Volume 78, Number 1 78th Summer North American Bridge Championships DAILY BULLETIN Friday, July 14, 2006 Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler Meet Your TDs Four honored at Hall of Fame fete This is a Eventually, they tried their luck at continuing series of the local bridge club, where, ironically, profiles of they encountered Churchill. They directors working at eventually established themselves as NABCs. good players. Recalled Steve: “By 1959, Mike had developed a high came into Diane degree of self-confidence, which some Beyer’s life people might have called cockiness.” unexpectedly. Now the The confidence was justified, and game and her job as a when Mike established a partnership tournament director with Ron Rubin, another of the dinner are her passions. speakers, his career in bridge took off. “I don’t just like my job,” she says. “I love it.” In a 20-year span, the two won a Beyer, born in Chicago and a lifelong resident Steve Becker, and Ron Rubin. and nine North of the city, learned bridge at an early age. Her American championships, which didn’t family had always played party bridge at home. Four of the game’s best and brightest received hurt Becker’s chances for the ultimate bridge She married young, had three children and spent special recognition for their contributions at the honor. a good part of her life being a mom. ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame dinner on Thursday. Rubin teased Becker for being obsessively Along the way, she used her knowledge of The honorees: organized – setting up and seeing to every detail bridge – such as it was – to run a bridge game at a • Michael Becker, the only living player to be of a weekly IMP game and regular golf local country club. honored, was inducted as the newest Hall of Fame at home in Boca Raton FL. One day in 2001, some women at the country member . “Mike’s golf bag,” said Rubin, “is more club took some bridge lessons and came back “with • S. Garton Churchill was named as recipient famous than he is – and it takes two caddies to things I didn’t know, like Jacoby transfers,” recalls of the von Zedtiwitz Award for contributions to schlep it around the course.” A partial list of Beyer. the game from an expert player. He died in 1992. contents of the golf bag, as rattled off by Rubin: It took her aback: “I didn’t even know there Richard • pain killers, antihistamines, nose drops, eye drops were things to know.” Goldberg, (two kinds), a surgical glove, first aid kit, Beyer didn’t want her bridge friends to know former chief silverware – even an eyeglass screw driver. more than she did, so it wasn’t long before she and executive of “He is prepared,” said Rubin. some of them ventured out to the South Suburban the ACBL, Working together, sometimes with the help of Bridge Club in Thornton, a suburb. received the a psychiatrist, Becker and Rubin were a Beyer was immediately smitten by this new Blackwood formidable partnership for two decades. form of the game, and she soon was recruited to Award for “Mike,” said Rubin, “I salute you.” learn to direct. She now directs at the club where contributions she met duplicate and teaches a 299er group at the not necess- New Lenox/Joliet Bridge Club. arily by a Continued on page 4 champion player. He GNT action continues died in 1999. Tommy Sanders Of the 95 squads that entered the Grand • Ralph Cohen, who died last month, was National Team national final, only four squads honored as the recipient of the Sidney H. Lazard remain in the Championship and A Flights, while 8 Jr. Award for Sportsmanship. teams each remain in Flights B and C. George Jacobs served as the master of In the Championship division, the District 17 ceremonies. team (Southwest U.S.) led by Carolyn Lynch will Becker’s credentials for Hall of Fame election face the District 16 (Texas) team captained by Bob have long been impressive, but the rules require Hamman. In the other match, the District 13 team candidates to be at least 60 to be considered. (Chicago area) with George Jacobs at the helm will Becker’s older brother, Steve, told the play the District 21 (central California) team led by assembled audience that it all began in 1957, Jan Martel. when the two of them approached their father, the George Jacobs and Jordan Cohen. In Flight A, the District 2 team (Ontario) legendary B. Jay Becker, and told him they were Continued on page 5 captained by Andy Stark will meet the District 5 taking up the game. He gave them a copy of an team captained by Jan Assini. Alfred Sheinwold book and told them to come Pendant for first LM The other match-up will feature the District 12 back when they had learned all they could from (Michigan) team led by Richard Mydolski against that volume. The first person report to the Daily Bulletin Charles Price’s District 16 squad. about making Life Master will receive a 14K gold pendant from the Bridge Gold Group, now selling a variety of bridge jewelry at the ACBL Product Goodwill Message Store. Welcome to Chicago and the Summer 2006 The Bridge Gold Group has pendants, rings, North American Bridge Championships. pins and cufflinks for all ACBL ranks, including Tournament co-chairs Jackie Addis and Marilyn Mini-McKenney and Ace of Clubs winners. Charlson and their group of volunteers and Generic ACBL pendants, pins sponsors have worked hard to make you welcome and rings are also and to assure that you have a good time. available. We can all be winners by treating each other The winner of the with respect and enjoying this pendant will be great game. I look forward to determined by the Daily seeing you at the table. Bulletin staff, whose decision , Chairman will be final. Only one pendant National Goodwill Committee John Solodar and Barbara Thompson. will be awarded. Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Friday, July 14 10 a.m. - Noon ACBL Laws Commission Meeting. Location: Skyway 9 a.m. - Noon Teacher Accreditation Program. (Continued from Thurs., 269. July 13). Location: Columbus G. 11 a.m. - Noon ACBLscore for Beginners. Join ACBL Chief TD Rick 5-7 p.m. Reception for Teachers and Club Officials. This is the Beye for an informative seminar on the ACBLscore ACBL’s “thank you” reception for the teachers and club program. Beginners only. Free. Location: Skyway 260. officials who work so hard to recruit and retain our Noon - 12:30 p.m. AARP Luncheon. Location: Grand Ballroom B. members. All teachers are welcome, along with club 1-3 p.m. AARP/Bridge Plus+. Free game for players with 0-5 directors, managers and owners. Location: Grand . 14 deals. Location: Grand Ballroom B. Ballroom A. 5-6 p.m. Junior Player Reception. For ACBL members under 26. 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. National Appeal Committee Meeting. Location: Water Location: Grand Ballroom A. Tower. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Player Reception. Location: 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. Women’s Social. A special event for women only. Come Columbus ABD. for fun, food and friendship. There will be a partnership desk to help form teams for the Wagar Women’s Knockout. Sunday, July 16 Location: Grand Ballroom A. 9 a.m. - Noon Bridge Teachers and Bridge Cruises with Peg Cundiff. Become a successful teacher or game director on cruise Saturday, July 15 ships. Pre-registration was required for this seminar. 9:30 a.m. - ACBL Educational Foundation Meeting. Location: Location: Skyway 260. Noon Skyway 261. 9:30 a.m. - Noon of Governors Meeting. Location: Grand Ballroom A. 10-11 a.m. Coffee with Carol. Join Carol Robertson, director of club 9:45 a.m. - Noon ACBL Membership Meeting. Location: Grand Ballroom A. and member services, and the ACBL staff for an update on 10 a.m. - Noon Free Two-Hour Lesson. ACBL Accredited Teacher Amy what’s new with clubs and marketing programs. Network Nellissen will give a free two-hour lesson. Topic: Notrump, with other club managers. Find out what motions were Minors and Slams. Lesson game to follow. Location: passed at the Summer meeting of the ACBL Board of Grand Ballroom B. Directors. Free. Location: Skyway 260. 10:30 a.m. - Open Team Trials Meeting. Location: Skyway 261. 10 a.m. - Noon Free Two-Hour Lesson. ACBL Accredited Teacher and 12:45 p.m. Bridge Bulletin columnist Jerry Helms will give a free 12:30-2:30 p.m. Easybridge! Lesson Game. For new players. Location: two-hour lesson sponsored by the AARP. Location: Grand Grand Ballroom B. Ballroom B. 11:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Women’s Team Trials Meeting. Location: Skyway 261. 10 a.m. - Noon ACBL Hall of Fame Committee Meeting. Location: Skyway 265. CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Daily at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. in Columbus Hall A-D. Saturday, July 15 9:15 a.m. Dennis Scott The Things That You Have to Know Friday, July 14 6:45 p.m. No speaker this evening 9:15 a.m. Bruce Greenspan Bruce’s Top Ten Tips Sunday, July 16 6:45 p.m. Jerry Helms Jerryisms 9:15 a.m. Betty Starzec Attitude Signals on Partner’s Leads 6:45 p.m. Take More Tricks LATE NIGHT / ENTERTAINMENT All entertainment will be held between sessions at 6:45 p.m. on the stage Saturday, July 15 outside the ballroom. For information on any of the Special Events below, Mexican Ensemble, Second City Comedy visit the Tour Desk located in the Grand Ballroom Foyer. Special Event: Gangster/Ft. Dearborn tour Friday, July 14 Sunday, July 16 Carleton the Mime. Late night food: Eli’s Famous Ethnic Dance Chicago Cheesecake in the Columbus Foyer area. Special Event: Restaurant Bus to Little Italy Restaurant Special at “Goren Club” pins Lost checkbook The ACBL is restoring and distributing the A checkbook belonging to Gustavo and Carla “Networks” “Championship Bridge” television series featuring Saravia was left in a registration bag Thursday Bridge players can enjoy a special deal at . Goren’s on-air comments are evening in the Riverside Center Room Networks Bar & Grill at the Hyatt Regency. Tell included in the films now being converted to a (Educational Foundation Pairs). The Saravias were your waitperson you’re with the bridge tournament DVD set for fans of the show. playing in section KKK. to receive a 10% discount for breakfast or lunch. You can help by purchasing a Goren Club If found, please contact the Saravias at 708- For dinner, a special buffet will be available for for $10. Contact Linda Granell in the Daily 386-3679 or 708-217-6340. $14.95. Price does not include beverage, tax or Bulletin office or see Linda in the Riverside gratuity. Center on Friday, July 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. No phones or Tuesday, July 18, also from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cell phones, audible pagers or any similar communication equipment may not be operated or Parking discount operable in the playing area during a session of play at NABCs except for health-related The ACBL has worked out a great parking equipment or by permission of the director-in- deal for bridge players. Guests of the Hyatt charge of the tournament or event. Regency will receive a 50% discount on parking. Instead of the normal daily rate of $39, guests will receive a special rate of $19.50 per day. Location: Suite 2527 Non-guests can also take advantage of this special rate. Stop by the Tournament Information Desk to pick up a coupon to take advantage of this deal. Coupons are limited. Only one coupon per person, please. Daily Bulletin Page 3 JUST FOR NEW PLAYERS however, it’s time to tune out all the surround- diamond in dummy, but East overruffs with the ♠J. Welcome aboard sound. Zoom in and focus on the task at hand. She returns a low club (West asked for the return of Don’t let the distractions get in your way or your the lower-ranking suit ). West wins the ♣A and by Barbara Seagram life will become a series of missed opportunities. returns another diamond. East overruffs dummy yet ♠ 10 9 5 2 again. Down two! A special welcome ♥ Q 4 2 Note that if West had led back any old to Chicago to all ♦ Q J diamond (e.g., the ♦10), East would have returned Newcomer and ♣ Q 9 7 4 a heart. Declarer can now win the ♥A, draw Intermediate players! If ♠ 7 ♠ Q J trumps and pitch her losing club on the ♥Q in this is your first NABC, ♥ J 10 9 8 ♥ 7 6 5 3 dummy. Making 4♠. be sure to check out all ♦ A K 10 9 2 ♦ 8 3 Ahh, the magic of good defense! It should hold the things there are to ♣ A 10 2 ♣ K J 6 5 3 great allure for all of you. It’s a great feeling when see and do at the ♠ A K 8 6 4 3 you’ve beaten a contract. You’ll stand taller when tournament while you ♥ AK you leave that table! are here, in addition to ♦ 7 6 5 4 playing bridge morning, ♣ 8 noon and night! There are guest speakers (30 West North East South minutes) at 9.15 a.m. and 6.45 p.m. daily. Check 1♠ the schedule on this page. Dbl 2♠ Pass 4♠ There are oodles of games for all levels of All Pass experience: games for 0-5 masterpoint players, 0- You are West on this deal and 20, 0-50, 0-100, 0-200 and 0-300. Gradual stepping lead the ♦A. Partner follows with stones so that you can start out gently and then the ♦8. You continue with the ♦K move up as you gain confidence. You will soon and partner now plays the ♦3. find that you know way more than you thought you Since partner has given you a did. You’ll win red masterpoints most of the time high-low ; you correctly and sometimes even gold points (you need black, interpret that she must have a silver, red and gold to become a Life Master). Be doubleton. Furthermore, she must sure to read the Daily Bulletin to see what special be able to overruff the dummy. It highlights await you and to see your name in lights is now that you have to be paying on the winners’ lists. The tournament directors in even closer attention. When you the I/N playing area are the absolute best, and they are giving partner a , you are are always happy to answer questions. Be sure to able to tell her which suit to lead write down your results on every deal so that when back after she has ruffed. If you you look over the hands later (you get printouts lead a low card for partner to ruff, after the session), you can tell partner where things it requests the return of the lower- went awry. Surely it wasn’t your fault! Just ranking suit. If you lead a high kidding. card for partner to ruff, it begs for For those of you with a bit more experience, the higher-ranking of the two you could even take a course on becoming a bridge remaining suits. There are only teacher while you are here. This way you can teach ever two remaining suits as the your friends or groups in the community back player who is ruffing is out of one home. Or, you could learn how to become a suit and trumps don’t count. duplicate director so that you can run games back West now returns the ♦2. home. East’s ears perk up as she notices Once you settle down to actually play a game, the ♦2. Declarer ruffs the Lead safe suits – suits that cannot cost a trick. Side exception of the first Thursday afternoon and the Thinking bridge suit tricks cannot get away. Where are they going? final Sunday). Don’t miss these free bridge By Eddie Kantar When there is no long suit in dummy for declarer to lessons. All speakers and special games will be Dlr: South ♠ A7 5 establish, defensive tricks will not vanish. Patience. held in Columbus Hall. Vul: None ♥ K 7 4 After the ♦K holds, West does best to shift to a low On Friday, July 14, there will be free ♦ 9 8 4 spade, the safest exit. If East has the queen or king, Newcomer games (0-5 MPs) at 10 a.m., 3 and ♣ Q 7 4 3 nothing has been lost, and if partner has no honor 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, July 15, at 10 a.m. Bridge ♠ J 10 2 ♠ 9 3 nothing has been lost. Any other switch can (and Bulletin columnist Jerry Helms will give a free ♥ Q 6 5 ♥ A 10 9 8 does) cost a trick. two-hour lesson sponsored by the AARP. The ♦ K Q 10 5 ♦ 7 6 2 Play Commentary: It is routine to the lesson will be given in Grand Ballroom B. ♣ J 9 5 ♣ A8 6 2 lead of a king holding A-J-x-(x) hoping the suit is Afterwards, there will be a free Bridge Plus+ ♠ K Q 8 6 4 continued. This hand is a dogfight to see who can game (0-5 MPs, 14 boards) at 1 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., ♥ J 3 2 avoid breaking new suits. Declarer has seven top a free IN reception with food and special ♦ AJ 3 tricks and will probably make eight, but it is not a celebrity guests will be held in Columbus Hall. ♣ K 10 certainty. On Sunday, July 16, ACBL Accredited West North East South Teacher Amy Nellissen will give a free two-hour 1♠ Welcome Intermediate/ lesson at 10 a.m. The lesson will be given in Pass 2♠ All Pass Grand Ballroom B. A free Easybridge! game will : ♦K. Newcomer Players, to the follow at 12:30 p.m. for 0-49 players. Bidding commentary: North does best to Summer NABC in Chicago! On Monday, July 17, ACBL Accredited raise to 2♠ with a flat 9 high-card points. A raise The Chicago staff has many special events Teacher Barbara Seagram will give a free two- is more encouraging than a 1NT response. hour lesson at 10 a.m. The lesson will be given in Normally when a five-card suit is supported, the planned for your entertainment. Don’t forget to pick up your free registration gift. Grand Ballroom B. A free Happy Duplicate game hand can be upgraded. But when the distribution will follow at 12:30 p.m. for 0-49 players. of the hand is 5-3-3-2, forget it. The starting times will be 10 a.m., 3 and 7:30 p.m. on most days. The games will typically be in On Thursday, July 20, win gold points in the Defensive commentary: When the king is National 199er Pairs, a two-session event, held at led from the K-Q-(x), and low cards appear in the Columbus Hall. The IN Partnership Desk will guarantee 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. dummy, third hand signals encouragement with fee special! Players with 0-100 MPs the jack or ace, not with a doubleton. players a partner if they sign up one hour prior to game time. who buy a regular-price entry July 14-16 will Defensive commentary #2: On defense, receive a half-priced entry for games held July when a balanced dummy appears, think “passive.” Celebrity Bridge Speakers will give free mini- lessons at 9:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. all week (with the 21-23. Page 4 Daily Bulletin

