July 18-July 28, 2002 74th Summer North American Bridge ...

July 18-July 28, 2002

74th Summer North American Bridge Championships

Daily Bulletin

Washington, DC

Vol. 74, No. 3

Sunday, July 21, 2002

Editors: Henry Francis and Paul Linxwiler

District 9 sails to

GNT Open victory

The new GNT Open champs: Eric Rodwell, Russ and Sheila Ekeblad, Michael Seamon, Jeff Meckstroth and Mark Molson.

The all-star final of the Championship Flight of the Grand National Teams saw the District 9 squad captained by Russ Ekeblad in the winner's circle after they topped the District 17 team captained by Lou Ann O'Rourke.

Playing for District 9 (Florida) were Russ and Sheila Ekeblad, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Michael Seamon and Mark Molson. The District 17 team (Southwest) was composed of O'Rourke, Billy Miller, Marc Jacobus, Garey Hayden and Roger Bates.

This was the first NABC victory for

Continued on page 6

Tournament director Mike Flader was named the latest recipient of the Jane Johnson Employee Recognition Award.

Mike Flader wins

Florida triumphs

in GNT A

District 9 took the title of Grand National Team Flight A champions by defeating District 14 178?103 in last night's final.

The District 9 squad was Adrian and Patricia Dovell of Gainesville, John Moschella of Winter Springs, John Brady of Jacksonville, Robert Dennard of Lake Mary and Brian Gunnell of Ponte Verda. District 14 was represented by Bob and Cindy Balderson of Minnetonka MN, Kurt Schaeffer of Apple Valley MN and Carole Miner of Rochester MN.

Continued on page 6

The A-Team: GNT A champs Bob Dennard, John Brady, Adrian and Patricia Dovell, Brian Gunnell and John Moschella.

Winners of the GNT Flight B: Chad Fisher, Larry Weatherholt, Gary McDole and Fred Dischman.

D15 squad grabs

GNT B crown

The Kansas City-based team representing District 15 took the lead early in their final-round match against District 4 and never looked back. District 15 -- Gary McDole of Lees Summit MO, Fred Dischman and Chad Fisher of Kansas City MO and Larry Weatherholt of Shawnee Mission KS-- won the 64-board contest 185?133.

District 4 was represented by Barry Continued on page 6

Johnson Award

Just before the start of the first semifinal session of the Life Master Pairs yesterday, President George Retek honored several key persons.

The most significant was the presentation of the Jane Johnson Employee Recognition Award for customer service and special performance ? going the extra mile ? to Tournament Director Mike Flader. There are two Jane Johnson awards annually ? one to a headquarters employee and one to a tournament director. The awards honor the late Jane Johnson who did such an outstanding job as club department manager at ACBL

Continued on page 4

Shi and Gu ahead

in LM Pairs

Xiaodong Shi of Des Plaines IL and Jiang Gu of Edison NJ opened a 50-point lead during yesterday's semifinals of the Life Master Pairs. The qualifiers will compete for the title today in two final sessions.

A Texas pair, Greg Hinze of Grand Prairie and Nagy Kamel of Plano, were second, followed by John Hurd of Charleston SC and Joel Wooldridge of Buffalo NY. Rounding out the top five were Ulf Nilsson and Magnus Ericksson of Sweden, followed by Richard Katz of North Versailles PA and Robert Levin of Bronx NY

Phillips-Rohr lead

D21 wins all-West

Red Ribbon Pairs

GNT C battle

The northern California District 21 squad of Stephen Tu of Milipitas CA, Steve Chen and Shih-Ming Shih of San Jose CA, Paul Cornelius of Redwood City CA, Rajeev Gupta of San Mateo CA and npc Vandana Vidwans captured the Grand National Teams Flight C crown by routing their Oregon-based District 20 opponents 159?56 in three quarters of play.

Continued on page 6

They won the GNT Flight C: Shih-Ming Shih, Paul Cornelius, Steve Chen, npc Vandana Vidwans, Stephen Tu and Rajeev Gupta.

Janice Phillips and Sharon Rohr of Pittsburgh had two superb sessions in the Red Ribbon Pairs qualifying ? they were 77 points ahead of runners-up Kevin Perkins of Austin TX and Al Remer of Fort Lauderdale. The qualifiers will vie for the title in today's two-session final.

Close behind in third place are John Cobb of Apex NC and John Marriott of Rocky Mount NC. Only two points further back are Jon Rice and Mike Rice of Winston-Salem NC. In a virtual tie with them are Kenneth Kaufman of Derwood MD and Lloyd Rawley of Greenbelt MD.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Sunday, July 21

9 a.m. - Noon

Audrey Grant: Tips on Scoring High as a Bridge Cruise Instructor. Eisenhower Room.

Grant, host of the Crystal Symphony Bridge Cruise program, shares her secrets for

success as a teacher/game director on a cruise ship. $25 fee.

9:30 a.m. - Noon Board of Governors meeting. Ballroom, Salon 1.

10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. International Team Trials Committee meeting. Suite 8212.

12:00 Noon

ACBL Membership Meeting, Marriott Ballroom.

