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Young Players Wowed by First Look at an NABC Volume 77, Number 1 77th Summer North American Bridge Championships DAILY BULLETIN Friday, July 22, 2005 Editors: Brent Manley and Karen Walker Mary Jo (Jody) Latham Young players wowed by 1944 – 2005 Jody Latham, first look at an NABC associate editor of the Bridge Bulletin for more than a decade and an ACBL employee since 1988, died June 9 after a brief battle with Patty Tucker with cancer. She was 60. participants in the Born in Cleveland special game she MS, she earned a organized for her degree in journalism bridge camp from the University of youngsters. Mississippi in 1965 and worked for the Tupelo Journal and the Commercial Appeal in Memphis before joining the ACBL staff, initially in the Club Membership Department. She divided her time between Club Membership and proofreading for the Bridge Bulletin before becoming associate editor in Marie Majarov and her grandson, Jake Branch, friends in person and online. June of 1993. drove 12 hours from Winchester VA to attend the At school, Jake did a how-to project in which he Latham joined the ACBL in 1972, earning her NABC. On Thursday afternoon, Majarov spent her taught his class how to evaluate a bridge hand. gold card six years later. She was a Silver Life time taking photos of her young bridge prodigy as Tucker started the bridge camp for the Master with nearly 2500 masterpoints to her credit. Jake played in a special game organized by Atlanta youngsters so they could see how duplicate works. For most of her ACBL career, she was a regular at player and teacher Patty Tucker. She brought them to the NABC so they could area tournaments and at the bridge club in Memphis. It was worth the trip for Jake, who came in first experience the atmosphere at a big tournament. She was well-liked and respected by her East-West playing with 15-year-old Mandy Lowell, Jake was impressed, but then he has already colleagues at Headquarters in Memphis (see page 6) who lives in Louisville but spends her summers in developed an affinity for the game. “It’s exciting, and by the players she came in contact with as a Atlanta. it’s challenging and you have to think a lot,” Jake Bridge Bulletin editor and Daily Bulletin staffer at North-South winners were identical twins said. “It’s just fun.” NABCs. She had a special interest in women’s Marcus and DeMarcus Jenkins of Lithonia GA. bridge. Besides her family, Latham’s other interests The special game was the culmination of a Gerald Michaud week-long bridge camp Tucker put together to try to were her college alma mater and her two cats, Gerald Michaud, a three-time NABC champion introduce more young people to bridge. Ten of the Katherine and Spencer. from Derby KS, died at his home Monday, July 18, 11 youngsters who participated in the camp played One of her best friends among the players was of complications from congestive heart failure. He in the special game, a three-table affair. Betty Ann Kennedy. “Jody had a keen insight into was 76. Majarov and her husband, Milan, came to the nature of people — their strengths and foibles,” Michaud, playing with ACBL Hall of Famer Atlanta so that he could take the Teacher Kennedy said. “She could discern the good qualities Bobby Nail, won the Life Master Pairs and the Life Accreditation Course and she and Jake could play in people, and she called a spade a spade. She was Master Men’s Pairs in 1974. Michaud was a some bridge. They taught him to play at home in extremely kind. Her talent in journalism was member of the winning squad in the 1990 Open Virginia, starting about two years ago when he was Continued on page 4 Swiss Teams, and he was also part of the team 10. He plays at the Winchester bridge club and with representing the U.S. in the 1978 Rosenblum. Welcome to the A retired attorney specializing in medical Summer NABC 2005 Grand National malpractice, Michaud was involved in Welcome to Atlanta for the 2005 Summer North groundbreaking litigation. His cases led to the American Bridge Championships. The Hyatt Teams reduction of estrogen in birth-control pills, the Regency offers us great playing space under one reformulation of tampons connected to toxic shock Ninety-six teams representing ACBL’s 25 syndrome and the introduction of safety precautions roof in the middle of Atlanta. Nearby there are many Districts met on Wednesday to decide the winners in fine restaurants, and you can enjoy the benefit of a at the gasoline pump to reduce the risk of cancer four flights of the 2005 Grand National Teams. from benzene. food court adjacent to our site without setting foot Play in the Championship Flight (open) and