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Daily Bulletin 5 40th Spring North American Bridge Championships March 6 - March 16, 1997 Daily Bulletin Dallas, Texas Volume 40, Number 5 Tuesday, March 11, 1997 Editors: Henry Francis and Jody Latham Bridge world honors Sue Emery ue Emery, beloved editor of the ACBL Bulle- tin for 24 years and a top-flight regional tour- 8 S nament director before that, was honored by her myriad friends at yesterday’s Goodwill Com- mittee reception. When she was introduced after speaker after speaker extolled her, Sue got a standing ovation. She looked at the admiring crowd for a moment, then said, “I guess I’m not as blind as I thought -- I can see all your smiling, loving faces.” 2 Connie Phillis, her daughter, put it well. “My mother taught me to live with zest, love from the heart and grieve with dignity.” Then, with a twinkle in her eye she added, “But she never taught me to cook.” After everyone stopped laughing, she added, Continued on page 3 Winners of the Silver Ribbon Pairs were John Russell, left, and Chuck Said. Said, Russell capture Sue Emery (right), retired editor of the Bridge Bulletin, was honored at yesterdays Goodwill Committee meeting. She was Silver Ribbon Pairs accompanied to the meeting by daughter Connie Phillis. Chuck Said and John Russell, who placed eighth in last year’s event, won the Silver Ribbon Pairs last night and immediately made a date to defend their title next year. Lynn Deas falls victim They scored 1198.34 matchpoints to 1182.89 for runners-up Nell Cahn and Becky Rogers. to myasthenia gravis Marvin Talish and Chuck Lamprey were third with After the Fall NABC 1174.02. in San Francisco, Lynn The Silver Ribbon Pairs is limited to players Deas fell ill and was di- 55 and older who have pre-qualified by placing 4 agnosed as suffering first or second overall in regional- or national-rated from myasthenia gravis, Senior events. a muscle disorder. Said, a bridge professional from Nashville, won Deas apparently had his second North American championship. He was been suffering from this 5 the victor in the Senior Knockout Teams in 1994. for some time but her This was the first NABC win for Russell, a CPA condition had been who lives in South Barrington IL. wrongly diagnosed. The pair has played together only four times: She had a relapse the Silver Ribbon Pairs last year, a two-day prac- after leaving the hospi- tice session at the Louisville regional and the Sil- tal briefly and was on a ver Ribbon Pairs here. respirator after surgery “We got the bad things out of the way in Lou- for some while. Happily Continued on page 10 we can report that she Lynn Deas Continued on page 5 Lynn Deas Morse, Rapee, Root Passell is second upset in Vanderbilt Teams captained by Dan Morse, George Rapee The Dallas NABC is a family affair for Bobbie Shipley (seated), to surpass 40,000 and Bill Root were upset in yesterday’s round of assistant director-in-charge, who was visited in her office by By Brent Manley 32 in the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams. daughter Dena Leggett, a former caddy who filled in for a At a point in his ca- Morse, District Director for the NABC host short time yesterday afternoon, and grandson Perry Leggett, reer where the tourna- who is caddying at his second NABC. District 16, extended a little too much Texas hos- who is caddying at his second NABC. ments and wins all seem pitality as his squad (John Sutherlin, Ralph Katz, to run together, super Howard Weinstein, Michael Moss, Bjorn Fallenius) A family affair bridge pro Mike Passell lost a 9-IMP decision -- 145-154 -- to Joe JABON still has vivid memories 6 (Jim Aitken, Gregory Arbour, Carl Chadwick). of his first regional vic- tory. He told us of this RAPEE (John Solodar, Russ Arnold, Tommy for Bobbie Shipley For Bobbie Shipley, coming to the Dallas NABC memory just after he Sanders, Curtis Cheek, Michael Schreiber) trailed is just like a visit with family. In fact, for the assis- went over the 40,000- throughout the match and was defeated 88-162 by tant director-in-charge at NABCs, that’s exactly what point mark -- only the Harry TUDOR (Dan Rotman, Ralph Cohen, Ken- it is. second player in history neth Schutze). Shipley’s daughter, Dena Leggett, and her fam- to do so. The first was ROOT (Richard Pavlicek, Russ Ekeblad, Ron ily live in nearby Allen TX, and Dena’s son, Perry, Paul Soloway. Mark Continued on page 7 Continued on page 4 Continued on page 5 Mike Passell 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS Only the names have been changed . Tuesday, March 11 By Barry Rigal 9:00 a.m. - Noon Education Liaison Workshop with Julie Greenberg, Charlotte Blaiss and Some people don’t like to take credit for their Mary Oshlag. Duncan B. good plays -- so in deference to their wishes we 9:00 a.m. - Noon Tap II, Latimer A. will not give East-West the billing they deserve. 