12:15 p.m.

Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers program: Jerry Helms, Jerry-isms. Exhibit Hall B

North. Helms, Charlotte NC, is a full-time bridge professional, club owner, bridge

teacher and a TAP Teacher/Trainer for ACBL's Education Program. He is a Diamond Life

Master and a member of the National Goodwill Committee.

5 - 7 p.m.

Teachers' Dutch Treat Social. Woodley Market, lobby level near Starbucks. ACBL

Accredited Teachers are invited to meet with fellow teachers and the ACBL Education

Department staff. Dutch treat cocktails and dinner. No business.

6:45 p.m.

Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers program: Audrey Grant, Improving Your Judgment.

Exhibit Hall B North. Grant, Toronto, is the author of the ACBL Beginning Bridge books:

the Club, Diamond, Heart and Spade Series.

11:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Women's International Team Trials Committee meeting. Suite 8212.

11:30 p.m.

Piano renditions for your listening pleasure and perhaps for your singing pleasure in

Cotillion South. Virginia ham biscuits in a cabaret environment.

9 a.m. - Noon

10 a.m. - Noon 10 a.m. - Noon 12:15 p.m. 1 - 3 p.m. 5 - 7 p.m. 5 - 7 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 11:30 p.m.

9 a.m. - Noon 10 a.m. - Noon 12:15 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 11:30 p.m.

Monday, July 22

Club Directors' Refresher Course with Associate National Tournament Director Guillermo Poplawsky. Johnson Room. Three sessions focusing on the public relations aspect of running a successful bridge club. (Continues same times Tuesday and Wednesday) $20 course fee if preregistered; $25 at the door. Teaching Online with Bridge Base (Accredited Teacher Update Meeting). Eisenhower Room. Don't miss this opportunity to meet with Fred Gitelman for a guided tour of the Bridge Base site and its outstanding teaching features. Free Bridge Lesson with Audrey Grant. Exhibit Hall B-North 1-3. Grant presents a free "Welcome to Duplicate" bridge lesson. Come early for coffee and pastry. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers program: Ginny Schuett, Negative Doubles. Exhibit Hall B North. Schuett, Riverwoods IL, is a Three-Star Teacher, a former president of the American Bridge Teachers Association and a Diamond Life Master. Bride Plus+. Exhibit Hall B-North 1-3. Bridge Plus+ is a special game for players new to duplicate. It's relaxed and fun ? about 14 deals played in two hours. Newcomer Reception. Exhibit Hall B-North 1-3. Goodwill Reception. Cotillion Ballroom. Members of the National Goodwill Committee are invited. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers program: Max Hardy, Overcalls. Exhibit Hall B North. Hardy, Las Vegas, is a retired Associate National Tournament Director and professional player. He is the author of several books including Five-Card Majors Western Style. More piano for your listening and singing pleasure. Maryland crab dip, chips and veggies.

Tuesday, July 23

Club Directors' Refresher Course with Associate National Tournament Director Guillermo Poplawsky. Johnson Room. Second of three sessions focusing on the public relations aspect of running a successful bridge club. (Continues same time Wednesday). Education Workshop: Teaching Online. Eisenhower Room. Betty Starzec takes you stepby-step through an online teaching session. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers program: Jeff Roman, After You've Filled Out the Convention Card. Exhibit Hall B North. Roman, Alexandria VA, is a professional player and a Diamond Life Master. Intermediate/Newcomer Speakers program: Larry Cohen, The Real Deal. Exhibit Hall B North. Cohen, Boca Raton FL, is an ACBL Grand Life Master, regular columnist for The Bridge Bulletin and the author of To Bid or Not to Bid: The Law of Total Tricks. More piano for your listening and singing pleasure. Dessert fondue buffet.

Special Individual set for Tuesday

ACBL Online members and e-bridge subscribers will be eligible to play in a 12-board Individual Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. There will be many prizes, including a one-year extension of e-bridge membership for the winner. In addition, there will be door prizes including a copy of the new Encyclopedia of Bridge.

Found

A Pennsylvania driver's license belonging to Brooks Harris. Please visit the Taft Room on the mezzanine level to claim your license.

Special seminar on ACBL Online

A special seminar about playing bridge on ACBL Online will take place on Monday and Tuesday mornings at 10 at the ACBL Online booth in Exhibit Hall C (atrium). David Libchauber will deliver the lectures and follow up with a question-and-answer session.

Mini-Spingold clarification

The Mini-Spingold events are not limited to five days of play (as indicated by some out-of-date Conditions of Contest accidentally released this week), but will played over however many days are required to determine a winner.

Montreal World

Championship Quiz #3

Answer in tomorrow's Daily Bulletin

To heighten awareness of the Montreal World Championships that will take place in August, the organizers are offering a daily problem. There will be a daily drawing among those who turn in the correct answer to the Daily Bulletin office in the Taft Room of the Marriott Wardman Park.

Every day five prizes will be awarded as the result of the drawing. The winners will have their choice of a 1995 or 1996 World Championship book or a 2002 World Championship hat.

