March 7 - March 17, 2002 45th Spring North American Bridge Championships Houston, TX

Vol. 45, No. 8 Friday, March 15, 2002 Editors: Brent Manley and Henry Francis

Peter Weichsel tops Milner, Nickell in

Peter25,000 Weichsel, a MPmember plateauof the 2001 Bermuda TeamsVanderbilt captained by Reese Milner final and Nick Nickell BowlDaily championship team, has reached the 25,000- Bulletinpowered their way into the final of the Vanderbilt masterpoint plateau. Knockout Teams – a match that can be seen in its en- Weichsel has tirety on today (see box on this page for de- three other world tails). championships to his Milner (Marc Jacobus, John Mohan, Sam Lev, Piotr credit: the Bermuda Gawrys, Jacek Pszczola) trailed the Grant Baze team Bowl in 1983, the by 11 IMPs entering the final 16 boards, but they World Mixed Pairs in crushed their opponents, 70-7, to emerge with a 155- 1990 and the World 103 victory. Baze’s teammates were Michael Whitman, Glen Grotheim, Terje Aa and Garey Harden. Transnational Teams Brian Duran, left, and Stephen McDevitt in 1999. He has won In the other semifinal match, Nickell (Richard more than 20 North Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff American champion- Bay staters victors Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell) started quickly against the ships plus the team, winning the opening quarter Cavendish Invita- 36-7. The match was never in doubt from that point as tional in 1976 and Brianin Duran NABC of Cambridge 49er MA, Pairs an electrical en- Nickell won, 121-76. Pavlicek was playing with 1977 and the London gineer, and Stephen McDevitt of Somerville MA, a Michael Polowan, Ron Smith and Chris Willenken. Sunday Times Pairs in 1975. research specialist in x-ray detection equipment, came The Milner-Baze match pitted several European Weichsel and were arguably the stron- from behind to earn the NABC 49er Pairs champion- players against each other. The Baze squad included gest pair in the world in the Seventies and early Eight- ship Wednesday. They finished less than a point ahead Norwegian stars Grotheim and Aa. Gawrys and ies. After winning the in 1983, they of John Redford and Tricia Bradford of Houston. Less Pszczola, Milner’s teammates, are from Poland, as is went separate ways. than a point behind them were Warren and Dee Androus Lev, although he now lists his address in New York. They resurrected the partnership at the 1998 Spring of Avon CO. NABC in Reno and have enjoyed considerable suc- Both winners find the game addictive. Duran used cess since then, culminating with the Bermuda Bowl to be a high-ranking chess player, but bridge has his win last year. attention now. McDevitt “loves the game – I’m a fierce competitor. Cheek and Greco lead They met each other when both played at the new- comer club at MIT. They’re not regular partners – they OpenCurtis Cheek Pairs of Huntsville II qualifiers AL and Eric Greco of previously had played together about a half a dozen Philadelphia put together two strong games in the Open Jade Barrett goes times. Both play at the MIT club about twice a week. Pairs II qualifying. As a result, they go into today’s Earlier this week Duran and McDevitt came in two-session final with a and a half lead before second in Flight D of the BCD Swiss Teams. applying the carryover formula. G.S.over Jade Barrett 10,000 of Vancouver mark WA passed the Their score of 2204.49 was approximately 70 10,000-point mark at this tournament. He has more points better (51 top) than the total for Roger Bates of than 170 Blue Ribbon qualifications, all earned since Mesa AZ and Vivian Kilstrup of Vail CO. Boris Baran 1990. He also was a member of the winning team in of Cote St. Luc PQ and Haig Tchamitch were third, the Mixed Pairs sec- TheThe attendance biggest yesterday was the day biggest of the followed by John Lusky and Randy Pickett of Port- tion of the tournament to date – a total of 1147.5 tables were in play. land OR. In fifth place were Larry Mori of Clearwater Transnational Teams The total for the tournament so far is 7883 tables, FL and Venkatrao Koneru of San Antonio. at the 2000 World somewhat higher than pre-tournament estimates. It’s a Championships in lock that the total will be more than 10,000 – perhaps Bermuda. as many as 10,500. But playing bridge isn’t Barrett’s Gates, Wheeler ahead top priority in bridge. He has an over- The intop threeWomen’s qualifiers were closelyPairs bunched af- whelming interest in ter completing the two qualifying sessions of the Junior bridge – he has Women’s Pairs. In first place were Georgiana Gates of been either captain or Houston and Sally Wheeler of Spring TX. Less than coach of 11 United half a board behind were Ellie Hanlon of Jupiter FL States Junior teams. and Mary Savko of Pittsford VT. Only one matchpoint He also is chairman further back were Colleen Treanor of Middletown CT of the North Ameri- and Rachel Chittaro of Kildeer IL. can Youth Bridge Foundation. Rounding out the top five were Rhoda Walsh of His favorite partner is his wife Karen. They are Hendersonville NV - Carol Simon, Las Vegas and playing together in Open Pairs II – as a matter of fact Kathy Baum, Cordova TN - Marilyn Hemenway, they had a 64% game in the first qualifying session. Omaha NE. That gave Karen enough points to make her a Gold Life Master (5000+ points). Karen has three North American championships to her credit. Jade’s regular partners are Anne Hoffman, Ann Don’tVandy miss the vugraph vugraph presentation today of the fi- Labe and Miles Adkins – he has won more than 20 nal of the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams today at 1 regionals with each of them. p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of the But playing, captaining and coaching aren’t Jade’s Marriott. only bridge accomplishments. He also has been a Chris Compton, chief commentator, will be bridge club operator, a lecturer and a columnist. He is joined by , David Berkowitz, Michael the District 20 alternate to the Board of Directors, and Rosenberg, Chip Martel and the always-entertain- he will be co-chairman of the 2004 North American The best of the West! Wayne Lance of Buena Vista CO and ing George Jacobs. ACBL’s new chief executive, Championships in Reno. He also has made a name for Lil Reilly of Houston were judged to be the best-dressed Jay Baum, will also make a brief appearance. himself as a theoritician. Western cowboy snd cowgirl at the Marriott festivities last night. Page 2 Daily Bulletin

SPECIAL EVENTS Montreal World ChampionshipTo heighten awareness of the Quiz Montreal #8 World Championships that will take place in August, the or- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Easybridge! StagesFriday, A & B, with MarchEasybridge! 15 Presenter Priscilla Smith. (Stage A in the ganizers are offering a daily problem. There will be a morning, lunch break, Stage B in the afternoon.) Westin Oaks, Directors Room. daily drawing among those who turn in the correct 9:30 a.m. - Noon National Tournament Director Sol Weinstein and ACBL Recorder Richard Colker answer to the Daily Bulletin office, Continental Room, discusses the new Alert procedures. Westin Galleria, Plaza 1 Ballroom. Westin Oaks third level. Noon - 12:45 p.m. Joan Pleason plays show tunes and golden oldies at the Marriott. Every day five prizes are awarded as the result of 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Shannon Cappelletti, Slam Bidding. Westin Oaks, Consort II. Cappelletti, Chattanooga TN, is a professional player and ACBL the drawing. The winners have their choice of a 1996 Accredited Teacher. She and her husband, Mike Cappelletti, won the NABC+ Mixed World Championship Book or a 2002 World Champi- Pairs in 1999. onship hat. 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Alan LeBendig, . Westin Oaks, Dlr: North « 7 4 2 Consort II. LeBendig, Los Angeles, is the District 23 representative to the ACBL Board Vul: E–W ª A 9 8 of Directors. He is a Grand Life Master and co-owner of Barrington Bridge Club. © K 9 3 11:30 p.m. Women’s International Team Trials Commission meeting. J W Marriott, Lamar Room. ¨ A 10 5 4 After evening session Nachos at the Marriott and the Westin Galleria Plaza Ballroom, third floor. Join us at the Westin for music by recording artist Lainey Bernstein, accompanied on the piano by Joan A 10 8 Pleason. « ª — © A Q 10 8 7 6 2 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Easybridge! StagesSaturday, A & B, with Easybridge! March Presenter 16 Priscilla Smith. (Stage A in the ¨ Q 3 2 morning, lunch break, Stage B in the afternoon.) Westin Oaks, Directors Room. West North East South Noon - 12:45 p.m. Mexican Mariachis play at the Marriott. Pass Pass 1© 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: George Pisk, Safety Plays. Westin Oaks, 1ª 2NT 3ª 4© Consort II. Pisk, Manchaca TX, has taught at several Texas universities. He is a Diamond Pass 5© All Pass Life Master whose team finished second in the North American Swiss Teams at the Las West leads the ªQ. Trumps are 2–1, East having a Vegas NABC. low singleton. Plan the play. Thanks to Eddie Kantar 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Vugraph of the Vanderbilt final. J W Marriott, Ballrooms B & C. for the problem. 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Jade Barrett, It’s all in your head. Westin Oaks, Consort II. Barrett, Vancouver WA, is a professional player, writer and speaker. He is a Diamond Life Master in the ACBL and the ABA. 8:00 p.m. - Midnight Vugraph of the Vanderbilt final. J W Marriott, Ballrooms B & C. After evening session Fajitas and beer at the Marriott and the Westin Galleria Plaza Ballroom, third floor. Join Solution« A J 10 to Quiz #7 us at the Westin to celebrate the life of Bill Anderson -- mariachis, a magician, a tarot ª A K 10 8 card reader, a plam reader. Have your caricature -- and your favorite partner’s too -- © A 7 6 5 made. ¨ J 7 « Q 8 3 2 « K 7 6 ª J 9 4 2 ª 7 6 5 © J 9 © Q 10 8 3 2 By Barry Rigal Today’sDallas Bridge specialUnit Day games Mea maxima culpa ¨ Q 9 5 ¨ 8 6 When you win, it’s easy to write up your good hands. We all remember how great the Dallas NABC was « 9 5 4 in 1997. Sure do appreciate the support of all of you When you lose, in a frenzy of self flagellation you post Q 3 your errors –mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. ª for ours. We just hope we can come close to your ex- © K 4 cellent efforts. Thanks, thanks, thanks. A defensive problem swung 16 IMPs here. A K 10 4 3 2 K 10 4 ¨ « Contract: 6¨. : «2. Which Alissa McDaniels “Best of Two” 299er ª A 5 do you take and which do you give up? K Q J 6 5 Pairs © Kantar’s answer: The first step is to win the «A. ¨ 9 6 5 That’s one you can live without. Next the 7 Alissa began her bridge career late but brought her A Q 7 3 ¨ great zest for life to the game and to all of us. She was « is led to the ace just in case there’s a singleton queen ª 2 lurking around. awarded a “Golden Age Master” award from ACBL A 3 just before her death and that was a highlight for her. © Dummy is now entered with a diamond and the ¨ Q 10 8 7 4 3 J is led. This play is made for two reasons. Some She spent her life in service to others as a teacher and West North East South ¨ friend. She is greatly missed. players think it’s a sin not to cover an honor with an 1¨ 1© Pass 1ª honor, and a player with Q–9–8–x might cover to en- 1 Pass Pass 2 Tom Clark Board-a-Match Teams « ª sure his trick. Assuming the jack is not covered, Pass 3ª Pass 4ª rise with the king. If the queen still hasn’t dropped Tom’s table manners, ethics and great card sense All Pass you are now down to your last big play — the Q made him a fabulous partner and formidable opponent. ª You lead the ¨8 to the jack and king. Declarer runs followed by a heart to the 10 in order to dispose of the But it was when this Silver Life Master was dealt a the ªQ, which partner takes with the king and returns the two spades. Win some, lose some. bad hand in the game of life that we witnessed his in- «5 on which declarer plays the 8. You now have a choice credible strength. He played superbly, finessing death of defenses – (1) take the ace and try to give partner a several times before conceding the match, and he did club , using the ©A for a second for a second so with unflagging courage, determination and dignity. ruff, or (2) play partner for «J-9-6 and a doubleton club, His gentle smile, kind words and good deeds are re- in which case you simply win with the ace and return to The winnersQuiz of Montreal7 winners World Championship membered by his many admirers. suit. Quiz 7 are Philip Oliver, Gerald Kennedy, Robert Actually this deal has a counterintuitive answer. Nor- Muger, Carolyne Fox and Elton Lipnick. Plerase drop Aggieland Midnight Zip Swiss Teams mally when partner wants a ruff he wins the earliest pos- by the Daily Bulletin office – Continental Room Westin Aggieland Bridge Club, now a part of the Brazos sible trump to maneuver the ruff. But if the second situa- Oaks third level – to pick up your prizes. tion exists, he must win the first trump to play spades – Club in Bryan/College Station, is otherwise declarer will shift to diamonds and get his dis- proud to sponsor the Aggieland Zip Swiss Teams. card. If he has ªK-x-x-x and a singleton club, he can Brazos Duplicate is celebrating its 50-year anniver- the first trump and force you to play for ruffs. So GorgeousTonight’s Lainey Bernstein,entertainment recording artist and sary this year. More than 150 ACBL members live in hometown girl, will sing for you accompanied on the you should assume partner has «J-x-x and continue the the Brazos Valley, including world champion Mildred suit to beat the game. piano by our own Joan Pleason. And – for those of Breed. For more information, contact Barbara Freilich And so it proved. I got it wrong to lose 10 IMPs in- you who haven’t had enough bridge – the finals of the Nance at 979-691-6264 or [email protected]. stead of gaining 6 since our teammates had stopped in a Vanderbilt will be on vugraph with expert commen- partscore. tary at the Marriott. Nachos! Daily Bulletin Page 3

Either bid one more As TimeBy Mark Goes Horton By As a prelude to a serious shopping spree I took time Tonyor D’Angelo lead of Los your Angeles club dropped by with out to watch the opening boards of the Vanderbilt round this hand from a Compact Knockout match. He has of 16. The speed of play at the table I selected proved to good reason for remembering this deal – his team lost be excruciating and the rest of the room was on to board 19 IMPs on it. 6 by the time our gladiators had completed only three. Dlr: South A Would they have taken you so long? « Dlr: East K 9 6 Vul: N-S ª K J 8 6 4 3 « -- Vul: N-S ª K J 8 4 2 © A K 10 4 ¨ K 8 5 4 3 2 © Q J 5 3 2 K 10 7 6 4 ¨ Q « « Q 5 2 A J 10 8 7 ª -- ª 9 2 « « A K 5 3 2 Q 10 8 7 4 ª Q 10 6 5 3 ª 7 © © Q J 9 3 8 7 5 ¨ A 10 9 ¨ 7 © © 9 8 ¨ A ¨ 7 4 3 2 « 4 3 ª A Q 10 7 5 Donald Rothschild and Diane Shannon finished 2nd in the « J 9 6 Silver Ribbon Pairs. ª A 9 © 6 2 ¨ Q J 6 © Table 1 ¨ K J 10 9 8 6 5 West North East South Just bid your games West North East South Brogeland Gawrys Forrester Pszczola 1ª Dbl 2 2 3 2« Pass ¨ « ¨ Mikeand Albert take and Marilyn your Hemenway tricks say they didn’t 3 4 All Pass 3« 6ª All Pass do anything unusual to win the Silver Ribbon Pairs. “We « ª With such a highly distributional layout, expecially East led a club and West won and switched to the «2: just bid our games and slams and we took our tricks on 9, jack, 3. The trump switch caused declarer to go into a when it’s clear that both sides are two-suited, it usu- offense and defense,” said Mike. Here’s an example. ally doesn’t pay to let the opponents play the hand. brown study, and eventually he played low and took the Dlr: West « J 5 queen with the king. He played a trump back to the ace, West actually was extremely conservative in bidding Vul: Both 4 only 3 when partner had bid spades freely. Perhaps ª revealing the bad break and tried a top club. When East « © K J 8 7 ruffed, declarer discarded a spade. He could score his 3ª would have gotten the hand pattern across better. A 9 7 6 5 2 Without that information it’s difficult for East to try ¨ trumps and the top diamonds, but that was down three, « K 10 6 « A Q 8 4 minus 300. 6«. East actually led a spade, so declarer wrapped up 10 9 3 A K Q J 7 2 12 tricks. A club lead would have defeated the con- ª ª Norberto Bocchi was kibitzing, and when I asked him © 5 4 2 © A Q 3 if he would have doubled he nodded sagely. Later, walk- tract, but there’s nothing in the auction that indicates J 10 8 4 -- that partner has the A. ¨ ¨ ing in the Galleria, I spotted Giorgio Duboin, and got a ¨ « 9 7 3 2 similar answer to the same question. Table 2 8 6 5 West North East South ª So, should East have doubled? © 10 9 6 It boils down to your point of view about doubling 1ª K Q 3 2 4 4 5 ¨ what is under your nose. From Brogeland’s point of view, ª ª « ª West North East South a double might persuade the opponents to play in clubs 5« All Pass Hemenway Albert This time it was North-South who stopped. It did and he had no guarantee that he could defeat 5¨. Pass Pass 2¨ Pass That board took a long time and the pace of play not occur to South to lead a diamond – there was no 2 Pass 2 Pass way he could read a opposite on the bidding. So © ª slowed down even more on the next one! 3ª Pass 3« Pass Dlr: South J 10 4 East-West took 12 tricks for a net plus of 1910 – 19 4 Pass 5 Pass « IMPs. Perhaps North-South didn’t bid on because they ª ¨ Vul: E-W ª 9 3 2 5ª Pass 5© Pass 6 thought maybe the opponents had slam. But in gen- 6 All Pass © eral, once again it’s usually better to bid one more when ª ¨ K J 8 5 4 3 “I usually don’t open two clubs when I have a two- 6 3 2 Q 9 both sides have double fits. In this case, perhaps East- suiter, but this time I decided to start with the two-bid. « « West would have gone onto 6 if North-South bid 6 . ª A K J 10 ª Q 8 7 6 4 « ª Marilyn’s three heart bid promised at least a singleton or J 7 3 8 5 4 2 In that case South had better lead a diamond, the only an ace or a king. I made a series of cuebids, and when © © lead to beat the slam, or bid 7 . Intriguing. ¨ 10 9 6 ¨ A 2 ª Marilyn kept returning to hearts I knew she had the king A K 8 7 5 of spades but nothing else of value.” « ª 5 Getting to the heart slam was worth 32 of a possible A K Q 10 9 38 matchpoints, but Mike found a way to take all 13 tricks © ¨ Q 7 and get 37.5 matchpoints. He won the opening heart lead West North East South TheIs jobbridge of getting bridge watchable? into the Olympic Games with the 10 and immediately took the diamond finesse. Brogeland Gawrys Forrester Pszczola is hindered by bureaucratic obstacles, to be sure — He took a top heart, cashed the A and crossed to the K. « « 1¨ (1) and it doesn’t help matters that, at present, it’s a hard When the jack fell, he cashed the 10, led a diamond to « Pass 1© Pass 1« sell to those who might be interested in televising the the ace, cashed the «Q (pitching a diamond from dummy) Pass 2 Pass 2 and ruffed his last diamond for all 13 trikcks. ¨ © matches. Pass 2« Pass 4« The vugraph at the 4th IOC Grand Prix in Salt Lake All Pass City was managed by BridgeVision, a French com- (1) : minimum balanced or strong. pany clearly in the lead in the presentation of bridge West started with two top hearts, and declarer took matches. The graphics and television camera work an eternity before ruffing. He then cogitated further, ob- were simply outstanding. Commentators added a lot WhichBy Barrydiamond? Rigal viously trying to work out if he could survive a bad spade Dlr: North K Q to the show. « break. He fingered the ¨Q for a long time before eventu- All this is great for experienced players who un- Vul: E-W ª A 7 5 ally cashing two top diamonds, pitching a heart and then derstand that bridge doesn’t progress like tennis or golf. © 9 7 5 4 ruffing a diamond. Now he played a low club and it was It’s not so good for those who haven’t seen much high- ¨ Q 8 7 4 Forrester’s turn to think. When he played low, declarer level bridge competition. 8 3 A J 10 7 6 5 « « won with the queen and cashed the «A. When the 9 ap- Steve Towner, a Salt Lake City resident, dropped ª Q J 9 ª 10 2 peared he played a diamond. West ruffed, declarer in one day during the Grand Prix and took in the © A 10 6 2 © J 8 overuffed in dummy and played a club. He was safe now, vugraph show. Towner is a physician who was work- ¨ K 10 9 6 ¨ J 3 2 as he was sure to make at least two of the last three tricks. ing at Olympics headquarters. He is a Life Master and « 9 4 2 It was time to move on – now where did they say a regular player. ª K 8 6 4 3 Victoria’s Secret was? He said he enjoyed the vugraph show but was © K Q 3 mystified by some of it. “It’s a little slow,” he said. ¨ A 5 “They go into the tank a fair amount. I think you’ll West North East South lose people on that.” Pass 2« Pass Bobby Wolff, one of the vugraph commentators, Pass Dbl Pass 3ª NABC draws players understood where Towner was coming from. “One of All Pass the things that has always held us back is that when When West leads the «8, should East play for a The fromturnout of 17players countries from distant countries has people watch they have no idea what to look for and spade ruff? Not clear, but if you shift to a diamond, been somewhat less than usual at the Houston NABC. they get bored fast.” you had better play the 8. If you lead the jack to the In addition to the four ACBL nations (United States, Still, Wolff said, moving the Grand Prix to Salt queen and ace, West cannot continue the suit, so 3ª Canada, Mexico and Bermuda), players are here from Lake was a good idea and a necessary step. “It’s like makes. Declarer can pitch his losing diamond on the Sweden, Norway, Denmark, England, Turkey, Austria, water on a stone,” Wolff said. “If we do this a number ¨Q in due course by tackling the suit before playing Germany, New Zealand, Japan, Russia, Israel, Spain of times we might make an impression.” trumps. and Netherlands Antilles. Page 4 Daily Bulletin TOURNAMENT APPEALS

