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Boston Daily Bulletin 6 November 18-November 28, 1999 Boston, Massachusetts Vol. 73, No. 6 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 Editors: Henry Francis and Paul Linxwiler Budd upsets Levine Barrow shatters Top 500 record in Senior Knockouts The team captained by Richard Budd of Portland Jim Barrow of Lake Charles LA has broken the ME came from behind to eliminate the defending record for the most masterpoints earned in a year, offi- champion team captained by Mike Levine of Boca cially referred to as the Barry Crane Top 500 Raton FL in yesterday’s quarterfinals of the Microsoft masterpoint contest. Senior Knockout Teams. Budd will face the squad Barrow, who was a member of a winning knock- captained by Jan Nathan of Manhattan Beach CA in out team Tuesday evening, earned enough masterpoints one of today’s semifinals. in the event to surpass the 15-year-old record of 3270 The other semi will see the Hamish Bennett (Menlo points established by Grant Baze. Barrow’s unofficial Park CA) team battling the Jim Sternberg (Jupiter FL) total now stands at 3282 masterpoints. squad. “It’s a full-time job,” said Barrow, who has planned The LEVINE loss ended Zeke Jabbour’s attempt to perform this feat for many years. to win the Senior Knockouts for the fifth time in the “I first tried this in 1980, but at the time I wasn’t six years it has been played. Other members of the experienced enough and, more importantly, I forgot to team also had been champions before -- Tom Sanders, ask Barry Crane’s permission.” Crane, the renowned Chuck Said and Fred Hamilton had two previous vic- matchpoint wizard, dominated the contest for decades tories. Arnie Fisher was on last year’s championship and was such a force that he frequently decided who team. would win the race (if he didn’t do so himself) by play- Playing with BUDD were Robert Ryder, Caldwell ing with a particular person that he would designate as NJ; Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA, and Bill Hunter, that year’s heir-apparent. Reading MA. LEVINE got off to a fast start, leading “I think I hurt his feelings by not asking, too” said by 30 after the first 16 boards. In the second quarter Barrow who finished second in the 1980 race. BUDD rallied to cut the deficit to 3. LEVINE upped With Crane’s murder in 1985, the cult-of-person- their lead to 5 in the third quarter, but in a tight finish ality that so influenced the contest disappeared, but BUDD eked out a 111-109 victory. Barrow would have to wait several years for another NATHAN eliminated the team captained by Marc opportunity to win the race to present itself. Low, 162-145. STERNBERG scored an easy victory Barrow, 57, decided he wanted to wait for a year over the top, along with Jim Murphy, Dar Afdahl, Judi over the Louise Childs squad. BENNETT had a rela- in which he had the time and the money to pursue the Cody and JoAnne Casen. tively easy time against Jack Coleman and company, race full-time. He also wanted to keep a day-to-day “I knew that I would win this race unless someone 167-101. journal of the race in order to write a book about his like Soloway or Meckstroth set out to win the thing In today’s matches the teams will play a 64-board experiences. themselves. But it’s a lot of work, a lot of travel and it match. Tomorrow’s final also will consist of 64 boards. “A woman named Kay Blake, from Lake Charles, wasn’t always fun. In order to break the record, I knew is putting together a book for me based on my notes,” that I’d have to win 75-80 masterpoints a week. Even said Barrow. “I don’t expect it to be a money maker, when I did well at a regional, I knew I’d have to get up but there might be some players interested in reading the next morning, travel to a new tournament and do it Justl, James victors about what the daily grind is like.” all over again.” Barrow said that he has played with 150-175 part- The quest was a personal one for Barrow, but de- in Jackpot Pairs ners and teammates over the course of 1999. He has spite the tiring, year-long schedule, he seems philo- semi-regular partnerships with David Adams, John sophical about the race. Potter, Jim Robison, Hugh McLean and David Siebert, “I don’t equate it with a national or world champi- Paula Justl and Terry James of Columbus OH and Phil Brady. Brady was on the team that put him onship. It was just for fun.” posted a 427.5 to win the Jackpot Pairs event by more than two boards. The partnership split the first prize of $1080. Meckstroth leads The Jackpot Pairs