The Southern California Bridge News

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The Southern
California Bridge News
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May 2005
Volume 40, #5
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Then and now
by John Killian
At the turn of the century, some members of the
Long Beach Unit Board
decided that it was nicer to
be able to play bridge after
the meeting, especially if the
drive to the meeting was
lengthy. Thus the Long
Beach Bridge Center initiated holding team games once
a month for the Board members who were encouraged to
form teams with non-board members in order to have sufficient attendance which consisted of 3 to 5 teams.
Now in 2005, non-life-masters have become engrossed
in team play, especially during STAC schedules, and attendance has grown to 7-9 tables on occasion.
***
It is with regret that I must announce the resignation of
Morris Lorber from the ALACBU Scholarship Committee.
Morris has served on the committee for 13 years and
became chairman when the originator of the program, Paula
Oliver, moved out of the district. He has introduced
many high school graduate recipients to the bridge players
at the regional tournaments. It is satisfying to be able to
announce that Peter Szecsi has agreed to become the new
chairman of the committee.
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District Director’s
Report:
Redistricting
by Alan LeBendig
Our By-Laws call for the
Board of Directors to take a look
at realigning the Districts in the
ACBL. We are mandated to do
this every five years.
The reason for this is that the
Districts were originally set up
so that each would contain
approximately the same number
of bridge players – ACBL members. As things stand now, there
is a wide disparity from one District to the next. Our
District is near the bottom of the spectrum with less than
5,000 members while Florida (District 9) has around 17,000
members. If this were evened out somehow, our members
would have more equal representation on the National
Board.
One major advantage of reducing the number of
Districts would be that we would reduce the size of the
Board of Directors. Many Directors support this concept –
as long as we are discussing some District other than theirs.
I am a member of this Committee this year. There are
nine of us that will try to come up with a plan that the
majority can buy into. I am hopeful that there are enough
Continued on page 4
Where Would You Like to Play?
The Tournament Committee meets often to discuss new locations for our Regional Tournaments.
So far we have met at hotels at LAX and hotels in Long Beach. We need a fairly large (and
inexpensive) facility and would like to hear from our readers about the locations they prefer.
Geographically, I like the following area(s) — please choose no more than two
❏ SF Valley
❏ LAX Location
❏ Long Beach
❏ Pasadena/San Gabriel
Timewise, I prefer games at the following times — please choose only one
❏ 10:00 a.m. & 3:30 p.m.
❏ 1 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
❏ 10:00 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Tournament Scheduling. I would prefer:
❏ Two 10-day tournaments each year (two weekends)
❏ Three 7-day tournaments each year (one weekend)
And, now the main question: Do you know of a place the tournament committee should consider
for future tournaments? Please provide name of facility and contact information.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Grand National Teams - 2 Down 2 to Go
The remaining two flights in the Grand National
Team Events will take place at the The Bridge Academy,
6020 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, on May 14-15. Flight B is
for players with 0-2000 masterpoints and Flight A is 05000 masterpoints. The results of the flight C and superflight events last month are printed on page 5.
The Grand National Teams Events are open to all
members of District 23 and players with less than 5,000
masterpoints who participated in the Flight C and superflight events last month are eligible to compete again.
An entry blank can be found on page 2 of this publication and is due by May 10, 2005. The conditions of contest were published in December.
For those of you who don’t know already, this year
is your chance to find out how exciting the Grand
National Team Events can be. Everyone can be competitive in at least one of the flights.
The four winning teams will be eligible to represent
District 23 in Atlanta this summer. All entry fees will be
split between the teams that go to Atlanta, helping to pay
some of the travel expenses. The district pays the
expenses of running this event so that 100% of the entry
fees can be returned to the winners.
The Saturday events will be run as a two session
swiss team event with the teams with the most victory
points qualifying for a knockout final on Sunday.
If you have any questions call Howard Einberg at
310-475-9784 or Bill Wickham at 310-234-3238. In
addition,
you
can
email
questions
to
[email protected].
Play a Regional Event with Adrienne Green,
Bill Schreiber or Alan LeBendig!
The ALACBU Scholarship Fund needs your help!
Since the early 90s, we have awarded over $75,000
to High School seniors with some connection to the
Bridge world. Most were either players or caddies. This
fund was started by Jan Cohen and is still the only one of
its kind in the ACBL.
We are currently giving the recipients $1,000 a year
for four years.
This fund will be exhausted this year unless we raise
some serious money. We are asking for donations of
$100. Every player giving a donation of $100 will be
entered into a drawing. for a Regional event with one of
these stars.
Winners of the drawing will get to play a regional
event with either Adrienne Green, Bill Schreiber, or Alan
LeBendig but will not have to pay card fees for themselves or or their partner.
Multiples of $100 donations will earn extra entries
for the drawing.
This drawing will be held on May 30, 2005.
All donations are fully deductible. Please help keep
this worthy cause viable!
Donations should be sent to: Bill Schreiber, 16430
Ventura Blvd. #108, Encino, CA 91436. Make checks
payable to ALACBU Scholarship Fund.
An Evening of Food, Finesses and Fun
by Jordan Chodorow
Please take a moment of your time to fill out this form and send it to us either via email
([email protected]), fax (310/374-3342) or mail (ALACBU, 627 Aviation Way, Manhattan
Beach, CA 90266). Thanks so much for helping us to plan your future tournaments!
Inside This Issue
Around the Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6
Balboa Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
Bridge Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
Directory of Bridge Clubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Kibitz with Karraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Las Vegas Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Long Beach Bridge Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6
Long Beach Regional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Problem Solvers Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Torrance Sectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Tournaments in the West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Come one, come all -- Life Master and non-Life
Master alike -- to the West Los Angeles Unit Pro-Am
Game, Wednesday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the beautifully
renovated Barrington Bridge Club, 11514 Santa Monica
Blvd. (310-966-4144).
Random match-ups give the non-LM a chance to
play with an accomplished, experienced partner and the
LM a chance to give back to the game.
With ample parking on the side streets, plenty of
good food and drink, and prizes for the high finishers, the
evening promises to put a smile on everyone's face.
Non-LM's pay only $10 and LM's play free, so sign
up at Barrington, Beverly Hills, Candy's or Cyma's, or by
calling event organizer Jeri Berger at 310-827-4440.
We look forward to seeing everyone there!
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THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BRIDGE NEWS
MAY, 2005
KIBITZ WITH KARRAINE: THE 199ER REPORT
Part II Tournaments, schmournaments/etiquette, schm…
by Karraine Murray
On that high note, I think I’ll save the upcoming items along, watching the relay. He passes. We raise hypothetical
for next month’s column due to space restrictions and eyebrows in our minds. We glance tentatively from the pass
Start your engines. Mark your calendars. Yes, I’m writer embarrassment. I’m putting this all down to encour- card through the heavy silence to her. We suck in our
jumping into it first thing and grabbing your attention right age you to come out and play, because no matter what hap- breath. We wait.She appears to ponder the pass. Uh-oh…
off the bat before you use this paper to line the inside of pens, it’ll all end up fine. I’m living proof.
Suddenly she breaks out in hysterics. She thinks it’s funny!
your cat litter boxes (I know you do…) So please write this
He blushes, we all smile, the air is full of happiness again
down: Wednesday, May 11, 6:30pm
as it should be. I think she made the
PRO-AM at Barrington (a chance for
contract, although not the correct one,
any 199er or amateur to play with a life
but bottom line, bridge is a game,
master – lots of food and prizes – don’t
played by humans. The Litkes play it
DON’T HIGH FIVE. Or jump up and down
miss it!) and June 27 – July 3 is the
that way, as it should be played.
and shout Whoopee! or display any other
LONG BEACH REGIONAL. These
are both wonderful opportunities to get
JOKE OF THE MONTH: “I’d
form of similarly unprofessional behavior when you
out there and strut your stuff.
like a review of the bidding with all of
make a difficult contract.
But now as promised, you need to
the original inflections.”
learn a little about playing with the big
boys and girls so perhaps you should
THOUGHT
FOR
THE
use someone else’s column for Whisker’s box, because this
DID YOU KNOW? You have very little to gain by MONTH: “I get pretty impatient with people who are ableis important.
doubling slams. If the opponents bid too much, you are bodied, who are somehow paralyzed for other reasons… all
Partners. Bring one. (Not for the PRO-AM, this is one going to get a good score anyway, and if they make it, well, of the reasons people don’t become what they should
event for which you cannot bring a partner.) If you’re going that speaks for itself.
become or don’t fulfill their potential… I’m going, COME
to play in a tournament, try to find a partner beforehand.
ON, COME ON - GO FOR IT.”
This will make it more enjoyable for you and your partner
SILLY TIDBIT: I call them the knitting couple. How
- Christopher Reeve
as you will be able to review how you both play in advance. she can knit and play bridge at the same time is beyond me.
Ask around the club. Perhaps someone is as eager as you I can’t even automatically swallow and play bridge… ok, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Play bridge with every mother
are to give it a whirl.
so she opens 2NT (20-21, balanced…), he responds 3C you know.
Convention Cards. Bring one. You can get one at the (Stayman), she responds 3D (denying a four-card major, I can be reached at [email protected]. See
club where you play, and fill it out with partner. You should artificial, forcing) – my partner and I have been passing all you all at the Pro-Am!
both be playing the same conventions (say I don’t have to
elaborate). Fill them out together and DISCUSS. You can
get help from a teacher or a more experienced player if you
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habit to have. Let me give you an example. From real life.
Send to: Bridge News/ALACBU (address above)
Kathleen and Karraine (moi) were playing North/South. I
thought we had all counted our cards. West was declarer.
Opinions expressed in the Southern California Bridge News are those of the authors and do not necessari Dummy went down in the East. The contract: 6♣
ly reflect those of ALACBU, Inc., The Bridge News or the Editor. The Bridge News reserves the right to
Vulnerable, Doubled (by me, WHAT was I thinking? – see
reject material it considers to be in poor taste or deems otherwise unsuitable for publication.
DID YOU KNOW?) We played the ENTIRE HAND. West
made the contract (sort of) – a potential great score for the
opponents, an embarrassing disaster for us. Well, our kibitzer, who had to restrain himself from God knows what
while we were playing, calmly pointed out at the end that
the hand was void – THE DUMMY HAD ONLY ELEVEN
games held at the The Bridge Academy, 6020 Reseda Blvd., Tarzana
CARDS!!! I kid you not. None of the 199ers had spotted it.
May 14-15, 11 a.m.
Two cards had previously fallen out of a board and the
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an authentic bridge hand, which was bid nor played. A
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have a director rectify, the error without having to disregard
the board.
