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Come on out to the Washington Bridge League’s B Non Life Master Sectional § March 9-10, 2013 at the NEWPORT MILL MIDDLE SCHOOL U 11311 Newport Mill Road Kensington, MD 20895 © Play for Silver Maryland Hospitality NLMs with fewer than Lunch and refreshments L 500 MPs included both days! Saturday, March 9 ª NLM Stratified Pairs (500/200/100 and 50/20/10) ...... 11:00 am NLM Stratified Pairs (500/200/100 and 50/20/10) ...... 3:15 pm L Sunday, March 10 (All day playthrough with lunch break) Stratified Swiss Teams (500/200/100) ...... 11:00 am ¨
Join Us TOURNAMENT CHAIR E for a f Un Shawn Stringer weekend! 301-275-6363 © [email protected]
DIRECTIONS: From I-495 (Washington Beltway) take Exit 33 (Connecticut Ave/MD- T 185) North towards Kensington. Go 2 miles and keep Left as Connecticut Ave splits. After the split, take the third Right onto Lawrence Avenue. Take the first Left onto Newport Mill Road. The school is one-half mile on the Right. § Then, from APRIL 4-7, 2013, it’s the I Washington Bridge League’s 67th Annual City of Washington Tournament ª at the Kensington Town Hall/Armory Come on out for Friday’s IMP Pairs, Saturday’s Compact KOs and N Panel Show, Sunday’s Bracketed Teams, a full schedule of Interme- diate & Novice events, and lots more! See page 5 for the full tournament schedule... WBL omBudsman contents Any player with helpful director issues suggestion Box Do you have a suggestion that including criticism or praise of the direct - might help to increase membership or ing staff may contact the Ombudsman, otherwise improve the Washington Adrienne Kuehneman and be assured Bridge League? Give any and all ideas that the source of the information will re - articLe page to Don Berman, 301-776-3581, main confidential. Information should be [email protected], 13707 En - provided in writing and may be handed President’s Letter ...... by Richard Ferrin 2 gleman Dr., Laurel, MD 20708, or to her at any game, or mailed to her at www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org. 6333 Tone Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817-5811. Bits and Pieces... Alice Yoke, 1921-2013; Bridge in Schools is Expanding its §¨©ª ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ §¨©ª deadline : Febrary 25, 2013 Programs; ...... 2 to submit new articles to the editor for the march/april 2013 issue Welcome to the Washington Bridge League; ...... 4
Washington Bridge League BULLETIN (usps #861-240) New 0-1500 Game in Laurel; 2012 Round Robin Winners ; Run VOL . 71, #1— S UBSCRIPTION $2 PER YEAR FOR MEMBERS OF UNIT #147 ( INCLUDED IN ACBL ANNUAL DUES ). NON -MEMBER SUBSCRIPTION RATE IS $21 FOR THREE YEARS . P UBLISHED BI -MONTHLY BY THE WASHINGTON for the Board?; 2012-13 WBL/NVBA Player of the Year ...... 34 BRIDGE LEAGUE AT 14517 P ERRYWOOD DRIVE , B URTONSVILLE , MD 20866. P ERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT BURTONSVILLE , MD. P OSTMASTER : SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO WASHINGTON BRIDGE LEAGUE BULLETIN , In Memory of Lee Jensen ...... 3 ACBL, P.O. B OX 289, H ORN LAKE , MS 28637-0289. A LL EDITORIAL AND GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE EDITOR AT 901 C LIFTONBROOK LN., S ILVER SPRING , MD 20905-3711. 67th Annual City of Washington Tournament — April 4-7, 2013 ...... 5 Editor — Donna Rogall (301-421-9615), [email protected] I/N Columnists — Shawn Stringer, [email protected] and Ron Zucker, [email protected] WBL Solvers’ Club ...... by Steve Robinson 7 Columnists — Steve Robinson, Richard Colker, Don Berman, Chris Miller, Barry Bragin The opinions expressed by our columnists do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the ACBL, the WBL, or even the editors of this publication. The WBL is not responsible for the claims of its advertisers. 51st Annual Presidential Tournament: January 3-6, 2013 — Results . . .13 Richard Ferrin, President — (202-265-0718), [email protected] Thursday Night Unit Game... Ellen Cherniavsky, Vice President — (301-649-1350), [email protected] Rose Berman, Treasurer — (301-776-3581), [email protected] Linda Marshall, Secretary — (301-320-6057), [email protected] 2012 FINAL Trophy Race Standings ...... by John Adams 18 Don Berman, Past President and Webmaster — (301-776-3581), [email protected] 0-20 Game & Lesson Thursday Nights, Carpools ...... 18 UNIT DIRECTORS James Geist — (301-675-6070), [email protected] Clyde Kruskal — (301-927-1023), [email protected] Schedule, WBL Cell Phone, Map, Guaranteed Partner Program . . .19 Carole Banks — (301-622-0923), [email protected] Norman Mitchell — (301-762-8383), [email protected] The Unit Game—Spare Brains or M uscle?; U pcoming Sectionals ...... 20 Bob Stearns — (301-657-2353), [email protected] Ollie Thomas— (301-951-0138), [email protected] Congratulations! —2012 WBL New Life Masters ...... 21 SOME KEY VOLUNTEERS Shawn Stringer — Regional and NLM Tournament Chair , (301-275-6363), [email protected] Andrew (Andy) Eugene Gabrilovitch, 1925-2012, and, Ron Zucker — Sectional Tournament Chair , (202-986-2166), [email protected] Adrenne Kuehneman — WBL Ombudsman (301-229-2022) 50 Years Ago — Integrating Bridge in the Nation’s Capital ...... 25 Frances Burke — Membership Secretary (301-384-6103) Chris Miller — Unit Game Chief Director & Club Manager (301-318-6083), [email protected] Bring a Friend to the 0-20 or NLM Unit Game!; The WBL Online . . . . .35 Clyde Kruskal — Unit Game Chair (301-395-0480) Barbara Doran — Unit Game & Tournament Partnerships (301-608-0347) NLMasterPointers . . .by I/N columnists, Shawn Stringer & Ron Zucker 36 Kitty Gottfried — Unit Game and Sectional Hospitality (301-587-3981) Margarett Whilden — WBL School Bridge Coordinator, (202-237-5679), [email protected] Stepping Up to New Heights ...... 36 Barry Bragin — Unit Recorder (301-598-6853) WBL WEBSITE: DISTRICT 6 SITE: www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org www.districtsix.org Need a Partner or a Ride to the Unit Game? ...... back cover
To geT on an email lisT for Bridge neWs & Bridge proBLems , send a Solvers’ Club’s New Problems ...... back cover noTe To sTeve robinson aT robinswr @erols .com requesTing such . ~ §¨©ª ~ - 1 - president’s Letter and NABC Tournament Chair, by WBL President, Richard Ferrin In Memory of Unit President, Hospitality Lee Jensen Chair, and chief bartender in tournament hospitality suites. Lee Jensen, past WBL Presi - To Kathy Hilbers, who often dent (1994-96) and past Tourna - worked alongside him, Lee was ment Chair (1992-2002), died a hard worker, a gentleman, and Congratulations are in order to our trophy tunity to play competitive bridge at a different quietly in Suburban Hospital on a good friend. She says, “One of winners this year: John Adams won the Loven - venue. Masterpoints are awarded, and the win - Monday, October 29th from in - the reasons he attracted such a berg Trophy (open); Alex Prairie won both the ner of each bracket gets a cash prize. juries sustained in a fall on the previous great crew of volunteers was that even Izzy Cohen Trophy (0-1500) and the T ubbs On another note, I would like to remind every - Thursday. Lee was married three times and though he asked a lot from them all, he ex - Trophy (0-500 non-life masters); and Myron one that we have a guaranteed partner program is survived by three sons, Joshua and Jacob, pected twice as much from himself. When I who live in Wisconsin, and Michael, who Goldstein won the Woolridge Trophy (0-20). for the Unit Game. If your partner cancels at the co-chaired with him, I had a set of respon - lives in Fredericksburg. Michael (who was sibilities which he left me to do without in - (Final standings: p. 18 & winners’ pics: p. 13.) last minute, come anyway and we will make sure one of our caddies), and former wife, LeeAnn, terference, but he did by far the lion’s share For everyone else, the good news is that you have a partner, either somebody else looking held a gathering January 1st to honor his of the work. When I asked to help with other everybody starts from scratch on January 1 for for a partner, or the person assigned as guaranteed memory. Hospitality Chair, Kitty Gottfried, tasks, he would tell me, ‘You’re doing the the 2013 trophy races! These trophy races are partner for the evening. However, to make this expresses our unit’s gratitude to Lee and his things I don’t like to do — that’s enough.’ based on masterpoints accumulated through - program work, we need your help. Please consider family for their generous donation of the re - Even though he was a bit of a perfectionist, out the calendar year in all WBL Sectional volunteering to be a guaranteed partner. As the maining refreshments to the WBL Sectional. he always went out of his way to be fair to events; all Unit Game events; and the WBL guaranteed partner, you play for free that night if Lee Jensen grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, his staff. He always made time to listen if Unit Knockout and Round Robin events. we pair you up, and you get a free play for a future where he excelled at math, played the violin, you came to him with a problem, and he I also especially recommend the WBL Unit Unit Game if we do not need a guaranteed partner. and loved to fish and camp. He joined the Air would help you find a solution. He was both Knockout (which just began) and Round Robin Contact our Partnership Chair, Barb Doran, at Force and lived in Idaho, Virginia, and New Tournament Chair and President of the (which starts in May). Both events are team 301-608-0347 (or [email protected] ) if you Mexico. He retired from the National Eye In - WBL at the same time for a couple of years. events. There are usually several brackets. would like to help us out by volunteering as a stitute where he worked as an electronics tech - Either of those hats requires dedication and nician. A true animal lover, he raised and a considerable investment of time and en - Teams may consist of four, five, or six players. guaranteed partner. Also, please note that the trained Afghan hounds and Labrador retriev - ergy. Doing a good job at both, while work - The date and time of the games are scheduled guaranteed partner program is designed to help ers. Golf was another passion. He became a ing full time was an amazing feat.” by the team captains to accommodate the team people find an occasional partner, not a partner golf professional and went on a couple of senior Joan Lewis worked with Lee on the WBL members’ busy schedules. Typically the events every week. The program normally will not allow tours. Lee was a club pro and donated golf les - Board for five or six years. During their com - are played at the home of one of the members any person to utilize the guaranteed partner more sons to the MABC Regional charity auctions. bined tenure as WBL President, they felt the of the two teams. Many people like this oppor - than once a quarter. For years, Lee was one of Barbara Ames’ threat of the impending closure of the Silver favorite bridge partners. She says, “He had Spring Armory where the WBL held all of its an absolute calm and quiet demeanor at the events. She says, “We were told closure was Bits and pieces table. Lee’s criticisms extended to himself imminent at least annually during that time, and not to his partner. These are qualities I and I don’t think it actually closed until long aLice Yoke, 1921-2013 A political and social liberal, Alice always much appreciate in a bridge partner. after we finished our terms! We spent a lot of time exploring other locations for the Unit The Laurel Bridge Club regrets to announce had an opinion about local and national events. “Years ago, Lee took on me and my hus - Game and WBL Sectionals. I remember one the passing of Alice Yoke on January 5th at age She was an avid movie goer, a serious reader, band Chris as golf students. To say we were and a keen and opinionated observer of life. slow beginners is to be kind. Lee met with us snowy night that Lee and I and a couple of 91. Not only a long-time Laurel player, Alice was other WBL Board Members went to a meeting one of the original players to choose membership Alice will be missed by her many friends weekly at the driving range and started with the absolute basics of gripping the club and of the Kensington Town Council to discuss the in the Washington Bridge League when the NVBA for her insightful and often scathing comments. keeping your eye on the ball. For the first few possibility of using the Kensington Armory. split off from it over the issue of desegregation of weeks, we had trouble even connecting with Council members were late and we began bridge in 1962. An active player at that time (and Bridge in schooLs is expanding its programs! the ball, much less hitting a drive. I was be - wondering if they had canceled the meeting up to her passing), she was a supporter of the split, ginning to believe we were hopeless, but Lee because of the snow. Eventually, two of them and was upset by any mention of segregation. Wanted : Bridge Players who like kids did not give up. He patiently kept trying dif - showed up and after a very short conversation, Alice was born in Parkersburg, West Vir - and can give some time once a week ferent approaches. Then one magical night at we learned that the Mayor of Kensington lived ginia, and moved to Washington when her father to help students have fun learning to the range, Chris hit the ball a mile. It was a across the street from the Armory and hated accepted an appointment in FDR’s administra - play our wonderful game! wonderful moment. We stood there together the idea of so many bridge players parking in tion. She was a graduate of West Virginia Uni - The WBL Board has generously made re - and admired the drive. We got hooked on golf front of her house. On our way out, Lee com - versity, married early in World War II, and was right then. It was the moment you believe you mented that he thought we were doomed (in the proud mother of two daughters. After the war sources available for us to expand the Bridge in Schools program in the Unit 147 area. If you are can do something, you are improving, and it’s our quest to use the Armory) until the Mayor she divorced, began work at Fort Meade and worth all the trouble. Thank you Lee.” lost an election or moved. Turns out, he was moved to Laurel. She was a regular player at an intermediate or better player, who thinks kids are the future of the game, please contact Lee moved to Maryland in 1986. He right. We were turned down then, but little did Laurel and at local WBL and Baltimore tourna - served the WBL as Sectional, Regional we know that 10+ years later, we would be ments, and earned over 2,800 masterpoints. ...continued on p. 4, column 2, middle - 2 - - 3 - —Lee Jensen— friendship that lasted long after our tenures. +,&' holding many events in Kensington.—I still Lee’s contributions to the WBL were many, tth don’t know whether the Mayor moved or lost! varied, and left a legacy that will live well be - ual “On the outside, Lee was quiet and unas - yond him. He was always available to help out Ann suming, but I learned when we played together if his friends needed him. He was the go-to guy 7 for pet-sitting, moving heavy stuff and more. 6 occasionally, that he had a wonderful sense of humor as well. We didn’t play often enough to He was a good friend and I will miss him.” ~ ~ have a lot of agreements, and there always Ellen Cherniavsky was introduced to seemed to be one or two hands each session Lee around 1996, when she had just come at the #)-&)$.*) *0) !'' ,(*,1 where we would get into bidding trouble. One back to duplicate bridge. She says, “I had 3710 Mitchell St, Kensington, MD ~ (except where noted) Friday, we had a terrible misunderstanding 40 MP and no idea of how to bid. He was and went for 800. On the very next hand, we an incredibly kind and patient partner for %/,-"!1 +,&' still weren’t sure about bidding methods and over ten years, never criticizing, never re - ended up in a slam that made because of a sulting, always positively enjoying playing. Stratified Open Pairs (unlim/1500/500) ...... 11:15am very favorable lie of the cards. I remember “Lee was a generous, giving person. I’m Rockville Duplicate Bridge Club, 301-503-3348 (Mark Lavine) NO ENTRY Lee’s comments after those hands, ‘If we knew not alone in being grateful for the many ways St. James Episcopal Church, 11815 Seven Locks Rd., Rockville TILL 11AM what we were doing, we’d be dangerous!’” he helped out with fixing up the house, and StrataFlighted Open Pairs (A/X unlim/3000, B/C/D Separate 2000/1000/500)
Barbara Doran met Lee at the Washington taking care of the cats when we were away. (both sites); Stratified NLM Pairs (NLM/100/50) & 0-20 Pairs (Kensington NABC in 1993 while he was tending bar in “A gourmet cook, he loved sampling new Armory only); Stratified 199er Pairs (Beth El only) the hospitality suite and she was working with dishes and figuring out how he might make Beth El Congregation, 3830 Seminary Rd, Alexandria ...... 7:00pm
the food. She got to know him better while them himself. A highlight of New Year’s Day Kensington Town Hall/Armory ...... 7:30pm cooking at Nadine’s before WBL Sectionals. was to be invited to his home to have soup and recover from New Year’s Eve. ,&"!1 +,&'
She says, “In 1995, Lee, who was running for
WBL President, and Nadine came to me and “Those of us who had the privilege to *StrataFlighted A/X (unlim/3000) & B/C/D Pairs (2000/1000/500) ...... 10:00am, 2:00pm suggested that I run for the Board. That began know him mourn that his life was cut so IMP Pairs A/X (unlim/3000) ...... 7:15pm EARLIER START! a working relationship that developed into a tragically short.” It’s the Friday night IMPs! With only one partner, it scores like a team game. To get your IMP score
on a board, we take your result and IMP it against each result at the other tables, then get the average.