National Appeals Committee Roster National Appeals Committee Meeting and Schedule for the Chicago NABC There will be a meeting of the National Appeals Committee from Director Chairman Vice Chairman 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Water Tower Joan Gerard, White Plains NY , New York NY Michael Huston, Joplin MO Room (West Tower, Bronze Level).

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Team Leaders Team Leaders Team Leaders Ron Gerard, White Plains NY Doug Doub, West Hartford CT Michael Huston, Joplin MO Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA Richard Popper, Wilmington DE Bart Bramley, Dallas TX

Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairmen Vice Chairman , New York NY Karen Allison, Las Vegas NV Jeff Goldsmith, Pasadena CA Jeff Polisner, Walnut Creek CA Team Members Team Members Darwin Afdahl, Virginia Beach VA Team Members Jay Apfelbaum, Philadelphia PA Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY Ken Barbour, Scottsdale AZ Jerry Gaer, Phoenix AZ David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ Mark Feldman, New York NY Abby Heitner, Wheaton MD Dick Budd, Portland ME Robb Gordon, Sedona AZ E.J. Kales, East Lansing MI Tom Carmichael Atlanta GA Gail Greenberg, New York NY John Lusky, Portland OR Gary Cohler, Chicago IL Chris Moll, Metarie LA Mike Passell, Dallas TX Mike Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA Tom Peters, Grapeland TX Bruce Rogoff, Upper Grandview NY Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD Judy Randel, Albuquerque NM Michael Rosenberg, North Rochelle NY Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA Dan Sprung, Philadelphia PA Bill Passell, Coral Springs FL David Rowntree, Pennington NJ John Solodar, Palm Beach Gardens FL Marlene Passell, Coral Springs FL Bob Schwartz, San Pedro CA Aaron Silverstein, New York NY Lou Reich, Wheaton MD Henrik Sharples, Bush Prairie WA Kathy Sulgrove, Twinsburg OH Becky Rogers, Las Vegas NV Joann Sprung, Philadelphia PA Riggs Thayer, San Diego CA Bob White, Raleigh NC Ellen Wallace, Chicago IL Jon Wittes, Claremont CA , Houston TX , New York NY Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY* Lowell Andrews, Huntington Beach CA* Jon Brissman, San Bernardino CA* Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL* , Dallas TX* , Boca Raton FL* Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ* On duty On duty Sunday, July 16 Friday, July 14 On duty Wednesday, July 19 Monday, July 17 Saturday, July 15 Saturday, July 22 Thursday, July 20 Tuesday, July 18 Friday, July 21 * Semi-active members remaining on the National Appeals Committee Reception for women Beyer A reception for women’s players will be hosted Continued from page 1 by the Women’s International Team Trials committee tonight after the evening session in the In the last couple of years, she has been Grand Ballroom, Salon A. Wine and cheese will be working a lot of tournaments, too, and experienced served. her first NABC in Orlando, in the fall of 2004. All women players are invited to meet, socialize “I really like every aspect of directing.” She and possibly form teams for the Wagar Women’s says. “Like being able to explain the rules to players Knockout Teams. The WITT is hoping to encourage when I’m called to the table. I like the contact with more participation in women’s events. people, and I want everyone to love the game as much as I do.” Truscott memorial That’s a far cry from her first ambition at There will be a memorial for Dorothy duplicate – to break 40%. Now, her goal is to help Truscott, who died July 4, after the evening bridge find more players. session on Saturday in Regency A (West Tower, “I like to think I can foster growth in bridge,” two levels below the street). she says, “by the way I do what I do.” Daily Bulletin Page 5

