Jacobus, Coren Win Squeaker in Blue Ribbon Pairs

November 16-November 26, 2000 Birmingham, Alabama 74th Fall North American Bridge Championships Daily Bulletin Vol. 74, No. 8 Friday, November 24, 2000 Editors: Henry Francis and Jody Latham Jacobus, Coren win squeaker in Blue Ribbon Pairs Marc Jacobus of Las Vegas and Richard Coren of Fort Lauderdale FL won a squeaker in the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs last night, edging Steve Weinstein and Robert Levin by a margin of 7.53 matchpoints. Top on a board was 31. Jacobus and Coren posted a final score of 966.70 to 959.17 for Weinstein and Levin. Another 12.07 points back were Bob Hamman and Zia Mahmood, with 947.10; only a single point behind them, at 946.10, were Larry Cohen and David Berkowitz. Jacobus, a bridge professional who lives in Las Vegas, won his fourth North American champion- ship: he has previous wins in the Vanderbilt, North American Swiss Teams and Life Master Men’s Don Mamula heads Pairs. “I can say that I won a North American cham- Richard Coren (left) and Marc Jacobus Board of Governors Continued on page 5 Donald Mamula of Mill Creek WA was elected Mr. Smith goes chairman of the Board of Governors at last Sunday’s meeting of the Board. He will succeed Chris Pisarra to Washington – in January. He has been vice chairman for the past three years. Darwin Afdahl will be the vice chairman. and everywhere else “I’m not even the best player in my little town of For Glenn Smith, who describes himself as a Mill Creek,” said Mamula. That’s not false modesty man who’s used to sleeping in his own bed, his – Paul Soloway also lives in Mill Creek. term as ACBL president has presented a series of “We have 137 members on our Board, and I want challenges. to tap that experience base,” said Mamula. “I want to Smith and his wife Marjorie have – so far – at- establish parallel committees with the Board of Di- tended 10 regionals and all three NABCs. They’ve rectors so that we can cover the same subject areas. I visited Bermuda, Houston, Hilton Head, Toronto, want the two groups to exchange information and Lake Geneva, Champaign, Las Vegas, Calgary, St. views before the Board of Directors meet so that ev- Louis, Montreal and NABCs in Cincinnati, Anaheim erything won’t be coming to the Governors meeting and Birmingham. They took September off because as material that is entirely new to us. “we just wanted to be home,” said Glenn. “I’ve talked with Jim Kirkham, the incoming Alan LeBendig elected Still on tap is the Palm Springs regional in De- president, and he agrees it will be a good idea for the cember “and that will be it,” said Glenn. committees to get input from each other. I want the to WBF Executive One of his favorite memories: standing in front Governors to be proactive instead of responsive.” “I hope to make the World Bridge Federation of a huge room at the White Hat Regional in Calgary, Mamula also wants to work to improve the pres- more responsive to the wishes of the ACBL.” That is waving a big white hat and yelling, “Yahoo!” tige of the Governors by making significant contri- one of the goals of Alan LeBendig of Los Angeles, The Smiths have enjoyed meeting “all the people butions. He also intends to improve the internal or- newly elected ACBL representative to the WBF Ex- who are putting on the tournaments, doing all the work ganization of the Governors – “our rules have never ecutive Board. He succeeds Virgil Anderson of and playing bridge,” said Glenn. “We have so been codified, and that’s something we’re going to Springfield MO. He will serve a three-year term. many good people in our organization. do.” “We were close to a crisis position earlier this “If it’s not fun, we shouldn’t be doing it,” he Mamula has been an ACBL member since his year when the WBF wanted to raise each country’s added. “Bridge should be enjoyable.” college days in 1972, but he has been playing seri- membership fee from 10 cents to a dollar apiece. At Continued on page 3 ously only for about 10 years. He won the 200-300 first ACBL refused this, but later we offered a com- category in the Mini-McKenney in 1993. He is a Sil- promise of 50 cents. The WBF at first looked askance ver Life Master with about 2100 points and about 20 at this compromise offer but eventually accepted it.” regional wins. LeBendig feels the ACBL should continue to be His wife Linda, who is from the Cleveland area, affiliated with the WBF, but he feels that the world also is active in bridge. She has served as president organization has some financial problems. of both District 5 and the Cleveland unit. “The WBF has made great strides in moving toward acceptance for bridge in the Olympic movement. I feel strongly that the ACBL should have a major participation in this effort. The WBF was also done Still going strong so much for bridge in Europe – membership growth Even though it was Thanksgiving, the table there has outdistanced North America in recent years. count was reasonable yesterday – 500.5 tables. The WBF has done well in getting event sponsors The total now is 6602.5, so Birmingham 2000 and has been quite successful in making the world still is on the road to perhaps 8500 tables. in general more aware of the game of bridge. Continued on page 3 President Glenn Smith and his wife Marjorie Page 2 Daily Bulletin The deuce take it By Alan Truscott SPECIAL EVENTS What does it mean if, in fourth postion, you “raise” the responder’s suit? Suppose that the dealer Friday, November 24 on your left bids 1 , partner passes and the response ¨ Mid-South Bridge Conference (District 10) Day is 1«. What sort of hand do you need to bid 2«? Most experts agree that this should be a natural 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Jade Barrett, It’s All in your Head, East bid with long, strong spades, since there are other Meeting Rooms N & O. Barrett, Vancouver WA, is a professional player and teacher ways -- such as double -- to ask partner to bid. The who is also an ABA Life Master. 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Judy Cotterman, Director Please! East 2« bidder should have (at least) a six-card suit. A five-card suit is insufficient, since the suit is known Meeting Rooms N & O. Cotterman of Kokomo IN is an associate regional director to be breaking badly. and IN field coordinator for the ACBL. Consider this example from the first qualifying session of the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs. Saturday, November 25 Dlr: West 10 « Alabama Bridge Association (Unit 157) Day Vul: Both ª 8 6 3 © Q 9 7 4 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Easybridge! accreditation stages A & B (with a break between stages). Medical Forum Room C. ¨ A K 9 6 4 Q 8 6 5 4 3 2 12:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Lowell Andrews, The Balancing Act, East « « Meeting Rooms N & O. Andrews, Huntington Beach CA, is a retired tournament ª Q 10 7 4 ª A 9 A K 6 J 10 8 3 director who plays bridge professionally. © © 7:15 p.m. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers Program: Harold Feldheim, Swiss Team Tactics, ¨ Q 10 8 5 ¨ J 7 East Meeting Rooms N & O. Feldheim, Hamden CT, is a bridge writer and teacher.. « A K J 9 7 ª K J 5 2 © 5 2 Sunday, November 26 ¨ 3 2 West North East South Noon - 5:00 p.m. Reisinger final on vugraph, Medical Forum Auditorium. 7:00 p.m. - Midnight Reisinger final on vugraph, Medical Forum Auditorium. 1¨ Pass 1« 2« All Pass Mike Passell and Mike Cappelletti, East-West, were due for a good result because, if South had main- tained a discreet silence, West would probably have Fine card reading played in 1NT. That contract usually failed by more By Barry Rigal than one trick, and the scoresheet was plastered with Ralph Cohen got pushed to an awkward level here could get only one trick. If South ruffs with the jack, minus 200s, 300s and even a 400. but came through with the help of the defense and declarer can finesse the 8 to take the last two tricks. West led the K and shifted to a heart. East took © some nice card reading. If he ruffs low, declarer overruffs and cashs the trump his ace and returned a heart. South won the K and ª Dlr: West A 5 2 ace. Contract made! led a diamond, won by West with the ace. « Vul: E-W K Q Our opponents did well to steal the contract on When West attempted to cash his winning Q, ª ª Board 16 K J 9 3 our next deal. The key for us was to set their partscore his partner ruffed with the 6 and returned the 5. © « « 10 7 5 3 enough to compensate for missing our club or This reduced his trump length and apparently ruined ¨ J 3 K 10 9 8 notrump partscore. his chance of wresting control of the trumps from « « 10 8 4 A 7 5 3 2 Dlr: North Q 7 6 declarer. ª ª « A 8 7 6 4 -- Vul: E-W A 9 4 3 South took the A and crossed to the K, as East © © ª « ¨ K 8 6 Q 9 4 2 Board 25 Q 6 5 3 dropped the jack. Declarer cashed the Q, discard- ¨ ¨ © © Q 7 6 4 K 9 ing the J, to reach this position: « ¨ ª J 9 6 9 5 A K 8 -- ª « « « Q 10 5 2 8 2 K Q 10 5 -- © ª ª ª A J K 10 7 4 9 8 9 ¨ © © © West North East South 10 8 7 5 2 A Q 6 4 A 9 6 4 ¨ ¨ ¨ Rigal Cohen J 10 4 3 2 Q 4 3 2 « « « Pass 1 Dbl 1 J 7 6 10 -- © « ª ª ª 1NT Dbl (1) 2 Pass A J 2 -- J ª © © © 3 All Pass J 3 Q 10 8 7 ª ¨ ¨ ¨ (1) Support or penalties – some partnership confu- West North East South K J 9 7 « sion. Rigal Cohen -- ª I did not have to raise Cohen to 3 , but I thought 1NT (1) Dbl 2 -- ª « © he would have a good hand if he had five hearts – my All Pass 3 ¨ mistake! (1) 11-14. South needed four of the last five tricks to make Cohen won the diamond lead and played the J Cohen decided not to double 2 – I might have his contract. If he had cashed the A and ruffed a « « ¨ to the king and returned the 10 to North’s ace. A heart pulled it to 2NT anyway to reach 3 for a likely plus club, he would have made an overtrick. ¨ shift might be best now, but on the actual diamond 150. But plus 100 was going to get us a very poor score, He feared, however, that the A would be ruffed, ¨ play Cohen ruffed and led the 9, covered all around. so we needed to pull out all the stops. so he led a diamond and ruffed with the 7. « « He then led a club to the queen and ace. South now On the 8 lead to the queen, Cohen returned the Cappelletti overruffed with the queen and led the 10. ª ª played the fourth spade on which Cohen pitched K, a thoughtful play to ensure the ruff. Declarer won East pitched the 7 and South ruffed, losing control. ª ¨ dummy’s club loser as North ruffed. North led a third the ace and quite reasonably took the diamond finesse Passell, by carefully unblocking the 4 and 3 of diamond and Ralph ruffed to produce this ending with (playing trumps was indicated, however). I won the king trumps, had the rare pleasure of winning the last trick the lead in East. and returned a low diamond. Declarer took his ace and with the «2 for one down and all the matchpoints. « -- played a trump. Cohen won and gave me the heart ruff. ª Q Then I gave him the diamond ruff. Cohen cashed the © J «A and exited with the ª10. Declarer ruffed but had to Hurrying along ¨ 10 7 5 lose two clubs at the end – down three! -- -- Intermediate Newcomer Tournament Di- « « ª 10 8 ª A 7 5 rector Judy Cotterman urged her players to 8 7 -- Salute to Birmingham hurry if they wanted to play all the boards on © © ¨ K ¨ 9 4 Roger Gill, who was here from Maryland for the their last round. -- Cotterman walked by a table as the bidding « first half of the NABC (he left to spend Thanksgiving ª J 9 6 with his family), stopped by the Tour Desk to pay his went: Pass–1¨–Pass–6NT. Q The 6NT bidder turned to Cotterman and © compliments to Birmingham. ¨ J “Everybody here is so friendly,” he said. “These said, “Well, you told us we needed to hurry up.” Cohen crossed to the K to ruff a fourth dia- P.S. – Declarer made seven for plus 1470. ¨ are just the nicest people. Here, in the restaurants, ev- mond. When he led the ¨9, South had the J-9-6 of erywhere. Even the people who gave us the wrong di- trumps and North the queen – but between them they rections did it so nicely, we couldn’t hold it against them.” Daily Bulletin Page 3

