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ATTENDANCE 6021 Tables Today Is Hugh Ross Day New Hampshire School Sends Teens to NABC Hall of Fame Inducts Three Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Volume 61, Number 6 Daily Bulletin 61st Spring North American Bridge Championships [email protected] | Editors: Paul Linxwiler and Chip Dombrowski New Hampshire school Top seeds steady in Vanderbilt action sends teens to NABC With a few exceptions, the top seeds stayed true The I/N room in Franklin Hall B was teeming to form in yesterday’s Vanderbilt round of 64. with youth and enthusiasm Tuesday morning. A The highest seed to be eliminated was the No. group of 15 teens from Hanover High School in New 7 squad led by Richie Coren (Mike Becker, Aubrey Hampshire came for the first of three days playing at Strul, Michael Kamil, Tarek Sadek and Walid the Philadelphia NABC. People were excited to see Elahmady) who lost 146-108 to the original No. 71 them. seed captained by Kevin Castner of Kentfield CA. “It was just beautiful!” director Carolyn Castner’s all-English teammates are Thomas Paske, Pinto said. “They were just lovely to have. And continued on page 13 I was proud of our players for making them feel welcome.” The group, which ranges from freshmen to Jones-Bhargava in seniors, came as part of the school’s March Intensive Roman Nett, left, Brendan Dufty, Ruddock Program, teacher Michael Morris said. Smith and Aidan Samwick are the most front in Mixed Pairs “It’s like non-academic learning,” said Roman enthusiastic bridge players at Hanover (NH) Aaron Jones of Oceanside CA and Arti Bhargava Nett, 17. High School. of Mill Valley CA are the frontrunners in the “Once a week in March, we have the There’s a wide range of bridge experience Rockwell Mixed Pairs. Jones and Bhargava scored opportunity to go somewhere and apply what we’ve among the students, Morris said. Some, like Roman, 67.82% in the first qualifying session and 61.18% learned,” said Brendan Dufty, 18. “The group of us have been playing as long as four years, and others in the second to start today’s two-session final with a decided we wanted to go to Philadelphia and play only three months. Sisters Meredith and Natalie carryover of 335.60. bridge.” The tournament dates lined up perfectly for Morhun didn’t join the school’s bridge group and In second with a carryover of 255.91 are the school’s schedule. Sheila Gabay of Newton MA and Pat McDevitt of continued on page 5 Brookline MA. Gabay and McDevitt won the contest in 2012. Hall of Fame inducts three Third place is occupied by Sondra Schubiner of By Sue Munday Franklin MI and Alan Watson of Lexington MA with Three of the game’s greats are being accorded July 26 during the Summer NABC in Atlanta. 250.38. ACBL’s highest honor. In their first year of eligibility, Paul Lewis, who chairs the Hall of Fame Yesterday’s qualifier reduced the field to 192 Ralph Katz, Robert Levin and Eric Rodwell have Committee, explains that the Open Award recognizes pairs for the final. won Open Award election into the ACBL Hall of North American residents, at least 60 years old, who Fame. Their induction ceremony will take place continued on page 7 10K KO reaches a familiar semifinal round Today’s semifinal round of the NABC 0–10,000 Knockout looks a lot like the one that took place a year ago. Three of the four teams that made this stage of the event in Kansas City are there again, and one of the two matches is a rematch of last year’s semifinal. Teams captained by Viktor Anikovich, Mac Busby and Albert Shrive are once again in the semifinals, and Busby and Shrive will again face each other. Anikovich will face the squad led by Richard Gabriel. continued on page 13 Ralph Katz Robert Levin Eric Rodwell Limerick Contest Today is Hugh Ross Day St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday, March 17, and ACBL Hall of Famer Hugh Ross died Nov. of the Phi Gamma in honor of the event, the Daily Bulletin is holding 20, 2017, in Oakland CA after living with vascular Delta fraternity, the a Limerick Contest. Submit your bridge-related dementia for some years. He is survived by Min, his McGill mathematics limericks to NABCDailyBulletin@acbl. beloved and devoted wife of 47 years, sister Helen society and the org or the Daily Bulletin office, Ross (Federico Allodi) of Toronto, nephew Martin intercollegiate bridge Room 407 in the Marriott. Ross of New York and niece Francesca Allodi-Ross teams of 1956 and The deadline is Friday, March of Toronto. 