? Q 4 ? A 4 3 ? A K Q 8 7 3 ? 8 4

? A 10 6 3 ? K 9 7 6 2 ? 2 ? Q 10 5 The contract is 4?. West leads the ?5. You seem to have received a fortunate lead. Can you take full advantage? Plan the play. Thanks to Eddie Kantar for the problem.

Solution to Quiz #2

? A K 10 9 7

? Q J 8 3

? A Q 9

? A

? 8 5

? Q J 4 2

? 9 7 4

? 6 5

? K 8 6

? J 10 7 5 4

? K J 9 7 5

? 10 3

? 6 3

? A K 10 2

? 3 2

? Q 8 6 4 2

The contract is 7?. West leads a trump. Plan the

play.

Kantar's answer: To say the least you're in a bit

of trouble. You're going to need the diamond finesse

in any case so you might as well take it early before

ruffing spades, as West might be able to discard a

diamond on a spade ruff, making it impossible for

you to ruff three cards in your hand which you might

have to do if spades go 4?2. Phew!

Proper technique is to win the ?K, finesse the

?Q, cash the ?A and ruff a diamond with the ?2.

Now the two top spades followed by a spade ruff with

the ?A. If spades break 3?3 (ha?ha) you have the

balance by simply drawing trumps. If spades break

4?2, enter dummy with the ?A and ruff another spade

with the ?10. Now ruff a club with the ?8, draw the

remaining trumps with dummy's queen?jack and take

your last spade to make your grand slam. You play so

beautifully.

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ACBL Charity Committee member Jerry Fleming and ACBL CEO Jay Baum present checks to Elizabeth Maloney-Refaie and David Idleman of BridgeAtSchools (left), and to CrisisLinks President-elect Angie Carrera and Executive Director Arlene Krohmal.

3 charities get ACBL grants

Guide dogs, a hotline and bridgeplaying kids will all benefit from this NABC as a result of checks that were presented last night just before the start of play. The ACBL Charity Foundation made presentations totaling $5,000.

Three nonprofit organizations -Guiding Eyes for the Blind?Montgomery County Region, CrisisLink and BridgeAtSchools, Inc. -- were the recipients

Guiding Eyes for the Blind is a national organization dedicated to "enriching the lives of blind and visually impaired men and women by providing them with the freedom to travel safely."Founded in 1954, the organization raises and trains dogs to be paired free-of-charge with blind/visually impaired individuals. Volunteer puppyraisers work with the organization to identify future guide dogs. Professional trainers take over when the puppies are about a year and a half old to teach them the skills they need to become guide dogs. Guiding Eyes for the Blind estimates that it costs about $25,000 to breed, raise and train just one guide dog.

CrisisLink is a 24-hour a day, 7-day

a week telephone hotline service designed to respond to individuals facing life crises, emotional distress and potential suicide. The organization's goal is to prevent tragedy and provide immediate support and resources for those facing challenges for which they are unable to find help elsewhere. In its 30 years of operation in the Washington metropolitan area, it has answered more than 600,000 calls, nearly one-fifth from teens. Certified staff members have trained 3,000 volunteers in crisis call management, de-escalation and reflective listening.

BridgeAtSchools is dedicated to using the game of bridge to make a positive difference in the education and development of children and youth. The organization utilizes school research to quantify bridge's contribution to math, critical thinking and social skills, and it develops approved curricula for classroom instruction and after-school clubs. Local communities supplement BridgeAtSchools with adult mentoring and various competitions. The program serves students in elementary school, high school and college.

The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Dining Guide

Guiding Eyes for the Blind receives a check for $2000 from the ACBL Charity Foundations Jerry Fleming. Roberta Huy (left) with puppy-in-training April, and Margie Coccadrilli with canine friend Winsome were on hand to receive the check.

Morning Tour Departure Times

Mall Shuttle Monday?Friday only 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Tour Bus Sunday Monday Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday Friday Saturday

Arlington National Cemetery FBI Hillwood Museum National Cathedral Supreme Court Orioles Baseball/Aquarium (all day) Lafayette Square Holocaust Museum Mount Vernon (returns late afternoon)

9:00 8:30 8:30 9:30 8:30 10:30 9:00 9:30 8:30

Perles Caf? Harry's Pub

Located on the Lobby Level featuring All-American cuisine

6:30 a.m. ? 12:30 p.m. Breakfast Buffet and a la carte

11 a.m. ? 3 p.m.

Lunch

A la carte

4:30 ? 8 p.m. Dinner Buffet

All-day dining and beverages will be served from 11 a.m. ? 2 a.m. Located on the Lobby Level near the 24th Street entrance.

Departure times are printed at the bottom of each ticket. Buses depart from the 24th Street exit. Please purchase tickets in advance as tours fill quickly. All tours will return to the hotel by game time (except for the Orioles game tour and Mount Vernon).

Membership meeting

The annual ACBL Membership Meeting wwill take place at noon Sunday in the Marriott Ballroom.

Medici's

Fine Mediterranean cuisine. Open for dinner 4:30 ? 10 p.m.