The Smiths Continued from page 1

Marge agreed. “We certainly have felt well-re- ceived wherever we went.” Runners-up in the Senior Their talk turns to a recent tournament where Glenn Knockout Teams: (seated) said hello to a pair arriving at his table. “They said we Allan Cokin, non-playing were the first people to speak to them all evening, and captain Marsha Sternberg, Jim this was the last round.” Sternberg, (standing) Richard Marge suggests name tags would make players more Reisig, Robert Lipsitz, Chuck friendly -- or more conscious of the need to be friendly. Burger and Bernie Chazen. “If you and I were playing,” she began. “What kind of fantasy is this?” interrupted Glenn. “I took lessons before we were married,” Marge explained, “and I decided it was something I didn’t want to do. But I’m glad Glenn has a hobby he enjoys so much.” Strong bidding key for Senior victors Glenn learned to play bridge while in college at St. Richard Budd and his teammates believe their Louis University and he took up duplicate bridge im- McDevitt decided to throw in a heart overcall victory in the Senior Knockout Teams came prima- mediately. He and Marge were married in 1954. When despite the vulnerability. That made it easy for rily because their bidding was consistently strong. family and professional obligations became demand- DeMartino carry on to 5ª when the opponents bid They looked over their scorecards during the post- ing, he quit the tournament and club scene for 10 years. the spade game. This was doubled, and the best the game interview, and most of the boards they talked He returned to bridge after their children – four sons defense could do was to take a trump, a diamond and about involved good bidding sequences. and a daughter – were grown. In the spring of 1987, he a club for minus 200 – a fine save. Three members of the team are still in the work contracted the mysterious Guillian-Barre Syndrome, Budd and Ryder found a good route to slam on force. Pat McDevitt is president and CEO of a trust with near-fatal consequences. “When someone gets this deal from the second quarter. company in Boston, and he formerly was a consult- Guillian-Barre, his body produces a substance that de- Dlr: North « K Q 6 2 ing engineer. Bill Hunter is a financial analyst, and stroys all or part of the peripheral nervous system,” he Vul: E-W ª 4 Shome Mukherjee is a mathematics professor at the explained in an earlier interview. “In extreme cases like Board 25 © 10 9 6 5 2 University of Massachusetts. mine, the axon (core) of the nerves is destroyed.” ¨ 5 4 2 The other three are retired. Richard Budd, the Glenn recovered but not entirely. He requires the « A 10 « J 4 team captain, was a physicist. Bob Ryder was a con- use of a cane when he walks and he frequently uses a ª A 9 8 5 2 ª K Q J 10 7 sultant actuary. In 1997 he was named Senior Player wheelchair to move about. © K 7 4 © Q of the Year and as such won the George Burns Tro- He returned to work in 1989, and three years later, ¨ A 10 3 ¨ K Q 9 7 6 phy. Richard DeMartino was an insurance executive, he retired as Senior Vice President of Finance for Laclede « 9 8 7 5 3 but he still is quite busy – he was just elected as the Gas Company of St. Louis, where he had worked for 36 ª 6 3 District 25 representative to the ACBL Board of Di- years. © A J 8 3 rectors, and he is a bridge teacher. He became a member of the Unit 143 (St. Louis) ¨ J 8 Here’s a board from late in the final where Budd Board of Directors and in 1993 was elected to the ACBL West North East South and Ryder were unhappy because they failed to bid Board of Directors, replacing the legendary District 8 Budd Ryder the slam. Imagine their surprise when they learned Director Ruth McConnell, who did not seek reelection. Pass 1ª Pass they scored plus 10 on the deal. He has been twice reelected. 2NT (1) Pass 4¨ (2) Pass Dlr: East – Now that Glenn’s term as president is almost over, « 4NT Pass 5© (3) Pass Vul: Both J 8 4 2 the Smiths are looking forward to a vacation in their ª 6ª All Pass Board 58 9 4 3 Florida condominium – and a chance to spend time with © (1) Heart raise, forcing to game. A 10 9 7 6 3 their 12 grandchildren. ¨ (2) 5-card suit. A K Q 10 9 J 8 5 2 Marge laughs as she tells about five-year-old Al and « « (3) One Key Card. A 7 9 3 his twin brother racing into the living room. “Al was ª ª With everything breaking reasonably, the slam K 10 6 2 A Q 8 7 5 waiting for his turn to speak,” she said, “and he noticed © © came home easily for a 13-IMP pickup. Q 4 K 2 Glenn’s picture on the cover of the January Bridge Bul- ¨ ¨ 7 6 4 3 letin. It was lying on the coffee table. He looked at the « K Q 10 6 5 picture and he looked at Glenn. He looked at the picture ª J again and he turned and pointed at Glenn.” © Partners need help J 8 5 Then there’s three-year-old Colin who, six months ¨ This was their bidding: Partners often need direction to make the right earlier, tossed a baseball-sized ball into the air and hit it West North East South leads and plays. Gene Prosnitz and Kent Mignocchi with a stick – 10 times in a row. Grandma kept count -- Budd Ryder cooperated perfectly on this deal from the second 10 in a row. Pass Pass qualifying session of the Blue Ribbon Pairs. “Well, that’s no surprise,” said Glenn. “His father 1 Pass 2 (1) Pass Dlr: South K 10 (Dale, the Smiths’ second son) had exceptional hand- « ¨ « 4 All Pass Vul: E-W A 8 5 2 eye coordination when he was a kid.” « ª (1) Drury. Board 3 10 9 6 “When he was two and a half?” questioned Marge, © The fifth diamond of course made it easy to get K 8 6 5 who added, “We have a lot of fun with them.” ¨ rid of the heart loser, so winning 12 tricks was easy. « A J 8 5 2 « Q 9 6 However, this was the bidding at the other table: ª J 10 9 7 3 ª K LeBendig West North East South © 7 4 3 © K Q J 8 5 2 McDevitt DeMartino -- A 3 2 Continued from page 1 ¨ ¨ Pass Pass « 7 4 3 Q 6 4 1« Pass 2¨ (1) 2ª ª “All this indicates quite strongly that it is in the A 4« 5ª Dbl All Pass © best interests of both organizations to work together (1) Drury. ¨ Q J 10 9 7 4 toward more and better bridge throughout the world.” West North East South LeBendig, a Grand Life Master with about 13,000 Prosnitz Mignocchi masterpoints, brings a strong bridge background to his Pass new post. He is presently a member of the ACBL Board Pass Pass 1© 2¨ of Directors and the co-owner of the Barrington Bridge Goodwill message Dbl 3¨ 3© Pass Club in Los Angeles. He was chairman of the Board of Today’s opponent may be tomorrow’s partner 3« Pass 4« All Pass Governors from 1985 to 1987 and again in 1995 and – a good reason to treat opponents and partner Prosnitz led the ¨6, declarer put up the ace in 1996. He was elected to another term, but in the mean- with respect and courtesy: the way you expect to dummy, and Mignocchi played the 4, a discouraging time he was elected to the Board of Directors. be treated. card that also showed a preference for diamonds. He was co-chairman of the National Appeals Com- Aileen Osofsky, Chairman Declarer finessed in trumps, losing to the king, and mittee from 1984 to 1997 and was director of appeals in National Goodwill Committee Prosnitz won. He returned the diamond as requested, 1998. Now he is co-chairman of Appeals and Charges and Mignocchi got back to Prosnitz with a heart. for the ACBL Board. Prosnitz led a second diamond, and declarer was down almost before he started. Page 4 Daily Bulletin

