70th Fall North American Bridge Championships November 21 - December 1, 1996

San Francisco, California Volume 70, Number 8 Friday, November 29, 1996 Editors: Henry Francis and Brent Manley

New Yorkers Jim Krekorian and Bob Blanchard putKrekorian, together a 63.15% final session Blanchard in the Blue Rib- win Blue Ribbon bon Pairs, holding off a late charge by the defending champions to win by 2.9 matchpoints on a 38 top. David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ, and Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL, finished second despite rack- ing up 70 out of 76 matchpoints on the final round. In third place were Tony Forrester of Great Britain and Geir Helgemo of Norway, the leaders after the first final session. The victory was an emotional one for Krekorian, who dedicated it to four former partners and team- mates who have died in recent years -- Mike Smolen, Bob Glenn, Jim Becker and Howard Chandross. Before the start of play, Krekorian had a feeling Tournament Chairman Bill McIntosh about the Blue Ribbon Pairs, so he wrote “For M.S., Jim Krekorian, left, and Bob Blanchard were the victors in B.G., J.B., H.C” on the . “It was so small no one the Blue Ribbon Pairs. would have seen it,” Krekorian said, “but I felt like McIntosh credits committee, they were watching me. They were some of my best friends and partners.” Beforeplayers the first for card NABC was turned success at this tourna- The win was also special for Blanchard, who ment, before the first player arrived, Bill McIntosh captured his first North American championship. Chilcote vs. Hertzberg had a good feeling about the 1996 Fall NABC in San Krekorian is an options trader on the American Francisco. Stock Exchange and a part-time bridge professional. Zekein Jabbour Senior and Russ Arnold, KO playingfinal on the team McIntosh, tournament chairman, hasn’t been dis- Continued on page 5 captained by Mary Chilcote, face only one more ob- appointed. stacle in their quest for their third straight NABC Senior Attendance at the NABC is heading for the Teams championship. They and their teammates ad- 14,000-table mark, which will easily break San vanced to today’s 64- final by defeating the team Francisco’s previous record of 13,239 tables, set in captained by Colin Revill, 169-88. 1990. Junior team victorious Also on the Chilcote team are Bill Eisenberg, Fred More important than records, said McIntosh, is Hamilton and Tom Sanders. All three have won the that the players have found what they came to San inA teammorning that didn’t even superflight qualify, according to the Senior Teams once previously. Francisco for -- fun. usual rules, for the superflight in the Morning Knock- Their opponent today will be the team captained It didn’t happen by accident. “It’s been very much outs I today reigns as the champion. It’s one of the by Howard Hertzberg, which defeated the Virgil a team effort,” McIntosh said. “The committee people American Junior teams that will represent the United Anderson team in their semifinal, 206-142. Playing have outdone themselves -- and the weather hasn’t States in the World Junior Championships next Au- with Hertzberg are Robert Ryder, William Esberg, hurt.” gust in Hamilton ON, Canada. Simon Kantor and Martin Baff. McIntosh said serious planning for the NABC Ordinarily the teams with the most are CHILCOTE took an 18-point lead and stretched it has been in the works for 18 months “and the prepa- assigned to the top flight, and this team had “only” about to 33 at the half. They added 13 more in the third quar- ration shows.” 10,000 points among the six members. But Captain Bob ter. The fourth quarter was a blowout as Revill’s team The NABC chairman said he has been espe- Rosen and Coach Jeff Meckstroth asked for a special attempted to make up the 46-point deficit. cially pleased with the performances of Dan and dispensation for the Juniors so that they could test them- The Hertzberg-Anderson match was extremely Continued on page 5 Continued on page 2 Continued on page 3

Inimitable Kojak heading for retirement -- sort of lthough he’ll be turning in his full- - and an overlapping 36-year career as a time director’s card when the San tournament director, Schoder figures it’s A Francisco NABC is over, the time to ease up a bit. bridge plate will remain full for Bill “Kojak” His primary motivations, he said, are Schoder. “nine grandchildren, a fishing boat, a won- The colorful, sometimes controversial derful wife and family and a desire to play TD may be cutting back on his work for bridge.” the ACBL, but he has a full agenda of work Schoder took up directing in 1960 and for the in 1997. became multilingual through his travels For starters, he’s still chief tournament while he was in the military. Today, he is director at WBF tournaments -- and he’s fluent in English, French, Spanish and Ger- made commitments to teach directing or run man and can converse in Portuguese. competitions in Germany, China, Singapore, As chief tournament director for the South Africa, India, Tunisia and Panama. WBF since 1987, Schoder has traveled the But is it really true? No more Kojak at world, making friends wherever he went. NABCs? Not exactly. Schoder and his wife Never one to pull punches or shy away Bud, with a home base in Tampa FL, may from controversy, Schoder has been called well turn up as players. “Bridge has been a few names in his time, but he has no re- and still is an important part of our lives,” grets about his career. said Schoder, whose resemblance to the late “It’s been very interesting and very television and film star Telly Savalas earned gratifying,” he said. him his nickname. Schoder, of course, has seen many After a 25-year career in the U.S. Air changes in bridge since he started direct- Kojak makes the last-round announcements. Force -- he retired as a lieutenant colonel - Continued on page 5 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS

9:00 a.m. Club director’s exam, Friday,Session 4, Golden Nov. Gate 29 A-1. 11:45 a.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Marty Bergen: Points Schmoints. Golden Gate Hall A. 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Billy Miller: Dear Billy, Live! Golden Gate Hall A. 11:45 p.m. Waltz night -- waltz, foxtrot, swing, and just plain rock and roll with Bob Fallstein. Victoria Castleberry, left, became a Life Master after earning Golden Gate Hall C. a free trip to San Francisco at a Little Rock regional. Her teammates also won free trips -- left to right: Linda Paukune, Jay Frank and Lillie Inzina.

10:00 a.m. Morning stretch andSaturday, aerobics with Sharon Nov. Hartley. 30 Club Room. 11:45 a.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- : Defensive Signals. Golden Gate Hall A. From a pickup team 6:45 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Ron Andersen: How I Won over 30,000 MPs. Golden Gate Hall A. From a pickup team at the regional in Little Rock 11:45 p.m. Dance to City Swing, a great 18-piece band, and the singing of the legendary Gail to a gold card AR to a gold card at the San Francisco NABC -- that’s Wilson. the story of Victoria Castleberry of Houston TX. Last May Victoria and her partner Linda Paukune, also of Houston, wanted to play in the Swiss Teams 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m. , Sunday,Salon 8. Dec. 1 in Little Rock. The Partnership Desk put them to- 7:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. Vugraph, Salon 8. gether with Lillie Inzina of Monroe LA and her brother Jay Frank of Shreveport LA. The alignment proved highly successful -- they won Flight B. Even better, the tournament was pro- viding free airline tickets to an NABC of their choice to the winners of both Flight A and Flight B. Sometimes you win more tricks by not winning , duck, duck! “That’s why we’re here,” said Victoria. She was tricks -- at least not right away. Watch Eddie Wold walking on air -- she and her teammates placed in the and George Rosenkranz do their share of ducking on overall in the Swiss Teams and she needed only .51 this deal from the second semifinal session of the Blue points to become a Life Master. Now she has her Ribbon Pairs. 4 gold card. “I wasn’t going to go home until I could go Board 2 8 7 « home as a Life Master,” she said. Dlr: East Q 10 7 5 ª Her teammate Lillie had a strong reason for want- Vul: N-S J 8 4 © ing success at the bridge table. A 8 6 4 ¨ One day when she went to the bridge club, one A J 6 3 2 10 9 « « of the regulars said to her, “I’m surprised to see you 4 3 2 A J 9 6 The Juniors who won the Superflight Morning Knockout: ª ª standing, left to right: npc Bob Rosen, coach Jeff here -- you were so bad the last time you played.” 9 2 Q 7 6 5 © © Meckstroth, Shannon Lipscomb and Joel Wooldridge; Well, that got her boiling mad. She made up her Q J 7 10 9 2 ¨ ¨ seated, Chris Willenken, Scott Lewis, Tom Carmichael and mind she was going to become a good bridge player - K Q 5 4 « Eric Greco. - even a director. As a matter of fact, she is now a K 8 ª director at the Queens Club in Mon- A K 10 3 © Juniors roe, and her bridge is improving day by day. She’s K 5 3 ¨ piling up the points and getting ready to confront and West North East South Continued from page 1 laugh at her critic. Rosenkranz Wold Pass 1 selves against the best possible opposition. © This move also had the strong support of Kathie 1« Dbl Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass Wei-Sender, the ACBL’s Ambassador of Bridge. “Don’t ever play down,” Kathie told the Juniors. “Al- Rosenkranz led the ¨Q to the king, and declarer Robert (Woody) shot back a second club. Rosenkranz played the jack ways play up. Always play against the best. It’s the (!) and Wold followed with the 9 as declarer ducked best way to learn and improve.” Woodworth in dummy to keep communications open. Rosenkranz The request seemed totally reasonable to the tour- Robert (Woody) Woodworth, 85, of St. Peters- led his last club -- but declarer didn’t know it was his nament authorities, so the team was given the dispen- burg FL, one of the area’s top players for many years, last club. Declarer finessed the 8 and Wold gratefully sation. died this week. He was found sitting in a chair read- took his 10. On the team are Tom Carmichael, Joel ing a bridge book. Earlier this week he played at the Wooldridge, Scott Lewis, Shannon Lipscomb, Chris St. Petersburg Bridge Club and had a huge game -- He returned the «10, and Rosenkranz ducked when declarer played the king. When declarer then Willenken and Eric Greco. Tom and Joel played as 75.9%, with S. Brasin of St. Petersburg. partners -- the other four rotated as partnerships. A Diamond Life Master with more than 8700 put the ªK on the table, it was Wold’s turn to duck. Then the roof caved in for declarer. He tried a In a hard-fought final yesterday, they defeated masterpoints, he was Life Master #217. heart to the 10, but Wold won the jack and led the 9. Allan Siebert, John Zilic, Robert Carteaux, David But he was better known for his bridge newspa- « Adams, Sylvia Summers and Jeff Goldsmith by 4 per writing. He wrote a bridge column for the St. Rosenkranz overtook with the jack, cashed the «A and led his last heart through dummy’s queen. Wold IMPs. Their victims in the semifinal were Cameron Petersburg Times for 20 years. He earned several Doner, Ron Bishop, Steve Onderwyzer, Ray Grace, writing awards from the International Bridge Press took his ª9 and ªA. That was down three -- the de- fense took two spades, two clubs and three hearts. Randall Lazarus and Helene Schubert. Association. Sometimes duck is better than turkey. Today the Juniors are playing in the North Ameri- He was a past president of Florida Unit 108 and can Swiss, not the -- for a very good rea- was involved in bridge administration for many years. son. Sure, the Reisinger is the tougher event, but it’s board-a-match. The World Juniors will be an IMP event, so the Juniors want as much practice as pos- sible playing in IMP competition. Travelers seminar The Juniors were subsidized by the ACBL at this MensTired of Sanasitting allin the Corpore time? Sano NABC to help them get prepared for the world cham- Muscles tense from too many deci- Theon second long-term of the seminars sponsored care by Trav- pionship. As a result of cost-cutting measures, the sions? Come work out the kinks to- elers will take place this morning at 11 and will end in team will not be subsidized at the next two NABCs. morrow morning with our cerified fit- plenty of time for the start of the regular game. Steve Wei-Sender hopes some way can be found so that ness trainer, Sharon Hartley. Pawliger will explain long-term care with discounted the Juniors can get all the training necessary to make We’ll have an hour of moving, toning and stretching guaranteed to premiums for ACBL members. A complimentary a good showing in Hamilton. o sandwich lunch will be offered. get your blood pumping and improve your attitude. The Travelers Insurance Co. and Smith Barney Sharon is an expert at tailoring the class to any age have sponsored several Senior events here. group or fitness level. You’ll finish up invigorated, re- laxed and ready to do battle once more. This is all part of the sponsorship agree- MissingPlayer from the of Player Year of the race Year listing in 10 am Saturday in the Club Room, second floor. ment the ACBL has forged with the Trav- Wednesday’s Daily Bulletin was Tony Forrester. His Fancy workout clothes aren’t needed, just some- elers Insurance Co. and Smith Barney, total of 384.40 points won in major North American thing comfortable. We’ll provide the towels and both leaders in their respective fields. championships put him in sixth place at the start of water. this tournament. Daily Bulletin 3

Defenders go for third win Where else? The so-calledLosing gambling 3NT bet is self-descriptive. in TheNorth five-man American squad which wonSwiss the North Teams Ameri- omeone asked Mildred Werbel, who is Players who employ the convention are betting, in a can Swiss Teams the last two years will go for a third 89 years old, why she was playing in the way, that their solid will take lots of tricks. win in this year’s event. S instead of the Senior On this deal from the second final session of the Non- Team members are Jack Coleman, San Fran- Pairs. “Where else would I play?” she asked. Life Master Pairs, West lost his bet. North and South, cisco; Drew Cannell, Sweden; Mark Molson, Cote “At my age you have to do things fast or you’ll who came out on top, were Brian Kemper of Moun- never do them.” St. Luc PQ; Boris Baran, St. Lazare PQ, and Mark tain View and Rupert Brauch of Palo Alto, who fin- Stein, Montreal. ished third in the event. “I’m certainly planning on winning again,” said Dlr: South « K 10 8 Coleman. “Every time I sit down to play, I expect to Vul: Both A 3 win.” ª © A 9 6 4 The team won in Minneapolis in 1994 and in At- By Jack Greenberg 9 8 6 2 lanta last year. Let there be light ¨ Most bridge players in national events are fa- « J « A 7 5 4 3 They’ll be vying for the Keohane Trophy, which miliar with and have played against Michael 5 K Q J 7 4 2 was donated by Ethel Keohane in 1973 in memory of ª ª Levinson, a player of the highest caliber despite an K J 10 7 5 3 her husband, William H. Keohane, one of the leading © © extreme visual disability which requires extra light- A K Q J 10 5 4 --- New England bridge personalities. ¨ ¨ ing and the verbal assistance of the other players. Q 9 6 2 The trophy was presented for the Open Individual In the first semifinal session of the Blue Ribbon « Championship until it was re-designated in 1995 by ª 10 9 8 6 Pairs, my wife Gail and I played the following board Q 8 2 the ACBL Board of Directors for the North Ameri- against Levinson. © can Swiss Teams. ¨ 7 3 Dlr: South « A K 7 2 The event has two qualifying sessions, two semi- West North East South Vul: N-S ª Q 7 2 final sessions and a two-session final with Victory Kemper Brauch © A J 8 3 Point scoring. Winners and runners-up: Pass ¨ J 6 19771. Neil Chambers, Jim Donaldson, Bruce Ferguson, 3NT (1) Pass Pass Pass « J 10 5 « 3 Clarence Goppert, John Schermer; 2. Dennis Clerkin, Jerry J 9 A 3 (1) Solid minor suit. Clerkin, John Herrmann, Ken Schutze ª ª Kemper led the A, getting the 10 from partner © 10 4 2 © K Q 9 7 6 ª 19781. Barry Crane, Bob Kehoe, Mike Smolen, Charles and reading it as suit preference for spades. Accord- Weed; 2. Ira Chorush, Thomas Peters, Ely Solomon, John Zilic, ¨ A K 10 8 3 ¨ Q 9 7 5 4 ingly, Kemper switched to the K, ducked by West. Virginia Zilic « Q 9 8 6 4 « Kemper knew he was on the right track when he 19791. Hermine Baron, R. Jay Becker, Paul Ivaska, Jim ª K 10 8 6 5 4 Robison; 2. Gerald Caravelli, Mark Cohen, Ralph Katz, Harvey © 5 saw the «J appear from West’s hand, and he contin- Miller, Ken Schutze, Russell Shoup ¨ 2 ued with the «10. Again, declarer ducked. West won 19801-2. Steve Becker, Philip Cowan, Rich DeMartino, West North East South the A when Kemper persisted in spades. West then Judy Rich; 1-2. Dale Beers, William Epperson, Dave Furman, « Dave Treitel Levinson Gail cashed all five of dummy’s hearts, coming down to 19811. Ron Bealle, Bob Etter, Ann Jacobson, Bob Pass the ¨A K and the ©K J in his hand. Thomson; 2. Lea duPont, Benito Garozzo, Glenn Lublin, Claire Pass 1© 2¨ (1) Dbl After running dummy’s hearts, West played a Tornay Redbl 2« Pass Pass diamond and, thinking that North had started with 19821. Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden, Garnet Snyder, 3 3 Pass 4 four spades to the K-Q, thought he couldn’t make Martha Beecher, David Ashley, Dave Treadwell; 2. Andy ¨ ª ª All Pass the contract if North held the A. So West went up Bernstein, Jim Foster, Tom Sanders, John Sutherlin After Gail’s thoughtful of the 3, © 19831. Sylvia Summers, Harve Waken, Robert Radwin, Gene « with the ©K. Kemper won the ace and played a Simpson, Steve Sturm; 2-3. Philip Cowan, Michael Kapera, Alan declarer was in jeopardy of losing three tricks -- a diamond to partner’s queen. Brauch then cashed club, a heart and a spade . Even looking at all four Miller, John Heller, George Berger; 2-3. Richard Capps, John the Q for down two. Onstott, Dan Requard, Syd Levey hands, not everyone would “see” a counter-play to « 19841. Grant Baze, , Lea duPont, Benito attempt to avoid the ruff. Garozzo; 2. William Laubenheimer, Stephen Kanzee, Marc Imagine playing the contract -- and every con- Renson, Hamish Bennett tract -- where your partner and the opponents must 19851. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Jim Jacoby, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden; 2. Nadine Wood, Jonathan Steinberg, Eric cooperate by verbally telling you what cards are Hochman, Mike Cappelletti played and are in dummy. Imagine the mind and Yesterday’s results 19861. Marc Jacobus, Joey Silver, Jim McDonough, George the ability that then permits you to (a) remember Chilcote 38 78 121 169 Mittelman, Allan Graves; 2. Jack Coleman, Rhoda Walsh, Mark every spot card and (b) then attempt to counter Revill 20 45 75 88 Itabashi, Gaylor Kasle, Garey Hayden the defense. 19871. Henry Bethe, Kitty Bethe, , Dorothy After winning the first trick with the A, Levinson Hayden Truscott; 2. Jill Meyers, Beverly Rosenberg, Stelios « played the A at trick two and the J at trick three, Hertzberg 42 95 142 206 Touchtidis, Steve Cohen, Pam Wittes, Carol Pincus © © Anderson 37 90 107 142 19881. John Zilic, David Siebert, Allan Siebert, Sylvia Sum- pitching dummy’s ¨2 in an attempt to cut the defend- mers, Paul Munafo; 2. Rita Rand, Gerald Carvelli, Joel Friedberg, ers’ communication. Ethan Stein, Jerry Goldfein This theoretically prevented Gail from reaching Today’s pairings 19891. Eugene Gardner, Kenneth Meyer, Ed Shapiro, Bruce my hand for the spade ruff. There is a reason Gail is Silverstein; 2. Joel Friedberg, Rita Rand, Ethan Stein, Gerald a many-time world champion, however. Having seen Mary Chilcote, Cleveland OH; Zeke Jabbour - Bill Caravelli, Jerry Goldfein me play up the line in diamonds -- showing an odd Eisenberg, Boca Raton FL; Frederick Hamilton, 19901-2. Larry Mori, Kitty Bethe, Juanita Chambers, Jim Fresno CA; Tom Sanders, Nashville TN; Russ Arnold, Robison; 1-2. George Rosenkranz, Miguel Reygadas, Gaylor number of diamonds -- she played a high diamond, Kasle, Garey Hayden, Roger Bates, John Grantham forcing dummy to ruff. Miami FL vs 19911. Keith Wilson, Gary Peterson, Dennis Hesthaven, When the ª4 was played to the 9, queen and ace, Ralph Letizia, Benton Wheeler; 2. Jack Coleman, Judi Radin, Gail now applied to de grace -- she led a fourth Howard Hertzberg, Alpine NJ; Robert Ryder, Fred Hamilton, Dennis Sorensen, Mike Shuman diamond, creating a promotion for my ªJ. Caldwell NJ; William Esberg, Elberon NJ; Simon 19921. Lewis Kaplan, Boris Baran, Geoff Hampson, Mark Levinson could have made his contract by playing the Kantor, Agawam MA; Martin Baff, Beachwood OH Molson, Mark Stein; 2. Jack Coleman, Mike Shuman, Larry Cohen, Dan Rotman, Fred Hamilton ªK from dummy and exiting with a heart, preventing 19931. Alan LeBendig, Tom Clarke, Joe Quinn, Shawn the spade ruff, but he was due to succeed and make an Senior KO Womack; 2. Lynn Blumenthal, Steve Bruno, Loren Hawkins, overtrick if he put in the ª10 and it held. Darrell Keel, Sue Lyski As it was, of course, Levinson played the ª10 to Continued from page 1 19941. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark Molson, Boris my jack and I was able to give Gail her hard-earned Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Barry Rigal, Jo Ann Manfield, Alan spade ruff for down one. Truscott, Dorothy Truscott tight for the first 32 boards -- at halftime Hertzberg 19951. Jack Coleman, Drew Cannell, Mark Molson, Boris All in all, it was an enjoyable bridge experience led by only 5. But a 47-17 third quarter broke the Baran, Mark Stein; 2. Irina Levitina, Judy Tucker, Benito Garozzo, where two brilliant bridge players parried each other match wide open. Lea duPont, Karen Allison, Mike Ledeen in an attempt to gain the upper hand. The winners and runners-up will be determined today. Revill and Anderson have finished tied for third. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner Playing with Revill were Ed White, Marc and Sandra Low. Also on the Anderson team were Jayne Tho- Les Joulins Dinner starts at 5 pm mas, Liane and Donald Turner, and Mary and Roy Green. o Cafe Bistro Seafood, steaks and pasta 10% off on food items Only half a block from the Marriott on Msgr.Mass Fred Al. set Bitanga, for Saturdayrector of St. Patrick’s Ellis between Powell and Stockton. Live jazz starting at 8 pm Church, will celebrate a Catholic mass Saturday at 5 p.m. in Pacific Room H on the fourth floor at the We are open on Thanksgiving. Marriott. 4 Daily Bulletin