Hall of Fame Goldberg CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT started as a George Jacobs - Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL; Claude Vogel - David Continued from page 1 Yang, Chicago IL; Steve Garner, Sarasota FL; Nikolay Demirev, tournament Arlington Hts IL director, vs Becker took the microphone and noted that eventually Jan Martel - Chip Martel, Davis CA; JoAnna Stansby - Lew his bridge career actually started 12 years before Stansby, Castro Valley CA; - Kit Woolsey, gravitating to Kensington CA he was born. It was at that time that his father, B. the ACBL Jay Becker, had asked some advice of Alfred headquarters in - Petra Hamman - - Peggy Sutherlin - Gruenther, a major force in bridge at the time, as New York. Hemant Lall - , Dallas TX vs to whether he, Becker, should pursue a career in He helped Carolyn Lynch, Scottsdale AZ; Mike Passell - Eddie Wold - Marc law or bridge. Gruenther could see how talented oversee the Jacobus - Fred Gitelman, Las Vegas NV; Dennis Dawson, Santa Fe B. Jay was at bridge and told him to take that move of the NM path. ACBL from GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS FLIGHT A Had Gruenther given different advice, said Connecticut to Andy Stark - Danny Miles - Doug Baxter, Toronto ON; Daniel Mike, he probably would have ended up as a Memphis in Korbel, Waterloo ON; David Grainger, Etobicoke ON lawyer instead of a bridge player. vs 1972. Jan Assini - Peter Grover, Aurora OH; Thomas Donnelly - A Greer, Becker amused the crowd with the story of “In Buffalo NY; Bernard Fudor, Murrysville PA; Brian Meyer, how he and his wife, Judy, first met. It was the retrospect,” Cheektowaga NY Fall NABC in Cincinnati in 1979. Judy sat down said Sanders, “I Goldberg to kibitz where Mike and Rubin were playing. Richard Mydloski, Taylor MI; Mark Leonard, Ypsilanti MI; Jerrold now consider Richard a bridge that transcended Grossman, Rochester Hills MI; Barry Lippitt, Southfield MI “She was the most beautiful kibitzer we had ever the old ACBL with the new. Many of the old ways vs had,” Mike recalled. Judy ate some of the mixed were discarded, and by the end of his tenure the Charles Price, Sherman TX; S Kohan, Dallas TX; Tom Edwards, nuts that were on the table, and left after a while. Grand Prairie TX; Marcus Poe Jr, Plano TX; Greg Hinze, San beginning of high tech in the office as well as in Antonio TX; Mark Bumgardner, Carrollton TX Mike asked Rubin who he thought Judy was tournament scoring was well under way.” interested in. Later, after she had kibitzed again Using Ecclesiastes as the framework for his GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS FLIGHT B and Mike had worked up the nerve to ask her out, remarks, Sanders noted the passage, “What has Richard Soderstrom, Ottawa ON; Michael Baggott, North Gower ON; Donald J Ferrara, Rockland ON; David Jones, Orleans ON; he posed the question of who she sat down to been will be again, what has been done will be Ron Zambonini - Jack Brown, Nepean ON watch that evening in Cincinnati. done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” vs “I was hungry,” said Judy, who said she just Sanders followed that with, “I prefer to believe Allan Wolf, Ridgefield CT; Russell Friedman, Wilton CT; Frances Schneider - Bernard Schneider, Riverside CT wanted some of the nuts. the Almighty is referring here to the character of Becker expressed gratitude as his election, man: some good, some bad, some mediocre and a Lesley Thomson - Stephen Foster - Aleksandar Vujic - Franco and thanked three other players who had few outstanding. Richard’s was of the latter and Gaspari, Toronto ON significant vs beyond reproach.” Brad Vander Zanden - David Shepler - Jared Fournier - Jeremy influence on his Cohen, another former chief executive at the Fournier, Knoxville TN; Jon Rice - Mike Rice, Winston Salem NC career: his father, ACBL, was honored with the Lazard B. Jay, Andy sportsmanship award. Dan Roseberry, Dover OH; John Bacon, Lakewood OH; John Bernstein (now Tscholl, Canton OH; Jim Overcasher, East Canton OH Former ACBL President Joan Gerard told a vs living in story about Cohen when he was in Memphis and Rene McFall, New Berlin WI; Maribeth Miller, Naperville IL; Memphis) and in charge of the Grand National Teams. She was Chris Ward - Andy Ward, Carol Stream IL Mike Kamil. district coordinator and called Cohen to ask his Greg House, S San Fran CA; V Everett Boyer, San Bruno CA; John Solodar advice about a request from a player to be added Sarita Mathiasen, Albany CA; Fred Chasalow, Millbrae CA did the honors for to a GNT squad even though he had not played in vs Churchill, whose qualifying rounds because of illness. Do what you Mark Dean, Jersey City NJ; Doug Herron - Peter Bonfanti, New York NY; Daniel Wilderman, Brooklyn NY performance with want, Cohen told Gerard, but consider what you Cecil Head in the will say when another player wants in despite not GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS FLIGHT C 1948 Life Master playing because of a sick pet or a hurt child. That John Ricotta, Hamburg NY; Carlton Stone, N Tonawanda NY; Pairs remains a Judith Padgug, Amherst NY; Nancy Kessler, West Seneca NY wisdom, Gerard said, served her well from that vs record – they point on. Daniel Rothwell - John Cissel - Veronica Mathis - Ivan Jen, Eugene scored an average Gary Blaiss, chief operations officer at the OR of 65% in the four ACBL, accepted the sportsmanship award for sessions, including Neal Rosenthal - Ellen Rosenthal - Prem Garg, Potomac MD; Churchill Cohen, noting that Cohen “was much more than Shyam Giridharadas, Chevy Chase MD one in which they the consummate bridge sportsman. We knew vs scored 77%, a stunning achievement. Ralph as a co-worker and a friend, and he had two Janice Thompson, Newman IL; Irene Wen - Elizabeth Wilson, Urbana IL; Anne Thiede, Danville IL What’s even more remarkable is that families – one by blood and one by bridge.” Churchill achieved such results with a bidding Jordan Cohen, one of three sons of Ralph and Jeff Adams - Jeffrey Buckwalter, Papillion NE; Jonathan Cohn, system that included no conventions – not even Joan Cohen, said his father loved bridge. “It was Omaha NE; Andrew Clements, Fremont NE Stayman or Blackwood. vs his life,” said Jordan. “He was lucky he could take Dayou Zhou - Chong Zhao - Narayanan Ramabhadran, La Jolla Apart from succeeding with a completely his hobby and make it his career.” CA; Jon King, Balboa Island CA natural system, said Solodar, Churchill was “a Jordan said he believes that his father’s love true character. No matter what you thought of his of bridge kept him going through a long battle Tao Feng, Burnaby BC; Jack Lee - Samuel Lai - Kam Tang, Richmond BC , you had to love him as a person.” with cancer. Only three days before his death, vs Churchill’s daughter, Barbara Thompson of Ralph made his way to the bridge club in Michael Ring - Vincent Koon Kam King, Cambridge MA; Lorraine Old Greenwich CT, told the group that her father Memphis, where Jordan and his brother, Billy, Cable, Dorchester MA; Ann Borgschulte, Lexington MA had happy memories of Chicago, where he won were playing. During the game, Ralph took a fall his first North American championship. and, unknown at the time, suffered a broken Masterpoint disclaimer Former ACBL President Tommy Sanders took shoulder and hip. Despite the injuries, he finished Scores as reported in the Daily Bulletin are the podium to speak about Goldberg, who was the game and came in first. subject to change because of score changes or ACBL’s chief executive from 1971 to 1984, when “He went out a winner at bridge,” said Jordan. corrections. Therefore, the masterpoint awards as he retired. shown are also subject to change. Page 6 Daily Bulletin GNT contests have proud histories GNT: Championship and A Flights Howard Perlman, Stanley Smith, Jeffrey Piyush Vakil The GNT was originally a North American Starr, Dick Yanko 1994 1. Jimmy Cayne, Alan Sontag, Dave contest with all 25 ACBL districts participating. Now 1975 1. John Fisher, Charles Gabriel, Bob Berkowitz, Larry Cohen; 2. Doug Simson, Hamman, Jim Hooker, Charles Weed, Walter Johnson, Eric Rodwell, Jeff it is a United States event, with only the 23 U.S. Bobby Wolff; 2. Mike Cook, Jim Felts, Meckstroth districts participating. Doug Hill, Reece Rogers, , 1995 1. Steve Garner, Jack Oest, Larry Robbins, In 1985 the event was subdivided into three Bernie Yomtov Jerry Goldfein, Gerald Caravelli, Gay separate events: Flights A, B and C. Another change 1976 1. Billy Eisenberg, Eddie Kantar, Paul Cohler; 2. Billy Cohen, Marc Jacobus, came in 2001 when the GNT Championship Flight – Soloway, John Swanson; 2. Marty Fleisher, Harold Lilie, Peter Nagy Charlie Friedman, Ron Gerard, Halina 1996 1. Ralph Buchalter, Hugh Ross, Kyle for players with more than 5000 masterpoints – was Jamner, Archie McKellar, Neil Nathanson Larsen, Ron Smith, Chip Martel, Lew created. Flight A is now a 0-5000 event. 1977 1. Bob Hamman, Dan Morse, Curtis Smith, Stansby; 2. Chuck Burger, , The winners in each event will have their names Eddie Wold, Bobby Wolff; 2. Bobby Allan Falk, Perry Johnson engraved on the Morehead Trophy, donated by The Lipsitz, Steve Parker, Steve Robinson, Kit 1997 1. Jeffrey Wolfson, Robert Levin, Jeff New York Times in memory of its longtime bridge Woolsey Meckstroth, Neil Silverman, Richard 1978 1. Gerald Caravelli, Charles Peres, William Pavlicek, ; 2. Hjordis editor Albert H. Morehead. Rosen, Milton Rosenberg, Dan Rotman; 2. Eythorsdottir, Curtis Cheek, Steve Beatty, Albert H. Morehead Allan Cokin, Bobby Levin, Bud Reinhold, John Onstott Morehead William Seamon, 1998 1. Ross Grabel, Jon Wittes, Mark Itabashi, (1909-1996) was 1979 1. Greg DeFotis, Jerry Goldfein, Arnold Fred Hamilton, Gene Simpson; 2. Bobby born in Flintstone Leavitt, Larry Robbins, Claude Vogel; 2. Goldman, John Sutherlin, Malcolm Marty Bergen, Chuck Lamprey, Warren Brachman, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold GA and educated Rosner, 1999 1. Joseph Shay, Michael Seamon, Robert at Baylor and 1980 1. Jack Bitman, Jan Janitschke, Craig Levin, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. Jill Harvard. Ely Janitschke, Dick Lesko; 2. Russell Arnold, Meyers, Ed Davis, Mitch Dunitz, Iftikhar Culbertson hired Edith Kemp, William Passell, Cliff Russell, Baqai him in 1932 Billy Seamon, Dave Strasberg 2000 1. Joseph Shay, Michael Seamon, Robert 1981 1. Ira Chorush, James Jacoby, Mike Passell, Levin, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell; 2. because of his , Eddie Wold; 2. Mike Rose Meltzer, , Ron Smith, outstanding ability Becker, Brian Glubok, John Lowenthal, Kyle Larsen, Chip Matel, Lew Stansby as a player and Phillip Martin, Michael Rosenberg, Ron 2001 Championship Flight: 1. , Ed analyst and made Rubin Davis, Mitch Dunitz, Iftikhar Baqai; 2. Rose him technical 1982 1. Ron Von der Porten, Hugh Ross, Chip Meltzer, Peter Weichsel, Hugh Ross, Kyle Martel, Lew Stansby, Kyle Larsen, Peter Larsen, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby editor of The Pender, Jeff Polisner (npc); 2.`Steve Landen, Flight A: 1. Merline Vilhauer, Pam Stratton, Bridge World in 1933. Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Jeff Starr, Frank Bell, Robert Johnson, Bruce Cuthbertson, Mark He proved so invaluable that in 1934 he was Chuck Berger Litterman; 2. Lyle Poe, Rusty Krauss, David made general manager of all Culbertson enterprises. 1983 1. Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Peter Pender, Butler, Raphael Kahn, Barry Falgout, Mark He was only 25 when he played on the Culbertson Lew Stansby; 2. Lou Blumn, Richard Dahl Freeman, Larry Gould, Randy Joyce, Nick 2002 Championship Flight: 1. Russ Ekeblad, team that defeated the British in the second Nickell Sheila Ekeblad, Jeff Meckstroth, Michael international match for the Schwab Cup. 1984 1. Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield, Peter Boyd, Seamon, Eric Rodwell, Mark Molson; 2. Morehead was the first bridge editor of The New Bob Lipsitz, Steve Robinson; 2. Greg De Lou Ann O’Rourke, Roger Bates, Garey York Times with a Sunday column from 1935 and a Fotis, Larry Robbins, Jerry Goldfein, Hal Hayden, Billy Miller, Marc Jacobus. daily column from 1959. He resigned from the Times Mouser, Jack Oest, Gerry Caravelli Flight A: Adrian Dovell, Patricia Dovell, 1985 1. Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Lew Stansby, John Moschella, John Brady, Bob Dennard, late in 1963 to devote full time to writing, editing and Peter Pender, Alfred Sheinwold (npc); 2. Brian Gunnell; 2. Bob Balderson, Cindy publishing of the dictionaries, encyclopedias and Steve Robinson, Eddie Manfield, Peter Balderson, Kurt Schaeffer, Carole Miner thesauruses that made him one of the foremost Boyd, Bobby Lipsitz 2003 Championship Flight: 1. Rose Meltzer, Peter American lexicographers. 1986 1. Seymon Deutsch, Bobby Wolff, Bob Weichsel, Hugh Ross, Kyle Larsen, Chip During those years, Morehead found time for Hamman, Jim Jacoby; 2. Milt Rosenberg, Martel, Lew Stansby; 2. Larry Griffey, Spike Ralph Katz, Hal Mouser, Greg DeFotis, Lay, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Michael tremendous service to organized bridge. He was an Larry Robbins, Howard Weinstein Seamon, Russ Ekeblad officer of the United States Bridge Association when 1987 1. Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Peter Pender, Flight A: 1. Buddy Hanby, Sally Wheeler, that organization amalgamated with the American Lew Stansby, Mike Lawrence; 2. Frank Patricia Griffin, James Griffin; 2. Niel Bridge League in 1937. Hoadley, Sidney Lazard, John Onstott, Jack Waletzky, Stan Dub, Don Sulgrove, He became a governor of the newly formed LaNoue Kathleen Sulgrove 1988 1. Steve Robinson, Ed Manfield, Peter 2004 Championship Flight: 1. (District 9) Jim ACBL and served as president in 1943 and chairman Boyd, Robert Lipsitz; 2. Jack Oest, Steve Mahaffey, Michael Seamon, Gary Cohler, of the board from 1943 to 1945. He was named Garner, Jerry Goldfein, Bart Bramley, Gerry Barnet Shenkin, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric ACBL Honorary Member in 1946. Caravelli, Howard Weinstein Rodwell; 2. (District 16) Malcolm Morehead was a member of the National Laws 1989 1. Steve Sion, Robert Barr, Howard Stengel, Brachman, Bart Bramley, Sidney Lazard, Commission and was in charge of production of the Bernie Miller; 2. Tony Kasday, Paul Ivaska, Mike Passell, Eddie Wold Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden, Roger Bates Flight A: 1. (District 6) Sumner Steinfeldt, International Laws of . He was also 1990 1. Doug Simpson, Walter Johnson, Jeff Marshall Kuschner, Hal Hindman, Mark the author of the constitution of the World Bridge Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Dennis Clerkin; Chen; 2. (District 12) Mark Leonard, Federation – the first formal definition of the scope, 2. Kay Larsen, Chris Larsen, Joe Kivel, Thomas Rozinski, Barry Lippitt, Richard structure, powers and duties of that organization. Robert Rosenblum, Evan Bailey Mydloski Morehead was named to the ACBL Bridge Hall 1991 1. Larry Robbins, Jerry Goldfein, Jack Oest, 2005 Championship Flight: 1. (District 12) Peter Nagy, Steve Garner, Howard Howard Perlman, Chuck Burger, Perry of Fame in 1996. Weinstein; 2. Marty Bergen, , Johnson, Michael Zerbini; 2. (District 9) Winners and runners-up Larry Cohen, Steve Weinstein Jim Mahaffey, Barnet Shenkin, Eric 1973 1. Russell Arnold, James Beery, Jane Jaeger, 1992 1. Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd, Robert Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth, Michael Richard Pavlicek, William Seamon, Robert Lipsitz, Ed Manfield; 2. Michael Becker, Seamon, Gary Cohler G. Sharp; 2. Brian Economoidy, Jerry Ron Rubin, Richard Pavlicek, William Root, Flight A: 1. (District 7) Jonathan Slaney, Levitt, Roger Lord, Norb Kremer, Dave Bobby Levin, Jeff Wolfson John Lowell, Jeff Ziemer, Robert Smith, Ron Smith 1993 1. Ravindra Murthy, Brad Moss, Lew Fendrick, Hugh Hughes, Gregory Roberts; 1974 1. Larry Cohen, Billy Eisenberg, Eddie Stansby, Chip Martel, Hugh Ross, Jeff 2. (District 24) Valentin Carciu, David Kantar, Richard Katz, Paul Soloway, John Ferro; 2. Brian Ellis, Asim Ulke, Florine Gurvich, Michael Lipkin, Ira Ewen, Sorin Swanson; 2. 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INTERNATIONAL FUND STRATIFIED PAIRS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 1 37.0 Tables 16 Tables ABC Eddie Bass, Austin TX; John Zilic - Knut Pettersen - Mike Doyle - Anton (Tony) Haddad, Houston TX; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 7.13 1 1 Owen Lien, Hickory NC; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC 64.58% vs 5.35 2 Jimmy Pelham, North Baldwin NY; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 62.73% Ken Gee, Regina SK; Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN; Paul 4.01 3 Jeff Ziemer, Taylors SC; Hugh Hughes, Greenville SC 62.50% Schroeder, Wind Lake WI; John Russell, North Barringto IL; Ed 4.10 4 2 1 Prashanth Sriram, State College PA; Praveen Jayachandran, White, Houston TX Champaign IL 59.26% 2.69 5/6 3/4 Louis Ray, Las Vegas NV; L Murphy, Chicago IL 58.56% Phelps Lambert, Henderson KY; Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Keith Garber, Las Vegas NV; Herbert Wilton, Fredericksburg TX; Ellen 2.73 5/6 3/4 2 Donna Billings, Slinger WI; Marlene Foster, Franksville WI 58.56% Anten, Encino CA; Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA 1.77 5 Sandi Schlueter - Ann Elgin, Chicago IL 58.10% vs 1.30 6 Marlene Hefter, Chicago IL; Jacqueline Simborg, Homewood IL 57.64% James Marsh Sternberg - Barbara Nudelman, Chicago IL; Jayne 2.05 3 Richard Steck - Richard Dallet, Chicago IL 53.24% Thomas, Lutz FL; Shirley Seals, Ponte Vedra FL 1.54 4 Daniel Goldfein, Lincolnwood IL; David Banh, Annandale VA 53.01% Richard Lesage, Montreal QC; Dick Benson, Le Roy IL; Malcolm 1.24 5 Arnold Grushkin - Beverly Grushkin, Westport CT 52.78% Ewashkiw, Belleville ON; Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 1.24 6 Ronald Mittleman - Nancy Mittleman, Pittsford NY 52.55% vs Hugh Hughes, Greenville SC; Jeff Ziemer, Taylors SC; Gregory INTERNATIONAL FUND 299ER PAIRS Roberts, Aiken SC; Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA 26.5 Tables ABC Andrew Speers - Lawrence Dubrofsky, Edmonton AB; Steven Lawrence - Frank Ayer, Calgary AB 5.23 1 Gale Shillington, Downers Grove IL; Somers Collins, Little Rock AR 73.48% vs 3.92 2 1 Helen Galnick, Carlsbad CA; Dean Wolfson, Chicago IL 64.27% Leslie Strong, Santa Ynez CA; Gerald Mindell, Chicago IL; Dave 2.94 3 William Clarke, Wilmette IL; Jerry Campeau, Libertyville IL 59.47% Schouweiler, Bismarck ND; Warren Foss, Omaha NE; Dan 2.41 4 2 1 James Wesson Gregory, Carthage MS; Iris Gregory, Starkville MS 58.92% Mathieson, Regina SK 1.81 5 3 2 Wini Morsches - Paul Morsches, Columbia City IN 58.71% 1.24 6 Camilla Rabjohns - Becky Lagouros, Peoria Heights IL 58.36% EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 2 16 Tables 1.35 4 Kenneth Covinsky, San Francisco CA; Pat Ball, Chicago IL 58.19% Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON; Ronald Resnick, Makawao HI; Mark 1.18 5 3 Karen Harrison, W Hartford CT; Christine Malmgren, West Hartford CT 57.81% Teaford, Kapaa HI; Yasuko Shrenzel, Kihei HI 1.19 6 4 Diane Nelson - Norman Nelson, Dunlap IL 57.01% vs 0.79 5 Lucille Schlack, Wyndmoor PA; Patrick Drake, Philadephia PA 54.09% Rick Kaye, Bingham Farms MI; Robert Katz, Ann Arbor MI; 0.83 6 Susan Heisler - Diane Kelley, Chicago IL 53.98% Robert Brandow, Toledo OH; Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Ram Hira, North Vancouver BC; R EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION PAIRS Bruce Martin, Paia HI; Yatindra Sahae, Carmel Valley CA 84.0 Tables vs ABC Daniel Sellers Jr - Christie Sellers, Mobile AL; Carla Burke, Lillian 18.51 1 Arnold Goldstein, Boynton Beach FL; Burton Lipsky, New York NY 64.42% AL; Billie Vickers, Montgomery AL 13.88 2 1 Lee Ohliger - Jonathan Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ 64.26% Mark Frueh, Naperville IL; Yonsey Karasek, Hayward WI; Scott 10.41 3 Irina Ladyzhensky - Alexander Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 63.94% Hiller, Marshall MN; Donald Sondergeld, Hubbardton VT 7.81 4 Kent Hartman, San Diego CA; Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC 62.02% vs 6.94 5 2 1 Robert Block, Deerfield IL; William Anspach, Chicago IL 60.42% Suzi Shymanski Moore - Doug Moore - Gail Hawkins - Loughery 3.84 6/7 Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 60.26% Hawkins, Ballwin MO 3.84 6/7 Susan Parnes - Gordon Parnes, Flint MI 60.26% 2.13 8/10 James Melville, Springfield IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL 59.94% Edward Nield, Westchester IL; Mary Kever, Grayslake IL; Rosalie Campeau, Libertyville IL; Rachel Chittaro, Kildeer IL 5.20 8/10 3 Al Peters, Bellevue WA; Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL 59.94% vs 2.80 8/10 Suellen Solodar - John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL 59.94% Randy Breuer - Patrick Simpson, Sarnia ON; Craig Henderson, 3.90 4 Owen Lien, Hickory NC; Martin Demko, Cary NC 59.13% Chicago IL; Andrew Collins, Toronto ON 3.22 5 2 Judi Trenton, Tecumseh MI; David Warwick, Adrian MI 58.49% 2.41 6 3 Kevin Fay, Ann Arbor MI; Ilya Podolyako, West Bloomfield MI 56.57% EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 3 16 Tables 1.81 4 Bill Sack - Mary Schultz, Elmhurst IL 54.81% Martin Weinberg - Christopher Overpeck, Louisville KY; Paul 1.67 5 Hongmo Wang, Herndon VA; Tom Fletcher, Lewis Center OH 52.88% Cuffe, Fripp Island SC; Joan Simon, St Helena Isl SC 1.10 6 Mary Eldridge, Elm Grove WI; Patricia Cosgrove, Waukesha WI 52.24% vs George Waddell Jr, Naples FL; John Quigley - Dennis McCann, INT'L FUND/EDUC FOUND. PAIRS Chicago IL; Jim Jurik, Oak Forest IL 47.0 Tables Susan Shorter, Saint Paul MN; Genadiy Hirscht, Albion MI; Arman ABC Hartung, Marshall MI; Paul Hern, Dayton OH 20.30 1 Terry Terzian, Castro Valley CA; Clark Millikan, Martinez CA 63.15% vs 15.23 2 Tom Cogan, Annapolis MD; Ron Sukoneck, Wilmington NC 61.78% Jaime Dornbusch, Aventura FL; Francisco Bernal, Miami Lakes FL; 11.42 3 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Daniel Nussbaum, Cambridge MA 60.34% Elliot Slavis, West Palm Bch FL; Peter Hotchkiss, Hollywood FL; 8.56 4 Marilyn Loesberg, Rancho Mirage CA; Debbie Rosenberg, New Margarita Jaramillo, Miami FL Rochelle NY 60.03% Rob Meckstroth - Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL; Sam Katz, 6.42 5 Marie Filandro - Peter Filandro, Wilmington DE 59.70% Hinsdale IL; Daniel Goldfein, Lincolnwood IL; David Banh, 4.82 6 Paul Ross, Fair Grove MO; Jon Nance, Springfield MO 58.57% Annandale VA 5.04 7 Dave Grubbs, Seattle WA; John Maki, Bothell WA 58.17% vs 10.33 1 Florence Grinell, Lincolnshire IL; Carol Pollock, Delray Beach FL 55.13% Byrl Malmanger - Pat Malmanger, Bella Vista AR; Mary O'Neill, 7.75 2 Judy Fendrick, Marietta GA; Dan Plato, Atlanta GA 53.75% Lisle IL; Kathy Beranek, Mishicot WI 5.81 3 Richard Jahn - Angie Clark, Glenview IL 53.69% Sylvia Kveton, Galena IL; Judith Larson - Eloise Connors - Laura 4.36 4 Carrie Touslee - Laura Raczek, Roseville CA 53.61% Jones, Wilmington NC 5.69 5 1 Edward Kennedy, Wayne PA; John Lally, Chicago IL 53.13% vs 2.45 6 Nancy Ogreenc, Wautoma WI; Stephanie Schwingel, Coloma WI 52.24% Todd Kaplan - Adam Kaplan, New Port Richey FL; Judith Albert - 4.27 2 Stuart Opotowsky, Henderson NV; Len Burris, Las Vegas NV 52.00% Stephen Albert, Voorhees NJ 3.20 3 Serge Bondar, Wheeling IL; Kazi Farooqui, Grayslake IL 50.52% EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION KO BRACKET 4 2.40 4 Fern Herman, Langhorne PA; Patricia Bassman, Maple Glen PA 49.51% 12 Tables 2.14 5 Michael Lieberman - Alya Asarina, Cambridge MA 49.36% William Connellan - Dana Elliott, Rochester MI; Connie Dugger, 1.35 6 Cameron Shunta - Renee Shunta, Grand Haven MI 47.00% Birmingham MI; Nancy Erwin, Troy MI vs EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 299ER PAIRS George Van Amburg - Helen Van Amburg, Dewitt MI; Richard Hill 19.0 Tables - Alice Hill, Haslett MI ABC Robert Gray, Blowing Rock NC; Philip Beck, Indianapolis IN; 4.10 1 1 Jay D Shah, St Louis MO; Linda Evans, Saint Louis MO 64.88% Phyllis Smith, Cambridge WI; Alice Quam, Deerfield WI 3.08 2 Frederick Isaak - Daniel Willis, Dubuque IA 59.82% vs 2.39 3 2 1 Larry Willis, Petoskey MI; Dori Roskin, Chicago IL 59.23% Bill Bulfer, East Peoria IL; Mary Stecher, Peoria IL; Camilla 1.79 4 3 2 Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL; Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN 58.04% Rabjohns - Becky Lagouros, Peoria Heights IL 1.41 5 J Gerlach - Mary Gerlach, Whitewater WI 57.74% Don Morgan - Linda Marlin - Bette Liebgold, Houston TX; Sarah 1.35 6 4 Ginger Griffin - Ruth Watts, Chicago IL 57.14% Hardin, Montgomery TX 1.01 5 Eric Errickson, Clear Lake MN; Kenn Thornton, Hernando FL 53.87% vs 0.76 6 David Copi - Barbara Copi, Ann Arbor MI 53.27% Bill Goodman - Marty Goodman, Troy MI; Patsy Ruth Williams, 1.01 3 Ari Fuad, Eden Prairie MN; Cynthia Davitt, Coshocton OH 52.98% Danville CA; Ruth Kenney, Alamo CA 1.13 4 Norman Nelson - Diane Nelson, Dunlap IL 52.68% Harland London - Holly London, Woodridge IL; Mary Hurt - 0.74 5 Susan Tennier - Claudette Magne, Thunder Bay ON 52.08% Thomas Hurt, Lombard IL vs Maureen Swihart, Saint Louis MO; Lucy Gargus, Winter Haven FL; Jane Montgomery, Madison WI; Cerona Stevens, Marquette MI Page 8 Daily Bulletin Life Master Pairs begins today scoring 65% as an average for four sessions and 1961 1. Philip Feldsman, Marshall Miles; 77.4% in a single session. 2. Paul Kibler, Robert Reynolds Winners and runners-up: 1962 1. Philip Feldsman, Ira Rubin; 1930 1. P. Hal Sims, ; 2. Edith Kemp, 2. , Josephine Culbertson 1963 1. Lew Mathe, Edward Taylor; 1931 1. David Burnstine, ; 2. Ira Rubin, Curtis Smith 2. Michael Gottlieb, Theodore Lightner 1964 1. B. Jay Becker, Dorothy Hayden; 1932 1. Michael Gottlieb, Theodore Lightner; 2. , 2. David Burnstine, Howard Schenken 1965 1. Victor Mitchell, Samuel Stayman; 1933 1. David Burnstine, Howard Schenken; 2. Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone 2. P. Hal Sims, Waldemar von Zedtwitz 1966 1. Hermine Baron, ; 1934 1. Richard Frey, Howard Schenken; 2. Morrie Freier, Robert Reynolds 2. Walter Malowan, Sydney Rusinow 1967 1. Philip Feldsman, Lew Mathe; 1935 1. B. Jay Becker, Theodore Lightner; 2. Diana Schuld, Frank Schuld 2. Louis Haddad, Charles Hall 1968 1. Bill Eisenberg, ; Pat McDevitt (left) and Stephen Gladyszak are 1936 1. David Burnstine, ; 2. James Jacoby, Bobby Wolff the defending champions in the von Zedtwitz Life 2. Robert Appleyard, Isadore Epstine 1969 1. Sami Kehela, Eric Murray; Master Pairs. McDevitt, of Brookline MA, and 1937 1. S. Garton Churchill, Charles Lochridge; 2. Chuck Burger, Jimmy Cayne Gladyszak, of Chelsea MA, finished just ahead of the 2. Doris Fuller, Henry Vogel 1970 1. Paul Heitner, Michael Moss; 2004 winners of the event, Zia Mahmood and Walid 1938 1. Morrie Elis, ; 2. Robert Freedman, James Mathis Elahmady. 2. John Crawford, Charles Solomon 1971 1. Alvin Roth, Barbara Rappaport; The play 1939 1. Robert Appleyard, Harry Fishbein; 2. James Jacoby, Minda Brachman The Life Master Pairs is a six-session event with 2. Oswald Jacoby, Waldemar von Zedtwitz 1972 1. Alvin Roth, Barbara Rappaport; two qualifying, two semi-final and two final sessions. 1940 1. Harry Fishbein, Morrie Elis; 2. Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel It is restricted to Life Masters. At stake is the von 2. Sam Fry, Myron Fuchs 1973 1. Jack Blair, ; Zedtwitz Gold 1941 1. Merwyn Maier, Howard Schenken; 2. Chuck Burger, Jimmy Cayne Cup. 2. John Crawford, Oswald Jacoby 1974 1. Gerald Michaud, Bobby Nail; In 1930, 1942 1. Charles Goren, Helen Sobel; 2. Walter Walvick, Thomas Weik Waldemar von 2. Philip Abramsohn, Tobias Stone 1975 1. Roy Fox, Eugene O'Neill; Zedtwitz donated 1943 1. John Crawford, Howard Schenken; 2. Michael Becker, Ahmed Hussein the , 2. Sidney Silodor, 1976 1. Robert Lipsitz, Neil Silverman; which was 1944 1. Samuel Katz, Peter Leventritt; 2. Garey Hayden, Mike Passell presented to the 2. Ambrose Casner, Ralph Hirschberg 1977 1. Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel; winners of the 1945 1. Robert Appleyard, M. A. Lightman; 2. Ken Cohen, Robert Lipsitz Life Master Pairs. 2. Bertram Lebhar, Simon Rossant 1978 1. , Marilyn Johnson; The first winners: 1946 1. Sidney Silodor, Charles Solomon; 2. Ron Feldman, David Sacks von Zedtwitz and 2. Lee Hazen, 1979 1. Ralph Katz, Ken Schutze; P. Hal Sims. 1947 1. Allen Harvey, Frank Weisbach; 2. Dan Morse, Bobby Nail The trophy 2. John Crawford, Theodore Lightner 1980 1. Bob Hamman, Eric Rodwell; was initially 1948 1. S. Garton Churchill, Cecil Head; 2. Don Caton, Homer Shoop contested by 2. Erik Coon, Vincent Remey 1981 1. Fred Stewart, Steve Weinstein; master players who had qualified by winning a 1949 1. Ruth Gilbert, Leo Roet; 2. Paul Lavings, Bob Richman national championship. It was a four-session event, 2. Arthur Glatt, Albert Weiss 1982 1. Tommy Sanders, Ron Andersen; and the field was limited to 64 players so that a 1950 1. Manuel Sherwin, C. W. Yorke; Edward 2. Robert Lipsitz, Ron Sukoneck complete movement could be played. Marcus, Sam Stayman 1983 1. Bob Hamman, Eddie Kantar; The trophy was originally presented on the basis 1951 1. Richard Kahn, Peter Leventritt; 2. Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth that three wins by one player would secure him 2. Ned Drucker, Edgar Kaplan outright possession of the trophy. This feat was 1952 1. William Jackson, William Joseph; achieved by Howard Schenken in 1934. (Schenken Notice to players who live 2-3. Arthur Glatt, Albert Weiss; won in 1931 and 1933 with David Burnstine and in 2-3. John Crawford, Howard Schenken outside 1934 with Richard Frey. He also won in 1941 with 1953 1. Milton Ellenby, William Rosen; Merwyn Maier and in 1943 with John Crawford.) Participation in the von Zedtwitz, Bruce or 2. Charles Goren, Helen Sobel The cup, put back into competition by the donor, Young Life Master Pairs is limited to ACBL 1954 1. David Carter, John Hubbell; was stolen in 1954 while in the possession of John members who have achieved the rank of Life 2. Victor Mitchell, Ira Rubin Hubbell, who held the LM Pairs title. The theft Master. 1955 1. Ben Fain, Paul Hodge; followed a television appearance during which Players who reside outside North America 2. Victor Mitchell, Ira Rubin Hubbell had exhibited the trophy and given the and who do not meet this criteria, but feel they 1956 1. Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone; address of his bridge club, where the cup was are otherwise eligible to participate, must 2. John Crawford, Sidney Silodor normally displayed. receive a waiver in writing prior to the 1957 1. H. Sanborn Brown, Martin Cohn; The trophy was never recovered and the present commencement of the contest. Please contact 2. Francis Begley, Louis Kelner cup is an exact replica. ACBL Chief Tournament Director Rick Beye, 1958 1-2. Charles Goren, Helen Sobel; Mary Jane Farell and Marilyn Johnson are the who will be available in the selling area. Please 1-2. Wilson Landley, Louis Levy only women's partnership to win the event. Their note that players who have been waived into 1959 1. Ed Rosen, Dan Rotman; victory came in 1978. previous Life Master Pairs do not have to re- 2. Sidney Aronson, Larry Weiss The record score for the event belongs to S. apply. 1960 1. Helen Portugal, Morris Portugal; Garton Churchill and Cecil Head, who won in 1948 - 2. 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1984 1. Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel; 2. Alan Sion, Clint Morrell 1999 1. John Mohan, ; 2. Brad Moss, Sontag, Steve Sion 1992 1. Bob Hamman, Hemant Lall; 2. Hugh Fred Gitelman 1985 1. George Steiner, Darryl Pedersen; 2. David Ross, Zia Mahmood 2000 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg; 2. Siebert, 1993 1. Dan Morse, John Sutherlin; 2. Tom John Mohan, Sam Lev 1986 1. Eric Rodwell, Douglas Simson; 2. Tom Clarke, Alan LeBendig 2001 1. Steve Weinstein, Robert Levin; 2. Gary Kniest, Karen Walker 1994 1. Robert Levin, Jeff Wolfson; 2. Eddie Cohler, Ralph Katz 1987 1. Larry Cohen, David Berkowitz; 2. Steve Wold, Steve Sion 2002 1. , Leni Holtz; 2. Lynn Deas, Robinson, Peter Boyd 1995 1. Joe Kivel, Allan Siebert; 2. William Root, Curtis Cheek 1988 1. Marty Bergen, Larry Cohen; 2. Howard Richard Pavlicek 2003 1. , Richard Freeman; 2. Weinstein, John Carruthers 1996 1. David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen; 2. Tony Michael Rosenberg, Ralph Katz 1989 1. Richard Katz, Robert Levin; 2. Howard Forrester, Geir Helgemo 2004 1. Walid Elahmady, Zia Mahmood; 2. Reese Weinstein, Ralph Katz 1997 1. Steve Garner, Howard Weinstein; 2. Tony Milner, John Mohan 1990 1. Ron Rubin, Michael Becker; 2. John Forrester, Geir Helgemo 2005 1. Pat McDevitt, Stephen Gladyszak; 2. Mohan, 1998 1. Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson; 2. Richard Walid Elahmady, Zia Mahmood 1991 1. Doug Simson, Eric Rodwell; 2. Steve Pavlicek, Rich Pavlicek Jr. Mini-LM Pairs also start today The Mini-Life Master Pairs will begin play Like von today with players able to compete in three Zedtwitz, David separate categories. Bruce (1900- The von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs - for the 1965) was one of Gold Cup B is open to all Life Masters. the first 10 to be The LM-5000 Pairs is open to named Life players who have earned LM status and have won Master – in fact, up to 5000 masterpoints. he was #1. A The LM-1500 Pairs is open to tremendously players who have earned LM status and have won successful player up to 1500 masterpoints. in the early The three divisions honor three of ACBL’s all- Thirties, he was time great players, all members of the ACBL Hall known as a of Fame. soothing partner Waldemar but an unsettling von Zedtwitz opponent. Bruce played with Oswald Jacoby and (1896-1984), Howard Schenken on the first of the outstanding ACBL president teams, the Four Horsemen, captained by P. Hal David Maidman and Marin Marinov emeritus, was Sims. president of the In 1933 with Schenken, Jacoby and Dick Frey David Bruce LM-5000 Pairs ACBL in 1948 (joined shortly afterward by Michael Gottlieb), he Previous winners: and of its parent organized the . This team took the 2003 Mark Bartusek, John Jones organization, the leadership in competition and held it for the next 2004 Henry Meyer, Brian Gunnell American Bridge decade. 2005 David Maidman, Marin Marinov League, in 1932. Unlike von He was named Zedtwitz and Sally Young LM-1500 Pairs Honorary Bruce, Sally Previous winners: Member by the Young (1906- 2003 Dick McCluer, Teresa Ozias ABL in 1931. 1970) was not one 2004 Robert Frick, Marvin Levine When dissension threatened to break up the of the first 10 to 2005 Edward Foran, ACBL in 1948, the contesting factions agreed to be named Life von Zedtwitz as president and chairman with carte Master. She was, blanche power. He is credited with saving the however, Life ACBL. In 1949, upon the League’s rehabilitation, Master #17 and he immediately returned his carte blanche power the first woman to to the Board of Directors. earn the rank. He helped found the Young earned and played a major role in the formation o the success in open ACBL Charity Foundation. and women’s As a player, von Zedtwitz was noted for his events – she is the only woman to “three-peat” in versatility in playing with exponents of different the . Young and teammates John systems. He was one of the first 10 to be named Crawford, Charles Goren and Charles Solomon Life Master – he was #4 – when the category was won in 1937 and 1938. They added B. Jay Becker created in 1936. to the squad in 1939 and won again. Von Zedtwitz won many national auction Young also won the Reisinger in 1947 with bridge champions and nearly all the contract teammates Jane Jaeger, Paula Ribner and Kay bridge championships. He and Barbara Brier won Rhodes. They remain the only all-women’s team to the World Mixed Pairs in 1970 when von Zedtwitz win a major open team event. was 74 and legally blind. Edward Foran and Nicolas Hammond Page 10 Daily Bulletin