was held as part of Monday’s Glubok, Larsen lead Stratified Open Pairs. Participants who wanted to play Player of the Year, for cash prizes in addition to masterpoints paid a higher entry fee. Cash prizes were awarded to first and sec- BRP qualifiers ond place overall, as well as for section tops. Decade races Claire Alpert of New York NY and Larry Dusty of Lake Worth FL were second overall, with a score of Brian Glubok of Hampstead PQ and partner Kyle 400, winning $690 for their efforts. The Player of the Year winner is that player who Larsen of San Francisco CA topped the list of partici- Both partnership’s scores were good enough to fin- earns the most masterpoints in nationally-rated events, pants in the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs after the ish first and second not only in the Jackpot game, but which pay platinum points. The “platinum race” in- first two qualifying sessions. in the larger Stratified Pairs field as well. cludes events such as the Grand National Teams, Se- Glubok and Larsen scored 2140.76 matchpoints Participants in the Jackpot contest who earned sec- nior events and various Women’s championships, but to lead the field. Next, with 2071.19 matchpoints, were tion tops won $20 per pair. The following pairs won not Junior, Flight B or other restricted events. Peter Boyd and Steve Robinson of the Washington, two section tops (and $40) in the event: David Meyer Jeff Meckstroth leads the 1999 POY contest with D.C. area. In third is the Italian pair of Humberto of Scranton PA and Albert Shrive of Clarks Green PA; 542.24 platinum points. Meckstroth added 340 plati- Bocchi and Giorgio Duboin with 2059.10 matchpoints. Peter Stromberg and Frederick Nystrom of Sweden; num points to his total at this year’s Summer NABC in Defending champions Zia Mahmood and Howard Dave Wachsman and Janis Wachsman of East Meadow San Antonio by winning both the Grand National Weinstein are fourth with 2020.33. NY. Teams, Flight A and the Spingold Knockout champi- A local player --- David Becher of Swampscott These contestants scored one section top each: Ed onship. MA --- is in fifth place with partner Alan Watson of Ulman and Tony Glynne of Portland OR; Frank Allison Close behind is longtime partner Eric Rodwell who Malvern PA. They scored 2015.26 matchpoints. of West Hempstead NY and Arthur Brodsky of Hun- has 522.88 points. The six-session Blue Ribbon Pairs is one of the tington Station NY; David Yang of Chicago IL and The Player of the Decade race is an unofficial con- premier pair contests in the world. Players become eli- Xiaodong Shi of Highland Park IL; Marty Seligman test sponsered by The Bridge Bulletin magazine. It in- gible to play in the event by earning Blue Ribbon quali- of Philadelphia PA and Steve Catlett of Richmond VA; cludes all nationally-rated contests from Spring 1990 fications, either by finishing first or second in an un- Franco Baseggio of New York NY and Timothy to Fall 1999. Meckstroth leads this contest as well, with limited regionally-rated (or higher) event or by being Goodwin of South Portland ME; Mark McCarthy of 4666.12 platinum points. Rodwell is second in this race on the ACBL Top 100 masterpoint list, which confers San Francisco CA and Lee De Simone of Alexandria also, with 4523.65 points. Zia Mahmood is third with automatic Blue Ribbon eligibility. VA; Alverto Dhers of Aventura FL and Franco Gusso 4319.85 points. of Pompano Beach FL; Larry Bausher of Hamden CT The event is contested for the Cavendish Trophy. The Boston NABC is the last national event of the and Mark Aquino of Jamaica Plain MA; P.O. Sundelin The contest was renamed the Edgar Kaplan Blue Rib- POD race. of Stockholm, Sweden and Joseph Silver of Hampstead bon Pairs this year in honor of the legendary player, Continued n page 5 PQ. author and Laws expert. Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS Cover an honor with an honor Wednesday, November 24 By Barry Rigal 9:00 a.m. - Noon Club Director’s Course. Wellesley Room, Marriott. 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Free Lesson Series with Audrey Grant. Today’s lesson: Opening with Strong Hands. Grand In the Board-a-Match qualifying, both tables in my Ballroom Salon G, Marriott. « ¨ 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Val Covalciuc: Did You Hear Your Partner Bid? match reached 3 by North in competition over 3 Try Cue-Tips!, Salon G, Marriott. Covalciuc is District 14’s representative on the ACBL Board after East had shown clubs and hearts.
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