In order to keep the bridge public informed of ap- The Committee Decision: The Committee be- opening lead was the «Q. The Director was called af- peals results in a timely fashion, the NABC Daily Bul- lieved that a noticeable break in did occur at ter the opening lead. West said that he had pulled the letin staff publishes write-ups. Every effort is made to North’s second turn to bid which gave unauthorized wrong card from the bid box (his intention had been to ensure that these reports are accurate and complete. information to South concerning the nature of North’s bid 2NT: transfer to diamonds) and that there was no However, before they are published in the NABC Ap- hand. The unauthorized information strongly suggested agreement about East’s 2NT bid. Later he added that peals Casebook, revisions may be made. that North possessed either a one-suited or two-suited without the double 2NT would have meant he didn’t hand wishing to enter the auction. Without this infor- like clubs. The Director ruled that it was unauthorized mation the Committee believed that the likelihood of information for West was to be reminded of his error Case #1 a minor-suit shift was extremely remote given the prob- by the Alert procedure. The contract was changed to Subject: Tempo: ability that the declarer held at least seven (if not eight) 5© down one, +100 for N/S. Event: NABC Open Pairs I, March 9, Second fi- The Appeal: E/W appealed the Director’s ruling. cards in the minors. Although the location of the «K nal session was fairly well marked in partner’s hand, South’s state- East did not attend the hearing. West stated that his Bd: 18 Elaine Landau prime motivation in appealing was to protect the field. ment regarding the «K made it seem very possible that Dlr: East « K 7 South would switch to the “apparently” safe heart in He had not realized he could correct an accidental Vul: N/S ª --- hopes of hitting partner with three-card support. The misbid before his partner called. He said that he had © Q 10 9 8 6 5 Committee changed the contract to 3NT made three, intended to bid 2NT and had pulled the wrong card. ¨ A K 9 7 2 +400 for E/W, in anticipation of declarer adopting the The E/W pair had previously played together for only Brad Moss Eric Greco correct view in playing the club suit. The possibility one session. Their indicated that 2« « A 9 6 3 2 « 5 4 of assigning an Appeal Without Merit Warning was showed clubs and 2NT showed diamonds. No continu- ª 9 4 ª A K Q J 6 discussed and rejected. ations had been discussed. West said that in one of his © K 4 2 © A 3 DIC of Event: Henry Cukoff five regular partnerships 2« was a get-out in either ¨ J 8 6 ¨ Q 5 4 3 Committee: Mark Bartusek (chair), Ed Lazarus, minor (after a forced 2NT bid 3¨/© would be to play.) Craig Robinson Mike Passell The partnership had no agreement as to what « Q J 10 8 responder’s 3¨/© bids would mean after Stayman. ª 10 8 7 5 3 2 Case #2 The Committee Decision: The Committee had to J 7 © Subject Unauthorized information: decide whether (1) West had intended to bid 2NT as a 10 transfer to diamonds, in which case his partner’s expla- ¨ Event: Open Pairs I, March 9, First final session West North East South nation was unauthorized information. But his 2NT bid Bd: 9 David Rosenberg 1NT Pass gave West authorized information that he had not bid 2NT Dlr: North K 10 9 7 5 3NT Pass (1) Pass Pass « himself (in which case West could do as he liked over Vul: E/W Q 8 6 (1) Break in tempo ª 2NT, since despite the unauthorized information, the au- 7 The Facts: 3NT went down two, +100 for N/S. © Q J 7 6 thorized information gave him the same information and The opening lead was the Q. The Director was called ¨ did not taint the next action) or (2) West had intended to « John Potter Simon Kantor after the round ended. E/W stated that North’s final bid 2 to get out in 3 over 2NT, having forgotten his 3 2 A 8 4 « © pass took approximately 45-60 seconds; South claimed « « system (in which case he would be compelled to bid 3 ). 9 5 A K 4 2 © it had taken only 30 seconds. When declarer allowed ª ª If (2) applied, East would either treat his partner as four- K 8 5 4 3 2 A Q 10 6 the Q to hold at trick one South shifted to the J. The © © five in the minors, in which case –100 would be the very « © 9 3 2 10 5 Director ruled that the unauthorized information from ¨ ¨ Allen Kahn best E/W could do, or he would play his partner to be the bidding suggested a shift to a short suit. He disal- one-six in the minors, in which case E/W might play 3NT Q J 6 lowed the diamond shift and changed the result to 3NT « or somewhere higher and again –100 would be a sensible J 10 7 3 made three, +400 for E/W, based upon South shifting ª outcome for E/W. The Committee determined that there J 9 to a heart at trick two (Law 16). © was no evidence that West had forgotten his system and A K 8 4 The Appeal: N/S appealed the Director’s ruling. ¨ on that basis he was free to guess well over 2NT. Accord- West North East South Only South attended the hearing. N/S were a long-time ingly, the table result of 2NT made three, +150 for E/W, Pass 1NT Pass partnership with 4000 and 4900 , respec- was allowed to stand. 2 (1) Dbl 2NT All Pass tively. South stated he wasn’t sure where the K was. « DIC of Event: Henry Cukoff « (1) Announced, then explained as a transfer to clubs. He said he was trying to set up some suit in partner’s Committee: Barry Rigal (chair), Bob Gookin, The Facts: 2NT made three, +150 for E/W. The hand because she had the entries to run a suit while he did not. Abby Heitner, Jeff Meckstroth, Dave Treadwell

A startlingBy Barry Rigal bid One of our strangest results appeared on an auction that is unlikely to have occurred all that often.

Dlr: South « K Q J 9 Vul: E-W ª A K Q 4 © A K 7 5 3 ¨ -- « 10 8 4 « A 5 2 ª 10 6 3 ª 9 8 © Q J 2 © 8 6 4 ¨ 8 6 4 3 ¨ A K J 7 5 « 7 6 3 ª J 7 5 2 © 10 9 ¨ Q 10 9 2 West North East South Pass Pass 1© 2¨ Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2ª Pass 6ª! All Pass Yes, 1© would have ended the auction if East had passed. Yes, I could have sat out the double and scored plus 800. But 6ª on a club lead re- quires diamonds 3-3, hearts 3-2 and a bit more. What else does it need? Well, when declarer ruffs the club and advances the «K, East must duck And when declarer tries the «Q, East must duck again. Declarer’s best choice at this point is to Michael Ness, left, and Paul Winter receive their first-place trophies in the Kathleen Henshaw Memorial Stratified place the A-K and ruff a diamond. Then he © Senior Pairs Thursday. Presenting the trophies are Henshaw’s two daughters – Teresa, left, and Barbara Henshaw. draws trumps and plays a diamond to pitch the Their mother died in January and her friends got together to name the event after her. Teresa is a teacher, Barbara is a spade loser. But West ruffs to lead another club copy editor at the Houston Chronicle. As for bridge, the two are not tournament players, but they are interested. “We and South is a trick short. dabble," said Teresa. Daily Bulletin Page 5

better not keep the ©K or you will be endplayed with it! East made the right play when he kept the ©K. VanderbiltBy Barry Rigalinsights Why? Well, his partner should follow with the «J on Here are some deals from our first-round the first trump with «J-10-x to reveal what the posi- Vanderbilt match where we upset the team captained tion is in that suit. East kept his ©K, and when I led the by Richard Schwartz. second heart I made my game. Of course I was the one who was to blame. I should cross to the A after win- « A J 9 3 © 2 ning the ¨K and now East really has no idea whether ª to unblock or not. © A K 6 5 4 J 7 5 Finally, the deal that won the match for us. You ¨ pick up your usual collection: « Q 10 2 « K 8 6 4 K J 10 4 3 8 « 8 2 ª ª 8 7 6 5 © 10 2 © Q 9 8 7 ª K 9 8 A 10 3 2 © 8 6 4 2 ¨ ¨ 10 6 3 « 7 5 ¨ A Q 9 7 6 5 You hear the auction go: ª West North East South © J 3 Q 6 4 1¨ Pass 1ª ¨ Gary Cohler and Barbara Kasle were runners-up in the NABC As South, you open 2 with one of your sounder Pass 2« Pass 3NT (extras) ª Mixed Pairs collections for this bid. Of course it goes pass-pass- Pass 6NT All Pass double-all pass. Dummy gives you some hope of sav- Now you have to find a lead. Once you’ve decided, bear in mind that partner ing the damage. The ©10 lead goes to the king, and you lead a low spade. East now has a problem. Duck- did not double. What would you have selected if he ing could prove silly. However, South probably has a had doubled? My partner, Jeff Aker, decided that if I World Championships set had doubled he would have led a spade – after all, if I club honor and thus is less likely to hold the «Q. Any- way East decided to the take the K and shift to the have clubs they won’t go away. Since declarer surely forIf being Montreal part of the largest inWorld August Championships « has diamonds sewn up, that just leaves hearts. This ever in North America appeals to you, it’s time to make ¨A before the rats got at it – a low club would still have saved the day, I believe. was the full deal: plans for the tournament scheduled for Montreal Aug. That allowed me to win the third club and play the « A K Q 3 16-31. J 9 4 The tournament will also feature an ACBL regional «A and ruff a spade. A diamond to dummy produced ª this ending: © K – with masterpoints for many winners from the ACBL A K Q 7 2 and the . The regional begins « J ¨ 2 « 8 2 « J 10 5 4 Aug. 16 and concludes Sept. 2. ª 8 7 6 5 A K ACBL President George Retek, whose home town © 6 5 4 ª ª -- © 8 6 4 2 © 10 9 7 3 will host the World Championships, advises players to ¨ 10 6 3 9 5 4 book reservations soon because hotel rooms even now « -- « 8 ¨ ¨ K J 10 3 2 8 « 9 7 6 are becoming scarce. ª ª Q 10 3 2 Substantial discounts are available to those who © -- © Q 8 ª -- 10 © A Q J 5 travel to the tournament via Air Canada. ¨ ¨ J 8 For information about the playing schedule and « -- ¨ A Q 9 7 6 As you can see this produced an 11-IMP gain rather hotel space, see the 2002 Spring NABC Daily Bulle- ª than an 11-IMP loss when our teammate collected plus 460. tins of Saturday, March 9, and Tuesday, March 12. You © -- – may also contact Retek at the Westin Oaks Hotel. ¨ Retek said that because of the favorable Canadian The ª2 to the 9 and 10 saw West forced to return a low heart to me, and now I endplayed him in trumps exchange rate, Montreal is now one of the least expen- again. West had to concede the contract at Trick 12. How muchBy does Adam Wildavsky system matter? sive destinations in the world. I misplayed the next deal so I’ll show it to you as I run a mailing list for those interested in the The tournament schedule includes four “national” it should have gone – from both the declarer’s and the Kaplan-Sheinwold . events – players must be from the same country – the defense’s perspective. Last Friday, a note was posted noting that three of Rosenblum and McConnell teams, the Open Pairs and NORTH the top four pairs in the NAOP, Stansby-Stansby, Women’s Pairs. Other events will be “transnational” – Wildavsky-Polowan, and Merblum-Doub, were using pairs and teams need not be from the same country. « 8 6 5 4 KS. These include the Mixed Pairs, Zonal Teams, Senior ª J 3 Alas, I had to confess that Michael Polowan and I Teams and the IMP Pairs. © A 10 3 2 use strong 1NT openers. While I am a big proponent Participants in World Championship events will ¨ Q J 9 EAST of KS, I do find that system plays a relatively minor receive registration bags and invitations to the opening role in tournament success. Of major importance is and closing ceremonies. The closing ceremony includes « 3 being sure of the agreements one does have. a sit-down dinner and entertainment. ª K 10 7 6 5 As Chip Martel put it, I think only half in jest, The World Championships also feature mult- © K 5 hard work and good judgment can go a long way to- vugraph with commentary and a Daily Bulletin pub- ¨ A 8 7 6 4 West North East South ward overcoming inferior methods! lished each day of the tournament. This point was illustrated by a hand from the The Montreal Film Festival is scheduled to coin- Pass Pass 1ª 1« NAOP final which appeared in Saturday’s Daily Bul- cide with the second week of the tournament. 2ª 2« Passa 3© letin, where Lew and Joanna reached 6 on a nice In the regional, WBF masterpoints will be “instant” Pass 4« All Pass ¨ On a low heart lead to the 10 and ace, you have to inverted minor auction. – awarded as certificates the day after they are earned. I’d like to think that most KS pairs would reach Contact your national bridge organization for in- win the ¨A at trick two, beating dummy’s jack as part- ner shows an odd number. You lead a heart to partner’s this slam, but Michael and I were one of the only strong formation about signing up for the tournament. queen and a club comes back to declarer’s king. De- notrump pairs to get there 10 5 clarer cashes the «A-K (partner playing the 2, 10) and « 3 crosses to the ©A. Now you have a problem! If de- ª A 7 6 4 clarer has AKJxx, A, Qxxx, Kx, unblocking the ©K © will leave partner endplayed with the Q in two tricks A Q 10 8 5 2 You'd never say this « ¨ Ten things a bridge player would never say ... time. If declarer has AKQxx, xx, 9xxx, Kx, you had A K J 3 1. This club (playing area) is always the right « temperature – never too hot or too cold. ª Q 7 5 4 K 2 2. Free coffee? No thanks. © 3. Cool! A four-board sitout. ¨ K J 3 As ofNotice the 2002 Summer to NABC players in Washington DC, West North East South 4. No, I don’t think tournament fees are too the free distribution of printouts of defenses to Mid- Michael Adam high. Chart and Super-Chart methods will cease. 1NT 5. I can always count on my partner to remember every convention on our card. The policy, to be strictly enforced, will require that Pass 2« (1) Pass 3¨ (2) pairs playing certain Mid-Chart and Super-Chart meth- Pass 3 (3) Pass 3 (4) 6. No gossip, please. I’m not interested. ª « 7. More new Alerts! More new Alerts! ods have the defenses with them at the table. Any pair Pass 4© (4) Pass 6¨ without the defenses will not be allowed to play meth- All Pass 8. One thing I can say about bridge players – ods for which the defenses are required, such as the (1) Transfer to clubs. they sure know how to dress. 9. No matter which direction we sit, the cards Multi 2©. (2) Good hand for clubs. After this NABC, you may print out the defenses (3) Short hearts. always go our way. from the ACBL web site – www.acbl.org – or purchase (4) Cuebid. 10. I don’t feel like bridge today, thanks. I’d a copy from the ACBL Product store for a nominal fee. The Kaplan-Sheinwold mailing list is open to any- rather jog and work out. The printouts will not be as readily available as they one who’s interested. To subscribe, send a message to – Marilyn White, Toronto are at this tournament. [email protected]. Page 6 Daily Bulletin

1962 Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin 1963 Sami Kehela, Wolf Lebovic 1964 Ed Don Weiner, G. Gard Hays Wernher Trophy is 1965 Lawrence Rosler, Jeff Rubens 1966 Barry Crane, Peter Rank 1967 Richard Lawrence, Art Price WinnersOpen of the four-session Pairs Open II prizePairs II will win the 1968 Kyle Larsen, Edmond Lazarus Wernher Trophy, donated by one of the originators of the 1969 Michael Martino, Frank Vine masterpoint system, as a reward for the winners. 1970 Richard Kaye, Richard Walsh Last year’s winners, Chris Willenken and Ron Smith, 1971 Giorgio Belladonna, overcame horrible results on their first three boards in the 1972 Steve Robinson, Kit Woolsey first final session. On the first board of the afternoon, 1973 Jack Kennedy, David Hadden Willenken–Smith went minus 800. On the second board, 1974 George Slemmons, George Steiner 1975 Harlow Lewis, Art Waldemann they played 3NT making three when 4« was cold. On the 1976 Gerald Caravelli, Larry Cohen third board, they went minus 800 again. 1977 Joseph Fox, Garey Hayden At this point, their kibitzer left. Despite that start, “we 1978 Larry Kozlove, John Sheridan were able to stay focused and not do silly stuff trying to get 1979 Roy Fox, Paul Swanson it back,” said Willenken. 1980 Neil Silverman, Peter Weichsel David Berkowitz, left, and Larry Cohen finished in 2nd This deal is from the first qualifying session: 1981 Warren Rosner, Allan Stauber place in Open Pairs I. Dlr: East 9 8 4 1982 David Berkowitz, Harold Lilie « 1983 Marty Bergen, Allan Stauber Vul: N-S ª Q 5 4 1984 Mike Lawrence, Peter Weichsel Winners: © Q 7 6 5 3 1985 Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey 1930 Olive Peterson, Maud Zontlein ¨ 10 5 1986 Bob Hamman, Paul Swanson 1931 Vivi Hanson, Elinor Murdoch 1932 Mrs. Jay S. Jones, Olive Peterson « A 7 3 « 10 6 2 1987 Darryl Pedersen, George Steiner 10 3 A J 9 8 7 1988 Arthur Hoffman, Stephen Shane 1933 Doris Fuller, Mrs. Courtand Smith ª ª 1989 Mike Moss, Charles Coon 1934 Helen Bonwit, Helen White © K 8 4 © J 10 9 2 A Q J 3 2 9 1990 Steve Sion, Steve Landen 1935 Bertine Teichman, Mable Ulbrich ¨ ¨ 1991 Ken Cohen, Bob Thomas 1936 Mrs. Jay S. Jones, Sally Young « K Q J 5 (became Open Pairs II) 1937 Mable Ervin, Doris Fuller ª K 6 2 1992 Jeff Meckstroth, Perry Johnson 1938 Helen Sobel, Sally Young © A 1993 Gaylor Kasle, Robert Levin 1939 Helen Sobel, Sally Young ¨ K 8 7 6 4 1994 Thomas Peters, John Zilic 1940 Edith Atkinson, Mrs. John Waidlich West North East South 1995 Steve Weinstein, Fred Stewart 1941 Mae P. Rosen, Edith Seligman Willenken Smith 1996 David Berkowitz, Larry Cohen 1942 Mae P. Rosen, Edith Seligman Pass 1 1997 Lloyd Arvedon, Allan Falk 1943 Mae P. Rosen, Edith Seligman ¨ 1998 Mike Moss, Bjorn Fallenius Pass Pass 1 1 1944 Ruth Sherman, Margaret Wagar ª « 1999 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 1945 Peggy Golder, Olive Peterson 1NT Pass 2© All Pass 2000 Stephen Landen, Pratap Rajadhyaksha 1946 Edith Seligman, Sally Young South led the «K, ducked all around, and continued 2001 Chris Willenken, Ron Smith 1947 Gratian Goldstein, Josephine Gutman with the «J. Smith won dummy’s «A and led the ª10, over- This event was held at the Summer North Ameri- 1948 Gratian Goldstein, Josephine Gutman taking with his ace. He led the ¨9 and finessed dummy’s can Championships until 1963. A similar event was 1949 Kay Rhodes, Ruth Sherman jack. Next he cashed the ¨A, pitching his losing spade. held at the Spring NABCs 1958-1962 with these win- 1950 Mrs. John Kelly, Dorothy Thompson A heart was ducked around to South’s king. South con- ners: 1951 Alwina M. Dunphy, Mrs. Edward Minear 1952 Shirley Fairchild, Elaine Lee tinued with the Q and Smith ruffed. Now he ruffed a heart 1958 Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor « 1953 Mrs. Harold P. Swearingen, Barbara Weiner and led a club. North, down to all diamonds, ruffed low and 1959 James Pestaner, John Swanson 1954 Margaret Alcorn, Sally Neely Smith overruffed. 1960 Frank Hoadley, Julius Rosenblum 1955 Kay Rhodes, Margaret Wagar 1961 Morton Rubinow, Tobias Stone Smith led a heart and ruffed with dummy’s ©K. A club 1956 Kay Rhodes, Margaret Wagar 1962 Ivan Erdos, Philip Feldesman was led from dummy. North ruffed and Smith overruffed, 1957 Kay Rhodes, Margaret Wagar conceding the last two trumps but claiming two-thirds of 1958 Betty Nail, Phyllis Novak the available matchpoints. 1959 Betty Adler, Dorothy Hayden * * * 1960 Mary Jane Farell, Peggy Solomon The Werner Trophy was donated in 1934 by Sir Der- 1961 Agnes Gordon, Betty Haddad rick J. Wernher and presented to the winners of the Na- Women’s Pairs compete 1962 Carol Sanders, Sylvia Stein tional Men’s Pairs Championship. 1963 Mrs. K. L. Sargent, Mrs. Ray Tobin 1964 Margaret Alcorn, Lucille Patterson The event was contested at the Summer NABC until Playfor will Whitehead conclude today in the Women’sTrophy Pairs with 1962 and subsequently at the Spring NABC. From 1969 1965 Nancy Gruver, Sue Sachs two final sessions. 1966 Virginia Heckel, Edith Kemp through 1971, it was played as a three-session champion- Judi Radin and Sylvia Moss won last year’s event 1967 Garner McDaniel, Terry Michaels ship. by a margin of almost two full boards. This was a key 1968 Hermine Baron, Rhoda Walsh In 1992 the event became Open Pairs II, a four-session deal from the second final session. 1969 Gale Clarke, Gloria Noszka event which consists of two qualifying rounds and two fi- Dlr: North A K 2 1970 Robin Klar, Tina Rockaway nals rounds. « 1971 Amalya Kearse, Jacqui Mitchell Vul: N–S ª Q 10 1972 Kerri Davis, Rhoda Walsh Wernher (1889-1947) was a resident of London, En- 9 8 7 5 gland and Deal NJ. A leading personality in American bridge © 1973 Ann Economidy, Vivian Williamson ¨ A Q 5 4 1974 Pat Leary, Jan Stansby in the Thirties, Wernher was president of the American 10 6 4 J 9 7 3 Bridge League (ABL) in 1933, chairman of its Master Plan « « 1975 Jacqui Mitchell, Gail Moss A K 7 6 4 3 2 9 8 5 1976 Gail Schaab, Barbara Staton committee and a member of the board of directors of the ª ª © 6 2 © A K Q 10 4 1977 Jacqui Mitchell, Gail Moss American Whist League (AWL). 8 7 1978 Babs Charney, Flo Rotman Wernher placed second in the Asbury Challenge Teams ¨ ¨ 1979 Anne Burnstein, Edith Kemp « Q 8 5 (now the Knockout Teams) in 1936 and won the J 1980 Mildred Boyce, Barbara Norwood (played in conjunction with the New York re- ª 1981 Emma Jean Hawes, © J 3 1982 Hermine Baron, Beverly Rosenberg gional) in 1930. K J 10 9 6 3 2 Winners: ¨ 1983 Evelyn Levitt, Jo Morse The auction went 1NT–3NT to Radin (West) and 1984 Judy Tucker, Jacqui Mitchell 1934 David Burnstine, she passed, admitting, “Pass was pretty wimpy, espe- 1985 Dale Dermer, JoAnne Caplan 1935 Edward Cook, Fred French 1986 Edith Freilich, Nancy Gruver 1936 Dr. Richard Ecker, Fred Kaplan cially for me.” 1937 Edward Cook, John Kunkle The conservative action paid off, however, as Moss 1987 Tobi Deutsch, Kay Schulle 1938 B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren cashed the first five diamond tricks. Radin high-lowed 1988 Sally Wheeler, Georgiana Gates 1989 Nadine Wood, Jeanne Elkner 1939 John Crawford, Oswald Jacoby in hearts and Moss shifted to the ª9. Radin cashed five 1940 Merwyn Maier, Robert McPherran heart tricks for down six. 1990 Tobi Deutsch, June Deutsch 1941 Joseph Low, Simon Rossant 1991 Leslie Paryzer, Nancy Widman Since East-West can make only 140 at hearts, plus 1992 Cheri Bjerkan, Janice Seamon 1942 Robert von Engel, Aaron Goodman 600 was worth all the matchpoints available. 1943 Charles Goren, Charles Solomon 1993 Carol Sanders, Betty Ann Kennedy * * * 1994 Corinne Kirkham, Ann Kluewer 1944 Sigmund Dornbusch, Herman Goldberg nd 1945 Sylvester Gintell, Lee Hazen This is the 72 Women’s Pairs. At stake is the White- 1995 Lila Perlstein, Juanita Chambers 1946 Mitchell Barnes, Waldemar von Zedtwitz head Trophy, donated in 1930 by Wilbur C. Whitehead 1996 Nancy Widman, Leslie Paryzer 1947 Sol Mogal, Tobias Stone of New York, a great bridge authority and a member of 1997 Susan Wexler, Margie Gwozdzinsky 1948 Fred Hirsch, Samuel Katz the team that won the Vanderbilt Cup in 1928, the first 1998 Judi Radin, Valerie Westheimer 1949 Charles Goren, Oswald Jacoby year it was in play. 1999 Harriet Eaton, Ellen Crawford 1950 Phillip Briggs, Richard Revell Whitehead (1866-1931) was president of the Sim- 2000 Joan Stein, Eunice Rosen 1951 Milton Ellenby, Emanuel Hochfield plex Automobile Company, but bridge held such a fas- 2001 Judi Radin, Sylvia Moss 1952 Arthur Grau, William Rosen This event was held at the Summer North Ameri- 1953 Harold Harkavy, Bill Root cination for him that he retired from business in 1910 to 1954 Douglas Drury, Eric Murray devote his life to bridge. can Championships until 1962. A similar event was 1955 Douglas Drury, Eric Murray He was the inventor of many bidding and play con- held at the Spring NABC 1958-1962 with these win- 1956 Paul Allinger, James Jacoby ventions, the quick-trick table of card values, the White- ners: 1957 David Carter, John Hubbell head system of requirements for original bids and re- 1958 Kay Rhodes, Margaret Wagar 1958 William Grieve, Ira Rubin sponses and the Whitehead table of preferential leads. 1959 Bert Epstein, Blossom Grossblatt 1959 Harry Fishbein, John Gerber Whitehead was instrumental in standardizing pro- 1960 Gretchen Feldstein, Jane Mueller 1960 Jack Blair, William Christian 1961 May Belle Long, Effie Woods 1961 Philip Feldesman, Ira Rubin cedures in and later in . 1962 Clarice Holt, Mrs. Greeley Warner Daily Bulletin Page 7