DON’T HIGH FIVE. Or jump up and down and shout
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completely out of line in a bridge club environment. Again,
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takes. There are two kinds of high fives. Both are unacceptable, but for the purpose of my foible you need to know
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the difference. There is the kind in which you jump up rais4. ____________________________________________
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ing your hand enthusiastically, palm facing forward, but the
high five-ee reacts too slowly so the palms hardly touch,
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aircrafts in the same airspace, but not on a collision course,
forcing a barely audible whoosh and then both people sit
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down and clear their throats. Then there is the kind in which
check one: ❏ Flight A - 0 - 5000 MP
both partners are so excited they spring from their chairs
simultaneously, knocking the table, palms outstretched, fly❏ Flight B - 0 - 2000 MP
ing towards each other at breakneck speed, turbo precision,
fingers aligned, SLAP!! - a crisp, resonating smack generEnclose a check payable to ALACBU (either $48 for 1st of two qualifying sessions - or $96 for both in
ating a minor wind gust followed by some ludicrous outadvance). Send entry form and check to: Howard Einberg, PO Box 64277, Los Angeles, CA 90064.
burst such as “Way to go!” and you are oblivious to the
Entries are due no later than May 10, 2005.
stares of the other players and the glare of the director…
Learn from my mistakes.
Entry Form for 2005 GNT, Flights A & B
MAY, 2005
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Problem Solver’s Panel, Moderator: Marshall Miles
Panelists: Billy Eisenberg, Mark Itabashi, Eddie Kantar, Danny Kleinman, Mike Shuman, Michael Shuster, and Jon Wittes
West North East South KLEINMAN: Pass. With spades stacked behind dummy, KANTAR: double. So much easier on paper, but it looks
I expect to beat 1NT— but perhaps not if I double and tip right— if partner leads a spade, as requested.
1♣
1♥
1♠
pass
off my holding to declarer who will then be alert to the bad
break he is getting.
EISENBERG: Double. Even if partner is light, a spade
pass pass ?
No VUL 1NT
1
lead might make the difference.
IMPs
You, South, hold ♠KJ854 ♥104 ♦AJ9 ♣876
What call do you make?
WITTES: 2♥. I might have even bid 2♥ directly over 1♠
the first time.
ITABASHI: Pass. Partner is marked with a stiff spade, so
double does not look attractive and the three little clubs
and lack of communication makes 2♥ also unappealing.
2
N
E
1♠ p
Both VUL 2♠* p
MPs
S
2♥
?
W
p
*does not guarantee 6 spades
3
EW VUL
MPs
SHUMAN: Double works here. Spade lead from pard,
heart through, etc., etc.
Plus, if pard is weak with long hearts and pulls to 2♥,
that's OK too.
South
1♦
1♠
2♦
?
West
pass
pass
pass
North
1♥
2♣
3♠*
East
pass
pass
pass
*2♠ would not be forcing
You hold ♠A764 ♥9 ♦AK9875 ♣96
♠J8 ♥AJ652 ♦AKQ10 ♣86
SHUSTER: 3♦. Quite frankly, I don't
think there is a logical alternative to this
straightforward action. We should get to
the right game. This hand is not worth a
slam move unless partner can take another positive action.
SHUSTER: 1NT last round. Double this round. Looks
like everything is wedged for the bad guys. This double is
lead directing for spades; we ought to be able to get hearts
started from my side and may even score a multi-trick set.
If they make it-well, it isn't game.
KANTAR: 4♦. 3♠ sounds like a slam try and I'm limited, so why
not a 4♦ cuebid?
EISENBERG: 4♦. Too many hands with four prime cards make
slam attractive.
EISENBERG: 3♦. 3♠ might get us to
the wrong game.
KLEINMAN: 4♦. I love ace-king-sixth side suits, so I'll make a
move towards slam.
WITTES: 3♦. Seems pretty clear cut.
SHUMAN: 4♦. Pard has created a sequence that is stronger than
had he raised 1♠ directly to 4♠. He allows for an under game cue
bid slam try. I love these 6-4 “pure” hands. I'm worth 4♦.
KLEINMAN: 3♦. No alternative. I'm
too strong for 3♠ [In Bridge World stan dard, 3♠ is forcing], and I don't have
enough spade support for 4♠. Why
would anyone mention that partner's 2♠
doesn't “guarantee” six spades, as if we
had to be told that he can (and often will
have only five?
Because Marty Bergen and the Kirkhams
(that I know of) plus some other experts
play that it shows six. I don't agree that
it should, but that treatment would work
well on this hand.
SHUMAN: 3♦ looks obvious. Surely
you're not opting for 3♠? If pard now
bids 3♥, I”ll try 3♠, showing my doubleton.
KANTAR: 3♦. What's the catch? I
can't believe this problem is here.
ITABASHI: 3♦. Bidding notrump or
raising spades is too unilateral an action
when there are hands where you go
down in either game and can be cold for
a diamond slam.
Do I dare to expresss an opinion contrary
to the unanimous choice of the panel?
Yes! Suppose opener holds ♠AK10xxx
♥xx ♦Jx ♣Axx. (his actual hand). What
should he bid? 3♠ or 3NT? Either might
be the winning bid, but perhaps you think
3♠ is better because he has a GOOD six
card suit, so let's change his suit to
♠AQxxxx. Now he will be afraid the
hands belong in 3NT but his partner, with out a club stopper, will be unable to bid it.
It would be different if North's AKQ were
in his longer suit so as to furnish a better
source of tricks. I think (a) 4♠ will usual ly be the better contract when North has a
six card spade suit or a good five card suit;
(b) it is possible, but admittedly unlikely,
that North can rebid 3NT himself with a
weak spade suit; (c) the fact that North
rebid 2♠ instead of 2NT suggests that he
doesn't have an ideal hand for notrump,
like ♠AQxxx ♥Qx ♦Jxx ♣KQx; a double
stopper in clubs is possible, but unlikely.
SHUSTER: 4♠. This control rich hand is great for game but ter-
4
Both VUL
IMPs
North
1♥
2♦
East
pass
pass
South
1♠
?
Usually you don't double a partscore contract unless
you expect a two-trick set. But I think this hand is an
exception. You gain 5 imps if you are +100 instead of -90
(and lose 3 imps if -180)
The question is: Which is more likely, that the double
will increase or decrease you chances of setting the con tract. Of the panelists who commented, one thought it
would decrease your chances; four said it would increase
them.
rible for slam. In order to set up the diamonds, I will have to
trump them in partner's hand and use the ones in my hand to draw
trumps. I don't feel confident about the spade seven holding up
on the third round of the suit. If partner makes a further move, I
will, of course, cooperate.
ITABASHI: 4♦. The way I play 3♠ here would show some slam
interest, and with all prime cards I will go along. People who play
a serious or non-serious 3NT might try that here, giving partner a
chance to show a club control.
WITTES: 4♠. Admittedly, if partner has as little as ♠ KQxx
♥Axxxx ♦xx ♣Ax, slam may be a reasonable proposition.
However, if partner has something like ♠Qxxx ♥AKJxx ♦ x
♣QJx, the five level may be too high.
My (North's) hand was something like ♠ 10xxx ♥ KQxx ♦QJ
♣KQ10— I can't remember the exact hand. I know the diamonds
and spades were as indicated, and I was trying to give partner a
choice between 3NT and 4♠. And since his spades were weak and
he had already denied a club stopper by bidding 2♦, I thought he
should have bid 3NT. Based upon the panel's answers, perhaps
this sequence should always be a slam try rather than asking for
a choice-of-games.
West
pass
You, South, hold ♠Q10976 ♥6 ♦Q ♣AK8743
(a) What call do you make?
(b) If you bid 2NT, partner bids 4♦. What call do you make then?
SHUSTER: (a) I'd bid 2NT. I'm unwilling to force to game, so what else can I do?
After 4♦, which should show some sort of mediocre 6-6 hand (no 3♦ last time and partner is too good to bid 3♦ once we showed values) we are kind of endplayed into 4♥.
Partner shouldn't have longer diamonds-she would have either opened 1♦ with a good
hand or rebid 3♦ with a bad one.
WITTES: (a) 2NT. (b) I bid a reluctant 4♥ and hope partner has 6-5 or a very good
5-5. These misfit hands tend to play poorly, and even worse in notrump.
KLEINMAN: (a) 2NT. Having erred by failing to bid clubs initially, I dare not bid them
now, as 3♣, a high reverse, would show a better hand (and longer or stronger spades
than clubs). (b) I mustn't pass now. Didn't somebody once say, “An opening bid facing
an opening bid produces game?” Having cleverly suppressed my clubs, I expect East to
lead a club. Partner's two spade losers will disappear, and he may actually make 4♥.
I think Danny left out three words: An opening bid opposite an opening bid, WITH A
FIT produces game. If partner doesn't raise spades, are you still confident that you can
make a game? I wouldn't be.
ITABASHI: (a) 2NT, the lesser of all evils. (b) 4♥. At this point I go to the men's room
and have the kibitzer turn the dummy.
EISENBERG: 4♥. I must assume 6-5, not 5-5.
KANTAR: (a) 2NT, but I object to 1♠. Why not 2♣ and then 2♠ and 3♠? I'm not
ashamed of this hand.
SHUMAN: (a) 2NT. (b) Pass. Now I want out. Since 2♦ was not forcing, 4♦ should
not be either. It is much easier for some opponent to double 4♥ than 4♦.
I agree with Mike. The chances of making any contract are very slim. You have got past
one opponent (who might not have doubled diamonds since he expected more bidding
or had a poor holding in hearts) Why give the opponents another chance to double?
5
NS VUL
IMPs
S
p
p
?
W
1♠
2♦
N E
p 1NT
p 2♠
You, South, hold
♠A9 ♥-- ♦10642 ♣J1097543
SHUMAN: Pass. Had East passed 2♦,
I would now be tempted to try 3♣, but on
the given auction, the risk-reward ratio
looks negative. Pard has long hearts.
(East didn't try 2♥ over 2♦) and he may
just decide to bid them if I call 3♣ .
Also, I only have 6 points; yet pard
couldn't enter. I suspect that West is not
through bidding!
ITABASHI: Pass. This is too dangerous
to balance. Partner has hearts and
spades, with the rest of the heart suit to
your right. It could get pretty grim, not
worth the risk at pairs and certainly not
at imps.
SHUSTER: Pass. I would have bid 2♣
over 1NT, but I better not bid 3♣ now.
Where are all the hearts? They are
almost certainly 3-5-5-0 around the
table, and that means the opponents have
avoided their 8 card fit with the
Hawaiian split. Taking that a step further, LHO's most likely shape is 5-3-4-1.
We can guess with some confidence that
partner is 4-5 in the majors and that RHO
is 2-5, but we can't make assumptions
about their minor distribution. If partner
is 2-2 in the minors, then RHO will have
three clubs and the opponents will have
Please see page 4 for June Problems
continued on page 4
PAGE 4
Problem 5 continued from page3
some wasted values opposite partner's singleton. Overall, I think we are more likely
to set 2♠ than to make 3♣. Besides, bidding 3♣ now is fraught with danger (2♣
last round was much safer). In order to
have a good expectation of making, partner
will probably lead the singleton diamond
anyway. When partner is 3-1 in the minors
we are in 800 point territory at the 3-level.
spades, at least five hearts, and most likely
at least two diamonds, so his expected
number of clubs is one. Remind me to
thank partner for his self-restraint in not
bidding hearts at either of his first two
turns. What's the problem? Well, if partner is a mad balancer, I dare not pass;
instead I must bid 3♣, preemptively to
keep him from balancing with 3♥.