By Jody Latham Nickell team for Reisinger “four-peat”

he Nick Nickell team -- fresh from their fourth consecutive win at the Summer NABC in Miami Beach -- will try for a record fourth consecutive victory in the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams starting today. TTrying for the “four-peat” will be Nick Nickell, Ra- leigh NC; Richard Freeman, Atlanta; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa; Eric Rodwell, Naperville IL, and Bob Hamman and , Dallas. Nickell & Co. won Reisinger titles at the Fall NABC in Seattle in 1993, in Minneapolis in 1994 and in Atlanta in 1995. Along the way, the team -- with non-playing captain -- won the in Beijing, China, in 1995.

The event Historyis contested of the for Reisingerthe Reisinger Trophy (the Chicago Trophy until 1965). It is a six-session open team- of-four event scored by board-a-match with two qualify- ing sessions, two semifinal sessions and two final ses- sions. It was contested as a four-session championship 1947 champs -- The only all-women’s team to win the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams was made up of (from left) Kay until 1966. Rhodes, Sally Young, Paula Ribner and Jane Jaeger. The event began in 1929 as the North American Open Team Championship and the prize was the Chicago Tro- Ribner remembers that the four “were all very good over-ruffed with the jack. phy, donated by the Club of Chicago. (In friends. We all played with each other.” East led a trump (perforce) and Jacoby was down to 1928, the open team competition was for the Harold S. Rhodes, a Silver Life Master who died earlier this the «K 8 in his hand and the «A 10 in dummy. He won the Vanderbilt Cup.) year in California, recalled in a 1995 interview that the 10 and had a high crossruff with the ace and king, East The Chicago Trophy was replaced in 1965 by the three-way tie “had us all checking our scores, trying to futilely underruffing at the end. Reisinger Memorial Trophy, donated by the Greater New find a win.” ä John Crawford holds the record for most Reisinger York Bridge Association in memory of Curt H. Reisinger. ä Fifty years ago, at the Fall NABC in Hollywood wins with 10. His victories spanned four decades: 1937, Reisinger (1891-1964), of New York City, was a prin- FL, Edith Freilich became the 13th woman to win the 1938, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1956 and cipal patron of and the American Contract Reisinger. Her teammates were Mitch Barnes, John 1961. Bridge League in the early years of both. Crawford and Al Roth. ä Helen Sobel and Sally Young share the record for Reisinger was a great-grandson of Anheuser and a Freilich and Roth repeated their victory in 1952. This most Reisinger wins by women with four. grandson of Busch, co-founders of the brewery from time, their teammates were Harold Harkavy and Tobias ä Sobel was the last woman to win the Reisinger -- which he inherited great wealth. That wealth enabled him Stone. her victory came in 1957. to become a stalwart financial supporter of the game, as ä The history of the Reisinger is dotted with back- ä A multi-national team won in 1987. Team mem- well as a noted philanthropist on a far larger scale. to-back wins but no three-peats or four-peats. The team bers included Zia, Jaggy Shivdasani, Billy Cohen and Ron In the years when it was often a struggle to meet the of John Crawford, , Charles Solomon and Smith. League’s modest Sally Young won in 1937 and 1938 -- the same squad, Said Zia: “The best thing about this was that we had payroll, Reisinger plus B.J. Becker, also won in 1939. a black (Smith), a Jew (Cohen, who is a Canadian citi- was often called ä won his first Reisinger in 1955, zen), an Indian (Shivdasani) and a Pakistani (Zia) playing upon and never playing on a team with his son Jim -- the only father-son together.” Zia is a Muslim and Shivdasani is a Hindu. failed to help with combination to win the event. “It’s good to show how bridge can bring together a loan or an out- ä Jacoby’s second Reisinger win came in 1983 when people from such different backgrounds,” he added. “It right gift. His sup- he was invited to join the team of Edgar Kaplan, Norman just shows a special magic about the game of bridge.” port made possible Kay, and Bill Root. ä A multi-national team won again in 1989. Zia was several early con- Kaplan recalled that Jacoby had been a very good again on the team which included Sam Lev, Israel; Michael tract bridge tour- friend to all of the group. “When I was a young man, he Rosenberg, U.S. but formerly of Scotland; Chris Compton, naments, clubs played a lot with me. Jake was very good to me when I U.S., and Mark Molson, Canada. and books. was a kid. We’ve been friends a long time and I’ve played ä The record margin of victory in the Reisinger -- 10 Among the on teams with him before, but I hadn’t played as a partner full boards -- was set in 1966 by Kaplan, Kay, Robert positions in which with Ozzie in 30 years.” Jordan and Arthur Robinson. he served were di- Jacoby was battling cancer but he was a vital part of ä A handful of ACBL presidents and members of the rector of the the team effort that won the Reisinger. Board of Directors have won the Reisinger: Charles United States On this deal, Jacoby was plus 450 at his table while Solomon, Jeff Glick, Waldemar von Zedtwitz, Bobby Wolff, Bridge Associa- Pavlicek-Root scored plus 100 at the other table. Pavlicek Lew Mathe, Peter Leventritt, John Gerber, Ira Corn, Don Curt Reisinger tion, president of doubled 4« and they beat the contract one trick. Oakie and Edgar Kaplan. the Greater New Jacoby played 4« undoubled and made five without York Bridge Association and chairman of the ACBL. In any warning about the trump suit. 1953, Reisinger was named ACBL Honorary Member. Dlr: North « K 9 8 5 2 Vul: None ª K 3 Now your child can Looking back 10 7 6 5 ä The only all-women’s team to win the Reisinger - © -- or any other major open team event --- was Sally Young, ¨ 10 5 call Santa Claus! Jane Jaeger, Paula Ribner and Kay Rhodes. « -- « Q J 7 4 They tied in 1947 with John Crawford, Ted Lightner, ª 10 7 4 2 ª A 9 8 George Rapee and Sam Stayman; and Robert Appleyard, © K Q J 4 3 © 9 8 2 Simon Rossant, Morris Berliant and M.A. Lightman. ¨ Q J 9 3 ¨ A 8 6 Young, Life Master #17, was the first woman to earn « A 10 6 3 Life Master rank. Among her successes were three addi- ª Q J 6 5 tional wins in the Reisinger, seven in the Women’s Teams, © A four in the Women’s Pairs, five in the Mixed Teams and ¨ K 7 4 2 one each in the Fall Open Pairs and Fall Mixed Pairs. She West North East South died in 1970. Jacoby Kaplan Ribner and Jaeger, both now living in Florida, are Gold Pass Pass 1¨ Life Masters who remain active players. Jaeger was a 2© 2« Pass 4« aren Allison has Christmas Santa Claus member of the winning squad in the All Pass phone cards for sale here for just $5. in 1973, its inaugural year. The opening diamond lead went to dummy’s ace, and K The card entitles the holder to a toll- Jaeger and husband Lewis were the first married Jacoby played a heart to the king and ace. East thought it free call by a child to Santa Claus. Included in couple to attain Life Master rank -- #74 and #94, respec- was a good idea to underlead his ¨A. It wasn’t. the price is a playback for the parents to hear. tively -- and Lewis was a member of the winning Reisinger Jacoby put up the ¨K, then cashed the ªQ J to pitch Just look for Karen -- she’s usually around team in 1934. Together, they were second in the Vanderbilt his last club. Then he ruffed a club and ruffed a diamond, the playing area -- or leave a message for her in 1956. ruffed another club and ruffed another diamond. in Room 1029. Jaeger recalls that the 1947 Reisinger was “pretty close. Next he led the fourth heart from dummy and when We were on pins and needles for a while.” his right-hand-opponent followed, he ruffed with the «9, Daily Bulletin 5 Bill McIntosh 0-2000 KNOCKOUTS Continued from page 1 52 Teams Dance with me -- 1-2-3 50.13 1 David Callahan - Rose Bolson - Betty Richard, who were in charge of volunteers; Judy We may not be in Vienna, but to- Steven Lewis, Seattle WA; Paul Schwaighart, Lowe, Intermediate/Novice chairperson; Ron Zucker, night is waltz night anyway. You don’t Federal Way WA who handled the registration desk; Barbara Prior, part- need white tie and tails; if you don’t have 37.60 2 Paul Soper, Champaign IL; James nerships, and Jackie Cornfoot, who did the restaurant dancing shoes dance in your socks. Hodge, Pittsburgh PA; Michael Tipton, Boerne TX; guide and has worked to provide information and set Bob Fallstein and his Fabulous Music will Gregory Eyerly, Aurora CO up tours. present two hours of live music, starting with 24.68 3/4 Kent Mignocchi, Los Angeles CA; Joan Dziekanski, New York NY; Nancy Pickering, Penllyn “They have really knocked themselves crazy,” waltzes and fox trots and moving to newer and PA; Michael Gosnell, Ontario CA McIntosh said. “For example, our I/N games are run- faster music as the night progresses. 24.68 3/4 Despina Georgas - Brent Gibbs - Janet ning at 10% of total attendance. Judy has done an There will be munchies for all in the ball- Galloway - Walter Galloway, Willowdale ON outstanding job.” room, beer-for-a-buck just outside in the lobby. 10.84 5/8 Jim Senter - Gale Senter, Laguna McIntosh also credited the bridge players of Dis- The party starts at 11:30 in Golden Gate C, Niguel CA; Conrad Kopec - Sandy Kopec, Newport trict 21 for supporting the NABC. “At these tourna- right near the elevators. Beach CA ments, 60% of the attendance usually comes from Don’t forget to save tomorrow night to 10.84 5/8 Richard Quist, Moreno Valley CA; Jim the area. We’ve been promoting the tournament to hear City Swing, with Nancy Wilson. An 18- Dingwerth, Kansas City MO; Peggy Newman, the players of the district for a year and a half, and piece band to finish out the NABC with a bang. Bloomington CA; Dolores McDonald, Redlands CA that has paid off.” 10.84 5/8 Dan Seeman, San Diego CA; Diane McIntosh said he is proud of the work done by com- Audeon, Venice CA; Reece Lewis Jr - Algis Lasas, mittee members and volunteers -- some of whom have Los Angeles CA; Sam Graham, Oakland CA come to help out even when they weren’t scheduled to. 10.84 5/8 James Barry, Twain Harte CA; Hayward All the plans, he said, were made with the play- Hawke, Modesto CA; Noe Mallari, San Diego CA; ers in mind. For example, he said, the committee de- Robert Rinehart, Northumberlnd PA; Randy Jordan, cided not to spend large sums of money on after- Burnaby BC game entertainment because it didn’t make sense in 4.15 9/16 Gerald Mindell, Chicago IL; Vernon a town like San Francisco, where “there’s too much Nelson, Milwaukee WI; Orval Riessen, Tucson AZ; going on.” Robert Schaefer, Longboat Key FL Instead, organizers decided to try to give some- 4.15 9/16 Scott Peeples - Jay Gibson, Plano TX; thing away each session. Giveaways have included William Burks III, Atlanta GA; Annette McCarty, bananas, raisins, raisin crunch and cookies. Only one Richardson TX session so far has been missed. 4.15 9/16 Paul Ford, San Francisco CA; Wirt “We’ve found that bridge players love to eat,” Gilliam III, San Diego CA; Doug Handler, Berkeley McIntosh said. “Give them some food and they’ll be CA; Diana Lowell, San Ramon CA happy.” Tonight’s post-game snack, he said, will be 4.15 9/16 Henry Caspar, Mississauga ON; Tom baked potatoes. On Saturday night, the snack will be Ottley, Anchorage AK; Deborah Thomas - Jim Howie, hot dogs. Toronto ON McIntosh, an independent sales representative, lives 4.15 9/16 Davis Peters, Canton GA; Joan in Gilroy, renowned as the garlic capital of the world. Runners-up in the Blue Ribbon Pairs were David Berkowitz, Braender, Peachtree Cty GA; Kent McCormack, One of the Friday giveaways, he said, will be garlic. left, and Larry Cohen. Knoxville TN; Joe Rickman, Louisville TN The NABC chairman said he has also been 4.15 9/16 David Walters - Bruce Sherman, San pleased with the staff of the Marriott, “who have been Blue Ribbon Diego CA; Neill Currie, Laguna Hills CA; William outstanding to work with.” Continued from page 1 Schramm, Tempe AZ Looking forward to the final three days, McIn- 4.15 9/16 Russell Fox, Tarzana CA; Beatrice tosh said the tournament needs to average only about His previous North American championships were the Kemp, Tucker GA; Margery Gould, Los Angeles CA; 500 tables a session to break the 1990 record. “With 1986 Life Master Men’s Pairs and the 1992 North Sully Randolph, Atlanta GA a nice weekend we could be close to 14,000 tables.” American Pairs, Flight A. He also won the Cavendish 4.15 9/16 Michael Katz, San Ramon CA; McIntosh said the work of the 17 units within Invitational Pairs in 1987. Donald Mamula, Kirkland WA; Srikanth Kodayam, District 21, combined with the enthusiasm of the play- Blanchard recently purchased the Beverly Bridge Union City CA; Richard Williams - Jody Read, Los ers, made for a winning combination. “We have good Club, formerly owned by Becker, and is also running Altos CA attendance at the regionals in this district,” he said. the Cavendish. Blanchard has moved that tournament “We anticipated that the players would be here and from New York to Las Vegas and has formed a com- 0-750 KNOCKOUTS they haven’t let us down.” o pany called World Bridge Productions. His partners are 44 Teams Bob Hamman and John Roberts, who produced the first 28.98 1 Carolyn Sullivan - James Sullivan, and second Woodstock rock concerts. Kojak Richfield OH; William Chan - Rita McBride, As for the Beverly, Blanchard is doing a complete Vancouver WA Continued from page 1 overhaul, installing computers all over the studio and 21.74 2 John Mayne - Aaron Papst - Richard teaching courses in surfing the World Wide Web. Papst, Bakersfield CA; Pamela Stockwell, ing, and he believes the future of the game is bright “We’re changing the motif,” he said. o Ridgecrest CA as long as the leadership maintains what he considers 14.27 3/4 Lloyd Rollerson - Jacquelyn Rollerson - the proper focus. Cornell Jaray - Alice Jaray, Sarasota FL “I’ve been preaching for 10 years that we have 14.27 3/4 Evan Hoovler, La Jolla CA; Jonathan misplaced our emphasis on the expert game at the Hospitality functions Hart, San Francisco CA; Jo-Anne Ball - Patricia Gill, expense of the recreational players,” Schoder said. Sedona AZ “The recreational players are the meat and potatoes The President’sin President’s suite (3742 just suite off the High Rise 6.27 5/8 Janis Lewis, Englewood CO; Joan Stark, of this organization, and we need to find a way to elevator bank on the 37th floor) is open for the fol- Portland OR; Theodore Bloomfield, Warrenton OR; satisfy both sides.” lowing hospitality functions after the evening session Donna Yeargain, Denver CO Schoder predicts that China will emerge as a or as noted: 6.27 5/8 George Klemic, Buffalo NY; Robert dominant power in bridge in the near future. In -- Friday night. Reception for all ACBL mem- Geiger, Miami FL; Andi Parham, Tempe AZ; Henk Rhodes, he observed, there were teams from the Far bers with 35 or more years of membership. Uijterwaal, D-22767 Hamburg 6.27 5/8 Angelo Servino - Ralph Alexander, East in the open and women’s finals of the World -- Saturday night. Reception for all overall winners. Team Olympiad -- China in the women’s and Indone- Tiburon CA; Richard Manoogian, Mill Valley CA; sia in the open. Kirsten Wibroe, Sausalito CA Other countries, he said, are ahead of the U.S. in 6.27 5/8 Isadore Sharp - Rosalie Sharp, Toronto cash-prize tournaments, which serve the dual purpose ON; Doreen Scolnick - Robert Scolnick, Carlsbad CA of helping to promote the game and creating a place The checkCheck cashing booth cashing is located outside the 2.40 9/16 Cheryl Haines - D. Lionel O’Young - for top experts to play. “B” section of Golden Gate Hall adjacent to Novice Mario Roederer, Redwood City CA; Peter Baum, San Looking over the crop of newer tournament di- Registration. Hours are 11:30 am to 12:30 pm daily. Francisco CA rectors, Schoder said he is impressed with what he’s There is a $250 limit, and identification is required. 2.40 9/16 Don Sharp - Gail Sharp, Salt Spring Isl seen. “We’ve made giant steps in upgrading the qual- BC; Leroy Abinanti - Marigail Abinanti, Seattle WA 2.40 9/16 Michael Young - Andre Chartrand, ity of directors. The new ones are much more dedi- Chateauguay PQ; Linda Olbort, Saskatoon SK; cated and are equipped with the knowledge and abili- New Life Master Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY ties they need. I’m proud of a bunch of them.” 2.40 9/16 Ann Gillman - Bruce Gillman - Gitta Schoder, who will turn 65 in January, said he will JEANETTE THORNBURG of Novato CA earned her gold card by winning 6.5 Kastner, Madison WI; Margery Parks, Flin Flon MB direct about 100 sessions next year, mostly in Florida. 2.40 9/16 Anthony Scott, West Hills CA; Cezanne masterpoints in the Senior Knockouts. When he’s not traveling, however, he and Bud Martin, Geneseo NY; Allen Hull - Barbara Light, San BRIAN KEMPER of Mountain View will be playing bridge and a lot of golf. “Bud has be- Francisco CA come a golf nut,” he said. He will also make good use CA went over the top when he won Bracket 3 2.40 9/16 Jack Rochford - Jean Rochford, San of his 23-foot fishing boat, Director! of the Candlestick Knockout Teams in part- Angelo TX; Sheryleen Walker - Cindy Snider, San Retirement, he noted, doesn’t mean inactivity. Said nership with Dave Argent of Sunnyvale CA. Antonio TX Schoder: “I’ll be a young 65.” o Continued on page 6 6 Daily Bulletin