The HammanBy Mark Horton Syndrome A twistBy Mark in Hortonthe tale Deals which include a small but vital technical point Do you recall Bob Hamman’s remark that the West North East South are infrequent visitors to the table, but this one cropped best play badly and the rest are awful? Take a look Landen Meckstroth Pratap Rodwell up in one of Wednesday’s pair games: at these three consecutive deals from the Nickell- Pass Pass 1« Pass Dlr: South « 9 6 4 Feldman encounter in the Vanderbilt. Steve Landen 1NT (1) Pass 3NT All Pass Vul: None ª 9 2 and Pratap Rajadhyaksha opposed Jeff Meckstroth (1) Semi-forcing. © K 4 3 and Eric Rodwell. If East has to rebid 3NT, then this deal is no rec- ¨ 10 9 8 7 4 ommendation for the forcing 1NT. East must have A J 7 K Q 8 3 Dlr: South « A K 10 6 4 « « Vul: E-W K 6 5 2 been worried that a bid of 3¨ would be passed, but ª A J ª K 10 7 6 ª with 6 just about laydown and 7 playable this was A Q J 8 7 6 10 9 5 © 8 4 ¨ ¨ © © 10 8 a poor effort. ¨ A 5 ¨ J 6 ¨ 10 5 2 J 5 3 9 8 7 Dlr: North « 10 6 3 « « « Vul: N-S A 10 8 2 Q 8 5 4 3 Q J 4 A 10 9 7 ª ª ª ª A Q 3 2 A 2 J 9 6 5 © © © © 6 5 3 K Q 3 2 A 9 7 4 3 K 5 ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ K J 9 5 2 West North East South Q 2 « « « ª J 9 7 5 ª Q 6 4 3 Helman Wernle ª 8 3 10 9 2 J 8 5 Pass K Q 10 7 3 © © © ¨ Q J 9 8 7 ¨ K 4 2NT Pass 3¨ Pass ¨ Q J 6 2 A Q 8 7 4 3 Pass 3 Pass West North East South « © ª ª K 3« Pass 4« All Pass Landen Meckstroth Pratap Rodwell © K 7 6 4 Playing together for the first time, Leonard Helman 1NT (1) ¨ A 10 2 and Sascha Wernle knew what was happening up to the Pass 2 All Pass « West North East South point where East bid 3ª. Then the waters were muddied (1) 10-12. Landen Meckstroth Pratap Rodwell because West thought it was possible that East had five East led a diamond and West took the king with Pass Pass 1¨ (1) hearts and four spades, in which case the Moysian fit was the ace. It looks obvious to switch to a trump, but Pass 2© (2) Pass 2« probably a good place to play. West played the ªQ. When that held he continued Pass 3ª Pass 3NT With 3NT certain to fail on a club lead, 4« certainly with the jack and then cashed the ¨A before play- All Pass was the correct spot, but there was still a twist in the tale. ing a third heart. Declarer needed no further help. (1) Precision. North led the ¨10 and declarer took South’s king with (2) 8-10 balanced. the ace, crossed to dummy with a trump and ran the 10. He ruffed, cashed the ©Q and played a diamond, © West discarding a club. After ruffing his last heart The crowd of spectators around the table made it Having no idea that West had six diamonds North ducked difficult to follow the auction, but it's not clear why and declarer played a second diamond, ruffed by South. with the «Q, declarer ruffed a diamond, cashed Rodwell preferred to play in notrump rather than The Q was the last trick for the defense and plus 450 the «A and exited with a club, forcing East to lead ¨ into the spade tenace. That was plus 110. spades, as he knew his partner’s shape. was a fine score. Dlr: West Q 8 5 2 West led the ¨Q, and when East produced the If North had been inspired enough to win the ©K and « king declarer won, crossed to dummy with a diamond return the suit, South would have been able to ruff and the Vul: Both ª Q 8 7 5 K 6 4 to the ace and led the «10. East covered with the jack fate of the contract would depend on which club West © and the queen lost to the king. played from dummy to the first trick. A low club would 4 3 ¨ West switched to the J and declarer won in hand, mean that South could cash only the club winner, but play- K 10 A J 9 7 6 ª « « crossed to the Q and played a spade to his 8. When ing the jack would allow South to put partner in with a A 9 3 K J 6 © ª ª West discarded a diamond, declarer knew his fate. club for a second diamond ruff. If you want to know which © 10 5 3 2 © A The only chance now was to exit with a low diamond club West played you will have to ask the Rabbi! ¨ K J 10 8 ¨ A Q 9 7 to East’s jack, hoping that he had started with only « 4 3 one club and would be endplayed. No luck and the ª 10 4 2 club return put declarer two down. Q J 9 8 7 © If declarer had run the «6 he would have made ¨ 6 5 2 11 tricks, as he would have been in dummy to cash As wasPselma their habit, Pselma Psatisfied and Petunia were found in the A before repeating the spade finesse. the far corner of the Celestial bar psipping Psychic Red. ª Mr. M had congratulated them on their predictions in Houston. He was considering hiring the phamous pseers for Washington the psummer aphter their fine Houston A complicatedBy Barry Rigal contract Vanderbilt scores perphormance (10 and 4 with the phinal remaining). Steve Beatty pointed out a beautiful hand from 1. Milner 35 61 85 155 “I told him; let’s psee how things go at the United the Open Pairs I final. 4. Baze 18 48 96 103 States Bridge Championships,” said Pselma. Dlr: « K 5 “Has that cute Mike Becker hired us for the USBC?” Vul: ª -- 2. Nickell 36 55 95 121 Petunia asked. “Well, Prem, old girl, he didn’t mention © Q 10 9 8 7 5 3. Pavlicek 7 23 48 76 hiring two pseers, but I told him that we are a pair! Also, ¨ A K 9 7 2 we had more correct guess....well, predictions, in Hous- « A 7 6 3 2 « 9 4 ton than your average psychic.” 9 4 A K Q J 3 The waiter came to the table and said there was a call. ª ª Shuttle serviceBus is Shuttle offered between the JW K 6 2 A 3 “Please take it, Pet,” said Pselma as she emptied the © © Marriott and the Westin Galleria hotels from 8:30 J 8 6 Q 5 4 3 phourth bottle of Red. Petunia returned after a while. “It ¨ ¨ a.m. until the last departure at 12:30 a.m. Barring Q J 10 8 was our cousin, Oscar the Omniscient. He wanted to con- « any unforeseen traffic problems, the shuttle will 10 8 7 6 5 2 gratulate us but was amazed that we missed Baze and ª depart from the JW Marriott at :30, :50 and :10 J 4 Pavlicek in the quarters. He ophphered to come help at © past the hour. The shuttle will depart from the 10 the USBC.” ¨ Westin Galleria on the hour and at :20 and :40 past West North East South “Help,” said Pselma. “The last time he helped me we the hour. 1 Pass were barely over 50%. Few women and no men have our ª Those requiring shuttle service with handi- 1 2NT Dbl 3 abilities. I should have known better than to ask Oscar.” « © capped accessibility should call Sandy with Sierra Dbl All Pass Well, they couldn’t count the exact number of bottles Stagecoaches. Her cell phone number is 713/444- 3NT by East-West is a fun spot, but many East- of Red that were dispatched (after five they lose track); 2675. She will set up an appointment time for de- Wests stopped off to double 3 . This looks like an however, they had an empty bottle phor every one of © parture from either the JW Marriott or the Westin easy one down on the defense of two rounds of Petunia’s toes. Galleria hotels. trumps. But what does West do next? Say he plays a Pselma pswayed, Petunia phlipped. In unison they Because security bars keep buses from enter- heart. Declarer ruffs, draws the last trump and leads psang (to the tune of Dixie), “Vandy, how I love you. How ing the parking lot in front of the Westin Oaks, we the K. West must duck. Then another spade goes to I love you. My dear old Vandy. I’d give the world to be « suggest you walk through the mall to the Westin West’s ace. He exits with his last heart and North among the folks in T-E-X-A-S.” Galleria to board the shuttle. plays three rounds of clubs and tosses West in. West “Congratulations to both Milner and Nickell on their has only spades left so he must give declarer the en- fine perphormances in the 2002 Vanderbilt. Milner will try to hand to pitch two clubs. Contract made! need many more consonants to confuse the ex-quiz kid West of course can do better by exiting with his Freeman. Nickell gives no quarter and Ham-man brings third diamond at trick three. Note that a spade play SheLisa Barton, reached a 17-year-old the from Austinfinal who’s home the bacon.” does not work – declarer runs it to hand, then leads been playing bridge for only a little more than a year, Aphter that pronouncement, the two twits....that is, the ¨10. He can come home if he reads the layout in reached the final of the NABC Mixed Pairs. She went phamous pseers, pslipped pslowly to the phloor for the clubs. But the diamond play leaves West with a heart into the event with only 80 masterpoints. Her partner night. exit on winning the third club to ensure down one. was Marc Glickman, 19. Page 8 Daily Bulletin

WOMEN’S PAIRS QUALIFIERS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS M N O P EAST-WEST

1 Rhoda Walsh, Henderson NV; Carol Simon, Las Vegas NV 1566.00 1 Georgiana Gates, Houston TX; Sally Wheeler, Spring TX 1604.50 2 Kathy Baum, Cordova TN; Marilyn Hemenway, Omaha NE 1559.50 2 Ellie Hanlon, Jupiter FL; Mary Savko, Pittsford VT 1589.00 3 June Deutsch, Aventura FL; Dorothy Truscott, Bronx NY 1505.50 3 Colleen Treanor, Middletown CT; Rachel Chittaro, Kildeer IL 1588.00 4 Connie Goldberg, Merion Station PA; Jo Ann Sprung, Philadelphia PA 1501.00 4 Joan Jackson - Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 1547.00 5 Marjorie Michelin, Los Angeles CA; Lee De Simone, Alexandria VA 1496.50 5 Sue Weinstein, Las Vegas NV; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 1546.00 6 Linda Perlman, Loxahatchee FL; Suzy Burger, West Bloomfield MI 1488.00 6 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Rozanne Pollack, Warren NJ 1517.00 7 Fran Beard, Dallas TX; Jeanne Kretz, Mc Kinney TX 1461.50 7 Rhoda Prager, Allentown PA; Nancy Molesworth, Croton Hdsn NY 1480.50 8 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Ann Raymond, Jackson Heights NY 1433.50 8 Penelope Smith, Charlotte NC; Patricia Lozano, San Antonio TX 1449.00 9 Frances Dickman, San Jose CA; Jyme Schmieder, Saratoga CA 1427.50 9 Flo Newlin, Denver CO; Linda Sundbye, Broomfield CO 1432.50 10 Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 1425.00 10 Marcia Hutchison - Jan Graham, Baton Rouge LA 1430.00 11 Martha Leary, Urbana IL; John McLean, Fort Worth TX 1418.50 11 Robin Klar, Spring TX; Mildred Breed, College Sta TX 1426.00 11 Candace Fowler Griffey, Daytona Beach FL; Joan Eaton, Willowdale ON 1418.50 12 Julie Cohan, Montville NJ; Judy Wirtenberg, East Brunswick NJ 1420.50 13 Laurie Vogel - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 1417.00 13 Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Linda McGarry, Lauderhill FL 1420.00 14 Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA; Marinesa Letizia, Las Vegas NV 1397.50 14 Jean Talbot - Joan Van Geffen, Metairie LA 1416.00 15 Nadine Wood, Silver Spring MD; Terry Michaels, Prairie Village KS 1394.50 14 Linda Spangler, Duncanville TX; Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 1416.00 16 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 1394.00 16 Kathy Schenk - Suzette Wynn, Phoenix AZ 1402.50 17 Linda Lewis, Vashon WA; Joan Brooke, La Quinta CA 1392.00 17 Ellen Melson, Chicago IL; Cecily Kohler, Washington DC 1375.00 18 Nell Cahn, Shreveport LA; Nancy Passell, Plano TX 1388.50 18 Susan Wexler - G. Margie Gwozdzinsky, New York NY 1372.00 19 Janet Daling, Seattle WA; Sharon Colson, Kirkland WA 1385.00 19 Judy Schwarz, Lakeville MN; Peg Waller, Eden Prairie MN 1363.50 20 Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL; Teri Casen, Las Vegas NV 1377.00 20 Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD; Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD 1360.50 21 Marlene Solender, Tamarac FL; Harriet Eaton, Miami FL 1365.00 21 Jerre Gardiner, Fort Worth TX; Marion Snyder, Dallas TX 1357.00 22 Valerie Westheimer - Judi Radin, New York NY 1356.50 22 Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO; Eunice Portnoy, Boca Raton FL 1353.00 23 Faye Marino, Greenwich CT; Mimi Bieber, Armonk NY 1354.50 23 Leslie Reynolds, Cincinnati OH; Shannon Cappelletti, Hixson TN 1348.50 24 Mary Orock - Mary Hoger, Fort Worth TX 1353.00 24 Joan Stein, Milwaukee WI; Eunice Rosen, Highland Park IL 1338.50 25 Ann Carb - J’Neane Huey, Fort Worth TX 1352.00 25 Jean Choi, Honolulu HI; Julie Lever, Las Vegas NV 1337.00 26 Barbara Sartorius, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Sharon Hait, Livingston NJ 1329.00 26 Virginia Lifton, Marco Island FL; Shawn Quinn, Richmond TX 1328.50 26 Brenda Kristensen, Venice FL; Irina Ladyzhensky, 1329.00

OPEN PAIRS II QUALIFIERS NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I EAST-WEST

