July 21-July 31, 1999 71st Summer North American Bridge Championships

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Vol. 71, No. 7 Wednesday, July 28, 1999 Editors: Brent Manley and Henry Francis

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Ivartoday Stakgold, — one ofStakgold the brightest stars in the ACBL firmament back in the Fifties and Six- ties, is back at the table again. He has noticed quite a few differences from the old days. Women players. “Women players are dif- ferent -- they’re not wimpy the way they used to be. Back then the only women we had to worry were people like Helen Sobel and Edith Kemp. Now almost any woman you play against can Winners of the Senior Swiss Teams were (front, left to hurt you.” right) Richard Potter, Sandy Low and Corinne Kirkham; (back) John Potter, Jim Kirkham and Marc Low. Jennifer-Jo Hartman and Andrew Rosenthal won Behavior. “Today’s players are much better the Red Ribbon Pairs. behaved. There’s very little of that shouting and screaming that used to dominate the game back Hartman, Rosenthal rally then.” Swiss Team inventor Bidding. “Players today know competitive for Red Ribbon victory bidding. This makes the game somewhat wilder wins Sr. Swiss Teams -- definitely more interesting. However, I don’t Before Tuesday, Andrew Rosenthal of New York The man who invented Swiss Teams now is a North had never won a pair game, even Flight C. He couldn’t Continued on page 5 American Swiss Team champion. Marc Low of have picked a better time to win his first -- the Red Centerville OH was a member of the sextet that sealed Ribbon Pairs championship he captured with Jenni- their triumph with a powerful victory over the defend- fer-Jo Hartsman. ing champions in the Senior Swiss Teams. Playing with Hartsman, of Spokane WA, and Rosenthal moved Marc were his wife Sandy, Corinne and Jim Kirkham into position to win with a 65% first final session and of San Bernardino CA, Richard Potter of Black Moun- came through with just enough in the second final to tain NC and his brother John Potter of Panama City eke out victory by less than one matchpoint. FL. Second place went to Martin Hunter and Andy The Kirkham team led the defenders, captained Stark of Mississauga ON, the leaders after two quali- by Mike Levine of Boca Raton FL, by 5 Victory Points fying sessions. going into the last match. The winners played strongly The winners’ score of 2591.65 was .93 better than throughout those seven boards to win going away while Continued on page 5 knocking the defenders down to fourth place. The runners-up were Jim Barrow, Ed Lewis, James Assini does it again: Murphy, David Adams, Randy Pettit and . What’s this about inventing Swiss Teams? Back another Wagar upset in the Sixties, most bridge players were getting tired of -a-match teams -- the same teams were win- Midnight still hasn’t chimed in the Wagar Women’s ning week after week. Attendance would be fine on Knockout Teams for the Cinderella squad captained Saturday for the Open Pairs, but would dwindle, often by Jan Assini. After knocking out the top-seeded team to single digits, on Sunday for the board-a-match game. on Monday, Assini and company rallied in the fourth Young pianist a hit Low had an idea, but he had trouble being heard. quarter Tuesday for another upset, this time over the Finally he convinced Carl Rubin, a member of the Judi Radin sextet, 128-122. Board of Directors, to let him try his idea at a sec- Assini, of Aurora OH, is playing with Laurie with bridge players tional in Cincinnati. It was an instant success. Within Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Sharon Jabbour and Susan When Zachary Campbell Moscow plays, bridge less than two years, board-a-match almost disappeared Miller, Boca Raton FL; , Germantown TN, players listen. In fact, the 12-year-old Lexington KY and Swiss became so popular that sometimes more and Candace Fowler, Jacksonville FL. eighth-grader has been the hit of the Summer NABC. people played on Sunday than on Saturday. In the semifinal round today, the Assini team will He has provided music Marc’s wife Sandy says she’s been trying to help face the No. 4 seed -- Shawn Quinn, Katy TX; Petra between sessions and at him win a North American Swiss to celebrate his in- Hamman, and Joan Jackson, Dallas; various functions since vention, and that dream finally has come true. Just to Robin Klar, Spring TX, and Mildred Breed, Bryan TX. the tournament started. make sure things went right, Sandy wore her lucky They defeated the Lynn Baker squad, 185-152. His appearance in outfit -- the ensemble she wore when she won a recent The other semifinal match pits Karen Allison (npc) San Antonio was the against Cheri Bjerkan. idea of his grandmother, knockout teams. Assini trailed Radin, 86-55, at the half but were Tournament Co-Chair Continued on page 5 within 14 IMPs with a quarter to go. They won the Carol Campbell. It final set, 41-21, to pull out the victory. seemed like a natural for a young man who has been playing since he More upsets as was 4. RecordersRecorders are needed for needed the Wagar Women’s A tireless performer, Knockout Teams and the Spingold Knockout Teams enters round of sixteen Zachary has had a good Thursday, Friday and Saturday. One top seed is out and two others had close calls time, too. A recorder must be able to take down bids and in a day of wild action in the Spingold Knockout Teams. “Everybody here has been nice,” Zachary said, plays quickly and accurately. One recorder will be On the sidelines as play enters the round of 16 to- noting that his “college fund” tip glass has been filled asked to serve as a caller during the presen- day is the four-man squad captained by Jimmy Cayne, every day. “I’m doing pretty well,” he said. tation of the Spingold final Saturday. the No. 2 seed. They were eliminated by Joe Jabon, Zachary likes to play jazz and modern piano pieces, Each session consists of 16 boards. Recorders Bellevue WA; Aidan Ballantyne, Vancouver BC, and but “I’ll play anything.” His favorite classical composer receive $10 in ACBL Bridge Bucks per session Henry Lortz and Wayne Ohlrich of Seattle. is Mozart. worked. If you are interested, please see Brent Two near upsets involved the No. 3 seed, led by When he isn’t playing or studying music, Zachary Manley in the Daily Bulletin office (Conference , and No. 4, the Steve Robinson sextet. likes baseball and golf. His favorite baseball team is Room 16 on the third floor at the Marriott Continued on page 4 Rivercenter) between sessions any day this week. Continued on page 7 Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS WhenSobel-type Tournament Director quizStan Tench pre- sented Al Sobel at the Hall of 9 a.m. - Noon Club Directors’Wednesday, Course, Conference July Rooms 28 1&2, Rivercenter. National Fame dinner, Tench told a Tournament Directors Millard Nachtwey and Roger Putnam will conduct the couple of stories about how three-day course. Sobel used to entertain bridge 10 a.m. - Noon Education Liaison Workshop, Session 2: Increasing Unit Membership and Club/ players. Stan recalls a set of Tournament Attendance, Conference Room 3, Rivercenter. (Continues geographical questions that Thursday) No fee. Sobel always used to ask. Try 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Eddie Kantar, Errors Your your luck with them. Partners Make, Salon F, Grand Ballroom, Rivercenter. Kantar, Santa Monica 1. What is southernmost state in the United CA, is one of the best-known bridge writers in the world. He has won two world States? The northernmost? The easternmost? The bridge championships and 13 North American championships. He was inducted westernmost? into the Bridge Hall of Fame in 1996, the same year he was inducted into the 2. What states have land that touches a for- Minnesota State Table Tennis Hall of Fame. eign country as well as an ocean? 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: John Blubaugh, , 3. What states have capitals that start with the Salon F, Grand Ballroom, Rivercenter. Blubaugh, Indianapolis, is a same letter as the state? professional player and teacher. He is currently working on a historical novel See page 4. and three bridge books. 11:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Alamo Ballroom, Marriott Riverwalk. Take the Alamo Bridge Club “A” Train for an evening with the Mainstream Jazz Musical Duo featuring David Deering and Paul Harper. This evening’s treat: mini pizza rounds. Cash bar. TooBy Barry tough Rigal What can you do when your opponents make sim- ply great bids? All you can do is pay off in IMPs, some- 9:30 a.m. - Noon Easybridge! accreditationThursday, course July with 29 Priscilla Smith, Conference Room 15, times heavily. For an example, observe Brad Moss in Rivercenter. action on this deal from the second round of the 10:00 a.m. - Noon Education Liaison Workshop, Session 3: Bridge in Schools and Brainstorming, Spingold Knockout Teams. Moss, of , Conference Room 3, Rivercenter. No fee. was playing with Fred Gitelman of Toronto. 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: George Pisk, Safety Plays, Salon F, Moss held Grand Ballroom, Rivercenter. Pisk, Manchaca TX, was born in , Austria, «K Q J 8 ªK Q J 9 © A 7 ¨9 3 2 and emigrated to the United States on the eve of World War II. He received a B.A. and heard the bidding go 1¨ on his left, double by his degree from Yale, served in the U.S. Army in Europe and earned two graduate partner. Moss bid 2¨, of course, heard 3¨ on his left degrees at the University of Texas. and 3ª from partner. Now RHO got involved with a 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Easybridge! Stage Two Advanced Accreditation course with Priscilla Smith, bid of 4¨. What would you do? Conference Room 15, Rivercenter. Moss bid 4NT, Roman Key Card Blackwood for 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Max Hardy, , Salon F, Grand hearts, found two aces in partner’s hand -- and bid 6«! Ballroom, Rivercenter. Hardy, Las Vegas, is an Associate National Tournament Moss knew that his partner was a favorite to hold five Director and bridge teacher and writer. Max and his wife, Mary, have both won hearts, and with a minimum and 3-5 in the majors, more than 10,000 . He is the author of 10 bridge books including Gitelman would have overcalled 1ª rather than dou- Two Over One Game Force -- Revised. bling. Gitelman’s likely shape, therefore, was 4-5-3-1, 11:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Alamo Ballroom, Marriott Riverwalk. Popular western songs and dancing hosted by and so it proved. The full deal: DJ Frank Miccolis. Cow down on a sausage and egg biscuit and chips. Cash bar. Dlr: West « A 10 9 2 Vul: Both ª A 10 6 4 3 © Q J 5 ¨ 4 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/NewcomerFriday, Speakers July Program: 30 Sylvia Summers, Basic Logic of the « 7 « 6 5 4 3 Auction, Salon F, Grand Ballroom, Rivercenter. Summers, Pasadena CA, was ª 8 7 2 ª 5 1982 Regional Master of the Year in the ACBL Mini-McKenney contest. She has © K 5 © 10 9 8 4 3 2 won two North American championships: the 1983 and 1988 Swiss Teams at the ¨ A K Q 10 8 7 6 ¨ J 4 Fall NABCs. « K Q J 8 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: , Changing Hand ª K Q J 9 Evaluation, Salon F, Grand Ballroom, Rivercenter. Hamilton, Fresno CA, is a © A 7 two-time world champion: the 1976 and the 1994 World Senior ¨ 9 3 2 Pairs. He was won 11 North American titles. 6ª, the contract at the other table, has no play, but 11:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Alamo Ballroom, Marriott Riverwalk. Elvis is “live” with his Blue Suede Shoes. 6« can be defeated only on the lead of a low heart. Relive great moments with the king, K C Miller. The menu features White Castle Declarer must clubs to make his slam, and when burgers and chips. Cash bar. West comes in with a club after a heart lead, he can give his partner a ruff. In 6« on the lead of a high club, declarer can maneuver to ruff two clubs in dummy to Saturday, July 31 get home with 12 tricks: five hearts, one diamond, four Noon - 5:00 p.m. Spingold finals on vugraph, Grand Ballroom Salons TBA, Rivercenter spade tricks by South and two club ruffs in the North 7:00 p.m. - Midnight hand. Plus 1430 was a 17-IMP gain.