INTERNATIONAL FUND STRATIFIED PAIRS THURSDAY AFTERNOON ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Jimmy Pelham, North Baldwin NY; Chester Johnson, Chicago IL 62.73 1 1 1 Donna Billings, Slinger WI; Marlene Foster, Franksville WI 58.56 2 1 Louis Ray, Las Vegas NV; L Murphy, Chicago IL 58.56 2 Robert Fendrick, Marietta GA; Gregory Roberts, Aiken SC 58.33 3 Ken Cohen, Philadelphia PA; Neal Satten, Wynnewood PA 57.64 3 Henry Unglik, Ottawa ON; Bill Harlan, Oklahoma City OK 57.18 4 2 Martin Demko, Cary NC; Dilip Udeshi, Bensalem PA 56.71 4 Joanna Hebermehl, Paris IL; Milt Van Reed, Terre Haute IN 55.56 5 3 1 Norman Segal, Deerfield IL; Roz Kahn, San Francisco CA 51.62 5 Robert Fournier, Knoxville TN; William Palmer, Brooklyn NY 55.32 2 Judith Albert - Stephen Albert, Voorhees NJ 46.99 2 Leif Sorensen - Rosietta Brown, Chicago IL 53.01 3 Susan Rechter - Elizabeth Freeman, Saint Louis MO 50.69 2 Scott Rosenbush - Cindy Zimmerman, Morristown NJ 48.84 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HHH EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Owen Lien, Hickory NC; Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC 64.58 1 Jeff Ziemer, Taylors SC; Hugh Hughes, Greenville SC 62.50 2 2 Pennie Levin, Riverwoods IL; Phyllis Citow, Northbrook IL 55.32 2 1 1 Prashanth Sriram, State College PA; Praveen Jayachandran, Champaign IL 59.26 3 Roberta Caplan, Highland Park IL; Rita Golub, Northfield IL 53.01 3 2 2 James Poitras - Patricia Poitras, Holliston MA 51.39 4 3 1 Arnold Grushkin - Beverly Grushkin, Westport CT 52.78 4 3 Leonard Nelson, Wilmette IL; Barry Erlich, Glen Ellyn IL 51.16 5 4 2 Byrl Malmanger - Pat Malmanger, Bella Vista AR 51.39 5 Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA 50.93 4 Drew Becker - Kenneth Zuckerberg, Chicago IL 49.31 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1/2 1 Sandi Schlueter - Ann Elgin, Chicago IL 58.10 1 Jaime Dornbusch, Aventura FL; Francisco Bernal, Miami Lakes FL 57.18 1/2 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Ken Gee, Regina SK 58.10 2 Elaine Ware, Vernon BC; Laurie Shapka, Red Deer AB 56.48 3 2 Marlene Hefter, Chicago IL; Jacqueline Simborg, Homewood IL 57.64 3 1 Sam Katz, Hinsdale IL; Matt Meckstroth, Gainesville FL 54.86 4 Lawrence Dubrofsky - Andrew Speers, Edmonton AB 55.79 4 2 1 Richard Steck - Richard Dallet, Chicago IL 53.24 5 3 1 Ronald Mittleman - Nancy Mittleman, Pittsford NY 52.55 5 3 2 Daniel Goldfein, Lincolnwood IL; David Banh, Annandale VA 53.01 4 Daniel Driggett, Glendale Hts IL; Jeannine Gaunce, Sarasota FL 48.61 4 Paul Hamper - Margit Lindgren, Chicago IL 50.46 2 Cheryl Lapin, Northbrook IL; Martin Weinberg, Louisville KY 47.69