B/C/D Pairs (2000/1000/500) ...... 7:15pm — t Bits & Pieces, cont. from p. 2... n e Intermediate/Novice Pairs (300/200/100/50/20) (single sessions) . . . . .10:00am, 2:00pm, 7:15pm m e s (will run if we have 3 or more tables) i t Margarett Whilden at [email protected] r e
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d member of the WBL Board. Compact KOs Four rounds of knockouts finish in one day! ...... 11:00am, 4:00 pm i a P If there are those who would like to help Tired of pair games? You’re guaranteed to play a full session of two rounds of the knockouts. — organize and recruit in Montgomery or PG *StrataFlighted A/X (unlim/3000) or B/C/D Pairs (2000/1000/500) ...... 11:00am, 4:00pm
Counties, please contact me either by phone Intermediate/Novice Pairs (300/200/100) or Newcomer Pairs (50/20/5)(single sessions) 11:00am, 4:00pm or email. Thanks for your interest in keeping
Don’t miss the between sessions Panel Show bridge alive and well in the 21st century. —Margarett Whilden, /)"!1 +,&' WBL School Bridge Coordinator. Bracketed Teams, (2 session playthru w/short break) ...... 11:00am & TBA WeLcome to the Check out this format! Each bracket of eight teams (by masterpoints) plays all of the other teams Washington Bridge League in its bracket! The top bracket will hold an unlimited number of teams and will play a Swiss format. Your team may choose to play up—but only into the top bracket.
The WBL welcomes the following new N / I
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Lots of Intermediate & Novice Events with Silver Points! s
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i free of charge. Chair: Ron Zucker, 202-390-3443, [email protected]. Volunteer Coor dinator: fers from other units: Irene M Brandt, Mrs Rita d S Kanter, Member has Snowbird, James B e Barbara Summers, 301-598-5838, [email protected] Hospitality: Kitty Gottfried, 301-587-3981, w o l Mentzer, Dr Susanne M Reese, Mr James S l [email protected] Partnerships: Barbara Doran, 301-608-0347, [email protected] a
t Berman, E-Mail: jimberman1@, Mr James A r *StrataFlighted if attendance warrants—otherwise combined into Stratified Pairs (unlim/2000/500) a h c
Broderick, Patricia J Lavengood, Dr Robert - Directions to the Kensington Town Hall/Armory: 495 Beltway Exit 33, Connecticut Avenue North (Rt. d i st st
Maman, and Ms Victoria A Tigwell. M 185N—to Kensington). 1.5 miles, right at light—Knowles Ave. 1 right at stop—Armory Ave. 1 left at ...continued on p. 34, column 1, middle stop—to 3710 Mitchell St. & parking lot on right. Additional parking in nearby lots—see website maps. - 4 - - 5 - Great Game Products WBL soLvers’ cLuB 7825 Tuckerman Lane, Suite 206, Potomac, MD 20854 Moderated by Steve Robinson 1-800-GAMES-4-U or 301-299-9005 [email protected] www.greatgameproducts.com • [email protected] (Shipping/handling not included • All prices in US dollars) Congratulations to Noble Shore, Gary Hin- vote for it. There are times when I want to make son, Hank Meyer, Jim Munday and Nigel a point. I will give that answer 100 points and Guthrie who tied for first with a score of 480. will therefore give the majority answer 90 They win a free entry to the Unit Game, and points. For the other answers I consider how Just Released will be invited to be on a future panel. 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If you send 1NT 70 0 11 practice hands • Presented in an easy-to-use, interactive format a self-addressed stamped envelope to the above 2NT 20 0 3 address along with your answers, I will send you 3§ 20 0 1 Learn and Practice a copy of the new problems to ensure that you 2ª 20 0 14 Bidding Conventions $29.95 can meet his next deadline. You can pick up a 4¨ 20 0 2 Available on CD-Rom for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 copy of the problems at the WBL Unit Game in 3NT 20 0 1 2© 20 0 2 (English only) Maryland, and can send answers or requests for problems to [email protected] . You can also They’ve open 1 ª and we have a good • Learn Conventions allows you to practice each con - see and answer the problems at the WBL web hand, however we’re void in an unbid suit. If vention in Bridge Baron. LPBC teaches you six con - site. WBL Solvers Club uses Washington Stan - we double 1 ª and partner bids diamonds, ventions in depth using the interactive Bridge Baron dard as published July 1996. I accept only the then what? We could overcall 2 § but the suit Teacher architecture, and allows you to practice first answer from each solver unless it is clear is horrific. We have 16 HCP and therefore we these conventions as well. • LPBC teaches you and allows you to practice re - that the solver wants to correct his answer. could overcall 1NT but again partner could sponses and rebids for conventions, while Learn Conventions does not offer I personally score all the problems. If a ma - try to play in diamonds. We could pass and practice of responses and rebids for conventions. • LPBC 2 and 3 are also jority of the solvers vote for an answer, and the wait further developments. If RHO later bids answer is reasonable I will give that answer 100 2¨ we could then double it for takeout. availabe. They each contain seven convtions. points. I will not give 100 points to an answer Three experts overcall 2 §. I don’t like that I consider bad no matter how many experts overcalling in minor suit holding AJ654. Paid Advertisement - 6 - Paid Advertisement - 7 - Since there’s more to gain overcalling hearts, Don’t make a takeout double if you’re very not good enough to bid 2 ¨. Heart suit is not over 1NT should show a serious heart raise and I would overcall 2 © if the suits were reversed. short in one of the two higher unbid suits. worth a rebid either.” 2© is just a minimum with three hearts. Am I Parker: “2 §—Not good enough to double 2¨ is game-forcing. worried about missing a vulnerable game? Sure, 2) IMPs, Both Vulnerable and bid 3 § over 2 ¨. Hopefully I can show Woolsey: “2 ª—With my lack of interior but I also think if I stretch to a vulnerable game hearts next if they bid diamonds. Pass can ªK74 ©A6543 ¨9753 §A spot cards and the apparent misfit, we could and go down four due to misfits, maybe doubled, work out if it goes 1NT by them – Pass — 2 ¨ SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST have 26 or 27 HCP and still not have much or down two for bidding too much, that that gives then I can double, but I don’t want them to 1§ Pass play for 3NT. If partner can’t move over 2 ª, up more IMPs over the long run. 2 ª is tempting, find their diamond suit.” 1© Pass 1ª Pass it is unlikely that we have a game. If he drives but won’t let us get to hearts when that is our fit. Poe: “2 §—This is a real tough problem. ???? to 4 ª, it wouldn’t surprise me if that were the At matchpoints, I’d consider pass, as I expect Could pass and hope it goes 1NT – P - 2 ¨ best game.” Spades to take more tricks than notrump, but at and then double, but it does not always go that Action Score Votes Solvers Poe: “2 ª—This is not a notrump hand. I IMPs, I want to give partner another chance to way and then I might be badly placed. Some - 1NT 100 4 41 have bad diamonds and bad hearts opposite bid if he has a serious hand.” body will usually bid over 2 § and if they 2ª 90 3 38 shortness, and bad transportation problems. This is a rule that you’re not supposed to don’t I might be in a decent spot. If they do I 3ª 80 2 3 Spades may play well and I have to keep the raise partner’s second suit without four-card will be well placed to bid again, hopefully to 2¨ 60 0 101 bidding open with all of these values. I can support, but like all rules there are exceptions bid 2 ©. I strongly dislike double or 1NT.” 2© 40 0 10 envision cashing high honors and ruffing for and maybe this problem is the exception. King: “2 §—I can’t double or bid notrump 2NT 40 0 17 a lot of tricks.” 3) IMPs, Both Vulnerable with a void and I have too many points to pass.” Pass 40 0 4 Two experts jump in spades. 3 ª forces Four experts join me and wait further de - 3© 30 0 7 you to play in spades. ªJ32 ©QJ432 ¨A7 §A109 3NT 20 0 1 velopments. If it goes all pass, we could get Hopkins: “3 ª—This hand should play ex - SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 3¨ 20 0 1 many hundreds. tremely well on a cross-ruff.” 1© 1ª 2¨ Pass Woolsey: “Pass—It is very likely that the We have 11 HCP which is enough to invite Landen: “3 ª—I owe partner a trump, but ???? opponents will be in some number of dia - but not enough to force to game, however, there this hand cries out to play in a suit. Even with Action Score Votes Solvers monds when it comes back to me next turn, are no reasonable invitational bids. You can’t a trump lead, we likely will be able to take 2NT 100 5 53 and then I will be able to make a very de - jump in your five-card heart suit. We only have ten fast tricks.” 2© 90 3 70 scriptive takeout double. If they are some - three spades and a jump to 3 ª shows four. We Three experts join me and rebid 1NT. 3¨ 80 1 14 place else, I probably did well to shut up.” could bid 2NT which shows 11-12 HCP, how - They hope that their partner has three-card 3§ 60 0 25 Schwartz: “Pass—The only hope to re - ever we lack a real diamond stopper, we have heart support. 1NT also gives an opponent 2ª 40 0 27 motely describe this hand is to pass now and an unbalanced hand and we don’t have a the better opportunity to balance and Pass 20 0 31 double if the opponents bids diamonds. If source of tricks. The experts agree that with no wouldn’t that be tasty? 4§ 20 0 1 partner doesn’t balance as a passed hand, I clear invitational bid we should go low. If you’re King: “1NT—I have too much to pass and 3ª 20 0 2 will be happy to collect my 100s on defense.” going to make a minimum bid, there are two raising spades will force partner to trump di - Adams: “Pass—1 ª — Pass — 1NT – standouts, none of which describes this hand. amonds in his hand and lose control. I will Partner has made a bid that is forcing for Pass – Pass — Double will be penalty, and 2ª shows four spades. You could also bid 1NT downgrade from my point count because of one round but not necessarily forcing to game. if they rebid diamonds I have a good takeout but again you have an unbalanced hand with - the poor spots and the blockage in clubs.” He could have a 20-count so passing is out of double. Bidding now risks misleading part - out a diamond stopper. Many solvers bid 2 ¨. Schwartz: “1NT—If partner passes this the question. We have a minimum hand with no ner and misses perhaps our best plus score 2¨ is fourth-suit and is game-forcing. After should make even if the opponents run some clear bid. We could bid 2NT and pretend that by defending.” 2¨, you could pass one of your partner’s bids diamond tricks. If partner bids out I will be we have a spade stopper. We could also rebid Landen: “Pass—I don’t see doubling with since you’re the one that created the force but well placed. Even clubs in a 6-1 could play our hearts but that shows six and all we have is a void in diamonds and 2 § is far from ideal partner can’t pass any of your non-game bids. better than a 4-3 spade fit. Raising spades a suit that will not play well opposite two small. also. I expect LHO to bid 1NT and RHO to Five experts raise spades with two experts now will make it very difficult to escape The last thing you want is to have partner as - bid 2 ¨. I can then double showing a good jumping to 3 ª. The rule is that you don’t raise spades later and if partner has 4-6 in the sume that you have six hearts and jump to game hand with hearts and clubs. In any event, my partner’s second-bid suit without four-card blacks he will be disappointed with the with only two-card support. I think that there hand has very goods score.” support. All rules have exceptions and is this dummy when he bids 4 ª. Raising spades is are three reasonable lies that you could tell. You One expert doubles 1 ª and guess what hand an exception? If this is a partscore hand more attractive at matchpoints as that is could bid 3 §, raise diamonds or bid 2NT. his partner is going to bid. 2ª will be as good as any partscore contract likely to be the higher scoring part score.” Five experts rebid 2NT. 2NT shows a bal - Hopkins: “Double—The only response I re - at IMPs. However, partner could have a very Adams: “1NT—Unless partner has extras or anced hand and if partner has any spade ally fear is 2 ¨. Then I will have to decide which good hand such as ªJxxx ©KQx ¨A§KQJxx three-card heart support we are high enough. I honor the suit will be stopped. If you bid 2NT, is the least of evils: 2 ©, 2NT, or 3 §. Overcall - and we would be playing in spades when expect partner to bid 2 © on 4=3=2=4. I have no partner could remove it if he has an unbal - ing 2 § could lose our heart game and trying hearts or even notrump would be better strains. good way to invite and the misfit potential is se - anced hand. Even if there is no spade stop - 1NT could lead to some very awkward moments Parker: “2 ª—Only if I could not bid 2 ¨ rious. Many play that 2 © there shows extras. My per, the suit might not be led. as partner tries to put us in diamonds.” as a one-round force. It’s too good to pass and opinion is that’s not good bridge. 2 ª by opener Woolsey: “2NT—I can’t let a mere 1 ª over - - 8 - - 9 - call prevent me from making my natural call.” 4) Matchpoints, They’re Vulnerable Aces, which I expect, I will take my chances doubling 5 § based on just club honors. Hold - Poe: “2NT—This shows what I have, a ªAK108 ©K¨AQJ10974 §4 in 6 ª after asking for the spade queen.” ing ªxxx ©xxxx ¨xxx §AKJ, you take your minimum semi-balanced hand. Partner might Four experts bid 4 ª. Seems like an under - plus score. You wouldn’t want partner to pull have Axx or Kxx of Spades in which case SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST bid. Would partner continue with ªQJxx ©Ax to his six-card major. Partner should have a we prefer to be declaring. Unfortunately I am Pass ¨Kx §xxxxx and what would he bid if he dou - hand with the strength of a strong notrump so very weak with only a partial Spade stopper 1¨ 3© Dbl Pass bled 3 © with ªJxx ©xxx ¨Kx §AKQxx? we could and should easily make a slam. The but I have to bid and I have nothing else to ???? King: “4 ª—This seems clear. Yes, heart question is which strain? By using both 5NT say. Notrump could play very well if partner Action Score Votes Solvers leads might make me lose control, but it is and 6 § as you choose bids we should be able also has a partial stopper. I don’t strongly ob - 4ª 100 4 75 matchpoints.” to find our best strain. 5NT says choose a ject to the 3 ¨ raise, but I would worry that is 4NT 90 2 31 Schwartz: “4 ª—Shows extra values with strain. If partner has a five-card or longer suit, too encouraging to partner.” 4© 80 2 77 diamonds and spades. Why confuse things he bids it. If partner has a three-suited hand, Schwartz: “2NT—With this trash I want 5ª 40 1 1 with a cue bid?” he bids 6 § which allows you to choose a strain. to make the most discouraging bid. Have to 3ª 40 0 18 Adams: “4 ª—Going to gamble that I can If partner has both majors, he bids 6 § and cor - rects 6 ¨ to 6 ©. If partner has diamonds and lie somewhere and with the opponents not 6¨ 40 0 2 maintain control of the hand and still run di - amonds. They may well lead a singleton dia - spades, he bids 6 § and corrects 6 © to 6 ª. raising spades this increases the odds partner 6ª 40 0 4 mond and if I avoid the early tap, the 4-4 5NT allows for any two-suiter or three-suited has some help there. If partner happens to 5¨ 40 0 5 spade fit will play as well as the 7-x diamond hands. Only if partner has a one-suited heart have high honor third, notrump should be 4¨ 40 0 5 Pass 20 0 5 fit. It’s also possible partner’s spades and di - hand and 6 © is the only makeable slam would played from my side. “ amonds good enough so the tap is not fatal, we not get to the best strain. Not only should Hopkins: “2NT—Somebody has to bid Partner has made negative double of 3 © or that partner has a control in whatever you give up getting to seven in order to find the notrump. Partner has more bids if he is really which usually shows four spades, however, round suit they lead. If my spades were poor best strain, you should not even think about distributional.” there are many hands lacking four spades where I’d pick the safety of long diamonds.” seven. Lots of time you’ll be lucky to make six. Landen: “2NT—Wrong to rebid hearts and double is the best bid possible. What would you Hopkins: “4 ª—Extras with four Spades. Two experts join me and ask partner to I almost have a spade stopper. Having put bid over 3 © holding ªQJx ©xx ¨Kxx §Axxxx Trying anything fancy could lead easily get choose a slam. partner in a seven-card trump fit last hand I’ll or ªQJx ©xx ¨Kxxx §AKxx? I would double us overboard. If partner shows the Club Ace, Adams: “5NT—I have two places to play not do it again with this ugly duckling.” 