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At the InternationalA real Teamdeja Trials vu in Memphis, a MessageBy Barry received Rigal pair had a misunderstanding about 4© when it was in- In Justin’sthe second quarter chance of their Spingold You are playing in the opening round of the tended as asking for key cards with diamonds as the Knockout Teams match against the Hemant Lall Spingold Knockout Teams, and you pick up this hand: key suit. As a result they made a diamond slam that squad, and Russ Ekeblad were «9 6 2 ª8 6 4 ©J 10 7 3 ¨9 5 4. should have been beaten against Chip Martel’s team- playing against Jan Lall and Susan Clemmons. Your right-hand opponent opens 1«, you pass, and mates. The Ekeblad team includes George Steiner, left-hand opponent bids 4NT (Roman Key Card Then in Monday’s Spingold loss, Martel’s oppo- Gaylor Kasle and French world champions Blackwood). Partner passes and RHO responds 5ª (two nents had a misunderstanding about 4© when it was Christian Mari and Paul Chemla. key cards). You pass again and LHO bids 7«, which intended as asking for key cards with diamonds as the There was a lull in the action at Sutherlin’s partner doubles (!). What is your lead? Think care- key suit. Once again the result was a diamond slam table, and 12-year-old , a member of fully -- 31 IMPs are riding on your decision. The auc- bid and made against Martel. This result swung 21 his dad’s team, rushed up. tion again: IMPs, the exact margin by which Martel’s team lost. “Mom,” Justin said breathlessly, “we have West North East South This was the Team Trials deal. the seed in the third quarter. I want Chemla!” You Partner Board 105 « Q 8 7 2 1« Pass 4NT Pass 5 Dealer: North ª A 10 9 8 the correct bid is 5 . ª ¨ Pass 7 Dbl All Pass Vul: E/W © K Q 8 If the final contract had been 5 , chances are « © Make your choice before you read on. ¨ Q J very strong that Stansby would have led his single- Bernie Miller was East in this nerve-wracking sce- « A 10 9 6 4 « K 5 3 ton spade, counting on partner to have either the A « nario, and he felt that he had a chance to tilt the odds ª 5 2 ª K J 6 4 3 or the A. This would beat the game two tricks -- © in his favor by doubling the grand slam. All Miller © 10 7 5 © -- A, spade ruff, A, spade ruff. « ª needed was for his partner, Lou Finkel, to come ¨ 8 6 3 ¨ 10 9 7 4 2 But David Gurvich bid 6© even though he knew through. « J his side was off two key cards -- he hoped he wasn’t Miller figured North had some problem counting ª Q 7 off two aces. And there was no way for Stansby to A J 9 6 4 3 2 key cards, but he could see that cashing the ace might © know that declarer was missing two aces -- he of not be so easy. After all, partner in this auction would ¨ A K 5 course believed his partner held only one ace. He West North East South not normally be trying to find you with an ace. thought it was important to set up a trick while part- Miller doubled the grand slam in the hope that Zia Katz Rosenberg Bates ner still had his ace, so he led a club. Curtains! 1 1 2 partner would read it as a and lead his © ª ª Gurvich won the ¨A and then quickly played long suit -- if Finkel read the double as lead-directing, Pass 3NT Pass 4© (1) the K to get rid of his losing heart. He still had to Pass 4NT (2) Pass 6 ¨ he might think Miller was somewhere and there- © worry about spades, but that became easy when the fore lead the suit in which he had the greatest length. All Pass queen showed up singleton. (1) Key card Blackwood with diamonds as the key suit. By thus eliminating trumps -- the Lightner double At the other table Martel’s teammates bid 3NT says do not lead a -- and clubs (Miller’s seven- (2) Wrong response -- should have been 5¨ showing and made an overtrick for a 10-IMP loss. If Stansby two key cards plus the Q. card holding in that suit made it likely Finkel didn’t © and Martel had beaten the slam they would have have length there), Miller improved his chances by Michael Rosenberg led the ¨10, taken with the gained 11 IMPs -- a 21-IMP swing and enough to jack, and Ralph Katz attacked trumps, leading the king. 50%. Indeed, Finkel found the correct lead -- a dia- tie the match. mond -- and it was his longest suit. The full deal: Rosenberg followed with the 9, which Rosenberg ¨ Q 7 4 intended as showing interest in spades. Next Katz over- « ª A K Q J 5 2 took the ¨Q with the king. He cashed the ¨A, pitch- © 9 8 4 ing a heart, then led the «J. Zia rose with the ace, and ¨ A that was the end of the defense. Katz was able to ruff Michael Levine of Boca Raton FL, a member of Well-considered « 9 6 2 « 8 out the «K and get a heart pitch on the «Q for his the defending champions in the Senior Swiss Teams, ª 8 6 4 ª 10 3 slam. found a neat play to make a major gain in one of © J 10 7 3 © A Q 6 Zia had to the J and let his partner win the yesterday’s matches in the Senior Swiss final. « ¨ 9 5 4 ¨ Q 10 8 7 6 3 2 trick to beat the contract. He also could have returned Board 35 10 7 5 « « A K J 10 5 3 a heart at trick three instead of a club. Since the con- Dealer: South 10 9 7 3 2 ª ª 9 8 tract was 5©, just making, at the other table, Martel’s Vul: E/W A 9 6 2 K 6 2 team lost 11 IMPs instead of winning 10 -- a 21-IMP © © ¨ A ¨ K J swing at an important point in the match. K J 9 8 4 2 Now we switch to the Spingold. « « ª K Q ª J Q 8 4 3 J 7 5 Dealer: South K J 7 6 © © « ¨ Q 10 7 3 ¨ K 9 8 5 4 2 Vul: None ª 8 A Q 6 3 ThoseSection who earn section top tops prizes may pick up their A 10 7 5 4 3 2 « prizes at the Section Top Prize Desk (located next to © ª A 8 6 5 4 ¨ 2 K 10 the Registration Desk, third floor). Q A 9 5 4 2 © Wednesday hours: 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., 11:30 « « ¨ J 6 ª K 9 7 4 2 ª A 10 6 3 West North East South a.m. to 12:45 p.m., 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.. Working the desk will be Vera Chimene, © J 9 © 6 Jabbour Levine Cindy Snider, Terri Reid, Bud Sutton, Hedy Barnes, ¨J 10 9 5 4 ¨ 8 7 3 1 ª Bill Cahn and Ron Hilliard. « 10 9 3 Dbl 4 5 Pass Q J 5 ª ¨ Thursday hours: 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m. ª Pass 5ª All Pass to 12:45 p.m., 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 © K Q 8 West opened the 3 to the ace, and Levine A K Q 6 ¨ p.m.. Working the desk will be Jack Lacey, Marilou ¨ played ©K, ©A, diamond ruff. He ruffed his other Powell, Nancy Gordy, Wayne Dow, Edith Weston, Hedy West North East South club and cashed the ace of trumps. A second trump Stansby Gurvich Martel Ehrlichman Barnes and Susan Spencer. put West on lead, and he got out with the Q, ruffed. Friday hours: 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1NT © Levine knew West didn’t have both club honors -- 12:45 p.m., 2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.. Pass 2NT (1) Pass 3 (2) © he would have led one of them. So what did he have Working the desk will be John Faxon, Barbara Habiger, Pass 4© (3) Pass 4NT (4) for his double of the opening bid? He had seven HCP Beverly Klaus, Elaine Powers, Jack Lacey, Diana Pass 6© All Pass in the red suits and two or three in clubs. So Levine Drenner and Denise Marsh, (1) Relay to diamonds. decided West probably had both the king and jack Saturday hours: 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m. (2) Shows a good diamond fit -- 3¨ would show the of spades. He led away from his spade honors and to 1:15 p.m., 1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m. to 4:15 poor fit. West was fixed. He won his jack, but then he either p.m., 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. On (3) Key card Blackwood with diamonds as the key suit. had to lead away from his «K or lead a club and the desk will John Faxon, Wayne Dow, Dick and Carol (4) Wrong bid. With two key cards and the trump queen give Levine a sluff-ruff. Toth, Everetta Lewis and Jim Cheney. Page 4 Daily Bulletin

Freed, Robison seek GoodBy Barry captain Rigal Here are answers On this deal from the second qualifying session of secondGene Freed and JimIMP Robison, Pairs who won thetitle IMP Pairs the Life Master Pairs, Barnet Shenkin reached a good to Sobel-type(Questions on page quiz 2) in Chicago last summer, are seeking to become the first game which appears to be doomed because of the lie 1. Not surprisingly, Hawaii is repeat winners in the event’s 12-year history. of the cards. Shenkin knows how to steer his ship to the southernmost state. And of If they succeed, Freed would become a three-time safety, however. He guessed the lie of the cards to per- course Alaska is the northernmost winner. He won in 1988 with Mike Passell. fection and brought his game home. as well as the westernmost state. Freed and Robison were not among the leaders after Dlr: South A J 5 2 The surprise is that Alaska also is the two-session qualifier, but they jumped to the fore- « Vul: Both ª 9 7 2 the easternmost state! Part of the front of the 182-pair final to emerge with the win in the J 3 Aleutians protrude over the 180- last round. This deal from the first final session was key: © ¨ Q 10 7 2 degree line. Dlr: East « 6 5 10 6 4 3 9 8 2. Maine, New Hampshire and New York Vul: E-W J 7 6 2 « « ª ª K 10 4 ª J (Canada and Atlantic); California (Mexico and © K 8 5 4 3 2 10 6 K 9 8 7 5 4 2 Pacific), Washington and Alaska (Canada and Pa- 9 © © ¨ ¨ K J 9 3 ¨ A 6 4 cific) « 8 4 « Q J 7 2 K Q 7 3. Delaware (Dover), Indiana (Indianapolis), A K Q 8 5 3 9 « ª ª ª A Q 8 6 5 3 Oklahome (Oklahoma City), Hawaii (Honolulu). © Q J © 10 9 7 A Q A K 7 Q J 6 4 2 © ¨ ¨ ¨ 8 5 « A K 10 9 3 West North East South 10 4 ª Shenkin WhenThe you pull way an upset it’s the size done of the one accom- © A 6 1 10 8 5 3 ª plished by the Samuel Ehrlichman team Monday, there ¨ Pass 2ª 3© 4ª are bound to be key deals. The Ehrlichman team, you West North East South All Pass Freed Robinson will recall, knocked off the No. 8 seed, captained by As you can see, a club lead and continuation will Rose Johnson-Meltzer and featuring former world Pass 1« sink the contract, but who would even think of doing Dbl 2 3 Pass champions Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Alan Sontag and © ¨ so after this auction? . 3ª Pass 3NT All Pass West led the 10, and Shenkin read it as a Freed decided that his hand was too good for a simple © Ehrlichman’s squad features two 18-year-olds -- doubleton, meaning East had seven diamonds. Shenkin Ari Greenberg and Joe Grue. Their fourth is David 2ª , so he started with a double. Robison dredged took East’s K with the ace, cashed the A and then up a 3 bid over North’s non-forcing 2 but made a good © ª Gurvich. The following deal helped the Ehrlichman ¨ © abandoned trumps. He ran four rounds of spades, dis- squad to the upset. decision to bid 3NT over Freed’s 3ª. carding a club loser to bring home his game. Ten tricks Dlr: North K Q J 2 If Robison had passed 3ª, certainly possible with his « sketchy values and lack of fit, the pair was headed for a made! Vul: E-W J 10 5 4 Note that if Shenkin had taken the trump , ª minus score. The defenders would take two spades, two © J 7 diamonds and a heart. West would have been likely to find the club switch A K 8 and defeat the contract. ¨ As it was, 3NT was cold -- provided East is the de- « A 10 « 7 4 clarer. 3NT by West can be defeated by an initial spade ª A Q 7 3 ª K 8 6 2 lead and a diamond shift by South for a spade continua- © A Q 10 © K 9 6 5 4 2 tion. ACBL to have eight teams ¨ Q 10 7 3 ¨ 6 Lebhar Trophy « 9 8 6 5 3 Players will compete for the Lebhar Trophy, donated inACBL Bermuda will have a Bowl, total of eight teams in Cup the Ber- ª 9 by Bertram Lebhar Jr. in 1948 in memory of his wife muda Bowl and for the Orbis World Bridge 8 3 Evelyn. The trophy was previously given to winners of © Championships next January in Bermuda -- four from ¨ J 9 5 4 2 the Mixed Teams but re-designated for the IMP Pairs by the U.S., two from Canada and two from Bermuda, West North East South the ACBL Board of Directors. which has automatic berths in the two major champi- Sontag Grue Weichsel Greenberg Lebhar (1907-1972), under the name of Bert Lee, onships as the host country. 1NT Pass 2ª (1) earned a national reputation as a sportscaster and later as The U.S. teams for the Bermuda Bowl and Venice Pass 2 All Pass a bridge player and administrator. In private life, he owned « Cup have already been named in the Daily Bulletins at (1) Transfer. radio and television stations in Florida. this tournament. These are the others as posted on the As you can see, there are only five losers in 2 -- Perhaps his greatest achievement arose from his work « web site of the Orbis World Bridge Championships: as ACBL treasurer from 1945 to 1947 and as a member one spade, two diamonds, one heart and one club. Grue of the Steering Committee. Bermuda Bowl easily scored up plus 110. At the other table: In the late Forties, Lebhar was instrumental in the Canada: Fred Gitelman, , Mike West North East South modernization of ACBL. He was perhaps the first to vi- Hargreaves, Bryan Maksymetz, Gordon McOrmond Ehrlichman Stansby Gurvich Martel sualize ACBL’s vast potential for expansion. His farsighted and Joey Silver. Irving Litvack is non-playing captain. 1¨ Pass 3¨ (1) efforts were recognized when he was named ACBL Hon- Bermuda: Charles Hall, Bill Souster, David Sykes, 3NT All Pass orary Member in 1963. Joe Taussig, Charles Vaucrosson and Joe Wakefield. (1) Weak. Lebhar was one of the founders of the Greater New Alan Douglas is npc. Stansby and Martel play 12-14 1NT openers, so York Bridge Association and was elected its first presi- Venice Cup Stansby had to open 1¨. Martel’s attempt at preemp- dent in 1948. Canada: Francine Cimon, Dianna Gordon, Rhoda tion was brushed aside by Ehrlichman. He ducked the Lebhar was also a player: he won the Spingold in Habert, Beverly Kraft, Barbara Saltsman and Sheri of the «K, won the spade continuation 1940 and the Master Mixed Teams in 1946. His team was Winestock. George Mittelman is npc. and ended with 11 tricks when North was squeezed on his wife Evelyn along with Samuel Katz and Alicia Bermuda: Judy Bussell, Diana Diel, Jean Johnson, the run of the diamonds. Plus 110 at one table and 660 Kemper. Stephanie Kyme, Audrey Smith and Margaret Way. Ian at the other was good for 13 IMPs to the underdogs. Lebhar was second in the Chicago (now the ) Harvey is npc. and the Vanderbilt in 1946 and 1947, the Spingold in 1953, the Life Master Pairs in 1945 and the Men’s Pairs in 1936. Previous winners Pianist This event, consisting of two qualifying and two Continued from page 1 final sessions, is scored by International Match Points. John McMurdie’sRecord team penalty? was signing up for a brack- Previous winners and runners-up: the Baltimore Orioles, and he’s well up on Cal Ripken’s eted knockout event at a Las Vegas regional, but in 1987 1. Robb Gordon, Linda Danas; 2. Peter Weichsel, Richard latest stats. He has played golf for about 18 months, listing the total masterpoints for the team, someone Katz but he allows that “I’m absolutely no good. I’m a lot left off a zero -- the total was 1500 instead of 15,000. 1988 1. Gene Freed, Mike Passell; 2. Corinne Gellman, Jim Director Tom Quinlan had set up a penalty provision Kirkham better at baseball.” 1989 1. Richard Schwartz, Fred Hamilton; 2. Bud Reinhold, Very poised for someone his age, Zachary has had for getting into the wrong bracket -- 3 IMPs for each lots of time performing in public. He has been doing percentage point. 1990 1. Ralph Cohen, Renee Mancuso; 2. Richard Schwartz, Drew When the mistake was discovered, the decision was Casen recitals since he was six, and he frequently performs for residents at nursing homes in Lexington. He is also that there had been an 85% error. So although 1991 1. Harvey Brody, Ralph Buchalter; 2. Ron Freldman, Marty McMurdie and company won their first match by 27 Shallon planning to perform at a bar mitzvah later this sum- 1992 1. Vera Gama, Marcelo Branco; 2. David Midkiff, Tom mer. IMPs, it went on the scoreboard as a loss by 228 IMPs. Oppenheimer Sounds like a record to us. 1993 1. Bob Klein, David Ruderman; 2. Win Allegaert, Gary Asked if he plans a career in music, Zachary an- Gottlieb swers quickly: “I have no idea.” 1994 1. Tom Fox, Walter Schafer; 2. Howard Chandross, Lee Rautenberg 1995 1. , Harold Lilie; 2. Brad Moss, Elizabeth Reich 1996 1. Mike Albert, Marilyn Hemenway; 2. Steve Beatty, Adam Ron GerardMissing asks that the person pen who took his gold Wildavsky TheUnusual call for director director came in the Seniorcall Swiss pen with the AON logo please return it. The pen may 1997 1. Tom Carmichael, ; 2. Dick Bruno, Kenji Teams. When the director arrived, he found three cad- be returned to Gerard or to the Daily Bulletin office. Miyakuni 1998 1. Jim Robison, Gene Freed; 2. Jeanne Rahmey, Gary Cohler dies. “Does a flush beat three of a kind?” they asked. Daily Bulletin Page 5