1 Nader Hanna, Willowdale ON; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 1935.51 1 Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Vivian Kilstrup, Vail CO 2133.92 2 Michael Rosenberg, Wykagyl NY; Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY 1882.10 2 John Lusky - Randy Pickett, Portland OR 2081.02 3 Steve Beatty, Bothell WA; George Steiner, Seattle WA 1876.67 3 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 2025.39 4 Robert Rosenberg, Newmarket NH; Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA 1865.45 4 Joseph Silver, Hampstead PQ; Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON 1989.18 5 Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 1856.38 5 Larry Sealy - Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 1954.47 6 P Mallela, Dekalb IL; A Greer, Buffalo NY 1852.48 6 Allen Hawkins Jr - Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 1920.81 7 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Kenneth Titow, Scottsdale AZ 1850.17 7 Magnus Lindkvist, Hoor SE; Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 1915.51 8 Thomas Hughes Jr - Paul Markarian, Fort Worth TX 1844.67 8 Bill Eisenberg, Sunny Vale FL; Richard Coren, Fort Lauderdale FL 1880.02 9 James Griffin - Patricia Griffin, Austin TX 1836.59 9 Cengiz Arigun, Nigde, Turkey; Cengiz Nuri, Ankara, Turkey 1859.10 10 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; Frederick Allenspach, Potomac MD 1827.72 10 Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Raleigh NC 1847.04 11 Thomas Williams - James Moody, Dallas TX 1810.57 11 Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Donald Stack, Shawnee Mission KS 1818.53 12 Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 1808.76 12 Sidney Lazard, Dallas TX; Bart Bramley, Chicago IL 1812.88 13 Jan Janitschke, Littleton CO; Patricia Norman, Houston TX 1791.75 13 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Martin Fleisher, New York NY 1792.80 14 Fred Stewart, Kingston NY; Kit Woolsey, Kensington CA 1786.81 14 Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo, Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken, Japan 1789.88 15 Patricia Tucker - Kevin Collins, Atlanta GA 1772.94 15 Ding-Hwa Hsieh - Lin-Huan Chen, Kirksville MO 1760.41 16 Jennifer Kuhn - Philip Kuhn, San Mateo CA 1769.03 16 Rose Meltzer - Peter Weichsel, Los Gatos CA 1760.05 17 Lynne Schaefer, Rochester Hills MI; Martha Katz, Hinsdale IL 1767.69 17 Joe Grue, Bronx NY; John Kranyak, Bay Village OH 1756.63 18 Walter Schafer Jr, Aurora IL; Royce McCray, Caddo Mills TX 1765.47 18 Jill Fisch - John Gassenheimer, Washington DC 1721.49 19 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD 1760.46 19 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Kenneth Schutze, Austin TX 1707.47 20 Rita Ellington, Fairfield CT; Martin Caley, Montreal PQ 1759.12 20 John Comeau, Burleson TX; Doug Couchman, N Richland Hls TX 1703.78 21 Christopher Davis, Sparks NV; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON 1756.69 21 Bernard Bernstein, St Pete Beach FL; Balusu Rao, Redmond WA 1702.45 22 John Solodar, New York NY; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 1753.61 22 Russell Samuel, Locust Valley NY; Shawn Samuel, Cambridge MA 1682.44 23 Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Sean Ganness, Miami FL 1747.90 23 Hendrik Sharples, Portland OR; Gerry Marshall, Calgary AB 1678.22 24 Jeffrey Smith, Ottawa ON; John Zaluski, Nepean ON 1744.35 24 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Stephanie Hamilton-Diesel, Saugus MA 1676.51 24 Susan Picus, New York NY; Jill Levin, Bronx NY 1744.35 25 Bruce Cobb, Denver CO; Judy Randel, Albuquerque NM 1666.54 26 Gary Powell - Scott Humphrey, Austin TX 1731.60 26 Lon Sunshine, Framingham MA; Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA 1651.20 27 David Lehman, Glenview IL; Dick Melson, Chicago IL 1707.33 27 Allen Schwenk - Donald Jones, Portage MI 1640.74 28 Jim Krekorian, New York NY; Richard Zucker, Dobbs Ferry NY 1688.29 28 Dick Yarington, Seattle WA; Ruth Nakano, Kirkland WA 1625.68 29 Jerry Jackson, Wood Dale IL; Jerry Poliquin, Gurnee IL 1683.49 29 Ross Robbins, Port Isabel TX; Jill Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 1614.60 NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D E EAST-WEST QUALIFIERS 1 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc PQ; Haig Tchamitch, Peoria AZ 2119.93 1 Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL; Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA 2204.49 2 Bernard Miller, Boca Raton FL; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 2017.98 2 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; B Wayne Stuart III, Santa Cruz CA 1996.81 3 Barry Rigal, New York NY; JoAnna Stansby, Castro Valley CA 1978.58 3 David Treadwell, Wilmington DE; Darwin Afdahl, Virginia Beach VA 1983.12 4 Lorenzo Lauria, Rome, Italy; Norberto Bocchi, Milan, Italy 1965.82 4 Allan Falk, Okemos MI; Jon Wittes, Claremont CA 1945.04 5 Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; Andrew Robson, Santa Cruz CA 1939.42 5 Geoff Hampson - Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA 1924.38 6 Edward Barlow, Sunnyvale CA; Evan Bailey, San Diego CA 1880.83 6 G S Jade Barrett - Karen-Lee Barrett, Vancouver WA 1910.20 7 Peter Fredin, Malmo SE; Grace Jeklin, Surrey BC 1869.99 7 Steve Bruno - Darrell Keel, Peoria AZ 1903.56 8 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Lee Rautenberg, Boca Raton FL 1847.32 8 David Siebert, Little Rock AR; Peter Friedland, Los Altos CA 1863.58 9 Steven Huhman, Pleasant Hill CA; Jack La Vigne, Houston TX 1838.36 9 Paul Lewis, Vashon WA; Danny Sprung, Philadelphia PA 1852.86 10 , Riverdale NY; Ken Barbour, Scottsdale AZ 1825.70 10 Kent Mignocchi, Glendale CA; Tadashi Teramoto, Yokohama, Japan 1847.81 11 Nunzio Martorina, Corona CA; Marilyn Kivel, Newport Coast CA 1825.22 11 Jerry Weinstein, Las Vegas NV; Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL 1842.28 12 David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 1819.99 12 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Lew Stansby, Castro Valley CA 1841.35 13 Giorgio Duboin, Torino IT; Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL 1808.66 13 Michael Moss, New York NY; William Pollack, Warren NJ 1838.23 14 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI 1806.14 14 David Horner, Carrollton TX; Ed Groner, Duncan OK 1830.27 15 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 1801.41 15 Dan Morse, Houston TX; Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY 1820.54 16 Gene Simpson, Pacific Plsds CA; Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 1797.38 16 Jeff Miller, Naperville IL; Sangarapil Mohan, Oak Brook IL 1814.65 17 Paul Kelley Jr, Austin TX; Phillip Grothus, San Antonio TX 1796.12 17 Magnus Magnusson, Akureyri IC; Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC 1814.39 18 Tom Clarke, Lake Charles LA; Alan Lebendig, Los Angeles CA 1791.92 18 Ata Aydin - Gokhan Yilmaz, Istanbul, Turkey 1801.97 19 Mack Meigs - Mark Meigs, Baytown TX 1767.80 19 John Erickson, Houston TX; Michael Lee, Missouri City TX 1785.85 20 Mickey Mangan, San Antonio TX; Stephen Toplansky, Houston TX 1766.14 20 Phil Schaefer - Nell Schaefer, Los Angeles CA 1773.41 21 Bob Lyon - Raymond Gilbert, Indianapolis IN 1753.73 21 John Oakley, Round Rock TX; Jerry Bigler, Austin TX 1760.78 22 Jack Bryant - Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis MO 1747.17 22 Walter Bell, Orefield PA; David Kresge, Spinnerstown PA 1756.78 23 David Marshall - Donna Marshall, Reading MA 1746.21 23 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 1750.60 24 Michael Katz, San Ramon CA; Arthur Ferman, El Cerrito CA 1743.13 24 Ivar Stakgold, Wilmington DE; Daniel Rotman, Aventura FL 1741.45 25 Carol Pincus, Las Vegas NV; Don Nemiro, Hollister CA 1734.63 25 Steven Lariviere, Toronto ON; Charles Durrin III, Madison AL 1738.05 26 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Stephen Schneer, Croton Hdsn NY 1730.31 26 Ira Hessel, San Antonio TX; Buddy Hanby, Spring TX 1714.08 27 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Hixson TN 1726.92 27 Andy Stark, Mississauga ON; John Duquette, Oshawa ON 1710.57 28 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 1723.79 28 , Rome IT; George Jacobs, Burr Ridge IL 1698.35 29 Ed Barad, Marina del Rey CA; Larry Scissors, Santa Monica CA 1715.96 29 Christal Henner-Welland - James Rosenbloom, New York NY 1690.31 30 Henry Bethe - Varis Carey, Ithaca NY 1713.71 30 John Pendergrass, Los Alamos NM; Josh Sher, Albuquerque NM 1675.07 31 Marc Glickman, New Haven CT; James Glickman, Woodland Hills CA 1702.27 31 Martin Hunter, Mississauga ON; Vinay Sarin, Thornhill ON 1671.29 32 Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 1694.00 32 Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH; Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY 1667.89 33 Tobi Sokolow - David Sokolow, Austin TX 1688.44 33 Franco Baseggio, New York NY; Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY 1660.40 34 Edward Nield, Westchester IL; Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA 1687.76 34 Johnny Townsend, Greenwel Spgs LA; Robert Roshto, Baton Rouge LA 1660.28 35 Nancy Pickering, Penllyn PA; Phil Brady, Philadelphia PA 1684.72 35 Steve Altus, Campbell CA; Sheri Winestock, New York NY 1639.43 36 Douglas Duker, North Benton OH; David Kirbawy, Akron OH 1677.75 36 Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN; Art Ardy Bakshian, Plymouth MN 1613.19 Daily Bulletin Page 9

ACBL recognizes the playersMeet who win the the most winners11. Louis of Sucheston, the Clearwater2001 FLmasterpoint 285 11. Harveyraces. Katz, Marina del Rey CA 385 masterpoints in their respective categories — Life 12. Matthew Mason, Kingston ON 274 12. Michael D Alioto, Bloomfield MI 380 Master, Bronze Life Master, Silver LM, Gold LM, 13. Suellen Poland, Pikesville MD 274 13. Dorothy Darcey, Pompano Beach FL 379 Diamond LM, Grand LM, Youth, Junior, Senior and 14. Robert Whiting III, Adamsville AL 274 14. Larry Weatherholt, Shawnee Mission KS 374 Richmond Trophy — during a calendar year. 15. Jerry Keeran, Tampa FL 269 15. Bipin Patel, Orinda CA 371

Life Master Bronze Life Master Silver Life Master (1000–2500 points) (300–500 points) (500–1000 points) 1. F. Marion Fletcher, Statesboro GA 478 1. Peggy Allen, Chevy Chase MD 673 1. Jay Mann, Fort Lauderdale FL 1394 2. Lisa Liberati, Los Angeles CA 375 2. Charles Reynolds, Cincinnati OH 642 2. Ann Labe, Vancouver WA 847 3. Michael Ventura, Raleigh NC 367 3. Sara Parks, Owensboro KY 562 3. Lou Ann O’Rourke, Scottsdale AZ 806 4. Martha Stewart Lucas, Lake Charles LA332 4. William Weingarden, Santa Monica CA 524 4. Ralph Hoffman, Lake Forest IL 803 5. William Daly, Vero Beach FL 332 5. Robert Oslin, Chicago IL 523 5. Joe Grue, Bronx NY 774 6. Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON 325 6. Geoffrey Cross, Fernandina FL 494 6. John Turner, Blue Springs MO 768 7. Audrey Ventura, Raleigh NC 324 7. Richard Gitter, Phoenix AZ 424 7. Mike Hutchinson, Crystal Lake IL 714 8. Edward Nield, Westchester IL 324 8. Andrew Speers, Edmonton AB 422 8. Jeffrey Smith, Ottawa ON 660 9. Ogie Tzankov, Kennesaw GA 309 9. Dick Duff, Denver CO 410 9. Paul Meerschaert, Excelsior MN 643 10. Terrence Griffin, Sillery PQ 301 10. Tim Crank, Wheaton MD 402 10. Arthur Lowen, Nashville TN 634 11. Patrick Clark, Manton MI 633 12. Samuel Lowell, Talent OR 594 13. Jeff Overby, Key West FL 592 THURSDAY AFTERNOON 5/20 PAIRS 14. Geoff Mallette, Christiansburg VA 584 20 Pairs 15. Mike Sloan, Jeffersonville IN 578 A B 1.87 1 Frank Hawkins - Waymon Webster, Prairie View TX 105.29 1.40 2 1 Carl Estes - Robert Wear, Houston TX 99.50 Gold Life Master 1.05 3 2 Barbara Robinson - Lou Ray Berry, Lufkin TX 97.71 (2500–5000 points) 0.79 4 Frank Lichtenberger, Cincinnati OH; David Britt, Erlanger KY 96.79 1. Marjorie Michelin, Los Angeles CA 1258 0.59 5 Mary Jo Allman, Rockwall TX; June Price, Heath TX 94.93 2. Kent Mignocchi, Glendale CA 1148 0.47 6 Sharon Pauley - Becky Ellisor, Houston TX 89.64 3. Don Campbell, Saskatoon SK 1055 0.50 3 Gopal Srinivas, Houston TX; Ken Price, Heath TX 89.21 4. Ellen Anten, Encino CA 1000 0.37 4 Julie Harris, Spring TX; Carmen Keys, Houston TX 89.14 5. Chris Willenken, New York NY 897 6. Barbara Shaw, Laurel MD 795 THURSDAY AFTERNOON 50/100 PAIRS 7. Bruce Cobb, Denver CO 792 34 Pairs 8. Gerald Sosler, Purchase NY 781 A B 9. John Zaluski, Nepean ON 773 3.15 1 Jane Shimokura - Howard Shimokura, Austin TX 110.50 10. Richard Coren, Fort Lauderdale FL 767 2.36 2 James Simmons - Frances Simmons, Kingwood TX 109.64 11. David Better, Southampton PA 732 2.00 3 1 Raymond D Pollard - Gloria Pollard, The Woodlands TX 105.64 1.33 4 Sue Williams - Elisabeth Kay, Sugar Land TX 102.36 12. John Hurd, Charleston SC 726 1.50 5 2 Gabriel Perry, Houston TX; Kay Humphries, Bellaire TX 101.74 13. Rebecca Clough, Culver City CA 717 1.13 6 3 Don Morgan - Bette Liebgold, Houston TX 98.50 14. Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 706 0.84 4 Jeffrey Naset, Richardson TX; Laura Dewitt, Allen TX 98.14 15. Gary Cohler, Miami FL 697 0.74 5 Mary Hudson - Linda Howard, Houston TX 95.00 Diamond Life Master THURSDAY AFTERNOON 200/300 PAIRS (5000–10,000 points) 42 Pairs 1. Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL 1731 A B 2. Rose Meltzer, Los Gatos CA 1659 4.34 1 1 James Rash, Bellefontaine OH; Brenda Tranchon, Austin TX 116.00 3. Randy Pettit, Marietta GA 1630 3.26 2 2 Rebecca Wooden, Saint Paul MN; Gerald Flom, Woodbury MN 103.28 4. Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV 1607 2.44 3 3 Leon Price, Charlotte NC; Margaret McKean, Annapolis MD 102.50 5. Ken Gee, Regina SK 1606 1.83 4 4 Alfred Fischer Sr, Shreveport LA; Gladys Turissini, Gardnerville NV 101.00 6. Nels Erickson, Las Vegas NV 1344 1.37 5 5 James Cauble - Eric Watson, Houston TX 97.10 7. Paul Kinney, Jamaica Plain MA 1284 1.03 6 6 D Russell Long, Houston TX; John Bedford, Spring TX 96.50 8. Barry Harper, Regina SK 1271 KATHLEEN HENSHAW SENIOR PAIRS 9. G.S. Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA 1236 10. Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA 1182 108 Pairs A B C 11. Sheila Gabay, Newton MA 1180 17.64 1 Michael Ness, Saint Paul MN; Paul Winter, Minneapolis MN 421.50 12. Hugh Grosvenor, Alexandria VA 1093 13.23 2 Roger Chalfant - Mimi Hagedorn, Houston TX 387.50 13. Don Stack, Shawnee Mission KS 979 12.04 3 1 Jane Hopkins - Joyce Stone, Denton TX 381.50 14. Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 972 9.03 4 2 Barbara Diaz - Frank Diaz, Bakersfield CA 379.00 15. James Murphy, Chesapeake VA 943 5.58 5 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Chuck Whidden, Winder GA 373.54 3.67 6/7 Leah Coulter, Los Angeles CA; Mary Hardy, Las Vegas NV 373.00 Grand Life Master 3.67 6/7 Marvin Shatz, Hilton Head SC; Barry Pariser, Newburgh NY 373.00 (At least 10,000 points and a North American 2.59 8 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY 369.75 championship or its equivalent) 6.77 3 Evelyn Ruby, Chestnut Hill MA; Adacie Allen, Brookline MA 358.50 1. Jeff Meckstroth, Tampa FL 2523 6.47 4 1 Lou Thurston, Kingsville TX; Sandra Hurley, Medford OR 356.50 2. Eric Rodwell, Clearwater FL 2146 3.34 5/6 Jean Brandt, Houston TX; June Broussard, Missouri City TX 347.50 3. Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD 1638 4.85 5/6 2 Katie Scalamandre - Gino Scalamandre, New York NY 347.50 3.64 7 3 Jan Hauck, Missouri City TX; Judith Smith, Houston TX 346.38 4. Michael Seamon, Miami Beach FL 1624 2.73 4 Martin Mayer - Robin Mayer, Westlake OH 339.00 5. Peter Weichsel, Los Gatos CA 1615 1.80 5/6 Daniel Renault - Jackie Everett, Houston TX 336.00 6. Paul Soloway, Mill Creek WA 1558 1.80 5/6 Gulzar Mitha - Ann Blackman, Houston TX 336.00 7. Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA 1546 8. Geoff Hampson, Los Angeles CA 1504 THURSDAY EVENING 50/100 PAIRS 9. Mike Cappelletti, Chattanooga TN 1439 18 Pairs 10. Jim Kirkham, San Bernardino CA 1346 A B 11. Steve Robinson, Arlington VA 1318 2.22 1 1 Jeffrey Naset, Richardson TX; Laura Dewitt, Allen TX 105.00 12. Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR 1295 1.67 2 2 Shmuel Harari, Houston TX; Nora Jean Beck, Aransas Pass TX 104.00 13. Roger Bates, Mesa AZ 1282 1.25 3 3 Alfred Fortier III, Katy TX; David Wicks, Houston TX 100.00 14. Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ 1177 0.82 4/5 4/5 Mary Edholm, Mexico DF; Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX 98.00 15. Mike Passell, Plano TX 1150 0.82 4/5 4/5 J Danziger - Judith Danziger, Houston TX 98.00 Youth (19 and younger) 10 Teams 1. Joe Grue, Bronx NY 774 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY; Liane Turner - Donald Turner, Muskegon MI 2. Daniel Korbel, Toronto ON 580 vs 3. Gavin Wolpert, Thornhill ON 477 Jack Hoskins - Laura Hoskins, Indianapolis IN; F Mac Dougall - Ruth Macdougall, Houston TX 4. Marc Glickman, New Haven CT 416 5. John Kranyak, Bay Village OH 402 6.14 3/4 Mary McManus - Patricia Sawin, Houston TX; Barbara Paton - Jo Ann Lee, Scottsdale AZ 6.14 3/4 James Davis - Donna Davis, Kingsland TX; Jerry McClenagan - Martha McClenagan, Amarillo TX Continued on page 12 Page 10 Daily Bulletin