WITTES: Pass. Partner rates to have 6 or
7 hearts that he couldn't bid the first time
and probably four spades unless responder
has a weak raise in that suit. Therefore
partner is likely short in clubs, and any bid
by me rates to be a disaster.
KANTAR: Pass. I have talked myself into
this. Partner apparently has 4 spades and 6
hearts. (Neither West nor East bid 2♥ on
the second round.
He also figures to have at least two diamonds, so I am looking at too many
losers, vulnerable, no less. Even so, I feel
like a coward.
KLEINMAN:
EISENBERG: 3♣. I hope that my nerve
Pass.
Partner has four
District 23 Grand
National Team 2005
Tarzana, CA April 9-10, 2005
Open Flight Final - 4 Teams
36.00 1 James Glickman, Joshua Donn,
Howard Einberg, Adam Meyerson,
Michael Shuster
27.00 2 Sidney Brownstein, Jeffrey
Ferro, Leonard Holtz, William Wickham
Flight C Finals - 4 Teams
15.00 1 John Jones (NPC), Carol Frank,
Robert Forster, Matt Matuszewski,
James Chakan, David Kempe
11.25 2 Shiu-Ming Huang, Zhong Bin
Lin, Victor Wai T Kam, James Berglund
Le Bendig
continued from page 1
“new” board members that we might gain
majority support for some effort.
Each Board member costs the ACBL
roughly $2,700 per meeting. A reduction to
19 Directors would represent a savings of
about $50,000. I’m not suggesting that 19
is the right number. Early discussions have
included somewhere between 13 and 19. It
is necessary to have an odd number. A larger reduction would obviously increase the
savings.
There are some clear downsides to
redistricting. I think the biggest problem is
the fact that each District has an organization that is functioning. We also each have
a Treasury that we are rightfully very pos-
MAY, 2005
holds, as old age creates fear.
I think West's most probable distribution is
5-3-4-1, possibly 5-3-3-2; East didn't bid
2♥ over 2♦ since he had five weak hearts
and an honor doubleton in spades.
Partner should have some values, but not a
lot of strength in hearts, since he didn't
overcall. So I think there is a good chance
to make 3♣ or push the opponents a trick
higher. West will be too short in clubs to
double, and East will hesitate to double in
front of the bidder, so even if we are too
high, it is unlikely anyone will double.
Ironically, I was wrong about one thingthat West wouldn't double. He had 17
points with 5-3-5-0 distribution and decid ed to show his extra values by doubling
3♣ . East, with ♣ Kxx, had no reason to
run. 3♣ doubled, made an overtrick!
sessive of. No Redistricting will take place
unless a majority of the Districts approve of
the plan we come up with.
Another reason for a large Board is to
make the committee system on the Board
function well. Fewer Board members
would mean fewer volunteers to perform
these necessary tasks.
One idea that was proposed several
years ago (the last time the Board examined
this issue) was that there would be no
change in the Districts per se. There would
be some realignment of the geographic
areas that would then elect a representative
to the Board of Directors. I favor some
solution of this nature.
I have watched the Board struggle with
this issue twice.
Both times the entire Board defeated a
proposal that was put forth.
I intend to work hard to come up with
a solution that the Board can accept. I feel
strongly that we must take a step of this
nature to move forward.
Any plan we come up with will likely
call for some combination of Districts 22
and 23.
I really would like to get credit in the
future for helping to get the ACBL past this
issue.
Please e-mail me with any thoughts or
questions you have on this matter or any
other issues: [email protected]
Problem Solver’s Panel
Problems for June
1.
no vul, IMPS
What call would you make as dealer
with ♠A984 ♥KQJ ♦AK76 ♣83?
2.
NS vul, IMPs
North
pass
1NT
East
1♦
2♦
South
pass
?
West
1♥
You, South, hold
♠QJ6 ♥AK62 ♦Q654 ♣J6
3.
no vul, MPs
North
pass
dbl
2♠
East
pass
pass
pass
South
1♦
2♥
?
West
2♣
pass
You, South, hold
♠98 ♥AK63 ♦K10975 ♣A10
4.
both vul, IMPs
West
1♦
North
1♠
East
pass
South
?
You, South, hold
♠-- ♥109874 ♦KQ1084 ♣A52
5.
EW vul, IMPs
West
♠ 10
♥ AQ106
♦ AK7
♣AK753
West
1♣
3♥
6♣
7♣
East
♠ QJ762
♥ KJ5
♦--♣ Q10972
North
East
1♠
2♠
4♦
5♣
6♦
pass
(all pass)
South
pass
5♦
pass
Apportion the blame for bidding too
much.
District 23 on the Net
ALACBU Web Page:
www.acbldistrict23.org
Web Master: Paula Olivares:
[email protected]
Downey-Whittier Unit:
http://members.tripod.com/DelRi_2
Pasedena-San Gabriel Unit:
www.darbonne.com/bridge
Pomona-Covina Unit:
Torrance-South Bay:
www.ACBLunit551.org
http://home.netcom.com/~asmager1/sbbchp.htm
ACBL Web Page:
ALACBU Office: Jan Nathan
John Killian, President
Jan Wickersham, Vice President
William Schreiber CPA, Treasurer
Alan LeBendig, District Director
Peter Benjamin, North American Pairs Chairman
GNT Contact: Howard Einberg
http://acbl.org
[email protected]
[email protected]
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MAY, 2005
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Bridge Shelf: The Big Show and A Gentlemen’s Agreement
The Hands of Time
By Mark Horton
paperback
Published by Master Point Press
$16.95, 192 pages
by Rob Garber
As you or may not know we
have a daughter almost 2 years old.
She is smart, funny, and beautiful.
So it shouldn't come as a shock that
we decided to have one more. What
did come as a shock was that we got
more than we bargained for. So, on
April 5th, we welcomed Quinn (a
blond) and Devin (a brunet), each
around 7.1 lbs.
The only reason I can find time
to read bridge books, let alone write
this column, is that I have discovered the 25th hour to the day.
There's no point in my explaining it
since it involves trans-dimensional
hyperspace, and getting no sleep. On
with the show!
Mark Horton is a true bridge
journalist. He plays from time to
time, but mostly travels (in Europe)
from tournament to tournament,
editing bulletins, gathering material
for books and columns, and enjoying the hell out of it all.
His newest book is about great
plays made in international competition since the beginnings of contract
bridge: The Hands of Time.
There are 37 chapters here and
although some concern themselves
with just a single play, many are
about a match and feature several
hands. One of these is the USANetherlands women's final for the
1999 Venice Cup. Remember when
a late play penalty cost Jill and
Randi a world title?
There are two spectacular
examples of fine (too mild a word)
dummy play that I'll mention here.
Number
one
features
Jeff
Meckstroth in the 1997 Bermuda
Bowl against Norway.
A98
J10652
A102
K8
104
Q3
5
AJ1097654
Eric Rodwell opened one heart
and Meckstroth bid 3C. Rodwell
tried 3NT, but Jeff pulled to 4C and
Eric bid game in clubs.
The opening lead was a small
diamond. The whole thing looks
hopeless. What did Meckstroth do?
What would you do?
Even assuming you get the
clubs right, the opponents will shift
to a spade as soon as they win the
first round of hearts. Well?
Meckstroth DUCKED the diamond, playing the 10 from dummy!
Naturally the opponent continued
the suit. A heart was pitched and a
heart was led. The lie of clubs and
hearts was such that declarer was
home free.
Geir Helgemo has earned a reputation as a brilliant card player. Do
you want to see why?
973
9762
K1086
92
AK62
------AQJ9742
A8
His LHO opened 2H and his
RHO jumped to a heart game. So
what. Helgemo calmly bid 6D. LHO
led the heart king. Lucky to avoid a
club lead, Geir saw the only card
combination that game him a
chance. Ruff the heart and pull
trump. They split 1-1. Your turn.
Declarer could play for 3-3
spades. Then you pitch a club from
dummy on the fourth spade and ruff
a club. But Helgemo saw that it
couldn't hurt to lead a low spade
toward dummy, four, seven, jack.
RHO returned the spade five. Are
spades 3-3? Helgemo thought that
LHO would have played the spade
ten if he had it, so RHO's play is a
deception. He DUCKED the spade
return and LHO's doubleton eight
fell to dummy's nine. Note that if
RHO had led another suit, the position in spades allows for two finesses.
CONCLUSION: My two
favorite all-time hands aren't
here…Benito Garozzo's double
duck of the diamond ace against 4S
doubled and the hand that first
showed the superiority of Italian
bidding methods. The Roman Club
gets to an easy four spades and the
US players languish in one heart.
But, why quibble. The hands
are great. The writing is fine. A good
time will be had by all.
The grade is an A.
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large paperback
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approaches are noted also.
The Table of Contents is 5 pages long. The 15
chapters it details have between 4 (defensive carding) and 28 (overcalls) sections each. When you
consult the text you find the various subsections
that fill in the details. The book ends with a 20
page checklist of all your options
by Rob Garber
Let's say that you have been fixed up on a
bridge date with someone you don't know. How
much time do you allot for discussion of the convention card? The one and only time I played with
Marty Bergen (a National Swiss) he insisted on
such a complete discussion that it lasted three
hours. On the other hand, I was present the first
(and only?) time Lew Mathe and Eddie Kantar
played. Eddie kept asking Lew to sit down and
discuss their approach. Lew put him off until game
time and then said, “Let's just play bridge.”
How about a mammoth outline of all the pertinent points that need to be covered and a few recommendations along the way? I'm glad you asked.
Obviously, the conventions and treatments
discussed and/or listed will depend on what system you play This book is based on the SAYC
(Standard American Yellow Card) invented by the
ACBL to provide a minimum complexity
approach for the average player. The 2/1 GF
approach is well represented and other optional
CONCLUSION: The author isn't terribly
judgmental about this or that method, but he does
slip in his favorite convention for bidding over
1NT (FairWal, named for his partner and himself…tsk,tsk,tsk). The book is clearly a labor of
love and is incredibly well organized. The few
typos don't really detract from its value. To be perfectly clear, you don't just sit down to read this
book. It is a reference resource, to be used when a
new partnership forms. It will save everyone a lot
of time and trouble.
The grade is an A.
The book is available from the author
[email protected]
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME: There
are three more entries in the “Test Your Bridge
Technique” series. There are two Reese-Pottage
reprints. The Danny Kleinman epic is still on the
table. There's a Ron Klinger entry. And let's not
forget a $30 paperback (WHAT!) from Dormer
and Klinger.
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Around the Units
Antelope Valley/Santa Clarita
by Gin
Winter in Arizona was a very cold experience. The
customary sunshine and mild days gave way to heavy rain
accompanied by cold northern winds. Compared to the rest
of the nation, Arizona may very well have been the best
weather but it was not a ‘good thing.’