lived on the East Coast, so they moved to Delaware Stakgold where he was math department head at the University Continued from page 1 of Delaware until his retirement. Alice died in 1994 when a second kind of cancer assailed her. “One of the biggest moments in Alice’s life was a see much difference in the structure of constructive bridge happening. She and I played as partners in the bidding.” Master Mixed Teams in 1969, and we won - Alice was Ivar never lost his interest in bridge even though a North American champion. That was a glorious mo- he dropped out of the big time for more than three ment for her.” decades. “I was trying to make a career in math. I had Ivar made an interesting observation about college a wife and stepdaughter to care for. When I play bridge professors. “The GI Bill of Rights changed the com- I am serious about it -- I always want to play well. plexion of American colleges. Not all professors are When I play I want to be successful. My other activi- from the aristocracy any more. A mechanic with a good ties prevented me from playing the type of bridge I brain can go to college on the GI Bill and become a like to play.” professor or even a head of a department. That bill is He credits two persons for his return to the game one of the nicest things about democracy.” — and his constant companion, Ivar was born in Norway, but when he arrived in The Red Ribbon runners-up: Andy Stark and Martin Hunter Jeanne Rymer. the United States, the immigration officer said, “You “Jeanne thought I needed some intellectual relax- don’t look Norwegian.” He isn’t -- his family is from Red Ribbon ation. She encouraged me to return to the game even Russia originally. In fact that’s why he could get into Continued from page 1 though she hasn’t played in many years. the United States before his parents -- he was born in “And, in a way, I met Adam through . that of the runners-up. Norway, so no problem. His parents’ passports were Edgar and I were close friends for more than 50 years Hartsman, 22, graduated from Simmons College Russian, so they had to wait. -- ever since we used to play back when we were at in Boston last year with a degree in psychology and Ivar’s record in North American events is enviable. Cornell. I attended the Kaplan memorial service in philosophy. At present, she is “taking a year off” to try He has won six championships, including a Vanderbilt, New York. Adam came over to me and said he knew I to get into the Junior program. She is hoping to be a a Chicago (now called Reisinger) and a Spingold. He liked the Kaplan-Sheinwold . He told member of a U.S. squad for the World Junior Team was on the runner-up Bermuda Bowl team in 1959 and me he was doing some work on the system as played Championships in 2001. he also represented the United States in Turin in 1960. by Kaplan and Norman Kay and asked if I’d like to She and Rosenthal play a version of Precision de- And now he’s back after more than three decades. play it with him sometime. So here we are, playing vised by her fiancé, Jason Ciano. She and Rosenthal “I’m enjoying being back. Bridge is still a great game. together in the Spingold.” practice on OKbridge occasionally. The question is: am I good enough to play at the top Stakgold has been involved in the K-S system from Rosenthal, 37, recently took a director’s test and level? I don’t know yet -- and I don’t know if I want to the beginning. When Kaplan and is considering an association with the Culbertson work that hard.” were putting their system together, they frequently Bridge Club in New York. conferred with Lenny Harmon and Stakgold. Rosenthal and Hartsman first met as members of Stakgold learned something about cards and how the same squad in the Non-Life Master Swiss Teams they work from his mother when he was 12 or 13, but at the 1995 Summer NABC in New Orleans. They be- he didn’t take up bridge until he went to Cornell. When Win $50,000 in the came reacquainted through Ciano, a good friend of Kaplan returned to Cornell in 1946 after his war ser- Rosenthal. vice, “he helped me a lot,” said Stakgold. “We went to There was some drama at the end of the event. Stark Orbis Investment Management Limited, corporate the local duplicate where he was very good to me, even Orbis bridge contest and Hunter had been leading after 12 rounds, but they sponsor of the Orbis World Bridge Championships though he already was playing at a much higher level had a bad board on the final round and had slipped to scheduled for Bermuda next January, will also under- than I. Bridge was the big thing at Cornell at the time second by a fraction of a matchpoint. There was a miss- write a free, worldwide bridge contest in connection -- any time you would go into the student union you’d ing score ticket, however, which could have affected with the tournament. see five or six tables of in play.” the final score -- and two score corrections came in The prize is a $50,000 subscription to an Orbis He characterized Kaplan as “the brightest person after that. It was possible that first and second might mutual fund. ever to go to Cornell and not graduate. Kaplan always change places, but the various changes only slightly The 13-week contest, to be played entirely on the was very quiet, with a wonderful sense of humor. Not affected the winners’ margin of victory. Internet beginning Sept. 1, was designed in collabora- the pun type like , you know. Edgar’s tion with bridge star Zia Mahmood to appeal to a wide jokes were the kind you might have to think about for range of players. a moment. For instance, here is what he once said about The winner, to be chosen in a drawing in Decem- Senior Swiss me -- ‘I love you as a teammate, you’re such a devout ber, will receive a $50,000 subscription to the Orbis Continued from page 1 coward’.” mutual fund of his or her choice. Kaplan was majoring in chemistry, and Stakgold Anyone with Internet access and an email address The Kirkhams have a story too -- this is the sixth started in electrical engineering but switched to math can play. Each Wednesday during the contest, Zia will time this year they have played as a partnership, and when he went after his doctorate at Harvard. “I dis- present a new Orbis Hand of the Week at it’s the sixth time they’ve won. They were victors in covered I had no talent for anything mechanical or elec- www.bermudabowl.com. the Silver Ribbon Pairs in Vancouver, and they won trical, so I switched. To this day I can’t fix anything Contestants will be invited to submit one answer regional Senior events in Mesa, Las Vegas (2), and here around the house.” per week to a question such as, “What card would Zia earlier this week. Stakgold stayed in the Boston area until 1956 play next?” The Potters have their story as well. They weren’t where he was an assistant professor at Harvard. At the You may enter every week or less often if you even supposed to be on this team. The third pair was special party thrown in his honor when he left Boston, choose. Each correct answer is good for an into supposed to be David and Sue Sachs, but David suf- Stakgold was extolled by Boston’s Larry Weiss as fol- the drawing. If you enter each week and are correct fered an infection, and he did not recover in time to lows: “Ivar Stakgold is one of the best players in the each time, you will have 13 chances to win. play. So the Potters were drafted, and they now have country -- but he’s not all that good in the city.” Full contest rules and other contest details are their first North American championship. If you play 1925 was a special number to Stakgold, Kaplan posted on www.bermudabowl.com. Visitors to the site much on OKbridge, you will recognize John as Cigar. and Truscott. “We once formed a 1925 team for a can request an email reminder of the start of the first The brothers are an old-time partnership -- they’ve been Reisinger knockout in New York. In addition to the game so as not to miss out on any of the hands. playing off and on for more than 40 years. three of us we also had Dorothy Truscott and Andy Orbis is a Bermuda-based investment manager that Gabrilovitch. No, we didn’t win.” has won numerous awards and a worldwide reputation He spent three years in Washington with the Of- for innovative “no load” mutual funds. fice of Naval Research, then followed that with eight The Orbis World Bridge Championships -- featur- SmokingSmoking is permitted only policy in the designated area years at Northwestern University in Chicago as head ing the 50th anniversary Bermuda Bowl, the Venice on the third floor at the Marriott Rivercenter. At the of the math department. His wife Alice contracted can- Cup and the World Transnational Teams -- will take Convention Center, you must go outside to smoke. cer in Chicago, and she wanted a change of venue af- place in Bermuda Jan. 7-21, 2000. ter she recovered. The mothers of both Alice and Ivar

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APPEALS CASE SEVEN Tournamentplus 480 for E/W (Law 12C2). AppealsWest North East South Subject: The Appeal: E/W appealed the Director’s rul- Pass 1« 4© Event: Stratified Board-a-match Teams, 22 July, ing. West estimated that the 4ª bid took 10-15 sec- Pass(1) Pass(1) Dbl(1) Pass Only Session onds, but said his partner was a very deliberate bid- 4« 5© Dbl All Pass (1) Break in tempo Board: 21 « Q J 10 6 4 der so he did not think it was a hesitation. He said The Facts: 5 doubled went down one, plus 100 Dealer: North ª 10 9 3 he expected 13-14 HCP and was surprised when she © Vul: N/S A 10 9 2 had as much as she did. He said he would have signed for E/W. The Director was called when West bid 4«. © The Director determined that East broke tempo be- ¨ 8 off in 5ª if she had bid 5©. North believed the break K 8 7 2 A 5 in tempo had been 25-35 seconds. fore doubling 4©. It was also agreed that there was a « « slight hesitation after the first pass by West. The Di- ª A 8 7 2 ª K Q J 6 4 The Committee Decision: The Panel decided K Q 3 6 4 there had been a hesitation that demonstrably sug- rector ruled that passing 4© doubled was not a logical © © alternative for West and allowed the table result to A 4 K Q 10 2 gested further bidding and that pass by West was a ¨ ¨ stand. 9 3 logical alternative. The contract was changed to 4 « ª The Appeal: N/S appealed the Director’s ruling. The ª 5 made six, plus 480 for E/W. Stop Card had not been used before the 4© bid. N/S esti- © J 8 7 5 DIC of Event: Stan Tench mated that West’s first pass took 15 seconds (E/W be- ¨ J 9 7 6 5 3 Panel: Olin Hubert (Reviewer), Ron Johnston lieved it was 10 seconds); both sides agreed it then West North East South Players consulted: none took 6 seconds for North to pass; N/S estimated it took Pass 1ª Pass East 1 minute to double (E/W believed it had been 20 2NT(1) Pass 4ª(2) Pass APPEALS CASE EIGHT seconds). N/S seemed most concerned that E/W cor- 5¨ Pass 5« Pass Subject: Tempo rect their tempo problems. Neither North nor South 6 All Pass Event: Stratified B/C/D Pairs, 24 July, First Ses- ª thought a pass by West after 4© was a logical alterna- (1) Alerted; Jacoby 2 sion ª tive (they objected to West’s pass of 4© rather than a (2) Break in tempo Board: 25 « A 4« bid). N/S also expressed concern that pass by East The Facts: 6NT made six, plus 980 for E/W. Dealer: North ª 10 9 8 4 3 at her second turn might be a logical alternative and The Director was called after the hand was over and Vul: E/W © 6 5 3 stated that East had fingered the bid box before dou- was told that the 4ª bid had been very slow. East ¨ 9 8 4 3 bling 4©. stated that she had a real problem deciding what to « 10 9 8 7 5 3 « K Q J 6 2 The Panel Decision: South’s failure to use the bid. The E/W agreement was that 4ª showed no slam ª J 7 ª A K Q 2 Stop Card (by so doing he may have made it more difficult to judge the elapsed time) helped create the interest, 3ª showed slam interest and 3¨/3© showed © K 7 © 4 2 dispute on the timing over 4 . In any case, the Panel a singleton. The Director ruled that a slow 4ª indi- ¨ 7 5 2 ¨ Q J © was not convinced an unmistakable hesitation oc- cated that East had alternative bids, all of which « 4 curred by West over 4 . By N/S’s own admission, would show more strength. The slowness suggested ª 6 5 © the possibility that further action could be appro- A Q J 10 9 8 West’s pass of East’s double was not a logical alter- © native despite East’s break in tempo. The Panel de- priate. The contract was changed to 4ª made six, ¨ A K 10 6 cided that a pass by East over 4© was not a logical alternative and any action (double or 4ª) would have led to West bidding 4«. Hesitations by this level of NATIONAL APPEALS COMMITTEE MEMBERS player (approximately 100 masterpoints) are less at the San Antonio NABC, July 21-31, 1999 likely to transmit information that “demonstrably” suggests one action over another. The Panel allowed Director the table result of 5© doubled down one, plus 100 Ray Raskin, King of Prussia PA for E/W, to stand. Since N/S (experienced players, 1150 masterpoints each) presented no argument to Chairman reasonably expect the Panel to decide in their favor, Jon Brissman, San Bernardino CA the appeal was determined to lack merit and N/S were assigned an Appeal Without Merit Penalty Appeals Administrator Point. Rich Colker, Wheaton MD DIC of Event: Jim Chizar Panel: Matt Smith (Reviewer), Charlie Appeals Manager MacCracken Linda Trent, Pinehurst NC Players consulted: none