299ER INTERNATIONAL FUND THURSDAY AFTERNOON ONLY SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LLL EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 William Clarke, Wilmette IL; Jerry Campeau, Libertyville IL 59.47 1 Gale Shillington, Downers Grove IL; Somers Collins, Little Rock AR 73.48 2 1 1 Wini Morsches - Paul Morsches, Columbia City IN 58.71 2 1 1 Diane Nelson - Norman Nelson, Dunlap IL 57.01 3 Sunny Koontz, Palm Beach FL; Jeanne Lackey, Scottsdale AZ 56.25 3 2 2 Susan Heisler - Diane Kelley, Chicago IL 53.98 4 2 Theresa Schneider, Northbrook IL; Cindy Henderson, Northfield IL 55.11 4 3 Mary Hamlett - Loretta Gibbens, Nashville TN 52.46 5 3 Alta Allen, Gary IN; Leo Soanes, Corona NY 54.55 5 4 Patricia McGreevy, Oak Brook IL; Elaine Vandenburg, Hinsdale IL 52.27 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Helen Galnick, Carlsbad CA; Dean Wolfson, Chicago IL 64.27 1 1 1 James Wesson Gregory, Carthage MS; Iris Gregory, Starkville MS 58.92 2 Madison Schepps - Elizabeth Schepps, Alexandria VA 56.01 2 Camilla Rabjohns - Becky Lagouros, Peoria Heights IL 58.36 3 Kenn Thornton, Hernando FL; Eric Errickson, Clear Lake MN 55.23 3 2 Kenneth Covinsky, San Francisco CA; Pat Ball, Chicago IL 58.19 4 Dori Roskin, Chicago IL; Dave Drewes, La Crosse WI 55.12 4 3 2 Karen Harrison, W Hartford CT; Christine Malmgren, West Hartford CT 57.81 5 2 Bonnie Clarke - Mary Lofgren, Chicago IL 54.36 5 Margery Hedegard, Homewood IL; Fred Mohl, Matteson IL 52.24 6 3 1 Lucille Schlack, Wyndmoor PA; Patrick Drake, Philadephia PA 54.09 6 3 Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL; Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN 51.77 2 Sharon Hockemeier, Eagle NE; Connie Barksdale, Lincoln NE 48.06