WEDNESDAY EVENING ZIP KNOCKOUTS BLUE RIBBON PAIRS 14 Teams 3.64 1 Robert Lyon, Indianapolis IN; Michael Kuhnle, 64 Pairs Fishers IN; Elizabeth Dressler - Hjalmar Beijl, Cleveland OH 190.00 1 Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Richard Coren, Fort Lauderdale FL 966.70 2.73 2 Ann Hedden, Watkinsville GA; Kris 142.50 2 Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ; Robert Levin, Windermere FL 959.17 Ginthwain, Conover NC; James Crouse, Hendersonville NC; David 106.88 3 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 947.10 Bonner, Flat Rock NC 87.69 4 David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL 946.10 1.82 3/4 Martha Lucas Kaplan, Lake Charles LA; Tho- 81.43 5 Piotr Gawrys, Poland; Robert Morris, Las Vegas NV 934.88 mas Jahnke - Eddie Bass - Jamie Sparks - Ken Navarro, Houston 76.00 6 Mike Cappelletti, Red Bank TN; Mike Passell, Plano TX 929.09 TX 71.25 7 Andreas Babsch - Martin Schifko, Vienna, Austria 926.39 1.82 3/4 Robert Kent, Beverly Hills CA; Marjorie 67.06 8 Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Don Probst, Fairfax VA 925.86 Michelin, Los Angeles CA; Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Cul- 63.33 9 Sidney Lazard, New Orleans LA; Bart Bramley, Chicago IL 918.98 ver City CA 60.00 10 Michael Seamon, Miami Beach FL; Russell Ekeblad, Boca Raton FL 917.15 57.00 11 Stephen Landen, Rochester Hills MI; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH 913.97 MORNING KNOCKOUTS II 54.29 12 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal PQ; Jeffrey Blond, Cote Saint-Luc PQ 907.34 Bracket 1 9 Teams 51.82 13 Jim Krekorian, New York NY; Paul Kiefer, Winston Salem NC 906.82 John Villman, Yorba Linda CA; Allan Mazer - Ruth-Anne Mazer, 49.57 14 George Jacobs, Burr Ridge IL; Alfredo Versace, Rome, Italy 902.80 Towson MD; Britain Beezley - Shelba Parmley, Oklahoma City OK 47.50 15 Magnus Melander, Stockholm, Sweden; Nichlas Eliazohn, Bergeforsen, Sweden 890.25 vs 45.60 16 JoAnna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Castro Valley CA 889.47 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; John Onstott, New Orleans LA; 43.85 17 Steve Catlett, Richmond VA; Paul Soloway, Mill Creek WA 887.21 Ellen Anten, Encino CA; Steve Gross, Agoura Hills CA 42.22 18 Ranny Schneider, Ramat-Gan; Josef Roll, Kiryat-Oro 886.12 40.71 19 Greg Hinze, Fort Worth TX; Larry La Brecque, Lewisville TX 882.76 Duncan Jones - Cheryl Holcomb, Newark NY; Linda Webb, Fargo 39.31 20 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Dan Morse, Houston TX 881.20 ND; Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN 38.00 21 Hugh Ross, Oakland CA; Bill Pollack, Warren NJ 873.63 vs 36.77 22 Alexander Kolesnik, Austin TX; Michael Shuster, Reno NV 870.94 Melvyn Klein, Tallahassee FL; David Tomasini, Pensacola FL; Jo- 35.63 23 Nell Cahn - Clifton Miller Sr, Shreveport LA 870.70 seph Godefrin, Sarasota FL; Ed Schulte, Tampa FL; Norman 34.55 24 Jim Looby, Burbank CA; John Fout, New York NY 869.42 Coombs, Brookville IN; Gary Kessler, Springfield IL 33.53 25 David Yates, Lake Peekskill NY; Tony Forrester, Herrefordshire, England 868.51 32.57 26 Ralph Cohen, Memphis TN; Barry Rigal, New York NY 860.33 Bracket 2 10 Teams 31.67 27 Stephen Swearingen, Arlington VA; Doug Levene, Birmingham AL 859.46 Dorothy Darcey, Pompano Beach FL; Daniel Williams, Lghthse 30.81 28 Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim, Norway 859.42 Point FL; John Burlison - Joan Dennis, Hallandale FL 30.00 29 Pinhas Romik, Rehovot, Israel; Stelio Di Bello, Naples, Italy 859.08 vs 29.23 30 Michael Moss, New York NY; Magnus Lindkvist, Sweden 852.55 Jean Teneriello - James Blackwell, Columbia SC; Jean Ritchie, Hickory NC; Eugene Rector, Mooresville NC 28.50 31 Sam Lev, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Poland 849.80 27.80 32 Alex Ladyzhensky - Irina Ladyzhensky, Bradenton FL 849.04 Donna Rice, Traverse City MI; Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City 27.14 33 Jeffrey Hand, Satellite Beach FL; Ellen Siebert, Fort Lauderdale FL 847.47 MO; James Lane - Barbara Lane, Cape Coral FL 26.51 34 Frederick Hamilton, Las Vegas NV; Rhoda Walsh, Henderson NV 836.29 vs 25.91 35 Ivar Stakgold, Wilmington DE; Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY 833.54 C Patrick Williams, Greenbrier TN; Richard Roiseman - Sriram 25.33 36 Howard Weinstein, St Charles IL; Steve Garner, Northfield IL 829.04 Narasimhan, Nashville TN; Vijay Devadass, Lawrenceville GA 24.78 37 Jim Barrow - Tom Clarke, Lake Charles LA 827.19 24.26 38 Edward Molloy, El Cajon CA; Jim Backstrom, San Diego CA 825.75 Bracket 3 9 Teams 23.75 39 Hendrik Sharples, Portland OR; Gerry Marshall, Calgary AB 824.85 Chad Fisher, Kansas City MO; J Michael Andresen, Berkeley CA; 23.27 40 Allen Hawkins Jr - Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 818.76 Tina Andresen - Melissa Andresen, Brooklyn Park MN 22.80 41 Steve Beatty, Destrehan LA; John Sutherlin, Dallas TX 816.76 vs 22.35 42 Erik Saelensminde - Boye Brogeland, Bergen, Norway 811.14 John Markey II - Michael Ventura, Raleigh NC; Audrey Rogers, 21.92 43 Mark Lair, Canyon TX; George Steiner, Seattle WA 810.14 Cary NC; Lance Shull, Winston Salem NC 21.51 44 Spencer Hurd - John Hurd, Charleston SC 805.59 21.11 45 Roger Bates, Mesa AZ; Vivian Kilstrup, Vail CO 802.68 William Franke - Jean Franke, Norcross GA; Jim Eastham, Atlanta GA; Edward Foran, Marietta GA 20.73 46 Boris Baran, Cote Saint-Luc PQ; Allan Graves, Brattleboro VT 800.43 vs 20.36 47 Fredrik Nystrom - Peter Stromberg, Stockholm, Sweden 798.37 Michael Warchol - Richard Whittington, Hyattsville MD; Ted 20.00 48 John Mohan, Christiansted VI; Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA 795.00 Guthrie - Reese House, Washington DC 19.66 49 Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL 794.19 19.32 50 Jim Kirkham - Corinne Kirkham, San Bernardino CA 792.28 MORNING KNOCKOUTS I 19.00 51 Morrie Kleinplatz, Windsor ON; Greg Arbour, Vancouver BC 785.64 Bracket 1 13 Teams 18.69 52 Marty Chaitt, West Palm Beach FL; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Beach Gardens FL 779.90 26.07 1 Robert Kent - Marjorie Michelin - Howard 18.39 53 Yi Zhong, Fairfax VA; Ruoyu Fan, Richmond VA 769.55 Einberg, Los Angeles CA; Jean Hume, Livermore CA; Stephen 18.10 54 Rose Meltzer - Peter Weichsel, Los Gatos CA 760.61 Gladyszak, Chelsea MA 17.81 55 Harold Feldheim, Hamden CT; Norb Kremer, Schenectady NY 744.03 19.55 2 James Welch, Ketchum ID; Ross Rainwater - 17.54 56 Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Irina Levitina, Fair Lawn NJ 732.38 Jackie Jarigese, Vancouver WA; Bruce Ferguson - Brenda Keller, 17.27 57 Jon Brissman, San Bernardino CA; Alan Le Bendig, Los Angeles CA 726.91 Boise ID; George Whitworth, Coarsegold CA 17.02 58 Ava Grubman - Elliott Grubman, Brooklyn NY 723.65 13.04 3/4 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West 16.76 59 Rahn Smith, Boynton Beach FL; Linda Epstein, Delray Beach FL 722.76 Bloomfield MI; Woodruff Griffin, Southern Shores NC; James Murphy, Chesapeake VA 13.04 3/4 Gerry Marshall, Calgary AB; Hendrik THURSDAY SENIOR STRATIFIED PAIRS Sharples, Portland OR; James Priebe - Joan Priebe, Mississauga 52 Pairs ON; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON; Kent Mignocchi, Bronx NY A B C 10.08 1 Glenn Smith, Creve Coeur MO; Richard Holmes, Wichita KS 407.50 Bracket 2 12 Teams 6.62 2/3 Janet Daling - Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA 400.50 19.12 1 Henry Caspar - Tom Buttle, Toronto ON; Janet 6.62 2/3 John Swanson Jr, Mission Viejo CA; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Dunbar, Calgary AB; Motaz Farag, Belleville ON; Andy Stark, Beach CA 400.50 Hamilton ON; John Duquette, Oshawa ON 4.25 4 Corinne Leachman - Gary Mitchell, Billings MT 379.00 14.34 2 Henri Barki, Westmount PQ; Hayk Bosnakyan, 3.19 5 Yashiyuki Nakamura, Japan; Haruko Koshi, Tokyo, Japan 371.00 Montreal PQ; Jean Castonguay, Lery PQ; Maureen Beyrouti, Saint- 2.39 6 Gen Geiger - Chris Niemann, Sarasota FL 359.00 Laurent PQ; Richard Lesage, Fredericton NB; Denis Lesage, 4.08 1 Yolanda Kristiansen - K Kristiansen, Clearwater FL 322.50 Longueuil PQ 3.06 2 Alma McBrayer - Sheila Hickey, Warner Robins GA 306.50 9.56 3/4 James Jacobs - Carole Chapman, Las Vegas 2.37 3 1 Carl Nelson Jr - Katharine Clark, Dublin GA 299.50 NV; Kenneth Davis, Alexandria VA; John Ashe, Fairfax VA 1.87 4 Linda Wong, Poughkeepsie NY; Nicholas Gregorio Sr, Stoneham MA 289.50 9.56 3/4 Daryl Fisher, New Orleans LA; James 1.78 5 2 Roger Dybvig - Jean Walsh, Dayton OH 281.00 Willemet, Metairie LA; Ernest Gordon Jr - Sebastian Moore, Madi- son MS THURSDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS Bracket 3 10 Teams 138 Pairs 12.88 1 B.R. Winstead Jr - Billie Winstead - Carolyn A B C Opdyke - Bonnie Jung, Birmingham AL 27.66 1 Louise Freed, Los Angeles CA; Derrell Childs, Garland TX 420.92 9.66 2 Richard Packard, Venice FL; Dorothy Rowe, 20.75 2 Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA 381.00 Sarasota FL; William Golush, Denville NJ; Mona Mao, Springfield 15.56 3 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Marshall Miles, Redlands CA 373.50 OH 11.67 4 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Leo Lasota, College Park MD 371.30 6.44 3/4 S Blankenship - Berniece White - Beth 7.66 5/6 Thomas Carmichael, Iselin NJ; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 368.00 Marshall, Birmingham AL; Ann Munson, Hoover AL 7.66 5/6 Larry Bass, Deerfield Bch FL; Joseph Machotka, Glenview IL 368.00 6.44 3/4 Ronald Garmon - Betty Garmon, Decatur AL; 4.92 7 Jane Teel - Robert Teel Jr, Rockford AL 367.50 James Seabrooke, Rogersville AL; Mike Savage, Huntsville AL Bracket 4 12 Teams 3.69 8 Judy Randel, Albuquerque NM; Carol Pincus, Las Vegas NV 364.50 9.28 1 Simon Wernick, Hants, England; Julian 4.76 9 Kent Mignocchi - Eugene Prosnitz, Bronx NY 363.00 Daily Bulletin Page 5