0-750 KNOCKOUTS BLUE RIBBON PAIRS Continued from page 5 78 Pairs 175.00 1 Jim Krekorian - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 1261.54 2.40 9/16 Vijay A Bal - Dileep Bal, Fair Oaks 131.25 2 David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 1258.64 CA; Harjinder Ajmani, Kula HI; Eileen Eastman, 98.44 3 Tony Forrester, Boston MA; Geir G Helgemo, Trondheim, Norway 1244.53 Sacramento CA 80.77 4 Michael Rosenberg - Debbie Zuckerberg, Tuckahoe NY 1233.97 2.40 9/16 Donald Osborn - Marie Osborn, New 75.00 5 Mark Bartusek, Manhattan Beach CA; Marshall Miles, Redlands CA 1217.49 York NY; Barbara Terhune - Susan Dowell, Mem- 70.00 6 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; J Markland Molson, Cote St Luc PQ 1180.11 phis TN 65.63 7 Edward Nagy, Danville CA; Jeffrey Polisner, Lafayette CA 1150.63 61.76 8 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 1149.79 CANDLESTICK KNOCKOUT TEAMS 58.33 9 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; John Mohan, Las Vegas NV 1141.61 55.26 10 Fred Stewart, West Hurley NY; Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ 1141.22 Bracket 1 52.50 11 Dick Bruno, Chicago IL; Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL 1126.09 16 Teams 50.00 12 Michael Schreiber, Los Angeles CA; Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL 1124.88 41.40 1 William Ehlers, West Orange NJ; 47.73 13 Peter Nagy, Las Vegas NV; Hugh Ross, Oakland CA 1115.68 Douglas Doub, West Hartford CT; Victor King, 45.65 14 Richard Pavlicek, Ft Lauderdale FL; William Root, Boca Raton FL 1112.73 Hartford CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 43.75 15 Richard Schwartz, E Elmhurst NY; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 1110.23 31.05 2 Jill Mellstrom, Stockholm, Sweden; 42.00 16 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Stephen Sanborn, Poughkeepsie NY 1103.94 Lars Andersson, Vasteras, Sweden; Drew Cannell, 40.38 17 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Nels Erickson, Meadview AZ 1103.74 Winnipeg MB; Susan Picus, New York NY; Paul 38.89 18 Ralph Buchalter, Oakland CA; Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY 1100.71 Hackett, Manchester, England; Peg Du Bois, Naples FL 37.50 19 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Ed Manfield, Hyattsville MD 1092.07 20.38 3/4 George Dawkins - Carole Dawkins, 36.21 20 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 1089.03 Austin TX; Robert Bernstein - Cindy Bernstein, 35.00 21 Stephen Landen, W Bloomfield MI; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH 1083.94 Auburn AL 33.87 22 Jim Robison Jr, Las Vegas NV; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 1079.51 20.38 3/4 Carole Weinsteingorsey, Acton MA; 32.81 23 Marshall Schwartz, San Francisco CA; Michael Levinson, Daly City CA 1074.83 Bill Irvine, Quincy MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea 31.82 24 Danny Sprung - Jo Ann Sprung, Philadelphia PA 1074.59 MA; Stephanie Hamilton, Medford MA 30.88 25 Peg Waller, Minnetonka MN; Peder Langsetmo, Minneapolis MN 1074.27 30.00 26 Richard Katz, Rancho Mirage CA; Robert Levin, Orlando FL 1072.35 Bracket 2 29.17 27 Harry Steiner - Henry Lortz, Seattle WA 1065.97 16 Teams 28.38 28 Mark Feldman, New York NY; Sharon Osberg, San Francisco CA 1062.83 26.45 1 Russell Garrison - Andre Marchenko, 27.63 29 James Cayne, New York NY; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 1058.20 Santa Maria CA; Patricia O’Toole, Orcutt CA; Gary 26.92 30 William Pettis - Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD 1057.92 Arthurs, Atascadero CA 26.25 31 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Michael Lawrence, Berkeley CA 1055.54 19.84 2 Ron Lien, Brea CA; John Palmer, 25.61 32 Michael Polowan, New York NY; Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA 1054.50 Atlanta GA; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Heights CA; 25.00 33 Aidan Ballantyne, Vancouver BC; Dan Jacob, Burnaby BC 1036.94 Elmer Jean Dryer, Leesburg FL 24.42 34 Vicki Laycock, San Francisco CA; Sidney Lorvan, Pacifica CA 1032.76 13.02 3/4 Jean Hume, Livermore CA; Ronald 23.86 35 Tom Fox, Glenview IL; Walter Schafer Jr, Bloomingdale IL 1027.25 Woodard - Robert Brower, Olympia WA; Susan 23.33 36 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Ronald Smith, San Francisco CA 1024.77 Ledford, Kalispell MT; Nancy Boyd, Danville CA 22.83 37 Eric Greco, Annandale VA; Lowell Sawyer, Occoquan VA 1020.46 13.02 3/4 Leora Dubrovsky - Richard Dubrovsky, 22.34 38 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Pasadena CA; John Zilic, Houston TX 1009.75 Farmingdale NJ; Stan Battat - Adrian Rebollo, 21.88 39 Lou Reich, Wheaton MD; John Adams, Gaithersburg MD 1007.86 Trumbull CT; Norman Leslie, New Orleans LA; Alan 21.43 40 Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 1007.78 Hayman, New York NY 21.00 41 Tom Trachuk, Alameda CA; Douglas Dang, San Mateo CA 1006.86 5.72 5/8 Chris Moll, Metairie LA; Robert Heller 20.59 42 Lew Stansby - JoAnna Stansby, Castro Valley CA 1001.27 - Barbara Heller, Decatur GA; Janet Sherwood - 20.19 43 Barry Harper, Kelowna BC; Don Campbell, Saskatoon SK 1001.07 Joseph Sherwood, Woodstock GA 19.81 44 Richard Spitalnick, Sunnyvale CA; Steven Price, San Rafael CA 1000.30 19.44 45 Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA; Jess Stuart Jr, West Chester PA 998.09 Bracket 3 19.09 46 Jim Reiman, Mansfield OH; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 992.55 18.75 47 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Haig Tchamitch, Arvada CO 992.07 16 Teams 18.42 48 Allan Deserpa - Sylvia Deserpa, Tempe AZ 991.56 17.48 1 Floyd McWilliams, Palo Alto CA; 18.10 49 Thomas Turgeon - Jack Wynns, Memphis TN 983.40 David Argent, Sunnyvale CA; Joel Singer, Stanford 17.80 50 Michael Prahin - Simon Satanovsky, New City NY 983.28 CA; Brian Kemper, Mtn View CA 17.50 51 Tom Joyce, Newington CT; Jim Cleary, Bloomfield CT 983.26 13.11 2 Stewart Dresch Jr - Andrea Dresch - 25.63 52 Howard Weinstein, Chicago IL; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 976.96 Linda Wiener - Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA; Judi 16.94 53 Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX 971.28 Hager, Portland OR 16.67 54 Steve Sion, Las Vegas NV; Bernard Miller, Boca Raton FL 968.54 8.60 3/4 William Hines - Daniel Till - Brad 16.41 55 Bart Bramley, Chicago IL; Sidney Lazard Sr, New Orleans LA 967.04 Carmichael - John Carmichael, Lincoln NE; Jill Lind, 16.15 56 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Geoff Hampson, Fenton MI 952.46 Sun City AZ 15.91 57 Ronald Scruggs, Stockton CA; Richard Luttrell, Rio Linda CA 951.24 8.60 3/4 Edward Alcoff, Sunnyvale CA; Daniel 15.67 58 Thomas Carmichael, Middletown NJ; Joel Wooldridge, Williamsville NY 950.34 Helman - Leila Sink - John Hoffman, Los Gatos CA 15.44 59 Rebecca Rogers - Bobby Wolff, Dallas TX 948.44 3.78 5/8 Gregory Klinker - Susan Miguel, 15.22 60 John Hodges - John Twineham, Palo Alto CA 948.34 Tiverton RI; Chad Fisher, Clarendon Hills IL; Cole Powell, Oakland CA KARLIS VEIDINS OPEN PAIRS STRATUM A Bracket 4 276 Pairs 34.03 1 Boris Baran, St Lazare PQ; Mark Stein, Montreal PQ 423.71 15 Teams 25.52 2 Barbara Hochman, Bridgeport CT; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ 408.00 11.50 1 Chrystyna Schock - Joe Varnell, 19.14 3 Mark Estes - Elaine Estes, Grapevine TX 400.50 Toronto ON; Ranald Davidson, Willowdale ON; Alan 14.36 4 Steven Johnson, APO AP; Pam Stratton, Portland OR 389.50 Powell, North Caldwell NJ 10.77 5 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Jim Leary, Pasadena CA 384.00 8.63 2 James Burt, Coquitlam BC; Brian 8.08 6 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN 382.00 Russell, Burnaby BC; Shirley Fitterman - Jeanette 5.30 7/8 Diane Audeon - Steven Onderwyzer, Venice CA 380.00 Greenhut, Vancouver BC 5.95 7/8 James Nicola, Buena Park CA; Julie Sheerin, Westlake Village CA 380.00 5.66 3/4 Diana Tenery, Fairfax VA; Roman 4.52 9 Monica Angus, Pt Coquitlam BC; Kathy Adachi, Delta BC 374.50 Shapiro, Fair Lawn NJ; Jeffery Jacob - David 4.96 10 Brian Ellis, Clevlnd Hghts OH; Ellen Siebert, Little Rock AR 373.33 Wiegand, Portland OR 3.50 11 Sidney Mar, Oakland CA; Srikanth Kodayam, Union City CA 373.00 5.66 3/4 Ryohei Orihara - Naoko Orihara - 2.84 12 Richard Epstein - Marie Peterson, Davie FL 372.50 Kiyoshi Asai - Yoshinori Otsuka - Katsumi Tokima - 16.01 13 David Walker, Seattle WA; Ken Wilk, Walnut Creek CA 371.00 Takeuchi Hiromitsu, Japan 5.04 14 Carreen Hinds - Martin Hinds, Long Beach CA 367.50 3.41 15 Gerald Coleman - Barbara Coleman, Orlando FL 365.00 Bracket 5 3.53 16/17 Andrew Robson, London, England; Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA 364.50 9 Teams 2.98 16/17 Alan Johnson - Dianne Johnson, Portland OR 364.50 5.83 1 Cecelia Zachar, Berkeley CA; Carol Sanna, Danville CA; Molly Hosford - Margaret KARLIS VEIDINS OPEN PAIRS STRATUM B Norris - Cass Hawes, Oakland CA 101 Pairs 4.37 2 Morris Jones - Pamela Jones, Campbell 16.01 1 David Walker, Seattle WA; Ken Wilk, Walnut Creek CA 371.00 CA; Teegie Hamilton - Subramania Krishnamurth, 12.01 2 Josh Shanes, Madison WI; Jordan Karol, San Francisco CA 362.00 Baton Rouge LA 9.01 3 Weishu Wu, Santa Barbara CA; Tien-Chun Yang, Palo Alto CA 351.00 2.87 3/4 Gary Kirk - Cindy Kirk - Judy Barrie, 6.75 4 Ken McClenahan, Walnut Creek CA; Donn Lentz, Thunder Bay ON 347.50 Novato CA; Elizabeth Phillips, Sausalito CA 4.44 5/6 Kathy Wagner - Larry Wagner, Cupertino CA 342.50 2.87 3/4 James Damon - Patricia Melia, Worces- 4.44 5/6 Harold Jordan - Sigridur Kristjansdottir, Wilmington DE 342.50 ter MA; Wentworth Maynard, West Boylston MA; 3.03 7 Jiun-Ming Chen, West Lafayette IN; Yifan Yang, Urbana IL 341.00 Lorraine Rosenthal, Clinton MA 2.27 8 Samuel Wang, Monterey Park CA; Robert C. 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THURSDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS STRATUM A MORNING KNOCKOUTS I 94 Pairs Superflight 19.95 1 Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA; Grant Baze, La Jolla CA 214.00 16 Teams 14.96 2 David Priest, N Hollywood CA; Birger Holmquist, Chatsworth CA 208.50 49.83 1 Thomas Carmichael, Middletown NJ; 11.22 3 Jeanne Fisher, Clementon NJ; Bruce Keidan, Pittsburgh PA 207.00 Joel Wooldridge, Williamsville NY; Scott Lewis, 8.42 4 David McLellan, Thunder Bay ON; William Treble, Winnipeg MB 201.00 Wakefield RI; Shannon Lipscomb, Red Bank TN; 6.31 5 Kathie Wei-Sender, Nashville TN; Mike Cappelletti, Red Bank TN 200.50 Chris Willenken, New York NY; Eric Greco, 4.73 6 Perry Van Hook - Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 200.00 Annandale VA 3.55 7 Beverly Rosenberg, Sherman Oaks CA; Carol Pincus, Las Vegas NV 199.50 37.37 2 Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; John Zilic, Houston TX; Robert Carteaux, Ft Wayne IN; THURSDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS STRATUM B David Adams, Kennesaw GA; Sylvia Summers, Los 33 Pairs Angeles CA; Jeffrey Goldsmith, Pasadena CA 7.09 1 Anne Casey, Newport Beach CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Beach CA 188.50 24.53 3/4 George Rosenkranz, Mexico City; Eric 5.32 2 Matthew Kappel, Middletown NJ; Alex Leung, Eatontown NJ 184.50 Rodwell, Naperville IL; Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; 3.99 3 Lynne Annett - Mike Annett, Hood River OR 182.50 Eddie Wold, Houston TX; Robert Levin, Orlando FL 2.99 4 Frieda Peacock - Helen Belcastro, Foster City CA 182.00 24.53 3/4 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Ron 2.46 5 Charles Richmond - Denis Shalloo, San Francisco CA 181.00 Bishop, Toronto ON; Steven Onderwyzer, Venice CA; 1.73 6/7 Terry Van Dyke - Janice Van Dyke, Memphis TN 176.50 Ray Grace, Edmonton AB; Randall Lazarus, Astoria 2.10 6/7 Linda Olbort, Saskatoon SK; Allan Lazar, Seattle WA 176.50 NY; Helene Schubert, Sherwood Park AB THURSDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS STRATUM C Second Flight 7 Pairs 16 Teams 3.99 1 Lynne Annett - Mike Annett, Hood River OR 182.50 32.78 1 Chris Moll, Metairie LA; Robert 2.62 2 Patrick Shaw, Olean NY; Chris Behrens, New York NY 173.00 Heller - Barbara Heller, Decatur GA; Joe Rickman, 1.80 3 Fred Ragsdale - Jennifer Salisbury, Corrales NM 171.50 Louisville TN 24.59 2 Cookie Evans, Tucson AZ; Laurence THURSDAY AFTERNOON 50/100/200 PAIRS STRATUM A Hansen, Healdsburg CA; Susan Finkelman, Glenview 36 Pairs IL; Kenneth Lane, Chicago IL; Earl Gurnack, Sonoma 3.59 1 Robert Devlin - Donna Devlin, Jupiter FL 106.00 CA 2.69 2 Ed Watkinson - Steven Nelson, Trenton NJ 105.00 16.14 3/4 Christopher Pisarra, Orinda CA; 2.02 3 Dmitriy Kustov, San Francisco CA; Jean Hue, Dublin CA 104.00 Mike Bandler, Danville CA; Michael Katz, San 1.51 4 E. Matt Olson - Leonard Brill, San Francisco CA 101.50 Ramon CA; Donald Mamula, Kirkland WA; Srikanth 1.14 5 Samuel Huculak - Pauline Huculak, Barrhead AB 99.00 Kodayam, Union City CA 0.85 6 George Riesz - Ann Riesz, Las Vegas NV 98.50 16.14 3/4 John Boyer - Jeffrey Rothstein - Ellyn Plato - Janos Geller, New York NY; Steven THURSDAY AFTERNOON 50/100/200 PAIRS STRATUM B Adelson, Phoenix AZ; Jackie Toth, Mentor OH 7.09 5/8 Mic Weiss, Chesterfield MO; Ed 15 Pairs Weiss, St Louis MO; Jack Mitchell, Corvallis OR; 2.10 1 Sharon Lee, San Francisco CA; Rob Smith, Durham NC 93.50 Judi Hager, Portland OR 1.58 2 Guadalupe Cervantes - Lueann Espinosa, Mexico 87.50 1.18 3 Johnny Veloso, Hercules CA; Darlinda Cappucini, Benicia CA 87.00 Third Flight 0.89 4 Deborah Henry, Greensburg PA; Lesleigh Holm, Alexandria VA 86.50 0.66 5 Inez Schwartz, Syndey NS; Geraldine Christensen, Houston TX 82.50 32 Teams Beatrice Kemp, Tucker GA; Sully Randolph, THURSDAY AFTERNOON 50/100/200 PAIRS STRATUM C Atlanta GA; Nancy Pickering, Penllyn PA; Michael Gosnell, Ontario CA; Bob Clements, Stratham NH; 6 Pairs Davis Peters, Canton GA 2.10 1 Sharon Lee, San Francisco CA; Rob Smith, Durham NC 93.50 vs 1.03 2 Dawn Charles, Nashville TN; Susanne Chawszczewski, Galesburg IL 82.00 Stewart Dresch Jr - Andrea Dresch - Linda THURSDAY AFTERNOON 0-20 PAIRS Wiener - Joel Datloff, Vancouver WA 8 Pairs Fourth Flight 1.31 1 Laura Johnson, Concord CA; Jack Hileman, McKinleyville CA 41.00 29 Teams 0.98 2 Mark Sloan - Dan Sloan, Sacramento CA 40.50 Jean Seward, Rutland VT; Susan Winkler, 0.74 3 Alvera Bennett, Walnut Creek CA; Patricia George, Concord CA 37.50 East Alton NH; David Livingston- Ruth Ellen Livingston, Loudon TN STRATIFIED SENIOR PAIRS STRATUM A vs 106 Pairs Marvin Suchman - Stanislaw Sliwak, Walnut 17.64 1 Dolores McDonald, Redlands CA; Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA 341.00 Creek CA; Caryn Villalon, Pleasant Hill CA; Sam 13.23 2 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Mary Huxford, New York NY 330.50 Graham, Oakland CA 9.92 3 Sarah Wiener, Wantagh NY; Alvin Zuckerman, Oceanside NY 328.50 6.51 4/5 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY 318.50 WEDNESDAY EVENING KO TEAMS - 6.51 4/5 Milton Haley, Kettering OH; Ulker Mutlu, Springfield OH 318.50 BLUE FLIGHT 4.19 6 Eunice Portnoy - Paul Portnoy, Chesterfield MO 310.50 3.14 7 Mary Slick - Ralph Slick, San Jose CA 309.50 16 Teams 2.65 8/9 Martha Orloff - L Margott, Santa Monica CA 308.00 3.94 1 Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY; 7.77 8/9 Barbara Shields, Los Angeles CA; George Leiby, San Francisco CA 308.00 Alex Leung, Eatontown NJ; Linda Olbort, Saskatoon SK; Matthew Kappel, Middletown NJ STRATIFIED SENIOR PAIRS STRATUM B 2.96 2 Bob McNamara, Long Beach CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Jerome Hurley, 53 Pairs Mansfield OH; Christine Renner, Ashland OH 7.77 1 Barbara Shields, Los Angeles CA; George Leiby, San Francisco CA 308.00 1.94 3/4 Judi Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; Mary 5.83 2 Louis Le Blanc, Pierrefonds PQ; Shirley Hiscox, Rigaud PQ 301.50 Lou Faggella - Roger Smith, Sacramento CA; John 3.83 3/4 Harrison Roth, New York NY; Irwin Friedman, Kew Gardens NY 296.50 Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ 3.83 3/4 Byron Crittenden, Kingswood Surrey, England; James Bochsler, London 296.50 1.94 3/4 David Collins, Sausalito CA; Jeffery 2.70 5 Mrs. Lou Galamba - Lou Galamba Jr, Shawnee Mission KS 296.00 Nures - Laura Kenney, San Rafael CA; Nancy 2.93 6 Sylvia Gindi, Oakhurst NJ; Arnold Bergen, Oakland NJ 293.50 Ferguson, Greenbrae CA STRATIFIED SENIOR PAIRS STRATUM C WEDNESDAY EVENING KO TEAMS- 8 Pairs GOLD FLIGHT 3.83 1 Byron Crittenden, Kingswood Surrey, England; James Bochsler, London 296.50 2.13 2 Thomas Kelso - Barbara Kelso, Spring Lake MI 288.00 16 Teams 1.32 3 Christina Miller - Herbert Bartick, Calabasas CA 256.50 3.94 1 Barbara Ranville, North York ON; John Duquette, Oshawa ON; Gloria Silverman, THURSDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUOUS/SIDE STRATUM A Toronto ON; Ranald Davidson, Willowdale ON 2.96 2 Mary Olson, Randolph NJ; Vilas 72 Pairs Godbole, Wallingford PA; John Herriot, Hollywood 6.98 1 William Levy, Voorhees NJ; Howard Piltch, Andover MA 197.04 CA; Graham Stevens, Quincy MA 5.24 2 Jo Boyd, Santa Maria CA; Dixie Hsu, San Luis Obispo CA 192.00 1.94 3/4 Linda Wong, Poughkeepsie NY; Josh 3.93 3 Diane Lazarus - Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 188.00 Shanes, Madison WI; John Glick, Hope IN; Nancy 3.79 4 Doris Ashcroft, Stockton CA; Paul Predhomme, Detroit MI 186.50 Zakim, Kentfield CA 2.29 5 David Holeman, Oakland CA; Frank Leonard, Tempe AZ 184.38 1.94 3/4 Alvin Pecarsky - Nancy Pecarsky, 3.27 6 Raija Lassila, Finland; Gloria Kessler, Glenview IL 183.71 Newtown PA; Anne Rockafield, Orlando FL; Silvana Bellini, Tierra Verde FL 8 Daily Bulletin