3© with both hands. Also, there is a very wide I will try 6 ¨.” this, and partner has one to three places to Three experts rebid 2 ©. The problem is range for his bid. The first object should be to One expert invites with 5 ª. Maybe his play. With just hearts or just spades, he can that if partner has a good hand with two find out if partner has four spades. If he has four negative doubles guarantee four spades but bid it over 5NT. With both majors he can bid hearts, you’ll end up playing in 4 ©. I don’t spades then we could ask him how many aces many players don’t. 6§ and correct 6 ¨ to 6 © which I can correct think partner should have to bid 2 ª asking he has. I like 4 ©. Since partner will have no Landen: “5 ª—Strong invite which logi - to 6 ª. With Diamonds and a major, he can if you really have six hearts. The 2 ª-cue bid idea what 4 © means, other than its forcing and cally must, logically, include a heart control.” bid 6 ¨ and we might miss a Spade fit, but so is a game-force and could be a heart slam try probably shows extra values, he will attempt to This hand shows why you might overbid what. With a three-suiter he can bid 6 § and with only two hearts. describe his hand. a little to overcall 3 ©. pass whatever I bid, which will again be dia - King: “2 ©—All choices are awful; 2NT One expert joins me and cue bids. It monds instead of spades.” 5) IMPs, Both Vulnerable without a stopper; 2 © without a sixth heart might not be a great bid since there are two One expert bids 6 §. This bars partner and weak spots or 3 ¨ with only two dia - possible interpretations of the bid. ªA765 ©103 ¨AKJ974 §4 from bidding 6 §. monds. I would choose 2 © because I believe Woolsey: “4 ©—The only suit partner has SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST Hopkins: “6 §—If partner bids 6 ¨, that’s the cheapest bid should be the one that is “promised” is spades, so this must be a slam 5§ Dbl Pass fine and I can convert 6 © to 6 ª.” most suspect.” try in spades. If I wanted to play a minor, I ???? Six experts bid 6 ¨ assuming that partner Parker: “2 ©—Should not promise six would be bidding the minor at an appropriate will have a few diamonds. But why couldn’t he hearts, just denies a spade stopper. Partner level. I’m not good enough to risk RKC as 5 ª Action Score Votes Solvers have a hand such as ªKQJxx ©AKQxx ¨xx §x? must bid again so let’s see what he has in mind.” may be too high. If partner has the right cards 6¨ 100 6 86 Parker: “6 ¨—Partner may be doubling Adams: “2 ©—Cheapest bid leaves part - he will know it and take over.” 5NT 90 2 7 for penalties but he typically just has a strong ner a full range of rebids and does not prom - Two experts bid 4NT which I assume is 6§ 80 1 5 hand. This should make if he has no wasted ise anything.” RKC for spades since spades is the last bid suit. Pass 70 0 63 club values. It’s a bidder’s game.” I think 2 © shows six hearts. 2NT is the Parker: “4NT—I will risk going down at 5ª 70 0 9 Woolsey: “6 ¨—Partner thinks we can de - bid that doesn’t show anything other than a the five-level if he has no Aces. This is simple 5¨ 70 0 46 feat 5 §, so he figures to have roughly a balanced hand. and should lead to no confusion. If he has an 6ª 30 0 5 strong notrump. Whether his cards will be in My bid 3 ¨ shows a minimum hand with Ace I will bid 6 ª, if he has two Aces, I will 7¨ 20 0 2 the right place is anybody’s guess.” some diamond support, denies six hearts and bid 5NT to try and locate the Diamond King.” Partners double of 5 § shows a strong hand Poe: “6 ¨—Double shows a very good hand. denies a spade stopper. How bad can it be to Poe: “4NT—Partner should have values and his distribution is entirely random. The We may well make seven. Possible that partner make a descriptive bid? for a negative double of 3 ©. If we have enough only thing you know for sure is that he’s not has weak Diamonds but this is my best guess. - 10 - - 11 - The opponents made it very hard for us, but that bid seven. Your 6 ¨ could be a big gamble. st nnuaL does not mean we should settle for a penalty, or Schwartz: “6 ¨—Double is not necessarily 51 a WBL a game, when the odds a very good that we can for takeout but can’t see how I can involve presidentiaL tournament make more. Bidding seven, or even 6 §, is just partner in a choice of trump as he is unlikely a shot in the dark. If partner hates Diamonds he to choose diamonds when that is right.” January 3-6, 2013 can bid 6 © over 6 ¨ dage that if the opponents If he has a balanced hand, why wouldn’t Results have fixed us that we should stay fixed when the he accept your choice? 2012 odds are very good that we have a slam.” top ten cumuLative Landen: “6 ¨—Our most likely slam, I can’t trophY race Winners King: “6 ¨—Partner should have convert - afford to cue bid and hear partner bid 6 ©.” point Winners ible values and I can’t bid less than six. Ex - If you bid 5NT (choice of slams) and part - All Players ploring for seven could muddy the waters too ner bids 6 ©, that could be your best slam. 1 40.26 ...... Barry Falgout much. Partner can still bid on with a first However, I would correct to 6 ª. 2 29.80 ...... Robert Bell round club control. “ Using any notrump bid as choice is more 3 26.76 ...... Rusty Krauss Over 6 ¨, there is no way that partner should useful than using notrump bids as natural. 4 25.05 ...... Sylvia Shi 5 22.35 ...... Peter Boyd soLvers’ scores 6 20.73 ...... Robert Hopkins Jr 7 20.52 ...... John Adams 8 20.22 ...... Ronald Kral John Adams Pass 1NT 2© 4ª 5NT 480 9 18.97 ...... Steve Robinson The 2012 WBL Trophy Race Winners were Robbie Hopkins Dbl 3ª 2NT 4ª 6§ 430 10 18.25 ...... Fred King Fred King 2§ 1NT 2© 4ª 6¨ 480 awarded their trophies: l to r: Alex Prairie Players with fewer than 2000 masterpoints (Izzy Cohen , 0-1500 AND Tubbs , Non-LM), Steve Landen Pass 3ª 2NT 5ª 6¨ 420 1 25.05 ...... Sylvia Shi John Adams (Lovenberg , Open), not pic - Steve Parker 2§ 2ª 2© 4NT 6¨ 460 2 12.79 ...... Richard Bingham tured: Myron Goldstein (Woolridge , 0-20). Lyle Poe 2§ 2ª 2NT 4NT 6¨ 470 3 12.31 ...... Jeffrey Halle See p. 18 for all the 2012 final standings. Steve Robinson Pass 1NT 3¨ 4© 5NT 450 4 11.71 ...... Alexander Prairie Alan Schwartz Pass 1NT 2NT 4ª 6¨ 500 5 11.36 ...... Eric Branfman Sept. 2012 THURS EVE FLT B/C/D PAIRS Their winner’s pic was accidentally omitted from Kit Woolsey Pass 2ª 2NT 4© 6¨ 470 6 11.25 ...... Thomas Reckford the results of the Sept. WBL D.C. Championships 7 9.78 ...... Dale Sanders in our last issue. Larry & Thmas had a huge game!
P 8 9.66 ...... Emerita Hayward Stratum B, 24.0 Tables a
i 9 8.73 ...... Steve Reed d
A 10 8.37 ...... Dennis Schwanz d v
e Players with fewer than 500 masterpoints r t
i 1 12.79 ...... Richard Bingham s e
m 2 12.31 ...... Jeffrey Halle e
n 3 9.78 ...... Dale Sanders t 4 8.26 ...... Wayne Bardsley 5 6.88 ...... Annapurna Satpathy 1 Larry Taylor - Thomas Jennings . .75.30% 6 6.64 ...... Kellen Leister THUR MORN OPEN PAIRS, 7 5.91 ...... Sidney Graves Stratum A, 21.5 Tables 8 5.57 ...... Stephen Weiner 9 4.86 ...... Penelope Paddock 10 4.85 ...... Ettie Gordon 4.85 ...... Michelle Zygielbaum Players with fewer than 100 masterpoints 1 4.85 ...... Ettie Gordon 2 4.28 ...... Margaret Cooke 1 Barry Falgout - Diane Walker ...... 62.98 P 4.28 ...... Peter Isard
a 2 William Foster Jr - Charleen Brand . .62.96
i 4 3.82 ...... Jim Walsh
d 3 Frank Shull III - Jon Ranhand ...... 61.52
A 5 3.63 ...... Judith Dausch 4 Peter Boyd - Ruth Potter ...... 61.38 d
v 6 3.28 ...... Terry Klein 5 Robert Boyd - Alfred Duncker ...... 59.36 e
r 6 Charles Boteler Jr - Bert Chansky . . .56.55
t 7 3.03 ...... Charles Dearolf i
s Stratum B, 14.0 Tables e 8 2.89 ...... Heide Blaker m 1 Frank Shull III - Jon Ranhand ...... 61.52
e 2.89 ...... Lynne Battle
n 2 Mike Stoller - Amy Bloom ...... 56.32
t 10 2.70 ...... W Karl Van Newkirk 3 Alan Ferraro - Jeanne Ferraro ...... 53.75 - 12 - - 13 - 4 Arthur Farbenbloom - Mark Eisenstadt 52.98 THUR EVE NLM PAIRS @ WBL 2 Behnaz Fardshisheh - Thomas Reckford 60.12 6 Sidney Graves - Georgette Weiss . . . .54.82 5 Robert Von Moss - Sue Swift ...... 51.48 Stratum A, 7.0 Tables 3 David Montague - Norman Mitchell . .56.25 Stratum D, 6.0 Tables 6 Gail Harrison - Brian Brunsvold . . . .51.36 4 Ron Sutter - Yuen De Anda ...... 55.95 1 Michelle Zygielbaum - Ettie Gordon .61.05 Stratum C, 4.5 Tables 5 Louise Hayes - Penelope Paddock . . .55.65 2 Andrew Jacknain - Annapurna Satpathy 56.78 1 Gail Harrison - Brian Brunsvold . . . .51.36 Stratum D, 4.0 Tables 3 Sidney Graves - Georgette Weiss . . . .54.82 2 Lester Slaback - John Jackson ...... 49.83 1 Robert Sturm - Ernie Schuler ...... 60.71 4 Jennifer Elliott - Elliott Turley ...... 52.83 3 Rosemary Kuntz - Juanita Beeson . . .49.13 2 David Montague - Norman Mitchell . .56.25 3 Ron Sutter - Yuen De Anda ...... 55.95 FRI AFT NLM PAIRS 4 David Fitzwilliam - Lorraine Tyler . . .48.12 Stratum A, 12.0 Tables THUR EVE FLT A/X PAIRS FRI MORN NLM PAIRS Stratum A, 30.0 Tables / Based on 76 Tables Stratum A, 12.0 Tables 1 Heide Blaker - Lynne Battle ...... 60.84 1 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 62.50 2 Herb Schulken - Wayne Bardsley . . .60.00 2 Ollie Thomas - Julie Thomas ...... 57.50 3 Richard Long - Marguerite Salah . . . .59.52 3 Terry Klein - Myron Goldstein ...... 54.58 4 Randolph Elkins - Curtis Sandler . . .58.85 4 Bradley Tash - Robin Tash ...... 53.33 5 Marsha Shiff - Judith Riggs ...... 57.26 5 Mary Ourand - Michael Watts ...... 51.25 6 Margarett Whilden - Hanna Wagner .56.42 Stratum B, 6.0 Tables Stratum B, 6.5 Tables 1 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 62.50 1 Heide Blaker - Lynne Battle ...... 60.84 1 Ron Sutter - The Black Widow ...... 66.96 2 Terry Klein - Myron Goldstein ...... 54.58 2 Randolph Elkins - Curtis Sandler . . .58.85 2/3 Mary Krenytzky - William Leishear . .60.71 3 Bradley Tash - Robin Tash ...... 53.33 3 Marsha Shiff - Judith Riggs ...... 57.26 2/3 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 60.71 1 Ronald Kral - Richard Bingham . . . .67.68 4 Ted Van Dyke - Franny Van Dyke . . .49.58 4 Jill Benson - Gale Greenbaum ...... 56.17 2 Melissa Price - Richard Price ...... 61.71 5 Mary Iglehart - Geane Schubert . . . . .52.76 4 Neil Crane - Geane Schubert ...... 58.33 3 Guillaume de Decker - Dale Sanders .61.67 Stratum C, 4.0 Tables 5 Randolph Elkins - Curtis Sandler . . .57.14 4 Brad Theurer - Robert Hopkins Jr . . .59.90 1 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 62.50 Stratum C, 3.0 Tables 6 Joan Axilbund - Mary Lou McMorrow 56.55 2 Terry Klein - Myron Goldstein ...... 54.58 1 Marsha Shiff - Judith Riggs ...... 57.26 5 Daniel Feldman - Dhirendra Ghosh . .59.17 2 Sharon Sutten - Donna Sinrud ...... 47.45 Stratum B, 9.5 Tables 6 Donald Berman - Leon Letwin ...... 58.09 3 Tina Brinsfield - Cheri Hayes ...... 49.17 1/2 Mary Krenytzky - William Leishear . .60.71 7 Irv Kipnis - Sorina Negulescu ...... 57.70 THUR EVE 0-20 PRS @ WBL FRI AFT FLT A/X PAIRS 1/2 Margaret Cooke - Peter Isard ...... 60.71 8 Marshall Kuschner - Thomas Lavender 57.61 Stratum A, 3.0 Tables Stratum A, 12.0 Tables / Based on 39 Tables 3 Neil Crane - Geane Schubert ...... 58.33 Stratum X, 14.5 Tables 4 Randolph Elkins - Curtis Sandler . . .57.14 1 William Morrow - Joseph Quinn . . . .58.33 5 Joan Axilbund - Mary Lou McMorrow 56.55 1 Melissa Price - Richard Price ...... 61.71 2 Sarah Jenkins - Carmen Fitchett . . . .56.67 2 Guillaume de Decker - Dale Sanders .61.67 6 Donna Sinrud - Sharon Sutten ...... 54.17 3 Daniel Feldman - Dhirendra Ghosh . .59.17 FRI MORN FLT A/X PAIRS Stratum C, 4.5 Tables 4 Irv Kipnis - Sorina Negulescu ...... 57.70 Stratum A, 8.0 Tables / Based on 30 Tables 1 Donna Sinrud - Sharon Sutten ...... 54.17 5 H John Edmonds - Larry Kahn . . . . .56.73 2 Eleanor Linde - Toni Sandler ...... 50.89 6 Kevin O’Brien - Francesco Parisi-Presicce 52.11 3 Peter Pollak - Judy Ferraro ...... 49.11 4 Sarah Jenkins - Ruthjoy Leventhal . .48.21 THUR EVE FLT B/C/D PAIRS Stratum B, 29.0 Tables FRI EVE FLT A/X IMP PAIRS 1 Rebecca Duty (pic) - W 1 Barry Falgout - Robert Bell ...... 60.98 Stratum A, 12.5 Tables / Based on 27 Tables Paul McGowan . .67.80 2 Mike Cappelletti Sr - Ronald Kral . . .60.04 2 Stephen Weiner - Robert 3 Peter Boyd - Ellen Klosson ...... 58.14 Blatt ...... 63.07 4 Bruce Houston - Kenneth Davis . . . . .57.39 3/4 John Gauss - Carolyn 5 John Adams - Sylvia Shi ...... 56.25 Baird ...... 58.71 1 Kathrine Loh - Roma Chandra ...... 63.35 6 Jimmy Ritzenberg - Robert Levey . . .56.06 3/4 James Gerding - W Karl 2/3 Arnie Frankel - Alfred Steinberg . . . .57.57 Stratum X, 5.0 Tables Van Newkirk . . . .58.71 2/3 James Stormes - Leo Cardillo ...... 57.57 1 Jimmy Ritzenberg - Robert Levey . . .56.06 4 Donald Berman - Leon Letwin ...... 55.90 2 Albert Lauber - James Beller ...... 53.60 5/6 Linda Padgett - Robert Padgett . . . . .58.14 5 Linda Marshall - Steven Schatzow . . .55.23 5/6 Mike Ladd - Betty Ladd ...... 58.14 3 Lloyd Rawley - Kitty Gottfried ...... 51.70 Stratum C, 22.0 Tables Stratum X, 4.5 Tables 4 Linda Smith - Gerald Marcovsky . . . .49.43 1 Steven Schatzow - Linda Marshall . . .51.47 1 Kathrine Loh - Roma Chandra ...... 63.35 2 Donna Rogall - David Ruderman . . . .46.09 1 Stephen Weiner - Robert Blatt ...... 63.07 2 James Stormes - Leo Cardillo ...... 57.57 FRI AFT FLT B/C/D PAIRS 2/3 John Gauss - Carolyn Baird ...... 58.71 3 Steve Robinson - John Adams ...... 40.36 3 Michael Gottesman - Silas Wasserstrom 54.04 Stratum B, 14.5 Tables 4 Pamela Bowman - Julian Boyce . . . . .23.64 2/3 James Gerding - W Karl Van Newkirk 58.71 4 Linda Smith - Gerald Marcovsky . . . .49.28 4 Mike Ladd - Betty Ladd ...... 58.14 5 Monique Smith - Merril Hirsh ...... 22.71 5 Thomas Jennings - Fred Gramlich . . .57.95 FRI MORN FLT B/C/D PAIRS 6 Ann Lindley - Hank Meyer ...... 22.36 6 Craig Olson - Michael Lawrence . . . .57.01 Stratum B, 10.0 Tables Stratum X, 4.0 Tables Stratum D, 13.5 Tables 1 Monique Smith - Merril Hirsh ...... 22.71 1 Stephen Weiner - Robert Blatt ...... 63.07 2 Jason Meyer - Ronald Zucker ...... 11.61 2 John Gauss - Carolyn Baird ...... 58.71 3 Barack Peled - Sorina Negulescu . . . . .0.00 3 Mike Ladd - Betty Ladd ...... 58.14 FRI EVE FLT B/C/D PAIRS 4 George Parkins - Hannelore Sofocleous 56.06 Stratum B, 14.0 Tables 5 Paul Setzer - Kellen Leister ...... 55.68 6 Mark Jones - Jay Simon ...... 54.73 1 Michelle Zygielbaum - Ettie Gordon .61.05 2 Calvin Konner - Alan Skvirsky . . . . .60.10 THUR EVE 199ER PRS @ NVBA 3 Elaine Conway - Suzanne Floyd . . . . .57.98 Stratum A, 7.0 Tables 4 Andrew Jacknain - Annapurna Satpathy 56.78 1 Patricia Stone - George Stone ...... 64.58 1 Robert Sturm - Ernie Schuler ...... 60.71 5 Liz Ferraro - Alan Ferraro ...... 56.78 2 Jeremy Billones - Kathleen LaMarre .62.92 2 Behnaz Fardshisheh - Thomas Reckford 60.12 6 Larry Moran - Douglas Fox ...... 56.63 3 Walt Pumo - Janice Pumo ...... 60.00 3 Suzanne Floyd - Elaine Conway . . . . .58.63 Stratum C, 10.5 Tables 4 Elliot Simon - Peter Town ...... 55.00 4 David Montague - Norman Mitchell . .56.25 1 Michelle Zygielbaum - Ettie Gordon .61.05 5 Carol Goldstone - Jeffrey Yutzler . . . .51.25 5 Ron Sutter - Yuen De Anda ...... 55.95 2 Andrew Jacknain - Annapurna Satpathy 56.78 Stratum B, 3.0 Tables 6 Louise Hayes - Penelope Paddock . . .55.65 3 Liz Ferraro - Alan Ferraro ...... 56.78 1 Kitty Gottfried - Steven Fox ...... 65.34 1 Elliot Simon - Peter Town ...... 55.00 Stratum C, 7.0 Tables 4 Larry Moran - Douglas Fox ...... 56.63 2 Andrew Lipps - Eric Branfman . . . . .61.36 2 Amy Elmore - James Connor ...... 49.17 1 Robert Sturm - Ernie Schuler ...... 60.71 5 Michael Lawrence - Craig Olson . . . .55.47 3 Behnaz Fardshisheh - Thomas Reckford 60.61 - 14 - - 15 - 4 Tamara Vetter - Ken Kimball ...... 57.01 5 Michelle Zygielbaum - Ettie Gordon .55.71 Stratum B, 18.0 Tables 5 Ted Proxmire - Charles King ...... 55.49 1 Jeffrey Halle - Emerita Hayward . . . .63.97 6 Stephen Weiner - Louis Coccodrilli . .55.11 SAT MORN NLM PAIRS Stratum A, 17.5 Tables 2 Michael Teague - Robert Rose ...... 60.31 Stratum C, 11.5 Tables 1 Jim Walsh (pic) - 3 Steven Fox - Kitty Gottfried ...... 59.17 1 Behnaz Fardshisheh - Thomas Reckford 60.61 Charles Dearolf . .70.52 4 Louise Hayes - Penelope Paddock . . .58.70 2 Tamara Vetter - Ken Kimball ...... 57.01 2 Kellen Leister - Wayne 5 Terry Klein - Duncan Thompson . . . .58.42 3 Ted Proxmire - Charles King ...... 55.49 6 Mary Mudd - Barry Sparks ...... 57.19 4 Stephen Weiner - Louis Coccodrilli . .55.11 Bardsley ...... 64.44 5 Thomas Jennings - Fred Gramlich . . .53.60 3 Diane Cohen - Henry Stratum C, 13.0 Tables SUNDAY BRACKETED TEAMS #3 6 Joy Oliver - Melva Urban ...... 53.03 Wilson ...... 