Woodley Market Express dining available 6 a.m. ? 8 p.m.

Starbucks

Traditional coffee favorites 6 a.m. ? 9 p.m.

Lobby Lounge Cocktails and light fare available 11 a.m. ? 2 a.m.

Room Service In-room dining serving up your favorites 6 a.m. ? 1 a.m.

Ace Lounge Quick concessions conveniently located outside bridge venues.

Montreal World Championship alert

Planning to attend the World Championships in Montreal? Haven't made your hotel reservations yet? Do so now! The special rates at the host hotels will expire Monday, July 22 at noon. Thereafter rooms will be provided only if available and most likely at a considerably higher rate than the advertised rate.

Reservations can be made Saturday and Sunday by e-mail only at reservation@tourisme-. Reservations may also be made by phone (514) 844?0848 or fax (514) 844?6771 on Monday, July 22 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Woodley Market, lobby level near Starbucks

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An act of kindness

Two-way Morton?

leads to grand slam

Its immaterial

When Paul Johnson realized that Richie Schwartz

probably meant to make a different bid, he graciously

offered to let his opponent make the bid he had in-

tended to make. This was the hand from the first quali-

fying session of the Life Master Pairs. (Interestingly,

Barry Rigal also had a tale about this deal ? see page

6 of Daily Bulletin 2.)

Board 9 ? 9

Dlr: North ? Q 8 7 6 5 3 2

Vul: E-W ? 7 5

? J 8 2

? 6 2

? A K Q 10 7 3

? K

? A

? A Q 10 2

? 4 3

? A K 10 9 6 5

? Q 7 4 3

? J 8 5 4

? J 10 9 4

? K J 9 8 6

? ?

West North

East

South

Becker P.Johnson Schwartz L. Johnson

Pass

1?

Pass

2?

Pass

3?

Pass

4? (1) Pass

5?

Pass

(bidding halts, Schwartz changes bid)

5? (2)

Pass

5? (3) Pass

6? (4)

Pass

7NT

All Pass

(1) Key Card Blackwood.

(2) Two key cards plus the trump queen.

(3) Asking about kings.

(4) ?K plus extra strength in spades.

From the presentation of the auction above, it's

clear where the problem arose. Schwartz knew that

4? was Key Card Blackwood, but he answered as if

Mike Becker had made the more traditional asking

bid of 4NT. As Lee Johnson passed, Paul noticed a

strange look on Schwartz's face.

"Did you intend to make a different bid?" Paul

asked. "If so, my wife can take back her pass and you

can correct your bid."

Schwartz agreed that his bid was not the one he

intended to make, so Lee withdrew her pass and

Schwartz changed his bid to 5?, the correct bid to

show two controls and the trump queen after the 4?

ask. That let Becker ask about kings at a lower level.

When Schwartz responded 6?, Becker counted up

the likely tricks. He was sure his side had six clubs,

two hearts, one diamond and probably three spades,

considering that 6? bid. It appeared there would be

all kinds of possibilities for a 13th trick, so Becker

bid the grand.

Imagine his surprise when he discovered he had

only one heart trick! But of course he was going to

be OK if the spades broke in a friendly fashion. But

they didn't. It so happens he could have made his

grand by taking two finesses in diamonds, but he

didn't want to stake everything on that possibility.

Instead, after winning the opening heart he ran

his six clubs just in case spades didn't break. Then he

went to dummy's spades and quickly learned that they

weren't breaking. But the run of the clubs had placed

tremendous pressure on South who had to keep all

his spades. That meant he had had to reduce his dia-

mond holding to just the king and jack. Becker led a

diamond and finessed. He cashed the ?A and dropped

the king, so his ?10 took the 13th trick. That was worth

50 matchpoints out of a possible 51.

Now what would have happened if Paul had not

made his magnanimous offer? "I would have had to

decide what the five spade bid meant," said Becker.

"There would have been two main possibilities.

First, Richie might have been answering five no

trump instead of four diamonds, which actually was

the case. Or perhaps he meant to bid four spades,

showing no controls. On the bidding, no controls

didn't look too likely, so I probably would have

read five spades correctly as showing two controls

and the trump queen.

"But the big difference is that there would have

been no way for us to get to the grand slam. We would

have been in a small slam, probably in clubs but

maybe in notrump or even spades.

First-time players enjoy the game at the Worlds Biggest Bridge Lesson.

Worlds Biggest

Bridge Lesson

Washington DC organizers prepared a special event Saturday morning -- a bridge lesson for new players, but one on a very large scale. This project was dubbed "The World's Biggest Bridge Lesson."

Organized by Easybridge! Presenter Ron Kral, and with help from friend Lucy McCoy, local clubs and teachers put out the word about the event. The result: some 150 players attended, many of whom had never played the game before.

"We began with a reception," said Kral, who emphasized that the chief purpose of the event was to make sure that everyone had fun.

"I ran an Easybridge! game, while several guest speakers -- Pat Spooner, Leslie Shafer, Sam McMillan and Steve Forsythe -- each lectured on three different topics. Players were given a program in advance, so they were able to listen to the speaker of their choice."