MONDAY-THURSDAY MORNING KO TEAMS WEDNESDAY EVENING ZIP SWISS Bracket 1 16 Teams 12 Teams 33.73 1 Janet Colchamiro - Mel Colchamiro, Merrick A B NY; Betty Bloom - Steve Bloom, Duanesburg NY 3.34 1 1 J Bagwell, Paris TX; Neal Perlman, San Angelo TX; Puddin Barnes, 25.30 2 Dave Schouweiler, Bismarck ND; Ken Gee, Regina SK; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX; Greg Hinze, Fort Worth TX; Brenham TX; J Bachman Nabors III, Kempner TX 100.00 Jiun-Ming Chen, West Lafayette IN 2.51 2 John Oakley, Round Rock TX; Patricia Lozano, San Antonio TX; Jerry 16.87 3/4 G S Jade Barrett - Ann Labe, Vancouver WA; Bigler, Austin TX; Paul Nimmons, Houston TX 87.00 Mike Bandler, Alamo CA; Michael Katz, San Ramon CA; Hugh 2.05 3 2 Anthony Toogood - Irene Toogood, Qualicum Beach BC; Barbara Grosvenor, Alexandria VA Christley, Crosby TX; Mark Meigs, Baytown TX 77.00 16.87 3/4 John Malley, Pascoag RI; Daniel Colatosti, 1.54 4 3 John Pendergrass, Los Alamos NM; Josh Sher, Albuquerque NM; Melissa Waltham MA; Richard De Martino, Riverside CT; Paul Kinney, Mattes - Kyle Mattes, Irving TX 72.00 Jamaica Plain MA 7.59 5/8 James Bauer, Dallas TX; Mike Miller, Temple THURSDAY MORNING 50/100/300 PAIRS TX; Hugh Campbell, Arlington TX; Roy Baughman, Pantego TX 38 Pairs A B C Bracket 2 16 Teams 4.06 1 Edward Tanaka - Kathleen Tanaka, Scarborough ON 111.50 24.22 1 Ahmed Sorathia, Chino CA; Mariko Kakimoto, Newport Coast CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA; Jeff 3.05 2 Joan Paulos - Victor Paulos, Hot Springs AR 106.00 Strutzel, Redondo Beach CA; Yas Takeda, Hacienda Hgts CA 2.33 3 1 Leon Price, Charlotte NC; Stephen McDevitt, Somerville MA 104.50 18.17 2 Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI; James Golden, 1.71 4 Charlotte Grosskopf, Dallas TX; Thomas Griffith, Toms River NJ 96.50 Brookline MA; Christopher Storm, Hanover NH; Robert 1.75 5 2 1 Carol Bolen, Gibsonia PA; Margie Tiglio, Allison Park PA 95.50 Rosenberg, Newmarket NH; Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA 1.31 6 3 2 D Russell Long, Houston TX; John Bedford, Spring TX 94.50 12.11 3/4 Grady Gravel - Joe Carbo III, Pineville LA; 0.93 4/5 Edna Duggan, Tyler TX; Elizabeth Smith, Whitehouse TX 94.00 Edmund Cappel - Mary Freet, Thibodaux LA 0.86 4/5 Suzanne Humphreys, Houston TX; Margaret Wagenbach, Littleton CO 94.00 12.11 3/4 Gary Donner, Hilton Head SC; James Spurlin, 0.98 6 3 Frank Lichtenberger, Cincinnati OH; David Britt, Erlanger KY 92.50 Golden CO; James Bochsler, Kissimmee FL; Reiko Raese, Boulder CO 0.71 4 Jeffrey Naset, Richardson TX; Laura Dewitt, Allen TX 91.50 5.45 5/8 Edward Nield, Westchester IL; Rachel Chittaro, Kildeer IL; Jack Forstadt, Evanston IL; John Kinst, MORNING SIDE SERIES III Batavia IL 44 Pairs Bracket 3 16 Teams A B C 16.45 1 Charles Markowitz - Susan Kaplan - Chuck 4.85 1 1 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC 114.00 Gillis - Steven Kaplan, Houston TX 3.64 2 Helene Drake - George Drake, Phoenix AZ 106.50 12.34 2 Bill Robertson - William Blake - Judy 2.39 3/4 Sonia Kaplan, Eatontown NJ; Bess Economos, W Hartford CT 102.50 Robertson - Katherine Blake, Lake Charles LA 2.45 3/4 Michael Flader, Saint Paul MN; Larry Delfs, Cedar Falls IA 102.50 8.23 3/4 Gary Fan - Sheila Dippel, Florence KY; Belen 2.45 5 Herman Louie - Ming Louie, Fairfax VA 102.00 Suarez, Cincinnati OH; Gail Gillespie - Glenda Stieber, Houston 2.96 6 2 Marvin Ellis, Tyler TX; Lynne Cook, Wyandotte MI 100.50 TX; Roberta Lack, Okemos MI 2.22 3 Lawrence Dubrofsky - Andrew Speers, Edmonton AB 97.50 8.23 3/4 Randal Gentillon, Idaho Falls ID; Kathy Bye, 3.03 4 1 Mary Ann Hall - Robert Hall, Abilene TX 94.50 Burnaby BC; Jerry Marchant - Robert Webster, Ripon WI 2.27 5 2 Michael Merns, West Palm Beach FL; John Roller, No Palm Beach FL 91.50 3.70 5/8 Susan Ross - Lynnda Paukune - Victoria 1.23 6/7 Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City MO; Jose Tharayil, Winnipeg MB 90.50 Castleberry, Houston TX; Jo Anne Scheid, Sugar Land TX 1.27 6/7 Ron Short - Jill Burtram, Albuquerque NM 90.50 1.70 3 William Nabors - Robert Reinman, Colorado Spgs CO 89.00 Bracket 4 12 Teams 1.28 4 Andrew Wilkin, Winter Springs FL; John Knarr, Fern Park FL 88.00 11.04 1 Deb Phillips - Alex Phillips, N Little Rock AR; William Walker, Houston TX; Michael T Pierce, Fairfield OH 0.96 5 Charlene Goodman, Flint TX; Pat Smith, Tyler TX 85.50 8.28 2 Ima Ruth Wood - Pauline Hood, Friendswood 1.20 6 William Wood Jr - Patricia Wood, Hartsdale NY 84.00 TX; Ann Dorsey - Irene Baker, Houston TX 5.52 3/4 Nancy Perry - Fredrica Lake, Houston TX; THURSDAY 10/3 STRATIFIED PAIRS Phyllis McNiel, Weslaco TX; Doreen Olson, Starbuck MB 31 Pairs 5.52 3/4 Janice White - Maxine Bunyard, San Angelo A B C TX; Mary Cunningham - Darrell Schultz, Wichita KS 15.40 1 Bob Ayers - Nanette Kelley, Baton Rouge LA 367.34 11.55 2 Alexander Labry, Austin TX; Jon Coffee, Bloomfield MI 367.26 Bracket 5 10 Teams 8.66 3 R Fieler, Boca Raton FL; Bryce Troyer, Joliet IL 358.07 8.43 1 Jack Blumenthal, Pearland TX; Jay 6.50 4 Mary Anne Laier, Austin TX; Julia Allen, Willoughby OH 348.35 Karkowsky - Jerry Deutser - Sid Weiss, Houston TX 6.32 5 1 1 Tim Stelly - William Ginger III, Beaumont TX 347.98 6.32 2 Liz Herpin - Barbara Kordisch, Lake Charles 4.74 6 2 2 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL; Richard Higgins, Ponchatoula LA 347.54 LA; Pat Davis - David Davis, Sulphur LA 3.56 3 Betty Morgan - Neil Morgan, Saint Augustine FL 327.82 4.22 3/4 Margaret Palma - Wilma Moore - Kathleen 2.89 4 John McCormack - Janet McCormack, Dallas TX 327.74 Lobdell - Mary June Malus, Lake Charles LA 2.00 5 Greg Johnson, League City TX; Helen McCabe, Houston TX 324.36 4.22 3/4 Michael Fagan - Eric Watson - Tricia Bradford 2.35 6 3 Jason Smith, Brooklyn NY; Herbert Lee III, Durham NC 321.86 - James Cauble, Houston TX 1.76 4 Robert Dewey, Columbia MD; David McVeigh, Southport NC 319.55 MORNING KO TEAMS 1.32 5 Melville Yudkin, Annandale VA; Paul Krueger, Arlington VA 315.95 Bracket 1 14 Teams John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN; Joan LIFE OF REILLY SIDE GAME Stein, Milwaukee WI; Ralph Hoffman, Lake Forest IL; Ken Mohr 41 Pairs - Ivan Figueredo, Chicago IL A B C vs 4.70 1 Pat Levy - Jean Cole, Houston TX 148.00 Edward Zaluski, Ottawa ON; John Zaluski, Nepean ON; Barry 3.53 2 1 1 Brian Mahony - Florence Mahony, West Redding CT 138.89 Schaffer, Frisco TX; Colby Vernay, Lacon IL 2.64 3 2 Jerry McClenagan - Martha McClenagan, Amarillo TX 137.16 1.98 4 Jack Kimmons, Crosby TX; Warren Foss, Pierre SD 135.83 Darrell Keel - Steve Bruno, Peoria AZ; Michael Levy, Tucson 1.63 5 George Drake - Helene Drake, Phoenix AZ 127.00 AZ; Bruce Cobb, Denver CO 1.72 6 3 Judy Fernald - John Monroe Jr, Houston TX 125.94 vs Kimmel Jones, Euless TX; Hugh Hillaker, Grand Prairie TX; Mike 1.23 4 Ing-Tai Chen, Sugar Land TX; Harold Mustin Jr, Benton LA 122.78 Bukala, Waco TX; Mark Bumgardner, Carrollton TX 1.71 5 2 Patricia Lacerva, Waveland MS; Bernard Campo III, Baton Rouge LA 122.50 2.33 3 Jill Hendricks, Tomball TX; Antoinette Edeiken, Sugar Land TX 121.00 Bracket 2 12 Teams 1.63 4 Irv Smith - Jane Smith, Missouri City TX 118.00 Bryan Morgan, Dallas TX; Hansford Rowe, Valencia CA; Sarah Webster - Marion Collins, Rayne LA vs Edward Becker Jr, Midland MI; Mildred Harlow - Rosemary Quirk, San Antonio TX; Elton Lipnick, Houston TX

Sandra Singleton - Kathryn Centoni - Peggy Pfeifer - Jo-Ann Day, Anchorage AK vs Judy McDonald - R McDonald, Laredo TX; Tom Henry - Mauro Viale, Sn Mgel Allende GT

Bracket 3 12 Teams Nancy Liberty - Frances Mills - Sandra Rea - Debbie Kemp, Mid- land TX vs Dragan Scepanovic, Naperville IL; Dave Srinivasan, Bolingbrook IL; Louise Sunter, Wellsville NY; Helen Pawlowski, Westfield MA

Nels Nielsen - Ulla Skovdal - Georgene Fuller - Kay Auerbach, Corpus Christi TX; Alan Johnston, Bloomington MN vs Adam Harter, Somerville MA; Jeffery Scott, Lexington MA; Brad Bozick, Medford MA; Jack Vecchione, Boston MA Daily Bulletin Page 11

TUESDAY-THURSDAY SIDE GAME SERIES BOBBY NAIL KO TEAMS 394 Players Bracket 1 16 Teams 45.23 1 Barry Schaffer, Frisco TX; Colby Vernay, 12.01 1/2 Noemi Kravitz, Port Washington NY 129.17% Lacon IL; Kimmel Jones, Euless TX; Hugh Hillaker, Grand Prai- 12.01 1/2 Doris West, Port Washington NY 129.17% rie TX 8.30 3/4 Joan Van Geffen, Metairie LA 128.06% 33.92 2 Ken Gee, Regina SK; Michael Levy, Tucson 8.30 3/4 Jean Talbot, Metairie LA 128.06% AZ; Gary Kessler, Springfield IL; Jiun-Ming Chen, West Lafayette 7.50 5 Pat Levy, Houston TX 124.61% IN; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 5.21 6 Jean Cole, Houston TX 123.61% 22.62 3/4 Samuel Lowell, Talent OR; Jim Haws, Tampa 3.69 7/8 Karen Verdirame, Omaha NE 118.56% FL; Jackie Boisseau, Etobicoke ON; P Schwartz, Cote Saint-Luc 3.69 7/8 Mike Albert, Omaha NE 118.56% PQ 22.62 3/4 Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL; George THURSDAY EVENING IMP PAIRS Mittelman, Toronto ON; Brian Glubok, New York NY; Peter Nagy, Las Vegas NV; Markland Molson, Hollywood FL 52 Pairs A B C Bracket 2 16 Teams 5.46 1 Mike Aliotta, Oklahoma City OK; Raymond Zekauskas Jr, Tulsa OK 73.00 32.91 1 Vincent Carcello - Connie Anderson - Gerald 4.10 2 Steve Scott, Phoenix AZ; Lynne Feldman, Champaign IL 57.00 Vaughan, Knoxville TN; Jim Cady, Houston TX 4.55 3 1 1 Lesly Van Dame, Houston TX; Douglas Tucker, Plano TX 51.00 24.68 2 Thomas Hoi, East Brunswick NJ; Cho-Wei Sit, 2.30 4 Jackie Boisseau, Etobicoke ON; P Schwartz, Cote Saint-Luc PQ 48.00 Watchung NJ; Gordon Cable Jr, Jamesburg NJ; Stanley Littlefield, 2.99 5/6 2/3 2/3 Paul Krueger, Arlington VA; Melville Yudkin, Annandale VA 40.00 Maitland FL 2.99 5/6 2/3 2/3 Laura Owens, Loveland OH; Elena Hickman, Cincinnati OH 40.00 16.46 3/4 Joe Neal Kroll, San Francisco CA; Gary 1.68 4/5 Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI; Randal Gentillon, Idaho Falls ID 32.00 Donner, Hilton Head SC; Annette McCarty, Galveston TX; Jay Gibson, Benbrook TX 1.68 4/5 4 Frank Campbell - Jenny Campbell, Laredo TX 32.00 16.46 3/4 Mike Sloan, Jeffersonvlle IN; Sara Parks M 1.22 6 Judy McNeilly, Mississauga ON; Frances Bijou, Miami Beach FL 30.00 D, Owensboro KY; Christopher Overpeck - Betty Mattison - Randy 1.21 5 Richard Higgins, Ponchatoula LA; Bob Dale, Pensacola FL 24.00 Baron - C. D. Baron, Louisville KY 0.90 6 Barbara Peck, Houston TX; Lillian Hilles, Irvine CA 23.00 Bracket 3 16 Teams THURSDAY EVENING SIDE GAME 27.60 1 Mac Busby, San Diego CA; Grant Peacock, 58 Pairs Charleston SC; Brad Campbell, Smyrna GA; Daniel Zagorin, Chicago IL; Gemma Min, Seoul KO; Shih-Ming Shih, San Jose A B C CA 5.92 1 George Fox - Tosi Liang, Houston TX 202.50 20.70 2 Elizabeth Murphy, Falmouth MA; Ruben 4.44 2 Diane Beyer, Orland Park IL; Don Campbell, Saskatoon SK 191.00 Egeberg, Rock Island IL; Lynn Rattinger, Roanoke VA; Peggy 5.01 3 1 Julia Miller - Joyce Park, Houston TX 190.00 Hawthorne, Norfolk VA 3.76 4 2 Janice Henderson - Charles Markowitz, Houston TX 187.50 13.80 3/4 Janice Henderson - Charles Markowitz - Bar- 1.87 5 Jerry Pietscher, Elk Grove CA; Anthony Aukstikalnis, Harvey bara Grantham - Lourdes Fletcher, Houston TX Cedars NJ 183.00 13.80 3/4 Gerty Grotte, Miami FL; Bella Ionis, N Mi- 2.93 6/8 3/4 1/2 Roman Kaski - Henryk Nowak, Mississauga ON 179.00 ami Beach FL; Paul Sorren, Miami Beach FL; John Mincher, 1.08 6/8 Nancy Hetsko - Larry Rich, Cumming GA 179.00 Hollywood FL 6.21 5/8 Rose Calvin - Shih-Liang Hsu - Melva Keil - 2.93 6/8 3/4 1/2 Michael Fagan - Tricia Bradford, Houston TX 179.00 Elton Lipnick, Houston TX 2.04 5 Doris West - Noemi Kravitz, Port Washington NY 178.00 6.21 5/8 LaToss Carpenter, Whitehouse TX; Marvin 1.46 6/7 Emerita Hayward, Leonardtown MD; Bess Economos, W Hartford CT 176.00 Ellis, Tyler TX; Doris Bunselmeyer, Lindale TX; Wanda Hartley, 2.11 6/7 Jayne Paquette, Marquette MI; Ronald Kauppila, Negaunee MI 176.00 Bullard TX 1.80 3/4 Chris Burton - Robert Davidson, Fort Smith AR 174.00 1.80 3/4 Mildred Harlow - Rosemary Quirk, San Antonio TX 174.00 Bracket 4 16 Teams 1.06 5 Bill Parrish - Lenora Parrish, Woodway TX 168.50 21.43 1 Betty Vandervort, Freehold NJ; David 0.79 6 Terry Briscoe, Cincinnati OH; Linda Luther, Florence KY 164.00 Pennington, Temple TX; Mary Adams, San Antonio TX; Faith Reddy, Princeton NJ 16.07 2 Bobbi Kauffman - Victoria Ornowski - Connie JACK & PHYLISS MEHRENS OPEN PAIRS Robichaux - Laima Gaizutis, Katy TX 142 Pairs 10.72 3/4 Barbara Peck - Julia Miller - Joyce Park, Hous- A B C ton TX; Lillian Hilles, Irvine CA 28.40 1 1 Jim Allen Jr, Montgomry Vlg MD; Jackie Thompson, Silver Spring MD400.50 10.72 3/4 James Bochsler, Kissimmee FL; Chet Will- 21.30 2 2 Thomas Swensen - Patricia Fleming, Saint Paul MN 377.00 iams, Livingston TX; Bill Blackburn, Matlacha FL; Lynne Cook, 15.98 3 Jeffrey Thomas - James Blackwell, Columbia SC 374.58 Wyandotte MI 11.98 4 Lilli Gober, Cedar Hill TX; Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX 373.36 4.82 5/8 Gail Carter - Betsy Birkett - Bonnie Terrell - 7.87 5/6 Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI; Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 371.00 Paula Tolbert, Kingwood TX 7.87 5/6 Eric Snow - Toni Snow, Houston TX 371.00 Bracket 5 16 Teams 5.72 7 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 369.50 18.44 1 Tim Green Jr, Dallas TX; Ruth Srulevitch, 4.20 8 Randall Lake - Kerr Godfrey, Houston TX 363.50 Addison TX; Marlene Feldman, Milwaukee WI; Daedrie Kleppe, 5.60 9 James Lenertz, Scottsdale AZ; Daniel Coughenour, Phoenix AZ 363.08 Pewaukee WI 10.50 10 3 Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL; Farid Azzam, Chesterfield MO 362.28 13.83 2 Nancy Liberty - Frances Mills - Sandra Rea - 7.87 4 George Wieland, Seabrook TX; Barbara Costanzi, Houston TX 354.00 Debbie Kemp, Midland TX 5.90 5 Bonnie Miller - David Miller, Chestnut Hill MA 353.08 9.22 3/4 Elena Hickman, Cincinnati OH; Margaret 4.43 6 William Mannschreck, Virginia Beach VA; Harold Copeland, Skinner - Leigh Skinner, Charlotte NC; Laura Owens, Loveland Houston TX 352.55 OH 4.15 5/8 Kathy Bye, Burnaby BC; Randal Gentillon, 3.32 7 Mervyn Adey - Michael Ainsley, Victoria BC 347.00 Idaho Falls ID; Robert Webster - Jerry Marchant, Ripon WI 8.09 8 1 David Pierpont, Bayfield WI; Charlie Brown, Cathedral Cty CA 346.50 4.15 5/8 Lorraine Coomes, Houston TX; Cynthia 6.07 2 Joe Cameron, Irving TX; G Brantz, Plano TX 338.92 Brunson - George Brunson, Spring TX; Marion Mendelsohn, 4.55 3 Malcolm Barker, Bucks, England; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 337.50 Cypress TX 3.41 4 Laura Miller - Wanda Myers, Rockport TX 335.86 2.56 5 Charlie Brown - Nancy Brown, Sunrise Beach TX 331.50 Bracket 6 12 Teams 1.92 6 Carol Brehm - Sharon Gary, Memphis TN 324.36 11.96 1 Lawton Hutchison - Barbara Hutchison - Ellen Meyer - Dean Truair - Larry Barr, Austin TX; Cathy Moss, Hous- ton TX THURSDAY EVENING 100/200/300 TEAMS 8.97 2 William Nickles - David Ewing, Kerrville TX; 20 Teams Joe Tommaney - Lou Ann Lee, Houston TX A B C 5.98 3/4 Michael T Pierce, Fairfield OH; Cindy Siegel, 4.20 1 James Simmons - Frances Simmons, Kingwood TX; Helen Beaudry, Knoxville TN; Paula Duncan, Lenoir City TN; Deb Phillips - Alex Bartlesville OK; Paul Miller, Westport CT 59.00 Phillips, N Little Rock AR 3.21 2 1 Edwin Glickman, Snowmass CO; Darius Jackson - Joshua Kvidt, 5.98 3/4 Tai-Chun Cheng, Scarborough ON; Henry Corvallis OR; Margaret McKean, Annapolis MD 56.00 Essig, Westlake OH; Thomas Griffith, Toms River NJ; Barbara 2.41 3 2 Brion Keller - Ellen Keller, Binghamton NY; Rebecca Wooden, Aukstikalnis, Harvey Cedars NJ Saint Paul MN; Gerald Flom, Woodbury MN 53.00 Bracket 7 11 Teams 1.81 4 3 1 Charles Sommer - Lisa Sommer, Houston TX; Mira Rowe, Valencia 8.86 1 Claes Lindh, Kalmar 39233 SE; Mary May - CA; John Taylor, Lago Vista TX 52.00 Sandy Barrow, Macon GA; Niclas Johansson, Halmstad, Swede 1.35 5 4 Phyllis Giffin - Helen McCrae, San Antonio TX; Gerald Kennedy, 6.65 2 Frank Cave, Dallas TX; Ann Tolle - Glen Tolle Riverview NB; Philip Oliver, Westmoreland NB 50.00 - D Bartley, Plano TX 1.00 6 Andrew Wilkin, Winter Springs FL; Roslynn Greenberg - Joel 4.43 3/4 Norris Drum - Dorene Drum, Statesville NC; Greenberg, Princeton NJ; John Knarr, Fern Park FL 48.00 Martha Simmons, Simpsonville SC; Carmelita Hopkins, Greenville 0.89 5/6 James Keegan, Brighton MA; Duaine Benard, Redford MI; Donna SC Anglin, Hamilton TX; James Steckel, Westland MI 47.00 4.43 3/4 Shirley Lund - Billie Darnell, San Antonio TX; Billie Black, Marble Falls TX; Katie Jo Love, Sunrise Beach TX 1.31 5/6 2 Carla Guthrie - Heather Shane - Jeanine Kachele, Mc Kinney TX; Curt Swenson, Sarasota FL 47.00 Bracket 8 11 Teams 8.05 1 Joan Slaughter - Ruth Millis - Joanna Kaspar - Gloria Stroud, Dallas TX 6.04 2 James Lennon - Angela Lennon, Austin TX; Page 12 Daily Bulletin

William Griffith - Susan Griffith, Houston TX THURSDAY EVENING 5/20 PAIRS 4.03 3/4 Andrew Wilkin, Winter Springs FL; John 12 Pairs Knarr, Fern Park FL; Roslynn Greenberg - Joel Greenberg, A B Princeton NJ 1.49 1 Allan Trynz - Teri Trynz, Hawley PA 61.22 4.03 3/4 Lynn Stanley - Sandra Boddy - George Stanley 1.12 2 Esther Spring - Velda Hammons, Lufkin TX 58.74 - Fred Boddy, Riverview NB 0.84 3 John P Laehy - Fredi Weinbaum, Houston TX 57.56 0.63 4 Becky Moores - Diane Deming, Houston TX 56.52 Races 0.82 1 Shirley Newharth, Eureka SD; Kathy Irene Tuggle, League City TX 51.45 0.62 2 David Freedman - Martin Mathews, Sugar Land TX 51.02 Continued from page 9 0.46 3 Tod Milam, League City TX; Cheryl Martin, Houston TX 46.23

6. Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON 325 THURSDAY EVENING 200/300 PAIRS 7. Brad Campbell, Smyrna GA 325 16 Pairs 8. Ari Greenberg, Malibu CA 273 A B 9. Jason Feldman, Champaign IL 218 2.52 1 Kyle Mattes - Melissa Mattes, Irving TX 82.00 10. Susan Harbour, West Hill ON 189 1.93 2 1 Randolph Osstyn, Marquette MI; Kathleen Midkiff, Temple TX 72.00 11. Andrew Hurd, Charleston SC 188 1.42 3 Beryl Maddox - Georgia Katsimpalis, Madison IN 69.00 12. Justin Lall, Plano TX 169 1.45 4 2 Edward Yetter - Bonnie Kay Yetter, Garland TX 66.50 0.88 5 Ron Mikulin, Meeting Creek AB; Donald Smith, Calgary AB 66.00 13. Brandon Carpenter, Tyler TX 166 1.09 3 Lawrence Jones, Ballwin MO; Carolyn Koch, Edwardsville IL 64.00 14. Will Engel, Urbana IL 166 0.81 4 Paul Vanderelst - Helen Vanderelst, Edmonton AB 62.00 15. Vincent Demuy, Laval PQ 147 THURSDAY FLIGHT A/X SWISS TEAMS Junior 36 Teams (25 and younger) A X 1. Kent Mignocchi, Glendale CA 1148 31.24 1 1 Bill St Clair Jr - Robert Sandfield - Geoff Booth, Houston TX; Victor 2. Chris Willenken, New York NY 897 Sitton, Sugar Land TX 202.00 3. Joe Grue, Bronx NY 774 23.43 2 James Cayne, New York NY; Michael Seamon, Miami Beach FL; Steve 4. John Hurd, Charleston SC 726 Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim, Norway; Robert 5. Daniel Korbel, Toronto ON 580 Levin, Coconut Creek FL; Mike Passell, Plano TX 170.00 17.57 3 Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA; Yas Takeda, 6. Leo LaSota, College Park MD 548 Hacienda Hgts CA; Stephen Sturm, Whittier CA 156.00 7. Kevin Bathurst, Thousand Oaks CA 543 13.18 4 Stephen Kornegay - Nancy Kornegay, N Richlnd Hls TX; Carolyn Peters, 8. Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 500 Grapeland TX; Mark Bumgardner, Carrollton TX 151.00 9. Gavin Wolpert, Thornhill ON 477 9.88 5 Janet Colchamiro - Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY; Keith Garber, 10. Marc Glickman, New Haven CT 416 Massapequa NY; Robert Heitzman Jr, Suffern NY 146.00 11. Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA 415 7.41 6 Ralph Hoffman, Lake Forest IL; Joseph Machotka - Gerald Gitles - Ken 12. Henry Wong, Medford MA 409 Mohr - Ivan Figueredo, Chicago IL 143.00 13. Tim Crank, Wheaton MD 402 5.56 7 Robert Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN; Pat Galligan, San Mateo CA; James 14. John Kranyak, Bay Village OH 402 Koley, Omaha NE; Jim Linhart, Delray Beach FL 139.00 3.82 8/9 John Malley, Pascoag RI; Daniel Colatosti, Waltham MA; James Murphy, 15. Lance Shull, Germanton NC 398 Chesapeake VA; Richard De Martino, Riverside CT 138.00 3.82 8/9 Peter Schneider, La Canada CA; George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA; Senior Brenda Keller, Boise ID; Bruce Ferguson, San Francisco CA 138.00 (55 or older, points won only in Senior events) 3.12 10 Wayne Christensen Jr - Terry Currie, Houston TX; Larry Washburn, The 1. Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 352 Woodlands TX; William Baker, Bellaire TX 137.00 2. Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 319 2.72 11/12 Murray Melton, Las Vegas NV; Larry Griffey, Daytona Beach FL; Simon 3. Jim Woodside, Sun City West AZ 307 Kantor, Agawam MA; John Onstott, New Orleans LA 135.00 4. Sheila Bleiman, Sun City West AZ 307 16.54 11/12 2 Alan Resser - Robert Oslin, Chicago IL; William Charowhas, Marble Falls TX; John Bacsa, Wood Dale IL 135.00 5. Arnie Fisher, Clementon NJ 307 2.40 13 Phyllis Burstein, Springfield NJ; Donald McGill, Toronto ON; Norman 6. Michael Kassay, Sarasota FL 288 Leslie, New Orleans LA; S Korde, Whitby ON 132.00 7. Mike Levine, Boca Raton FL 279 12.40 3 Linda Webb, Fargo ND; Marilyn LaFleur, Tulsa OK; Richard Ekstrum, 8. Genevieve Hewitt, New York NY 278 Crystal MN; Greggory Van Dyke, Saint Paul MN 123.00 9. Richard Hewitt, New York NY 278 9.30 4 Skip Carson, Lakewood CO; Mary Anne Pixley - En Hay - Steve Hay, 10. Harry Ross, Winter Springs FL 271 Littleton CO 117.00 11. Lowell Andrews, Huntington Beach CA 264 6.98 5 James La Fountain - Mike Miller, Temple TX; Jon Richard Ware, Waco 12. Gene Simpson, Pacific Palisades CA 253 TX; Roy Baughman, Pantego TX 115.00 13. Susi Katz Ross, Winter Springs FL 251 14. Steve Mager, Hermosa Beach CA 245 THURSDAY FLIGHT BCD SWISS TEAMS 15. Randy Pettit, Marietta GA 240 68 Teams B C D 22.22 1 1 1 David Wetzel - Michelle Wetzel, Rantoul IL; Will Engel, Urbana Richmond Trophy (Awarded to the Canadian IL; C Adrian Hutber, Champaign IL 182.00 player who earns the most points in a year) 16.67 2 Larry Kahn, Vienna VA; H John Edmonds, Gaithersburg MD; Paul 1. Ken Gee, Regina SK 1606 Nimmons - Wolf Schroeter, Houston TX 178.00 2. Barry Harper, Regina SK 1271 12.50 3 2 2 Ralda St Pierre - Karen McCandless - Kenneth Peterson, Houston 3. Don Campbell, Saskatoon SK 1055 TX; Stephen Gusic, Pittsburgh PA 172.00 4. Robert Hollow, Madoc ON 887 8.20 4/5 Alan Bachman - Karen Bachman - Carlos Pace - Sheryl Pace, 5. John Zaluski, Nepean ON 773 College Station TX 170.00 6. Cameron Doner, Richmond BC 741 8.20 4/5 3 Maria Lilly - James Lilly, Dallas TX; Curtis Groves, Des Moines IA; Duane Friedrich, Houston TX 170.00 7. Jeffrey Smith, Ottawa ON 660 5.27 6 Linda Kay Rensi - Sherry Withers - Ron Nordgren - John Du Bose 8. Edward Zaluski, Ottawa ON 611 Jr, Houston TX 166.00 9. Martin Caley, Montreal PQ 600 3.95 7 Steven Johnson - Cynthia Noel, Houston TX; Bill Riley - H 10. Daniel Korbel, Toronto ON 580 Robert Gerberich Jr, Corpus Christi TX 163.00 11. Andre Chartrand, Chateauguay PQ 577 2.97 8 Kevin Perkins - Ed Davis, Austin TX; Al Remer, Ft Lauderdale 12. R. Elwin Brown, Gloucester ON 566 FL; John Bowers, Seguin TX 161.00 13. Colin Revill, Burlington ON 535 2.47 9 James Stevens - Sandra Stevens, Katy TX; Thomas Schmalz, 14. Jean Castonguay, Lery PQ 530 Galveston TX; David Curl, Fort Worth TX; Robert Curl, Houston TX 159.00 15. James Priebe, Mississauga ON 484 5.87 4 Ruval Shandera - Priscilla Gables - Georgia Garret - Robert Lester, Houston TX 148.00 4.40 5 Ronald Trimmer, Washington TX; Annie Duaine - Sharon Littmann, Houston TX; W. Viser, Madisonville TX 141.00 3.30 6 Norman Gautier - Joyce Gautier - Allen Wolf, The Woodlands TX; You can actuallyBidding bid “Zero ZT Tolerance” at the Norma Phillips, Kingwood TX 139.00 Scottsdale Bridge Club in Arizona. 4.10 7 3 Mary Kever, Grayslake IL; Rosalie Campeau, Libertyville IL; Yellow Zero Tolerance cards are in the bid boxes Irene Faletto, Heath TX; J Richards, Rockwall TX 137.00 and they have had a positive influence on behavior, 3.07 4 Bert Onstott III - Katherine Onstott, Houston TX; Tom Costello, according to club owner Jan Bricklin. Santa Fe NM; Deborah Reichman, Algodones NM 126.00 Players are asked to flash a ZT card at an offend- 2.30 5 Jocelyne Boily - Normand Nantel, Hull PQ; Evelyn Schmidt, Gun Barrel City TX; Mary Priest, Canton TX 122.00 ing player (or players) when they feel intimidated or 1.73 6 Adam Harter, Somerville MA; Jeffery Scott, Lexington MA; Brad abused. If the bad manners continue, the offended Bozick, Medford MA; Jack Vecchione, Boston MA 121.00 players can call the director and get a ZT ruling. “There are too many new players who are sim- ply afraid to call the director when unruly behavior occurs,” said Bricklin. “These cards can be very use- ful. I think they are a very good reminder.” Daily Bulletin Page 13

WOMEN’S PAIRS FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS M N O P EAST-WEST 1 Ellie Hanlon, Jupiter FL; Mary Savko, Pittsford VT 823.50 1 Colleen Treanor, Middletown CT; Rachel Chittaro, Kildeer IL 829.50 2 Robin Klar, Spring TX; Mildred Breed, College Sta TX 788.00 2 Cynthia Hinckley, Guayanabo PR; Diana Schuld, Glen Head NY 790.00 3 Hjordis Eythorsdottir, Huntsville AL; Rozanne Pollack, Warren NJ 785.50 3 Kathy Baum, Cordova TN; Marilyn Hemenway, Omaha NE 789.50 4 Ann Carb - J’Neane Huey, Fort Worth TX 774.50 4 Marjorie Michelin, Los Angeles CA; Lee De Simone, Alexandria VA 769.00 5 Joan Jackson - Petra Hamman, Dallas TX 773.00 5 Leslie Reynolds, Cincinnati OH; Shannon Cappelletti, Hixson TN 765.50 6 Virginia Lifton, Marco Island FL; Shawn Quinn, Richmond TX 753.00 6 Connie Goldberg, Merion Station PA; Jo Ann Sprung, Philadelphia PA 758.00 7 Georgiana Gates, Houston TX; Sally Wheeler, Spring TX 750.50 7 Brenda Kristensen, Venice FL; Irina Ladyzhensky, 752.50 8 Sue Weinstein, Las Vegas NV; Cheri Bjerkan, Elmhurst IL 747.00 8/9 Kerri Sanborn, Stony Point NY; Karen McCallum, Exeter NH 745.00 9 Linda Spangler, Duncanville TX; Ellen Hessel, San Antonio TX 745.00 8/9 Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY 745.00 10/11 June Deutsch, Aventura FL; Dorothy Truscott, Bronx NY 743.50 10 Carlyn Steiner, Seattle WA; Marinesa Letizia, Las Vegas NV 738.00 10/11 Fran Beard, Dallas TX; Jeanne Kretz, Mc Kinney TX 743.50 11 Laurie Vogel - Gail Greenberg, New York NY 734.50 12 Judy Pede, Grass Valley CA; Carreen Hinds, Bakersfield CA 740.00 12 Kamla Chawla, Longmeadow MA; Ann Raymond, Jackson Heights NY 730.00 13 Kathy Schenk - Suzette Wynn, Phoenix AZ 739.00 13 Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Linda McGarry, Lauderhill FL 724.00 14 Marcia Hutchison - Jan Graham, Baton Rouge LA 738.50 14 Marilyn Arnold, San Antonio TX; Julia Bomalaski, Jasper IN 721.00 15 Judy Schwarz, Lakeville MN; Peg Waller, Eden Prairie MN 727.00 15 Linda Perlman, Loxahatchee FL; Suzy Burger, West Bloomfield MI 716.50 16 Ellen Cherniavsky, Silver Spring MD; Diane Walker, Gaithersburg MD 725.50 16 Rhoda Walsh, Henderson NV; Carol Simon, Las Vegas NV 714.50 17 Marlene Solender, Tamarac FL; Harriet Eaton, Miami FL 723.50 17 Janet Daling, Seattle WA; Sharon Colson, Kirkland WA 714.00 18 Jean Talbot - Joan Van Geffen, Metairie LA 705.00 18 Karin Griffin - Merlene Krall, Albuquerque NM 710.50 19 Mildred Di Falco, Babylon NY; Edythe Crinnian, Wantagh NY 690.50 19 Linda Lewis, Vashon WA; Joan Brooke, La Quinta CA 706.50 20 Nadine Wood, Silver Spring MD; Terry Michaels, Prairie Village KS 689.50 20 Susan Miller, Boca Raton FL; Teri Casen, Las Vegas NV 692.50 21 Julie Cohan, Montville NJ; Judy Wirtenberg, East Brunswick NJ 683.50 21 Barbara Sartorius, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Sharon Hait, Livingston NJ 688.00 22 Jacqueline Sincoff, Saint Louis MO; Eunice Portnoy, Boca Raton FL 680.50 22 Valerie Westheimer - Judi Radin, New York NY 685.50

NABC+ OPEN PAIRS II FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS A B C D E EAST-WEST 1 Steve Bruno - Darrell Keel, Peoria AZ 1099.84 1 Edward Barlow, Sunnyvale CA; Evan Bailey, San Diego CA 1011.09 2 G S Jade Barrett - Karen-Lee Barrett, Vancouver WA 1078.23 2 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc PQ; Haig Tchamitch, Peoria AZ 1003.28 3 Geoff Hampson - Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA 1057.92 3 Ed Barad, Marina del Rey CA; Larry Scissors, Santa Monica CA 1002.43 4 Ata Aydin - Gokhan Yilmaz, Istanbul TK 1024.04 4 Paul Kelley Jr, Austin TX; Phillip Grothus, San Antonio TX 1001.46 5 Phil Schaefer - Nell Schaefer, Los Angeles CA 1007.56 5 Giorgio Duboin, Torino IT; Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL 999.78 6 Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Lew Stansby, Castro Valley CA 1007.46 6 Bernard Miller, Boca Raton FL; Lewis Finkel, Jupiter FL 986.44 7 Kent Mignocchi, Glendale CA; Tadashi Teramoto, Yokohama, Japan 1004.84 7 Alan Truscott, Riverdale NY; Ken Barbour, Scottsdale AZ 982.67 8 Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; Andrew Robson, Santa Cruz CA 967.69 8 Nathan Glasser, Somerville MA; Mark Bennett, Honolulu HI 977.35 9 Tom Clarke, Lake Charles LA; Alan Lebendig, Los Angeles CA 960.15 9 William Cole, Silver Spring MD; Mark Shaw, Laurel MD 961.11 10 Magnus Magnusson, Akureyri IC; Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC 951.85 10 David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 960.02 11 Jerry Weinstein, Las Vegas NV; Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL 948.81 11 Bob Lyon - Raymond Gilbert, Indianapolis IN 948.94 12 Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL; Eric Greco, Philadelphia PA 947.87 12 Lorenzo Lauria, Rome, Italy; Norberto Bocchi, Milan, Italy 944.56 13 David Treadwell, Wilmington DE; Darwin Afdahl, Virginia Beach VA 937.00 13 Marc Glickman, New Haven CT; James Glickman, Woodland Hills CA 933.72 14 Ivar Stakgold, Wilmington DE; Daniel Rotman, Aventura FL 931.92 14 Barry Rigal, New York NY; JoAnna Stansby, Castro Valley CA 920.55 15 Allan Falk, Okemos MI; Jon Wittes, Claremont CA 923.93 15 Steven Huhman, Pleasant Hill CA; Jack La Vigne, Houston TX 919.71 16 Michael Moss, New York NY; William Pollack, Warren NJ 923.25 16 Carol Pincus, Las Vegas NV; Don Nemiro, Hollister CA 913.25 17 Mack Meigs - Mark Meigs, Baytown TX 918.13 17 Drew Casen, Las Vegas NV; Lee Rautenberg, Boca Raton FL 905.97 18 John Pendergrass, Los Alamos NM; Josh Sher, Albuquerque NM 914.95 18 Barry Piafsky, New York NY; Don Piafsky, Toronto ON 905.94 19 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 907.85 19 Alan Myerson, Sherman Oaks CA; Ted Gibbs, Rncho Pls Vrd CA 899.99 20 John Russell, North Barringto IL; Chuck Said, Nashville TN 907.76 20 Jack Bryant - Milton Zlatic, Saint Louis MO 895.63 21 John Erickson, Houston TX; Michael Lee, Missouri City TX 902.51 21 Michael Katz, San Ramon CA; Arthur Ferman, El Cerrito CA 894.97 22 Walter Bell, Orefield PA; David Kresge, Spinnerstown PA 899.43 22 Gavin Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Ian Boyd, Calgary AB 893.75 23 Wafik Abdou, Bakersfield CA; B Wayne Stuart III, Santa Cruz CA 898.65 23 Glenn Robbins, New York NY; Stephen Schneer, Croton Hdsn NY 882.78 24 David Horner, Carrollton TX; Ed Groner, Duncan OK 895.92 24 Steven Lariviere, Toronto ON; Charles Durrin III, Madison AL 879.20 25 Paul Lewis, Vashon WA; Danny Sprung, Philadelphia PA 892.51 25 Edward Nield, Westchester IL; Buddy Carls, Huntington Bh CA 869.72 26 Jeff Miller, Naperville IL; Sangarapil Mohan, Oak Brook IL 891.80 26 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; Gary Cohler, Miami FL 858.03 27 Alfredo Versace, Rome IT; George Jacobs, Burr Ridge IL 890.23 27 Henry Bethe - Varis Carey, Ithaca NY 857.55 28 Nunzio Martorina, Corona CA; Marilyn Kivel, Newport Coast CA 886.33 28 Kyle Larsen, San Francisco CA; Jo Morse, Palm Bch Gdns FL 851.55 NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS F G H I EAST-WEST 1 Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Vivian Kilstrup, Vail CO 1147.78 1 Joseph Silver, Hampstead PQ; Daniel Lavee, Thornhill ON 1087.32 2 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Venkatrao Koneru, San Antonio TX 1062.25 2 P Mallela, Dekalb IL; A Greer, Buffalo NY 1050.18 3 John Lusky - Randy Pickett, Portland OR 1059.94 3 Robert Rosenberg, Newmarket NH; Stephen Rzewski, South Dennis MA 1018.18 4 Cengiz Arigun, Nigde TK; Cengiz Nuri, Ankara TK 1036.10 4 Michael Rosenberg, Wykagyl NY; Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY 1008.06 5 Nancy Popkin, Saint Louis MO; Donald Stack, Shawnee Mission KS 1002.84 5 Susan Picus, New York NY; Jill Levin, Bronx NY 988.69 6 Larry Sealy - Paul Munafo, Huntsville AL 1001.59 6 Nader Hanna, Willowdale ON; Robert Lebi, Toronto ON 983.67 7 Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Beth Palmer, Silver Spring MD 979.70 7 Jan Janitschke, Littleton CO; Patricia Norman, Houston TX 975.44 8 Chip Martel, Davis CA; Martin Fleisher, New York NY 972.72 8 Thomas Williams - James Moody, Dallas TX 963.51 9 Jerry Jackson, Wood Dale IL; Jerry Poliquin, Gurnee IL 967.15 9 Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY; Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT 959.82 10 Steve Beatty, Bothell WA; George Steiner, Seattle WA 965.20 10 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; Frederick Allenspach, Potomac MD 948.66 11 Harvey Brody, San Francisco CA; Kenneth Schutze, Austin TX 924.41 11 Mark Aquino, Jamaica Plain MA; Kenneth Titow, Scottsdale AZ 935.35 12 Bruce Cobb, Denver CO; Judy Randel, Albuquerque NM 910.05 12 Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Raleigh NC 918.41 13 Kenji Miyakuni, Tokyo, Japan; Kazuo K. Furuta, Kanagawa-Ken, Japan 906.64 13 Leslie Amoils, Toronto ON; Sean Ganness, Miami FL 909.63 14 Jill Fisch - John Gassenheimer, Washington DC 905.59 14 Gary Powell - Scott Humphrey, Austin TX 876.80 15 R Wayne Penrod - Russell Shoup, Dayton OH 902.45 15 Thomas Hughes Jr - Paul Markarian, Fort Worth TX 875.67 16 Bill Eisenberg, Sunny Vale FL; Richard Coren, Fort Lauderdale FL 900.57 16 Jeff Roman - Hugh Grosvenor, Alexandria VA 874.69 17 Lon Sunshine, Framingham MA; Ivanie Yeo, Brighton MA 898.26 17 Walter Schafer Jr, Aurora IL; Royce McCray, Caddo Mills TX 864.45 18 Russell Samuel, Locust Valley NY; Shawn Samuel, Cambridge MA 873.66 18 Jeffrey Smith, Ottawa ON; John Zaluski, Nepean ON 861.94 19 Tom Buttle - Adrienne Braithwaite, Toronto ON 870.53 19 Lynne Schaefer, Rochester Hills MI; Martha Katz, Hinsdale IL 858.30 20 Joe Grue, Bronx NY; John Kranyak, Bay Village OH 868.57 20 James Griffin - Patricia Griffin, Austin TX 847.51 21 Stephen Gladyszak, Chelsea MA; Stephanie Hamilton-Diesel, Saugus MA 861.04 21/22 Rita Ellington, Fairfield CT; Martin Caley, Montreal PQ 843.67 22 Patricia Tucker - Kevin Collins, Atlanta GA 859.16 21/22 Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Paul Kiefer, Winston Salem NC 843.67

THURSDAY EVENING IMP PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION KK EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Steve Scott, Phoenix AZ; Lynne Feldman, Champaign IL 57.00 1 1 1 Lesly Van Dame, Houston TX; Douglas Tucker, Plano TX 51.00 2 Jackie Boisseau, Etobicoke ON; P Schwartz, Cote Saint-Luc PQ 48.00 2 2 2 Paul Krueger, Arlington VA; Melville Yudkin, Annandale VA 40.00 3/4 1 Janet Garthe, Suttons Bay MI; Randal Gentillon, Idaho Falls ID 32.00 3 Alan Darman, Boca Raton FL; Frank Aquila, Fairlawn OH 37.00 3/4 David Adams, Kennesaw GA; Anne Simon, Syracuse NY 32.00 4 3 3 Mark Golding, Moncton NB; Rob Kitchen, Salisbury NB 22.00 5 2 Bill Blackburn, Matlacha FL; Lynne Cook, Wyandotte MI 28.00 5 Brian Glubok, New York NY; Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL 20.00 3 1 Richard Higgins, Ponchatoula LA; Bob Dale, Pensacola FL 24.00 4 Karen Wood, Houston TX; Bruno Dellamea, Beckley WV 13.00 4 2 Barbara Courtright, Houston TX; Nancy Neuharth, Destrehan LA -9.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Laura Owens, Loveland OH; Elena Hickman, Cincinnati OH 40.00 1 Mike Aliotta, Oklahoma City OK; Raymond Zekauskas Jr, Tulsa OK 73.00 2 2 Judy McNeilly, Mississauga ON; Frances Bijou, Miami Beach FL 30.00 2 1 1 Frank Campbell - Jenny Campbell, Laredo TX 32.00 3 3 2 Barbara Peck, Houston TX; Lillian Hilles, Irvine CA 23.00 3 2 John Mincher, Hollywood FL; Gerty Grotte, Miami FL 17.00 4 4 3 Stevan Johnson - Charlyn Johnson, Orange CA 21.00 4 3 Fred Chasalow, San Carlos CA; Michael Heymann, Los Altos CA 12.00 5 Kathy Evans - Lou Ann Perry, Houston TX 20.00 5 4 2 Sanford Lobliner, Houston TX; R Coulter, Spring TX 10.00 3 Jeff Nuttall - Chris Curran, Houston TX 8.00