MORNING KNOCKOUTS II THURSDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUOUS/SIDE STRATUM B Bracket 1 29 Pairs 16 Teams 3.79 1 Doris Ashcroft, Stockton CA; Paul Predhomme, Detroit MI 186.50 Suzi Subeck, Olympia Fields IL; Stanton Subeck, 2.84 2 Jeffrey Tang, Santa Clara CA; Eugene Hung, San Diego CA 181.42 Olympia Fields IL; Jim Burt, Darien IL; Richard 2.29 3 Burton Wong, Lakewood CA; Constance Freeman, Tucson AZ 180.50 Gabriel, Chicago IL; Jeff Schuett - Ginny Schuett, 1.60 4 Bettina McKee, Rye Brook NY; Lew Walter, Carmel NY 177.50 Riverwoods IL 1.20 5 Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY; Bess Economos, West Hartford CT 177.12 vs 1.31 6 Donna Tolen - Winnie Clausen, Santa Rosa CA 174.42 Barry Harper, Kelowna BC; Don Campbell, Saskatoon SK; G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Ed THURSDAY MORNING 50/100/200 PAIRS STRATUM A Lazarus, Baltimore MD; Jesus Arias - Jason Ciano, 12 Pairs New York NY 2.05 1 Ann Heller - Alexandra Grover, San Francisco CA 75.50 1.54 2 Seymour Ellison, San Francisco CA; Robert Collins, Danville CA 74.00 Bracket 2 1.15 3 Thomas Douglas, Rochester NY; Andrea Malone, Van Nuys CA 70.00 16 Teams 0.86 4 Henry Soule, S Portland ME; Barbara Stevenson, Portland ME 68.50 Gabriel Tawil, Milwaukee WI; William Malesevich, Mayville WI; Yvette Neary, Mequon WI; THURSDAY MORNING 50/100/200 PAIRS STRATUM B Ronald Gould, Green Bay WI vs 10 Pairs Brian Hingerty - Kent McCormack, Knoxville 2.05 1 Ann Heller - Alexandra Grover, San Francisco CA 75.50 TN; Jim Relihan, Cape Canaveral FL; Donna 1.54 2 Seymour Ellison, San Francisco CA; Robert Collins, Danville CA 74.00 Rodwell, Naperville IL 1.15 3 Thomas Douglas, Rochester NY; Andrea Malone, Van Nuys CA 70.00 0.86 4 Henry Soule, S Portland ME; Barbara Stevenson, Portland ME 68.50 William Hines - Daniel Till - Brad Carmichael, Lincoln NE; Patrick Moran, Dayton OH; Jill Lind, THURSDAY MORNING 50/100/200 PAIRS STRATUM C Sun City AZ 7 Pairs vs 2.05 1 Ann Heller - Alexandra Grover, San Francisco CA 75.50 Manfred Michlmayr, Orinda CA; Marie Willis, 1.54 2 Seymour Ellison, San Francisco CA; Robert Collins, Danville CA 74.00 Miami FL; Larry Leskiw, Martinez CA; John Feo, 1.15 3 Thomas Douglas, Rochester NY; Andrea Malone, Van Nuys CA 70.00 Dublin CA Bracket 3 ST LOUIS CONTINUOUS SIDE PAIRS 10 Teams 30 Pairs John Mayne - Richard Papst - Aaron Papst, 3.79 1 Ed Weiss, St Louis MO; Mic Weiss, Chesterfield MO 164.82 Bakersfield CA; Pamela Stockwell, Ridgecrest CA 2.88 2 Howard Halpern, East Brunswick NJ; Bella Adler, Bay Harbour Island FL 162.32 vs 2.92 3 Tobey Belmont, Glendale WI; Bud Stein, Milwaukee WI 158.68 Barbara Vann, Carmichael CA; Ronald Hitt, 2.16 4 Robert Geiger, Miami FL; Chris Hasney, Sierra Vista AZ 158.10 Sacramento CA; Ciel Phillips, Goodyear AZ; Barbara 1.46 5 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Una Arnadottir, Iceland 157.18 Prior, Novato CA 1.62 6 James Michaelis, Paramus NJ; Laurence Zung, Chicago IL 150.00

W Wilber III, Winfield KS; Shirley Sheridan, Oakley KS; James Bascom, Schenectady NY; Eugene ST LOUIS CONTINUOUS SIDE PAIRS Hung, San Diego CA; Jeffrey Tang, Santa Clara CA 18 Pairs vs 2.88 1 Howard Halpern, East Brunswick NJ; Bella Adler, Bay Harbour Island FL 162.32 Michael Nolan - Marilynn Nolan, Troy MI; 2.16 2 Robert Geiger, Miami FL; Chris Hasney, Sierra Vista AZ 158.10 Anthony Scott, West Hills CA; Cezanne Martin, 1.62 3 James Michaelis, Paramus NJ; Laurence Zung, Chicago IL 150.00 Geneseo NY 1.22 4 Michael Levin, San Francisco CA; Norma Friedman, Encino CA 147.91 Bracket 4 1.02 5 Jose Delgado, Lilburn GA; Bess Economos, West Hartford CT 146.82 10 Teams KARLIS VEIDINS OPEN PAIRS STRATUM C William Golush, Plainsboro NJ; Gopal Tejwani, 35 Pairs Slidell LA; Donna Tolen - Winnie Clausen, Santa 9.01 1 Weishu Wu, Santa Barbara CA; Tien-Chun Yang, Palo Alto CA 351.00 Rosa CA 4.41 2 Richard Solomon, Cpram NY; Chris Ackerley, Dunedin 323.50 vs 3.31 3 Randolph Hammock, Culver City CA; Paul Allman, 321.00 Michael Abramson - Madhulina Bandyopadhyay - 2.17 4/5 Walter Frank III, Shreveport LA; Lillie Inzina, Monroe LA 309.00 Ron Woofter - Lorene Hall, Bowling Green OH 2.17 4/5 Martha Baldwin, Killington VT; Kay Carley, Wilmette IL 309.00 1.40 6 Wonjoo Goldstein, Cheltenham PA; Corinne Grynberg, Paris France 308.50 Alan Hamilton, Berkley CA; Kevin George, Fremont CA; Mark Caudill - Susan Southworth, Piedmont CA TUESDAY-THURSDAY CONTINUOUS PAIRS vs 500 Players Edward Kelley, Quincy MA; James Mandrell, 17.90 1/2 Gil Lafreniere, De Allende, Gto 3 127.73 Boston MA; Kelsey Nickerson, Concord MA; Joyce E 17.90 1/2 Claude Chimene, San Antonio TX 127.73 Pearson, Framingham MA 10.07 3/4 John Morman, Fair Oaks CA 126.64 10.07 3/4 Bill McIntosh, Gilroy CA 126.64 6.47 5 Andrea Hayman, New York NY 125.48 8.34 6 Richard Zalenski, Santa Rosa CA 123.19 7.01 7/8 Elaine Said, Nashville TN 122.75 StopBaron by the Baron Barclay Barclay Suppliesbook desk 7.01 7/8 Suzanne Trull, Los Angeles CA 122.75 on B2 for all the latest bridge books, sup- 9.90 9 William Levy, Voorhees NJ 122.34 plies and gifts. The shop is open before and after each session. THURSDAY EVENING CONTINUOUS PAIRS STRATUM A Best sellers include Alan Truscott’s 120 Pairs Bridge Dictionary, the 1997 Bridge Cal- 10.62 1 Karen Allison, Jersey City NJ; Richard Taube, Marietta GA 238.46 endar, Mike Lawrence’s Counting at Bridge, Marty 7.97 2 Jean Ehrenberg - Reiko O’Hara, Mexico 191.00 Bergen’s Points Schmoints, and Max Hardy’s 2 over 5.97 3 Bill Greenberg, San Marcos CA; Suresh Mahajan, Mountain View CA 189.50 1 Game Force. 4.48 4 Ray Grace, Edmonton AB; Helene Schubert, Sherwood Park AB 187.00 3.36 5 Eric Mane, West Allis WI; Bud Stein, Milwaukee WI 186.00 2.92 6 William Levy, Voorhees NJ; Jim Linhart, Piscataway NJ 184.67 -- A pair of eyeglasses in a blue leather 2.04 7 Milton Haley, Kettering OH; Ulker Mutlu, Springfield OH 184.00 case.LOST Please contact Roslee Weaner if found -- or turn them in at the Daily Bulletin office in Pacific C, 4th floor. THURSDAY EVENING CONTINUOUS PAIRS STRATUM B A gold hoop earing with star design. If found re- 48 Pairs turn to Barb Schultz at the Marriott. 5.16 1 Flo Beck, Anchorage AK; Claude Chimene, San Antonio TX 179.42 3.87 2 Barry Martin - Connie Martin, Dallas TX 178.00 2.90 3 Takako Fujimoto - Shoko Imai, Tokyo Japan 175.50 2.18 4 Randy Jordan, Burnaby BC; Stephen Johnson, Minneapolis MN 174.00 1.63 5 Marvin Gove - Carol Gove, Ukiah CA 172.50 There will beITT a meeting meeting of the International Team 1.22 6 Gilbert Ramirez, San Francisco CA; Rajeev Gupta, San Mateo CA 172.00 Trials Committee on Friday at 11 am in Pacific C. Interested participants also are invited. Daily Bulletin 9