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TEAM LEADERS TEAM LEADERS TEAM LEADERS Henry Bethe, Ithaca NY Martin Caley, Montreal PQ Karen Allison, Jersey City NJ BoneThe sponsor density of today’s Stratified test Seniortoday Pairs - Ron Gerard, White Plains NY Michael Huston, Joplin MO , New York NY - the Preventive Medicine and Rehabilitation Cen- ters -- will conduct bone mineral density tests today TEAM MEMBERS TEAM MEMBERS TEAM MEMBERS from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Marriott Rivercenter. The tests will be conducted near Salon E, where Lowell Andrews, Huntington Beach CA Sid Brownstein, Santa Monica CA Mike Aliotta, Oklahoma City OK the event is to be played. A physician will be avail- Mark Bartusek, Manhattan Beach CA Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL Phil Brady, Philadelphia PA able to discuss the results. The bone density test costs David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ Doug Doub, West Hartford CT Bart Bramley, Chicago IL $20 and takes five to 10 minutes. Nell Cahn, Shreveport LA Gail Greenberg, New York NY Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA The test is recommended because of statistics Bob Gookin, Arlington VA Simon Kantor, Agawam MA Dick Budd, Portland ME regarding osteoporosis and osteopenia. Fifty percent Robb Gordon, New York NY Corinne Kirkham, San Bernardino CA Jerry Gaer, Phoenix AZ of women and 15% of men will have a fracture re- Ed Lazarus, Baltimore MD Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL Mary Hardy, Las Vegas NV lated to osteoporosis some time in their lives. Ap- Jim Linhart, New York NY Richard Popper, Wilmington DE Abby Heitner, Wheaton MD proximately 1.5 million men and women suffer frac- Chris Moll, Metarie LA Judy Randel, Albuquerque NM Barbara Nudelman, Chicago IL tures each year, including 300,000 with hip fractures, Mike Rahtjen, Charleston SC Becky Rogers, Dallas TX Michael Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY of which 60,000 will die within the year. Lou Reich, Wheaton MD Brian Trent, Los Angeles CA Dave Treadwell, Wilmington DE Diagnosis is accomplished by determination of Robert Schwartz, San Pedro CA Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ Jon Wittes, Claremont CA bone density, but only about 7.5% of people who Ellen Siebert, Little Rock AR Michael White, Atlanta GA suffer from osteoporosis have been diagnosed. John Solodar, New York NY Peggy Sutherlin, Dallas TX

Screener Steve Bates, Edmonton AB Yesterday’sCorrection Daily Bulletin had the Pettis team Each team is scheduled to report to the Appeals Area for three nights. playing Pollack in the Round of 32. The William Pollack team actually was defeated by the squad WHITE Team Thursday July 22 Sunday July 25 Wednesday July 28 captained by Harold Jordan, not by William Pettis. BLUE Team Friday July 23 Monday July 26 Thursday July 29 Playing with Jordan were Sigridur Kristjansdottir, RED Team Saturday July 24 Tuesday July 27 Friday July 30 Greg Burch and Bragi Hauksson. Daily Bulletin Page 7

1. Nickell 75 162 Yesterday’s Spingold results 1.Yesterday’s Assini 36 Wagar 55 87 results 128 32. Hurd 14 27 withdrew Today's Pairings in 8. Radin 35 86 101 122 110 Teams 2. Cayne 37 41 68 114 Spingold KO Teams 2. Bjerkan 36 65 79 111 31. Jabon 30 59 84 127 Nick Nickell, New York NY; Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA; , Dallas TX; Paul Soloway, Mill Creek WA; 7. Eythorsdottir 7 40 54 82 Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL; Eric Rodwell, Naperville IL 3. Shugart 31 74 90 148 3. Allison (npc) 50 86 137 173 30. Polisner 28 72 107 124 vs , Los Angeles CA; Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas 6. Rosenberg 10 54 85 104 NV; Brad Moss, New York NY; Fred Gitelman, Toronto ON; 4. Robinson 24 60 106 156 Marcelo Branco - Gabriel Chagas, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 4. Baker 37 68 96 152 29. Hessel 24 60 113 143 5. Quinn 46 96 165 185 Joseph Jabon, Bellevue WA; Aidan Ballantyne, Vancouver 5. Schwartz 65 101 140 197 BC; Henry Lortz - Wayne Ohlrich, Seattle WA 28. Smith 16 36 58 72 vs Steve Beatty, Destrehan LA; John Onstott, New Orleans LA; Today's Pairings in Wagar 6. Sosler 61 105 146 169 Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA 27. Reich 18 56 86 108 31 Teams Women's KO Teams Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; , Jan Assini, Aurora OH; Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH; 7. Kovacich 55 89 117 162 Herrefordshire, England; , Carmel CA; Geir Sharon Jabbour - Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL; Mary 26. Boye 20 47 60 111 G Helgemo, Trondheim, Norway Oshlag, Germantown TN; Candace Fowler, Jacksonville FL vs vs 8. Ehrlichman 12 55 84 129 Grant Baze, La Jolla CA; Chris Compton, Dallas TX; George Shawn Quinn, Katy TX; Petra Hamman - Peggy Sutherlin - 25. Colchamiro 31 92 120 150 Mittelman, Toronto ON; Jon Wittes, Claremont CA; Ross Joan Jackson, Dallas TX; Robin Klar, Spring TX; Mildred Grabel, Huntington Beach CA Breed, Bryan TX 9. Ekeblad 19 53 80 98 24. Gordon 31 66 89 126 Steve Robinson, Arlington VA; Peter Boyd, Silver Spring Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL; Sue Weinstein, Las Vegas NV; MD; , Kingston NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington Renee Mancuso, Redondo Beach CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA; Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Michael Kamil, 10. Rosenkranz 24 38 60 117 CA Holmdel NJ 23. Stakgold 38 88 96 103 vs vs Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD; Lynn Deas, Schenectady 11. Pollack 31 56 104 148 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Rich Pavlicek Jr, San Mateo CA; Norman Kay, Narberth PA; Eddie Kantar, Santa NY; Rozanne Pollack, Warren NJ; Lisa Berkowitz, Old 22. Jordan 25 48 73 98 Monica CA; Matt Granovetter, Richmond Hghts. OH; Rob- Tappan NJ; , Nashville TN; Connie Goldberg, ert Lipsitz, Palm Harbor FL Merion Station PA 12. Lev 8 61 101 150 21. Coleman 23 51 73 99 Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY; Drew Casen, Coco- nut Creek FL; Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Michael 13. Bramley 33 76 99 123 Rosenberg, Wykagyl NY; Robert Levin, Windermere FL; 20. Pavlicek 45 98 116 132 Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ A chanceBy Barryto be Rigal brilliant? vs « 7 3 14. Baze 16 78 110 140 - Michael Polowan - , New York ª K 6 5 19. Coren 29 53 78 105 NY; Ravindra Murthy, Berkeley CA; Barnet Shenkin, Boca © A J 9 2 Raton FL; John Mohan, St. Croix, Virgin Islands Q 6 5 3 15. Brachman 27 62 80 103 ¨ 18. Beatty 36 71 121 148 Gerald Sosler, Purchase NY; , Oak Harbor WA; A J 10 9 6 4 Andrea Buratti, Genoa, Italy; Massimo Lanzarotti, Italy; « ª Q 7 3 16. Fox 35 68 105 119 Adam Zmudzinski - Cezary Balicki, Poland K Q 7 4 17. Milner 47 96 108 141 vs © William Pollack, Warren NJ; John Solodar, New York NY; ¨ -- Hugh Ross, Oakland CA; Joseph Silver, Hampstead PQ; West North East South David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton Pass 1« Spingold FL 2¨ Dbl 2ª 2« Continued from page 1 Dbl All Pass Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Ra- Jeff Aker was kicking himself after he received Shugart, Andy Robson, Geir Helgemo and Tony leigh NC; Kevin Collins - Patricia Tucker, Atlanta GA; K the lead of the ¨A. Jeff assumed hearts were 6-1 and Forrester trailed the Jeffrey Polisner team, 107-90, Anderson Jr, Greensboro NC; Joe McCabe Jr, High Point tried to establish a quick trick. Alas! Hearts were 5-2 NC and trumps 5-0. When East ducked the A, the de- entering the final quarter. Shugart and company won vs ª the final set 58-17, to come out on top, 148-124. fense was in control. Here is the full hand: George Rosenkranz, Mexico City; Dan Morse, Houston TX; 7 3 The No. 4 seed -- Robinson, Peter Boyd, Fred , Dallas TX; Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Mark Lair, « Stewart, Kit Woolsey, Mike Becker and Mike Kamil Canyon TX; , San Francisco CA ª K 6 5 A J 9 2 -- were down by 7 entering the final quarter before © Q 6 5 3 rallying for a 156-143 victory. Janet Colchamiro - Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Betty ¨ Bloom - Steve Bloom, Duanesburg NY K Q 8 5 2 -- George Rosenkranz and company were down 36 « « vs 9 8 A J 10 4 2 to the team captained by Ivar Stakgold with 16 Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry ª ª © -- © 10 8 6 5 3 boards to play, but they posted a 57-7 final set to NY; Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY; Daniel Rotman, A J 10 9 7 2 K 8 4 make it to the next round. Aventura FL; Boris Baran, Cote-Saint-Luc PQ; Markland ¨ ¨ Molson, Miami FL « A J 10 9 6 4 The top-seeded Nick Nickell squad, the defend- Q 7 3 ing Spingold champs, had no trouble with the Jun- ª © K Q 7 4 ior team headed by John Hurd. Nickell was leading, ¨ -- 162-27, at the half when the youngsters withdrew. The winning line is to lead a low diamond at trick Child care is available in Conference Room 12 at In today’s play, Nickell, Richard Freeman, Jeff Child care two. West must ruff and lead the 9. Jeff must rise the Marriott River Center twice daily -- from 12:30 ª Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Bob Hamman and Paul with the king, and East wins to return a second dia- p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and from 7:45 p.m. to 12:45 a.m. A Soloway will face the international team captained mond. Now comes the second heart, and Jeff wins to limited number of walk-ins will be accommodated. exit with the J. This is the ending with West on lead: by Reese Milner of Los Angeles and including Marc Cost varies according to the turnout. The best estimate « Jacobus, Las Vegas; Brad Moss, New York; Fred « 7 of cost is in the $15 to $20 per session area. The child 6 Gitelman, Toronto, and former world champions care program is an independent operation. ª from Brazil, Gabriel Chagas and Marcelo Branco. © A J ¨ Q 6 5 « K 8 « -- ª -- ª 10 4 © -- © 10 8 6 The GardenGarden Cafe on the Cafe second floor of the ¨ J 10 9 7 2 ¨ K 8 Marriott Rivercenter is open A 10 9 6 OKbridge, the No. 1 bridge club on the Internet, « Visit OKbridge from 6:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. each 7 has a booth here on the third floor of the Rivercenter ª day. K 7 opposite Salon J. Be sure to visit and get up-to-date © The breakfast buffet is -- with what’s happening on OKbridge. Register at the ¨ open from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 West plays a club and you ruff. You lead the A booth for daily prize drawings for books and T-shirts. « a.m. The lunch buffet oper- and a diamond to the jack. Whether West ruffs or not, The OKbridge dinner will take place at the Rio ates from noon to 4 p.m. The you ruff a club, dropping the king, and you can force Rio Cantino from 5:30 to 7:30 tonight. Ask at the booth dinner buffet is open from 5 an entry to dummy for the heart discard -- and eight for details. p.m. to midnight. tricks. Page 8 Daily Bulletin NORTH AMERICAN SENIORS SWISS BRACKETED KNOCKOUTS V Bracket 1 16 Teams 24 Teams D Howard - Robert Carstedt, Wichita KS; Britain Beezley - 100.00 1 Corinne Kirkham - Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA; Richard Potter, Black Shelba Parmley, Oklahoma City OK Mtn NC; John Potter, Panama City FL; Marc Low - Sandra Low, Centerville OH 124.62 75.00 2 Jim Barrow, Lake Charles LA; Ed Lewis, Falls Church VA; James Murphy, vs Chesapeake VA; David Adams, Kennesaw GA; Randy Pettit, Marietta GA; Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Steve Scott, Phoenix AZ; Dianne Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR 115.59 Vander Sommen, Tampa FL; Carolyn Holcomb, Englewood 56.25 3 Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA; Gene Simpson, Redlands CA; Jim Robison - FL Larry Cohen, Las Vegas NV 110.93 44.44 4 Mike Levine, Ann Arbor MI; Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL; Arnold Fisher, Barry Turner, Richardson TX; John Schwartz, Plano TX; Clementon NJ; Frederick Hamilton, Fresno CA; Chuck Said - Tom Sanders, Paul Kelley Jr, Austin TX; Mike Bukala, Woodway TX Nashville TN 105.07 vs 40.00 5 Joe Harris - Judy Randel, Albuquerque NM; Michael Levy - Martin Schiff Jr Sharon Christenson - Van Christenson, Minneapolis MN; A - Kenneth Badertscher, Tucson AZ; Carol Pincus, Las Vegas NV 101.28 Brooks Harris, Berwyn PA; Shou-Ling Wang, Bethesda MD 36.36 6 Ralph Cohen, Memphis TN; Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA; Jess Stuart, West Chester PA; Marvin Shapiro, Saint Louis MO 100.00 Bracket 2 16 Teams 33.33 7 Cecil Cook, Long Beach CA; Roger Clough, Culver City CA; Francine Deutsch Paul Foster, Scottsdale AZ; Mary Anne O’Connor, Port - George Good, Tucson AZ 96.83 Huron MI; Sandra Wirtz, Clyde MI; Brenda Kristensen, 30.77 8 Harry Ross, Tukwila WA; Jerry Gaer - Ken Barbour, Scottsdale AZ; Alan Truscott, Riverdale NY; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Mike Albert, Roanoke VA 94.00 Venice FL 28.57 9 Dale Frese - Alice Wilhide, Longwood FL; Michael Gilbert - Carol Hamilton vs - James Hamilton - Susan Gilbert, Sarasota FL 92.90 Deborah Case, San Francisco CA; Raymond Hickey - Carla 26.67 10 Susi Katz, Longwood FL; Bette Cohn, Sarasota FL; Jayne Thomas, Lutz FL; Hickey, Gulf Breeze FL; David Miller, Houston TX Spike Lay, Ormond Beach FL; Virgil Anderson Jr, Springfield MO; Marilyn Garcia, Daytona Beach FL 92.28 Jack Boehne - Mildred Boehne, Indialantic FL; Carol 25.00 11 Bill McCallon, St Augustine FL; Barbara Whalen, Orange Park FL; Ed Phillips, Ind Hbr Bch FL; Nancy Perry, Satellite Bch FL Groner, Duncan OK; David Horner, Carrollton TX; Diane Lazarus - Ed vs Lazarus, Baltimore MD 89.72 Alan Kay, London, England; David Walker, Hertz, England; 23.53 12 Trudi Nugit, Los Angeles CA; Jim Hayashi - Don Nemiro, San Jose CA; Anne Thomas Dickson, England; George Harman, Los Angeles Boboricken, Campbell CA; Larry Washington, Carmichael CA 89.21 CA 22.22 13 Michael Huston, Joplin MO; Wayne Hascall, Grandville MI; Donald Stack, Shawnee Mission KS; Donna Stack Magee, Prairie Village KS 86.52 Bracket 3 16 Teams 21.05 14 Robert Rinehart, Northumberlnd PA; Ann Walsh, Pasadena CA; Newton Bowers - Jean Bowers, Clive IA 85.52 Frances Milam - Nancy Goulet - Florence Senkowsky - Lois 20.00 15 L Andrew Campbell, Manhattan Beach CA; Roberta Grubb, Manhattan Bch CA; Applebaum, El Paso TX Phil Schaefer - Nell Schaefer, Los Angeles CA 82.28 vs 19.05 16 Richard Schmieder, Saratoga CA; George Mann, Boerne TX; John McDaniel, Brandon Carpenter - LaToss Carpenter, Whitehouse TX; Lees Summit MO; Lee Magee, Prairie Village KS 81.52 Dorothy Parker - Doris Bunselmeyer, Lindale TX; Mike 18.18 17 Jeanne Rahmey - Albert Rahmey, Brooklyn NY; Pat McDevitt, Brookline MA; Graham, Ore City TX , Marshfield MA 81.34 17.39 18 Eddie Rose, Laguna Niguel CA; Al Blinder, Torrance CA; Jo Boyd, Santa Daniel Wynn - Sherry Wynn, Palatine IL; S Siddiqui - A Maria CA; Dixie Hsu, San Luis Obispo CA 79.97 Siddiqui, Indianapolis IN 16.67 19 Veronica McMurdie - John McMurdie, Sacramento CA; Gerald Bare, Pacific vs Plsds CA; Ken Monzingo, San Diego CA 73.76 Wen Huang, Rowland Heights CA; Wistie Oppenlander, The 16.00 20 Donald Turner - Liane Turner, Overland Park KS; Loren Hawkins, Bremerton Colony TX; Diana Oppenlander, Wayne PA; Michael WA; Leonard Ernst, Las Vegas NV 70.72 Sutterfield, Houston TX