63.70 1 Louise Hayes - Penelope Paddock . . .58.70 4 Marge Amey - David 2 Terry Klein - Duncan Thompson . . . .58.42 8 Tables / Based on 14 Tables Stratum D, 8.0 Tables Amey ...... 63.39 1 Robert Schwab - Anne Derbes - Hadi 1 Tamara Vetter - Ken Kimball ...... 57.01 3 Colin Schloss - Nick Migliacci ...... 55.46 Abushakra - Daniel Koch ...... 110.00 5 Ruth Fu - Val Lubbers ...... 60.31 4 Jim Anschutz - Stephen Salitrik . . . . .54.96 2 Stephen Weiner - Louis Coccodrilli . .55.11 6 Alan Skvirsky - Stephen Black . . . . .58.71 2 Sorina Negulescu - Jeffrey Halle - Tanya 3 Catherine Bardsley - Wayne Bardsley 52.27 5 Sidney Graves - James Gerding . . . . .54.90 Rodich - Barack Peled ...... 101.00 4/6 Georgette Weiss - Sidney Graves . . . .51.89 Stratum B, 13.5 Tables 6 Donna Hankey-Woods - Douglas Woods 54.13 3 Albert Lauber - Dale Sanders - Walter 4/6 Paul Setzer - Kellen Leister ...... 51.89 1 Jim Walsh - Charles Dearolf ...... 70.52 Stratum D, 6.5 Tables Smith Jr - James Beller ...... 99.00 4/6 Jim Walsh - David Marshall ...... 51.89 2 Diane Cohen - Henry Wilson ...... 63.70 3 Ruth Fu - Val Lubbers ...... 60.31 1 Terry Klein - Duncan Thompson . . . .58.42 SUNDAY BRACKETED TEAMS #4 SAT MORN FLT A/X PAIRS 4 Alan Skvirsky - Stephen Black . . . . .58.71 2 Colin Schloss - Nick Migliacci ...... 55.46 8 Tables / Based on 11 Tables 3 Jim Anschutz - Stephen Salitrik . . . . .54.96 Stratum A, 19.5 Tables / Based on 66 Tables 5 Joanne Berens - Michael Berens . . . .57.20 6 Peter Isard - Margaret Cooke ...... 57.10 4 Donna Hankey-Woods - Douglas Woods 54.13 Stratum C, 5.5 Tables 5 Mike Ladd - Betty Ladd ...... 51.84 1 Jim Walsh - Charles Dearolf ...... 70.52 SAT AFT NLM PAIRS, Stratum B, 11.0 Tables 2 Joanne Berens - Michael Berens . . . .57.20 1 Hugh McNaughton - Kathy Crandall .62.80 3 Peter Isard - Margaret Cooke ...... 57.10 2 Dottie Terrell - Glenn Terrell ...... 61.90 4 Joan Axilbund - Mary Lou McMorrow 54.68 3/4 Marlene Gross - Eva Vorndran ...... 60.42 SAT MORN 49ER PAIRS, Stratum A, 4.0 Tables 3/4 Mary Ourand - Michael Cooperman . .60.42 5 Diane Cohen - Henry Wilson ...... 55.95 6 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart .55.65 1 Howard Grunin - Aaron Navarro - Judith Dausch - James Wisman ...... 110.00 1 Peter Boyd - Steve Robinson ...... 67.01 Stratum C, 9.0 Tables 2 Sue Swift - Mary Lafferty - Susan Weiss - 2 Barry Falgout - Rusty Krauss ...... 63.78 1 Hugh McNaughton - Kathy Crandall .62.80 Bernice Felix ...... 76.00 3 Leo LaSota - Alan Tenenbaum ...... 61.11 2 Dottie Terrell - Glenn Terrell ...... 61.90 3 Raman Srivastav - Joyce Wiley - Diane 4 Earl Glickstein - Robert Bell ...... 58.22 3 Mary Ourand - Michael Cooperman . .60.42 Cohen – Henry Wilson ...... 71.00 5 John Adams - Sylvia Shi ...... 57.69 4 Diane Cohen - Henry Wilson ...... 55.95 6 Rose Berman - Carole Banks ...... 56.71 5 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart .55.65 SUNDAY BRACKETED TEAMS #5, 10 Tables 7 Eugene Kales - Ruth Potter ...... 56.25 Stratum D, 3.5 Tables Stratum X, 8.0 Tables 1 Richard McMillan Jr - Michael Barth 61.11 1 Mary Ourand - Michael Cooperman . .60.42 1 Rose Berman - Carole Banks ...... 56.71 2 Stephen Baldwin - Kate Baldwin . . . .58.33 2 Alexander Gretsinger - Jane Dolkart .55.65 2 Benjamin Stauss - John Glynn ...... 55.13 3 Anne Shields - Bonnie Cohen ...... 54.86 3 Lloyd Rawley - Hank Meyer ...... 54.27 3 Karen Sandler - Anne Weismann . . . .47.92 4 Bob Boyd - Jay Cherlow ...... 53.36 SAT AFT FLT A/X PAIRS SUNDAY BRACKETED TEAMS #1 5 Monique Smith - Merril Hirsh ...... 52.78 Stratum A, 16.5 Tables / Based on 46 Tables 15 Tables / Based on 56 Tables SAT MORN FLT B/C/D PAIRS Stratum B, 25.0 Tables
1 Sylvia Shi - John Adams ...... 63.08 1 Fred King - Ai-Tai Lo - William Pettis - 2 Carl Nelson - Eric Branfman ...... 62.82 Robert Bell ...... 100.00 3 Barry Falgout - Rusty Krauss ...... 61.03 1/2 Sidney Graves - James Gerding - W Morgan 1 Emerita Hayward - Jeffrey Halle . . . .63.86 4 Eugene Kales - Ruth Potter ...... 58.19 2 Robert Hopkins Jr - Joan Lewis - Barry Fal - - Alan Munro ...... 91.00 2 Jon Ranhand - Annapurna Satpathy . .62.14 5 Robert Hopkins Jr - John Miller . . . .57.64 gout - Rusty Krauss ...... 92.00 1/2 Kellen Leister - Catherine Bardsley - 3 Hadi Abushakra - Albert Lauber . . . .61.50 6 Steve Robinson - Peter Boyd ...... 57.22 3 Michael Gill - Noble Shore - Alexander Wayne Bardsley - Paul Setzer ...... 91.00 4 Colin Schloss - Nick Migliacci ...... 61.41 Stratum X, 7.0 Tables Prairie - Sylvia Shi ...... 84.00 3/4 Barbara Sadick - Erik Kitagawa - Herb 5/6 Amy Bloom - Margie Coccodrilli . . . .60.14 1 Daniel Feldman - Dhirendra Ghosh . .56.67 4 Alfred Steinberg - Andrew Gofreed - Alan Schulken - Andrew Jacknain ...... 80.00 5/6 James Metzger - Michael Kuehl . . . . .60.14 2 Howard Grunin - John Lowe III . . . . .55.77 Tenenbaum - David Ruderman . . . . .82.00 3/4 Richard Galleher - Odessa Morton - Joseph Stratum C, 16.5 Tables 3 Merril Hirsh - Monique Smith ...... 54.86 5 Lyle Poe Jr - Brad Theurer - John Miller – Pregosin - William Tallant ...... 80.00 1 Jon Ranhand - Annapurna Satpathy . .62.14 4 Robert Brady - Alexander Prairie . . .53.72 Stephen Drodge ...... 74.00 SUN MORN NLM SWISS, Stratum A, 10 Tables 2 Colin Schloss - Nick Migliacci ...... 61.41 5 Bruce Roberts - Ajit Thyagarajan . . .52.82 SUNDAY BRACKETED TEAMS #2 1 Adam Winsler - Gary Hinson - Harry Potter 3 James Metzger - Michael Kuehl . . . . .60.14 - James Mosley ...... 71.00 4 Thomas Jennings - Albert Stolpe . . . .58.06 SAT AFT FLT B/C/D PAIRS 8 Tables / Based on 30 Tables 2 Ronnie Loeser - Temma Kanowith - 5 Gabriel Cornett - Eldon Compton . . . .57.97 1 Steve Reed - Richard Ferrin - Shawn Rachelle Sladoff - Rochelle Hilton . .51.00 6/7 Jim Anschutz - Stephen Salitrik . . . . .57.43 Stringer - Richard Deyerle ...... 111.00 3 Toni Sandler - Eleanor Linde - Alice Ling – 6/7 Michael Goldman - William Mendez Jr 57.43 2 Dennis Schwanz - Susan Miskura – Francesco Phyllis Hendler ...... 50.00 Stratum D, 8.5 Tables Parisi-Presicce - Eric Poskanzer ...... 77.00 4 Ellen Pollack - Diane Liebman - Maree 1 Colin Schloss - Nick Migliacci ...... 61.41 3/4 Timothy Smith - Jennifer Nisenoff - Betsy Webster – Reina Lerner ...... 47.00 2 James Metzger - Michael Kuehl . . . . .60.14 Eliot - Louise Sellers ...... 71.00 Stratum B, 4 Tables 3 Gabriel Cornett - Eldon Compton . . . .57.97 3/4 Thomas Reckford - John Lowe III - Paul 1 Toni Sandler - Eleanor Linde - Alice Ling – 4 Jim Anschutz - Stephen Salitrik . . . . .57.43 Leopold - Carol Kahn ...... 71.00 Phyllis Hendler ...... 50.00 - 16 - - 17 - § unit game ¨ WBL © unit game ª thursdaY night § unit game ¨ WBL © unit game ª thursdaY night
2012 FinaL trophY race standings www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org 0-20 ~ § ¨ scheduLe © ª ~ WBL guaranteed Updated by John Adams Lesson Most games held at Ohr Kodesh partner program The Lovenberg Race is open to all WBL members; the Izzy Cohen Race You never need to miss the is open to all WBL members who started the calendar year with less than 1500 & game 02/28/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Grand National Teams unit game because you don’t masterpoints; the Tubbs Race is open to all WBL members who started the 03/07/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Upg. Unit Championship have a partner at the last minute! calendar year as a Non-Life Master Izzy Cohen The WBL has a guaranteed part - with less than 500 masterpoints; the guaranteed 03/14/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship 1 88.14 Alex Prairie ner (GP) program for players who Woolridge Race is open to all WBL partners ! 03/21/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship 2 68.28 Ajit Thyagarajan occasionally need a partner for members who started the calendar 03/28/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Grand National Teams 3 62.30 Guillaume de Decker the unit game. Here’s how it year with less than 20 masterpoints. 4 52.23 Hadi Abushakra 7:00 pm 04/04/13** ...... WBL Sectional Winners in each category re ceive works: we provide a standby 5 51.30 James Beller Lesson 04/11/2013 ...... StrataFlighted D6 Charity Pairs partner; if an odd number of peo - four sessions of free plays. Second 6 47.12 Eldon Compton 04/18/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship ple in need of a partner arrive, place gets two and third place gets one. 7 46.64 Leon Masiewicki 7:30 -10 ish we match the players as best we This list is final for 2012 .All points 8 44.80 David Genne 04/25/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship game can, and the GP plays with the are subject to audit by the WBL Di - 9 44.69 Dale Sanders 05/02/2013 ...... NVBA Sectional one who is left. (If there is an rector. Congratulations to 10 43.59 Larry Wallace 05/09/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship the 2012 Winners! 11 43.37 Alfred Liepold even number of players looking, Join a nYtime 05/16/2013 ...... Annual Meeting /StrataFlighted Membership the GP goes home). You can al - Lovenberg 12 42.44 Gabriel Cornett 05/23/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship 13 42.07 Ernie Schuler The cost is $5. This ways get a game. 1 317.29 John Adams 14 41.83 Julie Thomas includes a 30 minute 05/30/2013 ...... StrataFlighted BAM Teams ; NLM Pairs Players in search of partners 2 252.94 Steve Robinson 15 41.83 Ollie Thomas lesson followed by fun, 06/06/2013 ...... StrataFlighted NAP; NLM Charity Pairs should try to arrive between 7:00 3 161.65 Clyde Kruskal enjoyable bridge for 06/13/2013 ...... D6 STaC Stratified Pairs and 7:15 (or call ahead). The 4 160.78 Donna Rogall Tubbs partnership desk closes at 7:25. players with 0-20 mas - 06/20/2013 ...... StrataFlighted Unit Championship 5 145.23 Mark Shaw 1 88.14 Alex Prairie You can call the WBL cell 2 68.28 Ajit Thyagarajan 6 143.32 James Geist terpoints. Check website for any schedule changes. Bold dates held at phone (301) 395-2760 at the last 3 47.12 Eldon Compton 7 135.64 David Ruderman Lessons will cover other locations: *TBD; **Kensington Town Hall/Armory. minute if are on your way and 8 125.68 Michael Richey 4 46.64 Leon Masiewicki slam bidding, weak , to say you’ll be late, to hear know you’ll be at bit late. 9 124.90 William Cole 5 42.44 Gabriel Cornett For a Last-Minute Partner 6 42.07 Ernie Schuler twos, 3 level+ pre - announcements (closings posted by 4pm), or to contact the To find a partner in the Open 10 121.89 Noble Shore or B/C/D game at least a day in 11 120.77 Peter Boyd 7 41.83 Ollie Thomas empts, overcalls, Unit Game for any reason, call the WBL Cell Phone: 8 41.83 Julie Thomas take out doubles, neg - advance, contact Barbara Doranat 12 109.99 Alfred Steinberg UnitGamePartner@DistrictSix . 13 109.12 Jason Meyer 9 37.27 Mirsad Mujezinovic ative doubles, open - (301) 395-2760 org or barbd@star power.net , 14 108.06 Michael Gill 10 37.27 Namik Haveric ing leads, and or call 301-608-0347 be tween 15 106.25 Brad Theurer map to ohr kodesh congregation Woolridge signaling. Each les - 9am and 10pm. To find a part - 16 97.36 Lloyd Rawley 1 36.07 Myron Goldstein son will be tailored to ner for the NLM game, contact 17 95.47 Steven Schatzow 2 25.53 Shala Panbechi the needs and inter - Shawn Stringer at 301-275- 18 95.34 Martin Graf 3 25.53 Mahmoud Katirai ests of the players. 6363 or [email protected] . 19 89.63 Robert Bell 4 24.21 Robert Linn You might want to volunteer for 20 89.39 Andrew Gofreed 5 15.76 Ted Proxmire This is a great pro - the GP program yourself. It’s a great 21 88.14 Alexander Prairie 6 15.08 Jill Benson gram for beginners as way to meet people. If you play on 22 83.89 Ronald Zucker 7 14.06 Jane Marsh well as experienced so - 23 83.20 Barry Falgout 8 14.06 Johnny Marsh the night you’re the GP, you play cial bridge players! free. If you volunteer, you receive a 24 82.99 William Hacker 9 13.04 Tina Brinsfield Partners will be pro - 25 81.68 Richard Wegman 10 11.83 Julie Marquette free play for any future unit game vided if needed. For whether or not you play that night. unit game carpooL avaiLaBLe more information, con - tact Bryan or Lois Geer Partnerships Close AT 7:25pm To arrange a carpool, contact Don Berman, Carpool Coordinator, at at 301-236-0014 or by ALERT! The Unit Game is now played at Ohr Kodesh. TO START THE GAME PROMPTLY 301-776-3581 or [email protected]. ....Or log on to the WBL’s NO OUTSIDE FOOD IS ALLOWED . Snacks and drinks AT 7:30 PM . C ALL IF YOU ’RE LATE , at: www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org . email at geerbridge@ Online Carpool Notices will be provided. OR YOU MAY NOT BE ACCOMMODATED . verizon.net . - 18 - - 19 - ~ §¨©ª ~ 2012 WBL neW LiFe masters upcoming sectionaLs do You have anY muscLes or Brains Jim Anschutz, Patti Anschutz, Marie Berard, Robert ©March 9-10, 2013 , WBL, NLM , Kensington , MD to spare? Blatt, Lotta Brafman, Julie Connor, Gabriel Cornett, ªApril 4-7, 2013 , WBL, Kensington , MD Daniel Falk, James M Gerding, Peter Gould, Donna Hankey-Woods, Lawrence § May 2-5, 2013 , NVBA, Fairfax, VA The Washington Bridge Heinen, Diane Keiper, Geoff Lewis, Leon Masiewicki, John McCormick, Larry League could use a little of either! Moran, Elizabeth Nash, Jerome Ostrov, Alex Prairie, Herbert Rubinstein, ¨ July 25-28, 2013 , WBL, Kensington , MD In order to keep events exciting Annapurna Satpathy, Timothy Stewart, Ajit Thyagarajan, Mavis Walters, and Michelle Zygielbaum ©Sept 7-8, 2013 , WBL, NLM , Kensington , MD and entry fees low, the WBL relies when she is playing with her son, Michael. ª September 19-22, 2013 , NVBA, Fairfax, VA on the goodness of our members to volunteer for small jobs at the Unit Robert Blatt has been a § October 3-6, 2013 , WBL, Kensington , MD Game and Sectional Tournaments. cellist with the National ¨ October 24-27, 2013 , NVBA, Fairfax, VA Some jobs require brains while Symphony since 1968 others require muscle. We’ll be with previous stints with §January 2-5, 2014 , WBL, Kensington , MD happy to employ either. the St. Louis and Balti - From setting up and break - more orchestras. He is a ing down tables, to publicity and events development, a little effort from you will make graduate of the Peabody our bridge community even better. Busy schedule? No worries. Most volunteer assign - Conservatory, with stud - Patti and Jim Anschutz have a son, Barron, a ies at Indiana University. ments take only 15 minutes to 1 hour a month. daughter, Lesli, and seven grandchildren. Here’s how to help: He learned bridge from his aunt and uncle Patti is a realtor with Long & Foster. She while in high school and first played duplicate 1. Reply by email, phone or in person if you are willing to help in any way. achieved a B.B.A. from Texas Tech Univer - 2. Please indicate if you can offer any special skills (such as marketing or a strong back). sity. Jim has retired from working in the med - while teaching school in Winchester,Va. After 3. Someone will contact you shortly with a choice of assignments you can pick from. ical lab for the US Army Medical Service coming to Washington he played sporadically until meeting the former Karen Chagalis in Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. Corps. He earned a B.S. in Chemistry and Bi - ology. Both started playing bridge in college, 2004. They married the next year. He says, Barbara Summers, Volun teer Coordinator, 301-598-5838, [email protected] , but it wasn’t until 2007 when they decided to “She is still a lot better than I am but occa - play in tournaments and joined the WBL. sionally she plays with me anyway.” Marie Berard has four Julie Connor is a Diplomat for the U.S. Dept. P