INT'L FUND/EDUC. FOUND. OPEN PAIRS 1ST OF 2 SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Marie Filandro - Peter Filandro, Wilmington DE 60.90 1 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Daniel Nussbaum, Cambridge MA 63.94 2 Joe Gottler - Scott Stearns, Elberta AL 59.62 2 1 1 Margaret Geldens - Mary Cardwell, Winnetka IL 63.62 3 Sandra Hammer, Dorset VT; Courtney Nelson, Wells VT 58.01 3 Yayoi French, Kirkland WA; Rose Bolson, Lake Forest Par WA 60.74 4 Lynne Schaeffer, W Bloomfield MI; Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI 56.25 4 2 2 Fern Herman, Langhorne PA; Patricia Bassman, Maple Glen PA 53.53 5 Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL; Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL 55.61 5 Gerald Gitles, Chicago IL; Jerry Ruther, Santa Fe NM 52.56 6 1 Marshall Baum, Highland Park IL; Elizabeth Volpe, Skokie IL 54.01 6 3 Brian Newman, Chicago IL; Robert Howard, Highland Park IL 49.68 2 1 John Miller, Stillwater MN; Daniel McIntyre, Saint Paul MN 53.69 4 Charles Sweet, Barrington IL; Barry Segal, Boca Raton FL 47.92 3 Carrie Touslee - Laura Raczek, Roseville CA 53.37 4 Stephen Marcus - Jo Ann Rauch, Miami FL 46.63 2 Anne Cohler - Charles Cohler, San Francisco CA 39.74 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Terry Terzian, Castro Valley CA; Clark Millikan, Martinez CA 63.94 1 Sara Rothmuller, Santa Rosa CA; Daniel Voorhies, Ashland OR 58.97 2 Tom Cogan, Annapolis MD; Ron Sukoneck, Wilmington NC 59.94 2 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Michael Airdo, Oak Park IL 58.81 3 Roger Clough - Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA 54.65 3 Molly Tinsley, Ashland OR; Harvey Bush, Klamath Falls OR 58.33 4 Faye Marino, Greenwich CT; Daniel Wolkowitz, Hastings-On-Hud NY 54.33 4 1 Richard Jahn - Angie Clark, Glenview IL 56.25 5 Tobey Belmont, Glendale WI; Earle Davis, Glenview IL 53.53 5 Sharon Meng, Lakeland FL; Rahn Smith, Brandon FL 54.81 6 1 Florence Grinell, Lincolnshire IL; Carol Pollock, Delray Beach FL 53.21 6 2 Ruth Goodpasture, Bourbonnais IL; Elaine Bowers, University Park FL 54.65 2 John Entsminger - Jill Entsminger, Henderson NV 52.24 3 Arlyne Shockman - Elaine Weintraub, Philadelphia PA 48.88 3 1 Josephine Sage - Billie Winkelman, Chicago IL 51.92 1 James Smith, Brooklyn Park MN; Virginia Przysiezny, Oakville ON 47.60 2 Stuart Opotowsky, Henderson NV; Len Burris, Las Vegas NV 46.47 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Paul Ross, Fair Grove MO; Jon Nance, Springfield MO 62.82 1 Christopher Yu, Naperville IL; Reiko Raese, Boulder CO 58.33 2 Marilyn Loesberg, Rancho Mirage CA; Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 58.65 2 Dave Grubbs, Seattle WA; John Maki, Bothell WA 55.45 3 1 Judy Fendrick, Marietta GA; Dan Plato, Atlanta GA 56.89 3 Bill Archambo - Richard Bender, Springfield MO 54.97 4 Cynthia Colin, New York NY; Frank Allison, West Hempstead NY 55.13 4/6 William Wood, Norwalk CT; Brett Adler, Westport CT 54.81 5 Jonathan Slaney, Decatur GA; John Lowell, Dunwoody GA 51.28 4/6 1 Nancy Ogreenc, Wautoma WI; Stephanie Schwingel, Coloma WI 54.81 6 2 Eleanor Pollock, Milwaukee WI; J Hanley, Glendale WI 50.96 4/6 Michele Foran, Oconomowoc WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI 54.81 3 1 Michael Lieberman - Alya Asarina, Cambridge MA 50.16 2 1 Serge Bondar, Wheeling IL; Kazi Farooqui, Grayslake IL 50.00 4 Charles Wright Jr, Evanston IL; Gerald , Chicago IL 49.52 3 2 Ellen Romick - Glorya Spero, Highland Park IL 46.96