RED RIBBON PAIRS Bracket 4 16 Teams 156 Pairs Eleanor Gimon, Greenwich CT; Betty Fleischer, Ossining 70.00 1 Jennifer-Jo Hartsman, Spokane WA; Andrew Rosenthal, New York NY 2591.65 NY; Marjorie Murstein, Scarsdale NY; Ellen Berger, White 52.50 2 Martin Hunter - Andy Stark, Mississauga ON 2590.72 Plains NY 39.38 3 Gary Foutch, Stillwater OK; Alden Perry, Kingwood TX 2523.26 vs 31.11 4 David Genne, Silver Spring MD; Sven Pride, Rockville MD 2511.55 Marcia Modesett - Susan McMahan - Carol Wood - Julie 28.00 5 Robert Martin, Clayton CA; Arthur Ferman, Alamo CA 2497.08 Ford, Houston TX 25.45 6 Gary Schneider, Berkeley CA; Henry Meyer, Southampton NY 2479.19 23.33 7 Josh Sher - Andrew Brecher, Washington DC 2420.05 John Mc Connell - Carol McConnell, De Soto TX; Bobbie 21.54 8 John Davies - James Bauer, Dallas TX 2400.60 Jones, Friendswood TX; Jane Dommeyer, Manhattan Beach 20.00 9 Russ Jones, Jonesboro AR; Jerry Fong, Marianna AR 2393.67 CA 20.03 10 Marshall Kerlin, Americus GA; Marlene Solender, Tamarac FL 2393.12 vs 17.50 11 Jim Boardman Jr - Paul Hazzard, Cedar Rapids IA 2379.54 16.47 12 Gabriel Tawil, Glendale WI; Richard Sternlieb, Milwaukee WI 2375.22 Donna Lantz - Ronald Lantz - Lee Ann Merrifield - Linda 15.56 13 Robert Kent, Westlake Vlg CA; Marjorie Michelin, Venice CA 2373.09 Neuenschwander, Austin TX 14.74 14 Douglas Crispell, Mays Landing NJ; Nick Straguzzi, Mullica Hill NJ 2369.24 14.00 15 Elaine Pittius, Bridgewater NJ; Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY 2362.45 Bracket 5 16 Teams 13.33 16 Rahn Smith, Boynton Beach FL; Linda Epstein, Boca Raton FL 2361.18 Gail Carter - Paula Tolbert - Betsy Birkett - Bonnie Terrell, 12.73 17 Terrence Lijewski - Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 2360.72 Kingwood TX 17.03 18 Cliff White - Harold Copeland, Houston TX 2346.99 vs 14.14 19 Kevin Perkins - Al Remer, Austin TX 2341.32 Sherry Greisen - Lois Wilson - Joan Lapidus, Houston TX; 11.20 20 Sharon Rohr - Janice Phillips, Pittsburgh PA 2337.90 Ima Ruth Wood, Friendswood TX 10.77 21 Harry Zhou, Nottingham MD; Yi Zhong, Fairfax VA 2334.50 10.37 22 David Metcalf, Newton MA; Thomas Rozinski, Sunnyside NY 2331.80 Kitty Jo Hellmann, Latrobe PA; Virginia Murman, 10.00 23 Charles Nemes, Hinsdale IL; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 2324.04 Connellsville PA; Mary Lou O’Leary, Greensburg PA; An- 9.66 24 Mariusz Krasnicki, Pl-91-224 Lodz; Robert Stolinski, Lodz PO 2321.22 gela Agnello, Indiana PA 9.33 25 Robert Donathan - James Garner, Austin TX 2318.25 9.03 26 Jacob Morgan - Eileen Cripps, Madison WI 2315.03 vs 10.40 27 Ralph Edward Russo - John Turner, Kansas City MO 2301.27 Robert Padgett - Linda Padgett, Springfield VA; Sharon 8.48 28 Lon Sunshine, Framingham MA; Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA 2293.23 Hurd, Severn MD; Lynn Rattinger, Roanoke VA 8.24 29 Lawrence Gibbons, Independence MO; Jim Cady, Houston TX 2289.20 11.89 30 Reanette Frobouck, Pittsburgh PA; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 2287.48 Bracket 6 12 Teams 7.78 31 Thomas Lesser, Chatsworth CA; William Charowhas, Horseshoe Bay TX 2274.37 Mahesh Rathi - Matthew Grant, Austin TX; Patricia Lozano, 7.57 32 David Moss - Roberto Verthelyi, New York NY 2256.54 San Antonio TX; A Ansari, Round Rock TX 7.37 33 David Budd, San Francisco CA; Mark Sundelin, Hyannis MA 2243.40 vs 7.18 34 Tim Malone, Arlington TX; Claude Chimene, San Antonio TX 2239.31 J Caldwell - Terry Tankersley, Lewisville TX; Olive Wood, 11.22 35 Weishu Wu, Camarillo CA; Xiaodong Zhang, San Mateo CA 2232.59 Aledo TX; Bobbie Beverung, Fort Worth TX 6.83 36 John Kranyak, Bay Village OH; , Thornhill ON 2228.80 6.67 37 Bob Martin, Morrison CO; Carl Steinhauser, Denver CO 2219.36 Neil Vogler - Sally Vogler - Pablo Siegal - Eleanor Siegal, 13.94 38 Allan Lebovitz - Stuart Goodgold, San Jose CA 2218.95 San Antonio TX 6.36 39 Diana Lowell, Alamo CA; Doug Handler, Berkeley CA 2217.30 vs 6.22 40 Steve Brower, Carrollton TX; Murray Berger, Dallas TX 2203.37 6.09 41 Linda Rothstein - Anna Zagoloff, New York NY 2196.36 Ted Webb - Joe Cunningham, Fort Worth TX; Donnita 5.96 42 Helen Jinks, Greenville SC; Scott Stearns, Clemson SC 2195.54 Cunningham - Wilbur Cunningham, Big Spring TX 5.83 43 David Oakley, San Diego CA; Judy Rimer, La Jolla CA 2195.12 10.81 44 Tzung-Fang Guo, Cincinnati OH; Sheng-Hung Wang, Columbus OH 2193.38 Bracket 7 12 Teams 12.69 45 Joan Slatalla, Lk Havasu Cty AZ; Maureen Lightfoot, Kerrville TX 2183.94 Mary Lou Agocs - Joyce Williams - Rita Kothari, Clive IA; 6.46 46 Linda Sundbye, Boulder CO; Suzanne Erwetowski, Severna Park MD 2179.34 Sonya Collins, Waukee IA 5.69 47 Robert Epstein, Atlanta GA; Nick White, Woodstock GA 2165.06 vs 7.25 48 L Laird, Sugar Land TX; W Lease, Houston TX 2161.91 Barbara Peck - Fred Feigley - Karen Wood - Charles Peck, 7.68 49 Shelley Lapkoff, Pleasanton CA; Tanakorn Lavanakul, Antioch CA 2161.60 Houston TX

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Stafford, Austin TX TUESDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS TEAMS vs 24 Teams Chin Chao - Melody Chao, San Jose CA; Tad Yoshikawa - A B C Florence Yoshikawa, Sunnyvale CA 4.76 1 Rodney McCullough, Galveston TX; Gerald Myers, Haltom City TX; Chris Kindt, Middletown CT; Jenny Rose, Alexandria VA 109.00 BRACKETED KNOCKOUTS IV 3.57 2 1 1 Robert Bergbower - Keith Marks - Joe Howard, Lake Kiowa TX; Bracket 1 6 Teams Richard Carroll, Gainesville TX 95.00 48.30 1 Edward Barlow, Sunnyvale CA; Evan 2.68 3 Pam Phillips - Jennifer Stocker - Cathy Moss - Kathy McCabe, Bailey, San Diego CA; Dorothy Truscott, Bronx NY; Sylvia Austin TX 79.00 Summers, Pasadena CA 2.01 4 Robert Linn, Hubbard OH; Bobby May, Longview TX; Christine 36.23 2 John Malley, Pascoag RI; Daniel Kollenberg - Charlotte Johns, Houston TX 76.00 Colatosti, Waltham MA; Paul Kinney, Jamaica Plain MA; 2.21 5/6 2 Pamela Bland - Rodney Bland, Grand Prairie TX; William Hucker - Eric Lee Shukan, Somerville MA; Sheila Gabay, Newton Donna Hucker, Chagrin Falls OH 75.00 MA; Melvin Marcus, Framingham MA 1.32 5/6 Lucy Hofmann - Mary Moore - Pamela Dettmers - Sandra Ebert, 24.15 3/4 Bryan Storey, Plano TX; Colby Vernay, Kingwood TX 75.00 Lacon IL; Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Tom Edwards, Grand 1.66 3 Tom Cox - Sandra Cox, Austin TX; Roland McWhorter, Lawton OK; Prairie TX Bill Ferguson, Georgetown TX 72.00 24.15 3/4 Patricia Cayne - Jacqui Mitchell - Amalya 1.24 4 Louis Navin - Sharon Navin, Naples FL; Carole Chiang - Kearse, New York NY; Karen Allison, Jersey City NJ Chao-Wang Chiang, Rapid City SD 71.00 10.87 5/8 John Brumfield - Jean Talbot, New Or- 0.93 5 Beula Mae Pearce, Karnes City TX; Barbara Simpson, Godfrey IL; leans LA; Kitten Haag - Joan Van Geffen, Metairie LA Virginia Wynne, Nixon TX; Roxana Tom, New Braunfels TX 60.00