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- 20 - - 21 - to get her gold points early by going to even more there. They appreciated the class held before vard) and a PhD (from Columbia) in Mathe - Blackwood, but it was still a thrilling experience. tournaments. She is grateful to her outstanding each NLM game. Also, Donna took classes from matics. A few years ago, Leon retired after Elizabeth Nash learned to mentor, Hank Meyer, and her D.C. partners: Mike one of the instructors one summer. Unlike the decades working as a Management Consultant. play bridge when she Kuehl, Ed Gehan, Michelle Zygielbaum, Eliza - WBL, all of the games and classes are in one lo - Besides bridge, Leon’s newest endeavor in his lived in Argentina for a beth Nash, David Marshall, Jim Walsh, Gene cation. Locally, they next joined Steve and Sandy seventh decade is trying to learn Hebrew. few years. She began to Forsythe’s class (now run by the Geers) and Massey and many VA players with whose help All his life, he has been buying books to play more seriously she was able to achieve her goal. But, partnering started playing in tournaments in 2008. Then, read in retirement; but, alas, he started play - they moved to Leslie and Charlie’s classes and when her twin girls were Michelle when Michelle achieved Life Master ing bridge again. An aunt taught Leon the ba - in high school and her was truly Julie’s most exciting bridge experience. are still there with Hank Meyer. At a regional in sics of social bridge when he was 12 or 13. Oahu, they were amazed at the number of people son in college. Elizabeth Daniel Falk passed away in June at age 72. His He started playing in tournaments during col - expresses her gratitude there from Phoenix. Donna feels really fortunate lege in Poland. The opposition was tough and surviving family includes a son, Aaron, from his to have so many regionals available in the East. to all of her different bridge partners and first marriage, his wife Elfinsh, four step-daugh - the games were not stratified, so that either teachers for their patience. Donna remembers two really exciting mo - you learned or you had to find another hobby, ters, Emma, Taluka, Nelao and Inamonikanale, ments. First: They won the bottom bracket of Jerome Ostrov is a retired Tax Attorney. He his mother, Frances, a sister, and 10 grandchil - though it was bridge as played in the sixties. knockouts at the 2008 North Bethesda Regional Then life and work intervened and Leon earned his JD at Albany, his LLM at NYU dren. He retired in 2007 from the Analytic Sci - to win their first full gold points and Red Ribbon stopped playing for 30 years. One evening in and his MPA at Harvard. Jerry is the author ences Corp. where he worked as a Computer qualification. Second: Their team entered the Systems Analyst. Prior to his 23 years there, he 2009, he went to Saint James, and got hooked of two tax law treatises. He and his wife, 2012 Lancaster regional determined to knock off Bobi, an Anti-Trust Attorney, have three did similar work for CSC and the Planning Re - the 5-1/2 gold points Joe still needed for Life again. He joined the ACBL and the first points search Corp, His degrees, including a doctorate, he won were 13 silver at a STAC that August. grown children: Becca, Max, and Julia. In ad - Master as well as to get Doug the remaining six dition to bridge, Jerry also enjoys skiing, hik - were all in mathematics and he often lectured unpigmented points he was short. They were able Thanks to that, Leon was the Rookie of the Year. at Marymount and George Mason Universities. He prefers playing Polish Club, of course. ing and writing. and contributes as a member to achieve their objectives without a problem of the Board of Governors to the Amrican After retirement, Daniel taught math in ending up the tournament exhausted, but with Leon says the 2010 version is particularly good; Ethiopia. He also volunteered as a tax assistant but, unfortunately, more players in Warsaw than Jewish Committee. over eight additional gold points. Donna’s next Jerry first learned bridge in high school, but with AARP and as a financial counselor for goal? Bronze Life Master. Beyond that? TBD. in District 6 are using it nowadays, so he plays Ethiopian and Eritrean emigrants, 2/1 with all the gadgets his partners allow. Leon stopped playing for 30 years, until five years ago Diane Keiper has three Daniel played bridge frequently with Larry also particularly likes Key Card Swiss. when their kids left home. His most exciting children and six grand - Wallace, who made Life Master one year earlier. Any squeeze makes his day, but the one moment in bridge occurred when he became children. Currently re - Life Master at the third regional tournament he Donna Hankey-Woods is tired, she was a Portfoloio time he squeezed Don Berman, who couldn’t married to Doug Woods. believe that a greenhorn did that to him, he attended. Jerry prefers 2/1 and enjoys playing Manager for an invest - at the Rockville and JCC bridge clubs. She has a daughter, Hillary, ment company. She grew will remember forever. It would be a thrill to a stepson, Paul, and a step - up in Frankfurt, Germany win any title — Leon says he’s not picky, he’ll Alex Prairie’s sister, Jen - daughter, Julie. They have and then moved here and just have to hurry before senility sets in. nifer, started playing five grandchildren. Donna attended the University of Larry Moran and his wife, bridge in college and then retired in 2003. She MD. With bridge, Diane would simply like to Helga, have four grown taught the rest of the fam - worked for the federal gov - do her best and have fun. She also enjoys cook - children: Amber, Shane, ily. She plays some bridge ernment for 28 years. The ing, wine tasting, and the stock market. Mike and Dallas. A grad - now, but hates it. Their last 15 years, she was a Senior Accountant in the Both of her parents were Life Masters, but uate of Indiana University brother, Bradford, hates Audit Resolution Advisory Area for the Head - Diane didn’t start playing bridge until 1978 and with a Bachelors in Eco - bridge the most. Since quarters Indian Health Service handling audit is - playing in tournaments until 2007. She enjoys Alex is a weird nerd, he sues on contract health care for the federally nomics and the Univer - playing in Leisure World and in local clubs and sity of MD with a Masters decided it was fun and then spent all his sum - recognized Indian tribes. In 1994, she won the In - travelling to nearby regionals. Leisure World mers playing bridge with his mom, Elaine Chen, dian Health Service Exceptional Performance in Mass Communication, holds the Marriott Cup Tournament every year Larry worked as an Economist for the U.S. De - instead of hanging out with his friends. Award. Donna earned these degrees: a Master of on the second Tuesday in October. In 2010, Despite Bridge, Go, Starcraft, Disc Golf, Science Information Systems, a BSBA – Account - partment of Commerce. He also worked as a Diane and her partner had a 72% game to win newspaper reporter and has published two Nerdy Board Games, and being a hater, Alex ing, an AA - Computer Science (Business), with the tournament and earn a spot on the trophy. earned a B.A. in Economics from Brandeis Uni - honors, and an AS (Secretarial Science). Her in - books: Hoosier Hysteria, Sons, and Other Sto - Since Diane’s father won this same event in the rie s, and, Invisible Influence. Some of Larry’s versity and is currently a Research Systems An - terests include deep water running, working out, ‘80s, it was particulary special to see both of alyst (Programmer) for The Board of Governors and going to the theater. with Doug. other interests are golf, magic and history. their names engraved on the trophy together. In 1972, he and some colleagues taught each of the Federal Reserve System. He has also been Both her parents were bridge players, but an Express Counter Helper for Panda Express. Donna didn’t start playing bridge until 1991 Leon Masiewicki and his other bridge during lunch periods and he has (young) wife, a teacher at been an ACBL member off and on since 1974. For five years, Alex has been playing dupli - when she and Doug began dating. This was social cate in dozens of cities and states. His tourna - bridge with friends and family. When her life be - Jewish Primary Day Currently, his favorite authors are Cohen, Bergen, ment wins include the Flight C GNT, some came more complicated, she didn’t have time for School, have two grown Lawrence, Stewart and Kantar. In 1976, Larry and bridge. After retirement, they both began to take sons without any interest his partner, Jeff Koch, were in first place going compact KO bracket 1, some other knockouts regular bridge classes at the Holiday Park Senior in bridge. Leon is an into the second session of a novice event at a Na - but not bracket 1, and a BAM at a sectional with Center from Sunny Levin and joined the WBL alumnus of Warsaw Uni - tionals, but the evening session didn’t go well. On Rob Brady, who Alex is thrilled and honored to six years ago. They had a cottage in Kalamazoo, versity in Poland. He also one hand, they each asked the other for aces; play with as Rob is the best person alive. MI, and used to play frequently at a great club has an MBA (from Har - Larry was bidding Gerber and Jeff was bidding Alex says that due to a lack of talent, he has - 22 - - 23 - no non-bridge related distinctions and that our gold points he needed to make Life Master. survey was mean to ask. He also mentions that Now, he would just like to continue playing andreW (a ndY ) e ugene his Dad, Michael Prairie, is really old. Back to bridge with partners, Reni Malloy and Jeff bridge: Alex prefers to open every eight count, Dale and have fun! gaBriLovitch , 1925-2012 hoping no one calls the director. He doesn’t read Ajit Thyagarajan and his Andrew Eugene Gabrilovitch, 87, died peacefully at home with bridge, it’s too hard; although, Alex does like wife, Soumya Alva, have family in McLean, Va on November 29, 2012. Born and raised in Noble Shore’s system notes which are interest - two daughters, Avantika France, Andy escaped Nazi-occupied Paris as a teen and made his ing, but too long. His greatest wish is to have fun (8), and Sahana (5). They way with his parents to New York. He proudly served in the US Navy and to play bridge without anyone yelling at him. enjoy travel and interna - Pacific Fleet during WWII. As a student at Columbia University, Annapurna Satpathy’sfam - tional cuisine. Ajit is an he joined a group of young bridge players and “majored in bridge rather than English.” ily include Sujata, Sarita, entrepreneur working for Smitten by the game, Andy became one of America’s top players. He also enjoyed sports Surai and grandchildren, Brookmoor Labs. He was and played competitive table tennis in the Forties. Devesh and Anisha. Anna formerly a Telecommu - Andy met his wife, Wanda, playing bridge, and together they raised has a Masters in Business nications Executive. a family of three. After retiring as Director of Administration from ITT Administration in Fi - Friends introduced Ajit to bridge as a soph - in 1984, he offered bridge instruction on cruise ships, and spent thou - nance. She has retired and omore at IIT Madras. His late father was a very sands of happy hours on board with family and friends. Andy is sur - currently travels and helps good and passionate bridge player, but felt that vived by two daughters, Tamara De Martino and Leonide Gabrilovitch people in need. children should not play cards, so he never (Blair Horner), and grandchildren Andrew, Matthew, Kira, Katharine Anna’s mother was her inspiration. She didn’t taught Ajit. As a little kid, Ajit went to the local and Grant. He was predeceased by his wife, Wanda, and son, Andrew. play bridge, but rather similar card games which bridge club, but his father would send him off to A Life Master at 30, his national tournament taught Anna to have card sense from a very early play table tennis or badminton instead. With ini - wins include the 1947 National Amateur Team-of-Four Title for the age. She learned bridge with her husband when tially disastrous grades in college, Ajit had to give Rothschild Trophy and the 1961 Spingold (Master’s Knockout Team-of- they were in India and joined the ACBL while up playing bridge until he was working on his Four Championship) at the 1961 Washington DC Nationals— pictured: living in Sacramento. At a regional there, with PhD at the University of Delaware. He has since Marshall Miles (captain), Eddie Kantar, Andy, and Bill Root. At the zero masterpoints, Anna was thrilled to win the played in India, Norway, Kenya, and Costa Rica. Chicago 1959 Nationals, he and Dick Freeman, Mike Michaels, Jan 0-20 Pairs, her first masterpoints, and a trophy, Mike Lawrence was his favorite author while Stone, Dick Walsh, and Frank Hoadley took 2nd place in the Spingold. too. Her favorite bridge books are Eddie Kantar’s he was first learning. Today, he reads notesand His approximately 20 regional titles include Eastern States books on play and defense. Anna loves bridge, discusses ideas with experts on the internet. Ajit KOs Teams 1960, 61; Keystone Conference Open Pairs 1958, would like to keep learning and improving, and earned his first masterpoints in the Washington Men’s Teams 1970, 71, 73, Fall Men’s Pairs 1971, KO Teams 1974, and the Bermuda will be playing as long as she is able. area and joined the WBL 15 years ago. When Swiss 1978. Locally, Andy won the WBL Lovenberg Player-of-the-Year contest in three of the first seven years of the trophy’s existence: 1958, 59, and 63. Timothy Stewart works as a Mathematical Ajit and partner, Guillaume de Decker, won their appeal to qualify for the final session of the 2011 Andy was heavily involved in the fight to desegregate the WBL when that issue came to Statistician for the U.S. Census Bureau. Deaf the forefront as Victor R. Daly (1895-1986), applied for membership to the WBL on Sep - since birth, Tim has had to overcome many Flight C NAP at the national finals, they were so thrilled that they came in second overall. tember 14, 1956. After the WBL membership referendum to integrate was defeated, Andy obstacles. He earned a B.S. and M.S. in Ap - continued his efforts, working within the integrated Federal Bridge League, a local club. plied and Mathemematical Statistics from the Ajit tried to play a lot with his father dur - ing his final years before he passed and he He served on the WBL Board in 1955-57, left after the referendum failed, then returned as Rochester Institute of Technology in NY. WBL president in 1962 after a second referendum in 1961 succeeded in integrating the WBL. When he moved to Laurel in 1999, he missed cherishes those memories. For the future, he would like to someday win a national cham - He continued on the Board for a couple more years as past president and was honored with life playing Mah Jongg, board and card games member status by the WBL for his strong advocacy for desegregation, and fair and honest play in with his college friends, so he decided to try pionship and to see his kids play and enjoy bridge with the same passion that he has. the bridge world. In so doing, the Washington Bridge League described Andy Gabrilovitch as “… the Laurel Bridge Club for a new game. Tim distinguished as a player, for he is a national champion ... recognized as an outstanding gentleman, likes either 2/1 or Standard American with Michelle Zygielbaum’s for he epitomizes courtesy, friendliness, and fair play ... appreciated for his service, for he became gadgets. His favorite authors are Barbara family includes husband, president when leadership was critically needed to meet a challenge to the basic dignity of man.” Seagram, Marty Bergen and Eddie Kantar. Naz, and sons, Dan and Tim’s biggest thrill came when his team Jon. She works as a Phys - placed second in an under 2,000 KO at the ical Therapist for MZPT. 50 Years ago: start with a reprint of part Santa Clara Regional to win the rest of the In addition to bridge, integrating Bridge in the of that obituary. Both arti - Michelle nation’s capitaL cles are available in full at also plays www.districtsix.org golf. Her The story of integrating bridge in Wash - ington was written in this publication 27 From the May/June 1986 mother originally got her started issue of the WBL Bulletin: playing bridge and she now en - years ago by our editor at the time, Jim joys playing 2/1 in particular at Wood. We present it here now in honor of VICTOR DALY, the JCC, the unit game and on - the Gabrilovitch’s and other activist’s serv - 1895-1986 line on BBO. Michelle’s biggest ice toward integration. In his article, Mr. A soft-spoken, tireless worker on behalf thrill in bridge so far was be - Wood refers to the obituary of Vic Daly of bridge and of minority rights, Vic Daly was Gabriel Cornett James M Gerding John McCormick coming a Life Master. which he wrote earlier that same year. We’ll a special gentleman who will not be forgotten - 24 - - 25 - by the Washington Bridge League. come of the balloting and to return Vic’s $2 Today, By Albert H. Morehead City News Bureau, He applied for membership in our Unit Sep - cheque. The vote totals were 315 against and ANOTHER national contest begins Washington, DC photo tember 14, 1956. Since at that point we had 219 for his admission to membership. [...] today — the twenty-sixth annual tourna - from the very early 60s: never had a Negro member, the Board undertook One of the 36 founding members of the ment of the American Bridge Associa - Dr. Joe Henry, (left), a mail ballot of the membership on whether to American Bridge Assn. in 1932 in Hampton, tion, which was founded in 1933. Wanda and Andrew accept or reject Mr. Daly’s application. This ac - Va. Vic served as President of that organization From 1961: Gabrilovitch (right). tion was not as silly as it may seem from our from 1949 to 1964. To quote from The Official BRIDGE CLUB ACTS TO KEEP RACE the A. C. B. L. have al - 1980s perspective. Four years earlier, the ACBL Encyclopedia of