9.07 1 Bill Hugenberg Jr, Grand Junction CO; Dennis Goldston, Colorado Wernick - Liam Johnstone - Jon Downing, Birmingham, England Spgs CO 346.50 6.96 2 Andrea Frey - Louise Marshall - Joseph Gasper 6.80 2 Todd Wolford, Aurora OH; Harley Bress, Germantown TN 333.00 - Bob Vereen, Huntsville AL; James Light, Gurley AL 5.10 3 Marvin Lampert - Douglas Lampert, Huntsville AL 323.00 4.64 3/4 Charles Findeisen, Aptos CA; Mary Cohron, 3.83 4 Ann West - Barbara Hellmers, Birmingham AL 317.58 Trussville AL; Raffie Jenco, Palm Coast FL; Carolyn Landi, Wyckoff 2.87 5 Mac Busby, San Diego CA; Brad Campbell, Smyrna GA 315.00 NJ 2.31 6 Suzi Shymanski - Doug Moore, Ballwin MO 309.50 4.64 3/4 Deanna Goh, Peterborough ON; Carey Brown, 3.87 1 Celine Poulin - Patricia Baril, Chicoutimi PQ 293.50 Brentwood TN; Charles Eastin, Cleveland OH; T. Seng Tjoa, Pomona NY 2.90 2 Catarina Kiefe - Robert Farmer, Birmingham AL 283.42 2.18 3 Denis Lavoie, Sainte-Foy PQ; Louise Greco, St-Aug-Desmau PQ 278.00 THANKSGIVING KNOCKOUTS 1.84 4 Margret Salazar, Muskego WI; J Coleman, Billings MT 272.17 Bracket A1 10 Teams 1.22 5 Judith Bailey, Pell City AL; Larry Stefnik, Barrie ON 271.50 Mary Paulone Carns - Gail Carns, Export PA; Joe Harris, Albu- querque NM; Michael Levy, Tucson AZ THURSDAY/FRIDAY SIDE GAME SERIES vs Geoffrey Mallette, Christiansburg VA; Jean Hume, Livermore CA; 36 Pairs Rebecca Clough - Roger Clough, Culver City CA A B C 4.25 1 Martha Lucas Kaplan, Lake Charles LA; Ken Gee, Regina SK 195.46 Denis Lesage, Longueuil PQ; Richard Lesage, Fredericton NB; John 3.27 2 Rhonda Johnston, Cullman AL; Robert Heller, Decatur GA 192.67 Zaluski, Nepean ON; R Elwin Brown, Gloucester ON 2.39 3 David Adams, Kennesaw GA; Anne Simon, Syracuse NY 187.13 vs 2.29 4 Valerie Westheimer - Judi Radin, New York NY 184.00 John Villman, Yorba Linda CA; John Blubaugh, Indianapolis IN; 1.64 5 Bob Bratcher, Vista CA; Patty Holmes, Las Vegas NV 181.29 Britain Beezley - Shelba Parmley, Oklahoma City OK 1.64 6 Berno Saurer - Arno Lindermann, Austria 180.54 3.03 1 Shirleen Ellsworth, Kansas City MO; William Graves, Columbus GA 180.50 Bracket A2 9 Teams 2.28 2 1 Shoshana Romano, Haifa; Albert Romano, Haifa NY 165.46 Scott Stearns, Clemson SC; Helen Jinks, Greenville SC; Ed Word 1.71 3 2 Dayle Masumura, Vienna VA; Liam Johnstone, Birmingham, Eng 163.29 Jr, Monroe LA; Thomas Bandy, Kingsport TN 1.28 4 3 Thomas Trudeau, Martinez CA; Dorothy Rowe, Sarasota FL 156.54 vs 1.26 5 Chuck Ellison, Conyers GA; Charles Anderson, Madison WI 154.17 Eileen Axelrod, Glenview IL; Richard Rhoad, Wilmette IL; Rich- 0.72 6 Evelyn Gilliard, East Point GA; Jackie Sapp, Montgomery AL 153.50 ard Kiepfer, Boerne TX; Jim Mahorner, Tallahassee FL 0.96 4 Julie Samples, Hoover AL; Lamar Daniel, Montgomery AL 149.13 Ruth-Anne Mazer - Allan Mazer, Towson MD; Elizabeth Dressler - Hjalmar Beijl, Cleveland OH ND 2 THURSDAY BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS vs 24 Teams Duncan Jones - Cheryl Holcomb, Newark NY; Linda Webb, Fargo A B ND; Richard Ekstrum, Crystal MN 5.67 1 Martin Fleisher - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY; Drew Casen, Boca Raton FL; Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY 21.00 Bracket B1 16 Teams 4.25 2 Robert Lyon, Indianapolis IN; Michael Kuhnle, Fishers IN; Jiun-Ming Walter Tauber, Longmeadow MA; Kris Ginthwain, Conover NC; Chen, West Lafayette IN; Xiaodong Shi, Highland Park IL 15.50 Veda Roberts, Charlotte NC; Chuck Krueger, Kings Mountain NC 3.19 3 Jim Robison, Las Vegas NV; Simon Kantor, Agawam MA; Mel Colchamiro - vs Janet Colchamiro, Merrick NY 14.50 Davis Peters, Canton GA; Joan Braender, Newnan GA; Nick White, 1.46 4/8 C Patrick Williams, Greenbrier TN; Richard Roiseman - Sriram Woodstock GA; John Lowell, Dunwoody GA Narasimhan, Nashville TN; Vijay Devadam, Arlington MA 14.00 1.46 4/8 Kenneth Kranyak - Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Frank Treiber III, Katharine Feiock, Baltimore MD; Greg Parker, Spokane WA; Wil- Toledo OH; Keith Woolf, Mentor OH 14.00 liam Peters, Laurel MD; Michael Mayer, APO AE 1.46 4/8 Terry Michaels, Prairie Village KS; Nadine Wood, Silver Spring MD; vs George Tornay Jr - Claire Tornay, New York NY 14.00 Frank Wharton- Nicholas Economou, London; Joseph Cappannelli, 1.46 4/8 Bobbie Satz - Glenn Eisenstein, Boca Raton FL; Joyce Sillins - Stoneham MA; Nataly Goldin, Auburndale MA Jonathan Greenspan, New York NY 14.00 1.46 4/8 Mark Horton, Romford Essex, England; Jean-Paul Meyer, Paris, France; Bracket B2 10 Teams Richard Margolis, Melbourne FL; Phillip Alder, Hobe Sound FL 14.00 James Lane - Barbara Lane, Cape Coral FL; Michael Estep - Bar- 2.50 1 Larry King, Hanalei HI; Robert Snyder, Roswell NM; Roger Vieira, bara Estep, Fort Worth TX Maraval Trinida D; Hugh Williams, West Indies 13.00 vs 1.88 2 Jean Granade - Janis Snow, Reidsville NC; Roni Brazell - Dale Poszgai, Cecil Henry - Mary Ann Henry, Kingman AZ; Judith Gidden, Chi- Ponte Vedra FL 12.50 cago IL; Ivor McGloughlin, Pittsburgh PA THURSDAY STRATIFIED FAST PAIRS Roger Reff - P Harper, Pensacola FL; Gilbert Brooks - Linda Smith, 58 Pairs Anderson SC A B vs 18.20 1 Grant Baze, La Jolla CA; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA 319.00 Jamie Sparks - Eddie Bass - Thomas Jahnke - Ken Navarro, Hous- 13.65 2 David Yang, Chicago IL; Xiaodong Shi, Highland Park IL 314.50 ton TX 10.24 3 Linda Gordon - Robb Gordon, New York NY 311.73 7.68 4 Nancy Hetsko - Larry Rich, Cumming GA 306.55 Bracket B3 9 Teams William Franke - Jean Franke, Norcross GA; Jim Eastham, Atlanta 5.76 5 Lynne Schaeffer, West Bloomfield MI; Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI 305.00 GA; Edward Foran, Marietta GA; Roberto Verthelyi, New York 4.32 6 Sylvia Summers, Pasadena CA; Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR 304.27 NY; Dolly Davis, Sparks NV 3.24 7 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Jim Linhart, Delray Beach FL 295.00 vs 4.82 1 Thomas Hainze Jr, Athens TX; Evelyn Pelmear, Bakersfield CA 291.05 Marianne Caldwell - Geoffrey Cross, Fernandina FL; Q, Ocala FL; 3.62 2 Catherine Wannamaker, Sarasota FL; H Albert Lilly, Mobile AL 284.50 Paul Hern, Cincinnati OH 2.96 3 George Wieland, Seabrook TX; B Costanzi, Houston TX 278.50 2.03 4 Harold Winecoff - Carol Winecoff, China Grove NC 272.45 Paul Anderberg, Crossville TN; Jeremy Fournier - Jared Fournier - 2.05 5 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 270.00 Robert Fournier, Knoxville TN vs THURSDAY MORNING SIDE GAME SERIES Ernie Fusco - Sherry Fusco, Niceville FL; Shih-Ming Shih, San 26 Pairs Jose CA; Gemma Min, La Jolla CA A B 3.49 1 John Wong, Rowland Heights CA; Ken Gee, Regina SK 168.00 2.68 2 Hugh Grosvenor, Alexandria VA; G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA 162.50 Blue Ribbon 1.96 3 Ed Weiss - Ronda O’Farrell, Chesterfield MO 156.00 Continued from page 1 1.47 4 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; William Hunter, Reading MA 155.00 1.88 5 Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 153.50 pionship at the first national I ever played in (LM 2.43 6/7 1 Henry Raymond, Fort Wayne IN; Rick Magro, Harrison TN 146.50 Men’s Pairs in 1972) and at the last one (here in 1.34 6/7 Al French, North Vancouver BC; Leroy Abinanti, Kent WA 146.50 Birmingham),” said Jacobus. 1.82 2 Mark Zeitler, Davenport IA; Deanna Goh, Peterborough ON 145.50 Coren won his first North American title. He 1.37 3 Louis Navin - Sharon Navin, Naples FL 139.00 1.03 4 Charles Rierson Jr, Birmingham AL; Janet Peek Clancy, Hendersonville NC 137.00 is an attorney who became a Life Master at age 18 but gave up bridge for almost 20 years before re- THURSDAY MORNING 300/200 PAIRS turning to the game a few years ago. 10 Pairs Jacobus and Coren were playing together in A B their second Fall NABC. 1.84 1/2 1/2 Barbara Danos, Douglasville GA; Steve Meadows, Luthersville GA 57.00 1.84 1/2 1/2 Miriam Mosley - Betty Urban, Newnan GA 57.00 Correction 1.18 3 Paul McNeer, Lilburn GA; Pepper McNeer, Jonesboro GA 54.00 Linda Gordon was mislisted as Linda Robb in 0.90 4/5 3/4 Howard Fink - Rose Fink, Aventura FL 53.50 yesterday's article about women who have won open 0.90 4/5 3/4 Bob Fogle Jr, Boston MA; Marianne Caldwell, Fernandina FL 53.50 events. Page 6 Daily Bulletin