Life has been defined as a series of changes, some
good and others not so much. The changes going on within
our Club are beyond comprehension. The Wednesday night
game attendance has fallen so drastically that it has been
cancelled on occasion for lack of attendance. The March
StaC game was too small to compete in the District. It must
have been a great disappointment to Nat and Colin who
played a 70% game. The prolific Tuesday and Friday games
are usually Howell movements as the attendance has
dropped below seven tables. Sunday games seem to be
holding their own in attendance. It is disheartening to see
attendance in such a rapid tailspin. So many of our friends
have moved from this valley and new members have come
in lesser numbers.
Mary Stauf, Treasurer, reported at the March Board of
Directors meeting that our club is operating on an $800 loss
to date. At this rate we cannot survive for long.
Historically, it is because of the generosity of the late
director Herb Getreau that our club accrued a savings
account. We are now dipping into that account to cover
operating expenses. Herb directed two games weekly forgoing compensation. The Club maintains savings equivalent to the cost of one years lease on our card room. Should
we exhaust the savings account, our club could disband or
at the very least seek low cost accommodations to hold our
games.
Your suggestions to help improve attendance are most
welcome. We are looking forward to increased participation
from our remaining members.
Congratulations to our new Directors May Abagi,
David Gaspar and K C Jones. All we need now is more
players to fill the empty tables. Kudos to Sylvia Feiman on
the completion of the Club Series beginners class and retention of the students for the Diamond Series.
The Board of Directors discussed the possibility of
starting a Saturday afternoon game. If interested let any
Board Member know especially if you have a time preference.
George McDonald has agreed to replace Bob Cuccias
as Secretary on the Board of Directors affective immediately.
Dave White has made Life Master! Congratulations
for a job well done.
Again we are saying so long to another club member
as Bob West and his wife move to Green Valley, Arizona.
Needless to say Bob will be missed. Although Joan Adams
is now living in Santa Clarita she will continue to play in
our club. How much is gasoline selling for now?
Daisy Knudsen is in San Diego undergoing medical
therapy. Sandy Kovsky is beginning a new treatment. Barb
Rinehart is responding well to her treatment. Bobbi is
recovering at home from her back surgery. Bob Cuccias is
also responding to his treatments.
In addition to the Silver points earned at the StaC
games locally Bob and Rosalie earned an additional 12.67
for placing 15th in the District. Other winners include
Mildred Ashworth and Rich Kemmerer 5.33, Sandi Oest
and Nan Newland 3.99, Rose Coldiron and Carolee Schupp
2.41, Nora Fincher and Bob Hart .92 and May Abagi and
Bob Vicars 0.7. All additional points are Silver.
March StaC results
MAY, 2005
March 13, 2005
Bob & Rosalie Cuccias
Rose Coldiron & Carolee Schupp
Rose Irace & Russ Buker
May Abagi & Bob Vicars
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
March 15, 2005
Barb Shuping & Alfred Miller
Gloria Robinson & Lola Messiha
Marlene & Janet
K C & Thelma
Nan & Onorita Pallanti
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
2
1
March 20, 2005 Swiss Teams
1st Place Viviane Dinehart, Lola, David, and Marlene
Gasper
2nd Place Russ, Rose I, Mary Ann Shaw and Mary Stauf
3rd Place Rose C., Nan, Bob Erb and Sylvia Feiman
Unit Game April 2, 2005
Dave and Marlene Gasper
Rose Irace & Russ Buker
Mary Stauf & Mary Ann Shaw
Sandi Oest & Joanne Freatman
Bob Cuccias & Dave White
Joan Adams & Gin
A
1
2
3
4
5
-
B
1
2
3
4
C
1
2
Coming Events
A
March 9, 2005
Nat Dent & Colin MacDougal
Joan Adams & Gin Dudley
May Abagi & Bob Vicars
B
C
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
March 11, 2005 N/S
Sand Oest & Nan Newland
1
Marlene Gasper & Janet Coussens 2
Doris Thompson & Gloria Robinson 3
Bob Erb & Sylvia Feiman
-
1
2
3
-
March 11, 2005 E/W
Rick Kemmerer & Mildred Ashworth
K C Jones & Russ Buker
Jill Adkins & Marcelle Abagi
Lila Merritt & Rita Vannatter
1
2
3
-
1
2
1
2
3
-
May 1 Unit game & Board Meeting, if needed
A parting thought….It is a great kindness to trust people with a secret. They feel so important while telling it.
Downey-Whittier
by Bernice Crelia
Spring has finally arrived and our games show it.
Congratulations to all our winners.
Our March charity game leaders were: Marcie Evans
and Ralph Hill; Mary Kiechle and Paul Langerman; Yoshi
Iida and Chiuzko Yang; Betty Boss and Barbara Horn.
The first Championship game winners were: Chiye
and Bruce Horiguchi; Janet Ju and George Wang; Dolores
Phillips and Sherlie Faber; Bess Kennedy and Mary Graef;
Diane and Ed Hurt.
MAY, 2005
Another Championship game was won by; Janet Ju
and George Wang; Mary Graef and Bess Kennedy; Diane
and Ed Hurt; Marcie Evans and Joe Newman; Dolores
Phillips and Betty Walsh.
Leaders of out Junior Fund game were: Sherlie and
George Faber; Juanita Schoppa and Mary Kiechle; Barbara
Newman and Marcie Evans; Jean Kluga-Byer and Roy
Rodenberg; Diane and Ed Hurt.
Our April club unit game was led by: Mort Futterman
and Stan Snyder; Sam Wang and A. Lee; Janet Ju and
George Wang; Mary Kiechle and Laura Kleinman; Diane
and Ed Hurt.
Winners of our April Charity game were: Laura
Kleinman and Bernice Crelia; Marcie Evans and Joe
Newman tied with Lucile Thompson and Joyce Ellefson;
followed by Bess Kennedy and Mary Graef.
The food served at each of our games by Renelda
Rippe and Beverly Pokershing is always delicious, and special thanks to Marge Barnings who provides such beautiful
flowers for our enjoyment.
The director of the Thursday evening invitational
game, Charlotte Sturm, reported the winners of her Open
Pairs game were Joel and Judy Sandberg, and don’t forget
about the Tuesday game at the Paramount Club directed by
Eleanor Baratelle.
Next month come join us for the announcement of our
Mini McKenney and Ace of Clubs winners at our May 6th
unit game, celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
Glendale Verdugo Unit
By Dorothy LaMaie
Unit Game - 1 p.m., Saturday May 14
Buffet lunch at 12:15
Board of Director’s Meeting
10:30 a.m., Saturday May 7
Regency Bridge Club
The names of our headliners this month show up often
on the Regency’s Score Board, and with good reason - they
have developed a good partnership. So our congratulations
go to Carolyn Cohen and Melina Stevens for their 73 percenter - you ladies give credence to our meritocracy…
Respiratory ailments have sidelined Barbara
McKissick for a while, and she was unable to provide her
usual tasty main fare for our April Unit Game. However,
Sharon Wolf arranged for and delivered an excellent selection of sandwiches; and Betsy Josias’ humongous tossed
green salad made for worthy entrees, especially when fortified by an array of side salads provided by Sharon, Art
Chacanias, Bob Quarry and others, one of whom wished to
remain unheralded, having flunked the Quality Standard
Test. The Dessert Chow was above par, thanks for Dick
Frankel, Margaret Mataga and Leon Alexander. (We did
OK, Barbara, but you are missed, and we hope to see you
back plying your bridge skills soon.)
Having dined well, we moved on to the Main Event,
and here are the Win, Place, and Show results:
N/S
A1
A2
A3
Charon Holdo & Rufus Rhoades
William Ng & Samuel Wang
Rae Murbach & Jerry Murbach
Overall
A4
E/W
A1
A2
A3
Overall
Karen Alpert & Don Howell
A1
Sharon Wolf & Bard Ward
A2
Arthur Chacanias & Dorothy Lamaie A3
We have another one of these coming up May 14, so
come join us.
The traveling man, Gerry Belcher really took a Spring
Break, treating his collegiate daughter to a trip to Italy. He
then touched down for a few rounds of good bridge before
the Siren Sound of the Sea lured him away again. We can’t
sing Gerry, but we’re whistling.
The ACBL has advised that this is the 50th
Anniversary Year of its Goodwill Committee, and it cites
several goodwill gestures to use in fostering Our Game,
such as greet and welcome opponents; discuss hands after
the game; mentor a new player; accept defeat and victory
with grace; and compliment opponent’s play. We would like
to add that, in evaluating partners, “Aberrated Amoeba” is
to be thought, no spoken, and I, for one, thank all my partners for their forebearance!
Unsolicited and unannounced, Bard Ward showed up
at the Regency recently bearing sacks of very useful supplies. Combined with your attendance at our games, Bard,
you seem to be answering the clarion call to Support Your
Local Bridge Club. Whatever form it takes, all such considerations are much appreciated, and we thankee most
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kindly.
Take care everybody, and continue to ENJOY…
Long Beach
by Christine Frumen
UNIT GAME - PRO/AM SWISS TEAMS
May 15 - Lunch at 1:00 pm
Game at 1:30 pm
MAY UNIT GAME - PRO/AM TEAMS
We know that you all have been waiting for a repeat
of this fun format. It was so-o-o popular last year. This is
the game that you and your favorite partner (whether Pros
or AMs) play on a team. Each team has a PRO half and an
AM half. The PRO pair plays against another team’s PRO
pair and your team’s AM pair plays against the AM pair of
the opposing team. Everyone loved this last year and asked
about when we are doing it again. Well, this month’s unit
game is when. Make your bridge date, mark your calendars
and “bring your fork” (remember the Unit games are good
eats).
MARCH UNIT GAME RESULTS
We had a great turnout for the Unit Game - 22 tables
(two sections!) in the Open game and five tables in the
NLM game. Since there was such a huge turnout, we’ll list
the top five OA pairs: 1st, John Yinger & Earl Van der Vord;
2nd, Raymond Mack & Jerry Schreider; 3rd, Frank Bartlett
& Joe Daigle; 4th, Cayce Blanchard & Jo Melis; 5th, Betty
McClellan & Mary Schefter. In the NLM game, Ruth White
& Sue Sood took 1st; Diane Sachs & George Rosenthal,
2nd and Cory Hand & David Goetz were 3rd. Lunch chefs
were Carol Murakoshi, Arnie Maddox and John Killian.
Thank you to them and everyone who helped.
NEW STATUS & NEW MEMBERS
We are happy to welcome new members Joyce
Newton, Zeme Christopulos, Tom Wright and Tao Zhu.
And we bid a farewell to Waltraud Maclin and Jerome
Mersky. We have a new Junior Master, Beverly Lyse; three
new Club Masters; Carol Ramseyer, Sandra Shadden, Mike
Ullman and Janet Wagner. George Rosenthal is our newest
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Sectional Master and Marshall Pelle is a new Regional
Master. Rosemary Ford and Edith Powell are new NABC
Masters. (Drum roll, please) Dale Manos is our newest Life
Master. Our “Congratulations” go to each and every one of
you. We know how difficult getting those points can be. We
are proud of each of you.