9:00 a.m. - Noon Club Director’s Course, Duncan A. Bd: 28 « K 10 8 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Jim Kirkham, Lebensohl, Dlr: West ª J 10 7 Reunion Ballroom A-B-C. Vul: N-S © A Q 10 9 7 5:00 p.m. Meeting of Board of Governors special committe on term limits. Appeals ¨ 8 5 Room. « 7 3 2 « A Q 5 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Michael Huston, Playing with ª Q 9 6 5 ª K 8 2 Finesse, Reunion Ballroom A-B-C. © J 8 5 4 © K 3 2 Midnight Prepare yourself for DJ Peter Silander, also known as Peter the Motivator. 7 3 A Q 10 2 Regency Ballroom. ¨ ¨ « J 9 6 4 ª A 4 3 © 6 Wednesday, March 12 K J 9 6 4 9:00 a.m. - Noon Tap II, Latimer A. ¨ East showed his balanced 18-19 count, but 1NT 10:00 a.m. Introduction to OKbridge, OKbridge booth. 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Max Hardy, Reverses, Reunion was a precarious spot on a diamond lead. Declarer Ballroom A-B-C. won the king and found the ingenious play of the 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- George Pisk, How to Tell When ªK. You can hardly blame South for ducking this the Hands Fit! Reunion Ballroom A-B-C. trick, which would have been the right play had Midnight Check out the Roof Raisers, a multi-talented group whose specialty is a declarer held K-J-x or K-10-x. dazzling country and western show. Reunion Ballroom. As it was, though, East led a heart to the queen and played a third heart. South took the ace and exited with a spade to the king and ace. Thursday, March 13 Three rounds of spades put North back on lead 9:00 a.m. - Noon Club Director’s Course, Duncan A. to cash two diamonds and get out with a club. 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Billy Miller, Dear Billy, Live! Again it was easy for East to cover this with the Reunion Ballroom A-B-C. 10. South won and took the 13th spade, but then 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Alan Truscott, First Trick, had to play a club away from his king. That gave Reunion Ballroom A-B-C. declarer his seventh trick for plus 90 and 22 Midnight Vince Vance and the Valiants, a Fifties Review. Regency Ballroom. matchpoints out of 25. About computer hands Partnership trust Fortune Hunter And you thought computer hands were bad! First-time partnership. First hand out of the box. This deal was people-dealt in the Stratified B-C Your right-hand opponent opens 1ª and you hold: Swiss Teams on Sunday: Q 10 3 -- A K Q 8 7 6 4 A K Q. Lotto Update « ª © ¨ You just might win $500. For details, stop in at Dlr: North Q 10 6 2 You double and your left-hand opponent bids « the Concierge Hospitality Center. Vul: N-S 9 5 4 4 . Partner bids 5 , RHO passes, you force with ª ª ¨ Each of these restaurants was issued 100 lotto K Q J 10 8 7 5 , LHO passes and partner bids 5 . Your call? © ª « cards. Here’s the number each restaurants has left, -- District 2 director Jonathan Steinberg, playing as of yesterday: ¨ « 8 4 « -- with Stephen Gladyszak, took little time to bid 7¨ Restaurant Remaining cards ª A 7 3 ª Q J 10 2 -- which was cold. Americana 94 © -- © 9 5 4 3 2 These were the two hands: Blue Mule 90 A J 9 ¨ A K Q 10 7 6 4 3 ¨ J 9 8 5 « Dick’s Last Resort 93 J 8 3 « A K J 9 7 5 3 ª Gator’s 60 5 3 ª K 8 6 © Tony Roma’s 75 J 10 9 3 2 © A 6 ¨ Sonny Bryan’s 50 ¨ 2 Seventeen Seventeen 97 This was the auction at the table where Betty « Q 10 3 -- Watel’s 95 Starzec and Jane Armstrong, both of Sugarland, ª Mama’s Daughter’s Diner 92 were North-South: © A K Q 8 7 6 4 Avanti 93 West North East South ¨ A K Q The minor suits behaved and the brand new Spaghetti Warehouse 50 Pass Pass 1« partnership was plus 2140. At the other table the A J Gonzales 96 2¨ 4« Pass Pass Chihuahua Charlie’s 95 opponents stopped in 6©, just making.
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