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Masterpoint awards: The award charts were tweaked to correct some irregularities in April points awarded for 30-60 table games. This will mostly affect Internet games and STAC 2003 games. Published Members-only entries: Probably the most controversial motion passed was the one limiting bi- participation in NABC+ events (unlimited national championships) to ACBL members whose April 2003 monthly by District dues or service fees are paid. This will take effect later this year. In this issue: 8 of the American I have attended two board meetings now (I replaced Glenn Smith at last November's meeting Big win for Lord & Popkin Contract as he was unable to attend.) The fact that I have been able to function effectively on the Bridge Board so quickly is due to the time that Glenn Smith, our previous District 8 representative League 2002 Point Winners on the Board of Directors, spent with me before the Phoenix meeting. Glenn spent hours with Dave Carter Top 100 Editor: me in person and on the phone making sure I was prepared to attend the meeting. I cannot Mini-McKenney Karen tell you how much I appreciated this help. I owe Glenn a great debt. Ace of Clubs Walker, Juniors Champaign Glenn ably represented District 8 for nine years on the Board of Directors. Everyone I met IL had good things to say about him and told me about his contributions to the Board and to Grand National Teams -- April 5-6 ACBL. When you consider that I am only the third director for District 8 -- and the first two were Ruth McConnell and Glenn Smith (both of whom also served as ACBL president) -- you February STAC by know I have big shoes to fill if I hope to maintain their tradition of service to the district and ACBL Director's Report to the ACBL. Solvers Forum Georgia Heth, Morton IL See you at the tables. New column My name is Georgia Heth and I am the new District 8 New problems representative on the ACBL Board of Directors. I would like to Previous columns include a short column in the Advocate from time to time when I have news for you or need to seek information and/or opinions Unit News from you. This time I am both reporting and seeking opinions. Northern IN Northwest IL NAP and GNT events: The ACBL Board of Directors has formed Central IL a special committee to study the future of the North American Pairs and the Grand National So. IL-Paducah Teams. The committee has asked each board member to get opinions from their district St. Louis members about these events: Should they be abolished, changed, replaced, or kept as is? If changed, how? If replaced, by what? You can send your opinions to me at Tournament winners [email protected] or 917 S. Main St., Morton, IL 61550-2419. Please send your comments Peoria IL by June 30, 2003. Decatur IL Board election procedures: The March meeting of the ACBL Board of Directors was short Tournament calendar and productive. We were able to complete some special projects due to a light agenda. One of these projects was a revision of the part of the Code of Election Procedures that deals with the recall of district directors. (District 20 is in the middle of a recall and there were no Tournament ads directions on how the recall should be conducted.) This was done by a committee I serve on CHAMPAIGN REG. and I was allowed to help draft these revisions. PADUCAH REG. ROCKFORD REG. Junior bridge: The Board voted to help sponsor a World Junior Individual Championship LAKE GENEVA WI to be held at the summer NABCs in even years starting in 2004. The ACBL will contribute up Effingham IL to $4900, including the services of our tournament directors. The remaining expenses will be Quincy IL paid by the World Bridge Federation, which is the sponsor of the event. St. Louis Kokomo IN ACBL sub-contract work: The Board voted to authorize the collection of fees for services that ACBL staff provides to affiliated organizations. These organizations include the ACBL Back to page 1 Charity and Education Foundations, the U.S. Bridge Federation, the Canadian Bridge Federation and the Canadian Charity Foundation. Services will be billed at the hourly rate paid to the worker (plus taxes, but not benefits) who provides the service. Welcome Appeals case books: The Board authorized the formation of an Appeals Case Book Feb. 2003 issue Guidelines. I voted against this. Prior appeals rulings are not binding on future committees and cannot be used as precedent. I thought that singling out certain rulings to be included in Printing tips a guidelines book would give too much importance to those decisions and lead to their being used as precedents. Printable version (condensed content in Acrobat format) Friendly wagering: I also was on the losing side on a motion to abolish the prohibition against gambling in the Code of Disciplinary