TOURNAMENTor (d) a good hand with spades. West APPEALS had shown (with 99.99% decision. The Committee decided that pass- his 2« bid) type (d) a good hand with spades. ing 5« was an option that a significant number of Appeals Case 10 The Facts: 4« by West made four, plus 620 for South’s peers would consider, and changed the con- Subject: Bridge Too Far E/W. 2« was explained by East as showing spades tract to 5« made seven, plus 510 for N/S. The Com- Event: Blue Ribbon Pairs, Nov. 26, First Session and clubs. The explanation was corrected by West mittee returned the deposit. They did not doubt that prior to the opening lead (note (5) above). The Direc- South intended to bid at least a small slam at the point Board: 5 Jay Korobow tor was called and ruled that East’s explanation had he bid 5©; however, they found that assertion irrel- Dealer: North K Q J 8 provided unauthorized information to West, and that evant. « passing 3 was a logical alternative to bidding 3 . Chairperson: Jan Cohen Vul: N/S ª A 10 6 ¨ « 10 6 2 The Director changed the contract to 3¨ by East down Committee Members: Harvey Brody, Abby © two, plus 200 for N/S. Heitner, Bill Laubenheimer, Dave Treadwell, (scribe: ¨ J 6 5 Ronald Powell Rob Stevens The Appeal: Due to the lateness of the hour, Bruce Keidan A 10 6 4 --- West was the only player to appear before the Com- « « mittee. The facts were not in dispute. E/W alleged ª K 9 ª Q J 8 5 3 2 Q 7 3 K 8 5 4 that 3« was the normal action for West over 3¨, with © © or without the misexplanation. ¨ K Q 7 2 ¨ A 4 3 Appeals Case 13 Alex Allen The Committee Decision: The Committee de- Subject: The Untravelable Road cided that there was unauthorized information avail- « 9 7 5 3 2 Event: NABC Open BAM Teams, Nov. 23 7 4 able to West after the explanation of the 2« bid. The ª Committee decided that although the 3 bid was not © A J 9 « Board: 18 Ian Wilson 10 9 8 an egregious action, a significant number of West’s Dealer: East A K 4 ¨ peers (15%-25%) would seriously consider passing. « WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Vul: N/S ª A J 5 2 Pass 2 Pass Therefore, pass was a logical alternative and pursu- 7 5 3 2 ª ant to Law 12C2, the Committee changed the con- © 2NT Pass 3© Pass ¨ A 2 3 3 Pass Pass tract to 3¨ by East down two, plus 200 for N/S and Loarn Thoelecke Kirsten Wibroe ª « assigned this result to both pairs. Dbl All Pass « 10 9 5 « Q J 8 6 2 The Facts: 3 doubled by North went down two, Chairperson: Harvey Brody K Q 8 4 6 « Committee Members: Ed Lazarus, Bruce Reeve ª ª plus 500 for E/W. There was nothing marked about © Q 9 6 © J 10 4 responses to weak two-bids ¨ 8 5 3 ¨ K Q J 9 on the East . David Walker West had marked that 2NT « 7 3 was a conventional response Appeals Case 12 ª 10 9 7 3 to a weak two-bid. The Di- Subject: Something About a Petard © A K 8 rector ruled that the failure Event: Blue Ribbon Pairs ¨ 10 7 6 4 to Alert the 3© bid suggested WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH that 2NT might be natural or Board: 30 Jack Wholey Pass Pass might not be a forcing response to the weak two-bid. Dealer: East « A K 10 9 7 1ª 1NT 2« 2NT (1) The Director ruled that the table result would stand. Vul: None ª Q 4 3 Pass 3¨ Pass 3NT The Appeal: N/S appealed the Director’s ruling. © J 9 All Pass The Committee Decision: The Committee as- ¨ K 4 2 (1) Alerted; puppet to 3¨ sessed a one-quarter board procedural penalty against Lynn Deas Geoff Hampson The Facts: 3 NT by North made three, plus 600 E/W for inadequate disclosure and failing to have two « 2 « 8 6 5 4 for N/S. South intended 2NT as natural; North thought identical convention cards. The Committee allowed ª 9 7 ª 10 8 6 5 2 it was a puppet to 3¨. The Director ruled that South the table result (3« doubled down two, plus 500 for E/ © A 10 8 7 5 4 3 © K Q 6 had unauthorized information and that passing 3¨ was W) to stand. The N/S deposit was returned. ¨ 8 7 5 ¨ 10 a logical alternative. The Director changed the con- Chairperson: Phil Leon Bill Heid tract to 3¨ by North down two, plus 200 for E/W. Committee Members: Bobby Goldman, Claire « Q J 3 The Appeal: N/S appealed the Director’s rul- Tornay ª A K J ing, contending that South had little choice but to bid © 2 3NT over 3¨ since at BAM scoring, 3¨ was unlikely ¨ A Q J 9 6 3 to be to play on this auction, even if North had not WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH Alerted 2NT. South stated that he realized at the point Appeals Case 11 Pass 1¨ his partner Alerted that it was likely his 2NT bid had Subject: The Short and Winding Road 2© 2« 4© 5© been construed as Lebensohl. North stated that rea- Event: Blue Ribbon Pairs, Nov.26 Pass 5« (1) Pass 6« sonable defense would have defeated 3NT, suggest- All Pass ing that the damage to E/W was self-inflicted. South Board: 6 Donna Rogall (1) Break in . stated that he had intended 2NT as natural and that Dealer: East K 6 4 The Facts: 6« by North made seven, plus 1010 N/S had played together only three times previously « for N/S. There was a break in tempo before the 5 and not at all in the past 15 months. Vul: E/W ª 10 8 6 5 « 10 7 call, as South agreed in response to a question by The Committee Decision: The Committee © East before bidding 6 . Pursuant to Law 16, the Di- agreed with the Director that a 3 bid with no Alert ¨ 10 9 7 4 « ¨ Mark Aquino Charles Coon rector ruled that pass was a logical alternative to 6« from North would have expressed an interest in play- A Q 10 8 7 2 9 3 and changed the contract to 5« ing a club partscore rather than a « « made seven, plus 510 for N/S. notrump game. Thus, North had cho- ª K Q 9 ª A 4 3 A 5 Q J 9 6 3 The Appeal: N/S appealed on sen from among logical alternatives © © the grounds that 5 was an attempt (passing and bidding on) the one that ¨ 6 3 ¨ Q J 2 © Marc Umeno to elicit a 6© cuebid from North af- could reasonably have been suggested J 5 ter which South intended to bid a by the unauthorized information (the « grand slam. South estimated the Alert). Pursuant to Law 12C2, the ª J 7 2 K 8 4 2 break in tempo to be two seconds, Committee canceled South’s 3NT bid © North called it a “slight hitch”, and and assigned to N/S the score for 3 ¨ A K 8 5 ¨ WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH West (the only member of her part- by North down two, plus 200 for E/W Pass 1NT (12-15) nership present) declined to estimate (the most unfavorable result that was Dbl (1) Pass (2) 2 (3) Pass the length of the break in tempo at all probable). The Committee re- ¨ other than to note it qualified as a jected the notion that E/W had made 2« (4) Pass 3¨ Pass 3 Pass 4 All Pass (5) break in tempo. Asked why he an egregious error in defense, which « « chose 5 instead of 4NT (Blackwood), South said, “I would have deprived them of the right to redress due (1) Alerted; “Jump Ball” a puppet to 2¨ to de- © scribe one of four hand types. made a bad bid.” The Committee discovered that to their own fault. 3NT cannot be beaten after the (2) Alerted; no single suit, possibly the start of an North had about 1400 masterpoints and South had lead of the ¨K, a reasonable lead that was made at escape sequence. about 2200 masterpoints. this and lots of other tables. (3) Alerted; semi-forced. The Committee Decision: The Committee ruled Again, pursuant to Law 12C2, E/W were assigned (4) Alerted; explained as showing spades and that having created a trap for his partner by bidding the same score (3¨ by North down two, plus 200 for clubs. 5©, South was caught in it after the break in tempo. E/W), the most favorable result at all likely had the (5) Before the opening lead, West explained that Noting that it could construct several hands in which infraction not occurred, the small slam would hinge on a trump that Chairperson: Mike Huston East’s interpretation of 2¨ was incorrect; the four hand types included in West’s initial double were: (a) was odds on to lose, the Committee ruled that North’s Committee Members: Phil Brady, Lynn Deas, Bob clubs, (b) diamonds and hearts, (c) hearts and spades, break in tempo had converted a 70% decision into a Gookin, Bob Glasson, (scribe: Bruce Keidan) 10 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJ EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Suzanne Trull, Los Angeles CA 92.50 1 David Priest, N Hollywood CA; Birger Holmquist, Chatsworth CA 105.50 2 Linda Lewis - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 91.00 2 Fred Ragsdale - Jennifer Salisbury, Corrales NM 98.00 3 Walter Rassbach - Nancy Rassbach, Westminster CO 90.50 3 Corinne Kirkham, San Bernardino CA; Robert Schwartz, San Pedro CA 90.00 4 Betty Gessner, Virginia Bch VA; Jeffrey Barkan, Norfolk VA 87.00 4 Roy Davies, Pacifica CA; Eric Platt, Toronto ON 86.00 5 Patrick Shaw, Olean NY; Chris Behrens, New York NY 85.50 5/6 Margot Hennings, Falls Church VA; Eric Landau, Silver Spring MD 85.00 5/6 John Hogan Jr, Wayne NJ; Betty Cox, Randolph NJ 85.00 STRATUM B 1 Patrick Shaw, Olean NY; Chris Behrens, New York NY 85.50 1 Fred Ragsdale - Jennifer Salisbury, Corrales NM 98.00 2/3 Linda Olbort, Saskatoon SK; Allan Lazar, Seattle WA 85.00 2 Roy Davies, Pacifica CA; Eric Platt, Toronto ON 86.00 2/3 Edna Williams - Grace Selby, Elgin IL 85.00 STRATUM C 1 Patrick Shaw, Olean NY; Chris Behrens, New York NY 85.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Perry Van Hook - Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 108.00 1 Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA; Grant Baze, La Jolla CA 109.50 2 Jeanne Fisher, Clementon NJ; Bruce Keidan, Pittsburgh PA 98.00 2 Joel Hoersch, La Jolla CA; Marilyn Peters-Dunn, San Diego CA 98.00 3 Jeffrey Blond, Cote St-Luc PQ; David Levy, Cote St Luc PQ 97.50 3 Mark Perlmutter, San Francisco CA; Richard Taube, Marietta GA 91.50 4 Juanita Chambers, Schenectady NY; Gladys Collier, E Hampton NY 91.50 4 Steven Pawliger, Hollywood FL; Robert Rosen, Delray Beach FL 84.00 5 Terry Van Dyke - Janice Van Dyke, Memphis TN 89.00 5 Richard Zalenski - Jacqueline Cornfoot, Santa Rosa CA 83.50 STRATUM B 1 Terry Van Dyke - Janice Van Dyke, Memphis TN 89.00 1 Frieda Peacock - Helen Belcastro, Foster City CA 79.50 STRATUM C NORTH-SOUTH SECTION KK EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Kathie Wei-Sender, Nashville TN; Mike Cappelletti, Red Bank TN 104.00 1 Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID; Allen Lewis, Sioux Falls SD 101.00 2 Anne Casey, Newport Beach CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bch CA 103.50 2 David McLellan, Thunder Bay ON; William Treble, Winnipeg MB 100.00 3 Jim Hayashi, San Jose CA; Anne Boboricken, Campbell CA 95.50 3 Tony Miller - Diane Miller, Ridgecrest CA 91.00 4 Eric Swanson, Englewood CO; Nona Dale, Littleton CO 88.00 4 Linda Hanson - Coley McGinnis, Nashville TN 89.00 5 Gary Hann, Ann Arbor MI; Joe Neal Kroll, Dallas TX 86.00 5 Charles Richmond - Denis Shalloo, San Francisco CA 88.00 STRATUM B 1 Anne Casey, Newport Beach CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bch CA 103.50 1 Charles Richmond - Denis Shalloo, San Francisco CA 88.00 2 Eric Swanson, Englewood CO; Nona Dale, Littleton CO 88.00 2 Robert Weibly, Spokane WA; Bob Kiggins, Burnaby BC 79.00 STRATUM C NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NN EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Bob Balderson Jr, Hopkins MN; Cynthia Balderson, Minnetonka MN 96.50 1 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; B Wayne Stuart III, Aptos CA 98.00 2 Matthew Kappel, Middletown NJ; Alex Leung, Eatontown NJ 92.50 2 Beverly Rosenberg, Sherman Oaks CA; Carol Pincus, Las Vegas NV 97.50 3 Per Hedly - Robyn Hedly, Denver CO 90.50 3 Elliott Grubman - Ava Grubman, Brooklyn NY 91.50 4 Tom Clarke, Lake Charles LA; Alan Le Bendig, Los Angeles CA 89.00 4 Kenneth Van Cleve, Grand Rapids MI; Brad Holtsberry, Farmington MI 89.00 STRATUM B 1 Matthew Kappel, Middletown NJ; Alex Leung, Eatontown NJ 92.50 1 J Tommey Smart - Ray Cormier Jr, Galt CA 85.00 2 Per Hedly - Robyn Hedly, Denver CO 90.50 2 Tony Melucci - Richard Unger, San Diego CA 82.50 STRATUM C 1 Lynne Annett - Mike Annett, Hood River OR 76.00 THURSDAY SENIOR PAIRS MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Mary Huxford, New York NY 176.00 1 Sylvia Gindi, Oakhurst NJ; Arnold Bergen, Oakland NJ 148.00 2 Catherine Wayne, San Diego CA; Virginia Hastings, Santee CA 155.00 2 Mrs. Lou Galamba - Lou Galamba Jr, Shawnee Mssn KS 146.50 3 Barbara Shields, Los Angeles CA; George Leiby, San Francisco CA 154.50 3 Sarah Wiener, Wantagh NY; Alvin Zuckerman, Oceanside NY 145.50 4 Richard Au - Yukie Kato, Honolulu HI 140.50 4 Worth Vaughan - Diane Vaughan, Madison WI 142.00 5 Victor Rodwell - Meredith Rodwell, W Lafayette IN 139.00 5 James Edmunds, Altamonte Spg FL; Frederick C Liu, Winter Park FL 141.50 STRATUM B 1 Barbara Shields, Los Angeles CA; George Leiby, San Francisco CA 154.50 1 Sylvia Gindi, Oakhurst NJ; Arnold Bergen, Oakland NJ 148.00 2 Richard Au - Yukie Kato, Honolulu HI 140.50 2 Mrs. Lou Galamba - Lou Galamba Jr, Shawnee Mssn KS 146.50 STRATUM C NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Byron Crittenden, Kingswood Surre Y; James Bochsler, London Se19 1qg 161.00 1 Elsye Kwok, Honolulu HI; Charles Pan, Chevy Chase MD 160.50 2 Martha Orloff - L Margott, Santa Monica CA 152.50 2/3 Thomas Kelso - Barbara Kelso, Spring Lake MI 160.00 3 Virginia Adams, Bloomington MN; Rose Orenstein, Minneapolis MN 150.50 2/3 Bill McCallon - Richard Hill, St Augustine FL 160.00 4 Jeanne Stenger, Bethesda MD; Gail Rust, Daytona Beach FL 144.00 4 Nancy McCarthy, Martinez CA; Shirlee Shaw, Concord CA 143.00 5 Teresa Szymczak, Walnut Creek CA; Judy Guillen, Martinez CA 140.50 5 Lionel Brouse, Toronto ON; Dan McCaw, Thornhill ON 141.00 6 Milton Haley, Kettering OH; Ulker Mutlu, Springfield OH 140.00 6/7 Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City MO; Reba Hughes, Fremont CA 132.00 6/7 Sally Jester, San Luis Obispo CA; Jeanette Hendry, Santa Maria CA 132.00 STRATUM B 1 Byron Crittenden, Kingswood Surrey England; James Bochsler, London 161.00 1 Elsye Kwok, Honolulu HI; Charles Pan, Chevy Chase MD 160.50 2 Virginia Adams, Bloomington MN; Rose Orenstein, Minneapolis MN 150.50 2 Thomas Kelso - Barbara Kelso, Spring Lake MI 160.00 3 Christina Miller - Herbert Bartick, Calabasas CA 135.50 3/4 Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City MO; Reba Hughes, Fremont CA 132.00 3/4 Sally Jester, San Luis Obispo CA; Jeanette Hendry, Santa Maria CA 132.00 STRATUM C 1 Byron Crittenden, Kingswood Surrey, England; James Bochsler, London 161.00 1 Thomas Kelso - Barbara Kelso, Spring Lake MI 160.00 2 Christina Miller - Herbert Bartick, Calabasas CA 135.50 2 Sally Jester, San Luis Obispo CA; Jeanette Hendry, Santa Maria CA 132.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Gloria Perry - Angelo Geraci, Oceanside NY 163.00 1 Warren Orloff, Santa Monica CA; John Hall, Aurora ON 165.00 2 Harrison Roth, New York NY; Irwin Friedman, Kew Gardens NY 159.50 2 Dolores McDonald, Redlands CA; Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA 159.50 3 John Gustafson - Helen Gustafson, Des Moines IA 143.50 3 Leonard Pennario, Los Angeles CA; Phil Leon, Grosse Pointe MI 139.50 4 Louis Le Blanc, Pierrefonds PQ; Shirley Hiscox, Rigaud PQ 142.00 4 Neale Van Delft - Jo Ann Van Delft, Mahwah NJ 139.00 5 Keith Vincent - Barbara Kiesel, Vallejo CA 140.50 5 Warren Olson - Annetta Olson, Dallas TX 136.50 STRATUM B 1 Harrison Roth, New York NY; Irwin Friedman, Kew Gardens NY 159.50 1 Warren Orloff, Santa Monica CA; John Hall, Aurora ON 165.00 2 Louis Le Blanc, Pierrefonds PQ; Shirley Hiscox, Rigaud PQ 142.00 2 Neale Van Delft - Jo Ann Van Delft, Mahwah NJ 139.00 3 Brenda Mason Carter, San Diego CA; Joseph Pennario, Del Mar CA 135.00 3 Rita Ginn, Astoria OR; Thelma Hendrickson, Cathlamet WA 135.50 STRATUM C NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Tsuruko Yoshizawa - Akio Kurokawa, Tokyo, Japan 169.50 1 Eunice Portnoy - Paul Portnoy, Chesterfield MO 168.50 2 Mary Slick - Ralph Slick, San Jose CA 160.50 2 Robert Durbrow - David Shuster, Fresno CA 165.50 3 Susan Urbaniak, Mercer Island WA; Mary Hardy, Las Vegas NV 153.50 3 Mira Michaud - Robert Michaud, St David ME 153.50 4 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY 148.00 4 Clay Brooke Mc Farland, Owego NY; George Pisk, Manchaca TX 147.50 5 Jim O’Neil - Mary O’Neil, Rockville MD 140.50 5 Sonia Kaplan, Eatontown NJ; Jacqueline Walker, San Diego CA 141.00 STRATUM B 1 Nick Charczenko - Susan Charczenko, Kaneohe HI 129.00 1 Mira Michaud - Robert Michaud, St David ME 153.50 2 Peggie Cunnagin, South Bend IN; Patricia Borchert, Elkhart IN 126.50 2 Hans Wandel - Naomi Wandel, Lake Oswego OR 131.50 STRATUM C THURSDAY FAST OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJ EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Linda Hanson - Coley McGinnis, Nashville TN 98.00 1 Robert Hitchens, Seattle WA; Ronald Tracy, Edmonds WA 108.50 2 Kathie Wei-Sender, Nashville TN; Mike Cappelletti, Red Bank TN 96.50 2 Elaine Said, Nashville TN; Suzanne Trull, Los Angeles CA 105.00 3 Della Schnell - John Schnell, Fresno CA 95.50 3 Linda Lewis - Paul Lewis, Las Vegas NV 102.50 Daily Bulletin 11

4 Charles Richmond - Denis Shalloo, San Francisco CA 93.00 4 Rochelle Perlman - Frank Perlman, Memphis TN 96.00 5 Jason Smith, New York NY; Paul Theroff, Kansas City KS 88.50 5 Stan Underwood - Shirley Underwood, Upland CA 90.00 STRATUM B 1 Charles Richmond - Denis Shalloo, San Francisco CA 93.00 1 Patrick Shaw, Olean NY; Chris Behrens, New York NY 87.50 2 Jason Smith, New York NY; Paul Theroff, Kansas City KS 88.50 2 Susan Drake - Scott Drake, Memphis TN 77.50 STRATUM C 1 Patrick Shaw, Olean NY; Chris Behrens, New York NY 87.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION KK EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 David Priest, N Hollywood CA; Birger Holmquist, Chatsworth CA 103.00 1 David McLellan, Thunder Bay ON; William Treble, Winnipeg MB 101.00 2 Hank Meyer, Paris FR; Ron Sukoneck, Annandale VA 99.00 2 Nunzio Martorina, Corona CA; Berneice Anglea, Laguna Beach CA 100.50 3 Linda Olbort, Saskatoon SK; Allan Lazar, Seattle WA 91.50 3 Bruce Ferguson, Boise ID; Allen Lewis, Sioux Falls SD 88.00 4 Angela Underwood, Medicine Hat AB; Henry Caspar, Mississauga ON 90.00 4 Eric Swanson, Englewood CO; Nona Dale, Littleton CO 86.50 5 Corinne Kirkham, San Bernardino CA; Robert Schwartz, San Pedro CA 89.00 5/6 Stephen Johnson, Minneapolis MN; J David Oliver, Plymouth MN 85.00 5/6 Anne Casey, Newport Beach CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bch CA 85.00 STRATUM B 1 Linda Olbort, Saskatoon SK; Allan Lazar, Seattle WA 91.50 1 Eric Swanson, Englewood CO; Nona Dale, Littleton CO 86.50 2 Angela Underwood, Medicine Hat AB; Henry Caspar, Mississauga ON 90.00 2/3 Stephen Johnson, Minneapolis MN; J David Oliver, Plymouth MN 85.00 2/3 Anne Casey, Newport Beach CA; C. Buddy Carls, Huntington Bch CA 85.00 STRATUM C NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Kenneth Van Cleve, Grand Rapids MI; Brad Holtsberry, Farmington MI 103.00 1 Mike Aliotta, Oklahoma City OK; Raymond Zekauskas Jr, Tulsa OK 103.00 2 Beverly Rosenberg, Sherman Oaks CA; Carol Pincus, Las Vegas NV 102.00 2 Maria Rodriguez, New York NY; Tom Wong, Kowloon 93.00 3 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; B Wayne Stuart III, Aptos CA 101.00 3 Perry Van Hook - Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA 92.00 4 Mark Jones - Joe Harris, Albuquerque NM 100.50 4/6 Steven Pawliger, Hollywood FL; Robert Rosen, Delray Beach FL 87.50 4/6 Jeffrey Blond, Cote St-Luc PQ; David Levy, Cote St Luc PQ 87.50 4/6 Terry Van Dyke - Janice Van Dyke, Memphis TN 87.50 STRATUM B 1 Tony Melucci - Richard Unger, San Diego CA 78.00 1 Maria Rodriguez, New York NY; Tom Wong, Kowloon 93.00 2 J Tommey Smart - Ray Cormier Jr, Galt CA 76.00 STRATUM C NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NN EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Jeanne Fisher, Clementon NJ; Bruce Keidan, Pittsburgh PA 109.00 1 Lynne Annett - Mike Annett, Hood River OR 106.50 2 Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA; Grant Baze, La Jolla CA 104.50 2 Jan Shane, White Plains NY; Roni Gitchel, Pittsburgh PA 102.50 3 Frieda Peacock - Helen Belcastro, Foster City CA 102.50 3 Eric Lewis - Michael Lancashire, Toronto ON 96.50 4 Laura Plunkett, Huntngtn Bch CA; Gene Simpson, Redlands CA 89.50 4 Matthew Kappel, Middletown NJ; Alex Leung, Eatontown NJ 92.00 5 Marie Dahl - Carl Dahl Jr, Northridge CA 89.00 5 Bob Balderson Jr, Hopkins MN; Cynthia Balderson, Minnetonka MN 91.00 STRATUM B 1 Frieda Peacock - Helen Belcastro, Foster City CA 102.50 1 Lynne Annett - Mike Annett, Hood River OR 106.50 2 Eric Lewis - Michael Lancashire, Toronto ON 96.50 STRATUM C 1 Lynne Annett - Mike Annett, Hood River OR 106.50 THURSDAY AFTERNOON 50/100/200 STRAT PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 E. Matt Olson - Leonard Brill, San Francisco CA 101.50 1 Robert Devlin - Donna Devlin, Jupiter FL 106.00 2 Samuel Huculak - Pauline Huculak, Barrhead AB 99.00 2 Robert Hirst - Dorothy Hirst, Antioch CA 95.00 3 George Riesz - Ann Riesz, Las Vegas NV 98.50 3 Richard Schutte, Incline Village NV; Elisabeth Rutter, Oakland CA 91.00 4 Anne Cohler - Charles Cohler, San Francisco CA 85.50 4 Christie Mullikin, Claremont CA; Sanford Jones, La Verne CA 90.00 STRATUM B 1 Larry Brown - Lynn Brown, Santa Rosa CA 80.50 1 Deborah Henry, Greensburg PA; Lesleigh Holm, Alexandria VA 86.50 2 Emelia Barbanel - Charlotte Lewis, San Francisco CA 76.50 2 Inez Schwartz, Syndey NS; Geraldine Christensen, Houston TX 82.50 STRATUM C 1 Larry Brown - Lynn Brown, Santa Rosa CA 80.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Dmitriy Kustov, San Francisco CA; Jean Hue, Dublin CA 104.00 1 Ed Watkinson - Steven Nelson, Trenton NJ 105.00 2 Carol Kowalchuk, Sherwood Park AB; Bernie Kowalchuk, Sherwood Par AB 94.00 2 Sharon Lee, San Francisco CA; Rob Smith, Durham NC 93.50 3 Johnny Veloso, Hercules CA; Darlinda Cappucini, Benicia CA 87.00 3 Judith Clark, Santa Clara CA; M O’Leary, San Jose CA 90.50 4 Ernest Bourque - Rosalie Bourque, Punta Gorda FL 86.00 4 Guadalupe Cervantes, Huisquilucn Edo M; Lueann Espinosa, Mexico City MX 87.50 STRATUM B 1 Johnny Veloso, Hercules CA; Darlinda Cappucini, Benicia CA 87.00 1 Sharon Lee, San Francisco CA; Rob Smith, Durham NC 93.50 2 Guadalupe Cervantes, Huisquilucn Edo M; Lueann Espinosa, Mexico City MX 87.50 STRATUM C THURSDAY AFTERNOON 0-20 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST 1 Laura Johnson, Concord CA; Jack Hileman, McKinleyville CA 41.00 1 Mark Sloan - Dan Sloan, Sacramento CA 40.50 2 Gloria Jones, Mill Valley CA; Susan Bowman, San Rafael CA 36.50 2 Alvera Bennett, Walnut Creek CA; Patricia George, Concord CA 37.50 STRATIFIED SENIOR PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Michael Flanagan - Barbara Flanagan, Westlake Vlg CA 161.50 1 Jacqueline Tucker - Ziggy Tucker, San Antonio TX 155.00 2 James Priebe - Joan Priebe, Mississauga ON 150.50 2 James Edmunds, Altamonte Spg FL; Frederick C Liu, Winter Park FL 154.00 3 Jerry Aceti, Sudbury ON; John McAdam, Ottawa ON 148.50 3 Barbara Shields, Los Angeles CA; George Leiby, San Francisco CA 153.50 4 Eunice Portnoy - Paul Portnoy, Chesterfield MO 142.00 4 Charles Stenger, Bethesda MD; Frank Jackson, San Francisco CA 153.00 5 Sonia Kaplan, Eatontown NJ; Jacqueline Walker, San Diego CA 135.50 5 Sylvia Gindi, Oakhurst NJ; Arnold Bergen, Oakland NJ 145.50 STRATUM B 1 Hans Wandel - Naomi Wandel, Lake Oswego OR 132.50 1 Barbara Shields, Los Angeles CA; George Leiby, San Francisco CA 153.50 2 Doris Trautman, San Fran CA; Marietta Spencer, San Mateo CA 129.50 2 Sylvia Gindi, Oakhurst NJ; Arnold Bergen, Oakland NJ 145.50 STRATUM C NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Sarah Wiener, Wantagh NY; Alvin Zuckerman, Oceanside NY 183.00 1 Milton Haley, Kettering OH; Ulker Mutlu, Springfield OH 178.50 2 Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Mary Huxford, New York NY 154.50 2 Lionel Brouse, Toronto ON; Dan McCaw, Thornhill ON 161.50 3 Steve Lawrence, Athens TX; Ed Groner, Duncan OK 154.00 3 Martha Orloff - L Margott, Santa Monica CA 155.50 4 John Currie, Halifax NS; Bram Schwartz, Sydney NS 152.00 4 P Kenneth Zeising, Reno NV; Floyd Woldt, Destin FL 146.00 5 Mrs. Lou Galamba - Lou Galamba Jr, Shawnee Mssn KS 149.50 5 Byron Crittenden, Kingswood Surre Y; James Bochsler, London Se19 1qg 135.50 STRATUM B 1 Mrs. Lou Galamba - Lou Galamba Jr, Shawnee Mssn KS 149.50 1 Byron Crittenden, Kingswood Surre Y; James Bochsler, London Se19 1qg 135.50 2 Helen Lindsey - Bob Blaine, Morgan Hill CA 138.00 2 Lilian Belokamen, Los Angeles CA; Chizuko Yang, Hacienda Hgts CA 133.50 3 Dianna Ogden - Stan Ogden, Ross CA 122.00 STRATUM C 1 Byron Crittenden, Kingswood Surrey, England; James Bochsler, London 135.50 2 Lilian Belokamen, Los Angeles CA; Chizuko Yang, Hacienda Heights CA 133.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Ron Woodsum, Houston TX; Lon Kieffer III, Minneapolis MN 176.50 1 Lucille Gasperini, Santa Rosa CA; Jerome Tilles, San Antonio TX 159.50 2 Teresa Szymczak, Walnut Creek CA; Judy Guillen, Martinez CA 152.00 2 John Gustafson - Helen Gustafson, Des Moines IA 157.00 3 Dean Berger, Leola PA; Ethel Reed, Hagerstown MD 148.00 3 Brenda Mason Carter, San Diego CA; Joseph Pennario, Del Mar CA 148.00 4 Patricia Mitchell, Oakville ON; Marion Watson, Mississauga ON 139.00 4 Warren Olson - Annetta Olson, Dallas TX 146.50 5 Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City MO; Reba Hughes, Fremont CA 136.50 5 Barry Martin - Connie Martin, Dallas TX 142.00 6 Bill McCallon - Richard Hill, St Augustine FL 135.50 6 Leo L T Chiang, S San Francisco CA; Robert Bendig, Carmel Valley CA 132.50 12 Daily Bulletin