70+% GAMES
Tom Harris & Cindy Matsuk. 70.83%; Tom Skidmore
& Cory Hand, 72.09%; Rosemary Ford & Marshall Pelle,
71.53%; Sue Fardette & Arlene Spatz, 70.63%; Bill Brooks
& John Billings 75.60% - a welcome change from the
70+% game drought we had last month.
THIS MONTH AT THE CLUB
We start off this month with the Western Conference Silver
Point Sectional at Clubs running from Monday, May 2
through Sunday May 8. The game times are the regular
schedule but fees will be $8 each game. The Sectionally
Rated Stratified Open Team Game will be on Monday May
2 at 7pm. And the ACBL-Wide International Fund Game is
on Wednesday, May 11 at 12:30 with hand records and
analyses. Make your bridge dates and note your calendars.
2004 ACE OF CLUB
(listed in first, second and third order)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Sergey Nizhnik, Cory Hand,
Mary Thomas
JUNIOR MASTER: Karyl Gurzi, David Goetz, Fern
Dunbar
CLUB MASTER: Pritzi Lembi, Arthur Bowman, Fred
Gurzi
SECTIONAL MASTER: Kay Tseng, Fred Willbanks,
Diane Sachs
REGIONAL MASTER: Carol Murakoshi, Ruth White,
Skip Genebach
NABC MASTER: Jon Yinger, Suzie Hand, Bill Linskey
LIFE MASTER: Ralph Beazly Rosemarie Spain, Merlin
Hansen
BRONZE LIFE MASTER: Gerry Haugan, Donna
Wenberg, Rich Wasser
SILVER LIFE MASTER: Bob Mault, Irwin Bender, Baum
Harris
GOLD LIFE MASTER: Phyllis Parker, Betty McClellan,
Frieda Kenigson
GRAND LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR: Harold Guiver
2004 MINI-MCKENNEY WINNERS (listed in first, second and third order)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Sergey Nizhnik, Cory Hand,
Mary Thomas
JUNIOR MASTER: David Goetz, Fern Dunbar, William
Dunbar
CLUB MASTER: Steven Sulzby, Robert Daniel, Pritzi
Lembi
SECTIONAL MASTER: Kay Tseng, Diane Sachs, Curtis
Johnson
REGIONAL MASTER: Carol Murakoshi, Thomas
Ludwig, Mark Tang
NABC MASTER: Jon Yinger, Suzanne Hand, Al Lum
LIFE MASTER: Merlin Hansen, Rosemarie Spain, Ralph
Beazley
BRONZE LIFE MASTER: Donna We n b e rg, Gerry
Haugan, John Hand
SILVER LIFE MASTER: Bob Mault, Irwin Bender,
George Thompson
GOLD LIFE MASTER: Leo Bell, Janet Ju, Phyllis Parker
DIAMOND LIFE MASTER: Dwayne James, Doris James
GRAND LIFE MASTER OF THE YEAR: Harold Guiver
CONDOLENCES & GET WELL
We were sorry to hear that Dwayne James was in the
hospital again. This happened right after the last column
was written and we hope he is on his road to recovery. Our
condolences to the family and friends of Lou Samuelson, a
NLM player who recently passed away. Our president,
Merlin Hansen, is recovering nicely from his recent illness
and should be back at the bridge tables by the time you read
this - maybe not playing as much, but playing. We are very
happy he’s making a speedy recovery.
NEWS OF OUR MEMBERS
Best Wishes - may you have many more - to Mary
Jane Jones on her 89th Birthday! She’s our “youngest”
member. Diane Lynch and Kaye Amdon brought home a 1st
OA, Flt A in the Seniors Pairs and a 2nd in the Compact
Swiss in the San Diego Regional. Great playing, gals! Steve
Sulzby won 15 MPs at the LA Regional. (Go Steve!) He &
Bill Garrett were 1st in an Open Pairs game and tied for
MAY, 2005
first in Swiss Teams Flt. C/D/E with Bill Garrett, Matt
Leung and Sherrie Auhill. Well done!
NEW WEB SITE ADDRESS CHANGE
The address for the website has changed. Make a note
of the new address: http://magic.ajora.net/unit557/. And
don’t forget this is a “work in progress” and it is the Unit’s
website NOT the Bridge Club’s.
Reminder:
News can be emailed to me at
[email protected] or put a note in the envelope on the
Unit bulletin board. Thanks to those who passed along
news.
Pasadena-San Gabriel Valley
by Jan Wickersham
NEXT UNIT GAME: MAY 1
www.darbonne.com/bridge
Greetings, once again friends of Unit #559. Once
again, for better or for worse, I am back in the saddle as the
monthly column writer, so please, do not hesitate to email,
call, or tell me any hot news you have for future writings. I
left on April 10 for Gatlinburg, so any happenings after that
have to wait for the next issue. I do understand we have a
group invading the Mesa, AZ tournament, as well as a good
number from our unit going to Gatlinburg. So let’s hope I
have lots to report for next month.
To me, the biggest news I have to tell you is that Peter
Schneider, and his team (Grant Baze, Eddie Wold, Mike
Passell, Walid Elahmaly and Tarek Sadek) made it to the
SEMI-FINALS of the Vanderbilt!!!!! It reminds me of the
March Maddness NCAA Basketball tournament. You start
out with 64 teams and end up with two for the finals. Peter
even had a wonderful human interest story written about
him on the front page of the Saturday Daily Bulletin. It was
most exciting each day rushing for a Bulletin to see how our
man did the day before! They ended up playing 3/4, which
only netted them 125 points!!!! Unfortunately, none of our
NAOP teams made big news, but they were all able to participate in the event. I hope we will have many Unit #559
members qualifying for the Grand National Teams in
Atlanta. The flight C qualifying event takes place before
this article is published, but flights A&B are held on May
14-15, so if you don’t already have a team together, see
MAY, 2005
what you can do. It will be held at the Bridge Academy in
Tarzana.
Our April Unit Game had 19 tables. The luncheon of
sandwiches, salad, and yummy desserts was provided by
Jean Trefzger, and the winners were: First in A - Ann Banta
and Ron Moeckel with a 65% game, First in B - with a 63%
game were Jake Frenkel and Miriam Harrington, and some
newcomers, Kris Sommer and Richard Stevenson were first
in C. Congratulations to all of you!
It is so good to see John Waken back at the bridge
table. He gave everyone quite a scare on St. Patrick’s Day
with a very serious heart attack. If you were at the game
on April 4, you were an eyewitness to seeing Frank Jones
absolutely speechless. It was getting to be about 12:30 and
Frank had not shown up to direct the game. We thought
maybe he had forgotten to turn his clock ahead an hour, so
we decided to wait until 12:45 to see if he would show up.
No Frank, and miraculously Weezie had boards in her car!
We passed them out, and around 1:05 the door opened and
in walked Frank with his two card cases. He looked
absolutely flabbergasted! Being the creative person he is,
Frank had actually sprung back and set his clock back an
hour! We all had a good laugh!
I wanted to let you know that our June Unit Game is
the annual ACBL Charity game. Fees will be $9.00 that
day and the charity for 2005 is yet to be announced. ACBL
is trying a different approach to the annual Charity Game.
Local districts are choosing the charity of their choice. I
believe District 23 will choose in 2007. This is an attempt
to make donations more relevant. When I find out which
charity it is, I will let you know.
Signing off for now. See you at the Bridge table.........
Pomona-Covina
by Vic Sartor
Unit Game-Sun. May 15
Dinner @ 6:30 Game 7:00 pm
Unhappily,attendance continues to wane at the regular
Monday and Wednesday night games. Many former regulars are not attending because of the small games, apparently not able to understand they’re ensuring the games
won’t get any larger. The board is considering several
options. One possibility is to go to just one game a week,
probably on Monday. Another is to concede the possibility
that we no longer have enough of a player base to support
a unit and prepare to merge with another unit or gradually
shut down. If any former regulars really want a bridge unit
in this area, we need them to show it by attending a game.
Board members are making what may be a final effort to
reach dormant members via a phone tree. If that fails, local
players may have to make travel plans if they wish to play
in a club game. I’d say it was time for people to vote with
their feet, but we really need them to put another part of
their anatomies in the seats.
One bright spot was a well-attended April unit game.
Nice to see Jack Biggs, LaVerne Fabrick, Gabby Sill, Larry
Bolles, Retha Kane, Herb Stampfl, and Warren and Mary
Ann Wottring again. Dave and Susan Ruoff had a nice 63%
game to take top honors, with the Wottrings taking 1st in
their direction. Also placing were Fabrick/Biggs, Gary
Olson, Flo Weinstein, Clint Lew, and Herb Stampfl.
Top score for the past month was an impressive 72.5%
posted by Cordell Goode and Thelma Nelson. Winners topping 60% included Dave Ruoff, Vic Sartor, Ann McCleary,
and Rosalie Roberts.
At least this month provided some interesting hands. I
pass along two examples for your edification. You’re dealt
AKQJxxx void void 109xxxx and hear your pard open 1H
and RHO overcall 2C.What’s your call? Believe it or not
it’s PASS! If you bid any number of spades you’re headed
for a minus score. Your pard has one club and one tiny
spade. You can’t avoid four losers. If you draw trump you
have four natural trump losers. If you try to get a ruff, LHO
ruffs higher than dummy three times and gets out in a red
suit. Unfortunatey, dummy can only provide two pitches.
Down 1 in 4 Spades! No escape! If you somehow find the
psychic pass you may be able to get out at the 3 level. Of
course you may also find yourself in front of a committee.
In our second gem, you hold xx KQJ10xxx Qx Ax,
but find your opponents have ignored your interference and
bombed into 6C. RHO has bid clubs/clubs/diamonds /clubs
and dummy comes down with AKQxxx Ax xx xx. Dummy
takes your heart lead and leads a club to your ace. Your
lead. Think it over-no pressure)) If you switched to a
spade, good work. Declarer is 1-1-4-7 with AKxx of diamonds. He needs two diamond pitches. With your spade
switch, he has to run the spades immediately, hoping for a
3-3 split. Down 1.You get the top instead of the opponents.
Until next time,ciao.
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San Fernando Valley
by Sheila Bozin
As we go to press, the San Fernando Valley Sectional
is just getting under way, so I am afraid I will not be able to
advise the results of that auspicious event until next month.
However, not to rush the year (it certainly goes by fast
enough) let’s talk about the master point leaders in March.
The leaders at the Bridge Academy were Susan Somogyi,
Gilbert Stinebaugh, Lynda Ullman, Ellen Anten, Arne Lier,
Gary Frans, Jeffrey Millman, Leda Danzig, Dick Lum and
David Sweet. The Valencia Bridge Club masterpoint leaders for March were George MacDonald, David Gasper,
Marlene Gasper, Ted Maki and Caroline Tucker. Flight B
leaders were Lois Pellerin, Sterrett Harper and LaMonte
Johnson. The ACBL Charity Game winners were Donna
Davidson, Howard Kaufman in Flight A, Adam Ellfeldt and
Hansford Rowe in Flight B and Tom and Barbara Jones in
Flight C.