THURSDAY EVENING 300/100/50 PAIR THURSDAY AFTERNOON 300/200/50 PAIRS 19 Pairs 28 Pairs A B C A B C 2.80 1 1 1 Brian Jones, Birmingham AL; Elliott Moore, Vestavia Hills AL 114.51 3.36 1 1 Eileen Aronovitch - Martin Aronovitch, New Orleans LA 180.00 2.10 2 2 2 Simon Wernick - Julian Wernick, England 104.01 2.52 2 2 Patrick Squire, Clanton AL; Simon Erskine, Birmingham AL 165.00 1.58 3 3 Eileen Aronovitch - Martin Aronovitch, New Orleans LA 97.75 1.89 3 3 Olga Mondragon - Evelyn Graves, Pelham AL 164.00 1.18 4 Lela Smith - G.K. Smith, Decatur IL 96.09 1.42 4 Pepper McNeer, Jonesboro GA; Paul McNeer, Lilburn GA 160.50 0.98 5 Howard Fink - Rose Fink, Aventura FL 94.94 1.14 5 4 Howard Fink - Rose Fink, Aventura FL 152.00 0.66 6 Irene Sprinkle - Larry Sprinkle, Dayton OH 92.57 1.47 6 5 1 F. Joseph Theriot, New Orleans LA; Robert Thomas, Fairfield AL 147.50 0.79 4 Bernice Shahrabani, Deerfield Beach FL; R Segerlind, Dallas TX 89.93 0.64 6 Ronald Sievers - Janice Sievers, Dacula GA 146.50 1.10 2 Becky Gilger, Marietta GA; Christine Cameron, Visalia CA 134.50 THURSDAY EVENING 299ER SWISS TEAMS 0.83 3 Melissa Andresen - Tina Andresen, Brooklyn Park MN 134.00 4 Teams 1.96 1 Robert Wegsten - Joanne Wegsten, San Francisco CA; Jim Warfield - Lynne Warfield, Marietta GA 49.00

2ND THURSDAY BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS SECTIONS NN PP A B 1 Martin Fleisher - Aaron Silverstein, New York NY; Drew Casen, Boca Raton FL; Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY 21.00 2 Robert Lyon, Indianapolis IN; Michael Kuhnle, Fishers IN; Jiun-Ming Chen, West Lafayette IN; Xiaodong Shi, Highland Park IL 15.50 3 Jim Robison, Las Vegas NV; Simon Kantor, Agawam MA; Mel Colchamiro - Janet Colchamiro, Merrick NY 14.50 4/8 C Patrick Williams, Greenbrier TN; Richard Roiseman - Sriram Narasimhan, Nashville TN; Vijay Devadam, Arlington MA 14.00 4/8 Kenneth Kranyak - Laurie Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Frank Treiber III, Toledo OH; Keith Woolf, Mentor OH 14.00 4/8 Terry Michaels, Prairie Village KS; Nadine Wood, Silver Spring MD; George Tornay Jr - Claire Tornay, New York NY 14.00 4/8 Bobbie Satz - Glenn Eisenstein, Boca Raton FL; Joyce Sillins - Jonathan Greenspan, New York NY 14.00 4/8 Mark Horton, England; Jean-Paul Meyer, Paris; Richard Margolis, Melbourne FL; Phillip Alder, Hobe Sound FL 14.00 9 Marc Culberson - Andrea Culberson, Weston FL; Bert Newman - Kathy Newman, West Bloomfield MI 13.50 10 1 Larry King, Hanalei HI; Robert Snyder, Roswell NM; Roger Vieira, Maraval Trinidad; Hugh Williams, West Indies 13.00 2 Jean Granade - Janis Snow, Reidsville NC; Roni Brazell - Dale Poszgai, Ponte Vedra FL 12.50

THURSDAY EVENING 300/100/50 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION WWW EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 1 Simon Wernick - Julian Wernick, England 104.01 1 1 1 Brian Jones, Birmingham AL; Elliott Moore, Vestavia Hills AL 114.51 2 2 Eileen Aronovitch - Martin Aronovitch, New Orleans LA 97.75 2 Howard Fink - Rose Fink, Aventura FL 94.94 3 Lela Smith - G.K. Smith, Decatur IL 96.09 3 2 Bernice Shahrabani, Deerfield Beach FL; R Segerlind, Dallas TX 89.93 4 Irene Sprinkle - Larry Sprinkle, Dayton OH 92.57 4 Ann Hamilton, Leawood KS; Stephen Sickel, Olathe KS 88.48

BLUE RIBBON PAIRS SECOND FINAL SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS Q R EAST-WEST 1 Marc Jacobus, Las Vegas NV; Richard Coren, Fort Lauderdale FL 496.50 1 George Jacobs, Burr Ridge IL; Alfredo Versace, Rome, Italy 523.00 2 Stephen Landen, Rochester Hills MI; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH 468.50 2 Nicolas L’Ecuyer, Montreal PQ; Jeffrey Blond, Cote Saint-Luc PQ 493.00 3 Bob Hamman, Dallas TX; Zia Mahmood, New York NY 467.50 3 Larry Mori, Clearwater FL; Dan Morse, Houston TX 492.50 4 Steve Catlett, Richmond VA; Paul Soloway, Mill Creek WA 457.50 4 Eugene Kales, Arlington VA; Don Probst, Fairfax VA 466.50 5 Jim Looby, Burbank CA; John Fout, New York NY 455.50 5 Allen Hawkins Jr - Jim Foster, Birmingham AL 454.00 6 Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ; Robert Levin, Windermere FL 448.50 6 Pinhas Romik, Rehovot, Israel; Stelio Di Bello, Naples, Italy 453.50 7 David Yates, Lake Peekskill NY; Tony Forrester, Herrefordshire, England 448.00 7 Sidney Lazard, New Orleans LA; Bart Bramley, Chicago IL 449.00 8 Spencer Hurd - John Hurd, Charleston SC 444.50 8 Mike Cappelletti, Red Bank TN; Mike Passell, Plano TX 447.00 9 Magnus Melander, Stockholm; Nichlas Eliazohn, Bergeforsen, Sweden 426.00 9 Jim Krekorian, New York NY; Paul Kiefer, Winston Salem NC 434.50 10 Jim Barrow - Tom Clarke, Lake Charles LA 424.00 10 JoAnna Stansby - Lew Stansby, Castro Valley CA 432.00 11 Howard Weinstein, St Charles IL; Steve Garner, Northfield IL 423.00 11 Sam Lev, New York NY; Jacek Pszczola, Poland 425.00 12 Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA; Geir Helgemo, Trondheim, Norway 419.00 12 Greg Hinze, Fort Worth TX; Larry La Brecque, Lewisville TX 423.00 13/14 Darren Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Ralph Katz, Hinsdale IL 416.50 13 Michael Seamon, Miami Beach FL; Russell Ekeblad, Boca Raton FL 420.50 13/14 Alexander Kolesnik, Austin TX; Michael Shuster, Reno NV 416.50