STRATUM B 1 Patricia Mitchell, Oakville ON; Marion Watson, Mississauga ON 139.00 1 Lucille Gasperini, Santa Rosa CA; Jerome Tilles, San Antonio TX 159.50 2 Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City MO; Reba Hughes, Fremont CA 136.50 2 Brenda Mason Carter, San Diego CA; Joseph Pennario, Del Mar CA 148.00 3 Elsye Kwok, Honolulu HI; Charles Pan, Chevy Chase MD 131.00 3 Barry Martin - Connie Martin, Dallas TX 142.00 STRATUM C 1 Thomas Kelso - Barbara Kelso, Spring Lake MI 128.00 2 Sally Jester, San Luis Obispo CA; Jeanette Hendry, Santa Maria CA 111.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VV EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Dolores McDonald, Redlands CA; Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA 181.50 1 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY 170.50 2 Al Cohen, Tamarac FL; Marilyn Eber, Denver CO 160.50 2 Louis Quiggle - Rosalind Quiggle, Redding CA 155.00 3 Louis Le Blanc, Pierrefonds PQ; Shirley Hiscox, Rigaud PQ 159.50 3 Mary Slick - Ralph Slick, San Jose CA 149.00 4 Edith Wong - Daisy Ching, Honolulu HI 149.50 4 Patricia Philbin - James Philbin, Sacramento CA 144.50 5 Eliot Fraser - Laura Fraser, Petaluma CA 147.00 5 Jim O’Neil - Mary O’Neil, Rockville MD 139.50 STRATUM B 1 Louis Le Blanc, Pierrefonds PQ; Shirley Hiscox, Rigaud PQ 159.50 1 Patricia Philbin - James Philbin, Sacramento CA 144.50 2 Edith Wong - Daisy Ching, Honolulu HI 149.50 2 Carol Phillips, Indian Hbr Bh FL; Harold Vogel, New York NY 132.50 3 Harrison Roth, New York NY; Irwin Friedman, Kew Gardens NY 137.00 STRATUM C THURSDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUOUS/SIDE PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 William Levy, Voorhees NJ; Howard Piltch, Andover MA 197.04 1 Raija Lassila, Finland ; Gloria Kessler, Glenview IL 183.71 2 David Holeman, Oakland CA; Frank Leonard, Tempe AZ 184.38 2 Horii Ikuko, Tokyo Japan ; Reiko Kimura, Tokyo 183.63 3 Edie Nayman - B Nayman, Downsview ON 175.13 3 Jeffrey Tang, Santa Clara CA; Eugene Hung, San Diego CA 181.42 4 Donna Tolen - Winnie Clausen, Santa Rosa CA 174.42 4 Martin Hadfield - Angus Simpson, London England 178.08 5 Annette McCarty, Richardson TX; Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 167.21 5 Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY; Bess Economos, West Hartford CT 177.12 6 Alfred Rand, New York NY; Jim Linhart, Piscataway NJ 163.38 6 Nie Lih Cheng - Peter Kalat, Bedford NY 165.59 7 Helene Schubert, Sherwood Pk AB; Ray Grace, Edmonton AB 159.84 7 William Chan, Van Buren ME; Ferd Bernjak, Winnipeg MB 161.50 STRATUM B 1 Donna Tolen - Winnie Clausen, Santa Rosa CA 174.42 1 Jeffrey Tang, Santa Clara CA; Eugene Hung, San Diego CA 181.42 2 Michael Manders, San Francisco CA; Takemi Totes, Pacifica CA 157.63 2 Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY; Bess Economos, West Hartford CT 177.12 3 Nancy Sharp - S Michael Sharp, San Diego CA 155.29 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION J EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Diane Lazarus - Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD 188.00 1 Jo Boyd, Santa Maria CA; Dixie Hsu, San Luis Obispo CA 192.00 2 Doris Ashcroft, Stockton CA; Paul Predhomme, Detroit MI 186.50 2 Burton Wong, Lakewood CA; Constance Freeman, Tucson AZ 180.50 3 Zoe Hutchins - Gregory Sanoff, Santa Rosa CA 180.50 3 Vijay A Bal - Dileep Bal, Fair Oaks CA 173.50 4 Bettina McKee, Rye Brook NY; Lew Walter, Carmel NY 177.50 4 Jucy Salkoff, Las Vegas NV; Lisa Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ 173.00 5 Robert Lyons - Jeanne Lyons, El Paso TX 171.50 5 Isadore Sharp - Rosalie Sharp, Toronto ON 170.00 6 Agnes Gregson, Mississauga ON; Antonia Okany, Etobicoke ON 165.00 6 Annette Bergstrom, Burbank CA; Peggy Newman, Bloomington CA 166.50 7 Ronald Schacht, Bayside NY; Don Riethmiller, Lancaster CA 164.50 7 Dorothy Perlman Pullan, Toronto ON; Edna Rockman, Don Mills ON 165.50 STRATUM B 1 Doris Ashcroft, Stockton CA; Paul Predhomme, Detroit MI 186.50 1 Burton Wong, Lakewood CA; Constance Freeman, Tucson AZ 180.50 2 Bettina McKee, Rye Brook NY; Lew Walter, Carmel NY 177.50 2 Vijay A Bal - Dileep Bal, Fair Oaks CA 173.50 3 Robert Lyons - Jeanne Lyons, El Paso TX 171.50 3 Isadore Sharp - Rosalie Sharp, Toronto ON 170.00 BLUE RIBBON PAIRS FIRST FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F, G, H EAST-WEST 1 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; J Markland Molson, Cote St Luc PQ 630.50 1 David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 624.50 2 Tony Forrester, Boston MA; Geir G Helgemo, Trondheim 591.50 2/3 Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA; Ed Manfield, Hyattsville MD 585.00 3 Mark Bartusek, Manhattan Beach CA; Marshall Miles, Redlands CA 590.50 2/3 Edward Nagy, Danville CA; Jeffrey Polisner, Lafayette CA 585.00 4 Danny Sprung - Jo Ann Sprung, Philadelphia PA 583.50 4 Dick Bruno, Chicago IL; Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL 578.00 5 Michael Rosenberg - Debbie Zuckerberg, Tuckahoe NY 579.50 5 Peter Nagy, Las Vegas NV; Hugh Ross, Oakland CA 574.00 6 Jim Krekorian - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 577.50 6/7 Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; John Mohan, Las Vegas NV 566.00 7 Fred Stewart, West Hurley NY; Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ 576.50 6/7 Stephen Landen, W Bloomfield MI; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH 566.00 8 Richard Pavlicek, Ft Lauderdale FL; William Root, Boca Raton FL 570.50 8 Mark Feldman, New York NY; Sharon Osberg, San Francisco CA 555.50 9 Marshall Schwartz, San Francisco CA; Michael Levinson, Daly City CA 560.50 9 Lou Reich, Wheaton MD; John Adams, Gaithersburg MD 550.00 10 Michael Polowan, New York NY; Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA 552.50 10 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Stephen Sanborn, Poughkeepsie NY 546.50 11 Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN; Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX 551.50 11 Jeffrey Goldsmith, Pasadena CA; John Zilic, Houston TX 534.00 12 Ralph Buchalter, Oakland CA; Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY 541.00 12 Richard Katz, Rancho Mirage CA; Robert Levin, Orlando FL 532.50 13 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 538.00 13 William Pettis - Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD 531.50 14 Michael Schreiber, Los Angeles CA; Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL 532.50 14 Barry Rigal, New York NY; Haig Tchamitch, Arvada CO 519.00 15 Eric Greco, Annandale VA; Lowell Sawyer, Occoquan VA 526.00 15 Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA; Jess Stuart Jr, West Chester PA 518.00 16 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 524.50 16 Barry Harper, Kelowna BC; Don Campbell, Saskatoon SK 514.00 KARLIS VEIDINS OPEN PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION T EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Andrew Robson, London, England; Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA 199.50 1 Andrew Gumperz, Berkeley CA; Elizabeth Mead, Minneapolis MN 199.50 2 Mark Estes - Elaine Estes, Grapevine TX 183.50 2 Ashraf El Sadi - Jill El Sadi, Union City CA 199.00 3 James Glickman - James Kaplan, Woodland Hls CA 177.50 3 Tobey Belmont, Glendale WI; Kathleen Deal-Besag, Milwaukee WI 192.50 4 Josh Shanes, Madison WI; Jordan Karol, San Francisco CA 176.00 4 Harold Jordan - Sigridur Kristjansdottir, Wilmington DE 175.50 5 Miho Sekizawa, Itabashi-Ku, To KY; Ayako Amano, Tokyo 167 174.50 5 Sidney Mar, Oakland CA; Srikanth Kodayam, Union City CA 165.00 6 Kathy Wagner - Larry Wagner, Cupertino CA 172.00 6 Larry Reneau - Myra Reneau, Chattanooga TN 164.00 STRATUM B 1 Josh Shanes, Madison WI; Jordan Karol, San Francisco CA 176.00 1 Harold Jordan - Sigridur Kristjansdottir, Wilmington DE 175.50 2 Kathy Wagner - Larry Wagner, Cupertino CA 172.00 2 Larry Reneau - Myra Reneau, Chattanooga TN 164.00 STRATUM C 1 Randolph Hammock, Culver City CA; Paul Allman, 151.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION R EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Donald Crum, Winnetka CA; Margery Parks, Flin Flon MB 190.00 1 Hank Gagnon, Newberg OR; Jon Bartlett, Milwaukie OR 189.50 2 Alvin Pecarsky - Nancy Pecarsky, Newtown PA 182.00 2 David Kramer, Mill Valley CA; Dixie Wade, San Jose CA 185.50 3 Michael Roberts - Michael Cockerell, Victoria BC 180.00 3 Jack Lacy, Round Rock TX; Phillip Grothus, San Antonio TX 179.50 4 David Walker, Seattle WA; Ken Wilk, Walnut Creek CA 177.50 4 Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Vivian Griscom, Nashville TN 169.00 5 S Smolen, Los Angeles CA; Michael Caskey, San Luis Obispo CA 177.00 5 Saul Teukolsky - Roselyn Teukolsky, Ithaca NY 166.00 6 William Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; Mary Lou Faggella, Sacramento CA 164.00 6 Ken McClenahan, Walnut Creek CA; Donn Lentz, Thunder Bay ON 164.00 STRATUM B 1 Donald Crum, Winnetka CA; Margery Parks, Flin Flon MB 190.00 1 David Kramer, Mill Valley CA; Dixie Wade, San Jose CA 185.50 2 David Walker, Seattle WA; Ken Wilk, Walnut Creek CA 177.50 2 Ken McClenahan, Walnut Creek CA; Donn Lentz, Thunder Bay ON 164.00 3 Samuel Wang, Monterey Park CA; Robert C. Wang, Irwindale CA 157.50 3 Carl Anderson - Diana Anderson, W Des Moines IA 155.50 STRATUM C 1 Moti Thadani - Sarla Thadani, Santa Clara CA 136.50 1 David Kramer, Mill Valley CA; Dixie Wade, San Jose CA 185.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION S EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Ann Walsh - Mike Shuman, Pasadena CA 192.00 1 Carreen Hinds - Martin Hinds, Long Beach CA 192.00 2 Diane Audeon - Steven Onderwyzer, Venice CA 181.00 2 Flora Bery, Mexico 06100 Df ; Laura Salinas, Mexico Df 182.50 3 Thomas Nugent, Jr., Livermore CA; John Pettitt, Melbourne, Aust 180.50 3 Shawnee Kostal - Irwin Kostal Jr, Glendale CA 173.50 4 Andrew Tylman - Jennifer Swimmer, Toronto ON 177.50 4 Kirk Homis, Victoria BC; Philip Jones, Woodland Hills CA 168.00 5 Jimmy Pelham, Baldwin NY; Brian Johnston, Toronto ON 171.50 5 Korene Geffen, Aurora CO; Mary Vickers, Northboro MA 164.00 6 Frank Bessing - Jennifer Jones, Santa Rosa CA 168.00 6 Richard Quist, Moreno Valley CA; Jim Dingwerth, Kansas City MO 161.00 STRATUM B 1 Ray Steelsmith - Mary Steelsmith, Glendale CA 152.50 1 Kirk Homis, Victoria BC; Philip Jones, Woodland Hills CA 168.00 2 Sam Stoxen, Bismarck ND; Colleen Mattern, Minot ND 149.50 2 Anne Martin, San Rafael CA; Mark Levine, Los Angeles CA 155.00 STRATUM C NORTH-SOUTH SECTION Q EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1/2 Judi Callaham, Fair Oaks CA; Jim Cheney, Hilo HI 175.00 1 Bob Fishman - Jesus Arias, New York NY 188.00 1/2 Monica Angus, Pt Coquitlam BC; Kathy Adachi, Delta BC 175.00 2 Walter Frank III, Shreveport LA; Lillie Inzina, Monroe LA 183.50 3 Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB; Irene Hyatt, Arvada CO 169.50 3 Nevin Anderson, Victoria TX; Chris Compton, Oklahoma City OK 180.00 Daily Bulletin 13