Bracket 2 16 Teams TUESDAY EVENING BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 41.40 1 Guss Ginsburg, Houston TX; Ernie Young 36 Teams Jr, Highlands Ranch CO; Eunice Portnoy, Chesterfield MO; A B C Madi Drimmer, Sarasota FL 7.67 1 Kaye Mokry, Plano TX; Jeff Olson - Alan Copeland, Dallas TX; 31.05 2 Charles Davis, Dunwoody GA; Robert Clifton Miller Sr, Shreveport LA 17.00 Fendrick - James Satterfield, Marietta GA; Phil Hook, At- 4.43 2/4 John Brumfield - Jean Talbot, New Orleans LA; Kitten Haag - Joan lanta GA Van Geffen, Metairie LA 16.00 20.70 3/4 Jerry Premo, San Francisco CA; Ellen 4.43 2/4 Laura Brill - Rick Goldstein, White Plains NY; Rose Gabriel, Chicago IL; Kay Beck, Indianapolis IN; Cindy Johnson-Meltzer - Peter Weichsel, Los Gatos CA 16.00 Marshall, Knoxville TN 4.43 2/4 Jerry Premo, San Francisco CA; Kay Beck, Indianapolis IN; Ellen 20.70 3/4 Dennis Newman, Scarsdale NY; Donald Gabriel, Chicago IL; Cindy Marshall, Knoxville TN 16.00 Spaulding, Los Altos CA; Barbara Shnier - Mark Dunsiger, 2.43 5 Phelps Lambert, Henderson KY; John Groben, Evansville IN; Karen Toronto ON Erlanger, Saint Louis MO; Donald Florida, Palestine IL 15.50 1.64 6/8 Hugh Grosvenor - Tina Grosvenor, Bethesda MD; - Karen Manfield, New York NY 14.50 Bracket 3 16 Teams 1.40 6/8 Ole Toesse - Joergen Molberg - Reidun Roedseth, Trondheim N-704 33.53 1 Jeff Strutzel, Redondo Beach CA; Subba 5; Jon Aaby, N 14.50 Ravipudi, Downey CA; Alfonso Yee, Phoenix AZ; Yas 4.84 6/8 1 1 Richard Davidson, Pasadena TX; Peggy Naughton - Barbara Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA Phillips, Houston TX; Sara Stewart, Kemah TX 14.50 25.15 2 Michael Walrath - Carolyn Hill, Fort 3.18 2/3 Claudette Hartman, Austin TX; Vadim Ponomarenko, San Antonio TX; Worth TX; Andrew Yu, Martinez GA; Kevin Chen, Scotrun Tomasa Hankins, Clovis CA; Jere Hines, Kemah TX 14.00 PA 3.18 2/3 Sharon Tobin - Robert Horn, Blue Springs MO; Katherine 16.77 3/4 Walter Rassbach - Nancy Rassbach, Weatherholt - Larry Weatherholt, Shawnee Mission KS 14.00 Westminster CO; Florine Atkins Garber, Pelham NY; Lee 1.79 4/5 James Fowlkes - Patricia Fowlkes, Garner NC; Gretchen Smith - De Simone, Alexandria VA David Smith, Salisbury NC 13.50 16.77 3/4 Cheng Hu King - Steven Pei - Joan Morse 2.13 4/5 2 Rebecca Dills, Belmont MI; Helene Katz, Louisville KY; Michael - Dianna Gittelman, Houston TX Nisen, Rolling Meadows IL; Henrietta Morris, Arlington TX 13.50 7.54 5/8 David Sizemore, Cheyenne WY; Donald 1.60 6/7 3 Norman Gautier - Joyce Gautier, The Woodlands TX; T. Richard Florida, Palestine IL; Karen Erlanger, Saint Louis MO; Paul Grammer, Houston TX; Norma Phillips, Kingwood TX 11.00 Sojka, W Lafayette IN 1.01 6/7 Arthur Rainey Jr, Springfield MO; Jean Baldwin, Amarillo TX; Solange Graziani, Culver City CA; Tom Fung, San Diego CA 11.00 Bracket 4 16 Teams 28.18 1 James Stevens, Katy TX; Thomas TUESDAY WOMEN’S PAIRS Schmalz, Galveston TX; David Curl, Fort Worth TX; Rob- 96 Pairs ert Curl, Houston TX A B C 21.14 2 Stephen Nordberg - Ralph Liguori, El 16.24 1 1 Antoinette Reinhart - Anna Mary Stewart, San Antonio TX 389.96 Paso TX; Ira Buchalter - William Carlson Jr, St Thomas VI; 12.18 2 Mary Jane Farell - Joanne Minken, Los Angeles CA 381.00 Jay Feldman, Mt Pleasant SC 9.14 3 2 Cheryl Gamez - Denise Marsh, San Antonio TX 377.50 14.09 3/4 Al Cupps - Judy Cupps, Houston TX; 6.85 4 Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA; Juanita Chambers, Schenectady NY 374.00 John Dockray - Edith Dockray, Wayne PA 5.14 5 Jennifer Koonce, Odenton MD; Lois Miliman, Owings Mills MD 373.00 14.09 3/4 Don Bartley - Mary Bartley, Bullard TX; 4.13 6 3 Patricia Turberg, Newtown Sq PA; Afra Barlow, Malvern PA 371.00 Keith Estep - Diane Estep, Atoka OK 3.65 7 Barbara Flanagan, Westlake Vlg CA; Anne Arndt, San Pedro CA 369.46 6.34 5/8 Virginia Allgaier, Kansas City MO; 2.87 4 Ann Turner, Berwyn PA; Sandy Bowers, Wallingford PA 353.46 Shirley Meyer, Hot Springs AR; Twalah Jackson, Plano TX; 2.15 5 Shirley Bruns - Anna Alix, Houston TX 348.50 Judith Davis, Dallas TX 3.28 6 Nancy Stanton, Sherman TX; Beth Coker, Rockwall TX 338.00 6.34 5/8 Edith Korda, Dublin OH; Joyce Penn - 2.91 1 Sylvie Kramer - Sally Sanders, San Antonio TX 314.00 Joanne Griesenauer, Columbus OH; Sheryl Shearer, Plano 2.18 2 Sally Armstrong - Mary Jane Murphy, San Antonio TX 312.50 TX 1.64 3 Roslyn Rosen, Fort Lee NJ; Judith Goldrich, Closter NJ 306.50 1.23 4 Doralee Levoff, Chicago IL; Carol Pollock, Bannockburn IL 302.00 Bracket 5 16 Teams 21.93 1 Lisa Hays - Bette Allen - Pat Hawkins, San Antonio TX; Verline Luthringer, Karnes City TX 16.45 2 Jeri Martin - Darleen Abbott - M Morgan - Lyda Glenn, San Antonio TX McCullough, Gonzales TX Bracket 8 12 Teams 10.97 3/4 Glenda Stieber, Houston TX; Sheila 8.05 3/4 Puddin’ Krueger - Katherine Moore, 9.28 1 John Markey II, Raleigh NC; Bob Wilkin, Dippel, Florence KY; Gary Fan, Monroe NY; Robert Byrne, Houston TX; Jessie Schoppe - Liz Fenstermacher, Katy TX Lewisville TX; Nancy Harralson - Carolyn Schendle, Dal- Richmond KY 8.05 3/4 Norman Gautier - Joyce Gautier, The las TX 10.97 3/4 Henrietta Morris, Arlington TX; Michael Woodlands TX; Norma Phillips, Kingwood TX; T. Richard 6.96 2 Marianne Keitel, Colleyville TX; Tom Nisen, Rolling Meadows IL; Helene Katz, Louisville KY; Grammer, Houston TX Moore - Dorothy Moore - Nelda Terry, Irving TX William Mannschreck, Virginia Bch VA 3.62 5/8 Vicki Angel, Wake Village TX; Nelda 4.64 3/4 Pam Phillips - Jennifer Stocker - Diana 4.93 5/8 Martha De Cou - Ann Crumpler - Patricia Avent, Tyler TX; Benjamin Akkerboom, Apeldoorn 7312 Rogers - Cathy Moss - Kathy McCabe, Austin TX Jackson, Corpus Christi TX; Linda Scibienski, Grand Junc- CP; Shirley Matthews, Lindale TX 4.64 3/4 Leslie Thompson - Martha Stillabower - tion CO Richard Mannheimer - Verlyn Stahlecker, San Antonio TX 4.93 5/8 Charlotte Anderson - Paul Morgan - Bracket 7 13 Teams Marjorie Morgan, Madison WI; Eva Katznelson, Cote St 10.12 1 Jerry Katz - Joann Katz, West Chester OH; Bracket 9 12 Teams Luc PQ; Alan Katznelson, Cote-Saint-Luc PQ; Larry Fried- Paul Hern, Cincinnati OH; Marlene Catino, Maineville OH 8.43 1 Jeffrey Nash - Patricia Bowles, Houston man, Montreal PQ 7.59 2 Paul Madsen - Carol Madsen, Redington TX; Dorothy Netson, Topeka KS; Mary Anne Woessner, Beach FL; Gilbert Goon - Susan Goon, Scarsdale NY Seabrook TX Bracket 6 16 Teams 5.06 3/4 Don Morgan - Marilyn Jacobs - Helen 6.32 2 Sandra Lippy - Bill Lippy, Warren OH; 16.10 1 David Shaw, Shelburne VT; Gene Kazlow, Head - Annabel Porterfield, San Antonio TX Arthur Faulkner - Barbara Faulkner, Tyler TX Moretown VT; George Kucera, Sunnyvale CA; Ekrem 5.06 3/4 Terry Heled - Dorothy Aschkenasy, New 4.22 3/4 Louis Navin - Sharon Navin, Naples FL; Soylemez, Redwood City CA York NY; Roger Holyer Black, Tempe AZ; Greg Bruce, Carole Chiang - Chao-Wang Chiang, Rapid City SD 12.08 2 Shirley Henry, Austin TX; Darlene Santa Barbara CA 4.22 3/4 Lucy Hofmann - Sandra Ebert - Mary Gilmore, Smithville TX; Marian Gindler - Patty Moore - Pamela Dettmers, Kingwood TX Page 10 Daily Bulletin

