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Cincinnati Daily Bulletin 6 March 9-19, 2000 Cincinnati, Ohio 43rd Spring North American Bridge Championships DAILYDAILY BULLETINBULLETIN Vol. 43, No. 6Wednesday March 15, 2000 Editors: Brent Manley and Henry Francis Goodwill Day emergency has happy ending Shugart foursome Newt Bowers is no doctor, so he doesn’t know Here’s what happened. Bowers and wife Jean, bounced how much danger he was in Monday, but he does of Clive IA near Des Moines, were on their way know one thing – “my condition wasn’t good.” from the Regal Hotel to the Goodwill Day recep- from Vanderbilt Thanks to quick action by ACBL staffers and tion at the Hyatt Regency. a registered nurse who happened by, Bowers’ Bowers, a diabetic on insulin, had taken a The high-flying team captained by Rita Shugart medical emergency didn’t become a tragedy. drink in his room just before leaving. On the sec- made an early exit from the Vanderbilt Knockout ond floor of the hotel near the snack bar, Bowers Teams, losing by 48 to the Joe Quinn squad in the went into insulin shock. As he leaned against the round of 32. wall in a cold The new No. 3 seed is the team of Quinn, Ira sweat, tremors Hessel, Sid Brownstein, William Wickham, Alan Le came on and Bendig and Jon Brissman. eventually he Shugart, Andy Robson, Geir Helgemo and Tony slumped to the Forrester were among the favorites in the Vanderbilt floor. after winning their second straight Reisinger Board- One of the a-Match Teams last fall in Boston. first people to no- The foursome fell behind, 26-23, after one quar- tice the emer- ter and never recovered, losing every set on their gency was Anne way to a 145-97 defeat. Hedden, an RN Form prevailed in the other matches, as the top- who told Jean she seeded George Jacobs team won by 76. The No. 2 knew what was seed, the reigning Bermuda Bowl champs captained going on. “She by Nick Nickell, also cruised, 174-86, and No. 4 said she had seen (James Cayne) won handily, 150-97. the situation many The No. 6 seed, captained by Grant Baze, trailed times,” Jean said. Ann Hedden at the half, 56-54, against the William Doroshow Jean and Newt Bowers Continued on page 2 squad. The Baze team crushed their opponents in the second half, outscoring the underdogs 155-30, for a 209-86 rout. Internet world championship ready to take off The No. 7 seed, led by John Mohan, survived a The second annual Internet World Bridge Cham- Region 7 will battle in quarterfinals and semifinals close match -- and an appeals committee -- to pre- pionships will begin soon with matches in all sec- to determine one finalist. The Region 8 winner will vail, 156-154. tions of the world. The two teams that survive the vie with the three European victors for the other fi- One match was to be completed today. The No. North American and European competitions will be nal berth. 13 seed (John Onstott) ended regulation tied at 98 brought to Birmingham AL for the final on Wednes- Teams may include up to six players plus a non- with No. 20 (Steve Levinson). The match was still day, Nov. 16 – the day before the opening of the playing captain. Teams from within the United States deadlocked (116-116) after an eight-board overtime Fall NABC in that city. will represent states, and the team captain may des- set, and the teams were scheduled to play another This will be an open teams event, with teams ignate the state the team is representing. There must eight boards starting at noon today. representing specific countries. No more than one- be more members from the home state than any other third of a team may be from outside the the country state on American teams. represented. The teams will be divided into eight ACBL masterpoints will be given to the players regions – three from the United States; three from on teams that reach the quarterfinals. The following Europe; one (World Region 7) that includes Canada, masterpoint schedule will be in effect: first place, Mexico, Bermuda, Central America, South America 50; second, 37.5; third, 27.5; fourth, 22.5; fifth and the Caribbean, and one (World Region 8) that through eighth, 11.25. Match awards of two points includes Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Far East will be given to winners of matches beginning with and the South Pacific the Round of 32. However, there will be no match The three American winners plus the victor in Continued on page 4 Truscotts out front in Mixed Pairs Dorothy and Alan Truscott of New York City led 156 