4 Shirley Presberg, Norfolk VA; Gloria Brown, Virginia Bch VA 165.00 4 Rhoda Nussbaum, Edison NJ; Leo Rosenbluth, New York NY 178.00 5 Sandi Park, Madison WI; Nancy Grimes, Cleveland WI 160.00 5 Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA; Sam Atabaki, San Ramon CA 167.00 6/7 Jill Richmond, Los Angeles CA; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 159.50 6 Sylvia Summers, Los Angeles CA; John Begley, Berkeley CA 160.50 6/7 P Schwartz, Cote St Luc PQ; Andre Laliberte, Neufchatel PQ 159.50 STRATUM B 1 Sandi Park, Madison WI; Nancy Grimes, Cleveland WI 160.00 1 Walter Frank III, Shreveport LA; Lillie Inzina, Monroe LA 183.50 2 Sheree-Lynn Katz, Willowdale ON; James Barry, Twain Harte CA 157.50 2 Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA; Sam Atabaki, San Ramon CA 167.00 STRATUM C 1 Bernard Brown - Mildred Brown, San Jose CA 153.00 1 Walter Frank III, Shreveport LA; Lillie Inzina, Monroe LA 183.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION P EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Gerald Coleman - Barbara Coleman, Orlando FL 192.50 1 Cameron Doner, Richmond BC; Jim Leary, Pasadena CA 212.50 2 Barbara Hochman, Bridgeport CT; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ 191.00 2 Steven Johnson, APO AP; Pam Stratton, Portland OR 212.00 3 Richard Burton, Duluth GA; Beatrice Kemp, Tucker GA 186.00 3 Richard Epstein - Marie Peterson, Davie FL 204.00 4 Steven Kirshenbaum, Hillsborough CA; Susan Evans, Sacramento CA 165.50 4 Martha Baldwin, Killington VT; Kay Carley, Wilmette IL 174.00 5 Hal Knilans - Gerri Knilans, Thousand Oaks CA 162.50 5 Joe Jabon, Seattle WA; Gard Hays, Veradale WA 170.50 6 Diana Prowse - Margaret Green, Victoria BC 159.50 6 J Clinton, Carmel CA; Pat Thomas, Salinas CA 153.50 STRATUM B 1 Diana Prowse - Margaret Green, Victoria BC 159.50 1 Martha Baldwin, Killington VT; Kay Carley, Wilmette IL 174.00 2 Margaret Marr, Rancho De Taos NM; Julia Schajer, New York NY 155.00 2 Ivy Steinberg, Montreal PQ; Allan Quaile, Newmarket ON 146.50 STRATUM C 1 Margaret Marr, Rancho De Taos NM; Julia Schajer, New York NY 155.00 1 Martha Baldwin, Killington VT; Kay Carley, Wilmette IL 174.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION L EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA; Mike Passell, Dallas TX 183.00 1 Colin Kehe, Brooklyn Park MN; Theresa Kehe, Minneapolis MN 200.25 2 Lisa Fishman - Leo Fishman, Los Altos CA 181.75 2 Robert Carteaux, Ft Wayne IN; David Adams, Kennesaw GA 182.00 3 D. Lionel O’Young - John Peter Lagodimos, Redwood City CA 177.58 3 William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Jon Wright, Del Mar CA 176.70 4 Vivian Kilstrup, Marina Del Ray CA; Gary Miller, Venice CA 175.58 4 William Morris, Staunton VA; Linda Smith, Annapolis MD 171.63 5 Sandi Hart - Stanford Christie, Seattle WA 175.20 5 Charles James, Salem OR; Sheila Pies, Potomac MD 170.21 6 Jeffrey Rothstein - Linda Rothstein, New York NY 174.46 6 Carrie St Onge, Burnsville MN; Phyllis Anderson, Apple Valley MN 169.42 STRATUM B 1 Elton Lipnick, Houston TX; Don Sharp, Salt Spring Isl BC 165.92 1 Carrie St Onge, Burnsville MN; Phyllis Anderson, Apple Valley MN 169.42 2 Joseph Lagana, Huntington Bh CA; Sara Calhoun, Medical Lake WA 151.38 2 Barbara Hastings, Pointe Claire PQ; Faye Reinherz, Kenosha WI 155.42 STRATUM C 1 Rosanne Winokur, W Bloomfield MI; Verginia D’Hondt, Farmington Hill MI 132.58 1 Carrie St Onge, Burnsville MN; Phyllis Anderson, Apple Valley MN 169.42 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION M EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Susi Katz, Longwood FL; Donald Blum, Atlanta GA 177.50 1 Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 182.50 2 Phyllis Von Miller, Riverton WY; John Swanson Jr, Mission Viejo CA 170.00 2 Cathy Strauch - Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA 176.00 3 Sheryleen Walker, San Antonio TX; Joan Morse, Houston TX 168.50 3 Mark Bumgardner, Grapevine TX; Kathleen Gostin, Carrollton TX 173.00 4/5 Joel Thomas, Sunnyvale CA; Patricia McFerren, Palo Alto CA 167.00 4 Richard Solomon, Cpram NY; Chris Ackerley, Dunedin 171.00 4/5 Susan Dowell - Barbara Terhune, Memphis TN 167.00 5 Wonjoo Goldstein, Cheltenham PA; Corinne Grynberg, Paris FR 166.50 6 Jim Miller - Peggy Miller, Memphis TN 164.00 6 Anthony Scott, West Hills CA; Steven Young, San Francisco CA 166.00 STRATUM B 1/2 Joel Thomas, Sunnyvale CA; Patricia McFerren, Palo Alto CA 167.00 1 Richard Solomon, Cpram NY; Chris Ackerley, Dunedin 171.00 1/2 Susan Dowell - Barbara Terhune, Memphis TN 167.00 2 Wonjoo Goldstein, Cheltenham PA; Corinne Grynberg, Paris FR 166.50 3 Anthony Scott, West Hills CA; Steven Young, San Francisco CA 166.00 STRATUM C 1 Susan Dowell - Barbara Terhune, Memphis TN 167.00 1 Richard Solomon, Cpram NY; Chris Ackerley, Dunedin 171.00 2 Wonjoo Goldstein, Cheltenham PA; Corinne Grynberg, Paris FR 166.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION N EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Boris Baran, St Lazare PQ; Mark Stein, Montreal PQ 200.50 1 James Nicola, Buena Park CA; Julie Sheerin, Westlake Vlg CA 187.00 2 Adolph Feingold, Edmonton AB; Kent McCormack, Knoxville TN 177.00 2 Alice Gerard - James Bowman, Orlando FL 182.50 3 Lisa Evans, Danville CA; Jack Fulcher, San Francisco CA 172.50 3 Alan Johnson - Dianne Johnson, Portland OR 176.00 4 Ann Hoylman, Pittsford NY; Joseph Sargent, Rochester NY 170.00 4 Alan Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Nancy Popkin, St Louis MO 175.50 5 Bob Taylor, Boca Raton FL; Charles Laugh, Montoursville PA 168.50 5/6 Carolyn Thompson - Randy Thompson, Burke VA 170.00 6 Mark Itabashi, Murrietta CA; N Borucki, Monterey CA 164.50 5/6 Allan Siebert - O Allen Childs Jr, Little Rock AR 170.00 STRATUM B 1 Lisa Evans, Danville CA; Jack Fulcher, San Francisco CA 172.50 1 Weishu Wu, Santa Barbara CA; Tien-Chun Yang, Palo Alto CA 160.00 2 Eunice Parent - Charles Heilig, Anchorage AK 156.50 2 William Ahrens, Milpitas CA; Latricia McConnell, San Jose CA 149.50 STRATUM C 1 Robert Geiger, Miami FL; Henk Uijterwaal, D-22767 Hamburg 152.50 1 Weishu Wu, Santa Barbara CA; Tien-Chun Yang, Palo Alto CA 160.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION O EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Janet Daling - Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA 179.50 1 Brian Ellis, Clevlnd Hghts OH; Ellen Siebert, Little Rock AR 197.50 2 Sandra De Martino, Riverside CT; Sandy Kiesel, Bakersfield CA 175.00 2 Mary Lou Cushner - Joseph Payne, Los Angeles CA 176.50 3 Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY; Marcia Freed, Amherst NY 169.50 3/4 Ellen Crawford - Rob Crawford, Ft Lauderdale FL 172.00 4 Jim Darvey - Adrienne Green, Playa Del Rey CA 169.00 3/4 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN 172.00 5 Shi Qin Lu, Saint Paul MN; Jack Chao, Vista CA 163.00 5 Matthew Connor - Alex Balandin, New York NY 167.50 6/7 Miguel Reygadas, Mexico Df 11510 ; Robert Martel, Mexico 10 Df 158.00 6 Vilas Godbole, Wallingford PA; Mary Olson, Randolph NJ 166.50 6/7 Ronald Klein, Redwood City CA; Andrew Binstock, Belmont CA 158.00 STRATUM B 1 Ronald Klein, Redwood City CA; Andrew Binstock, Belmont CA 158.00 1 Matthew Connor - Alex Balandin, New York NY 167.50 2 Gary Williams - Frank Besag, Milwaukee WI 145.50 2 Vilas Godbole, Wallingford PA; Mary Olson, Randolph NJ 166.50 STRATUM C 1 Ronald Klein, Redwood City CA; Andrew Binstock, Belmont CA 158.00 1 Robert Scolnick - Doreen Scolnick, Carlsbad CA 113.00 THURDAY AM 50/100/200 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Seymour Ellison, San Francisco CA; Robert Collins, Danville CA 74.00 1 Ann Heller - Alexandra Grover, San Francisco CA 75.50 2 Thomas Douglas, Rochester NY; Andrea Malone, Van Nuys CA 70.00 2 Henry Soule, S Portland ME; Barbara Stevenson, Portland ME 68.50 STRATUM B 1 Seymour Ellison, San Francisco CA; Robert Collins, Danville CA 74.00 1 Ann Heller - Alexandra Grover, San Francisco CA 75.50 2 Thomas Douglas, Rochester NY; Andrea Malone, Van Nuys CA 70.00 2 Henry Soule, S Portland ME; Barbara Stevenson, Portland ME 68.50 STRATUM C 1 Seymour Ellison, San Francisco CA; Robert Collins, Danville CA 74.00 1 Ann Heller - Alexandra Grover, San Francisco CA 75.50 2 Henry Soule, S Portland ME; Barbara Stevenson, Portland ME 68.50 ST LOUIS CONTINUOUS/SIDE PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Tobey Belmont, Glendale WI; Bud Stein, Milwaukee WI 158.68 1 Ed Weiss, St Louis MO; Mic Weiss, Chesterfield MO 164.82 2 Robert Geiger, Miami FL; Chris Hasney, Sierra Vista AZ 158.10 2 Howard Halpern, East Brunswick NJ; Bella Adler, Bay Harbour Isl FL 162.32 3 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Una Arnadottir, Iceland 157.18 3 James Michaelis, Paramus NJ; Laurence Zung, Chicago IL 150.00 4 Michael Levin, San Francisco CA; Norma Friedman, Encino CA 147.91 4 Jose Delgado, Lilburn GA; Bess Economos, West Hartford CT 146.82 5 Frank Rosenbach, San Francisco CA; W Rapoport, N Brunswick NJ 144.50 5 Michael Gilbert - Susan Gilbert, Sarasota FL 143.32 6 Barry Saal, Los Angeles CA; Earle Ziskin, Santa Monica CA 143.18 6 June Sebring, Kaneohe HI; Kenneth Lindsay, Laie HI 141.00 STRATUM B 1 Robert Geiger, Miami FL; Chris Hasney, Sierra Vista AZ 158.10 1 Howard Halpern, East Brunswick NJ; Bella Adler, Bay Harbour Isl FL 162.32 2 Michael Levin, San Francisco CA; Norma Friedman, Encino CA 147.91 2 James Michaelis, Paramus NJ; Laurence Zung, Chicago IL 150.00 3 Frank Rosenbach, San Francisco CA; W Rapoport, N Brunswick NJ 144.50 3 Jose Delgado, Lilburn GA; Bess Economos, West Hartford CT 146.82 4 William Faquin, Boston MA; Mary Clay Carpenter, Durham NC 142.50 4 Chin Tang, Hackensack NJ; Eric Dunpajschick, HMB CA 128.50 14 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY EVENING CONTINUOUS PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION I EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Karen Allison, Jersey City NJ; Richard Taube, Marietta GA 238.46 1 William Levy, Voorhees NJ; Jim Linhart, Piscataway NJ 184.67 2 Diane Miller - Tony Miller, Ridgecrest CA 167.30 2 Flo Beck, Anchorage AK; Claude Chimene, San Antonio TX 179.42 3 Paul Predhomme, Detroit MI; Carole Predhomme, Windsor ON 159.08 3 Larry Mori, Charlton NY; Roni Gitchel, Pittsburgh PA 179.38 4 Jerry Aceti, Sudbury ON; John McAdam, Ottawa ON 158.50 4 Ralph Beck, Eureka CA; Ruth Goodpasture, Bourbonnais IL 167.38 5 Angus Simpson, London EN; Pamela Hadfield, South Ealing Lo ND 157.08 5 Winnie Clausen - Donna Tolen, Santa Rosa CA 166.20 6 Linda Olbort, Saskatoon SK; Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 156.88 6 Barbara Heller - Robert Heller, Decatur GA 160.00 STRATUM B 1 Paul Predhomme, Detroit MI; Carole Predhomme, Windsor ON 159.08 1 Flo Beck, Anchorage AK; Claude Chimene, San Antonio TX 179.42 2 Linda Olbort, Saskatoon SK; Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 156.88 2 Ralph Beck, Eureka CA; Ruth Goodpasture, Bourbonnais IL 167.38 3 E. Matt Olson - David Fielder, San Francisco CA 156.08 3 Winnie Clausen - Donna Tolen, Santa Rosa CA 166.20 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION J EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Bill Greenberg, San Marcos CA; Suresh Mahajan, Mountain View CA 189.50 1 Barry Martin - Connie Martin, Dallas TX 178.00 2 Milton Haley, Kettering OH; Ulker Mutlu, Springfield OH 184.00 2 Reginald Williams, Lafayette CA; James Long, Sunnyvale CA 174.50 3 Michael Hess, Danville CA; Lindsley Schutz, Covington KY 178.00 3 John Boyce, Blue Springs MO; John Herrmann, Chattanooga TN 171.50 4 Floyd Derkat, Edmonton AB; Kendall Keely, Palm Beach FL 177.00 4 Teresa Szymczak, Walnut Creek CA; Judy Guillen, Martinez CA 164.50 5 Takako Fujimoto - Shoko Imai, Tokyo JP 175.50 5 Katsumi Tokima - Kyoko Sugita, Tsukuba 305 163.00 6 Stan Chow, San Francisco CA; Cathy Hildebrand, Novato CA 171.50 6 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Cort Larson, Chicago IL 162.50 STRATUM B 1 Takako Fujimoto - Shoko Imai, Tokyo, Japan 175.50 1 Barry Martin - Connie Martin, Dallas TX 178.00 2 Ruth Nehmad - Sara Hidary, Brooklyn NY 161.00 2 Katsumi Tokima - Kyoko Sugita, Tsukuba 305 163.00 3 Diana Tenery, Fairfax VA; Roman Shapiro, Fair Lawn NJ 150.00 3 Barry Margolin, Arlington MA; Cort Larson, Chicago IL 162.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION K EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Ronald Woodard - Robert Brower, Olympia WA 182.50 1 Jean Ehrenberg, Mexico 10 Df ; Reiko O’Hara, Mexico Df 11590 191.00 2 Jim Howie - Deborah Thomas, Toronto ON 181.50 2 Kemble Yates, Medford OR; Jack Mitchell, Corvallis OR 178.50 3 Agnes Gregson, Mississauga ON; Antonia Okany, Etobicoke ON 180.50 3 Randy Jordan, Burnaby BC; Stephen Johnson, Minneapolis MN 174.00 4 Hiromitsu Takeuchi - Kiyoshi Asai, Japan 171.00 4 Marvin Gove - Carol Gove, Ukiah CA 172.50 5 Lew Walter, Carmel NY; Bettina McKee, Rye Brook NY 169.00 5 Gilbert Ramirez, San Francisco CA; Rajeev Gupta, San Mateo CA 172.00 6 Scott Peeples, Plano TX; William Burks III, Atlanta GA 165.50 6 Ann Gillman - Bruce Gillman, Madison WI 156.50 STRATUM B 1 Hiromitsu Takeuchi - Kiyoshi Asai, Japan 171.00 1 Randy Jordan, Burnaby BC; Stephen Johnson, Minneapolis MN 174.00 2 Lew Walter, Carmel NY; Bettina McKee, Rye Brook NY 169.00 2 Marvin Gove - Carol Gove, Ukiah CA 172.50 3 Scott Peeples, Plano TX; William Burks III, Atlanta GA 165.50 3 Gilbert Ramirez, San Francisco CA; Rajeev Gupta, San Mateo CA 172.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GGG EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Ray Grace, Edmonton AB; Helene Schubert, Sherwood Pk AB 187.00 1 Eric Mane, West Allis WI; Bud Stein, Milwaukee WI 186.00 2 Gabriel Tawil, Milwaukee WI; Ronald Gould, Green Bay WI 182.50 2 Mary Weyerich, Frontenac MO; Richard Haacke, Olivette MO 180.00 3 Kent Mignocchi, Los Angeles CA; Joan Dziekanski, New York NY 167.50 3 Janet Galloway - Walter Galloway, Willowdale ON 179.50 4/5 Despina Georgas - Brent Gibbs, Willowdale ON 166.00 4 Bill Papa, Upland CA; James Griffin, San Bernardino CA 175.50 4/5 Stephanie Hamilton, Medford MA; Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 166.00 5 Chin Tang, Hackensack NJ; Ferd Bernjak, Winnipeg MB 168.50 6 David Smith, Portland OR; Sarah Kuykendall, Milwaukie OR 162.00 6 Brad Carmichael - John Carmichael, Lincoln NE 157.50 STRATUM B 1 Sue Fischer, Rochester NY; William Martzloff, East Rochester NY 152.00 1 Chin Tang, Hackensack NJ; Ferd Bernjak, Winnipeg MB 168.50 2 Eric Lewis - Michael Lancashire, Toronto ON 152.00 THURSDAY EVENING 100/200 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Carol Kowalchuk, Sherwood Park AB; Bernie Kowalchuk, Sherwood Par AB 97.00 1 Daniel Sloan, San Diego CA; Elaine Woodruff, Castro Valley CA 99.00 2 Doug Cannon - John Thrall, San Francisco CA 94.50 1 Robert Devlin - Donna Devlin, Jupiter FL 93.00 3 Virginia Pappas, San Francisco CA; Chris Behrens, New York NY 87.50 2 Theresa Young, Singapore 36916 9; David Ford, San Jose CA 89.50 4/5 Robert Scolnick - Doreen Scolnick, Carlsbad CA 83.50 3 Paul Rudy - Virginia Rudy, Harrisville MI 88.50 4/5 Laura Johnson, Concord CA; Jack Hileman, McKinleyville CA 83.50 4 Grace Espy - Jeane Cheverton, Lake Oswego OR 86.00 STRATUM B 1/2 Robert Scolnick - Doreen Scolnick, Carlsbad CA 83.50 1 Robert Devlin - Donna Devlin, Jupiter FL 93.00 1/2 Laura Johnson, Concord CA; Jack Hileman, McKinleyville CA 83.50 2 Theresa Young, Singapore 36916 9; David Ford, San Jose CA 89.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Susanne Chawszczewski, Galesburg IL; Dawn Charles, Nashville TN 97.50 1 Suzanne Powell - Kathleen Udavchak, Rochester NY 123.50 2 Barney Horrigan, Milton Frwtr OR; Katrina Horrigan, Milton-Frwtr OR 96.50 2 Donna Palmer - Richard Palmer, Albuquerque NM 115.50 3 Jeffery Nures, San Rafael CA; Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA 94.00 3 Christie Mullikin, Claremont CA; Sanford Jones, La Verne CA 97.00 STRATUM B 1 Susanne Chawszczewski, Galesburg IL; Dawn Charles, Nashville TN 97.50 1 Suzanne Powell - Kathleen Udavchak, Rochester NY 123.50 2 Barney Horrigan, Milton Frwtr OR; Katrina Horrigan, Milton-Frwtr OR 96.50 2 Donna Palmer - Richard Palmer, Albuquerque NM 115.50 3 Craig Jones, San Francisco CA; Tom Douglas, Rochester NY 85.50 KARLIS VEIDINS OPEN PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION L EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Jiun-Ming Chen, West Lafayette IN; Yifan Yang, Urbana IL 185.50 1 Shirley Edelson, Redmond WA; Barbara Nist, Kent WA 198.00 2 Mark Bumgardner, Grapevine TX; Kathleen Gostin, Carrollton TX 184.00 2 Joan Lewis - Robert Hopkins Jr, Silver Spring MD 180.50 3 Cathy Strauch - Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA 177.00 3 Sandi Hart - Stanford Christie, Seattle WA 169.50 4 Sivert Strom, Brooklyn NY; Walter Dedio, Morden MB 174.50 4/5 Jeffrey Rothstein - Linda Rothstein, New York NY 168.50 5 Phyllis Von Miller, Riverton WY; John Swanson Jr, Mission Viejo CA 169.00 4/5 Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA; Mike Passell, Dallas TX 168.50 6 N Hunt Dallas, Highlands Ranch CO; Richard Dallas, N Hollywood CA 166.00 6 Elaine Paul - Ronald Felton, New York NY 162.50 STRATUM B 1 Jiun-Ming Chen, West Lafayette IN; Yifan Yang, Urbana IL 185.50 1 Elton Lipnick, Houston TX; Don Sharp, Salt Spring Isl BC 161.00 2 Anthony Scott, West Hills CA; Steven Young, San Francisco CA 146.50 2 Dolores Abrams, Santa Cruz CA; Burton Stuart Jr, Durham NC 151.00 STRATUM C 1 Shirley Hillmer, Chicago IL; Christine Britton, Pasadena CA 126.00 1 Linda Thompson - Robert Linton, Marietta GA 147.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION M EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Michael Pudlin, Granada Hills CA; Martin McCloskey, Westlake Vlg CA 181.96 1 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Kurt Engleman, Newark DE 188.00 2 Joannie Freedman, Don Mills ON; Else Landauer, Toronto ON 181.54 2 Gary Schweitzer, San Mateo CA; William Masters, San Francisco CA 182.04 3 Robert Carteaux, Ft Wayne IN; David Adams, Kennesaw GA 180.54 3 John Ashton, Portland OR; Patty Holmes, Las Vegas NV 177.38 4 David Pegasus, Lynwood CA; Robert Barth, Reno NV 172.63 4 Robert Gookin, Falls Church VA; David Treadwell, Wilmington DE 174.38 5 William Morris, Staunton VA; Linda Smith, Annapolis MD 172.04 5 Jo Ginsberg, San Francisco CA; Bob Etter, Sacramento CA 167.50 6 William Hall, Thousand Oaks CA; Jon Wright, Del Mar CA 167.50 6 Jim Miller - Peggy Miller, Memphis TN 165.96 STRATUM B 1 Marketta Uusi-Penttila - Rik Ter Veen, Lansing MI 158.54 1 Janet Dunbar, Toronto ON; Jane Thompson, Waterloo ON 163.38 2 Barbara Hastings, Pointe Claire PQ; Faye Reinherz, Kenosha WI 144.04 2 Tony Anton, Santa Ana CA; Gene Takamine, Huntington Bch CA 145.96 STRATUM C 1 Marketta Uusi-Penttila - Rik Ter Veen, Lansing MI 158.54 1 James Alstad, Torrance CA; Roberta Gotfried, Palos Vedes Est CA 128.96 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION N EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Chattanooga TN 210.00 1 Boris Baran, St Lazare PQ; Mark Stein, Montreal PQ 223.21 2 Brian Ellis, Clevlnd Hghts OH; Ellen Siebert, Little Rock AR 175.83 2 Adolph Feingold, Edmonton AB; Kent McCormack, Knoxville TN 180.42 3 Ron Bishop - Ina Demme, Toronto ON 175.75 3 Joan Levy Gerard, White Plains NY; Barbara Nudelman, Chicago IL 177.84 4 Nannell Edmunds, Annapolis MD; Richard Holmes, Wichita KS 168.13 4 Carol Zogg, Bellevue WA; Randy Corn, Kirkland WA 172.17 5 Ellen Crawford - Rob Crawford, Ft Lauderdale FL 163.58 5 Vivienne Brigham, San Francisco CA; Stan Green, Daly City CA 170.80 6 John Mincher, Aventura FL; Gerty Grotte, Miami Beach FL 157.58 6 Ann Hoylman, Pittsford NY; Joseph Sargent, Rochester NY 170.34 STRATUM B 1 John Mincher, Aventura FL; Gerty Grotte, Miami Beach FL 157.58 1 Vivienne Brigham, San Francisco CA; Stan Green, Daly City CA 170.80 2 Matthew Connor - Alex Balandin, New York NY 154.33 2 Michael Young - Andre Chartrand, Chateauguay PQ 165.00 STRATUM C 1 Robert Geiger, Miami FL; Henk Uijterwaal, D-22767 Hamburg 126.40 Daily Bulletin 15