As the all knowing grapevine gets the news out faster
than I can, I am sure it is like bringing coals to Newcastle
to inform you that the Bridge Academy which has operated
these many years in Tarzana will be moving on June l to
Canoga Park. The exact address is 21116 Vanowen Street.
We wish to take this opportunity to thank Vance Moran for
his dedication to the game of Bridge and all his efforts on
our behalf to keep the Bridge Club operational for so many
years. The new owners have picked up the gauntlet, and
with the support of the San Fernando Valley bridge players
are looking for many years ahead in the new location.
Many players have asked whether there will be a
“Farewell Tarzana - Hello Canoga Park” celebration before
the move. I have been advised that indeed such a party is
being planned. I am pleased to report that on Sunday, May
14, a luncheon will be held at the current location of the
Bridge Club at 12 noon. There will be lots to eat, and of
course, an afternoon game of bridge, as well as prizes and
drawings will be held every frequently throughout the afternoon for a free play at the new location. We hope that you
will all plan to attend as it should be a lot of fun.
In the early part of April, Arne Lier and Nazaret
Saghbazakian had a 70%+ game, which as we all know is
quite an accomplishment. Congratulations, guys! Well, I
guess I don’t have to tell you my little brown envelope was
empty again this month. I peek and I shake it and try as I
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may there is no little bits of paper with news for me to print.
We have over 800 members in our unit, somebody must
have something to tell. Right! Don’t be shy. Share your
good news with your friends. See you around the club, and
drop me a note will you.
Torrance-South Bay Unit
by Steve Mager
http://home.netcom.com/~asmager1/sbbchp.htm
Western Conference STAC: Mon, May 2 thru Sat, May 7
Handicapped Swiss Teams: Sunday, May 8, 1:00 pm
Unit Game, Tuesday, May 10, 11:30 am
Upgraded Club Championship: Friday, May 13, 11:30 am
Club Championship: Thursday, May 19, 7:00 pm
Club Championship: Saturday, May 21, 1:00 pm
There will be Friday Night Games on May 6 and May 20.
The South Bay Bridge Club will be closed Saturday
May 28 thru Monday, May 30 for the annual Torrance
South Bay Unit Sectional at the Hollywood Park Casino.
Torrance South Bay Sectional
The annual Torrance South Bay Unit sectional will
once again be held at the Hollywood Park Casino on
Memorial Day Weekend, May 27 thru May 30. A KO will
start Friday Night May 27. Single session pair games will
be held Friday Night, Saturday morning, afternoon and
evening and Sunday morning and afternoon. The tournament will conclude with various stratiflighted Swiss events
on Monday.
Club Championships
The March 15 Club Championship Flight A winners
were
Bea
Cron/Joan
Johnson
with
Stanley
Greengard/Norman Imberman leading the way in Flight B.
The March 16 Club Championship saw Al Corwin/Girts
Ozolins winning both Flights A & B and Harold
Koletsky/Hank Sheehan on top in Flight C. The March 28
Club Championship was won by Jackie Hess/Barbara
White in Flight A with Diane Gunther/Dann Habberfield
leading Flight B and Lea McClernan/Betty Williams
emerging victorious in Flight C. The April 4 Club
Championship was won by Beverly Narahara/Peg Woiwod
in both Flights A and B. The April 13 Club Championship
was won by Fran Weston/Barbara White in Flight A with Al
Corwin/Girts Ozolins leading Flight B and Arthur Rue/Ron
Prando on top in Flight C.
Milestones
Anne Schleiser, a longtime bridge player and director
in local circles passed away in April. Anne will always be
remembered as a gracious lady and pleasant opponent at the
Bridge table. We will all miss her.
GUV Award
Despite having personally attended two Regionals and
about a dozen club games this past month pickings are
rather slim for this month’s GUV award.
My wife and oftime partner the Czarina Jan the Great
suggested I give it to myself. During 3 sessions at one of
the Regionals we played against a gentleman who was
totally blind. One could only admire his ability to play with
the Braille cards and ability to remember the hands and play
of the cards. We were supposed to speak out our bids but I
was forgetful several times and kept using the bidding box.
However I would like to give the award to the Czarina
herself. She usually gets me on April Fool’s day but this
year it was my turn. I resurrected the Duke of Cumberland
hand (Once used in a James Bond novel) and gave it to Jan.
I set up the hand and got Fran Weston and Jackie Hess in on
the April Fool. In case you are unfamiliar with the hand Jan
held S - AKQJ, H - AKQJ, D - AK, C - KJ9 …that’s 31
HCP! She opened 2 Clubs Fran bid 3C, partner passed and
Jackie leapt to 7C. Jan of course doubled. Guess what, 7C
is cold. Fran held S - Void, H - Void, D - Qxxxxxxx, C AQTxx and dummy was S - xxxx, H - xxxx, D - Void , C xxxxx. A couple Diamond ruffs plus a deep club finesse and
splotto, making 7, April Fools Jan.
Na Zdrowie
West LA
by candy
Back in the 80’s I wrote the unit column with Sandy
Rink, Diana Griffel and Terre Primmer. Our mantra was
Death, Taxes and the Unit column (I think the monthly
brunch got mentioned also) . It’s April 15 I’ve just put the
stamp on the envelope and before running to the Post Office
I thought I’d write this. So I now have to switch gears from
writing fiction to nonfiction.
If you think I have a great imagination at the bridge
table you should see what the IRS gets.
As I promised last month the STAC results. Monday first in “B&C” Audrey Pauly - Herma Altshule, Tuesday “A” Trudy Weber - Bill Sides, Thursday - “C” Gloria
Cohen - Leila Newman, Friday - “A” Art Zail - Aram
Bedros “199er” Norma & Seymore Feshbach, Saturday - “
A” Adam Meyerson - Elianna Ruppin.
Aram and Art’s game was a 73% game. Lorraine
Bagdasarian had her first 70%er with Bert Koslen.
Congratulations.
Hopefully you will be attending the LA Sectional April
29th - May 1st at the Holiday Inn in Fox Hills. All events
will be held there. The Jill Meyers and Mary Jane Farell
Trophies will be up for grabs. May 1st is May Day so all
you Ex-hippies be sure to wear flowers in your hair. The
results will be in next month and I won’t write about our
sectional again until the Fall, Sept. 2 -5.
“Hail to the Chief” our Unit president, Howard
Einberg, was on the winning Grand National Team superflight.
Winners of the Unit-wide Game were “A & B” Phyllis
and Mario Mory “C” Dorothy Lipsky and Vera Mandell.
The extra dollar charged was given to the ALACBU
Scholarship Fund. Unit Board Member Barbara Nusbaum
MAY, 2005
has been put in charge of this and we hope those of you
from other units may also consider running games for this
important charity.
Be sure to sign-up for the Pro-AM game May 11th at
6:30 at the Barrington. Food, prizes, fun and of course
bridge. Sign-up sheets are at the bridge clubs. Life Masters
names under Pros Non-LMs are Ams.
The 9th annual Tony Medley Charity Championship
will be held May 26th at the Bel Air Bay Club. Light lunch
is at 11:30 and ACBL championship game at 12:15. This
game is by the ocean and like the grunion large waves of
players come to play in this event. Early reservations are
a must, so send your $30 check per person made payable to
Luanna Leonard at 36-560 Saguaro Court, Rancho Mirage
CA 92270.
Long time unit board member Kenny Platt died this
month. A terrific worker when you needed him and effortlessly everyone’s best friend at the table. Whether you were
a partner or opponent, old acquaintance or meeting Kenny
for the first time you always felt special at his table. We can
use a lot more Kennys. Sorry to hear of the sudden passing
of Ruth Pallitz. Also, our condolences to Al Kogus whose
wife passed away recently after a long illness.
Time to Hip-Hop around the clubs.
Barrington - E’Anne has been traipsing off to
Gatlinberg and then to North Carolina to see her twin
grandchildren. The inaugural Sunday Afternoon game was
a championship. Winners “A” Becky Clough/ Adrienne
Green; “B” Rhonda Platt / Bill Weingarden; “C” Norma
and Sy Feshbach. The Thurday night games continue, with
the first Thurs. of the month a teamgame.
Cyma’s - I used all of her news to fill up the upper part
of this column. I do thank you for your colorful e-mails.
BHBC - The new manager is Rick Turner who is still
looking farblondzhet, say hi to him. By next month we
should have news.
Candy’s - Talk about being farblondzhet... I’m moving!!! The Westchester Woman’s Club was sold to the
YMCA and they are closing the building for renovation.
On Thursday April 28th I’m having our farewell party. On
Tuesday May 3rd I’m having my Grand Opening party at
the Playa del Rey Woman’s Club. I will have bridge
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:30, closed the second
Tuesday of the month due to the Woman’s Club luncheon.
I will also run a non-sanctioned game on Wednesdays at
12:00; card fees for this game is only $3.00. Card fees for
Tuesdays and Thursdays will be $7.00 with a dollar off
through the month of May. The new address is 8039 W.
Manchester, between Lincoln and Pershing. The building is
between the Elk’s Club (where Lou Papp works) and the
Masonic Lodge. There is free parking behind the building.
The Woman’s club is on the 2nd floor with a chair lift, for
those who need it or for those who just feel like they want
a lift) that is located right off the parking lot. Dentist office
on 1st floor. I will also be having a Cinco de Mayo party
on Thursday. Tuesday the 24th will be my May birthday
party day. Call me for further instructions at 310-652-6116
or my cell phone at 310-869-6589 or e-mail me at [email protected]. Also leave column news at the e-mail
or 1st phone number.
Thanks ‘til next month.
Results from the Los Angeles Regional February 21-27, 2005
STRATIFIED CHARITY
PAIRS 22 Pairs
A B
C
1
Laura Brill - Rick
Goldstein, White Plains NY
2
1
B Horiguchi Chiye Horiguchi, Gardena CA
3
John Jones,
Hacienda Hgts CA; Bob
Bratcher,
Vista CA
2
1 Eknath Deo, Long
Beach CA; Rashmi Shah, Pls
Vrd
Estates CA
3
2 Kathleen Dooling
- Timothy Parris, Pasadena CA
3 Brennan Petar,
Santa Ana CA; Silas Burdick,
Oceanside CA
KICK-OFF CHARITY KO
TEAMS 6 Teams
1 Gerald Mindell, Chicago
IL; Rosemary Hayden - Jack
Hayden, Las Vegas NV;
Howard Einberg, LA CA
2 Gregory Vernon,
Ridgecrest CA; Eddie Cormier,
St Louis
PE; Ann Johnson,
Durango CO; Paul Hern,
Dayton OH
TUE AFT SWISS TEAMS
12 Teams
A B
C
1
Marshall
Pearlman, Laguna Hills CA;
James Senter
- Patricia Menefee
- Sue Herrmann, Laguna
Niguel CA
2
1
Al Bongarzone Judy Bongarzone, Oak Park
CA;
Steven Kipperman
- Kimberly Fanady, San
Francisco CA
3
2
Roshen Hadulla,
Santa Clarita CA; Sheri Rivera,
LA CA; Fred
Schiro, Las Vegas NV;
Charles Cordaro,
Pasadena CA
3
1 Jeanne Dea Robert Riechmann Jr, Sierra
Madre
CA; Kim Wang,
Torrance CA; Robert Chen, Los
Angeles CA
2 Shirley Cooper Ruby Davis, San Marino CA;
Maureen Peterson,
Pasadena CA; Margie
Campbell,
Arcadia CA
TUE AFT 299ER PAIRS
13 Pairs
D
E
F
1
Saul Leonard,
Beverly Hills CA; Doron
Shauly,
LA CA
2
1
Richard Gero,
San Gabriel CA; James
Erpenbach,
Arcadia CA
3
2
Darlene Sluder Thuan Pham Gwynn, Seal
Beach CA
3
1 Ronna Berland Rose Kaufmann, LA CA
2 Janet Wagner,
Long Beach CA; Joe Garcia,
Santa
Monica CA
3 Jerry Engel,
Marina Del Rey CA; Dorcey
Chernick,
Venice CA
EMI MULVIN STRAT OPEN
PRS - 34 Pairs
A B
C
1
Mitch Dunitz,
Sherman Oaks CA; Iftikhar
Baqai,
Irvine CA
2
1
Robert C.F.
