41st Spring North American Bridge Championships Reno, Nevada March 19-29, 1998 Daily Bulletin Volume 41, Number 5 Tuesday, March 24, 1998 Editors: Henry Francis and Jody Latham Seeds breeze inThe Vanderbilttop seeds in the Vanderbilt breezed through their matches yester- day but the #11 team captained by Brian Glubok was upset 207-171 by a Cali- fornia team captained by James Tritt. Tritt (Richard Meffley, Shirley Blum, George Whitworth) will face Jim Zimmerman’s squad today. Eli Borok (left) and Bill Sides won a close Bill Root, the #10 seed, struggled contest in the Silver Ribbon Pairs to a 140-126 win over Maksymetz and yesterday. George Rosenkranz squeaked by with Aileen Osofsky (center), chairman of the ACBL Goodwill Committee, honored these a 145-143 over Gandolfo. new members of the ACBL Hall of Fame at the Goodwill meeting yesterday. With her Continued on page 7 are Mary Jane Farell, Billy Eisenberg, Dorothy Truscott and Dave Treadwell. Sides, Borok win BillSilver Sides and RibbonEli Borok squeaked out a win in the Silver Ribbon Pairs last New Hall of Famers honored Friends pay tribute night by a margin of about 1/3 of a board. “It couldn’t happen to two nicer Four players recently elected to the marvelous successes accomplished by More than 100 friends of the late at Goodwill get-together to Judy Tucker guys,” said Borok jokingly. Sides and Hall of Fame were honored yesterday Mary Jane Farell over the years. He Judy Tucker gathered in Roy Green’s Borok scored 1228.91 matchpoints to at the Goodwill Committee meeting. pointed to her four world champion- room last night to memorialize and pay 1214.93 for runners-up Dudley Brown Also acclaimed was Roy Green, our ships and her acclamation as Los An- tribute to their friend. They spent more and Richard Budd. Top on a board was about-to-retire CEO. geles Woman of the Year. than two hours recalling their experi- 39. Aileen Osofsky, Goodwill chair- “Mary Jane is already with a help- ences with Judy, telling Judy anecdotes, The winners had qualified easily, man, pointed out that the Hall of Fame ful hint,” he said. “I have never been and remembering. coming in fourth of 180 pairs. They induction isn’t going to take place un- able to score well against her, but I have Judy played throughout the two- were third after the first final session. til the Summer NABC in Chicago. She always enjoyed learning my lessons.” session event on Friday and then retired Sides, a Burbank CA resident, is a felt that the four living newcomers “Thank you for being my friend, to her room. She was found dead of a former vice president of Union Bank should not have to wait until summer Sam,” said Mary Jane. massive coronary a short time later. who now teaches bridge. Borok, of Los to be honored. Each member was in- It was only fitting that Bobby Wolff Among those trading stories were Angeles, is a retired CPA and the troduced by a close friend. talked about Billy Eisenberg -- they Aileen Osofsky, Gail Greenberg, Joan former principal partner in the The first was Sam Haveson of Los were teammates as Aces way back Gerard, Karen Allison, Dorothy Cavendish Club West. Angeles, who told the group of the when. “Billy was the first Ace chosen Truscott, Roberta Epstein, Kathie Wei- The two have played rarely in tour- by Ira Corn,” said Wolff. “Billy was the Sender, Tubby Stayman, Glenn naments -- maybe about six times -- and most charismatic of the Aces -- Broad- Eisenstein, Abby Heitner, Kiki Kaplan, play primarily in money team games way Billy we called him. Billy of course Cynthia Colin, Carol Sanders and where partners rotate. They describe Continued on page 6 Brenda Jacobus. BowlWant to bowlwith a few unconventionala Pro? themselves as good friends who attend frames with Mike or Nancy Passell? UCLA basketball games together. How about ACBL President Dick Anderson, Bridge Today Magazine edi- tor Matt Granovetter, Mark Itabashi, G. Gard Hays of Mike Lawrence or Peter Weichsel? Hays is Grand LM Veradale WA, who These are some of the bridge celebri- $2600 lost and found won two nationally ties you might draw for your bowling rated men’s events team tonight. It was not a good day for David -- a happy experience in the Sixties, has For $25 per team of four, player/ Siebert -- nothing was going right. become an ACBL bowlers can compete for But it got worse -- he reached into Grand Life Master. team and individual his pocket and discovered that his prizes. All monies go roll of $100 