MORNING KNOCKOUTS — I TUESDAY SENIOR PAIRS Bracket 1 16 Teams 164 Pairs John Malley, Pascoag RI; Daniel Colatosti, Waltham MA; A B C Eric Lee Shukan, Somerville MA; Paul Kinney, Jamaica 21.86 1 W Wayne Sands - James Hall, Coralville IA 382.50 Plain MA; Sheila Gabay, Newton MA; Melvin Marcus, 16.40 2 Doddie Jessup, W Palm Beach FL; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA 382.16 Framingham MA 12.30 3 Herbert Wilton, Fredericksburg TX; Norman Coombs, Brookville IN 377.00 vs 12.47 4 1 Jere Hines, Kemah TX; Claudette Hartman, Austin TX 371.00 Anne Hoffman, Peru VT; David Metcalf, Newton MA; G S 6.92 5 Frances Katz - Peter Szecsi, Pasadena CA 370.00 Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Burrell Humphreys, Wayne NJ; Thomas Rozinski, Sunnyside NY; Michael Kitces, Great 5.19 6 Kenneth McBride - Donna McBride, Kerrville TX 363.00 Falls VA 3.89 7 Floyd Woldt, Destin FL; Ruth Stearns, Milwaukee WI 357.00 2.92 8 Lois Holt - Pauline Miller, Sun City West AZ 353.50 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Leonard Ernst, Las Ve- 2.84 9 Sarah Callicoat-Yates, Annandale VA; Stephen Czecha, Potomac MD 353.42 gas NV; Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; William Hunter, 9.35 2 Bea Williamson, New Braunfels TX; Barbara Deberry, Gonzales TX 344.00 Reading MA; Martin Baff, Beachwood OH; Chuck Said, 7.01 3 1 Norma Orwin - John Rollinson, Clovis NM 342.54 Nashville TN 5.26 4 Jim Brister - Joanne Duke, Houston TX 341.00 vs 3.95 5 Virginia Adams, Bloomington MN; Ferne Weatherill, Minneapolis MN 337.50 David Campbell, Wilmington DE; Michael Cassel II - Joe 2.96 6 Patricia Chambliss, New Smyrna FL; Marlene Bucholtz, Las Vegas NV 337.00 Grue, Minneapolis MN; Ken Gee, Regina SK; Earl Knipfel, 2.52 7 Audrey Thompson - Tommy Thompson, Houston TX 336.50 Moose Jaw SK; Jason Feldman, Claremont CA 3.55 2 Nancy Haase - Harold Haase, Hilton Head SC 332.00 2.66 3 Joyce Maller - Robert Maller, Davenport IA 329.50 2.19 4 Beatrice Haley, Pompano Beach FL; Jon Anthony, Sunrise Beach TX 325.00 Bracket 2 16 Teams 1.70 5 Sibyl Bellview, Friendswood TX; Dixie Cannon, Boerne TX 323.92 Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA; Jeff Strutzel, Redondo Beach CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Alfonso Yee, MONDAY-WEDNESDAY CONTINUOUS PAIRS Phoenix AZ 55 Pairs vs A B Richard Williams - Jody Williams, San Carlos CA; John Peter Lagodimos - D. Lionel O’Young, Redwood City CA 5.76 1 1 Don Holland - Barbara Ridgeway, San Antonio TX 195.84 4.32 2 Norma Goll - Richard Goll, Tekamah NE 192.42 Steve Brower, Carrollton TX; Ned Nolte, Fort Worth TX; 3.24 3 Bill Willis, El Dorado AR; John Herrmann, Chattanooga TN 190.50 Mary Lou Walch, Hopkins MN; Murray Berger, Dallas TX; 2.43 4 Dorothy Kelleher, Portland ME; Sharron Hinckley, East Winthrop ME 185.50 John Stansbury, Minneapolis MN 2.80 5 Bob Luebkeman, Walnut Creek CA; Anita Burgis, San Diego CA 181.50 vs 2.39 6/7 2/3 Diane Sobolak - Ed Sobolak, Austin TX 180.00 Charles Halasi - Susan Halasi, Toronto ON; Kent Mignocchi, 2.39 6/7 2/3 Barbara Estep - Michael Estep, Fort Worth TX 180.00 Bronx NY; Chris Lubesnik, Glendale CA; Brad Campbell, 1.54 4 Rashid Ghazi, Karachi Pakistan; Meir Nonoo, Manama 179.00 Smyrna GA; Ian Boyd, Calgary AB 1.15 5 Joyce Simmons, Athens TX; Jackie McGinty, Tyler TX 173.50 1.03 6 Ray Steelsmith - Mary Steelsmith, Rancho Mirage CA 170.82 Bracket 3 14 Teams John Pendergrass, Los Alamos NM; Charles Kuffner III, TUESDAY AFTERNOON 0-20 PAIRS Houston TX; Danil Suits, Lancaster MA; Lawrence Dia- 18 Pairs mond, New York NY D E vs 1.77 1 Bill Vanoss - Dianne Vanoss, San Angelo TX 79.92 Robert McPhee, Belleville ON; Evelyn Recchia, Clermont 1.33 2 Robert Kleinman - Madelaine Kleinman, Chicago IL 77.75 FL; Bonnie Bagley - Denis Murphy - Jerry Curtright - Den- 1.00 3 1 Patricia Shuler, Mansfield TX; Gloria Allen, Arlington TX 73.42 nis Goldston, Colorado Spgs CO 0.75 4 Carolyn Kline - Shirley Byrne, Richmond KY 68.41 0.56 5 James Kasee - Beverley Kasee, Valencia CA 66.85 Jim Alison - Dayn Beam - Charles Durrin III, Huntsville AL; William Burks III, Atlanta GA; Scott Peeples, Plano 0.70 2 Rebecca Burson - Shirley Jones, San Antonio TX 66.16 TX; Kevin Podsiadlik, Dallas TX 0.52 3 Rose Hernandez - Manuel Hernandez, Marble Falls TX 64.58 vs 0.39 4 Beatrice Girardin, Winnipeg MB; Al Hayes, San Antonio TX 64.23 Norma Gartner, Englewood NJ; Janis Rush - Roslyn Rosen, Fort Lee NJ; Judith Goldrich, Closter NJ TUESDAY AFTERNOON 299ER PAIRS 62 Pairs Bracket 4 12 Teams A B C Norma Braun, Louisville KY; Barbara Faulkner, Tyler TX; 5.74 1 1 Eugene Fisher - Adrienne Fisher, Potomac MD 118.00 Bill Lippy - Sandra Lippy, Warren OH 4.31 2 Salvatore Gangi - Judith Gangi, Phoenix AZ 111.71 vs 3.23 3 Ann Sheedy - Janis McIntosh, Waco TX 107.50 Paul Hern, Cincinnati OH; Marianne Caldwell, Fernandina 2.42 4 Celeste Godfrey, Austin TX; Bela Borsos, San Antonio TX 107.00 FL; Chris Kindt, Middletown CT; Geoffrey Cross, 1.82 5 Wendell Van Horn, Arlington TN; Sybil Lanier, Germantown TN 105.50 Fernandina Bch FL 2.36 6 2 Jay Francis, Colorado Spgs CO; David Slayton, Denver CO 103.30 1.77 3 Nora Moore - John Moore, Southlake TX 102.00 Bobbie Beverung, Fort Worth TX; Olive Wood, Aledo TX; 1.89 4 1 Barbara Simpson, Godfrey IL; Virginia Wynne, Nixon TX 100.00 Gerald Myers, Haltom City TX; Rodney McCullough, 1.42 5 2 Faye Hoelker, Harlingen TX; G Tschirhart, San Benito TX 97.00 Galveston TX 0.70 6/7 Joseph Henry, Huntsville TX; Margaret Peterson, Grand Forks ND 96.50 vs 1.06 6/7 3 Gloria Fields, Fort Worth TX; Carol Melin, Bedford TX 96.50 Marcia Modesett - Susan McMahan - Carol Wood - Julie Ford, Houston TX 0.80 4 Fred Mac Dougall - Ruth Mac Dougall, Houston TX 95.29 0.68 5 Carol Mitchell, Wimberley TX; Dorothy Greenwood, Houston TX 92.50

TUESDAY MORNING SIDE/CONTINUOUS PAIRS New Life Masters 38 Pairs A B 4.40 1 1 Patricia Bowles, Houston TX; Mary Anne Woessner, Seabrook TX 105.50 16-year-old Campbell 3.30 2 Pete Robey, Buena Vista VA; Mike Albert, Roanoke VA 103.50 2.48 3 Kim Smith, Bethesda MD; Andy Muenz, Glen Rock NJ 98.00 2.33 4 Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Steve Gross, Agoura Hills CA 96.36 Bradgoes Campbell over of Smyrna the GA, onlytop 16 years 1.94 5 2 Catherine Brown - Marcella Thomas, Houston TX 95.71 old, became a Life Master by winning Bracket 2.33 6/7 Chad Fisher, Pittsburg CA; Cole Powell, Oakland CA 94.00 III of the Saturday-Sunday Knockout Teams. 1.11 6/7 Kathy Newman - Bert Newman, West Bloomfield MI 94.00 Brad started as an Easybridge! student two years 1.45 3 Cathy Moss - Kathy McCabe, Austin TX 89.29 ago. 1.09 4 Angela Agnello, Indiana PA; Mary Lou O’Leary, Greensburg PA 88.50 Jean Spitzer of Ithaca NY got her final points 0.82 5 Gilbert Fox, Auburn IN; Johnnie Dayton, Alto NM 84.00 for her gold card in the Senior Swiss Teams, playing with Tualah Jackson of Plano TX. TUESDAY MORNING 199ER PAIRS Bobbie G. Jones of Friendswood TX, play- 20 Pairs ing with Jane Dommeyer of Santa Ana CA, also A B C went over the top in one of the knockout events. 2.57 1 1 Janice Masciarelli, Vidor TX; Marilyn Maxum, Beaumont TX 79.50 Also going over in a knockout event was 1.93 2 2 1 Joann Anderson - Anita Cokins, Austin TX 78.50 1.45 3 Carol Bloom, Friendswood TX; David Pennington, Temple TX 77.50 Mary O’Leary of Greensburg PA. Her partner 1.11 4 3 Martha Singleton - Anita Baker, Houston TX 73.50 was Angie Agnello of Indiana PA who is hoping 0.81 5 Morton Weldy III - Judith Weldy, Saginaw MI 69.00 to become a Life Master before this tournament 0.64 6 Celeste Godfrey, Austin TX; Bela Borsos, San Antonio TX 67.00 is over -- she needs only 1.99 points. Their team- 0.84 4 Sharon Gary - Carol Brehm, Memphis TN 66.50 mates were Vicki Marman and Kitty Jo Hellman. 0.65 5 Bill Brooks, Midland TX; Ding De, Houston TX 65.50 1.03 2 Jeri Tribo - Patricia Powell, Boerne TX 63.50 Daily Bulletin Page 11

TUESDAY OPEN PAIRS 278 Pairs A B C 38.42 1 Jakob Kristinsson, Iceland; Sveinn Eiriksson, Reykjavik, Iceland 397.63 Eddie in action 28.82 2 Joann Glasson - Bob Glasson, Pennington NJ 395.78 21.61 3 Jeff Aker - Barry Rigal, New York NY 393.50 Onsurpasses this deal from Friday’s analysis International Fund 16.21 4 Mike Eakes - Linda Hager, Shawnee Mission KS 379.50 Game, Eddie Kantar improved on the commentator’s 12.16 5 Pat Hood, San Antonio TX; Earl Jennings, Austin TX 377.50 analysis to earn a fine score. 20.71 6/7 1 David Walker, Salem VA; S Moore, Roanoke VA 373.50 Dlr: North A 8 5 7.98 6/7 Jon Brissman, San Bernardino CA; David Treadwell, Wilmington DE 373.50 « Vul: N-S ª K 9 7 4 5.13 8 Richard Popper, Wilmington DE; Richard Meffley, Fresno CA 372.00 A 9 2 15.53 9 2 Hua Yang, Plano TX; Chaoming Zhang, Houston TX 371.90 © 3.92 10 Roger Passal, Woodside CA; Robert Dennard, Lake Mary FL 369.50 ¨ A Q 10 11.65 11 3 Barry Piafsky - Jessica Hayman, New York NY 368.00 « J 4 3 « K 4.00 12 Hugh Maclean, Gonzales TX; James Fellows, Omaha NE 367.00 ª Q J 10 3 ª A 8 6 5 3.92 13 Jim Cleary, Bloomfield CT; Tom Joyce, Newington CT 365.13 © Q J 6 © K 8 7 5 8.74 14 4 Adrianne Feuer, Dallas TX; Bob Friz, Austin TX 364.11 ¨ 8 7 3 ¨ J 5 4 2 3.90 15/16 Val Covalciuc, Omaha NE; Valerie Ross, Des Moines IA 363.00 Q 10 9 7 6 2 3.78 15/16 Jack Rhatigan, Cottage Grove MN; Melitta Bagge, Hot Springs AR 363.00 « ª 2 2.94 17 Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY; Steven Zlotnick, Brooklyn NY 361.50 10 4 3 7.28 18 5 1 Andy Muenz, Glen Rock NJ; Bob Zehm, Allendale NJ 361.00 © 3.78 19 Jurek Czyzowicz, Aylmer PQ; Stasha Cohen, Glen Ridge NJ 360.38 ¨ K 9 6 5.46 20 6 2 Evan Markowitz, New York NY; Rachael Moller, West Harrison NY 359.15 West North East South 3.69 21 7 Yifan Yang, Darien IL; Jiun-Ming Chen, W Lafayette IN 357.84 Kantar 3.61 22 8 Victoria Gregory, Pittsburg KS; Donald Timko, Houston TX 357.50 1NT Pass 2ª (1) 3.78 23 Gloria Brown, Virginia Bch VA; Shirley Presberg, Norfolk VA 357.19 Pass 2« All Pass 3.36 24 Sheila Pies, Potomac MD; Cecily Kohler, Centreville VA 356.50 (1) Transfer. 3.36 25/26 Carolyn Teinert - Marvin King, San Antonio TX 356.00 As you can see, the spade suit lies pretty well for 2.54 25/26 Roger Doughman - Michael Crawford, San Diego CA 356.00 declarer, who can hold his losses to one spade, two 2.52 27 Bob Etter, Sacramento CA; Ron Smith, Hixson TN 355.97 diamonds and the A. Kantar demonstrated that he 4.10 9/10 3 Jerry Newcomb - Carolyn Newcomb, Littleton CO 353.50 ª 2.70 9/10 Danil Suits, Lancaster MA; Randall Paul, Austin TX 353.50 needed no luck to take nine tricks. 3.07 4 Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA; David Bryant, San Francisco CA 341.50 East led a low club, and Kantar won in dummy to 2.30 5 Russell Gowen, San Francisco CA; Ilan Tadmor, Oakland CA 323.50 play a heart to his king. 2.52 6 Patricia Lane, Bonita CA; Kathie Angione, Chula Vista CA 322.00 East won the ªA and returned a low diamond. Kantar won the ©A, ruffed a heart in dummy and fol- TUESDAY EVENING 49ER PAIRS lowed with a club to the queen, heart ruff, club to the 16 Pairs ace, heart ruff. He then exited with a diamond, hoping C D E the suit might be blocked or that the defenders would 1.89 1 David Silber, Memphis TN; Barbour Eppley, San Francisco CA 84.30 give him something useful. 1.42 2 1 1 William Spencer - Jim Eberwine, San Antonio TX 69.00 1.06 3 2 2 Jack Kinnebrew - Carole Kinnebrew, Dallas TX 64.70 In fact, the defenders cashed two diamond tricks, 0.80 4 Shirley Liebhaber, Los Altos CA; Juanita Girand, Palo Alto CA 64.20 leaving Kantar, in the three-card ending, with « A 8 5 0.79 5 3 Helen Reetz, Fort Worth TX; Jeanne Childs, Aledo TX 62.50 opposite « Q 10 9. Whatever the lie of the spade suit, 0.59 4 Patricia Shuler, Mansfield TX; Gloria Allen, Arlington TX 60.70 he was assured of two more tricks — a guaranteed plus 140. TUESDAY EVENING 199ER PAIRS 22 Pairs A B 2.70 1 Bryan Snyder, Seattle WA; Yvonne Snyder, Los Angeles CA 108.50 2.03 2 Shirley Saltzman, Chicago IL; Ilene Grabel, Huntington Beach CA 96.00 DavidCEO Silber, is CEO a ofwinner! the ACBL but rela- 1.52 3 Janet Yeager - Mike Eslick, Tulsa OK 95.00 tively inexperienced in duplicate play, went to 1.00 4/5 Melva Penner, San Angelo TX; Ann Bailey, Mertzon TX 91.50 the partnership desk last night and found a part- 1.00 4/5 Salvatore Gangi - Judith Gangi, Phoenix AZ 91.50 ner -- Bobbe Eppley of San Francisco. They 1.63 6/7 1 Fred Mac Dougall - Ruth Mac Dougall, Houston TX 90.50 entered the 49er Pairs, and not only did they 0.68 6/7 Lewis Sams - Leo Trulock, Pine Bluff AR 90.50 win -- they had a 70% game. 1.22 2 Charles Boutelle, Garland TX; Sadashiv Pethe, Austin TX 89.50 0.92 3 Robert Kleinman - Madelaine Kleinman, Chicago IL 86.00