THURSDAY SENIOR STRATIFIED PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Glenn Smith, Creve Coeur MO; Richard Holmes, Wichita KS 210.00 1 Corinne Leachman - Gary Mitchell, Billings MT 204.50 2 Yashiyuki Nakamura, Japan; Haruko Koshi, Tokyo, Japan 199.00 2 Janet Daling - Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA 192.00 3 Tom Miller - Gay Miller, Centerville OH 178.50 3 Barat Shah - Lynne Shah, Plant City FL 175.00 4 Michael Kassay, Sarasota FL; Balint Papp, Port Orange FL 174.00 4 Ed Lewis, Falls Church VA; John Potter, Panama City FL 171.00 5 Susi Katz - Harry Ross, Winter Spgs FL 170.00 5 William Esberg, Long Branch NJ; Jim Hamilton, Wallingford CT 166.50 1 1 David Hall, Centerville OH; Jack Hoskins, Indianapolis IN 159.50 1 Yolanda Kristiansen - K Kristiansen, Clearwater FL 137.00 2 Linda Wong, Poughkeepsie NY; Nicholas Gregorio Sr, Stoneham MA 136.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Thomas Gardner - Beverly Gardner, Southfield MI 213.00 1 John Swanson Jr, Mission Viejo CA; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Bh CA 197.00 2 Jo Boyd, Santa Maria CA; Dixie Hsu, San Luis Obispo CA 193.50 2 Jim Burt, Darien IL; Richard Gabriel, Chicago IL 190.00 3 Don Caton, Pensacola FL; Joe Gottler, Elberta AL 174.50 3 Gen Geiger - Chris Niemann, Sarasota FL 185.50 4 JoAnne Thompson - William Thompson, Mount Pleasant MI 168.00 4 John Arnold - Jeri Arnold, Ft Walton Bch FL 178.50 5 Charles Clickner, Clearwater FL; Mary Dzyacky, Palm Harbor FL 161.00 5 Lyndon Phelps - Peggy Phelps, Kosse TX 176.00 1 Thomas Seigle - Polly Hicks, Jefferson City TN 148.50 1 Alma McBrayer - Sheila Hickey, Warner Robins GA 160.50 2 1 Carl Nelson Jr - Katharine Clark, Dublin GA 146.00 2 Ernest Tourtelot - Joyce Tourtelot, New Hartford NY 144.50

THURSDAY STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS SECOND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA 190.00 1 Jay Korobow, Princeton NJ; Martin De Bruin, Northfield NJ 204.50 2 Sheila Ekeblad, Boca Raton FL; Markland Molson, Miami FL 174.50 2 Kent Mignocchi - Eugene Prosnitz, Bronx NY 181.50 3 Karen Barrett, Vancouver WA; Hugh Grosvenor, Alexandria VA 173.50 3 Judith Weisman, Englewood NJ; John Solodar, New York NY 175.00 4 Ashraf El Sadi, Union City CA; Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 168.00 4 Jess Stuart, West Chester PA; Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA 173.50 5 1 Robert Schwenk, Silver Spring MD; Kenneth Kaufman, Derwood MD 164.00 5 Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 172.50 6 Ulker Mutlu, Clearwater FL; Alan Goldenberg, Oak Ridge TN 156.00 6 Paul Meerschaert, Excelsior MN; Randy Okubo, Saint Paul MN 160.50 2 Suzi Shymanski - Doug Moore, Ballwin MO 148.00 1 1 Denis Lavoie, Sainte-Foy PQ; Louise Greco, St-Aug-Desmau PQ 153.00 2 William Haflin, Hendersonville TN; Dale Soik, Murphy NC 147.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Thomas Carmichael, Iselin NJ; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 183.00 1 1 Bill Hugenberg Jr, Grand Junction CO; Dennis Goldston, Colorado Springs CO 203.00 2 Annette Lee McHann, Gulf Breeze FL; Donna Moore, Mary Esther FL 180.00 2 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Jay Apfelbaum, Pittsburgh PA 185.00 3 Henry Caspar, Toronto ON; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 175.50 3 Cathy Strauch - Riggs Thayer Jr, San Diego CA 184.00 4 Jack Leach, Cedar Park TX; Louallen Leach, Austin TX 172.50 4 Peg Waller, Eden Prairie MN; Peder Langsetmo, Minneapolis MN 163.50 5 Arthur Lowen - Dot Blue, Nashville TN 172.00 5 Michael White - John Morris, Atlanta GA 158.00 1 Gerald Ungar, Cincinnati OH; Randolph Johnson, Billerica MA 136.00 2 1 Robert Duckwall - Betty Duckwall, Fort Myers FL 151.00 2 Motaz Farag, Belleville ON; Theresa Howard, Sharon ON 131.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Rich Pavlicek Jr, San Mateo CA 190.08 1 Louise Freed, Los Angeles CA; Derrell Childs, Garland TX 214.92 2 Royce McCray, Caddo Mills TX; Walter Schafer Jr, Bloomingdale IL 189.21 2 Simon Erlich, Forest Hills NY; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY 197.92 3 G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Ann Labe, Kirkland WA 178.00 3 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Leo Lasota, College Park MD 189.80 4 Justin Lall, San Antonio TX; Hemant Lall, Plano TX 172.83 4 1 1 Catarina Kiefe - Robert Farmer, Birmingham AL 175.92 5 1 Billie Sanford, Madisonville KY; Charles Lin, Atlantaville GA 168.88 5 Maureen Matthews - Louise Davis, Germantown TN 172.2 1 6 Bill Eason, Collierville TN; William Cunningham, Tucker GA 166.29 6 Curtis Hastings, Kensington CA; Robert Schwartz, San Pedro CA 155.29 2 Ann West - Barbara Hellmers, Birmingham AL 135.08 2 Margret Salazar, Muskego WI; J Coleman, Billings MT 135.17 1 Sheila Gross, Piscataway NJ; Al Raudenbush, Franklin TN 121.58 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Larry Bass, Deerfield Bch FL; Joseph Machotka, Glenview IL 186.50 1 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 196.50 2 Nancy Pickering, Penllyn PA; Phil Brady, Philadelphia PA 183.00 2 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 185.00 3 Nancy Hetsko - Larry Rich, Cumming GA 177.50 3 Jane Teel - Robert Teel Jr, Rockford AL 182.00 4 Mickie Chambers, Atlanta GA; Linda Perlman, Loxahatchee FL 161.50 4 James Griffin - Patricia Griffin, Austin TX 177.50 5 Richard Finberg, Pittsburgh PA; Harold Mouser Jr, Philadelphia PA 160.00 5 1 Todd Wolford, Aurora OH; Harley Bress, Germantown TN 164.00 6 Susan Perez - John Samsel, Saint Louis MO 158.50 6/7 2 Alan Isaacson, Pensacola FL; Kay Huke, Gulf Breeze FL 161.50 1 Linda Rothstein, New York NY; Sandra Prosnitz, Bronx NY 137.00 6/7 Jeanine Dow - C Arthur Nevins, Kalamazoo MI 161.50 1 Philip Friedman - Rory Powers, Plantation FL 139.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL; Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL 185.50 1 Richard Anderson, Regina SK; Gijs Van Haarlem, Netherlands 185.00 2 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Marshall Miles, Redlands CA 182.00 2 Sidney Locke - Thomas Skinner, Birmingham AL 181.50 3 Shome Mukherjee, Randolph MA; William Hunter, Reading MA 181.50 3 Judy Randel, Albuquerque NM; Carol Pincus, Las Vegas NV 177. 00 4 David Treadwell, Wilmington DE; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 172.00 4 Chris Compton, Dallas TX; James Kraft, Tulsa OK 176.00 5 Allene Carl, Mary Esther FL; B Ballmes, Ft Walton Beach FL 163.00 5 Schiesser Gerhard - Wernle Sascha, Austria 170.50 6 Bob Gwirtzman, Brooklyn NY; Robert Lepelletier Jr, Falls Church VA 153.50 6 Erik Secan, Milwaukee WI; Michel Schneider, Berke ley CA 168.00 1 Warren Olson - Annetta Olson, Dallas TX 153.00 1 Elmerice Traks - Andreas Traks, Cleveland OH 140.50 2 1 J J Armour, Derwood MD; Rachel Lowrey, Alexandria VA 149.50 Daily Bulletin Page 7

THURSDAY SENIOR PAIRS FIRST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION LL EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Janet Daling - Steve Mansfield, Seattle WA 208.50 1 1 Yolanda Kristiansen - K Kristiansen, Clearwater FL 185.50 2 Corinne Leachman - Gary Mitchell, Billings MT 174.50 2 Joe Walden, Monroe NC; James Blackwell, Columbia SC 175.00 3/4 Ed Lewis, Falls Church VA; John Potter, Panama City FL 168.50 3 Charles Galloway, Bolton ON; John McAdam, Ottawa ON 173.50 3/4 William Esberg, Long Branch NJ; Jim Hamilton, Wallingford CT 168.50 4 Bill McCallon, St Augustine FL; Barbara McCallon, Saint Augustine FL 171.50 5 Barat Shah - Lynne Shah, Plant City FL 162.00 5 Don Caton, Pensacola FL; Joe Gottler, Elberta AL 170.50 1 1 Claude Williams - Charlotte Williams, Madisonville KY 140.50 2 Louise Brandon - Mary Lee Stone, Mandeville LA 138.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION MM EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 John Swanson Jr, Mission Viejo CA; Lowell Andrews, Huntington Beach CA 203.50 1 David Weisman, Englewood NJ; Ronald Felton, New York NY 184.00 2 Glenn Smith, Creve Coeur MO; Richard Holmes, Wichita KS 197.50 2 Paul Pschesang, Milford OH; Nancy Sachs, Cincinnati OH 178.50 3 Rebecca Rogers, Las Vegas NV; Rena Hetzer, Cordova TN 183.00 3 Yashiyuki Nakamura-Haruko Koshi, Tokyo, Japan 172.00 4 Ed Weiss - Ronda O’Farrell, Chesterfield MO 177.00 4 Michael Kassay, Sarasota FL; Balint Papp, Port Orange FL 170.00 5 Gen Geiger - Chris Niemann, Sarasota FL 173.50 5 Tom Miller - Gay Miller, Centerville OH 167.50 1 Ernest Tourtelot - Joyce Tourtelot, New Hartford NY 134.00 1 Linda Wong, Poughkeepsie NY; Nicholas Gregorio Sr, Stoneham MA 153.00 2 Roger Dybvig - Jean Walsh, Dayton OH 147.50