qualifiers into today’s two-session final of the NABC Mixed Pairs. Two strong sessions earned them a 41-point lead after the two qualifying ses- sions. Top on a board yesterday was 64, so the Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tolle Truscotts finished ahead by approximately two- thirds of a board. In second place were Joan Jack- Bridge is featured son of Dallas and Roger Bates of Mesa AZ. The mother-son combination of Jill and Joel Wooldridge were third, another 55 points back. Their at Tolle wedding Phil Miller and his mother, Sally lead over Gene Simpson of Redlands CA and Betsey Glen Tolle and Ann Barney of Plano TX became Schneider of San Carlos CA was only one and a Mr. and Mrs. Glen Tolle last Saturday. At the wed- Bridge is big deal half points. Those were the only four pairs who ding reception, bridge tables had been set, and they cracked the 2000-point barrier. were used for just that – bridge. Even the bride and for Miller family groom played. Rosalie Lefler, a Diamond Life Mas- Attendance slightly down ter, was a special guest. After the reception, the Tolles took off for their Bridge is a family affair in the Miller family. Through Tuesday evening, there had been 5804 honeymoon – destination: the Cincinnati NABC. Mother Sally is playing in team events in the Inter- tables in play at the 2000 Spring NABC, slightly Now they are playing here, trying to increase their mediate/Newcomer area with David of Maryland, lower than the projected total of 11,200 for the tour- masterpoint holdings. They are playing in the Inter- Matthew of Colorado and Phillip of Cincinnati. nament. mediate/Newcomer area because they have fewer Most of the time the four of them play on the At the last Cincinnati NABC, in the spring of than 100 points between them. Internet. When they’re playing computer bridge, 1994, total attendance was 11,003. Back home they don’t usually play bridge as Phillip and his mother on opposing sides, but they’re Tuesday’s total did not include the midnight partners. “It’s better to be marriage partners than partners at this tournament. All three sons learned game. bridge while they were in high school. bridge partners,” they agree. Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS Gilt on the gingerbread By Barry Rigal Dick Budd, playing with Robert Ryder, found an Wednesday, March 15 opportunity for not one but two nice plays on the same deal in the first final session of the Silver Ribbon Pairs. 9:00 a.m. - Noon Club Directors Course. Colonnade A, Regal. « 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Sylvia Summers, Basic Logic of the Board 24 7 5 3 2 ª Auction. Grand Ballroom A, Regal. Summers, Pasadena CA, won the North American Dlr: West A 9 2 Swiss Teams in 1983 and 1988. She has also won numerous regional events. Vul: None © A 7 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Michael Huston, Thinking Like a Bridge ¨ Q 9 4 3 Player. Grand Ballroom A, Regal. Huston, Joplin MO, is a bridge teacher and a « A Q 10 9 8 4 « K J professional player. He has been a speaker at NABCs for several years. ª K ª Q J 10 8 6 3 11:45 p.m. Free food and beverages in the Bronze Room at the Regal Hotel. Solid Gold will © 6 5 2 © J 9 4 3 perform for your listening and dancing pleasure. ¨ 8 6 2 ¨ 7 « 6 Thursday, March 16 ª 7 5 4 © 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Billy Miller, Good Humor! Grand Ball K Q 10 8 ¨ room A, Regal. Miller, Las Vegas, is a professional player and teacher who writes the A K J 10 5 popular “Dear Billy” columns in The Bridge Bulletin. West North East South 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Jim Kirkham, Lebensohl. Grand Ballroom 2« Pass Pass 3¨ A, Regal. Kirkham, San Bernardino CA, represents District 22 on the ACBL Board of Pass 3« Pass 5¨ Directors. He is a Grand Life Master who won the Silver Ribbon Pairs and the Senior All Pass Swiss Teams, both in 1999. On the opening lead of the «A and a spade con- 11:45 p.m. Free food and beverages in the Bronze Room at the Regal Hotel. Enjoy the music of tinuation, Budd carefully ruffed high, then drew two Fourth Avenue, a five-man band with a diverse repertoire. trumps, ending in dummy with the ¨9 to ruff an- other spade. A heart to dummy with the ªA to ruff Friday, March 17 and a diamond to the ace let him draw the last trump and cash the fourth trump, pitching a heart from his 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Lowell Andrews, Jumping Around.
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