EDUCATION FOUNDATION PAIRS SECOND OF 4 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION III EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Arnold Goldstein, Boynton Beach FL; Burton Lipsky, New York NY 64.42 1 1 Lee Ohliger - Jonathan Ohliger, Ridgewood NJ 64.26 2 Bill Morrison - Susy Morrison, Bartlesville OK 55.93 2 Kent Hartman, San Diego CA; Sumner Steinfeldt, Washington DC 62.02 3 Abbie Cole - Glenn Eisenstein, New York NY 55.13 3 Douglas Bullock, Boise ID; Kris Miller, Reston VA 58.81 4 Shannon Cappelletti, Aventura FL; Stacy Jacobs, Hinsdale IL 54.81 4 Susan Yates, Victor NY; Daniel Boye, Syracuse NY 54.65 5 1 Michael Keller, Kalispell MT; David Orser, Billings MT 54.49 5 2 Julien Levesque, Vancouver BC; Robert Quintin, St Charles IL 50.48 6 2 1 Mary Eldridge, Elm Grove WI; Patricia Cosgrove, Waukesha WI 52.24 6 Jack Lacy, Round Rock TX; James Thurtell, Dallas TX 48.72 1 John Grossman, Highland Park IL; Al Glick, Northbrook IL 42.79 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJJ EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Ann Schwartz - Alan Schwartz, Fairfax VA 59.62 1 1 1 Robert Block, Deerfield IL; William Anspach, Chicago IL 60.42 2 Judy Kay-Wolff, Las Vegas NV; Jane Segal, Villanova PA 55.77 2 Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bch CA; Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV 56.73 3 1 1 Bill Sack - Mary Schultz, Elmhurst IL 54.81 3 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 55.77 4 Joan McKeon, Queensland ; Joseph Machotka, Chicago IL 53.69 4 2 Geri Root - Nancie Flaxman, Deerfield IL 52.24 5 George Rosenkranz - Edith Rosenkranz, Mexico Mexico 53.04 5 3 Jerry Palm, Homewood IL; Constance Stevens, Highland IN 52.08 6 Justine Cushing, New York NY; Jeff Aker, Briarcliff NY 51.76 6 Diane Beyer, Orland Park IL; John Oxley, Saint Joseph MO 51.60 2 Barbara Wheeler - Christopher Panos, Sacramento CA 50.48 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION KKK EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI; Deanna Holtzman, Bloomfield Hls MI 57.53 1 Cookie Hoberman, Omaha NE; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 60.26 2 H Philip Monyer, Middletown PA; Melvin Lubart, Hummelstown PA 57.37 2 1 1 Kevin Fay, Ann Arbor MI; Ilya Podolyako, West Bloomfield MI 56.57 3 James Greer, New Canaan CT; Arthur Crystal, Fairfield CT 56.57 3 Jordan Cohen, Thornhill ON; Joan Cohen, Memphis TN 55.93 4 1 Irene Geisinger - Michael Geisinger, Glen Head NY 52.40 4 Barry Gorski - Albert Bingaman Jr, Reading PA 55.77 5 Daniel Marcus, Bloomfield Hill MI; James Armstrong, Romulus MI 50.96 5 David Moss - Carole Van Wieck, New York NY 55.61 6 Jim Linhart, Raleigh NC; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 50.64 6 Muriel Altus, Tampa FL; Charlene Predmest, Delray Beach FL 53.21 2 William McCaskill, Richton MS; Marion House, Laurel MS 48.72 2 John Kuenster, Oak Park IL; Dennis Konieczny, Lockport IL 47.76 1 David Morrow, Brooklyn NY; Blair Brickman, New York NY 46.79 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FFF EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Irina Ladyzhensky - Alexander Ladyzhensky, Ellenton FL 63.94 1 Susan Parnes - Gordon Parnes, Flint MI 60.26 2 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Robert Levin, Bronx NY 59.46 2 James Melville, Springfield IL; Will Engel, Freeport IL 59.94 3 Marvin Shapiro, Saint Louis MO; Bronia Jenkins, Vero Beach FL 57.69 3 Eric Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Eleanor Grinslade, Indianapolis IN 57.05 4 Curt Merrill, Montclair NJ; Kent Vandewater, Bayside NY 54.97 4/5 Constance Glube - John Currie, Halifax NS 55.77 5 1 Carol Willner, Larchmont NY; Jill Rosen, Greenwich CT 53.21 4/5 Paul Deal, New Orleans LA; Jan Galey, Baton Rouge LA 55.77 6 Barrett Raff, Johnson City NY; Sylvia Caley, Montreal QC 50.32 6 Alan Myerson - Abby Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA 53.85 2 Paul Wright Jr, Mount Pleasant SC; Ala Hamilton-Day, Wallingford PA 48.72 1 Kathy Schweickert - Norma Johnston, Albuquerque NM 49.84 1 Mary Ellen Zaske, Franklin Lakes NJ; Michael Varhalamas, Englewood NJ 45.51 2 1 Dan Recht, Mt Kisco NY; Eric Mayefsky, Stanford CA 49.36 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Donna Rodwell, Clearwater Bch FL; Glenna Shannahan, Fitchburg WI 58.33 1 1 Owen Lien, Hickory NC; Martin Demko, Cary NC 59.13 2 Giorgio Duboin, Torino Italy; John Russell, North Barringto IL 58.01 2 Kevin Wilson, Knoxville TN; Blair Seidler, Fair Lawn NJ 57.85 3 Charlton Buckley, Glenbrook NV; Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID 57.85 3 Shirley Dicks - John Dicks, Saint Charles MO 57.69 4/5 David Berkowitz, Boca Raton FL; Aileen Osofsky, New York NY 53.21 4 Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV; James Murphy, Chesapeake VA 54.17 4/5 1 Hiroko Janssen, Minato-Ku Tokyo Japan; Charles Halasi, Toronto ON 53.21 5 2 David Vaclavik, Appleton WI; Denise Hoffman, Marquette MI 52.24 6 2 Lynn Mackall, South Orange NJ; Milly Curman, Teaneck NJ 52.24 6 Ralph Levene, Vestavia Hills AL; Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 51.92 1 Hilary Londo, Starkville MS; Mary Faerber, Meridian MS 41.51 1 Rick Lepscier, Tinley Park IL; Daniel Taylor, Manteno IL 49.84 Daily Bulletin Page 11

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HHH EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 Al Peters, Bellevue WA; Christopher Shaw Jr, Carlinville IL 59.94 1 Suellen Solodar - John Solodar, Palm Beach Gdns FL 59.94 2 2 1 Judi Trenton, Tecumseh MI; David Warwick, Adrian MI 58.49 2 Virginia Lifton, Marco Island FL; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 58.49 3 Katherine Rabenstein, Washington DC; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 56.25 3 Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Jim Looby, Burbank CA 56.09 4 Joan Gerard, White Plains NY; Craig Robinson, Lansdale PA 55.13 4 Arnold Federman, Palisades Park NJ; Lenore Silver, New York NY 55.13 5 Melanie Tucker, New York NY; Jerry Goldberg, Yonkers NY 54.33 5 1 1 Hongmo Wang, Herndon VA; Tom Fletcher, Lewis Center OH 52.88 6 Natalie Bassil, Boston MA; Roger Johnson, Waltham MA 53.21 6 Georgann Humphrey - Jim Humphrey, Highland Park IL 52.08 2 2 Henry Przysiezny - Shea O'Loughlin, Oakville ON 49.84 3 James Scott, Wilton CT; Geoffrey Scott, Chapel Hill NC 49.20