Procedures. The motion failed. Under current Download a free Acrobat reader rules, it is a violation of the Code of Disciplinary Procedures for you to make a small bet with a friend on the results of your game. I thought the regulations should overlook such friendly gambling. Lord & Popkin take National Silver Ribbon Dave Carter Top 100 BIG congratulations to District 8's newest national Here are District 8's top masterpoint winners and the total points each earned during calendar-year 2002. The list is named champions: Roger Lord (left) and Alan Popkin of St. for the late Dave Carter of St. Louis, who won the national McKenney Trophy in 1954. Louis. They won the 4-session Silver Ribbon Senior Pairs at the recent Philadelphia NABC in March. 1- Jack Bryant, St. Louis -- 555 51- Sally Chapleau, South Bend IN -- 212 Alan, who is an attorney, and Roger, a bridge teacher, are 2- Colby Vernay, Lacon IL -- 553 52- Robert Sievers, Champaign IL -- 212 a longtime partnership. This was their first national win. 3- Rod VanWyk, Alton IL -- 480 53- Doug Moore, Ballwin MO -- 207 4- Nancy Popkin, St. Louis -- 478 54- Christopher Shaw, Carlinville IL -- 205 Each was complimentary about the other's play, but Roger 5- Ralph Behrens, St. Louis -- 462 55- Wm. Finkenstadt, St Charles MO -- 203 insisted that Alan's poise was the key to their success. The 6- Tom Kniest, University City MO -- 461 56- Irene Singleton, South Bend IN -- 202 Daily Bulletin article quoted Roger as saying, "Alan's 7- Tom Oppenheimer, Ballwin MO -- 448 57- Ronald Brockman, Paducah KY -- 201 demeanor and competitiveness were the reason we won. 8- Robert Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN -- 417 58- Suzi Moore, Ballwin MO -- 199 Even if we had three bad boards in a row, he never got 9- Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL -- 414 59- Ken Bland, St. Louis -- 196 aggravated at himself or me. He never stopped trying." 10- Alan Popkin, St. Louis -- 404 60- Bob Kay, Batavia IL -- 194 11- Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL -- 395 61- Georgia Heth, Morton IL -- 193 With that score, it's hard to believe you had three bad 12- Don VanBuskirk, Hammond IN -- 393 62- Peggy Wald, Chesterfield MO -- 191 boards in a row, Roger! 13- John Kinst, Batavia IL -- 386 63- P. Mallela, Dekalb IL -- 189 14- Dick Benson, Le Roy IL -- 365 64- Carol Mahoney, Kokomo IN -- 186 Lord and Popkin dedicated their win to Garrett Nash, a former national champion from St. Louis who died at the age of 79. 15- Ed Schultz, Chesterfield MO -- 345 65- Richard Ellis, Kokomo IN -- 185 According to Alan, "Garrett said he would never be old enough to play in a Senior Pairs." 16- Donald Florida, Palestine IL -- 343 66- Dean Duncan, Mishawaka IN -- 185 17- John Chmielowiec, Mich. City IN -- 342 67- Richard Sullivan, Decatur IN -- 185 18- Jody Castillo, Warsaw IN -- 323 68- Larry Rabideau, St. Anne IL -- 183 19- Will Engel, Urbana IL -- 310 69- Gloria Browning, St. Louis -- 180 20- James Feinstein, South Bend IN -- 299 70- Julia Rambo, Mayfield KY -- 180 21- Denny O'Connor, St. Louis -- 292 71- Donna Pedrotti, Md. Hts MO -- 179 22- Gary Kessler, Springfield IL -- 283 72- H Douglas Edwards, Hardin KY -- 179 23- Richard Blumenthal, Bloomington IL -- 281 73- Paul Ellebracht, St. Ann MO -- 177 24- Dalton Darnell, Murray KY -- 271 74- Donald Kerry, Winchester MO -- 176 25- Jacque Sincoff, St. Louis -- 270 75- Percy Wu, Chesterfield MO -- 174 26- Bobbie Holmes, St. Louis -- 269 76- Vernon Carver, Edwardsville IL -- 173 27- Frances Doss, Harvard IL -- 256 77- Bruce Gardner, Paducah KY -- 172 28- Howard Schmid, Merrillville IN -- 253 78- Rosemary Zonker, Elkhart IN -- 171 29- Chris Benson, Le Roy IL -- 252 79- Joseph Chin, Highland IN -- 170 30- Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL -- 250 80- Michael Halvorsen, Champaign IL -- 170 31- John Burgener, Noble IL -- 245 81- Sandra Lemon, Mayfield KY -- 170 32- Larry Matheny, Bloomington IL -- 229 82- Gail Moon, Bloomington IL -- 170 33- Eunice Portnoy, Boca Raton FL227 83- Margaret Ferguson, Peoria IL -- 170 34- Betty Schultz, Harvard IL -- 225 84- Robin Lampley, Paducah KY -- 169 35- Milton Zlatic, St. Louis -- 223 85- James Carbaugh, Metamora IL -- 167 36- Sheryl Finkenstadt, St Charles MO -- 223 86- Sanford Becker, Chesterfield MO -- 167 37- Karen Walker, Champaign IL -- 223 87- Lee Hastings, St Louis -- 166 38- Marvin Shapiro, St. Louis -- 223 88- Phyllis Rahn, Dunlap IL -- 166 39- Donna Simon, South Bend IN -- 222 89- Dale Shepherd, Warsaw IN -- 165 40- Daniel Simon, South Bend IN -- 222 90- John Bacsa, St. Charles IL -- 163 41- Susan Perez, Maryland Hts MO -- 221 91- Mary Hruby, Maryland Hts MO -- 162 42- Daniel Spain, Lake Station IN -- 221 92- Marvin King, Creve Coeur MO -- 161 43- Eryk Gozdowski, St.
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