Wang, El Monte CA; Shiu-Ming
Huang,
San Marino CA
3
Gene Freed, LA
CA; James Murphy,
Chesapeake VA
2
1 William Thorp,
Dana Point CA; Dorothy
Conway,
Ottawa ON
3
Ed Barad, Marina
del Rey CA; Larry Scissors,
Santa Monica CA
2 Marjorie Golter,
Encino CA; Myrna Odwak,
Sherman
Oaks CA
3 Betty Williams,
Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Lea
McClernan,
Redondo Beach
CA
TUES SENIOR PAIRS
30 Pairs
A B
C
1
1
Jeanette
Deverian, Pasadena CA; Betty
Jackson,
Temple City CA
2
John Killian,
Sunset Beach CA; Bob
Bratcher,
Vista CA
3
Alan Le Bendig Shirley Kotler, LA CA
2
1 Harry Lu,
Fullerton CA; Steve Chen,
Glen Mills PA
3
Arif Shah,
Granada Hills CA; Alan Haim,
Sherman
Oaks CA
2 Judy McCaffrey John McCaffrey, Oceanside CA
3 Herbert Stampfl,
Ran Cucamonga CA; Nancy
Conger,
Redondo Beach
CA
TUE EVE SWISS TEAMS
8 Teams
A B
C
1
1
1 Donald
Schroeder - Leny Van
Wingerden,
Carpinteria CA;
Joan Wieber, Ballwin MO; Mary
Smith, Eureka MO
2
2
Al Bongarzone Judy Bongarzone, Oak Park
CA;
Alan Haim,
Sherman Oaks CA; Arif Shah,
Granada
Hills CA
3
Samuel Wang,
Monterey Park CA; William Ng,
Chatsworth CA;
Yvonne Hernandez - Lu
Kohutiak,
Lake Elsinore CA
3
2 James Alstad Roberta Gotfried, Pls Vrds Est
CA; Steven
Jackson, Laguna Niguel CA;
Yann Shen,
Rancho Palos Vd
CA
EVENING SIDE GAME
SERIES 10 Pairs
A B
C
1
Jack Blair, Las
Vegas NV; Jim Looby, Burbank
CA
2
1
B Horiguchi Chiye Horiguchi, Gardena CA
3
Brian Richardson
- Delia Juul-Dam, Pacific Plsds
CA
2
1 Tom Miyaoka, LA
CA; James Negro,
Wellesley MA
2 David Shelton Malcolm Anderson, Lompoc
ALACBU KO TEAMS - BKT 1
9 Teams
1 Beverly Rosenberg,
Sherman Oaks CA; Aram
Bedros, Santa
Monica CA; James
Rosenstiel, Alhambra CA;
Adrienne Green,
LA CA; Arthur Zail, Marina
del Rey CA
2 Janet Wickersham, Sierra
continued on page 11
MAY, 2005
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Results from the Los Angeles Regional February 21-27, 2005
continued from page 10
Madre CA; Gerald Mindell,
Chicago IL; Barbara
Dicker, San Diego CA; Teri
Atkinson,
Bakersfield CA
3/4 Grant Baze, Tucson AZ;
Peter Schneider, La Canada
CA; Jim
Looby, Burbank CA; Jack
Blair, Las Vegas NV; Rick
Henderson, LA CA; Peter
Benjamin, Culver City CA
3/4 Gabriela Jackson, San
Pedro CA; Grace Conde Patricia
Schenasi - Winnie
Ninneman, Redondo Beach CA
10 Teams
1 R Carroll - S Carroll, LA
CA; James Linke - Owen
Kustner, Riverside CA
2 Viktor Anikovich - Jessica
Darraby, LA CA;
Malcolm Anderson - David
Shelton, Lompoc CA
3/4 Gregory Vernon,
Ridgecrest CA; Eddie Cormier,
St Louis
PE; Paul Hern, Dayton
OH; Tom Miyaoka, LA CA
3/4 Torrence McGough Yasue Harada, Santa Monica
CA;
Margaret Enders,
Hermosa Beach CA; Ruth
Shayne, Los
Angeles CA
10 Teams
1 Emma Trepinski Carleton Genebach,
Huntington Bh CA;
Sylvere Luquette - Wilma
Luquette, Van TX
2 Anita Levine - Edward
Victor - Mim Spertus Constance
Fishbach, LA CA
3/4 Harvey Goldstein Gerald Weil, San Diego CA;
Mel Naftal,
Carlsbad CA; Jerry
Woodworth, del Mar CA
3/4 Werner Treitel - Lila
Treitel, Woodland Hills CA;
Judith
Wachtel - Stephen
Wachtel, Calabasas CA
TUES 299ER STRAT PAIRS
12 Pairs
D
E
F
1
1
Joe Garcia,
Santa Monica CA; Janet
Wagner, Long
Beach CA
2
Richard Gero,
San Gabriel CA; James
Erpenbach,
Arcadia CA
3
Saul Leonard,
Beverly Hills CA; Doron
Shauly,
LA CA
2
William Inglis,
Pacific Plsds CA; Dan Garner,
LA CA
WED STRAT OPEN PAIRS
32 Pairs
A B
C
1
Craig Kavin,
Oxnard CA; Robert Kerr, LA
CA
2
Jon Wright, La
Mesa CA; John Kissinger, San
Clemente CA
3
Laura Brill - Rick
Goldstein, White Plains NY
1
Dominique Moore
- Harry Brener, Arcadia CA
2
George Wagner,
LA CA; Ed Barad, Marina
del Rey CA
3
Kimberly Fanady Steven Kipperman, San
Francisco CA
1 Kim Wang,
Torrance CA; Lutrell Long,
Rncho Pls
Vrd CA
2 James Gay Joseph Gaynor, Oxnard CA
3 Sheryl Kohlhoff,
Rncho Pls Vrd CA; Nanci
Schultz, Rcho
Palos Vrds CA
WED SENIOR STRAT PAIRS
32 Pairs
A B
C
1
Dick Duff, Denver
CO; Daniel Williams, Newport
Coast CA
2
Michael Mikyska Catherine Podolsky, Los
Angeles CA
3
Ken Monzingo,
San Diego CA; Trudie Havens,
Huntington Bch
CA
1
Alex Mood Marian Mood, Irvine CA
2
Robert Rothman,
Pls Vrds Pnsl CA; James
Andrews,
San Diego CA
3
Rita Mason Richard Mason, LA CA
1 Calvin Waller - JoAnne Waller, Rncho Pls Vrd
CA
2 Edwin Michalove Carl Kellett, LA CA
3 Richard Kellis,
Laguna Woods CA; Herbert
Schwartz, Laguna
Hills CA
AFT SIDE GAME SERIES
14 Pairs
A B
C
1
Jack Blair, Las
Vegas NV; Jim Looby, Burbank
CA
2/3 1/2 1/2 Irene
Hirschland, Seal Beach CA;
Tybie Becker,
Long Beach CA
2/3 1/2 1/2 Beebe
Moorhead, Redondo Beach
CA; Marianne
David, Rncho Pls
Vrd CA
3
3 Herbert Conrad,
Pacif Palisades CA; Norman
Schlosberg, LA CA
WED COMPACT KO TMSBKT 1 8 Teams
1 Marjorie Michelin - Alan
Le Bendig, LA CA; Nels
Erickson, Pasadena CA;
Chester Johnson, Chicago IL
2 Grant Baze, Tucson AZ;
Peter Schneider, La Canada
CA;
Peter Benjamin, Culver
City CA; Rick Henderson, Los
Angeles CA
WED COMPACT KO TMSBKT 2
9 Teams
1 Albert Lum - George
Rosenthal - Dennis Schmitz,
Long
Beach CA; Diane Sachs,
Rossmoor CA
2 Hansford Rowe - Mira
Rowe, Valencia CA; Sedwyn
Glick Sanford Glick, Encino CA
3 Gloria Feerst, Woodland
Hills CA; Helen Malzer, Encino
CA; Marta Peltz, West
Hills CA; Carol Diamant,
Tarzana CA
WED EVE SWISS TEAMS
14 Teams
A B
C
1
1
Sumiko Inagaki,
Rancho Santa Fe CA; Masako
Omaru, Newport
Beach CA; Hiromi Umehara,
Torrance CA;
Masae Kato, Pls Vrds Ests CA
2/3 2
Richard Plotin,
Northridge CA; Rand Pinsky,
Valencia CA;
David Gasper - Marlene
Warren-Gasper,
Lancaster CA
2/3
Gary Grey,
Granada Hills CA; Ahmed
Sorathia,
Chino CA; Samuel
Wang, Monterey Park CA;
Theodore Maki,
Northridge CA
3/4
Gary Moore,
Northridge CA; Randolph
Hammock, Los
Angeles CA; Kyle
Mattes - Melissa Mattes,
Pasadena CA
3/4 1 Tom Miyaoka, LA
CA; Cerona Stevens,
Marquette MI;
Paula Oliver, Mariposa CA;
Maria
Abbott, San
Francisco CA
2 Edward Schwartz
- Rufus Rhoades - Jacob
Frenkel,
Pasadena CA;
Markle Vandervort, Monrovia
CA
EVENING SIDE GAME
SERIES 10 Pairs
A B
C
1
Rick Traylor,
Santa Ana CA; Daniel
Williams,
Newport Coast CA
2
Wayne Karson,
Culver City CA; Lorraine
Bagdasarian,
Marina Del Rey CA
3
John Killian,
Sunset Beach CA; Bob
Bratcher,
Vista CA
1
Susan Gehring,
San Diego CA; James Negro,
Wellesley MA
2
1 Anna Weiss,
Santa Barbara CA; Vladimir
Cuperman,
Goleta CA
3
2 Ann Lynch - John
Malcolm, Tarzana CA
D23 KO TEAMS - BKT 1
8 Teams
1 James Murphy,
Chesapeake VA; Mike Savage,
Downey CA;
Gerald Bare, Pacific Plsds
CA; Gene Freed, LA CA
2 Ellen Anten, Encino CA;
Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA;
Andrew Vinock, Woodland
Hills CA; John Mohan, Las
Vegas NV
8 Teams
1 B Horiguchi - Chiye
Horiguchi, Gardena CA; Marel
Bates,
Glendale CA; Mark Tang,
Seal Beach CA; William Ng,
Chatsworth CA
2 Mary Lou Denison Daniel Denison, Solana Beach
CA; John
Ionescu, Tustin CA; Carol