THURSDAY EVENING SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Pat Levy - Jolie Hess, Houston TX 175.00 1 1 Julia Miller - Joyce Park, Houston TX 190.00 2/3 1/2 1/2 Chris Burton - Robert Davidson, Fort Smith AR 174.00 2 2 Janice Henderson - Charles Markowitz, Houston TX 187.50 2/3 1/2 1/2 Mildred Harlow - Rosemary Quirk, San Antonio TX 174.00 3 Jerry Pietscher, Elk Grove CA; Anthony Aukstikalnis, Harvey Cedars NJ 183.00 4 Joan Cohen, Memphis TN; Beryl Shapiro, Saint Louis MO 169.50 4/5 3 1 Roman Kaski - Henryk Nowak, Mississauga ON 179.00 5 Marion Strunk, Corpus Christi TX; Bill Wittmann, Colorado Spgs CO 160.50 4/5 Nancy Hetsko - Larry Rich, Cumming GA 179.00 6 3 Evelyn Sherman, San Diego CA; Richard Jackson, Bellaire TX 159.50 6 4 2 Estelle White, Sequim WA; Pat Landis, Port Townsend WA 159.50 4 Susan Kraner - Richard Kraner, White Plains NY 156.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Michael Fagan - Tricia Bradford, Houston TX 179.00 1 George Fox - Tosi Liang, Houston TX 202.50 2 2 Doris West - Noemi Kravitz, Port Washington NY 178.00 2 Diane Beyer, Orland Park IL; Don Campbell, Saskatoon SK 191.00 3 3 Emerita Hayward, Leonardtown MD; Bess Economos, W Hartford CT 176.00 3 1 Jayne Paquette, Marquette MI; Ronald Kauppila, Negaunee MI 176.00 4 4 Loreta Flynn, San Jose CA; David Feldman, Naperville IL 173.00 4 Carol Ehrlich, Miami FL; Irving Ingwer, Aventura FL 175.00 5 5 2 Bill Parrish - Lenora Parrish, Woodway TX 168.50 5 2 Joe Nance, Bryan TX; Bill Land, Houston TX 168.00 6 Jim Mahorner, Tallahassee FL; Richard Kiepfer, Boerne TX 164.50 6/8 Ronnie Ferestien, Boynton Beach FL; Sidney Golub, West Palm Beach FL 160.50 3 Terry Briscoe, Cincinnati OH; Linda Luther, Florence KY 164.00 6/8 3/4 Bob Scruton - Merle Liverman, Pointe-Claire PQ 160.50 6/8 3/4 Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City MO; Bernard Campo III, Baton Rouge LA 160.50 1 Patrick Moos, Peoria IL; Michael Waters, Dunlap IL 139.50 2 Nancy Chapman, Pacifica CA; Darlene Mayhew, Castro Valley CA 135.50 Page 14 Daily Bulletin

JACK & PHYLISS MEHRENS OPEN PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GG EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Robert Ryder, Caldwell NJ; Richard Budd, Portland ME 195.00 1 1 Jim Allen Jr, Montgomry Vlg MD; Jackie Thompson, Silver Spring MD 229.00 2 1 Karen Snyder - Nancy Boothe, Houston TX 176.00 2 Natalie Hertz - Dan Hertz, Harrison NY 185.50 3 2 1 Stanley Marshall Jr - Roma Marshall, Corpus Christi TX 175.00 3 2 Brad Sands, Seattle WA; Carol Zogg, Bellevue WA 170.00 4 Kathy Longman - Jack Longman, Clearwater FL 166.50 4 3 1 Alexander Ciura - Ioana Ciura, Mississauga ON 164.50 5 3 Joan Fox, Cincinnati OH; Karen Kendall, Middletown OH 165.50 5 4 Linda Scibienski, Grand Junction CO; Patricia Jackson, Kerrville TX 163.00 6 4 Natalie Greene, Spring TX; Dale Crumbaugh, Klein TX 164.50 6 Herman Louie - Ming Louie, Fairfax VA 158.00 2 Brian Duran, Cambridge MA; Stephen McDevitt, Somerville MA 152.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI; Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 187.00 1 1 Thomas Swensen - Patricia Fleming, Saint Paul MN 203.00 2 Mike Watson - Diane Wiggins, Houston TX 175.50 2 Laura Brill - Rick Goldstein, White Plains NY 179.00 3 1 Phyllis Mehrens - Jack Mehrens, Corpus Christi TX 172.00 3 2 1 Gene Tuck, Sour Lake TX; Edward Becker Jr, Midland MI 171.00 4 2 John Hefner - E Patricia Hefner, Stafford TX 169.00 4 Penny Snow, Beeville TX; J Hughes, Waterloo IA 169.00 5 3 1 Charlie Brown - Nancy Brown, Sunrise Beach TX 163.50 5 3 2 Aslam Siddiqui - Sandra Siddiqui, Indianapolis IN 166.50 6 4 Elizabeth Booker - Lewis Booker, College Station TX 161.00 6 4 June Ardoin - Billie Shotwell, Houston TX 164.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 182.00 1 Beth Stuart, Houston TX; Jess Stuart, West Chester PA 190.00 2 1 Owen O’Day - Gregg Walsh, Des Moines IA 172.50 2 1 George Wieland, Seabrook TX; Barbara Costanzi, Houston TX 185.50 3/4 2 Jerry Jungmichel - Jo Bennett, Austin TX 164.50 3 Eric Snow - Toni Snow, Houston TX 185.00 3/4 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 164.50 4 John Smith, La Marque TX; Rick Elliott III, Houston TX 183.50 5 Tony Miller - Diane Miller, Ridgecrest CA 163.50 5 2 1 David Pierpont, Bayfield WI; Charlie Brown, Cathedral Cty CA 171.50 6 3 1 Ned Kohler - Sherryl Buchler, Cave Creek AZ 161.50 6 3 Julian Barr, Missouri City TX; William Breslin, Houston TX 161.50 4 Joel Watkins - Billie Watkins, Hearne TX 160.00 4 2 Malcolm Barker, Bucks, England; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 160.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 James Lenertz, Scottsdale AZ; Daniel Coughenour, Phoenix AZ 182.58 1 Randall Lake - Kerr Godfrey, Houston TX 195.00 2 1 Bonnie Miller - David Miller, Chestnut Hill MA 178.58 2 1 1 Joe Cameron, Irving TX; G Brantz, Plano TX 186.92 3 2 James Tenbroeke, Iowa City IA; Frederick Ten Broeke, Houston TX 166.92 3 Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA; Gail Bell, King of Prussia PA 181.20 4 3 Patricia Worthley, Andover MA; Edith Weston, Racine WI 164.42 4 Jeffrey Thomas - James Blackwell, Columbia SC 172.08 5 4 Dick Duff, Denver CO; Thomas Lenahan, Littleton CO 164.25 5 Cherrolyn Woolwine, Naperville IL; John Kinst, Batavia IL 169.38 6 1 Katherine Moore, Houston TX; Nancy Ann Hill, Bellaire TX 160.21 6 2 2 F Plunkett - William Bedard, Bolivar PA 162.08 3 Tom Schmidt - Raylene Schmidt, Lafayette LA 158.08 4 Cyril Green, Lake Oswego OR; Linda Bishop, Austin TX 157.29 3 Sandy Palmer - Dennis Hawtin, Shorewood WI 144.25 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION XX EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Judy McDonald - R McDonald, Laredo TX 194.73 1 1 Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL; Farid Azzam, Chesterfield MO 186.78 2 Don Bartley, Bullard TX; George Kirkwood, Lindale TX 179.21 2 Jeff Strutzel, Redondo Beach CA; Subba Ravipudi, Downey CA 186.43 3 Jerry Clerkin, New Albany IN; Helen Voorhies, Bradenton FL 170.90 3 Lilli Gober, Cedar Hill TX; Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX 177.86 4 2 1 Carol Brehm - Sharon Gary, Memphis TN 168.86 4 2 Fred Fason - Jack Cato, Houston TX 171.20 5 3 2 Laura Miller - Wanda Myers, Rockport TX 167.86 5 3 William Mannschreck, Virginia Beach VA; Harold Copeland, Houston TX 169.05 6 4 Juanita McAdams, Jackson MS; Youssef Youssef, Katy TX 165.05 6 J Gittelman - Milton Freedman, Houston TX 164.73 4 1 Barbara Harberg - Robin Ladin, Houston TX 155.22 2 Julia Johnson - Heidi Starke, Blue Springs MO 155.16

THURSDAY EVENING 5/20 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SSS EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Esther Spring - Velda Hammons, Lufkin TX 58.74 1 Allan Trynz - Teri Trynz, Hawley PA 61.22 2 John P Laehy - Fredi Weinbaum, Houston TX 57.56 2 Frank Lichtenberger, Cincinnati OH; David Britt, Erlanger KY 56.13 1 David Freedman - Martin Mathews, Sugar Land TX 51.02 1 Shirley Newharth, Eureka SD; Kathy Irene Tuggle, League City TX 51.45 2 Tod Milam, League City TX; Cheryl Martin, Houston TX 46.23

THURSDAY EVENING 50/100 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B A B 1 1 Shmuel Harari, Houston TX; Nora Jean Beck, Aransas Pass TX 104.00 1 1 Jeffrey Naset, Richardson TX; Laura Dewitt, Allen TX 105.00 2/3 2/3 Mary Edholm, Mexico DF; Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX 98.00 2 2 Alfred Fortier III, Katy TX; David Wicks, Houston TX 100.00 2/3 2/3 J Danziger - Judith Danziger, Houston TX 98.00 3 Carol Bolen, Gibsonia PA; Margie Tiglio, Allison Park PA 91.00 4 Daad Rodgers - Donald Rodgers, Houston TX 96.00 4 Terry Swanson - Harry Swanson, Clive IA 89.50

THURSDAY EVENING 200/300 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Kyle Mattes - Melissa Mattes, Irving TX 82.00 1 1 Randolph Osstyn, Marquette MI; Kathleen Midkiff, Temple TX 72.00 2 Beryl Maddox - Georgia Katsimpalis, Madison IN 69.00 2 Ron Mikulin, Meeting Creek AB; Donald Smith, Calgary AB 66.00 3 1 Edward Yetter - Bonnie Kay Yetter, Garland TX 66.50 3 2 Lawrence Jones, Ballwin MO; Carolyn Koch, Edwardsville IL 64.00 3 D Russell Long, Houston TX; John Bedford, Spring TX 61.00

THURSDAY 10/3 STRATIFIED PAIRS 1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Bob Ayers - Nanette Kelley, Baton Rouge LA 197.36 1 Alexander Labry, Austin TX; Jon Coffee, Bloomfield MI 176.53 2 Robert Lavin, East Longmeadow MA; Martha Marsh, New York NY 181.34 2 Mary Anne Laier, Austin TX; Julia Allen, Willoughby OH 175.99 3 1 Betty Morgan - Neil Morgan, Saint Augustine FL 176.47 3 1 1 Tim Stelly - William Ginger III, Beaumont TX 172.21 4 R Fieler, Boca Raton FL; Bryce Troyer, Joliet IL 170.14 4 2 2 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL; Richard Higgins, Ponchatoula LA 171.24 5 Ruth Horner, Sunapee NH; Maurice Emond, Laconia NH 167.04 5 Nelda Avent, Tyler TX; Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN 166.06 6 2 John McCormack - Janet McCormack, Dallas TX 160.44 6 3 Manny Likou - Carolyn Kirk, Dundee IL 163.57 3 1 Robert Dewey, Columbia MD; David McVeigh, Southport NC 156.33 4 3 Martin Bullock - Gay Lynn Bullock, San Antonio TX 158.39 4 2 Galen Hesson, Shoreline WA; Elizabeth Feldman, Bothell WA 152.19

KATHLEEN HENSHAW SENIOR PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jim Cleary, Bloomfield CT; Tom Joyce, Colchester CT 197.50 1 Michael Ness, Saint Paul MN; Paul Winter, Minneapolis MN 207.00 2 1 1 Daniel Renault - Jackie Everett, Houston TX 184.50 2 1 Barbara Diaz - Frank Diaz, Bakersfield CA 194.50 3 Mike Aliotta, Oklahoma City OK; Raymond Zekauskas Jr, Tulsa OK 181.50 3 Roger Chalfant - Mimi Hagedorn, Houston TX 179.50 4 2 2 John Manning - Doris Manning, Tampa FL 178.00 4 William Wadsack, Lake Charles LA; John Smalley, Beaumont TX 178.00 5/6 Susan Benon, Laguna Niguel CA; Harold Binder, Dana Point CA 173.50 5 2 1 Donna Anglin, Hamilton TX; Bennie Hansson, Gatesville TX 166.00 5/6 3 3 Gulzar Mitha - Ann Blackman, Houston TX 173.50 6 3 Jayne Reiner, Missouri City TX; Barbara Martin, Houston TX 165.50 4 Atsuko Nakamura - Hortense Brinkley, Pearland TX 146.00 4 2 Pollye Campbell, Mc Queeney TX; Gail Turner, New Braunfels TX 157.00 3 Gerald Connors - Theresa Connors, Peoria AZ 150.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Bob Luebkeman, Lafayette CA; Anita Burgis, San Diego CA 186.00 1 1 Naomi Spicer, Dickinson TX; Marian Osburn, Houston TX 185.50 2 Marj Robertson - Deana Gratke, Bakersfield CA 183.50 2 2 Jean Brandt, Houston TX; June Broussard, Missouri City TX 185.00 3 Nada Sundermeyer - Clay Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 176.50 3 3 1 Lois Wilson, Houston TX; Jerry Simpson, Dickinson TX 178.00 4/5 1/2 Audrey Thompson - Tommy Thompson, Houston TX 171.50 4 Leah Coulter, Los Angeles CA; Mary Hardy, Las Vegas NV 177.50 4/5 1/2 Jean Roberts - Gladys Lawhon, Denton TX 171.50 5/6 Betty Fine - Betty Lutz, Tucson AZ 173.50 6 3 1 Marilyn Joyner - Fred Feigley, Houston TX 162.50 5/6 4 2 Martin Mayer - Robin Mayer, Westlake OH 173.50 4 2 Lou Thurston, Kingsville TX; Sandra Hurley, Medford OR 159.50 3 Marilyn Frazier - Jane Lewis, Sugar Land TX 159.50 3 Carla Burke, Pensacola FL; Mary Knight, Waxahachie TX 151.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Katie Scalamandre - Gino Scalamandre, New York NY 188.00 1 1 Jane Hopkins - Joyce Stone, Denton TX 193.00 2 Jack Bastian, Haddonfield NJ; Marie Trethaway, Cherry Hill NJ 181.50 2 Nonie Leavitt, New Orleans LA; Lillian Breen, Metairie LA 184.50 3 2 Carol Ann McGill - Robert McGill, Orange TX 173.00 3 Marvin Shatz, Hilton Head SC; Barry Pariser, Newburgh NY 181.50 4 Jacqueline Tucker - Ziggy Tucker, San Antonio TX 159.50 4 2 1 Fran Bernstein, Leawood KS; Gail Himmelstein, Prairie Village KS 164.00 5 3 E Dean Shipley, Lake Villa IL; Roberta Shipley, Ft Myers FL 158.00 5 Edward Burgan, West Hill ON; Dan McCaw, Toronto ON 161.50 6/7 4 2 P Ralston, Humble TX; Roberta Graham, Kingwood TX 155.50 6/7 Alan Darman, Boca Raton FL; Frank Aquila, Fairlawn OH 161.00 6/7 Davida Word, Conroe TX; Aletha Cahill-Wolf, The Woodlands TX 155.50 6/7 3 Claire Michalowski, Spring Lake NJ; Jacqueline Kimball, John’s Island SC 161.00 4 2 Virginia Melville, Houston TX; Mary Stevens, Missouri City TX 157.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Liane Turner - Donald Turner, Muskegon MI 189.75 1 Jay Friedenson, Morrisville VT; Robert Panek, Gardiner NY 185.88 2 1 1 Jan Hauck, Missouri City TX; Judith Smith, Houston TX 187.38 2 1 Yolanda Kristiansen - K Kristiansen, Clearwater FL 168.25 3 John Fitzgerald, Grand Prairie TX; William White, Arlington TX 180.00 3 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY 166.75 4 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Chuck Whidden, Winder GA 175.04 4 2 Evelyn Ruby, Chestnut Hill MA; Adacie Allen, Brookline MA 1 65.50 5 2 Sandra Hammer, Dedham MA; Courtney Nelson, Wells VT 174.50 5 3 John Dockray - Edie Dockray, Villanova PA 162.25 3 Bobby Jaeger - Georgie Jaeger, Colleyville TX 153.25 4 1 Betty Reeves - Patricia McDaniel, Missouri City TX 155.54 4 Robert Ipswitch, San Mateo CA; Robert Jamison, Anchorage AK 152.70 2 Joan Lane - Ann Wales, Houston TX 142.46

THURSDAY AFTERNOON 50/100 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST A B A B 1 1 Don Morgan - Bette Liebgold, Houston TX 98.50 1 Jane Shimokura - Howard Shimokura, Austin TX 110.50 2 2 Mary Hudson - Linda Howard, Houston TX 95.00 2 Edna Duggan, Tyler TX; Elizabeth Smith, Whitehouse TX 91.50 3/4 Margot Hirsch, Arlington TX; Carolyn Labouliere, Humble TX 84.50 3 Jim Stewart - Mary Ann Stewart, Dallas TX 91.00 3/4 Harry Swanson - Terry Swanson, Clive IA 84.50 1 Louise Smith, Houston TX; Nora Jean Beck, Aransas Pass TX 77.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B A B 1 James Simmons - Frances Simmons, Kingwood TX 109.64 1 Sue Williams - Elisabeth Kay, Sugar Land TX 102.36 2 1 Raymond D Pollard - Gloria Pollard, The Woodlands TX 105.64 2 1 Gabriel Perry, Houston TX; Kay Humphries, Bellaire TX 101.74 3 2 Jeffrey Naset, Richardson TX; Laura Dewitt, Allen TX 98.14 3 2 Meriedith Pfister, Seabrook TX; Carl Rose, Houston TX 89.36 4 Edward Yetter - Bonnie Kay Yetter, Garland TX 81.64 4 Suzanne Humphreys, Houston TX; Margaret Wagenbach, Littleton CO 83.50

THURSDAY AFTERNOON 200/300 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION VVV EAST-WEST A B A B 1 1 Georgene Fuller - Kay Auerbach, Corpus Christi TX 94.00 1 1 Rebecca Wooden, Saint Paul MN; Gerald Flom, Woodbury MN 103.28 2 2 Edward Tanaka - Kathleen Tanaka, Scarborough ON 92.14 2 2 James Cauble - Eric Watson, Houston TX 97.10 3 3 Gordon Sawyer, Seattle WA; Janell Miller, Amarillo TX 92.00 3 3 Joshua Kvidt - Darius Jackson, Corvallis OR 94.57 4 Nels Nielsen - Ulla Skovdal, Corpus Christi TX 91.50 4 4 Davis Gindler, Weimar TX; Myriam Pestieau, Mexico DF 89.07 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B A B 1 1 Leon Price, Charlotte NC; Margaret McKean, Annapolis MD 102.50 1 1 James Rash, Bellefontaine OH; Brenda Tranchon, Austin TX 116.00 2 2 Alfred Fischer Sr, Shreveport LA; Gladys Turissini, Gardnerville NV 101.00 2 2 D Russell Long, Houston TX; John Bedford, Spring TX 96.50 3 3 Edward Mason, El Lago TX; Carol Lynn Aiton, Seabrook TX 90.50 3 3 Mary Edholm, Mexico DF; John De Soto, San Francisco CA 92.00 4 Gerald Duncan - Barbara Duncan, Albuquerque NM 88.50 4 Chris Burton - Robert Davidson, Fort Smith AR 90.00 Daily Bulletin Page 15