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION O EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 James Nicola, Buena Park CA; Julie Sheerin, Westlake Vlg CA 193.00 1 Shi Qin Lu, Saint Paul MN; Jack Chao, Vista CA 186.00 2 Weishu Wu, Santa Barbara CA; Tien-Chun Yang, Palo Alto CA 191.00 2 Christine Urbanek, Tonawanda NY; Marcia Freed, Amherst NY 185.50 3 Alan Johnson - Dianne Johnson, Portland OR 188.50 3 Miguel Reygadas, Mexico Df 11510 ; Robert Martel, Mexico 10 Df 181.50 4 Stephen McConnell, Chicago IL; Shirley Blum, Fresno CA 182.50 4 John Kissinger - Becky Kissinger, La Jolla CA 174.50 5 Alice Gerard - James Bowman, Orlando FL 177.50 5 Jim Darvey - Adrienne Green, Playa Del Rey CA 173.50 6 Matt Klimesh, Pasadena CA; Ed Herstein, Ann Arbor MI 161.00 6 Carl Rosenberger - Barbara Rosenberger, New York City NY 162.50 STRATUM B 1 Weishu Wu, Santa Barbara CA; Tien-Chun Yang, Palo Alto CA 191.00 1 Carl Rosenberger - Barbara Rosenberger, New York City NY 162.50 2 William Ahrens, Milpitas CA; Latricia McConnell, San Jose CA 153.50 2 Gary Williams - Frank Besag, Milwaukee WI 158.00 STRATUM C 1 Weishu Wu, Santa Barbara CA; Tien-Chun Yang, Palo Alto CA 191.00 1 Gopal Tejwani, Slidell LA; Vince D’Souza, Stratford CT 138.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION P EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Sidney Mar, Oakland CA; Srikanth Kodayam, Union City CA 208.00 1 Steven Kirshenbaum, Hillsborough CA; Susan Evans, Sacramento CA 188.00 2 Murray Melton - John Jeffrey, Las Vegas NV 199.00 2 Joe Jabon, Seattle WA; Gard Hays, Veradale WA 181.50 3 Randolph Hammock, Culver City CA; Paul Allman, 170.00 3 Dene Ferris - Kathryne Townsend, Bakersfield CA 180.50 4 Harold Jordan - Sigridur Kristjansdottir, Wilmington DE 167.00 4 Hal Knilans - Gerri Knilans, Thousand Oaks CA 176.00 5 Larry Reneau - Myra Reneau, Chattanooga TN 163.00 5 Polly Dunn, Bellvue WA; Pat Dunn, Bellevue WA 173.50 6 Andrew Gumperz, Berkeley CA; Elizabeth Mead, Minneapolis MN 158.50 6 Gerald Coleman - Barbara Coleman, Orlando FL 172.50 STRATUM B 1 Randolph Hammock, Culver City CA; Paul Allman, 170.00 1 Gloria Krusemeyer, Northfield MN; Nancy Thompson, Minneapolis MN 162.00 2 Harold Jordan - Sigridur Kristjansdottir, Wilmington DE 167.00 2 Margaret Marr, Rancho De Taos NM; Julia Schajer, New York NY 138.00 STRATUM C 1 Randolph Hammock, Culver City CA; Paul Allman, 170.00 1 Margaret Marr, Rancho De Taos NM; Julia Schajer, New York NY 138.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION S EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Barbara Hochman, Bridgeport CT; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ 217.00 1 Diane Audeon - Steven Onderwyzer, Venice CA 199.00 2 Steven Johnson, APO AP; Pam Stratton, Portland OR 177.50 2 Andy Goodman, San Francisco CA; Peter Weichsel, Encinitas CA 177.00 3 Patrick Downey, Ventura CA; John Leming, Pt Hueneme CA 167.50 3 Andrew Tylman - Jennifer Swimmer, Toronto ON 174.50 4 Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA 161.50 4 Osvaldo Barreiro - Danielle Le Blanc, Los Angeles CA 173.50 5 Davis Peters, Canton GA; Joan Braender, Peachtree Cty GA 160.50 5 Ronald Daringer - Dolores Daringer, Cambridge MD 172.50 6 Wilson Mowbray - Patti Mowbray, Columbus OH 159.50 6 Thomas Nugent, Jr., Livermore CA; John Pettitt, Melbourne, Aust 163.00 STRATUM B 1 Wilson Mowbray - Patti Mowbray, Columbus OH 159.50 1 Osvaldo Barreiro - Danielle Le Blanc, Los Angeles CA 173.50 2 Ivy Steinberg, Montreal PQ; Allan Quaile, Newmarket ON 154.00 2 Janet Halpern - Howard Halpern, East Brunswick NJ 161.00 STRATUM C 1 Martha Baldwin, Killington VT; Kay Carley, Wilmette IL 135.00 1 Janet Halpern - Howard Halpern, East Brunswick NJ 161.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION T EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Robert Gacicia, Weymouth MA 189.50 1 Mark Estes - Elaine Estes, Grapevine TX 217.00 2 Carreen Hinds - Martin Hinds, Long Beach CA 175.50 2 Josh Shanes, Madison WI; Jordan Karol, San Francisco CA 186.00 3 Erik Secan, White Fish Bay WI; Karen Manfield, Chicago IL 172.00 3 Samuel Wang, Monterey Park CA; Robert C. Wang, Irwindale CA 177.00 4 Maria Cespedes, Mexico 10 Df ; Leon Sacal, Naulalpan 53950 171.00 4 Kathy Wagner - Larry Wagner, Cupertino CA 170.50 5 Flora Bery, Mexico 06100 Df ; Laura Salinas, Mexico Df 169.50 5 Andrew Robson, London, Eng ; Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA 165.00 6 Debby Stahl - Joseph Erlanger, Saint Louis MO 169.00 6 James Glickman - James Kaplan, Woodland Hls CA 163.50 STRATUM B 1 Debra Dallas, Highlands Ranch CO; Wayne Christensen, Jr, Houston TX 158.50 1 Josh Shanes, Madison WI; Jordan Karol, San Francisco CA 186.00 2 Jeff Fang - Chin-Cheng Fang, Arcadia CA 158.00 2 Samuel Wang, Monterey Park CA; Robert C. Wang, Irwindale CA 177.00 3 Kathy Wagner - Larry Wagner, Cupertino CA 170.50 STRATUM C 1 Richard Solomon, Cpram NY; Chris Ackerley, Dunedin 152.50 1 Daniel Gottesman, Pasadena CA; Morley Herman, Winnipeg MB 129.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION U EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Ken McClenahan, Walnut Creek CA; Donn Lentz, Thunder Bay ON 183.50 1 Allan Sorensen - Paul Sorensen, Berwyn AB 205.00 2 Tim Rumoshosky - Susan Groff, San Carlos CA 177.50 2 Monica Angus, Pt Coquitlam BC; Kathy Adachi, Delta BC 199.50 3 Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL; Vivian Griscom, Nashville TN 176.00 3 Lu Anne Leonard, Rancho Mirage CA; Lee Millard, Los Angeles CA 176.50 4 Saul Teukolsky - Roselyn Teukolsky, Ithaca NY 175.00 4 Jill Richmond, Los Angeles CA; Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 166.00 5 Jack Lacy, Round Rock TX; Phillip Grothus, San Antonio TX 172.50 5/6 Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA; Sam Atabaki, San Ramon CA 165.50 6 Jo Morse, Palm Beach Gdns FL; Terry Michaels, Prairie Vlg KS 167.00 5/6 Barbara Schultz, Vernon BC; Marge Neate, W Vancouver BC 165.50 STRATUM B 1 Ken McClenahan, Walnut Creek CA; Donn Lentz, Thunder Bay ON 183.50 1 Lu Anne Leonard, Rancho Mirage CA; Lee Millard, Los Angeles CA 176.50 2 Carl Anderson - Diana Anderson, W Des Moines IA 144.00 2 Mansoor Gowani, San Jose CA; Sam Atabaki, San Ramon CA 165.50 STRATUM C 1 Shirley Craft - Ruth Greer, Fairbanks AK 118.00 1 Gary Hastings, Dorval PQ; Sumie Dermody, Sacramento CA 157.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION V EAST-WEST STRATUM A 1 Sylvia Summers, Los Angeles CA; John Begley, Berkeley CA 190.00 1 David Walker, Seattle WA; Ken Wilk, Walnut Creek CA 193.50 2 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Kay Joyce, Raleigh NC 184.50 2 S Smolen, Los Angeles CA; Michael Caskey, San Luis Obispo CA 175.00 3 Nevin Anderson, Victoria TX; Chris Compton, Oklahoma City OK 170.00 3 Jerry Premo, San Francisco CA; George Harris, Sacramento CA 174.00 4 Bob Fishman - Jesus Arias, New York NY 169.50 4 Gautam Sheth - Priyaman Sheth, San Francisco CA 169.50 5 Barbara Mackay, Fredericton NB; Irene Hyatt, Arvada CO 169.00 5 Lawrence Diamond, Barbican London E; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 167.50 6 Helen Corbin, Menlo Park CA; Elsiemae Smith, Cuyahoga Fal OH 159.50 6 Michael Roberts - Michael Cockerell, Victoria BC 167.00 STRATUM B 1 Scott Graham, Lauderhill FL; Chee-Kee Chan, Berkeley CA 158.50 1 David Walker, Seattle WA; Ken Wilk, Walnut Creek CA 193.50 2 Sheree-Lynn Katz, Willowdale ON; James Barry, Twain Harte CA 147.00 2 Lawrence Diamond, Barbican London E; Mark Krusemeyer, Northfield MN 167.50 STRATUM C 1 Lorrie Smith, W Sand Lake NY; Rhoda Pollock, Middletown NY 141.50 1 Don Mahoney - Diana Drenner, San Antonio TX 164.00 BLUE RIBBON PAIRS SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F, G, H EAST-WEST 1 David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 591.95 1 Jim Krekorian - Robert Blanchard, New York NY 623.93 2 Peg Waller, Minnetonka MN; Peder Langsetmo, Minneapolis MN 562.17 2 Mark Bartusek, Manhattan Beach CA; Marshall Miles, Redlands CA 623.33 3 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Geoff Hampson, Fenton MI 548.96 3 Richard Schwartz, E Elmhurst NY; Mark Lair, Canyon TX 573.33 4 Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV; Michael Lawrence, Berkeley CA 543.25 4 Richard Spitalnick, Sunnyvale CA; Steven Price, San Rafael CA 567.83 5/6 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Nels Erickson, Meadview AZ 543.17 5 Dan Morse, Houston TX; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 560.83 5/6 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Stephen Sanborn, Poughkeepsie NY 543.17 6 Michael Rosenberg - Debbie Zuckerberg, Tuckahoe NY 557.75 7 Edward Nagy, Danville CA; Jeffrey Polisner, Lafayette CA 540.75 7 Michael Moss - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY 554.61 8 Dick Bruno, Chicago IL; Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL 538.89 8 Aidan Ballantyne, Vancouver BC; Dan Jacob, Burnaby BC 550.20 9 Michael Prahin - Simon Satanovsky, New City NY 536.04 9 Tony Forrester, Boston MA; Geir G Helgemo, Trondheim 542.75 10 Vicki Laycock, San Francisco CA; Sidney Lorvan, Pacifica CA 525.17 10 Tom Fox, Glenview IL; Walter Schafer Jr, Bloomingdale IL 538.49 11 Richard Katz, Rancho Mirage CA; Robert Levin, Orlando FL 525.0311 Michael Schreiber, Los Angeles CA; Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL 535.97 12 James Cayne, New York NY; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 520.25 12 Fred Stewart, West Hurley NY; Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ 533.04 13 Howard Weinstein, Chicago IL; Ralph Katz, Burr Ridge IL 504.75 13 Ralph Buchalter, Oakland CA; Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY 531.25 14 Tom Trachuk, Alameda CA; Douglas Dang, San Mateo CA 504.57 14 John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 529.46 15 Peter Nagy, Las Vegas NV; Hugh Ross, Oakland CA 504.25 15 Richard Pavlicek, Ft Lauderdale FL; William Root, Boca Raton FL 528.25 16 Lew Stansby - JoAnna Stansby, Castro Valley CA 502.95 16 Jim Robison Jr, Las Vegas NV; Allan Falk, Okemos MI 527.83

THURSDAY EVENING 100/200 PAIRS STRATUM A THURSDAY EVENING 100/200 PAIRS STRATUM B 34 Pairs 19 Pairs 3.47 1 Suzanne Powell - Kathleen Udavchak, Rochester NY 123.50 3.47 1 Suzanne Powell - Kathleen Udavchak, Rochester NY 123.50 2.60 2 Donna Palmer - Richard Palmer, Albuquerque NM 115.50 2.60 2 Donna Palmer - Richard Palmer, Albuquerque NM 115.50 1.95 3 Susanne Chawszczewski, Galesburg IL; Dawn Charles, Nashville 97.50 1.95 3 Susanne Chawszczewski, Galesburg IL; Dawn Charles, Nashville 97.50 1.28 4/5 Christie Mullikin, Claremont CA; Sanford Jones, La Verne CA 97.00 0.98 4 Barney Horrigan, Milton Frwtr OR; Katrina Horrigan, 1.28 4/5 Carol Kowalchuk, Sherwood Park AB; Bernie Kowalchuk, Milton-Frwtr OR 96.50 Sherwood Par AB 97.00 0.74 5 Jeffery Nures, San Rafael CA; Nancy Ferguson, 0.98 6 Barney Horrigan, Milton Frwtr OR; Katrina Horrigan, Greenbrae CA 94.00 Milton-Frwtr OR 96.50 1.22 6 Robert Devlin - Donna Devlin, Jupiter FL 93.00 TODAY’S SCHEDULE Friday, November 29, 1996

Event MP Limit8:45 a.m. Session Entry Fee Sold Daybreak Bracketed KO Teams 3rd $40 team Golden Gate A Morning Bracketed KO Teams 5th $40 team Golden Gate A St. Louis Morning Continuous/Side Pairs 750+, 0-750 2nd $20 pair Golden Gate A Stratified 99er Pairs 100/50/20 only $18 pair Golden Gate A

Stratiflighted Senior Pairs10:00 Unlimited a.m. & 3:00 p.m. 1-2nd $40 pair Golden Gate C B 300-1000 1-2nd $40 pair Golden Gate C C 0-300 1-2nd $40 pair Golden Gate C

REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS12:30 1-2 Qual p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $96 team Yerba Buena 7 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal, 2 final sessions NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 Qual $88 team Yerba Buena 7 2 qualifying, 2 semifinal, 2 final sessions Alcatraz Bracketed KO Teams 1-2nd $40 team Yerba Buena 10 Bill Holtz Stratified Open Pairs 1000+ 1-2nd $40 pair Yerba Buena 9 B 300-1000 1-2nd $40 pair Yerba Buena 9 C 0-300 1-2nd $40 pair Yerba Buena 9 199er Trophy Pairs 0-200 1-2 $36 pair Golden Gate A Friday-Saturday Continuous/Side Pairs 750+, 0-750 1-2 $20 pair Golden Gate B 99er Pairs 0-100 only $18 pair Golden Gate A 49er Pairs 0-50 only $18 pair Golden Gate A Non Master Pairs 0-20 only $18 pair Golden Gate A Newcomer Pairs 0-5 only $18 pair Golden Gate A

Stratified Board-a-Match Teams A (Added Events) 1000+7:30 p.m. only $36 team Yerba Buena 9 B 300-1000 only $36 team Yerba Buena 9 C 0-300 only $36 team Yerba Buena 9

Zip Stratified Swiss Teams 750+11:30 p.m. only $36 team Golden Gate A 300-750 only $36 team Golden Gate A 0-300 only $36 team Golden Gate A

TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE Saturday, November 30, 1996

Event MP Limit8:45 a.m. Session Entry Fee Sold Daybreak Bracketed KO Teams 4th $40 team Golden Gate A St. Louis Morning Continuous/Side Pairs 750+, 0-750 3rd $20 pair Golden Gate A Stratified 99er Pairs 100/50/20 only $18 pair Golden Gate A Stratified 299er Swiss Teams 300/100/50 only $36 team Golden Gate A

Travelers/Smith Barney Stratified 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Senior Pairs A 1000+ 1-2nd $40 pair Golden Gate C B 300-1000 1-2nd $40 pair Golden Gate C C 0-300 1-2nd $40 pair Golden Gate C

REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS12:30 1-2 SF p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $96 team Yerba Buena 7 NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2 SF $88 team Yerba Buena 7 Alcatraz Bracketed KO Teams 3-4 $40 team Yerba Buena 10 Bill McIntosh Stratiflighted Open Pairs A Unlimited 1-2nd $40 pair Yerba Buena 9 B 750-1500 1-2nd $40 pair Yerba Buena 9 C 300-750 1-2nd $40 pair Yerba Buena 9 D 0-300 1-2nd $40 pair Yerba Buena 9 99er Trophy Pairs 0-100 1-2 $40 pair Golden Gate A Friday-Saturday Continuous/Side Pairs 750+, 0-750 3-4 $20 pair Golden Gate B 199er Pairs 0-200 only $18 pair Golden Gate A 99er Pairs 0-100 only $18 pair Golden Gate A 49er Pairs 0-50 only $18 pair Golden Gate A Non Master Pairs 0-20 only $18 pair Golden Gate A Newcomer Pairs 0-5 only $18 pair Golden Gate A

Zip Knockout Teams11:30 p.m. only $9tm/match Golden Gate A