. These funds are used to underwrite part of the expenses of ACBL players who participate in international competition. Tuesday Sponsors Continued from page 14

Unit 179 Mimi Kopald 1972, she joined the NABC Daily Bulletin staff. In Unit 179, which services central Tennessee, has When Mimi Kopald found she had time on 1979, she gave up ownership of the El Paso Bridge been host to two highly successful North American her hands after her fourth child entered school, she Club to move to Memphis to join the ACBL staff, Championships. The late Tom Sanders had much played duplicate at the M.A. Lightman Club in returning in 1989 after a serious stroke. to do with the success of this Unit. He represented Memphis for several years. “I became disenchanted She enjoyed bridge and baseball. Sharing District 10 on the ACBL Board of Directors for because of the attitude there and found another her interests in both activities are daughter Amy many years and served as ACBL president as well. pursuit -- Braille. For 40 years I wrote Braille for Downing and son-in-law Michael Schreiber. Fran’s He also was chairman of the Unit’s first NABC. the Memphis Public Schools and anyone else who last session of bridge before her death in 2009 made Roland Bondani Memorial needed it -- free of any charge.” her a Silver Life Master. Roland R. Bondani (1922-2010), born in Parma, When her husband retired and she had more Steve Greenberg Memorial Italy, came to this country as a small boy, grew up in time at their retirement home in California, she Steve Greenberg (1931-1998) was a champion New York City, graduated from NYU with a degree returned to duplicate and made Life Master. “I player for decades. While known for his caustic in engineering from New York Polytechnic with a returned to Lightman and found the atmosphere very tongue, he was nonetheless loved by all who got to masters degree. He served in the Navy during the pleasant. So I enjoyed my six months in Memphis know him, Steve’s tombstone reads, “A True Friend war, then went to work at Western Electric, where he very much.” is a Gift of God.” His friends describe him as “a retired after 46 years. Sam’s Town Casino person who lived for his family and his friends,” He married and had a son, Roland, and a Shake the dice, spin the wheels and get “someone who loved the game and the people who daughter, Barbara, who died at age 11. After his wife ready to play! With two floors of slots and table play it,” “an absolutely great card player,” “possibly died he moved to Memphis, and in 1990 married games, Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall has the most ethical player in the game,” and “kind and Jean Donovan. Roland was a Silver Life Master. everything you’re looking for. From blackjack and warm-spirited.” He loved to make up silly songs on Hailey Anne Nelson craps to Tunica’s only live keno and poker rooms, the spur of the moment to entertain. He died on the golf course after a particularly Hailey Anne Nelson, granddaughter of you’re sure to find all your favorite games. well-played hole. Dorthy and Henry Francis, certainly has heard a Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall is located lot of bridge talk during her 17 years. Very much 30 minutes south of Memphis in Tunica MS. interested in the theater, she has appeared in such Fran Downing Memorial major films as Big Fish and Walk the Line. She is Fran Downing learned to play bridge in the an honor-roll senior at Lausanne High School in 1950s at UTEP and went on to win numerous Memphis. regionals. She began playing less, however, after becoming a sectionally rated tournament director. In