THURSDAY AFTERNOON CONTINUOUS 1ST OF 4 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION NN EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Jerry Pietscher, Elk Grove CA; Loren Hawkins, Bremerton WA 201.50 1 Joe Quinn - Shawn Quinn, Katy TX 194.00 2 1 Peter Neill - Marjorie Neill, San Diego CA 193.50 2 Anita Burgis, San Diego CA; Bob Luebkeman, Walnut Creek CA 190.50 3 Janet Colchamiro - Mel Colchamiro, Merrick NY 191.00 3 1 C Waddell, Athens TN; Marilyn Keating, Fulton MO 170.00 4 Jeanne Stenger - Charles Stenger, Bethesda MD 181.00 4 David Kahane, Evansville IN; Loren Alexander, Kewanee IL 167.00 5 Jane McCoin, Knoxville TN; Naida Lamb, Oak Ridge TN 172.00 5 John Currie, Halifax NS; Roger Nortman, Leonia NJ 163.50 6/7 Jean Willis - Bill Willis, El Dorado AR 163.50 6 2 J Michael Andresen, Berkeley CA; Chad Fisher, Kansas City MO 162.50 6/7 Steve Lawrence, Athens TX; George Kirkwood, Lindale TX 163.50 7 3 John Markey II, Raleigh NC; Lance Shull, Winston Salem NC 160.00 2 Larry Kurtz, Alabaster AL; Robert Whiting III, Adamsville AL 162.50 4 1 Tim Cull, Springfield IL; Robert Fritzcshe Jr, Anniston AL 157.50 1 Ann Weinstein - Sol Weinstein, Yonkers NY 151.50 2 Audrey Rogers, Cary NC; Michael Ventura, Raleigh NC 156.00

THURSDAY AFTERNOON 300/200/50 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION YYY EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 1 Eileen Aronovitch - Martin Aronovitch, New Orleans LA 180.00 1 1 Patrick Squire, Clanton AL; Simon Erskine, Birmingham AL 165.00 2 2 Olga Mondragon - Evelyn Graves, Pelham AL 164.00 2 Pepper McNeer, Jonesboro GA; Paul McNeer, Lilburn GA 160.50 3 3 1 F. Joseph Theriot, New Orleans LA; Robert Thomas, Fairfield AL 147.50 3 2 Howard Fink - Rose Fink, Aventura FL 152.00 4/5 4/5 Carolyn Landi, Wyckoff NJ; Raffie Jenco, Palm Coast FL 140.00 4 3 Ronald Sievers - Janice Sievers, Dacula GA 146.50 4/5 4/5 Robert Lewis, Dothan AL; Patricia Sales, Enterprise AL 140.00 5 Robert Hirst - Dorothy Hirst, Antioch CA 136.50 6 John Ackenhusen - Anne Ackenhusen, S Charleston WV 137.50 6 4 1 Becky Gilger, Marietta GA; Christine Cameron, Visalia CA 134.50 2 Melissa Andresen - Tina Andresen, Brooklyn Park MN 134.00

STRATIFIED OPEN PAIRS 1ST OF 2 SESSIONS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION QQ EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Kent Mignocchi - Eugene Prosnitz, Bronx NY 181.50 1 Paul Waters, New Westminster BC; Duncan Smith, Victoria BC 186.00 2 Ross Rainwater - Jackie Jarigese, Vancouver WA 180.50 2 Jane Teel - Robert Teel Jr, Rockford AL 185.50 3 Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Hixson TN 177.50 3 Thomas Carmichael, Iselin NJ; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY 185.00 4 Jess Stuart, West Chester PA; Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA 172.00 4 Henry Caspar, Toronto ON; Toni Bales, Pickerington OH 183 .50 5 Renee Mancuso, Los Angeles CA; Pam Wittes, Venice CA 165.00 5 Nannell Burford - Will Burford, Annapolis MD 164.00 6 1 Julie Lever, Las Vegas NV; Pat Galligan, San Mateo CA 162.00 6 Robert Kent - Marjorie Michelin, Los Angeles CA 163.50 2 William Haflin, Hendersonville TN; Dale Soik, Murphy NC 149.00 1 Gerald Ungar, Cincinnati OH; Randolph Johnson, Billerica MA 143.50 1 Kristina Juk - Steven Juk, Sarasota FL 130.50 2 Motaz Farag, Belleville ON; Theresa Howard, Sharon ON 143.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION RR EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Gurhun Baykal - Margaret Baykal, Scarborough ON 189.50 1 Les Bart, Olney MD; Craig Ganzer, New York NY 190.00 2 1 Ann West - Barbara Hellmers, Birmingham AL 182.50 2 Bill Eason, Collierville TN; William Cunningham, Tucker GA 175.00 3 Gavin Wolpert, Thornhill ON; Jonathan Steinberg, Toronto ON 179.50 3 Jim Senter - Gale Senter, Laguna Niguel CA 173.50 4 Michael White - John Morris, Atlanta GA 176.50 4 Richard Pavlicek, Fort Lauderdale FL; Rich Pavlicek Jr, San Mateo CA 172.00 5 Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Jay Apfelbaum, Pittsburgh PA 169.50 5 G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Ann Labe, Kirkland WA 171.50 6 Peg Waller, Eden Prairie MN; Peder Langsetmo, Minneapolis MN 165.00 6 Mike Graham, Ann Arbor MI; Robert Bitterman, Charlotte NC 166.50 2 Christopher Monsour, Arlington Hts IL; Diana Miller, Las Vegas NV 143.00 1 Bill Hugenberg Jr, Grand Junction CO; Dennis Goldston, Colorado Springs CO 143.50 1 Judith Bailey, Pell City AL; Larry Stefnik, Barrie ON 129.00 2 Randall Ekman, Dallas TX; Pennell Somsen, New York NY 138.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION SS EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Louise Freed, Los Angeles CA; Derrell Childs, Garland TX 206.00 1 Mark Bumgardner, Carrollton TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX 194.50 2 Polly Dunn - Patrick Dunn, Bellevue WA 199.50 2 Ashraf El Sadi, Union City CA; Hamish Bennett, Menlo Park CA 174.00 3 Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA; Mark Bartusek, Santa Barbara CA 191.00 3 Valerie Gardiner, UK; Haig Tchamitch, Peoria AZ 169.50 4 Curtis Hastings, Kensington CA; Robert Schwartz, San Pedro CA 177.00 4 Karen Barrett, Vancouver WA; Hugh Grosvenor, Alexandria VA 168.00 5 Chris Willenken, New York NY; Karen Manfield, Sunnyvale CA 166.50 5 Bette Cornelius, La Jolla CA; Ann Ridaught, Tallahassee FL 162.50 6 1 Suzi Shymanski - Doug Moore, Ballwin MO 161.50 6 Ulker Mutlu, Clearwater FL; Alan Goldenberg, Oak Ridge TN 158.50 2 1 Margret Salazar, Muskego WI; J Coleman, Billings MT 137.00 1 Gordon Adkins, West Chester OH; Joanne McConnell, San Mateo CA 156.50 2 Sandra Fuselier, New Orleans LA; Stephen Schollnick, Metairie LA 150.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION TT EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Alan Kleist, Cheverly MD; Leo Lasota, College Park MD 181.50 1 Bernard Yomtov, Cambridge MA; Marshall Miles, Redlands CA 191.50 2 Annette Lee McHann, Gulf Breeze FL; Donna Moore, Mary Esther FL 173.00 2 David Treadwell, Wilmington DE; Michael Huston, Joplin MO 190.00 3/4 Bob Glasson - Joann Glasson, Pennington NJ 169.00 3 R Schabinger, Mount Prospect IL; Arnold Rosner, Brooklyn NY 169.50 3/4 1 Todd Wolford, Aurora OH; Harley Bress, Germantown TN 169.00 4 Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL; Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL 163.00 5 Becky Simkins - Bob Simkins, Headland AL 165.50 5 Lynne Logan - Richard Logan, Diamondhead MS 162.00 6 Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; John Rengstorff, New York NY 164.50 6 1 1 Celine Poulin - Patricia Baril, Chicoutimi PQ 161.50 2 Marvin Lampert - Douglas Lampert, Huntsville AL 163.00 2 Warren Olson - Annetta Olson, Dallas TX 153.00 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST A B C A B C 1 Erik Secan, Milwaukee WI; Michel Schneider, Berkeley CA 194.00 1 Benito Garozzo - Lea Dupont, Palm Beach FL 193.50 2 Judy Randel, Albuquerque NM; Carol Pincus, Las Vegas NV 187.50 2 Larry Bass, Deerfield Bch FL; Joseph Machotka, Glenview IL 181.50 3 1 Mac Busby, San Diego CA; Brad Campbell, Smyrna GA 176.00 3 Farid Assemi, Fresno CA; Edward Wojewoda, Antelope CA 180.00 4 Sidney Locke - Thomas Skinner, Birmingham AL 173.00 4 Fred Strickland - Grace Clay, Marietta GA 172.50 5 Mary Savko, Pittsford VT; Frank Aquila, Fairlawn OH 164.50 5 Susan Perez - John Samsel, Saint Louis MO 167.00 6 Mark Itabashi, Murrieta CA; Gene Simpson, Redlands CA 160.00 6 Richard Finberg, Pittsburgh PA; Harold Mouser Jr, Philadelphia PA 164.50 1 Linda Rothstein, New York NY; Sandra Prosnitz, Bronx NY 138.50