outside. Michaud is survived by his wife, Shannon, and Flight A (0-5000 masterpoints) events began four children. Within a few blocks we have the World of Wednesday afternoon with round-robin matches. Coca-Cola, CNN Center, Underground Atlanta, Three teams advanced from each round-robin group Olympic Park and many other attractions. To get a to play three-way matches on Thursday afternoon, great view of Atlanta, cross the street and take an with two teams surviving to play head- to-head elevator ride to the top of Westin Peachtree Plaza. matches on Thursday night. Also, a MARTA train will take you to many Four teams in each flight advanced to today’s interesting places throughout Atlanta and to more semi-final rounds. Matches were not yet finished great places to dine. when the Daily Bulletin went to press. Tomorrow’s Our Tour and Information desks will assist you Bulletin will include a full report from Thursday’s with your choices. Our special entertainment quarter final and Friday’s semi final matches. planned by Susan Wolfe and her committee will be One result was final in the Championship flight detailed in the Daily Bulletin each day. For resting when Einberg (District 23), down by 98 IMPs to between sessions, we have a player’s lounge in the Zerbini (District 12), withdrew with 16 boards left to Hanover ballroom. Volunteers from all over District play. Two round-of-eight matches were fairly close at 7 have worked hard to make your stay here the halfway point in the evening – Mahaffey (District Evan Stoll of Kingston WA, right, accepts a 14K enjoyable, and we believe you are going to have a 9) led Clerkin (District 11) by 11 IMPs, and Baze gold pendant from Jim Miller of the ACBL Product great tournament! (District 22) led Lusky (District 20) by 3 IMPs. Store. Stoll received the pendant, provided by the Jack Feagin and Barbara Heller Bridge Gold Group, as the first Life Master at the Chairpersons for the 2005 Summer NABC Continued on page 2 2005 Summer NABC. See page 6. Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS Friday, July 22 1:30–2:30 p.m. Junior Player Reception. For ACBL members under 26. A 8:30–9:30 a.m. Teaching Young People. Informative free session on light lunch will be served. Location: Hanover F & G. materials and funding available from the ACBL and the 2–3 p.m. National Appeals Committee meeting. Location: Learning ACBL Educational Foundation. Location: Hanover F. Center. 6:30 p.m. Reception for Teachers and Club Officials. This is the 6:30–8 p.m. Intermediate–Newcomer Player Reception. Location: ACBL’s “thank you” reception for the teachers and club Regency VII. officials who work so hard to recruit and retain our members. 8–11 p.m. ACBL Hall of Fame Banquet. Tickets are required. (For All teachers are welcome, along with club directors, managers more information, visit the Daily Bulletin office.) Location: and owners. Location: International South. Centennial I. 7:30–10:30 p.m. Bridge Teachers and Bridge Cruises with Peg Cundiff. Become a successful teacher or game director on cruise Sunday, July 24 ships. Pre-registration required for this seminar. Location: 8:30–10 a.m. Get Online with Bridge Base. Don’t miss the opportunity to Regency V. meet Fred Gitelman, Bridge Base founder and the creator of 7:30–10:30 p.m. ACBL Laws Commission meeting. Location: Hanover F. the ACBL’s Learn to Play Bridge program. Find out how you 8–10:30 p.m. ACBL Educational Foundation meeting. Location: can use this material for promotion and get a guided tour of Hanover G. the Bridge Base site and its outstanding teaching features. Location: Hanover F. Saturday, July 23 10 a.m.–Noon Easybridge! Lesson with Marti Ronemus. Topic: Defense 8:30–10 a.m. Questions for Management? Meet with members of the — You Mean I Have to Think? Following the free lesson, ACBL management team, including Carol Robertson, director there will be an Easybridge! game for players with 0–50 of club and member services, and Julie Greenberg, director of masterpoints. Location: Regency V. education, to have your questions answered. Location: the Noon–2 p.m. Easybridge! game. Location: Regency V. ACBL Product Store. 7:15 p.m. Board of Governors meeting. All members of the ACBL 10 a.m.–Noon Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. Renowned teacher Board of Governors are invited to attend the Summer NABC and author Audrey Grant offers a fun and free bridge lesson meeting to hear and discuss the motions passed by the ACBL for intermediate and newer players. The topic: Five Board of Directors. Location: International Ballroom South. Commonly Made Mistakes — and How to Fix Them.
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