INT'L FUND/EDUC. FOUND. OPEN PAIRS 2 OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Kathy Longman - Jack Longman, Clearwater FL 61.77 1 Kevin Bolan, Snohomish WA; Paul Schwaighart, Normandy Park WA 64.68 2 Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL; Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL 60.10 2 Marilyn Loesberg, Rancho Mirage CA; Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 61.40 3 Fred Hawa, Yonkers NY; Steven Wheeler, Northvale NJ 57.55 3 Siraj Haji - Terry James, Columbus OH 58.28 4 1 Marsh Bryan - Helen Bryan, Little Silver NJ 55.23 4 1 Gordon Decker - Bob Meixner, Hinsdale IL 54.58 5 Arthur Korth, Galloway NJ; David Treadwell, Wilmington DE 53.34 5 Paul Ross, Fair Grove MO; Jon Nance, Springfield MO 54.33 6 2 1 Barry Ekman - Sue Ekman, Evanston IL 50.86 6 Jane Basilico, Santa Cruz CA; Susan Darsey, La Selva Beach CA 53.87 3 Mary Grummons, Warrenville IL; Katherine Rehak, Oak Park IL 48.54 2 Judy Fendrick, Marietta GA; Dan Plato, Atlanta GA 50.62 2 Fern Herman, Langhorne PA; Patricia Bassman, Maple Glen PA 45.49 3 1 Michael Lieberman - Alya Asarina, Cambridge MA 48.56 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Faye Marino, Greenwich CT; Daniel Wolkowitz, Hastings-On-Hud NY 60.26 1 Beverly Perry - Barry Rigal, New York NY 61.86 2 1 1 Stuart Opotowsky, Henderson NV; Len Burris, Las Vegas NV 57.53 2 1 1 Edward Kennedy, Wayne PA; John Lally, Chicago IL 58.97 3 Sandy Golden, Oak Brook IL; Fred Buckman, Lincolnwood IL 56.57 3 Marie Filandro - Peter Filandro, Wilmington DE 58.49 4 George Klemic, Bensenville IL; Michael Airdo, Oak Park IL 55.29 4 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Daniel Nussbaum, Cambridge MA 56.73 5/6 2 Arlyne Shockman - Elaine Weintraub, Philadelphia PA 52.08 5 Sandra Hammer, Dorset VT; Courtney Nelson, Wells VT 54.81 5/6 Ellen Royer, Columbus OH; Barth Royer, Bexley OH 52.08 6 2 Carrie Touslee - Laura Raczek, Roseville CA 53.85 3 Richard Jahn - Angie Clark, Glenview IL 51.12 3 2 Anne Cohler - Charles Cohler, San Francisco CA 53.04 4 Alfred Crump - Travis Crump, Wyomissing PA 48.88 4 Kathy Swaine - Rand Pinsky, Valencia CA 47.12 2 Mike Giesler - Nancy Giesler, Philadelphia PA 44.55 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Dave Grubbs, Seattle WA; John Maki, Bothell WA 60.90 1 Tom Cogan, Annapolis MD; Ron Sukoneck, Wilmington NC 63.62 2 1 Doris Goberville, Walkerton IN; Nora Merlo, Joliet IL 58.00 2 Terry Terzian, Castro Valley CA; Clark Millikan, Martinez CA 62.35 3 William Wood, Norwalk CT; Brett Adler, Westport CT 54.79 3 Maeve Mahon, New Canaan CT; Lawrence Lau, Westport CT 57.22 4 Marlene Konik, Highland Park IL; Dick Arnold, Racine WI 53.99 4 1 Florence Grinell, Lincolnshire IL; Carol Pollock, Delray Beach FL 57.06 5 George Goewey - Tom Hallum, Chicago IL 53.50 5 Tobey Belmont, Glendale WI; Earle Davis, Glenview IL 54.98 6 Bill Archambo - Richard Bender, Springfield MO 52.63 6 2 John Entsminger - Jill Entsminger, Henderson NV 51.04 2 1 Serge Bondar, Wheeling IL; Kazi Farooqui, Grayslake IL 51.04 3 1 Ellen Gross - Harry Weindruch, Northbrook IL 47.50 3 Eleanor Pollock, Milwaukee WI; J Hanley, Glendale WI 50.84 2 Robert Webster, Ripon WI; Michael French, Fond Du Lac WI 50.24

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION I/N PAIRS THURSDAY EVENING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LLL EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 1 1 Larry Willis, Petoskey MI; Dori Roskin, Chicago IL 59.23 1 J Gerlach - Mary Gerlach, Whitewater WI 57.74 2 Ruth Harris, Manasquan NJ; Debbie Linville, West Chester OH 55.06 2 1 1 Norman Nelson - Diane Nelson, Dunlap IL 52.68 3 Leslie Phelps - Rayma Kreider, Vero Beach FL 52.38 3 2 Karen Harrison, Fox Lake IL; Patricia Dowd, Lewiston NY 52.38 4 2 Susan Tennier - Claudette Magne, Thunder Bay ON 52.08 4 Robert Bertoni, Haverhill MA; Anita Seifer, Valley Stream NY 52.08 3 Marylu Brown, Blue Island IL; Barbara Rohrdanz, Kankakee IL 51.19 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MMM EAST-WEST AB C ABC 1 Frederick Isaak - Daniel Willis, Dubuque IA 59.82 1 1 Jay D Shah, St Louis MO; Linda Evans, Saint Louis MO 64.88 2 1 Ginger Griffin - Ruth Watts, Chicago IL 57.14 2 2 1 Trella Bromley, Jacksonville FL; Jeff Jackson, White Bear Lake MN 58.04 3 2 Eric Errickson, Clear Lake MN; Kenn Thornton, Hernando FL 53.87 3/4 Madison Schepps - Elizabeth Schepps, Alexandria VA 53.27 4/5 Kathleen Martin - Mary Armacost, Hillsborough CA 52.98 3/4 3 David Copi - Barbara Copi, Ann Arbor MI 53.27 4/5 3 1 Ari Fuad, Eden Prairie MN; Cynthia Davitt, Coshocton OH 52.98 2 David Westbrook - Maria Lind, Athens GA 50.30 TOMORROW’S BRIDGE EVENTS Junior Day Bob Charlson Memorial Day

Saturday, July 15, 9 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Friday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Compact KO Teams 3-4 Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 3rd Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Friday-Tuesday Morning Side Game Series* 2nd single session Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Saturday, July 15, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 Saturday, July 15, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Daylight Open Pairs* 1-2 TBA $15.50 $17.50 Stratified Senior Pairs* 1-2 Columbus Hall G $15.50 $17.50 Saturday, July 15, 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series* 1st single session Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 AARP / ACBL 0-5 Pairs single Grand Ballroom B Free Free Open to players age 50 or older and to their spouses (regardless of age) who are legal residents of the U.S. and who have no more than 5 masterpoints. Saturday, July 15, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs 1-2 SF Grand Ballroom C $18 – Bruce LM-5000 Pairs 1-2 SF Grand Ballroom C $16.50 – Young LM-1500 Pairs 1-2 SF Grand Ballroom C $16.50 – Grand National Teams, Championship Flight 1-2 F Skyway Rooms, Blue Level $18 – Second session at 8 p.m. Morehead Grand National Teams, Flight A 1-2 F Skyway Rooms, Blue Level $16.50 – Second session at 8 p.m. Sheinwold Grand National Teams, Flight B 1-2 F Skyway Rooms, Blue Level $16.50 – Mac Nab Grand National Teams, Flight C 1-2 F Skyway Rooms, Blue Level $16.50 – Windy City Limousine Strati-Flighted A/X and B/C/D Pairs* 1-2 Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Cort Larson Memorial (Friday-Saturday) Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Herman Batko Memorial (Saturday-Sunday) Bracketed KO Teams 1-2 Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Collegiate Team Championship RR 1-2 TBA Free Pre-qualification required Saturday, July 15, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 Saturday, July 15, 7:30 p.m. Strati-Flighted A/X and B/C/D Side Board-a-Match Teams* single Riverside East $14.50 $16.50 Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series* 2nd single session Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 Saturday, July 15, 11:30 p.m. E & B Automotive Zip Knockout Teams single Columbus Hall A $12/team/match

*Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 3000+/0-3000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500-1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. **Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Page 12 Daily Bulletin

TODAY’S BRIDGE EVENTS See page 2 for other events Teacher Appreciation Day 0-5 Newcomer pairs play free today! Friday, July 14, 9 a.m.

Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Other Friday-Saturday Morning Bracketed Compact KO Teams 1-2 Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Educational Foundation Bracketed KO Teams 2nd Riverside West $15.50 $17.50 Friday-Tuesday Morning Side Game Series* 1st single session Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Friday, July 14, 10 a.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 0-5 Newcomer Pairs single Columbus Hall A Free Free Friday, July 14, 10 a.m. & 3 p.m. Stratified Senior Pairs* 1-2 Columbus Hall G $15.50 $17.50 Friday, July 14, 1 p.m. Educational Foundation Pairs* single Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Part of the Thursday-Friday Side Game Series Friday, July 14, 1 & 7:30 p.m. Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs 1-2 Q Grand Ballroom C $18 – 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal & 2 final sessions. Bruce LM-5000 Pairs 1-2 Q Riverside East $16.50 – Young LM-1500 Pairs 1-2 Q Riverside East $16.50 – Both: 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal & 2 final sessions if attendance warrants Grand National Teams, Championship Flight 1-2 SF Grand Ballroom B $18 – Second session at 8 p.m. Morehead Grand National Teams, Flight A 1-2 SF Grand Ballroom B $16.50 – Second session at 8 p.m.

Sheinwold Grand National Teams, Flight B QF & SF Grand Ballroom B $16.50 – Mac Nab Grand National Teams, Flight C QF & SF Grand Ballroom B $16.50 – Joan Hasch Memorial Stratified Open Pairs* 1-2 Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Cort Larson Memorial (Friday-Saturday) Bracketed KO Teams 1 1-2 Riverside West $15.50 $17.50

Friday, July 14, 3 p.m. 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 0-5 Newcomer Pairs single Columbus Hall A Free Free

Friday, July 14, 7:30 p.m. International Fund Pairs* 2nd single Riverside East $15.50 $17.50 Part of the Thursday-Friday Side Game Series Strati-Flighted A/X and B/C/D Side Swiss Teams* single Riverside West $14.50 $16.50 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 299er, 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $16.50 0-20 Pairs single Columbus Hall A $14.50 $14.50 0-5 Newcomer Pairs single Columbus Hall A Free Free

Friday, July 14, 11:30 p.m. International Fund Zip Knockout Teams single Columbus Hall A $12/team/match

*Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for all stratified events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). For strati-flighted events, A/X are 3000+/0-3000 and play in their own game; B (1000-2000), C (500-1000) and D (0-500) play in their own game. **Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current.

Tomorrow’s schedule is on page 11.

partner for almost 25 years. He and Steve spent If you choose to play a method permitted by the Teacher Appreciation Day much of their lives together in the Chicago area. Mid-Chart, you are required to do the following: Friday, July 14, is Teacher Appreciation Day, so Cort’s competitive spirit and passion for meeting 1. Pre-Alert the opponents about your method named because ACBL President Harriette Buckman new people endeared him to all those players who prior to the auction on the first board. (who hails from District 13), has designated 2006 as were proud to call Cort their friend. 2. Have a complete written description of the the Year of the Teacher. method available for your opponents. Want to play 3. For certain methods, you must provide your Today’s memorial games opponents with an approved defense from the Joan Hasch, a Gold Life Master, was one of the Mid-Chart conventions? database. Visit the ACBL web site at www.acbl.org premier bridge players in the Joliet area. Her kind for details. nature and generosity made her truly unique. Her Read this first! ACBL players: help players from outside North cheerful, positive and sympathetic attitude toward Players who wish to use Mid-Chart methods (in America who wish to use Mid-Chart methods to be others made her a joy to be near. events that permit them) must check the ACBL aware of these rules. Cort Larson was Steve Garner’s lifetime Defense Database for rules governing their use.