The event was wrapped up by Mary Jane Von Moss, who announced the winners of some 40 door prizes for the attendees.

Kral said, "We want to thank those who provided prizes: Randy Baron (five books), Great Game Products (three Bridge Barons), Peggy Reich (three copies of her new book on conventions), NVBA (two free entries to the NABC), Leslie Schafer (12 free subscriptions to her newsletter) and Edith McMullin (three free subscriptions to her newsletter)."

Flader Continued from page 1

headquarters for so many years. Brad Holtsberry, head of the tournament division, made the presentation.

Three other directors were honored with certificates noting their outstanding performance ? Ron Johnston, Su Doe and Sol Weinstein. Weinstein is special to Retek because Weinstein is a native of Montreal, Retek's home town. "I remember when Sol got his start and how quickly he became one of the finest directors in the field," said Retek.

Kelley Maguire, executive secretary to CEO Jay Baum at ACBL Headquarters, also was honored with a certificate. Maguire has worked in many posts during her tenure at ACBL and has always done outstanding work en route to her present key position.

Another certificate went to Margot Henning who is doing such a fine job as chairman for this tournament.

A little more about Flader. He has been a director since 1989, and he remembers that his primary thought back then was "Thank God for computers! He was given a 15-table pair game sheet to do by hand on Friday -"and I still didn't have it done on Sunday!" He got his bridge background by managing the Twin Cities Bridge Center for 10 years. He was promoted to his present rank of Tournament Director (formally Regional) in 1994. He now authors the "Ruling the Game" column for the The Bridge Bulletin.

He remembers the first time he worked at an NABC -- in 1993 right here in Washington DC. "I was terrified," he said. "I was sure that every player in that room knew more about the rules and the game than I did. But the more experienced I got, the more competent and relaxed and happy I felt. I'm grateful to the ACBL for having this job. Think of all the places I've been that I would never have seen if I hadn't been a tournament director."

He expressed thanks to Chris Patrias, Ron Johnson and Larry Brobst for the help they've given him along the way. His very special thank-you went to Bill Schoder who helped him tremendously during that rugged Washington tournament in 1993.

By Alan Truscott

Allan Graves conjured up a rare ending in the

second qualifying round of the Life Master Pairs Fri-

day night, but had mixed feelings in the post-mortem.

The deal, turned 90 degrees for convenience, was this:

Dlr: South ? J 2

Vul: Both ? A K

? A 8 7 4 3

? 9 6 4 3

? A 9 7

? 10 6 5 4

? J 7 6 5 3

? 10 9 8 2

? 6 5

? Q J 10

? J 10 8

? 7 5

? K Q 8 3

? Q 4

? K 9 2

? A K Q 2

Virtually everyone reached 3NT with the North-

South cards. 1? - 1? - 2NT - 3NT was a popular

auction, and a heart was led to dummy's king.

Graves, South, saw that playing diamonds would

produce 10 tricks at most, and would even lead to

defeat if the diamonds broke badly. At the second

trick he led the ?J from dummy, and after taking his

ace West persevered with hearts.

When the declarer cashed three club winners the

position became:

? 2

? --

? A 8 7 4 3

? 9

? 9 7

? 10 6 5

? J 7 6

? 10

? 6 5

? Q J 10

? --

? --

? K Q 8

? --

? K 9 2

? 2

On the last club, East was caught in a non-mate-

rial squeeze. He had to give up his ?10. Graves, read-

ing the position correctly, cashed the ?K and surren-

dered a diamond to make 11 tricks. This worked be-

cause East had to guard the pointed suits.

He realized too late that he could have avoided

this altogether by crossing to his hand in clubs at the

second trick and leading a low spade. West would

then be forced to duck, allowing the declarer to win

with the jack and play diamonds for 11 tricks.

But if East held the ?A, the winning play would

be the ?2 from dummy at the second trick. This was

a two-way Morton's Fork, a term I invented nearly

40 years ago. Students of English history will recall

that Cardinal Morton raised money for King Henry

VII by telling wealthy merchants that they must be

able to spare something for the royal coffers whether

they were spenders or savers. Whether you spend or

save, you have been Forked. It's all immaterial. Or

non-material.

Restaurant shuttle

There will be a restaurant shuttle daily through Friday departing at 5 p.m. Stops are scheduled at Cleveland Park, UDC, Adams Morgan and Cupont Circle. The return trip is scheduled so that everyone will be back in time for the evening session. Printed schedules are available at the Information Desk.

Hall of Fame suggestions

ACBL members who wish to suggest possible nominees for the ACBL Bridge Hall of Fame should send the names to Jean Patterson, Director of Communications, ACBL, 2990 Airways Blvd., Memphis TN 38116?3847. E-mail: jean.patterson@

Today is ABA Day

Players competing in today's events can have their points recorded either in the ACBL or the ABA. That's because today is ABA Day, a day of special cooperation between the two bridge organizations. This has been a regular feature of recent North American Championships.

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The latest inductees into the ACBL Junior Corps include Noble Shore, brothers Michael and Paul Ferman and brothers Marc and Robert Glickman.