1957. His motto in 16, at 6:30 p.m. The top three Ross was a three-time Bermuda Bowl champion the 1957 McGill submissions will be published and had four silver medals in world-level play. In yearbook was “Well- in Saturday’s issue. North American championships, Ross had 19 titles. timed silence is more His Bermuda Bowl wins came with three eloquent than speech.” different partners. The 1976 squad was Ross playing After graduation Goodwill Message with Erik Paulsen, Billy Eisenberg-Fred Hamilton from McGill, he and Ira Rubin-Paul Soloway. The 1985 squad was studied actuarial science and worked at Sun Life You can be competitive and still be friendly, Ross-Peter Pender, Bob Hamman-Bobby Wolff and Assurance of Canada in Montreal. At the time, Sun caring and ethical. Chip Martel-Lew Stansby. The 1987 team was the Life was a pioneer in technology, buying its first Sandy DeMartino, Chair same except that Ross played with Mike Lawrence. computer – a 24-ton machine that sat on a half-acre Aileen Osofsky ACBL Goodwill Committee Born in Montreal QC, Ross attended Selwyn of space – in 1958. Eventually deciding against an House in Westmount before entering Trinity College actuarial career, Ross moved to California in 1962 School, in Port Hope ON on a four-year scholarship. where he took postgraduate courses in mathematics ATTENDANCE In his final year at the boarding school he won the at the University of California, Berkeley. through Tuesday Governor General’s Medal for Mathematics. Ross worked as a computer programmer and Ross attended McGill 1954-1957, graduating later as a systems analyst in the San Francisco area with a BA, honors mathematics. He was a member continued on page 6 6021 tables Page 2 Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Meetings are at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. where the revised laws are applicable. While designed for club directors, players interested in understanding the changes to Wednesday, March 14 the Laws are welcome. Fee $10. Sign up at door. (Room 502) 9 am-Noon Club Director Refresher Course, session 2. A continuing Thursday, March 15 education course for club directors to increase their skills. 10 am-2 pm Rubber Bridge Room. Enjoy relaxed bridge, where you can Participants must attend both sessions. Fee: $15 covers both come and go as you please. There are no game fees for ACBL days. (Room 501) members. Nonmembers can buy a temporary membership for 10 am-2 pm Rubber Bridge Room. Enjoy relaxed bridge, where you can $7.99 that will cover you for the entire month. Everyone is come and go as you please. There are no game fees for ACBL welcome. Top experts from around the world will be on hand members. Nonmembers can buy a temporary membership for between 10 a.m. and noon to play and discuss hands. (Room $7.99 that will cover you for the entire month. Everyone is 403) welcome. Top experts from around the world will be on hand Friday, March 16 between 10 a.m. and noon to play and discuss hands. (Room 10 am-2 pm Rubber Bridge Room. Enjoy relaxed bridge, where you can 403) come and go as you please. There are no game fees for ACBL 7:30-10:30 pm Changes to the Laws of Duplicate Bridge. This continuing members. Nonmembers can buy a temporary membership for education course focuses on the changes in the Laws that took $7.99 that will cover you for the entire month. Everyone is effect in September 2017. Discussion includes explanations of welcome. Top experts from around the world will be on hand the changes and illustrations of their application. Tips for club between 10 a.m. and noon to play and discuss hands. (Room directors will be presented to help handle the table situations 403) CELEBRITY SPEAKER PROGRAM Don’t miss these free lectures by some of the best-known players in the game! Thursday, March 15 Room: Franklin 5-8, 4th floor. Speakers and topics are subject to change. 9:15 a.m. Lisa Berkowitz Playing to Trick One 6:45 p.m. Donna Compton Take a Look Into Your Opponents’ Wednesday, March 14 Hands 9:15 a.m. Ellen Kent Panicville Friday, March 16 6:45 p.m. Jacob Morgan Takeout Doubles 9:15 a.m. Bruce Lang Smith Echo 6:45 p.m. GS Jade Barrett Learning Curve HOSPITALITY Late night snacks will be served nightly, following the evening session, in the pre-function space outside the Marriott ballroom on the fifth floor. Tonight, enjoy bags of trail mix. Tickets can be picked up at the Information Desk on Play the ‘Philly 14’ contest Entertainment the fifth floor of the Marriott, including on the day of Philadelphia Fourteen original U.S. the show. The Information Desk is open daily at the Sightseeing Tours bridge greats hail from following times: 8:30–10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.to 1 p.m., See Philadelphia Philadelphia, and their 2–3 p.m., 4:45–6 p.m.
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