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Sunday, July 25, 2010 Volume 82, Number 3 Daily Bulletin 82nd North American Bridge Championships Editors: Brent Manley and Paul Linxwiler Mixed BAM renamed to Norwegians leading honor Richard Freeman Life Master Pairs Erik Saelensminde and Boye Brogeland, part a-Match Teams. Nickell agreed to of Norway’s winning Bermuda Bowl team in 2007, donate the trophy after will start play today in the von Zedtwitz Life Master Nadine Wood, who Pairs with a carryover lead of about 8 matchpoints. represents District 7 on the The event concludes tonight. ACBL Board of Directors, The leaders’ carryover of 96.25 put them approached him with the idea slightly ahead of Londoners Tom Townsend and of renaming the event. David Gold. In third, about 24 matchpoints back, Wood said the name were Brazilians Joao Paulo Campos and Miguel change was approved Villas Boas. unanimously by the board a few days ago. The practice, 1961 Mixed Board-a-Match Teams winners:Richard Freeman, Emanuel Hochfield, Louise Freeman (Robinson at the time), Gloria Turner. she said, has been to name all the NABC+ events after New Yorkers ahead During his long playing career, the late Richard players who were famous or beloved. Freeman, Freeman played many forms of bridge, and he had Wood said, qualified on both counts. in Bruce LM Pairs great success at all of them, notably three firsts and “This is the perfect event for him,” Wood Michael and Sylwia McNamara of White two seconds in the Bermuda Bowl, arguably the said. Plains NY have a slim lead with two final sessions most coveted prize in the game. Nickell still misses his close friend. “We to go in the Bruce 0-5000 Life Master Pairs. It was board-a-match teams that really excited were soul mates,” Nickell said. “We talked about Their carryover score of 65.53 put them 4.08 Freeman, said his longtime partner, Nick Nickell: baseball and old movies. He loved old movies.” matchpoints ahead of Ned Irving of Hot Springs “Richard loved board-a-match. He loved overtricks Freeman was playing in the U.S. Bridge Village AR and Mick McGuire of Hernando MS. and playing for 10 more points.” Championship in White Plains NY last year when Another 4.42 matchpoints back were Dennis Kasle Freeman’s love of BAM – he has six wins in he became ill. He played through the semifinal of Bloomfield MI and Drew Cannell of Dollard- the Reisinger Board-a-Match Teams – makes it all Des-Ormeaux QC. the more fitting that the nationally rated board-a- round, but had to return home to Atlanta because match event to be played at this tournament starting of pancreatitis. He died shortly after getting on Thursday has been renamed in his honor. home. What was the Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match continued on page 5 Georgians out front Teams is now the Richard Freeman Mixed Board- in Young LM Pairs Steve Callaham of Woodstock GA and David Schulman of Atlanta will start today’s play in the GNT champs to be decided today Young 0-1500 Life Master Pairs with a carryover lead of about one-quarter of a matchpoint. The finals of the four flights of the Grand In the Sheinwold Flight B, Paul Chan led his The leaders’ carryover of 12.65 put them National Teams will be played today. District 15 squad to a win over their District 22 barely ahead of Mitch Towner and Robert In the Morehead Championship Flight, Jill rivals captained by John Adams 188-119. In the Whitcher of Austin TX, whose carryover is 12.38. Meyers led her District 23 team to a 124-105 other bracket, Eric Hendrickson’s squad from About 6 points behind them are Estera Lisker of victory over the District 10 squad captained by District 14 defeated Ryan Connors’s District 24 East Quogue NY and Amanda Jeger of Frankfurt, John Onstott. Meyers will face the District 11 team 168-91. Germany. team led by Doug Simson. Simson dispatched Dan The MacNab Flight C contest will see Chris Morse’s District 16 team 148-97. Poulos and Co. from District 20 (who won their In the Goldman Flight A, the District 4 squad semifinal match against Douglas Steele’s District College championship: led by Elliott Shalita won their semifinal match 8 squad 148-83) play the District 11 team led by against William Higgins’s District 22 team 141- Ryan Schultz. They won their semifinal match the final four The 2010 U.S. Collegiate Championship 93. The winners will face Lance Shull’s District 7 153-93 against the District 21 team captained by reaches its conclusion today with four squads team, who won their semifinal match against the Stephanie Kung. battling for the title. In the semifinal round, District 17 squad captained by Dom Di Felice 182-117. Yale will face Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania 1 will play Harvard in the other bracket. The winners of each bracket will square off in the evening session for the championship. Goodwill Message The late Dick Frey, editor of The Bridge Bulletin, wrote these words of wisdom in 1960 but they are still applicable today: “Only a few of us will win championships, but all of us can win new friends. Yesterday’s reception for Junior players attracted several dozen attendees, including And, unlike the coveted Elena Grewal, 25, of Stanford CA, Randall A reception for Intermediate and Newcomer silver trophies, we keep Rubinstein, 26, of Falmouth MA, Irene players was held Saturday evening. Among the friends without Williams, 12, of Elk Point SD, Matt Cory, 21, the attendees were John Patterson, June having to win them again and again.” of Indianapolis IN and Jordan Winick, 25, of Patterson, Linda Jacobs and Alan Jacobs. Both Aileen Osofsky 1926-2010 Toronto ON. couples are from Metairie LA. National Goodwill Committee Chairman Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS MEETINGS / SEMINARS / RECEPTIONS All events will be held in the Marriott Sunday, July 25 11 pm-1 am ACBL Patron Member Reception. Room: President 8 am-10 pm Hall of Fame interviews. Room: 730. DeMartino’s suite. 9 am-Noon Teacher Accreditation Program (TAP). Second session. 11:30 pm-1 am Women’s Team Trials meeting. 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