Bridge, “An outstanding BAN; Group in Capital Balks Move to most complete auton - Board had voted to withdraw its invitation to hold achievement of the administration of Victor R. Allow Negroes to Play in National Event omy accepting or rejecting their own members. their 1954 Summer Nationals here (Mayflower Daly was the conduct of negotiations leading Last August, members of the Washington Hotel) if Negroes were allowed to play. to the building of mutual rapport & respect be - Directors of the Washington Bridge League have tabled a motion to permit all association voted by about two to one to aban - The furor surrounding the Unit integration tween the ACBL and the ABA.” don their longtime policy of segregation and ac - issue had numerous repercussions (then & ————— members of the American Contract Bridge League to play in the summer nationals in the cept Negro members. Many of those who had later), including damage to the personal rep - militantly favored segregation immediately an - utations of several individuals (such as the Here are some interesting headlines and national capital in August, 1961. intros from articles appearing in The New nounced their intention of withdrawing from then president of the ACBL & Mid-Atlantic From September 8, 1961, Section: food fash - the Washington Bridge League and forming a Conference) and the sudden resignation of York Times on integration and bridge in the Capital area at the time: ions family furnishings, p. 28: separate local organization of their own. our Unit President, W. Mott Lingley. CONTRACT BRIDGE; Group in Washington The first integrated tournament of the Wash - In any event, our Unit Secretary, one Jerome From August 08, 1959, Page 14: Unit Wishes to Secede After Vote to Inte- ington Bridge League was played Dec. 7 to 10, S. Machlin, had the unhappy duty of writing to Contract Bridge; American Bridge Associa- grate, By Albert H. Morehead and it broke all attendance records for that area, Mr. Daly late that year to inform him of the out - tion, Mostly Negro, to Begin 26th Tournament It was reported here last week that the even though the number of Negroes competing Washington (D.C.) Bridge League, which for did not reach quite 10 percent of the total. Per - A BRIEF TIMELINE — derived from Jim Wood’s articles years had openly barred Negroes from tour - haps curiosity and perhaps the normal growth of naments of the American Contract Bridge attendance at bridge tournaments brought out 1955 : The first time a black bridge player Jun 1961 : Pro-Integration mail campaign League, held a referendum among its mem - the record-breaking crowd, but in any case it in - requests WBL membership. from the Board in concurrence with bers on integration. The members voted, 624 cluded most of those who had threatened to re - Mar 1956 : An incident at a local tourna - membership poll soliciting a pro-inte - to 279, to permit Negroes to play. sign if Washington tournaments were integrated. ment stirs up protest. gration straw vote. Opposition to the From January 30, 1965, Section: Business Fi - Tournament Debut mailing and the board members who Dec 1956 : Vic Daly’s September applica - nancial, p. 55: By coincidence, the star of the tournament sent the letters results in the referen - tion for membership is voted down by RACE STILL FACTOR AT BRIDGE TABLES; was a Negro who was playing for the first time in dum being replaced with a newly referendum. ACBL President, R. L. Despite Gains, Few Negroes Join in League an A. C. B. L. tournament in his home city, Dr. mailed referendum. “Skinny” Miles’ mail campaign to the Play, By Raymond H. Anderson Joseph Henry, a professor of dentistry at Howard WBL membership was victorious. Sept 1961 : Results tabulated: 624 for inte - University in Washington. Dr. Henry is the high - gration, 279 against, 8 no votes. The “Voluntary segregation” is the dominant est-ranking player in the American Bridge As - Mar 1957 : Ray Fetzner, Andy Gabrilovitch, WBL integrates. Vic Daly and five other picture at tournament bridge tables today de - sociation, a national organization whose members Mort Goldstein and Stu Dunlop look to black players join our unit. The MBA spite the elimination of race barriers by nearly are almost all Negroes. He had not been able to the Federal Bridge League to develop a desegregates the same week. Whether all bridge organizations in the country. play in A. C. B. L. tournaments often enough to non-discriminating unit. or not to partition the WBL into two Here’s a longer abstract regarding the first achieve high rank in that organization. St. Patrick’s Day, 1959 : Government Em - units becomes the next controversy. The integrated tournament of the WBL in which Dr. In the Washington tournament, Dr. Henry ployee’s Bridge Assocation (GEBA) pe - idea is initially rejected. Joseph Henry (1924-2011) and Andy Gabrilo - won the contest for unranked pairs, the mixed titions to become a chartered ACBL Mar 1962 WBL Annual Meeting : Proposal to vitch partnered to win the Open Pairs. The full pair contest and the open pair contest. In the Unit. Turned down at the end of 1959. partition fostered by ACBL executives article is available at www.districtsix.or g. open pairs, his partner was Andrew Gabrilovitch, Jul 1960 WBL board meeting : WBL Secretary, voted down 167 to 128 by the member - From The New York Times, Dec. 24, 1961: one of the most prominent A. C. B. L. players and Irene Whitehall, moves that our regionals ship at the meeting. Days later, the Na - BRIDGE: INTEGRATED TOURNEY a present holder of the Spingold trophy, which not integrate in deference to MABC mem - tional Board authorizes the formation of a Negro Stars in the First Inter-Racial Contest represents the masters’ team championship. [...] ————— ber southern states. Passed. second unit in the D.C. area. Players are of Washington Unit, By Albert H. Morehead 1960 Labor Day Regional : Activists stage allowed to choose to stay with the WBL or From our May/June 1986 issue: move into the new (NVBA) unit. One of the most controversial causes in an attempt for black players to purchase American bridge during the last year and six 25th Anniversary of Integrated Bridge in entries. Refused. 1967 : The NVBA integrates. or seven previous years was that the Wash - Washington, by Jim Wood Oct 1960 : Federal Bridge League applies 1984 : Andy and Wanda Gabrilovitch move ington Bridge League, in the nation’s capital, In our May-June (1986) issue, the Victor Daly for a charter as an ACBL Unit. Refused. back to this area (McLean, Va) as duly did not admit Negroes to membership or obituary gave a number of details regarding the 1961 WBL Annual Meeting : Four pro-inte - assigned members of the NVBA, which allow Negroes to play in its tournaments. abortive 1956 attempt to desegregate our Unit. gration players are elected to the board is fine by them. The Washington Bridge League is part of the Perhaps some background of ACBL history will and soon vote that our Summer Nationals 1986 : Black membership is at 3 – 4% of American Contract Bridge League, which con - be helpful, so here we can quote from an article not be segregated. the total WBL membership. trols the important tournaments throughout North published in the Federal Bridge League’s Kib - America, but the local associations that make up itzer, October, 1961: “Negroes first applied for - 26 - - 27 - permission to play …. in the spring of 1949. The barrassment and left volun tarily.” was thinking of the WBL or what was good or bad News published letters from both Gabrilovitch ACBL Board submitted the question to its Also leaving—in protest—that evening were for it — it was purely and sim ply a clash of ide - and Fetzner, calling his remarks “intemper - 28,000 members and Negro memberships were half a dozen regular players, who drove to Stu ologies ... I personally take the position that you ate,” “flamboyant” and “grossly ex aggerated.” disapproved 58.5% to 41.5%. No breakdown is Dunlop’s place and enjoyed some rubber bridge would be mistaken to have negro members ... If Andy stated that “Mr. Lingley, speaking as available for cities, but in all likelihood the Dis - while discussing possible ways to Do Something negroes are allowed to play in Washington I think president of the League, has chosen to throw trict of Columbia was included in the South, about The Situation. One of them, Andy attendance at your Sectional Tournaments will be the weight of his office behind the segregation which voted 81.6% against. Some sections voted Gabrilovitch, made a point of developing an ac - decimated. I fur ther doubt that (the Mid-Atlantic) faction. In violating his obliga tion of neutrality, to accept Negro entries in certain tournaments, quaintanceship with Vic Daly, who was then would con sider holding a Regional in Washing - he has openly tried to subvert the democratic but this did not confer full ACBL membership president of the Labor Dept. Bridge Club. Even - ton, and as the Director for District 6 on the Na - action initiated by the executive committee.” privileges. Several Units ... integrated. tually Andy (and some like-minded friends such tional Board, my position in regard to fighting to The Gabrilovitches, Ray Fetzner, Stu Dun - “The basic issue remained. In May 1953, as Ray Fetzner) persuaded Vic to formally apply bring the Summer Nationals back to Washington lop and other activists found their telephone the ACBL again polled the membership. A spe- for WBL membership as a means to re solve the would be so weakened it is my honest opinion cam paign something of an eye-opener. They cial committee headed by Gen. Robert J. Gill issue. They felt that most Unit game and tour - that it is unlikely that I could swing it.” would call friends and acquaintances whom of Baltimore submitted for a vote what has since nament players would support the idea of open Mrs. Margaret Fisher, with “Skinny” Miles’ they had reason to expect would vote in favor of become known as the Gill Amendments. In es - membership. They were probably right about permission, had copies of that obviously very in - open membership and get cool responses along sence, these amendments made any person of that, but well over half of our Unit mem bership fluential letter mailed out almost immediately to the line of “Thanks for calling, I’ll give this mat - good moral character eligible for membership; didn’t play in tournaments or Unit games (still all WBLers who were getting ballots. (Note: 771 ter my serious consideration.” Illustrative of the each Unit was to determine its own member ship true today) and most of them were afraid that ballots were mailed, but as our Secretary ex - passions aroused by this conflict amongst a qualifications; the sponsoring Units were to de - their neighborhood/invitational clubs would be plained, “We have another 150 members on the group of presumed ladies and gentlemen were termine eligibility for participation in tourna - forced to open up also. Many of these folks were books who paid directly to New York. How ever, the anonymous phone calls allegedly received ments. These amendments were approved; our born. Before The Turn of the Century, and many we haven’t had direct sponsorship of those mem - by 1955 president LeRoy Robins, threatening Unit still remained restricted.” (Note: That ar - of them were raised in the South. bers so did not allow them to vote. After all, one to ruin his medical practice should he continue ticle was written by Edna Evans, WBL Secre - In a politely-worded one-page letter, Vic sum - or more of them might be Negroes, so we couldn’t to support the idea of integration. tary 1961-62 and former Bulletin editor.) marized his professional background, ex plaining consider them as bona-fide members until they The drafted and authorized “explanatory The first Black bridge player in D.C. with the that, “I have been a resident and prop erty owner present them selves and get a sponsor.”) letter” was voided by a telephone poll of the gumption to come forward and request WBL in the City for the past 30 years ... I have enjoyed When Skinny Miles’ letter arrived in mail - Board Dec. 20th, five days after the new membership was Jas. F. “Jimmy” Lee. He and the privilege of playing in ACBL competition boxes all over town, several people exploded, ballot ing committee had reported totals of Donald Pedro were given a gentle brush-off; quot - since 1949, but have never for mally applied for including WBL Treasurer Mort Goldstein. He 219 “for” votes and 351 “against.” ing exactly from our Executive Committee (Board) membership before. During this period I have ac - explains that he felt Margaret’s action “was in - That same day, at the direction of the Board, minutes of June 9, 1955: “Dr. Robins read the let - cumulated a number of masterpoints. However, I consistent with the objectivity required of a Unit Secretary J. S. Machlin wrote a long letter ter from the two Negro Boys and after much dis - cannot .get credit for them unless I obtain legal member of the balloting committee,” and he to Skinny Miles; some of it bears quotation here: cussion it was decided that Dr. Robins should call membership. To cor rect that anomaly I am here - threatened to embarrass the WBL by complain - “The accusations against the Executive Commit - them and outline our posi tion at the present time.” with applying for membership in the League.” ing to The Press if Margaret was not promptly tee, when disseminated with your per mission During the next Board meeting: “A discus - This sparked a series of events. On Oct. 9th, removed from the committee. On Dec. 6th the throughout the entire membership, does not sit sion regarding the position of the League in the Board set a date for a general membership entire committee was “relieved from further very well. I wasn’t at that meeting with you, so I re gard to segregation brought forth no solution meeting to consider the matter and “give ad vice du ties” and new members appointed. can’t say what went on. Certainly, there must except that any individual could make his to the Executive Committee.” The active sup - But it seemed to some that the membership have been some moderates there. The accusation own poll of the members for what it is worth.” porters of continued segregation soon real ized deserved an official explanation of their receipt is much too sweeping, taking in the moderates as An incident which stirred up several previ- that they had a better chance of winning if the of this unusual letter signed by the president of well as the extremists.” Also, “They wanted to ously-inert WBLers occurred at the Sheraton- voting could be done privately, via mail bal lots. the ACBL. So at their Dec. 11th meeting the know whether you meant you would refuse to Park Hotel one Monday evening in March of They had the then-president of the ACBL, Board authorized the sending of such a letter. work for a Summer Nationals or whether Daly’s 1956, during a George Washington Birthday R. L. Miles, Jr. of Norfolk, come here Novem - The vote was 6 to 1 with 3 abstaining: Lingley, admission would militate against it among the Charity Open Pairs of the Federal Bridge ber 17th for an informal meeting with the Short and Skipper. They “disclaimed any re- other directors. If the latter part is true, how come League. Two couples showed up, hoping to find Board. Miles tried to persuade the Board sponsibility and refused to be a party on any New York got a Summer Nationals?” a truly open game; Jimmy Lee and Lucille (then known as “Executive Committee”) that terms as long as the letter mentioned the name The following March, Ray Fetzner. Andy “Tippy” Miller bought an entry but were soon desegregation was a poor idea, and the anti- of Mrs. Margaret Fisher in any way what soever.” Gabrilovitch and Mort Goldstein all declined to invited to leave, with an explanation that their integrationists argued that it would be more And promptly the next day Lingley resigned as run for re-election to the Board (“Executive Com - presence would “make some of the players un- “democratic” to conduct mail balloting. president of our Unit. Being caught in the mid - mittee”). Understandably, Mort had had a belly - comfortable.” Don Pedro and Dr. Gwen Brown - So, at a special Board meeting Nov. 21st dle, he’d had more than enough aggra vation. ful, and the others had decided to try another lee had also come to the game room, but left with the referendum “for definitive action was set, Lingley explained in a statement to mem - tack. Along with Stu Dunlop, they wanted to Jimmy and Tippy without actually purchas ing with ballots to be mailed Nov. 28th and bers playing in a Christmastime Unit game build up the Federal Bridge League as “a popu - an entry. In a newspaper article later that week, counted Dec. 15th. (“Bring a Toy for a Child”) that evening at the