Parking information

When parking for commuters is available at the Marriott Wardman Park and the Omni Shoreham, the charge is $19 per day. There is 24-hour access but no in-and-out privileges. There is a $5 rebate on weekdays, but there are special conditions for the rebates. Please note that this rebate plan is for commuters only. It is a subsidy underwritten by the local unit for local players.

The rebates cannot be applied to your parking charges. Instead they are in the form of scrip that can be used to buy entries to events at this tournament. When you get your parking ticket, bring it to the Information Desk where someone will stamp the ticket and give you the scrip good for part of your bridge entry fees.

Note that street parking is available in the vicinity of the hotel only on weekends. On weekdays, zone parking permits must be displayed on your vehicle. This is strictly enforced.

Extra parking spaces are available at the University of District of Columbia (UDC) garages for only $8 a day, but there are no in-and-out privileges. A free shuttle bus operates between the garage area and the hotel from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and from 10:30 p.m. to midnight.

Offsite parking also is available under certain

ACBL Goodwill Committee Chair Aileen Osofsky presents the Homer Shoop Scholarship to Angela Collura.

conditions. Anyone using offsite parking must stay at the tournament for a minimum of four days. Those who use the offsite plan are escorted to the North Virginia suburbs and will be driven back to the area when they are ready to leave. For further information contact David Rodney at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. A shuttle schedule is available at the Information Desk. If you have a return reservation and wish to make a change, it is necessary to let Mr. Rodney know at least 24 hours in advance.

Of course you can use the Metro ? the Red Line's Woodley Park/Zoo stop is near the hotel. It runs to 2 a.m. on weekends.

As for transportation to the airport, there is limo and taxi service, but neither is complimentary.

7 members inducted into Junior Corps

The ACBL Junior Corps inducted seven new members at the Junior reception last evening. ACBL's Goodwill Chairman Aileen Osofsky and Charlotte Blaiss, head of ACBL's Junior program, awarded Junior Corps pins to brothers Marc and Robert Glickman of Woodland Hills CA, Susan Doty of Durham NH, Noble Shore of Pittsburgh PA, Daniel Korbel of Toronto ON and another pair of brothers, Paul and Mike Ferman of Bremerton WA.

The Junior Corps is an organization founded to honor those Junior players who actively promote bridge and are good citizens of the bridge world.

Also, the recipient of the Homer Shoop Pre-teen Scholarship Award -- a $5000 scholarship award -- was announced. Angela Collura of Elizabeth PA is this year's winner. Collura is a student at South Allegheny Middle School.

Montreal Quiz 2 winners

Genevieve Hewitt, John McDaniel, Robert Berger, Pete Hughes and Curtis Bare are the winners. Drop by the Taft Room, mezzanine level, to pick up your prizes.