TUESDAY EVENING 49ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST C D E C D E 1 David Silber, Memphis TN; Barbour Eppley, San Francisco CA 84.30 1 1 1 William Spencer - Jim Eberwine, San Antonio TX 69.00 2 1 1 Helen Reetz, Fort Worth TX; Jeanne Childs, Aledo TX 62.50 2 2 2 Jack Kinnebrew - Carole Kinnebrew, Dallas TX 64.70 3 2 Suzy Boldrick - Rosalind Grover, Midland TX 60.30 3 Shirley Liebhaber, Los Altos CA; Juanita Girand, Palo Alto CA 64.20

TUESDAY EVENING 199ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Bryan Snyder, Seattle WA; Yvonne Snyder, Los Angeles CA 108.50 1 Janet Yeager - Mike Eslick, Tulsa OK 95.00 2 Shirley Saltzman, Chicago IL; Ilene Grabel, Huntington Bh CA 96.00 2 Salvatore Gangi - Judith Gangi, Phoenix AZ 91.50 3 Melva Penner, San Angelo TX; Ann Bailey, Mertzon TX 91.50 3 Lewis Sams - Leo Trulock, Pine Bluff AR 90.50 4 1 Fred Mac Dougall - Ruth Mac Dougall, Houston TX 90.50 4 1 Charles Boutelle, Garland TX; Sadashiv Pethe, Austin TX 89.50 2 Robert Kleinman - Madelaine Kleinman, Chicago IL 86.00

TUESDAY AFTERNOON 0-20 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST D E D E 1 Robert Kleinman - Madelaine Kleinman, Chicago IL 77.75 1 Bill Vanoss - Dianne Vanoss, San Angelo TX 79.92 2 Carolyn Kline - Shirley Byrne, Richmond KY 68.41 2 1 Patricia Shuler, Mansfield TX; Gloria Allen, Arlington TX 73.42 3 1 Rose Hernandez - Manuel Hernandez, Marble Falls TX 64.58 3 James Kasee - Beverley Kasee, Valencia CA 66.85 4 2 Beatrice Girardin, Winnipeg MB; Al Hayes, San Antonio TX 64.23 4 2 Rebecca Burson - Shirley Jones, San Antonio TX 66.16

TUESDAY AFTRNOON 299ER PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Gerald Myers, Haltom City TX; Rodney McCullough, Galveston TX 99.00 1 1 Eugene Fisher - Adrienne Fisher, Potomac MD 118.00 2 1 1 Faye Hoelker, Harlingen TX; G Tschirhart, San Benito TX 97.00 2 2 1 Barbara Simpson, Godfrey IL; Virginia Wynne, Nixon TX 100.00 3 2 Joseph Henry, Huntsville TX; Margaret Peterson, Grand Forks ND 96.50 3 Shirley Saltzman, Chicago IL; Ilene Grabel, Huntington Bh CA 93.00 4 Charles Brown, Chula Vista CA; Judi Trenton, Hartland MI 87.00 4 Rita Korn, Narberth PA; Marsha Postar, Lubbock TX 84.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Jay Francis, Colorado Spgs CO; David Slayton, Denver CO 103.30 1 Salvatore Gangi - Judith Gangi, Phoenix AZ 111.71 2 Joyce Truitt, Gainesville TX; Jacque Waghorne, Lake Kiowa TX 95.79 2 Margaret Kelly - Elizabeth Parry, Little Rock AR 100.21 3 2 1 Fred Mac Dougall - Ruth Mac Dougall, Houston TX 95.29 3 1 1 Jeri Tribo - Patricia Powell, Boerne TX 91.14 4 Jenny Rose, Alexandria VA; Kay Karnau, Gonzales TX 90.36 4 Morton Weldy - Judith Weldy, Saginaw MI 89.50 3 Mary Lee Archer, College Station TX; Barbara Anderson, Bryan TX 83.36 2 Doris Ray, Ashland NH; Lorraine Lowry, E Sandwich MA 85.43 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION DDD EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Ann Sheedy - Janis McIntosh, Waco TX 107.50 1 Celeste Godfrey, Austin TX; Bela Borsos, San Antonio TX 107.00 2 1 1 Gloria Fields, Fort Worth TX; Carol Melin, Bedford TX 96.50 2 Wendell Van Horn, Arlington TN; Sybil Lanier, Germantown TN 105.50 3/4 Gunter Sabionski, 52351 Duren; Rosemarie Schellens, 52359 Dueren 89.50 3 1 Nora Moore - John Moore, Southlake TX 102.00 3/4 Carol Peters, Maxwell TX; Betty McQuaid, San Antonio TX 89.50 4 Mike Eslick - Janet Yeager, Tulsa OK 98.00 2 Bill Brooks, Midland TX; Wilma Taylor, Corpus Christi TX 82.00 2 1 Carol Mitchell, Wimberley TX; Dorothy Greenwood, Houston TX 92.50

TUESDAY MORNING 199ER SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Janice Masciarelli, Vidor TX; Marilyn Maxum, Beaumont TX 79.50 1 1 1 Joann Anderson - Anita Cokins, Austin TX 78.50 2 2 Martha Singleton - Anita Baker, Houston TX 73.50 2 Carol Bloom, Friendswood TX; David Pennington, Temple TX 77.50 3 Morton Weldy III - Judith Weldy, Saginaw MI 69.00 3 Celeste Godfrey, Austin TX; Bela Borsos, San Antonio TX 67.00 4 3 Sharon Gary - Carol Brehm, Memphis TN 66.50 4 2 Bill Brooks, Midland TX; Ding De, Houston TX 65.50 1 Jeri Tribo - Patricia Powell, Boerne TX 63.50 *Unless otherwise indicated, Strati-Flighted Open events are divided:TODAY’S A/X (3000+, 0-3000); SCHEDULE separate from B/C/D (750-1500, 300-750, 0-300). Strat breaks for Stratified Open, Stratified Senior, and single session IMP Pair events are: A (1500+), B (500-1500), C (0-500). For Continuous Pairs events, strat breaks are: A (750+), B (0-750). **Members whose payment of dues is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Wednesday, July 28, 1999, 9:00 a.m. Event Session Entry/player/session Sold ACBL members** Others Morning Bracketed KO Teams I 3rd $11 $12 Conv Ctr South Exhibit Hall (Continues mornings through Friday) Morning Bracketed KO Teams II 1st $11 $12 Conv Ctr South Exhibit Hall (Continues mornings through Saturday) Cincinnati Morning Continuous/Side Pairs II* 3rd single session $11 $12 Conv Ctr South Exhibit Hall Stratified 199er Pairs single session $10 $11 Conv Ctr South Exhibit Hall Wednesday, July 28, 1999, 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Preventive Medicine & Rehab Cntrs Strat Senior Pairs* two sessions $11 $12 Marriott Salon E Senior Bracketed KO Teams sessions 1-2 $11 $12 Marriott Salon E (Continues Thursday) Wednesday, July 28, 1999, 1:00 p.m. SPINGOLD KO TEAMS Round of 16 $13.50 $14.50 Marriott Salon I, inside WAGAR WOMEN’S KO TEAMS Semifinals $13.50 $14.50 Marriott Conf Rms 1-4 IMP PAIRS 1-2 Qual $12 $13 Marriott Salon I (2 qualifying and 2 final sessions) Esta Van Zandt Stratified Open Pairs* two sessions $11 $12 Conv Ctr S. Exhibit Hall, front end Strati-Flighted Swiss Teams* Flight A/X two sessions $11 $12 Conv Ctr S. Exhibit Hall, front end Flight B/C/D two sessions $11 $12 Conv Ctr S. Exhibit Hall, far end Bracketed KO Teams V sessions 3-4 $11 $12 Conv Ctr S. Exhibit Hall, far end Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday Continuous/Side Pairs* 5th single session $11 $12 Conv Ctr S. Exhibit Hall, front end 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single session $10 $11 Marriott Salon A 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single session $10 $10 Marriott Salon A Stratified 199er Swiss Teams single session $10 $11 Marriott Salon A Wednesday, July 28, 1999, 8:00 p.m. Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday Continuous/Side Pairs* 6th single session $11 $12 Note Change: Conv Ctr S.Exhibit Hall, front end Stratified IMP Pairs* single session $10 $11 Conv Ctr S. Exhibit Hall, front end (Open to Swiss drop-outs and new entrants) 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single session $10 $11 Marriott Salon A 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single session $10 $10 Marriott Salon A Stratified 199er Swiss Teams single session $10 $11 Marriott Salon A Wednesday, July 28, 1999, midnight Zip KO Teams single session $10 $11 Marriott Salon A

*Unless otherwise indicated, strat breaks for Stratified Open, StratifiedTOMORROW’S Senior, and single session SCHEDULE Board-A-Match events are: A (1500+), B (500-1500), C (0-500). For Continuous Pair events, strat breaks are: A (750+), B (0-750). **Members whose payment of dues is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Thursday, July 29, 1999, 9:00 a.m. Event Session Entry/player/session Sold ACBL members** Others Morning Bracketed KO Teams I 4th $11 $12 Conv Ctr South Exhibit Hall (Continues mornings through Friday) Morning Bracketed KO Teams II 2nd $11 $12 Conv Ctr South Exhibit Hall (Continues mornings through Saturday) Anaheim Morning Continuous/Side Pairs III* 1st single session $11 $12 Conv Ctr South Exhibit Hall Stratified 199er Pairs single session $10 $11 Conv Ctr South Exhibit Hall Thursday, July 29, 1999, 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Preventive Medicine & Rehab Cntrs Strat Senior Pairs* two sessions $11 $12 Marriott Salon E Senior Bracketed KO Teams sessions 3-4 $11 $12 Marriott Salon E Thursday, July 29, 1999, 1:00 p.m. SPINGOLD KO TEAMS Round of 8 $13.50 $14.50 Marriott Salon I WAGAR WOMEN’S KO TEAMS Final $13.50 $14.50 Marriott Conf Rms 1-2 IMP PAIRS 1-2 Final $12 $13 Marriott Salon K NATIONAL 199er PAIRS two sessions $12 $13 Marriott Salon A Stratified Open Pairs* two sessions $11 $12 Conv Ctr S. Exhibit Hall, front end Genie & Martin Glass Stratified Mixed Pairs* two sessions $11 $12 Conv Ctr S. Exhibit Hall, front end Southwest Business Corp. Bracketed KO Teams VI sessions 1-2 $11 $12 Conv Ctr S. Exhibit Hall, far end (Continues Friday) Thursday-Friday-Saturday Continuous/Side Pairs* 1st single session $11 $12 Marriott Salon D Foyer Anaheim 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single session $10 $11 Marriott Salon A Anaheim 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single session $10 $10 Marriott Salon A Thursday, July 29, 1999, 8:00 p.m. Thursday-Friday-Saturday Continuous/Side Pairs* 2nd single session $11 $12 Marriott Salon D Foyer Stratified Board-a-Match Teams* single session $10 $11 Conv Ctr South Exhibit Hall, center 299er Swiss Teams single session $10 $11 Marriott Salon A Anaheim 199er, 99er & 49er Pairs single session $10 $11 Marriott Salon A Anaheim 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single session $10 $10 Marriott Salon A Thursday, July 29, 1999, midnight Zip Swiss Teams* single session $10 $11 Marriott Salon A