lar and respected place to play” which could be Lloyd A. Schermerhorn, Federal presi dent, was That same week Mr. Miles, having returned Mayflower Hotel that he deeply resented the integrated and thus serve either as a model for quoted: “... in Washington it has been the tacit home, sent a one-page letter to all WBL Board way his comments published in the Washington the WBL or be chartered separately by ACBL as understanding not to accept Ne groes into mem - members, stating among other things, “Your Daily News had been “bandied around.” He’d an independent, non-discriminating Unit. bership. Someone asked the couple if, under the group (Executive Committee/Board) is en trusted been quoted as saying he thought “admitting Early in 1958 Stu began directing the Fed - circumstances, they would rather not play. The with the well-being of the WBL but at the Satur - Negroes will ‘break up’ the league ... About 120 eral games free of charge, and Andy set up a se - couple said that they didn’t want to cause em - day night meeting it seemed to me that no one people would resign right off the bat.” Then the ries of 30-40 minute pre-game lectures, to which - 28 - - 29 - he would bring every visiting out-of-town expert review the status of the ABA’s (eventually futile) sidering action to allow all ACBL members to Jules Jacobson to the “executive committee.” he could lay his hands on. Wanda Gabrilovitch application to become an official member organ - play in both the upcoming Labor Day Regionals Then Lewie Tubbs spoke up, urging strongly and Stu were elected co-VPs in 1959; Stu be - ization of the World Bridge Federation. He con - and ‘61 Summer Nationals, and ask members to “that the WBL reverse its present position and came prexy in 1960, with their friend Betsy cluded with these details: “In another letter Landy indicate their opinion. This idea was later ta bled, admit Negroes to membership in the League, so Stephens as VP. Now with a clear majority on shows fright over my suggestion that Congressman then during their July meeting, WBL sec retary moving.” This was tabled by a written vote of 96 the Federal Board, they knew that de facto inte - Adam Clayton Powell might want to make an Irene Whitehall “moved that inasmuch as this to 82. Then new prexy Wilber Norris announced gration could become a reality with no challenge issue out of the exclusion of some Government Conference includes N.C., S.C., and Va., in def - “that a survey of the entire membership of the conceivable from the club man agement. employees from the WBL …. Landy called me erence to those Units where integration is not al - League would be consid ered.” So on Tuesday night January 26, 1960, by long distance as soon as he got my letter and as - lowed that the Mid-Atlantic Regionals be not At their April meeting, the Board voted that prearrangement five members showed up to sured me that he is now in favor of a separate fran - integrated; seconded by McHugh and passed.” “our Summer Nationals not be segregated and no play, each with a Black partner. Three players chise for government clubs in D.C., and will push The pro-integration activists were not about entrant be challenged as to whether a mem ber of left the game in protest, but the matter had been the matter at the Board meeting in Coronado later to take this setback lying down. They arranged the ACBL.” Then June 8th, Alvin Landy at - quietly settled once and for all, with no special this month. He is making a special trip down here for four Black players from the New York area tended a special meeting; the minutes show him meetings or balloting — just patience and co - to placate the local people. He claims to have won (all of them ACBL members) to come to the stressing the difficulties attendant to a two-Units- ordination. The following week, ten Blacks were over Skinny Miles to his side.” May flower Sunday, Sept. 4th and attempt to in-one-city situation. Then, “Mr. Tubbs moved officially admitted to club member ship, and the Morehead responded that “Landy seems to be pur chase two entries into the “Open” Pairs. that the membership of the WBL be pol led on newspapers duly notified. thoroughly convinced the WBL must give in, and A Washington Post reporter was on the whether they favored or were against ad mitting During this same period, GEBA (Gov’t. must be forced to do so if it cannot be per suaded. spot (not by coincidence), and he reported: Negroes to membership in the WBL.” (This was Em ployees’ Bridge Assn.) had been attempting However, time goes on and nothing much is ac - “It is with regret that I tell you that I cannot to be mailed within ten days; motion passed.) to attain the status of a chartered ACBL Unit, complished because of the usual delays that affect sell you an entry,” said Ralph S. Turoff, chairman Another special meeting was held June 19th. lim ited to “the community of Federal employ - almost everything in bridge and the ACBL.” of the entrance committee ... Robert W Byrns, with Skinny Miles, who opined that a sec ond Unit ees in the greater Washington area, and only to Then Morehead reported the next month: president of the WBL, told Turoff as the discus - might be a possible alternative solu tion. Then, games and tournaments conducted in govern - “The Board (in Coronado, Calif.)... voted not to sion ensued in the hotel lobby: “I don’t think we “the question of what Mr. Landy had said was ment buildings.” Their petition, mailed on St. permit another Unit in Washington, and to my should stand around arguing with them. Just say brought to a vote ... he believed the ACBL would Patrick’s Day 1959, was signed by the requisite amazement , the vote was unanimous ... Landy’s the answer is ‘no’ and that’s the end of it.” .... be inclined to act favorably on a re quest for a sec - 100 ACBL members, and it explained that position, despite his previous assur ances to me When they found they could not play, they asked ond Unit; motion passed 5 to 3 with 2 abstaining.” such a Unit would “provide a channel for indi - that the WBL would be forced into line, was not if they could enter the tourna ment halls to watch There’s a certain Alice-in-Wonderland qual- vidual membership in the ACBL for those... surprising because Landy never risks any open the games. R.L. Miles, Jr., a conference official ity to these 1961 minutes. The final paragraph who, un der the currently prevailing circum - opposition to the majority or the most powerful and past ACBL president told them “it would be of the June 8th minutes is simply: “By the way, stances, do not have such an opportunity.” element.” Later, he elaborated: “Simply as a ridiculous to say you couldn’t. The bylaws of the during the discussion, the Secretary resigned. In response to earlier inquiries going back general principle, assume that you cannot get a ACBL say we can keep you from playing but they The President refused to accept the resigna tion.” to mid-1958, ACBL Executive Secretary straight answer from Landy on anything. He is say nothing about kibitz ing.” Byrns said, however, Two letters were mailed to the member - Alvin Landy had promised to bring up the a very nice fellow and an honest man, and I like he would have refused the request if he had been ship, dated June 22nd. Miriam Campbell ex - matter at the Board committee meetings him very much, but he will not commit himself there (he was playing bridge at the time), on the plained that “the present policy of the WBL March 11th. The WBL Board quietly made on any subject until he knows the attitudes of grounds the presence of the Negroes might offend effectively prevents Negro residents ... from clear its opposi tion to the idea. those in control. If the present administration some of the players. He said he was empowered joining ACBL. It also prevents them from Then the General Counsel of the State changed to one that were all in favor of integra - to bar their access to the halls. The four entered, having their masterpoints recorded and even Dept. threatened to resort to legal processes, tion, he would overnight be come the greatest however, and watched several of the contests from participating in tournaments (in other asking for a copy of ACBL by-laws. N.Y. proponent of integration in the country.” without incident. They said players voluntarily di- areas)... This seems to me an opportunity to Times bridge columnist Albert Morehead, a At the WBL annual meeting April 7, 1960, rected them to the most expert games. After “kib - act in ac cord with the Constitution ... and to longtime strong activist in favor of opening up Dr. Robins (by then prexy of the Mid-Atlantic) itzing” quietly for about an hour, they left to go to uphold moral and religious precepts.” the ACBL, ar ranged for a copy of the by-laws moved that “all certified members of the ACBL the home of friends — to play some bridge. Lewie Tubbs stated that “It is no secret that to be supplied by ACBL counsel Lee Hazen. be qualified to play in the 1960 Regionals and The next step taken by the Federal Bridge five years ago I strongly supported keeping the On June 19th Morehead wrote to Vic Daly: the 1961 Nationals.” This was tabled, and the League activist group was to apply for a charter League segregated ...” but, “Negroes are achiev - “As you perhaps know, the ACBL has not minutes of next month’s Board meeting show as an official Unit of the ACBL, even though ing ever-increasing recognition in ... competitive been happy for many years about the power of that he tried to clarify: “If we bar colored from GEBA had already been refused such status. In endeavors. Bridge, as practiced at ACBL Unit the WBL. The WBL was an independent the Nationals and Regionals the League will be October, Stu Dunlop wrote to ACBL Headquar- levels, is much more of a keenly competitive organiza tion with a large membership when it subject to great publicity and he felt that a ters in New York, but Alvin Landy wrote back contest than a social event”; and, “Because of affiliated with the ACBL about 20 years ago, screening method of some kind was neces sary.” Nov. 11th, informing the Federal that “two Units the President’s Anti-Bias Direc tives ... many and the con tract made between them at that President Joseph O’Brien reported, “Mr. Landy cannot have jurisdiction within the same city.” government clubs ... (may) be forced to abandon time gave the WBL a degree of autonomy that stated that if we barred colored mem bers from (This was clarified as “playing area” by both Mr. their bridge endeavors or withdraw from the is unusual in the ACBL’s relationships with its Nationals they may appear for regis tration and Landy and Mr. Miles at meetings in June 1961.) ACBL”; and, “We are losing the services of Units. Hazen said he would love to have some when refused have a lawyer from the NAACP Our 1961 annual meeting was well at tended, many capable members as ra cial attitudes have ammunition, such as the present situation, to ready to serve us with an injunction ... (also) with many members on both sides of this issue been the sole criteria for committee appoint - bring pressure on the WBL, possibly to with - stated that the Gill Amendment could possibly expecting some sort of showdown. Four pro-in - ments or nominations for of fice.” These are but draw their objec tion in this particular case but be changed before the 1961 Na tionals” tegration players were elected: Mrs. Miriam a few key statements ex cerpted from his bril - conceivably to revise the entire relationship.” At this meeting a “ballot” was authorized Campbell as treasurer. Mrs. Edna Evans as sec - liantly persuasive nine-paragraph letter. In November Vic wrote back to Morehead to which would explain that the Board was con- retary, and former president Lewis G. Tubbs and Well, as soon as those two letters showed up - 30 - - 31 - in mailboxes, outraged screams were heard. and informed Mrs. Helen St. John (the petition’s — to those who, with patient persistence, “but not in the same city” from the existing reg - (Shades of 1956!) At a hastily-called Board meet - sponsor) that if her people still wished a member - knocked upon closed doors, to those who, as ulation on the jurisdiction of adja cent Units. ing June 29th (two members not notified, includ - ship meeting, we would call one. in the WBL, responded in a spirit of generosity A detailed report on that meeting’s discus- ing the Secretary—who should’ve been the one And such a meeting was duly held Sept.14th. and fairness, to the whole country of which this sions claimed that “Norwood (Dist. 7 rep.) made doing the notifying) Mrs. Campbell and Mr. Tubbs called “by the President to: (1) learn the results moving tide is a hopeful sign for the future.” motion that the real estate on which the Shore - were charged with using their elected positions to of the mail poll; (2) confirm or void the action of But believe it or not, Washington bridge ham and Sheraton-Park Hotels are lo cated be exercise “undue pressure” upon the membership. the Board in conducting the poll; (3) consider players had more on their minds that summer— made available exclusively to the new Unit ... for A motion was passed 5 to 4 with one abstention making a request to the ACBL for partition into during the period of the stop-the-referendum the purpose of holding weekly games and tour - that they both “be re quired to appear July 10th two Units.” Mr. Morris reported the totals: “624 petition we hosted the 33rd annual Summer Na - naments. Hazen stated that.... it would be bad to for the purpose of hearing and responding to favoring admission of Negroes to 279 against ad - tionals at the Sheraton Park (July 29 thru Au - remove from the old, revered WBL’s jurisdiction, charges of conduct prejudicial to the welfare of mission, 8 ballots with no vote.” Legal and par - gust 6). A review of the tournament report in the the right to meet at the very hotels which have the WBL resulting from their unauthorized use of liamentary expert opinions were in agreement that September. 1961 ACBL Bulletin shows side been their accustomed haunts, without giving addressgraph facilities of the WBL in contraven - the Board had full authority to conduct the poll. game second overalls won by Robert McEwen them a fair chance at a hearing. (Motion with - tion of Execu tive Committee regulations.” Lewie Tubbs moved “that the WBL go on & O. B. Cassell and Dr. Joseph Henry & Robert drawn until Lexington Meeting, Spring 1962) .... A spirited Board meeting was held July record that it is unalterably opposed to the grant - Friend; second overall in the Sub-Sr. Master Norwood said that Skinny took the position pub - 10th, with attorneys for the accused in atten - ing of a charter in which partition takes place.” Teams went to Joe Henry & Bob Friend, playing licly that... “The WBL is now run by a bunch of dance. Lewie Tubbs’ attorney first pointed out Then a vote was taken “by members lin ing up on with Leon Jones & Roscoe Alexander. Scores of riff-raff, perverts, leftwingers and communist fel - that Lewie made his living as a teacher of opposite sides of the room and being counted.” WBLers had their triumphs delineated in the low-travelers. They have taken over in recent bridge, then notified the Board that they There were 160 for the motion and 92 against. September issue of the WBL Bulletin, but none months and the aristocratic, decent, fine Amer - would be held liable, collectively and indi - One can get a sense of the level of debate of those half-dozen men listed here — after all, icans who had controlled the WBL since its be - vidually, for any dam age to his reputation. in 1961 by reading the minutes of that meet - they were not members of the WBL! ginning are now out in the cold unless the ACBL A motion passed (5-3) which declared ing: “Mr. Hermann said the Negroes refused As the schedule would have it, our 16th an - Board does something to help them.” that the “alleged meeting of June 29th was il - to ask for a Unit of their own (and further vol - nual Potomac Valley Tournament was held Following the joint recommendation of a legally called and held and constituted a nul - unteered) ‘I know three thieves and Mrs. Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 at the Sheraton-Park. A dozen three-man delegation from ACBL (District lity and that all action taken at that meeting Wright intro duced them all.’ (He) said this mo - or so Black players participated, without no- Di rector Miles, Executive Secretary Landy be declared null and void.” President Norris tion would give those who did not want an in - ticeable adverse effect upon the attendance: and President Max Manchester), our mem - “then ruled that all correspondence on the tegrated game no place to play; he said Mr. total tables in play came to 484, compared to bership was asked at the next annual meeting matter be removed from the file.” Tubbs had a financial interest in bridge. Mr. 404 the previous year. Known to have played (March 22, 1962) whether they would “permit The issue was resolved by cancelling the Turoff said Mr. Tubbs had contributed little; he in that historic first open WBL tournament a sec ond Unit playing space in D. C. hotels.” referendum then underway and replacing it made further remarks. Mrs. Dixie Wright said were Ollie Cassell, Katye Gibbs, Jimmy Lee, This was denied by a vote of 167 to 128. with a new one to be mailed by July 24th and we must have some protection against people Carlisle Pratt, Col. W.D. Hunter and Caesar Newly-elected members insured a virtually counted on August 28th; additionally, addres - calling others crooks. Mrs. Skipper made a Barron. And appropriately enough, the two-ses - unanimous pro-in tegration WBL Board. sograph plates would be made available (for short talk asking that we try to get along.” sion Open Pairs was captured by two Blacks: However, in a matter of days, the National the normal fee) to any member who wished to At the regular Board meeting four days later, Dr. Aaron S. Russell and Victor R. Daly! (Joe Board voted “That a second unit be authorized in write another letter. (Passed 6 to 5.) the segregationists moved that the “Board will Henry and Bob Friend came in 4th; Clyde the Washington, D.C. playing area, with the ex - Those who had complained the loudest wrote not oppose formation of a second Unit if a proper Woolridge and Dr. Joe were 4th in the Mixed.) clusive right to conduct tournaments in the Vir - no letters during this breather, but Arthur Fri - petition is submitted.” This was tabled, after an Meanwhile, back in the real (?) world that ginia counties of Arlington and Fairfax.” Od dly, bourg did: “The WBL’s segregation policy is re - initial tie vote which president Norris refused to Sunday, the Redskins inaugurated the new this action — reversing the stand taken against ceiving growing attention from those outside the break. This group put themselves on record as D.C. Stadium (later to become R.F.K.) by the GEBA and Federal applications — does not world of bridge ... The coming national tourna - “opposing action that took place at 9/14/61 jumping out to a 21 -7 first-quarter lead over appear in the minutes of that Lex ington, KY, ment will be open to Negroes. We shall see there meeting” and later five of them co-signed a letter the Giants, only to lose 24-21. Simultaneously, Board Meeting as published in the May, 1962 that those who say they will refuse to play in a to Landy to that effect. During this meeting the Roger Maris was busy in Yankee Stadium Contract Bridge Bulletin. A footnote states that game with Negroes mean only that they will re - names of the first six Blacks admitted to mem - smashing his “record-breaking” *61st homer. “Matters of administration or of a routine nature fuse unless there are red points at stake ... It is bership were read; Vic Daly, D.C. Commissioner That Fall was an active period for petition- have been omitted...” Routine? —well, you could hoped that those who have up to now favored seg - John Duncan, Dr. Joseph Henry, Carlisle Pratt, passers. Immediately after the Sept. 14th rejec - make a case for virtually any item on the Board’s regation on grounds of per sonal preference will Mrs. Clyde Woolridge and Jimmy Lee. tion of the proposal to divide the WBL into two thrice-yearly agendas to be described as a “matter subordinate that prefer ence to the good of the That same week the Maryland Bridge new Units (“National Capita! Bridge League” — of administration.” Al Morehead said that Landy country and to the wel fare of bridge activities.” Asso ciation (often referred to as the “Balti - integrated, and “Greater Washington Bridge “characterized it as a routine act of the directors. Meanwhile another stop-the-tide stratagem more Bridge League” both then and now) qui - League” — segregated), new petitions (ad - He didn’t seem very happy about it, but his prin - was tried: 30 members signed a petition asking etly de segregated also, by a vote of 156 to 34. dressed to ACBL) began circulating. They called cipal unhappiness may have stemmed from the that the referendum be cancelled and that there That Friday, the editorial column of the for the chartering of “Capital Bridge Assn.,” fact that the new Unit has no place large enough be a special membership meeting to con sider “the Washington Post quoted Vic Daly: “During the which would get a prorated share of the WBL to hold successful tournaments. I think probably removal from the table of the motions submitted five years between the first ballot and the sec - Treasury and the right to hold games and tourna - the sanctioning was indeed routine — simply the March 9th and for the further pur pose of discus - ond referendum, the concept of fair play and ments in D.C. Eventually some 366 names were fact that Miles had enough votes to swing it.” sion and decision as to whether the selective stan - equal treatment for all Americans has spread listed with the initial application for charter, sub - Area players were then permitted to join dards of admission to mem bership to the WBL to all corners.” Their editorial comment: “This mitted in mid-November, just prior to the Na - whichever Unit they preferred — a situation should be continued.” But the Board reaffirmed is the obvious explanation; and it is an tional Board meeting in Houston. The Agenda which continues to this day and is duplicated its decision to send out the ballot as scheduled, explana tion which does credit to all concerned there included the proposal to delete the words (I believe) in only two other areas, metropol - - 32 - - 33 - itan Detroit and Los Angeles county. 2012 round roBin Winners Standings: Here are the standings after five of In June of 1962 the WBL began holding two Congratulations to last year’s Round eight sectionals. The asterisk* indicates that saturdaY split-location Unit games per month, one site Robin Winners! Here are the overalls: the player has met eligibility requirements. 0-nLm game being Agudas Achim Synagogue, Alexandria; Flight A Open Leaders these were monthly Masterpoint and monthly 1) William Cole, Peter Boyd, Steve Robinson, Player Points & mini-Lesson Winners’ Games (two concepts abandoned by the Mark Shaw 1 Steve Robinson ...... 103.07 ACBL in 1968). Ostensibly these were for the 2 Peter Boyd ...... 98.15 2) Noble Shore, Bryan Coleman, Stephen Drodge, Every Saturday, the Rockville Duplicate convenience of our Virginia members who re - 3 Robert Bell ...... 92.41 Michael Gill, John Miller, Sylvia Shi Bridge Club holds a 0 - Non Life Master game fused on principle to patronize the NVBA Unit 4 Sylvia Shi ...... 84.73 with a mini-lesson. game and who found it difficult to drive to 3/4) Donna Rogall, John Adams, Clyde 5 Mark Shaw ...... 78.95 DuPont Circle and find a parking space Thurs - Kruskal, Stan Schenker 6 Fred King ...... 78.92 Mini-Lesson : Saturdays, 12:30 pm day nights near the Duplicate Bridge Center (up - 3/4) Arnie Frankel, Andrew Gofreed, Lyle 7 Ai-Tai Lo ...... 76.61 0-NLM Game : 1:00 pm stairs over Peoples Drug Store). Another Poe Jr, David Ruderman, Alfred Stein - 8 Alexander Prairie ...... 75.42 Cost : $6.00 consideration had to be the fact that NVBA’s orig - berg, Alan Tenenbaum 9 Barry Falgout ...... 64.07 Location : St. James Episcopal Church inal charter specified only Fairfax and Arlington, 5/8) Ellen Cherniavsky, Lynn Jones, William 10 William Pettis ...... 62.34 11815 Seven Locks Road with no mention of Alexandria or Falls Church. Pettis, Shawn Stringer, Joseph Trapani, 11 William Cole ...... 61.65 Directions : Take Rt 270 to Exit 4B (from But first the National Board ruled that only Diane Walker 12 Kenneth Davis ...... 55.94 either direction) Montrose Road. This will take Winners’ Games could be held in split locations, Flight X 13 Steven Schatzow ...... 54.02 you to Seven Locks Road. Left on Seven Locks then in September Landy telegraphed us a “cease 1) Jason Meyer, H John Edmonds, Larry 14 Richard Wegman ...... 52.54 Rd 3 blocks. St James Church is on the left and desist” order and we meekly complied. 15 Alan Schwartz ...... 48.68 Kahn, Lloyd Rawley (going south), between Post Oak and Gainsboro Five years passed and attitudes continued to 16 David Ruderman ...... 48.57 change (not just amongst bridge players), and the Flight B 17 John Adams ...... 47.31 Rd. There are two buildings, the game and mini- NVBA itself integrated, shortly before the ACBL 1) Albert Lauber, James Beller, Jay Cherlow, 18 Earl Glickstein ...... 46.89 lesson are in the building on the left facing the made open tournaments mandatory everywhere. Ned Griffith, Walter Smith Jr 19 Lyle Poe Jr ...... 46.67 church. There is plenty of parking in the rear, Only a very few of that Unit’s founding group now 2) James Key, Bruce Goldstein, Bruce 20 James Geist ...... 44.99 and a rear entrance to the building (1 flight of remain both alive and in the metro area a quar - Roberts, Ajit Thyagarajan NonLM Leaders stairs if you enter from the rear of the building). ter-century later. Although we can be certain a 3/4) Guillaume de Decker, William Dillon, Player Points For additional information, contact Mark few hard feelings still exist— in persons on both Leon Masiewicki, Dale Sanders 1 Thomas Jennings ...... 25.23 Lavine, 301-503-3348 or [email protected] sides of the issue — in general the two Units get 0-300 Flight C 2 James Gerding ...... 24.80 along beautifully, having co-sponsored two Sum - 1) Julie Marquette, Karen Salem, Yaeko Perera, 3 Wayne Bardsley ...... 21.89 Open Games: Sat .: 1pm, Mon, Thurs & Fri : mer “Nationals”, several Regionals, scores of David Solo mon, Peter Isard and Cecily Wolfe 4 Sidney Graves ...... 20.75 11:15am, Tue : 7pm (Tue only at Rockville tournament Thursday sessions, dozens of City- 5 Ron Sutter ...... 19.99 Senior Center—see www.rockvilledbc.com Wide Open Pairs and six Tournament-In-Clubs. run For the Board? 6 Yuen De Anda ...... 19.99 for directions.) Postscript: Two of the original “trouble - If you would like to run for the board, please 7 Richard Bingham ...... 19.88 makers” Andy and Wanda Gabrilovitch, lived submit a bio form and picture to the editor by 8 Jeffrey Halle ...... 19.52 in Connecticut from 1972 through 1984. then Feb 28 to be published in the next issue. The of - 9 Eric Poskanzer ...... 18.72 the WBL fices of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and 10 Kellen Leister ...... 18.65 moved back here (McLean). ACBL Head - onLine quarters assigned them to the NVBA, which Secretary are one year terms. The six Unit Di - 11 Erik Kitagawa ...... 17.82 is okay by them; they realize how much rector positions are two year terms, at least three 12 Barbara Sadick ...... 16.77 The Washington Bridge League is pro - things have changed in 25 years. of which will be open this year. Elections will be 13 Ollie Thomas ...... 16.66 viding two new online services: held at the Annual Meeting and Unit Champi - 14 Julie Thomas ...... 16.66 onship Game on May 16 at the Unit Game. 15 Carolyn Baird ...... 15.16 1. The WBL Online Bulletin Board Bits & Pieces, cont. from p. 4... 2012-2013 WBL/nvBa 16 John Gauss ...... 15.16 On an OPT IN basis only, this service will Please join us at our weekly Unit Game on 17 Ted Proxmire ...... 14.44 include an online directory of members. Send pLaYer oF the Year 18 Mike Ladd ...... 14.15 Thursday evenings and frequent the local any of the following information that you’re To be eligible, a player: (1) Must be a member 19 Margaret Whilden ...... 13.90 bridge clubs in the area. Information can be willing to have posted to the WBL webmas - found at www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org. (or pending member) of either the NVBA or 20 Penelope Paddock ...... 13.55 the WBL; (2) Must attend at least three WBL ter, Don Berman, at [email protected] or call him at 301-776-3581. neW 0-1500 game in LaureL and three NVBA sectionals during the con - Bring a Friend to the 0-20 The Laurel Bridge Club, 8564-A Laurel - test period (August, 2012 through May, Name, Email Address, up to two Phone or nLm unit game! dale Drive, will be hosting a new 0-1500 game 2013). Points won on Tour nament Thurs day Numbers, ACBL Number starting Sunday, March 10. There will be a evenings are in cluded in the totals, but do not Bring a new player (who has not brief lesson at 12:30 PM followed by a game count towards eligibility; (3) Must be a mem - previously played at the WBL) to the 2. The WBL Online Partnership Desk ber in good standing of the ACBL and a local at 1 PM. Everyone is welcome to come for the Unit Game to play in the 0-20 or NLM Check it out at washingtonbridgeleague.org lesson, or just to play. affiliate throughout the contest period and re - Contact Clyde Kruskal at [email protected] main so through the award presentation. game and both you and your partner For additional information, contact Barry will play free that evening. or 301-395-0480 with any questions. Lieberman at [email protected] . Awards: Two trophies will be awarded. - 34 - - 35 - scribe your hand. Re - member that you will ª KT53 Rebid 1 ª. While you are flat enough to rebid 1NT, constantly be dealt © T4 partner might have bid 1 © with four hearts and ¨ AT9 four spades. hands that don’t fit the Master Pointers § AQ62 NL rules. If you work on how Ron Zucker, [email protected] you think about various by I/N Columnists: ª KJ Rebid 2 ©. Support with support. You know that you Shawn Stringer, [email protected] hands, you will be able © T543 have an eight card heart fit. to sort your options faster ¨ AT9 and more consistently § AQ62 minor suit Bidding: card major suit that you can bid at the reach the best contract. With the above ª QT9 Rebid 1NT. You are balanced with 12-14 HCP. Per - opener’s second Bid same level? For example, after 1 § -P - 1 © - P, do you have four spades? If so, rebid guide l ines in mind, © K9 fect. Partner knows you don’t have more, since, with You open one of a minor and partner responds 1ª. If partner responded 1 ¨ to your 1 § look at some actual ¨ QJ5 15-17 HCP, you would have opened 1NT. one of a Major. Now what? This is your opportu - opening, (hands we will discuss in more hands and plan your re - § AJT84 nity to define or “limit” the strength of your hand detail in the future) do you have four hearts bids. In all of these as well as its shape - information that will help or four spades? If so, rebid in that suit. cases, opener has a ª QT8 Rebid 2 §. You have a 6 card suit and a minimum. partner know where the auction should end. © 7 The singleton in partner’s suit is a bad holding. If 3) If you don’t have a four card major to rebid minimum hand, so is Many opening bids tell immediately the not going to jump. As - ¨ AT6 partner holds something like ©KQ94, some values strength and shape of the hand: 1NT (15-17 at the one level, do you have six cards in § AQJ862 are wasted opposite your shortness. your minor? If so, rebid the minor. Some sume you open 1 § and HCP and balanced distribution); 2 ª (5 – 10 partner responds 1 ©. HCP and 6 card suit); playing Flannery, 2 ¨ players rebid 2 § with only five cards, but ª 86 This is not covered well by our guidelines. Many bid we recommend that you promise a sixth Next month, we’ll (11-15 HCP, 5 hearts and 4 spades.) An look at opener’s strength © KQ8 1NT and hope partner has spades stopped (or that opp’s card when you rebid that suit. With only will take their spade tricks and declarer will get the rest.) opening bid of 1 § or 1 ¨, however, covers a for different rebids. Until ¨ KJ5 wide range of sizes and shapes and requires five, try very hard to find a better bid. § AJT42 Others bid 2 ©. They don’t have four card support but 4) If you have neither a four card major nor a then, please contact us with a small doubleton in spades, a heart contract rates subsequent bids to further define the hand. with any questions, and 1§ can show from 12 HCP up to about 21 six card minor to rebid, can you bid NT? to play better than notrump, since partner can trump Most players try very hard to avoid rebidding we look forward to see - some spade losers. Be sure to discuss with partner! HCP (a difference of more than two aces!) ing you at the table! and can be flat as a pancake or very shapely. 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need a ride or a partner For the thursdaY unit game?
Contact Barbara Doran [email protected] , (301-608-0347 between 9am and 10pm) to find a partner in advance. For a last minute partner, call the WBL cell phone (301- 395-2760). Ron Zucker, Carpool Coordinator can be contacted at 202-986- 2166 or ( [email protected] ) or log on to the On-Line Car- pool Notices at www.WashingtonBridgeLeague.org . Good luck! We look forward to seeing you on Thursday evenings.