LIFE MASTER PAIRS QUALIFIERS

NORTH-SOUTH

1

Norberto Bocchi, Milano IT; Steve Weinstein, Glen Ridge NJ

2

Alfredo Versace, Rome IT; George Jacobs, Burr Ridge IL

3

Sandra Trent - Paul Trent, Katonah NY

4

Michael Becker, Boca Raton FL; Richard Schwartz, East Elmhurst NY

5

Jeff Roman, Alexandria VA; Aaron Silverstein, New York NY

6

Stephen Landen, Rochester Hills MI; Pratap Rajadhyaksha, Powell OH

7

Mark Singer, Long Beach CA; Sidney Brownstein, Santa Monica CA

8

Dan Morse, Houston TX; Hugh Ross, Oakland CA

9

Mike Cappelletti, Hixson TN; Gary Cohler, Miami FL

10

Elliot Sternlicht - Robert Kuhnreich, New York NY

11

Roy Welland - Bjorn Fallenius, New York NY

12

Eugene Saxe, Briarcliff NY; Thomas Smith, Stamford CT

13

Mark Tolliver - Marc Zwerling, Portland OR

14

Larry Bausher, Hamden CT; Don Barnett, Trumbull CT

15

Michael Moss, New York NY; Martin Schifko, Graz, Austria

16

Junyi Zhu, Castro Valley CA; Qing Yang, San Jose CA

17

Dennis Thompson, Lake Hiawatha NJ; Carl Berenbaum, Elkins Park PA

18

Jeff Schuett, Riverwoods IL; Kerry Smith, Milwaukee WI

19

Charles Kopp, Columbus OH; Gregory Potts, Portsmouth OH

20

Beverly Goldstein, Los Angeles CA; John Mohan, Col Polanco, MX

21

Beth Palmer - William Pettis, Silver Spring MD

22

Sylvia Summers, Montreal PQ; Dorothy Truscott, Bronx NY

23

Kiran Nadar, Portola Valley CA; B Satyanarayana, Delhi, India

24

Nels Erickson, Las Vegas NV; Gene Freed, Los Angeles CA

25

Kenneth Davis, Alexandria VA; Charles Yaple, Annandale VA

26

Earl Glickstein, Gaithersburg MD; Jim Houghton, Washington DC

27

R Rajkumar - R Prahalad, Arlington VA

28

Robert Lipsitz, Palm Harbor FL; Roger Pies, Washington DC

29

Ken Scholes, Bellevue WA; Steven Campau, Seattle WA

30

Ann Labe - Tony Glynne, Vancouver WA

31

Michael Kovacich, Stone Mountain GA; Robert White, Raleigh NC

32

Marilyn Eber - Norma Sands, Denver CO

NORTH-SOUTH

1

Lynn Deas, Schenectady NY; Curtis Cheek, Huntsville AL

2

Robin Klar, Spring TX; Betty Ann Kennedy, Shreveport LA

3

Ruth Grant, Hastings Hdsn NY; Jay Apfelbaum, Pittsburgh PA

4

Chris Willenken, New York NY; Fred Chang, Fresh Meadows NY

5

Jim Krekorian - John Rengstorff, New York NY

6

Mitch Dunitz, Sherman Oaks CA; David Sacks, Los Angeles CA

7

Ernest Napier, Brooklyn NY; Kikuyo Susaki, Tokyo, Japan

8

Kenneth Kranyak, Bay Village OH; Frank Cymerman, Pittsburgh PA

9

Leonard Holtz, Los Angeles CA; Tobi Sokolow, Austin TX

10

Ralph Hoffman, Lake Forest IL; Dick Benson, Le Roy IL

11

Steve Garner, Northfield IL; Howard Weinstein, Sarasota FL

12

Frimann Stefansson - Pall Thorsson, Iceland

13

Allan Stauber, Cross River NY; Clifford Meltzer, Los Gatos CA

14

Allan Siebert, Little Rock AR; Randy Pettit, Marietta GA

15

Shou-Ling Wang, Bethesda MD; A Brooks Harris, Berwyn PA

16

Elvera Levine, Charlotte NC; Martin Caley, Montreal PQ

17

Richard Wegman, Bethesda MD; David Abelow, Owings Mills MD

18

Stephen Shane, White Plains NY; Eugene Davidson, Washington DC

19

Henry Bethe - Varis Carey, Ithaca NY

20

Hal Hindman, Fairfax VA; Mark Chen, Oak Hill VA

21

J Merrill, Potomac MD; Lou Reich, Wheaton MD

22

Geir Helgemo, Trondheim Ca NW; Richard Zeckhauser, Cambridge MA

23

Jaggy Shivdasani, New York NY; Barnet Shenkin, Boca Raton FL

24

Peter Schneider, La Canada CA; Bruce Ferguson, San Francisco CA

25

Walter Schenker, Pine Brook NJ; Michael Gore, Brooklyn NY

26

John Kissinger, del Mar CA; Jon Wright, La Mesa CA

27

Jon Brissman, San Bernardino CA; Marshall Miles, Redlands CA

28

Charles Gray, Philadelphia PA; Thomas Weik, Reading PA

29

Linda Smith - Ron Smith, Hixson TN

30

Harold Siegelman, Silver Spring MD; Robert Bell, Washington DC

31

Barbara Hamman, Pacific Plsds CA; Ellasue Chaitt, Palm Bch Gdns FL

32

Gigi Geiger - Gen Geiger, Sarasota FL

SECTIONS G H I J K

1946.89

1

1937.56

2

1924.45

3

1920.49

4

1902.98

5

1899.09

6

1885.17

7

1873.87

8

1872.53

9

1849.23

10

1843.55

11

1842.73

12

1816.10

13

1809.46

14

1808.76

15

1795.13

16

1792.80

17

1792.00

18

1789.67

19

1788.91

20

1778.72

21

1766.25

22

1766.09

23

1763.59

24

1756.29

25

1746.39

26

1743.61

27

1740.11

28

1737.71

29

1731.24

30

1730.19

31

1725.15

32

SECTIONS A B C D E

2041.34

1

1993.27

2

1972.31

3

1961.93

4

1942.22

5

1934.48

6

1933.94

7

1909.61

8

1897.49

9

1889.02

10