THURSDAY MORNING 300/200 PAIRS NORTH-SOUTH SECTION UU EAST-WEST A B A B 1/2 1/2 Barbara Danos, Douglasville GA; Steve Meadows, Luthersville GA 57.00 1/2 1/2 Howard Fink - Rose Fink, Aventura FL 53.50 1/2 1/2 Miriam Mosley - Betty Urban, Newnan GA 57.00 1/2 1/2 Bob Fogle Jr, Boston MA; Marianne Caldwell, Fernandina FL 53.50

THURSDAY STRATIFIED FAST PAIRS 2ND SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION T EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Linda Gordon - Robb Gordon, New York NY 168.23 1 Sylvia Summers, Pasadena CA; Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR 164.77 2 Jiun-Ming Chen, West Lafayette IN; Yifan Yang, Princeton NJ 151.36 2 Spike Lay, Ormond Beach FL; Marilyn Garcia, Daytona Beach FL 156.77 3 John Burgener, Noble IL; Karen Erlanger, Saint Louis MO 146.73 3 1 Thomas Hainze Jr, Athens TX; Evelyn Pelmear, Bakersfield CA 147.05 4 William Wickham, Los Angeles CA; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN 143.23 4 Brian Russell, Burnaby BC; Randy Corn, Kirkland WA 144.50 5 Saeed Maghsoodloo, Auburn AL; Darrell Penrod, Salem AL 138.45 5 Riva Sternlicht, Staten Island NY; Elliot Sternlicht, New York NY 135.27 6 Sam Behr, Orlando FL; Joanne Behr, Winter Park FL 136.73 6 Jim Dick, Springfield VA; Mary Vickers, Apex NC 134.45 1 Rusty Rapport, Englishtown NJ; Arline Fulton, Freehold NJ 121.73 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION U EAST-WEST A B A B 1 David Harris, Belleville NJ; Douglas Drew, Sarasota FL 163.00 1 Grant Baze, La Jolla CA; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA 158.00 2 Kevin Collins, Atlanta GA; Robert Heller, Decatur GA 155.50 2 1 George Wieland, Seabrook TX; B Costanzi, Houston TX 155.50 3 Robert Lyon, Indianapolis IN; Michael Kuhnle, Fishers IN 151.00 3 David Yang, Chicago IL; Xiaodong Shi, Highland Park IL 152.00 4 Lynne Schaeffer, West Bloomfield MI; Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI 146.50 4 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Jim Linhart, Delray Beach FL 151.50 5 1 Catherine Wannamaker, Sarasota FL; H Albert Lilly, Mobile AL 141.50 5 Jeanne Fisher - Arnold Fisher, Clementon NJ 144.00 6 William Kass, Albuquerque NM; Stephen Kemic, Los Alamos NM 141.00 6 Muriel Altus - Philip Altus, Tampa FL 143.50 2 Malcolm Barker, Bucks Uk H P8 4; Monelle Richmond, Woodstock NY 125.50 2 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 127.00

THURSDAY STRATIFIED FAST PAIRS 1ST SESSION NORTH-SOUTH SECTION T EAST-WEST A B A B 1 Lynne Schaeffer, West Bloomfield MI; Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI 158.50 1 William Pettis, Silver Spring MD; Frederick Allenspach, Potomac MD 152.50 2 1 Harold Winecoff - Carol Winecoff, China Grove NC 148.00 2 1 Nelda Avent, Tyler TX; Benjamin Akkerboom, Apeldoorn CP 152.00 3 Rowell Ashford, Indian Springs AL; Sam Graham, Germantown TN 145.00 3 2 Dorothy Downey, Jefferson City TN; Jean Miller, Morristown TN 149.50 4 2 Thomas Hainze Jr, Athens TX; Evelyn Pelmear, Bakersfield CA 144.00 4 Robert Lyon, Indianapolis IN; Michael Kuhnle, Fishers IN 141.00 5 Ernestine Murphrey, Altamonte Spg FL; Mary Lou Webster, Jonesboro GA 141.00 5 Jim Dick, Springfield VA; Mary Vickers, Apex NC 139.50 6 Sylvia Summers, Pasadena CA; Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR 139.50 6 Shannon Cappelletti, Red Bank TN; Carol Lively, Ormond Beach FL 138.50 NORTH-SOUTH SECTION U EAST-WEST A B A B 1 David Yang, Chicago IL; Xiaodong Shi, Highland Park IL 162.50 1 Nancy Hetsko - Larry Rich, Cumming GA 170.00 2 Grant Baze, La Jolla CA; Michael Whitman, San Francisco CA 161.00 2 Garey Hayden, Tucson AZ; Barbara Kasle, Boca Raton FL 165.00 3 Joyce Sillins - Jonathan Greenspan, New York NY 149.50 3 William Wickham, Los Angeles CA; Peggy Kaplan, Minnetonka MN 150.00 4 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI; Jim Linhart, Delray Beach FL 143.50 4 Linda Gordon - Robb Gordon, New York NY 143.50 5 1 Catherine Wannamaker, Sarasota FL; H Albert Lilly, Mobile AL 143.00 5 1 Muffie Gur - Reha Gur, Leonardo NJ 143.00 6 Patricia Chiszar - James Chiszar, Naperville IL 141.50 6 Saeed Maghsoodloo, Auburn AL; Darrell Penrod, Salem AL 136.00 2 George Wieland, Seabrook TX; B Costanzi, Houston TX 123.00 TODAY’S SCHEDULE Mid-South Bridge Conference (District 10) Day honoring Sidney Lazard *Unless otherwise indicated, strat breaks for Stratified Open and Stratified Senior events are: A (1500+), B (500-1500), C (0-500). **Members whose payment of dues is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Friday, November 24, 9:00 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Others Morning Bracketed KO Teams II 3rd Exhibit Hall $12 $13 (Continues at 9 a.m. Saturday) Compact Bracketed KO Teams II 1-2 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 (Continues at 9 a.m. Saturday) Morning Side Game Series III* 2nd single session Exhibit Hall $12 $13 (Continues at 9 a.m. Saturday) Stratified 299er Pairs single Exhibit Hall $11 $12 Friday, November 24,10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Stratified Senior Pairs* 1-2 Meeting Rooms GHI $12 $13 Friday, November 24,1:00 & 8:00 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2Q Ballrooms A&B $14.50 $15.50 (Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions) NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2Q Ballrooms A&B $13 $14 (Two qualifying, two semifinal, two final sessions) NATIONAL 99ER PAIRS 1-2 Meeting Rooms N&O $13 $14 Bracketed KO Teams VI 1-2 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 (Continues Saturday) Flighted/Bracketed KO Teams V Flight A (0-infinity) 3-4 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 Flight B (0-2000) 3-4 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 Stratified Open Pairs* 1-2 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 Thursday-Friday Side Game Series* 3rd single session Exhibit Hall $12 $13 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Meeting Rooms N&O $11 $12 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Meeting Rooms N&O $11 $11 Friday, November 24, 8:00 p.m. Thursday-Friday Side Game Series* 4th single session Exhibit Hall $12 $13 Stratified Open Swiss Teams* single Exhibit Hall $11 $12 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Meeting Rooms N&O $11 $12 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Meeting Rooms N&O $11 $12 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Meeting Rooms N&O $11 $11 Friday, November 24, 2000, Midnight Zip KO Teams* single Meeting Rooms N&O $11 $12 299er Zip KO Teams* single Meeting Rooms N&O $11 $12 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULE Alabama Bridge Association (Unit 157) Day honoring retired director Mattie Floyd *Unless otherwise indicated, strat breaks for Stratified Open and Stratified Senior events are: A (1500+), B (500-1500), C (0-500). For Strati-Flighted events, A/X are 3000+/0-300 and play in their own game; B (500-1500) and C (0-500) is a separate event, two-session playthrough. **Members whose payment of dues is current and Life Masters whose service fee payment is current. Saturday, November 25, 2000, 9:00 a.m. Event Session Sold Entry/player/session ACBL members** Others Morning Bracketed KO Teams II 4th session Exhibit Hall $12 $13 Compact Bracketed KO Teams II 3-4 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 Morning Side Game Series III* 3rd single session Exhibit Hall $12 $13 Stratified 299er Pairs single Exhibit Hall $11 $12 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall $11 $12 Saturday, November 25, 2000, 10:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Stratified Senior Pairs* 1-2 Meeting Room O $12 $13 Saturday, November 25, 2000, 1:00 & 8:00 p.m. REISINGER BOARD-A-MATCH TEAMS 1-2SF Meeting Rooms GHI $14.50 $15.50 NORTH AMERICAN SWISS TEAMS 1-2SF Ballrooms A&B $13 $14 Bracketed KO Teams VI 3-4 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 Bracketed KO Teams VII 1-2 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 (Continues Sunday) Strati-Flighted Open Pairs A/X: 3000+/0-3000 1-2 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 B/C: 500-1500/0-500 1-2 Exhibit Hall $12 $13 Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series* 1st single session Exhibit Hall $12 $13 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Meeting Room N $11 $12 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Meeting Room N $11 $11 Saturday, November 25, 2000, 8:00 p.m. Stratified Board-a-Match Teams* single Exhibit Hall $11 $12 Stratified 299er Swiss Teams single Exhibit Hall $11 $12 Saturday-Sunday Side Game Series* 2nd single session Exhibit Hall $12 $13 299er, 199er, 99er, 49er Pairs single Meeting Room N $11 $12 0-20 & 0-5 Pairs single Meeting Room N $11 $11 Saturday, November 25, 2000, Midnight Zip KO Teams* single Meeting Room N $11 $12