bills -- 26 of them -- was Hays, a salesman and District 19 to local charities. gone! At first he thought he might have board member, won the 1961 Life Mas- The bowling does left it in his room, but then he realized ter Men’s Pairs and the 1964 Men’s Pairs. not require the usual that he had put the roll in his pocket He still remembers the first win. “I skills so don’t worry if it’s been a long when he changed his pants. was playing with Max Manchester,” he time since you bowled (if ever). Team He didn’t think it would do any said, “and we won the event and Max space and celebrities are first come - good, but he went to Hotel Security was elected ACBL president the same first served. Sign up now at the Regis- Continued on page 2 David Siebert thanks Nancy Peterson day. It was quite a day.” tration desk. Page 2 Daily Bulletin SPECIAL EVENTS Take chances when Tuesday, March 24 9:00 a.m. - Noon Bridge America: Coffee with Audrey, Cascade 2 theYou don’t odds win North favorAmerican championships you 9:00 a.m. - Noon Club Directors’ Course, Sierra by pussyfooting around. You’ve got to take some 11:00 a.m. - Noon Special series: “A Switch in Time -- How to Take chances -- the key is to take chances when the odds All Your Tricks on Defense” is hosted by Bridge are in your favor. Watch Open Pairs I champions Geir Today Magazine editor Matthew Granovetter in the Helgemo of Norway and Tony Forrester of Great Brit- Crystal Ballroom. One-time $40 charge includes a ain on Board 24 from the first final session. free copy of the book. Dlr: West ♠ A Q 10 8 7 2 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Jim Vul: None ♥ A Q J 7 Kirkham: Negative Doubles, Carson Ballroom. ♦ A 7 Kirkham represents District 22 on the ACBL ♣ 4 Board of Directors. He is a retired U.S. Marine ♠ 9 ♠ 6 5 3 officer who has served as District 22 tournament ♥ 9 6 5 3 ♥ K 10 4 manager and president. He is a Diamond Life ♦ K Q J 2 ♦ 8 4 Master with numerous regional wins. ♣ K 8 5 3 ♣ A Q 7 6 2 Jim Kirkham The afternon session A fruit snack will be served to the players. ♠ K J 4 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- ♥ 8 2 Michael Huston: Playing with Finesse, Carson ♦ 10 9 6 5 3 Ballroom. Huston is a former English professor ♣ J 10 9 and former labor relation’s consultant. He is now West North East South a professional player, bridge teacher and labor Helgemo Forrester arbitrator. Huston is a member of the National Pass 1♠ Pass 2*S Appeals Committee and a Diamond Life Master Dbl 4♠ 5♣ Pass with numerous regional wins. Pass 5♠ All Pass 11:30 p.m. Snacks at the Bowling Alley Both Helgemo and Forrester passed the first time 11:30 p.m. Check in for Charity Bowling with the Pros, $25 around, but Helgemo tried a takeout double on his entry per team second turn. He had the ideal distribution even though Michael Huston he had only 9 hcp. After North leaped to the spade game, Forrester concluded quickly that the save was Wednesday, March 25 with the odds. On defense against 4♠ he knew de- 9:00 a.m. - Noon Club Directors’ Course, Sierra 1 clarer was not going to get any surprises in the trump 10:00 a.m. - Noon Bridge America: Ask Jerry, Cascade 2 suit, and with so many clubs Forrester did not expect 11:00 a.m. - Noon Special series: “A Switch in Time -- How to Take All Your Tricks on to get more than one trick in that suit. Probably the Defense” is hosted by Bridge Today Magazine editor Matthew Granovetter ♥K would be a trick, and it was likely that his partner in the Crystal Ballroom. One-time $40 charge includes a free copy of the had a diamond trick. But that was only three tricks, book. so 4♠ was a likely make. 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Max Hardy: Overcalls, Carson Now what about 5♣? Partner probably had only Ballroom one spade, and the ♥K probably would be a trick. So The afternoon session Fruit snack will be served to the players. it was likely that he would lose a spade, two hearts 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Novice Speakers Program -- Kathie Wei-Sender: and a diamond, assuming Helgemo had some kind of Championship Bridge, Carson Ballroom favorable diamond holding. In time much shorter than 11:30 p.m. Hot dogs, Main Foyer it has taken to write this, Forrester decided on the save. If he had been doubled, he would have received a ♣ 9:00 a.m. - Noon Bridge AmericaThursday, Instructors’ March Course, Cascade 26 2 good score because 5 goes down only two tricks -- 11:00 a.m.