1884.45

11

1880.82

12

1871.88

13

1869.37

14

1868.18

15

1868.10

16

1851.91

17

1846.33

18

1843.11

19

1834.27

20

1804.26

21

1800.32

22

1785.99

23

1775.14

24

1771.48

25

1771.41

26

1761.93

27

1760.35

28

1755.26

29

1749.43

30

1724.46

31

1719.09

32

EAST-WEST

Greg Hinze, Grand Prairie TX; Nagy Kamel, Plano TX Ulf Nilsson, Dalby, Sweden - Magnus Eriksson, Haverdal, Sweden Richard Katz, N Versailles PA; Robert Levin, Bronx NY Ross Grabel, Huntington Bh CA; Jon Wittes, Claremont CA Douglas Doub, W Hartford CT; Adam Wildavsky, Jackson Heights NY Dennis Kasle, Bloomfield MI; Chuck Burger, West Bloomfield MI Rose Meltzer - Peter Weichsel, Los Gatos CA Rita Shugart, Pebble Beach CA; Andrew Robson, Santa Cruz CA Chip Martel - Jan Martel, Davis CA Reese Milner - Geoff Hampson, Los Angeles CA David Berkowitz, Old Tappan NJ; Larry Cohen, Boca Raton FL Kumar Bhatia, Pepper Pike OH; Phillip Becker, Beachwood OH Charles Coon, Staten Island NY; Richard Weiss, Swampscott MA Benjamin Brill, Wheaton MD; Don Probst, Fairfax VA Elliott Grubman - Steven Zlotnick, Brooklyn NY Loren Hawkins, Bremerton WA; Dudley Brown, Grandview WA Nick Nickell, New York NY; Richard Freeman, Atlanta GA Allen Kahn, New York NY; David Rosenberg, Jackson Heights NY Jerry Helms, Charlotte NC; Richard Miller, Raleigh NC Paul Kiefer, Winston Salem NC; Jeffrey Rothstein, New York NY David Hemmer, Athens GA; Bill Drewett, Chicago IL Jim Barrow, Lake Charles LA; John Potter, Panama City FL Alan Osofsky, New City NY; Alan Sontag, Gaithersburg MD Phillip Alder, Hobe Sound FL; George Tornay Jr, New York NY Carlos Munoz, White Plains NY; Stephen Lippmann, Hastings Hdsn NY Paul Lewis - Linda Lewis, Vashon WA Ed Ulman, Portland OR; Teri Casen, Las Vegas NV Sangarapil Mohan, Oak Brook IL; Claude Vogel, Chicago IL G S Jade Barrett, Vancouver WA; Michael Betts, Toronto ON Michael Klein, Fairfax VA; Mike Cappelletti Sr, Alexandria VA Robert Hopkins Jr - Joan Lewis, Arlington VA Ellen Gabriel, Chicago IL; Sharon Meng, Tampa FL EAST-WEST

Xiaodong Shi, Des Plaines IL; Jiang Gu, Edison NJ John Hurd, Charleston SC; Joel Wooldridge, Buffalo NY Sam Lev, New York NY; Ron Smith, San Francisco CA Greg McKellar, Kingston ON; Arch McKellar, Dobbs Ferry NY Lynn Baker, Austin TX; Debbie Rosenberg, New Rochelle NY Jeanne Rahmey, Brooklyn NY; Magnus Lindkvist, Hoor, Sweden Mike Passell, Plano TX; Eddie Wold, Houston TX Alexander Kolesnik, Austin TX; Kimmel Jones, Euless TX Russell Samuel, Locust Valley NY; Shawn Samuel, Cambridge MA Subhash Gupta, New Delhi, India; Dan Gerstman, Buffalo NY Nikolay Demirev, Des Plaines IL; David Chechelashvili, Arlington VA Weizhong Bao - Hailong Ao, Herndon VA Robert Gookin, Falls Church VA; Donna Rogall, Silver Spring MD David Becher, Swampscott MA; Alan Watson, Lexington MA Zia Mahmood, New York NY; Michael Rosenberg, Wykagyl NY Buddy Hanby, Spring TX; Richard Oshlag, Germantown TN Michael Shuster - Jeffrey Goldsmith, Pasadena CA Paul Soloway, Mill Creek WA; Steve Catlett, Richmond VA Jill Meyers, Santa Monica CA; Ed Davis, Seal Beach CA Jo Ann Sprung - Danny Sprung, Philadelphia PA Bryan Maksymetz, Coquitlam BC; Allan Graves, West Newbury VT Richard Coren, Fort Lauderdale FL; Bill Eisenberg, Perris CA Richard Morgen, Havertown PA; Andrew Markowitz, Lahaska PA Brian Glubok, New York NY; Jim Mahaffey, Winter Park FL Joergen Molberg - Boerre Lund, Trondheim NW David Grainger, Etobicoke ON; Kevin Bathurst, Thousand Oaks CA Franco Baseggio, New York NY; Jay Korobow, Princeton N J John Diamond, Penn Valley PA; Rich Rothwarf, Philadelphia PA Michael Richey, Springfield VA; Clyde Kruskal, Hyattsville MD Mark Gordon, Purchase NY; Winthrop Allegaert, New York NY David Lindop, Toronto ON; James Priebe, Mississauga ON Peter Boyd, Silver Spring MD; Steve Robinson, Arlington VA

2190.08 2090.77 2089.63 2074.03 2063.83 2007.75 1952.39 1948.29 1929.69 1929.67 1926.67 1917.99 1914.75 1893.24 1878.68 1871.48 1854.26 1850.67 1848.73 1820.83 1817.45 1811.27 1795.11 1785.73 1779.05 1774.27 1767.91 1764.10 1753.26 1723.50 1718.32 1693.93

2239.87 2097.10 2088.96 2075.91 2033.89 2005.51 1973.41 1952.46 1938.03 1915.81 1913.30 1897.11 1885.85 1867.57 1848.54 1843.29 1843.13 1838.70 1823.96 1809.92 1798.13 1793.90 1791.81 1780.11 1754.49 17 53.35 1737.80 1727.37 1699.59 1698.26 1697.34 1694.05

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