JACK & PHYLLIS MEHRENS PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION GG EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jeffrey Thomas - James Blackwell, Columbia SC 202.50 1 1 Jennifer Lindner, Conroe TX; Tommie Wright, Pasadena TX 178.00 2 1 Jennifer Gianera, San Diego CA; Larry Delfs, Cedar Falls IA 187.00 2 2 Charlene Sands - Sue Odom, Austin TX 174.00 3 Penny Snow, Beeville TX; J Hughes, Waterloo IA 175.50 3 Randall Lake - Kerr Godfrey, Houston TX 168.50 4 2 1 Nelson Brown Jr - Dana Brown, Houston TX 171.00 4 3 1 Laura Miller - Wanda Myers, Rockport TX 168.00 5 3 2 Ali Ahmed Khan, Skokie IL; Dr D J Kini, Sugarland TX 170.50 5 4 2 Russell Cowgill - Jackie Cowgill, Orinda CA 164.00 6 4 F Plunkett - William Bedard, Bolivar PA 160.50 6 Kathy Longman - Jack Longman, Clearwater FL 163.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION HH EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Lilli Gober, Cedar Hill TX; Steve Shirey, Fort Worth TX 195.50 1 Barry Harper, Regina SK; Elaine Said, Nashville TN 187.50 2 1 William Mannschreck, Virginia Beach VA; Harold Copeland, Houston TX 183.50 2 1 Thomas Jahnke - Ken Navarro, Houston TX 179.50 3 2 Arbha Vongsvivut, Godfrey IL; Farid Azzam, Chesterfield MO 175.50 3 Merle Stetser, Honolulu HI; Martin Morris, Wheeling IL 178.00 4 3 Jean McCullough - Kitty Page Tomkinson, Scottsdale AZ 173.50 4 2 Jerry Jungmichel - Jo Bennett, Austin TX 173.50 5 4 Fred Fason - Jack Cato, Houston TX 173.00 5 3 Max Levit - Ariel Leibovitz, Houston TX 173.00 6 Kris Digre, Conroe TX; Cedric Hill, Spring TX 166.00 6 4 Dolores Aquino - L Travis, Houston TX 160.00 1 Barbara Harberg - Robin Ladin, Houston TX 163.00 1 Mark Leighton, Houston TX; Terry Ernst, Oran MO 155.00 2 Nancy Ferguson, Greenbrae CA; David Bryant, San Francisco CA 150.50 2 Joel Watkins - Billie Watkins, Hearne TX 150.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Malcolm Barker, Bucks, England; Patricia Wright, Charlotte NC 177.00 1 James Lenertz, Scottsdale AZ; Daniel Coughenour, Phoenix AZ 180.50 2 Bonn Tanner, Humble TX; Kay Johnson, Houston TX 172.50 2 1 1 David Pierpont, Bayfield WI; Charlie Brown, Cathedral Cty CA 175.00 3 2 2 Kenneth Andino - Theresa Andino, Tallahassee FL 169.50 3 2 Bonnie Miller - David Miller, Chestnut Hill MA 174.50 4 3 George Wieland, Seabrook TX; Barbara Costanzi, Houston TX 168.50 4 3 Glenn Ponto - Melinda Ernsberger, Port Moody BC 167.50 5 Beth Stuart, Houston TX; Jess Stuart, West Chester PA 163.00 5 4 James Tenbroeke, Iowa City IA; Frederick Ten Broeke, Houston TX 163.00 6 John Smith, La Marque TX; Rick Elliott III, Houston TX 162.00 6 John O’Brien - Pat O’Brien, Amarillo TX 162.50 4 Brigitte Sandifer, Sugar Land TX; Wanda Meyer, Houston TX 160.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Donald Rumelhart, Ann Arbor MI; Zeke Jabbour, Boca Raton FL 184.00 1 Tony Petronella, North Kingstown RI; Walter Fontaine, North Providence RI 184.50 2 1 Betty Marriett, Port Aransas TX; Nancy Lang, Rockport TX 176.00 2 1 Jim Allen Jr, Montgomry Vlg MD; Jackie Thompson, Silver Spring MD 171.50 3 2 Elizabeth Booker - Lewis Booker, College Station TX 170.50 3 2 David Glandorf, Houston TX; James Frick, Friendswood TX 164.50 4 3 1 Charlie Brown - Nancy Brown, Sunrise Beach TX 168.00 4 3 Brad Sands, Seattle WA; Carol Zogg, Bellevue WA 163.50 5 4 2 S Berron - Lene Lopez, Mexico 167.00 5 4 1 Brian Duran, Cambridge MA; Stephen McDevitt, Somerville MA 160.00 6 Phyllis Mehrens - Jack Mehrens, Corpus Christi TX 162.00 6/7 Ronald Stueber - Cynthia Stueber, Beaumont TX 157.00 6/7 Linda Scibienski, Grand Junction CO; Patricia Jackson, Kerrville TX 157.00 2 Richard Frankeny - Diana Frankeny, Cedar Park TX 156.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Joe Elsbury - Esta Van Zandt, Houston TX 211.50 1 Eric Snow - Toni Snow, Houston TX 186.00 2 1 Mervyn Adey - Michael Ainsley, Victoria BC 187.00 2 1 Thomas Swensen - Patricia Fleming, Saint Paul MN 174.00 3 Laura Brill - Rick Goldstein, White Plains NY 182.00 3 2 Natalie Greene, Spring TX; Dale Crumbaugh, Klein TX 172.50 4 2 June Ardoin - Billie Shotwell, Houston TX 169.00 4 3 Daryl Fisher, New Orleans LA; Andrea Schneider, Berkeley CA 167.00 5 3 Deborah Case - David Miller, Houston TX 167.00 5 Robert Ryder, Caldwell NJ; Richard Budd, Portland ME 165.50 6 4 1 Pearl Feldman, Deerfield Beach FL; Paul Lindauer Jr, Varna IL 161.50 6 4 Karen Snyder - Nancy Boothe, Houston TX 164.50 2 Emma Lemeli - N Durnhofer, Mexico 142.00 1 Richard Alsup, Vienna WV; Michael Alsup, Houston TX 150.50 2 Gene Tuck, Sour Lake TX; Edward Becker Jr, Midland MI 150.00 KATHLEEN HENSHAW SENIOR PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION AAA EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Robert Loewenthal, Stone Mountain GA; Delysia Ashwood, Atlanta GA 176.50 1 1 Arlene Slomka - Doris Blumenthal, Houston TX 207.00 2 2 John Dockray - Edie Dockray, Villanova PA 175.50 2 2 Loreta Flynn, San Jose CA; Henry Zoellner, Santa Clara CA 178.00 3 Angie Knechtges, Grafton OH; Jim Relihan, Tampa FL 173.50 3 3 1 Allen Craig Jr - Blanche Craig, Sugar Land TX 167.00 4 3 Bobby Jaeger - Georgie Jaeger, Colleyville TX 171.00 4 4 2 Barbara Delozier - Puddin’ Krueger, Houston TX 165.00 5 4 E Dean Shipley, Lake Villa IL; Roberta Shipley, Ft Myers FL 167.00 5 3 John Nevins - Anne Nevins, Winchester MA 161.00 1 Betty Schell - Bertha Tucker, Sugar Land TX 157.00 2 Duaine Benard, Redford MI; James Steckel, Westland MI 146.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION BBB EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Michael Ness, Saint Paul MN; Paul Winter, Minneapolis MN 214.50 1 1 1 Lou Thurston, Kingsville TX; Sandra Hurley, Medford OR 197.00 2 Genevieve Hewitt - Richard Hewitt, New York NY 203.00 2 Marj Robertson - Deana Gratke, Bakersfield CA 175.50 3 1 Barbara Diaz - Frank Diaz, Bakersfield CA 184.50 3 Nada Sundermeyer - Clay Sundermeyer, Bellevue WA 172.50 4 2 1 Gerald Connors - Theresa Connors, Peoria AZ 171.50 4 2 2 Harry Powell, Dallas TX; Jack Rafferty, Houston TX 169.50 5 3 2 Gulzar Mitha - Ann Blackman, Houston TX 162.50 5 Bob Luebkeman, Lafayette CA; Anita Burgis, San Diego CA 169.00 4 Jeane Crumpler, Willis TX; Wes Burgar, Warren MI 156.00 3 Audrey Thompson - Tommy Thompson, Houston TX 161.00 4 3 Marilyn Joyner - Fred Feigley, Houston TX 155.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION CCC EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Leah Coulter, Los Angeles CA; Mary Hardy, Las Vegas NV 195.50 1 Marvin Shatz, Hilton Head SC; Barry Pariser, Newburgh NY 191.50 2 1 1 Gerry Earnest, Montgomery TX; Barbara Finch, Houston TX 187.00 2 1 L Laurvick, Superior WI; Jeff Dziuk, Maplewood MN 180.50 3 Shirley Stanton, Houston TX; Jo Ellis, Sugar Land TX 186.50 3 Alan Darman, Boca Raton FL; Frank Aquila, Fairlawn OH 174.00 4 2 2 Richard Davidson - John Taylor, Pasadena TX 171.00 4 2 Jane Simmons, Spring TX; Julie Halperin, Conroe TX 169.50 5/6 3/4 3/4 Sally Floyd - Orma Brackenridge, Kingwood TX 165.50 5 3 1 June Owens - Betty Wills, Tulsa OK 167.50 5/6 3/4 3/4 Martin Mayer - Robin Mayer, Westlake OH 165.50 6 4 2 Katie Scalamandre - Gino Scalamandre, New York NY 159.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION EEE EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Roger Chalfant - Mimi Hagedorn, Houston TX 208.00 1 Marshall Kuschner, Reston VA; Chuck Whidden, Winder GA 198.50 2 1 Jane Hopkins - Joyce Stone, Denton TX 188.50 2 Roy Green - Mary Green, Carlisle MA 194.00 3 2 Doris West - Noemi Kravitz, Port Washington NY 186.50 3 1 Evelyn Ruby, Chestnut Hill MA; Adacie Allen, Brookline MA 193.00 4 3 1 Sid Leblanc - Robert Wooderson, Kenner LA 182.00 4 2 Donald Hauser - Regina Hauser, Florissant MO 186.00 5 Jacqueline Tucker - Ziggy Tucker, San Antonio TX 172.00 5 John Fitzgerald, Grand Prairie TX; William White, Arlington TX 180.50 6 4 2 Lonnie Sieckmann, Omaha NE; Marilyn Gentry, Blair NE 155.50 6 3 1 Jan Hauck, Missouri City TX; Judith Smith, Houston TX 159.00 4 2 Odette Amyx, Houston TX; Mary Reece, Sugar Land TX 151.50

THURSDAY 10/3 STRATIFIED PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 R Fieler, Boca Raton FL; Bryce Troyer, Joliet IL 187.93 1 Alexander Labry, Austin TX; Jon Coffee, Bloomfield MI 190.73 2 1 1 Bob Dale, Pensacola FL; Richard Higgins, Ponchatoula LA 176.30 2 Nelda Avent, Tyler TX; Lance Chamberlain, Rochester MN 177.80 3 Mary Anne Laier, Austin TX; Julia Allen, Willoughby OH 172.36 3 1 1 Tim Stelly - William Ginger III, Beaumont TX 175.77 4 Bob Ayers - Nanette Kelley, Baton Rouge LA 169.98 4 2 Greg Johnson, League City TX; Helen McCabe, Houston TX 175.74 5 2 John McCormack - Janet McCormack, Dallas TX 167.30 5 3 2 Melville Yudkin, Annandale VA; Paul Krueger, Arlington VA 174.46 6 3 2 Jason Smith, Brooklyn NY; Herbert Lee III, Durham NC 165.53 6 Doris McGinley, Venice FL; William Epperson, Sarasota FL 166.14 4 3 Roger Hallum - Jeanie Bettis, Vancouver WA 164.04 4 Frances Hillin, Corpus Christi TX; William Smith, Houston TX 165.42

LIFE OF REILLY SIDE GAME NORTH-SOUTH SECTION JJ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Pat Levy - Jean Cole, Houston TX 148.00 1 1 1 Jill Hendricks, Tomball TX; Antoinette Edeiken, Sugar Land TX 121.00 2 George Drake - Helene Drake, Phoenix AZ 127.00 2 2 2 Irv Smith - Jane Smith, Missouri City TX 118.00 3 1 1 Patricia Lacerva, Waveland MS; Bernard Campo III, Baton Rouge LA 122.50 3 Wernle Alexander, Vienna; Leonard Helman, Santa Fe NM 116.00 4 2 Edmund Cappel - Mary Freet, Thibodaux LA 111.00 4 3 Herb Schapera - Terry Briscoe, Cincinnati OH 113.50 3 Lillian Reilly, Houston TX; Helen Pruitt, Tomball TX 106.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION KK EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Brian Mahony - Florence Mahony, West Redding CT 138.89 1 1 Jerry McClenagan - Martha McClenagan, Amarillo TX 137.16 2 2 Judy Fernald - John Monroe Jr, Houston TX 125.94 2 Jack Kimmons, Crosby TX; Warren Foss, Pierre SD 135.83 3 3 Ing-Tai Chen, Sugar Land TX; Harold Mustin Jr, Benton LA 122.78 3 2 Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City MO; Jose Tharayil, Winnipeg MB 119.03 4 Mike Albert - Karen Verdirame, Omaha NE 118.67 4 Jerry Pietscher, Elk Grove CA; Anthony Aukstikalnis, Harvey Cedars NJ 118.03 2 Sandra Jackson, Bellaire TX; Daniel Jackson, Houston TX 104.56 1 Nancy Chapman, Pacifica CA; Darlene Mayhew, Castro Valley CA 96.58

THURSDAY MORNING 50/100/300 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TTT EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Edward Tanaka - Kathleen Tanaka, Scarborough ON 111.50 1 Joan Paulos - Victor Paulos, Hot Springs AR 106.00 2 1 1 D Russell Long, Houston TX; John Bedford, Spring TX 94.50 2 1 1 Frank Lichtenberger, Cincinnati OH; David Britt, Erlanger KY 92.50 3 2 Jeffrey Naset, Richardson TX; Laura Dewitt, Allen TX 91.50 3 2 Mary Hudson, Houston TX; Kay Humphries, Bellaire TX 89.50 4 Donald Pigg, Burleson TX; Milton Birmingham, Fort Worth TX 89.50 4 John Glezen - Judith Alderman, Fayetteville NY 86.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UUU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Leon Price, Charlotte NC; Stephen McDevitt, Somerville MA 104.50 1 Charlotte Grosskopf, Dallas TX; Thomas Griffith, Toms River NJ 96.50 2 2 Edna Duggan, Tyler TX; Elizabeth Smith, Whitehouse TX 94.00 2 1 1 Carol Bolen, Gibsonia PA; Margie Tiglio, Allison Park PA 95.50 3 Mary June Malus - Kathleen Lobdell, Lake Charles LA 86.50 3 2 Suzanne Humphreys, Houston TX; Margaret Wagenbach, Littleton CO 94.00 4/5 Edwin Glickman, Snowmass CO; Mary Ann Stewart, Dallas TX 81.00 4 Bill Page, Jacksonville Bh FL; Sue Olstad, Houston TX 88.50 4/5 Helene Fierman - M Fierman, Encino CA 81.00 1 Barbara Robinson - Loa Ray Berry, Lufkin TX 80.50

MORNING SIDE SERIES III THURSDAY MORNING SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Helene Drake - George Drake, Phoenix AZ 106.50 1 1 Kelley Hwang, New York NY; Peter Morse, North Vancouver BC 114.00 2 Sonia Kaplan, Eatontown NJ; Bess Economos, W Hartford CT 102.50 2 2 Marvin Ellis, Tyler TX; Lynne Cook, Wyandotte MI 100.50 3 1 Lawrence Dubrofsky - Andrew Speers, Edmonton AB 97.50 3 3 Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City MO; Jose Tharayil, Winnipeg MB 90.50 4 Mike Albert - Karen Verdirame, Omaha NE 91.00 4 1 Andrew Wilkin, Winter Springs FL; John Knarr, Fern Park FL 88.00 2 1 William Wood Jr - Patricia Wood, Hartsdale NY 84.00 2 Carl Kallina - Fay Kallina, Tucson AZ 82.50 3 Mark Wallet, Katy TX; Robert Ellison, Houston TX 79.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Herman Louie - Ming Louie, Fairfax VA 102.00 1 Michael Flader, Saint Paul MN; Larry Delfs, Cedar Falls IA 102.50 2 1 1 Michael Merns, West Palm Beach FL; John Roller, No Palm Beach FL 91.50 2 Bill Hugenberg, Grand Junction CO; Dennis Goldston, Colorado Spgs CO 95.00 3 Mike Sloan, Jeffersonvlle IN; Sara Parks M D, Owensboro KY 90.00 3 1 1 Mary Ann Hall - Robert Hall, Abilene TX 94.50 4 2 2 William Nabors - Robert Reinman, Colorado Spgs CO 89.00 4 2 Ron Short - Jill Burtram, Albuquerque NM 90.50 3 Charlene Goodman, Flint TX; Pat Smith, Tyler TX 85.50 3 2 Nancy Chapman, Pacifica CA; Darlene Mayhew, Castro Valley CA 83.50

THURSDAY AFTERNOON 5/20 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SSS EAST-WEST A B A B 1 1 Barbara Robinson - Lou Ray Berry, Lufkin TX 97.71 1 Frank Hawkins - Waymon Webster, Prairie View TX 105.29 2 Frank Lichtenberger, Cincinnati OH; David Britt, Erlanger KY 96.79 2 1 Carl Estes - Robert Wear, Houston TX 99.50 3 Mary Jo Allman, Rockwall TX; June Price, Heath TX 94.93 3 Sharon Pauley - Becky Ellisor, Houston TX 89.64 4 2 Julie Harris, Spring TX; Carmen Keys, Houston TX 89.14 4 2 Gopal Srinivas, Houston TX; Ken Price, Heath TX 89.21 DallasTODAY’S Bridge SCHEDULE Unit 176 Day *Unless otherwise noted, strat breaks for Stratified Open and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). **Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Friday, March 15, 2002, 9:00 a.m. Event Session Entry/player/session Sold ACBL members** Other Morning Bracketed KO Teams II Continues at 9:00 a.m. Saturday 3rd $13 $14 Westin Galleria. Woodway III Morning Compact KO Teams Continues at 9:00 a.m. Saturday 1-2 $6.50 7.50 Westin Galleria, Woodway III Morning Side Game Series III* Continues at 9:00 a.m. Saturday single $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway II Stratified 299er Pairs single $12 $13 Westin Oaks, Consort II Friday, March 15, 2002, 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Stratified Senior Pairs* 1-2 $13 $14 Westin Oaks, Consort I Friday, March 15, 2002, 1:00 & 8:00 p.m. VANDERBILT KNOCKOUT TEAMS $15.50 $16.50 Marriott, Bexar OPEN PAIRS II 1-2F $15.50 $16.50 Marriott, ExHall WOMEN’S PAIRS 1-2F $15.50 $16.50 Marriott, ExHall Dallas Bridge Unit 176 Stratified Open Pairs* 1-2 $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway I Dallas Bridge Unit 176 Stratified Women’s Pairs* 1-2 $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Plaza Ballroom Dallas Bridge Unit 176 Bracketed KO Teams IV Continues Saturday 1-2 $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway III Friday-Saturday Side Game Series* single $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway II 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single $12 $13 Westin Oaks, Consort II 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single $12 $12 Westin Oaks, Consort II Friday, March 15, 2002, 8:00 p.m. Senior Bracketed KO Teams 4th $13 $14 Westin Oaks, Consort II Tom Clark Stratified Board-a-Match Teams* single $12 $13 Westin Galleria, Woodway II Friday-Saturday Side Game Series* single $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway II 299er Stratified Swiss Teams single $12 $13 Westin Oaks, Consort II 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single $12 $13 Westin Oaks, Consort II 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single $12 $12 Westin Oaks, Consort II Friday, March 15, 2002, midnight Aggieland Zip Swiss Teams* single $12 $13 Westin Galleria, Woodway II

TOMORROW’SBill Anderson SCHEDULE Day *Unless otherwise noted, Strati-Flighted Open and Strati-Flighted Senior events are divided: A/X (3000+, 0-3000); separate from B/C/D (1000-2000, 500-1000, 0-500). Strat breaks for Stratified Open and Stratified Senior events are: A (2000+), B (750-2000), C (0-750). **Members whose dues payment is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Saturday, March 16, 2002, 9:00 a.m. Event Session Entry/player/session Sold ACBL members** Other Morning Bracketed KO Teams II 4th $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway III Morning Compact KO Teams 3-4 $6.50 $7.50 Westin Galleria, Woodway III Morning Side Game Series III* single $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway II Bill Anderson Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single $12 $13 Westin Oaks, Consort II Bill Anderson Stratified 299er Pairs single $12 $13 Westin Oaks, Consort II Saturday, March 16, 2002, 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Bill Anderson Stratified Senior Pairs* 1-2 $13 $14 Westin Oaks, Consort I Bill Anderson Stratified Open Pairs* 1-2 $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Plaza Ballroom Saturday, March 16, 2002, 1:00 & 8:00 p.m. OPEN SWISS TEAMS 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions 1-2Q $15.50 $16.50 Marriott, ExHall WOMEN’S SWISS TEAMS 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions 1-2Q $15.50 $16.50 Marriott, ExHall , Flights B & C 1-2Q $14 $15 Marriott, Grand Ballroom Prequalification required. 2 qualifying, 2 final sessions Bill Anderson Strati-Flighted Open Pairs* A/X 1-2 $13 $14 Marriott, Navarro Ballroom B/C/D 1-2 $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway I Bill Anderson Compact KO Teams 1-2 $6.50 $7.50 Westin Galleria, Woodway III (2 matches at 1 p.m.; 2 matches at 8 p.m.) Dallas Bridge Unit 176 Bracketed KO Teams IV 3-4 $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway III Friday-Saturday Side Game Series* single $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway II Bill Anderson 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single $12 $13 Westin Oaks, Consort II Bill Anderson 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single $12 $12 Westin Oaks, Consort II Saturday, March 16, 2002, 8:00 p.m. Bill Anderson Stratified Board-a-Match Teams* single $12 $13 Westin Galleria, Woodway II Friday-Saturday Side Game Series* single $13 $14 Westin Galleria, Woodway II Bill Anderson 299er Stratified Swiss Teams single $12 $13 Westin Oaks, Consort II Bill Anderson 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single $12 $13 Westin Oaks, Consort II Bill Anderson 0-20, 0-5 Pairs single $12 $12 Westin Oaks, Consort II Saturday, March 16, 2002, midnight Bill Anderson Zip KO Teams* single $12 $13 Westin Galleria, Woodway II

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