Fielder, Jackson MS
8 Teams
1 Booth Tarkington, Rncho
Pls Vrd CA; Helen Taft - H
Sheehan, Torrance CA;
Harold Koletsky, Pls Vrds Pnsl
CA
2 Mary Smith, Eureka MO;
Leny Van Wingerden - Donald
Schroeder, Carpinteria
CA; Joan Wieber, Ballwin MO
3/4 Kathy Helber, La Verne
CA; Penny Barbieri, San
Dimas CA;
Susan Emminger, Upland
CA; Jane Pace, Victorville CA
WED AM 299ER PAIRS
12 Pairs
D
E
F
1/2 1/2
Marcia Lauffer Manny Weintraub, LA CA
1/2 1/2 1 Yoshiko Iida,
Rolling Hills CA; Talko Handa,
Torrance CA
3
Fay Beckerman,
Los Alamitos CA; Steven
Sulzby,
Long Beach CA
3
2 Beebe Moorhead,
Redondo Beach CA; Marianne
David, Rncho Pls
Vrd CA
3 Herbert Conrad,
Pacif Palisades CA; Norman
Schlosberg, LA CA
THURS AFT SIDE GAME
20 Pairs
A B
C
1
1
Hilde Harris,
Pacific Plsds CA; Mary Lee
Guiss,
Santa Monica CA
2
Mary Franklin Patricia Westenhaver, Rncho
Pls
Vrd CA
3
2
Joan Feldman Janet Cooper, Encino CA
3
Brian Rose, LA
CA; Herbert Isaacs,
Studio City CA
1 Michael
Thompson, West Hills CA; Paul
Thompson,
Redondo Beach
CA
2 Herbert Conrad,
Pacif Palisades CA; Barry
Watt,
LA CA
THURS STRAT SENIOR PRS
34 Pairs
A B
C
1
1
1 Judy McCaffrey John McCaffrey, Oceanside CA
2
2
Arlene
Jorgensen, Anaheim CA;
James Burgess, Red
Bluff CA
3
Dick Lum,
Chatsworth CA; Yatindra
Sahae, Carmel
Valley CA
3
2 P Seeder - D
Kleinfeld, Granada Hills CA
3 R Pietropaolo Irene Pietropaolo, Encino CA
THURS AFT SWISS TEAMS
9 Teams
A B
C
1
James Senter Patricia Menefee, Laguna
Niguel
CA; Marc
Leventhal, Yorba Linda CA;
Debbie
Gailfus, Carlsbad
CA
2
Gayle Andrews,
Stanton CA; Subba Ravipudi,
Downey CA;
Ahmed Sorathia, Chino CA;
Mariko
Kakimoto, Newport
Coast CA
3
1
Mario Mory Phyllis Mory - Howard Wallach,
Los
Angeles CA;
Richard Cutler, Beverly Hills
CA
2
Shirley Eide,
Bakersfield CA; Cerona
Stevens,
Marquette MI;
Carol Fielder, Jackson MS;
Della
Willis, Las Vegas
NV
3
1 Albert Lum Lavonne McQuilkin, Long
Beach CA;
Carol Murakoshi,
Cypress CA; Ruth White,
Huntington Bh CA
THURS CHOICE PAIRS
38 Pairs
A B
C
1
John Killian,
Sunset Beach CA; John Wong,
Anaheim Hills CA
2
Reese Milner Geoff Hampson, LA CA
3
Rick Goldstein Laura Brill, White Plains NY
1
Carolyn Chenier,
LA CA; Marguerite
Kummrow, Santa
Monica CA
2
Steven Stredler,
Yorba Linda CA; Ron Lien,
Brea CA
3
Bruce Altshuler,
LA CA; Marel Bates,
Glendale CA
1 Carol McCully,
Manhattan Beach CA; Patricia
Taylor, Rncho Pls
Vrd CA
2 Alan Schneider Sherie Schneider, Beverly Hills
CA
3 John Van
Egmond, Woodland Hills CA;
Lamonte
Johnson, Castaic
CA
THU EVE SWISS TEAMS
6 Teams
A B
C
1
1
Shiu-Ming Huang,
San Marino CA; Dominique
Moore,
Arcadia CA;
William Ng, Chatsworth CA;
Samuel
Wang, Monterey
Park CA
2
Mariko Kakimoto,
Newport Coast CA; Ahmed
Sorathia, Chino
CA; Solange Graziani, W Los
Angeles CA;
Gregory Vernon, Ridgecrest
CA
1 Cerona Stevens,
Marquette MI; Shirley Eide,
Bakersfield CA;
Della Willis, Las Vegas NV;
Carol Fielder,
Jackson MS
EVE SIDE GAME SERIES
16 Pairs
A B
C
1
1
1 Steven Sulzby,
Long Beach CA; Bill Garrett,
Sunnyvale CA
2
2
2 K Hafen - Susan
Hafen, Long Beach CA
3/4 3
3 Barbara Catino,
Hermosa Beach CA; Warren
Baker,
Marina del Rey CA
3/4
Rick Traylor,
Santa Ana CA; Daniel
Williams,
Newport Coast CA
WEEKEND KO TEAMS - BT 1
9 Teams
1 Andrew Vinock,
Woodland Hills CA; Marjorie
Michelin, Los
Angeles CA; Chester
Johnson, Chicago IL; Nels
Erickson,
Pasadena CA
2 Thomas Hanford,
Surprise AZ; Yoon Kyung Kim,
Yongin Shi
South Korea; Jeff Strutzel,
Redondo Beach CA; Yas
Takeda
- Chizuko Yang, Hacienda
Hgts CA; Steven Hough,
Westminster CA
3/4 Peter Schneider, La
Canada CA; Gerald Bare,
Pacific Plsds
CA; Rick Henderson, LA
CA; Jack Blair, Las Vegas
NV; Jim Looby, Burbank
CA; Grant Baze, Tucson AZ
3/4 Ellen Anten, Encino CA;
Steve Gross, Westlake Vlg CA;
Roger Clough - Rebecca
Clough, Culver City CA
11 Teams
1 Hansford Rowe, Valencia
CA; Norman Kramer,
Woodland Hills
CA; Teri Atkinson,
Bakersfield CA; Janet
Wickersham,
Sierra Madre CA
2 Sumiko Inagaki, Rancho
Santa Fe CA; Masako Omaru,
Newport
Beach CA; Hiromi
Umehara, Torrance CA; Masae
Kato, Pls
Vrds Ests CA; Yoko
Yamaguchi, Irvine CA
3/4 Jeanne Dea, Sierra
Madre CA; Sue Rottner,
Pasadena CA;
Elliot Fearnley, Pacoima
CA; Anna Ng, Woodland Hill
CA
3/4 Harold Koletsky, Pls Vrds
Pnsl CA; H Sheehan, Torrance
CA; Tom Miyaoka, LA CA;
Eddie Cormier, St Louis PE
9 Teams
1 Richard Kemmerer Carol Kemmerer, Tehachapi
CA; Lola
Messiha, Palmdale CA;
Viviane Dinehart, Lancaster CA
2 Melvin Kovnat Jacqueline Kovnat - Jack
Matlin, Thousand
Oaks CA; Jill Bornstein,
Sherman Oaks CA
3/4 Steven Sulzby, Long
Beach CA; Bill Garrett,
Sunnyvale CA;
William Thorp, Dana Point
CA; Dorothy Conway, Ottawa
ON
3/4 Ruth Shayne, LA CA;
Harriet Dana - C Vincent,
Santa Monica CA; Mimi
David, Marina Del Rey CA
THU MORN 299ER PAIRS
12 Pairs
D
E
F
1
Norman
Imberman, Rolling Hls Est CA;
Robert
Morrell, Rncho Pls
Vrd CA
2
1
1 Kumiko Nomoto Elizabeth De Couto, LA CA
3
2
2 Helena Fine Louis Trautwein III, Goleta CA
3
Manny Weintraub,
LA CA; Debora Stein,
Beverly Hills CA
THU MORN SIDE GAME
SERIES 10 Pairs
A B
1/2 1/2 Arne Lier, Tarzana
CA; Ann Croul, Tustin CA
1/2 1/2 Evan Krantz, LA CA;
Nancy Conger, Redondo
Beach CA
3
Carol Fielder, Jackson
MS; John Killian, Sunset
Beach CA
3 Charles McDonald,
Oxnard CA; Patricia Levin,
Huntington Bh CA
continued in next issue
PAGE 12
MAY, 2005
Los Angeles County Bridge Club Directory
Antelope Valley-Santa Clarita #556
AV Bridge Club
661-940-8522 or 661-943-9759
44203 10th St. West, Lancaster 98534
Tuesday
noon
Open
Wednesday 6:30
Open
Friday
noon
Open
7:00
Open
1st Sunday 1:00
Open
2nd Sunday
Swiss Teams
Valencia Bridge Studio
Senior Center 661-253-1105
22900 Market St, Santa Clarita 01321
Manager: Kathy Swaine Dir: Rand Pinsky
Tuesday
6:45
Open/Stratified
Downey-Whitier Unit #564
Downey Women’s Club 714-322-5505
9813 Paramount Blvd., Downey 90240
Wednesday 10 am
Open
Friday
10 am
Open
1st Friday 10 am
Unit Game
LaFetra Bridge Club 626-335-8258
333 E. Foothill Blvd, Glendora 91741
3rd Tues
9am
Open
other Tues 9am-12
Free class
Thursday
6:45
Open
Friday
8:45am
Open
San Marino Bridge Club
1800 Huntington Dr. San Marino 91108
626-300-9819 Director: Frank Jones
Monday
12:30
Open
Wednesday 7:30
Open
1st Sun 1:00 (lunch @ 12:30) Unit Game
Pomona-Covina Unit #551
Knights of Columbus Hall
626-335-2414
2024 E. Rte 66, Glendora 91740
Monday
7:00
Open
Wednesday 7:00
Open
2nd Sun
7:00
Unit Game
San Fernando Valley Unit #561
Paramount Bridge Club
at United Methodist Church corner of 5th
and Downey Ave., Downey 90241
Elinor Baratelle: 562-633-9116
Tuesday
10:30 am
Open
Glendale-Verdugo Unit #553
The Glendale Regency Bridge Club
818-500-8669
303 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale 91202
All games are open/stratified
Tuesday
noon
dir: Calvin Smith
Wednesday 7:15
dir: Pat Abbey
Thursday
noon
dir: Tim Stocks
Saturday
1:00
dir: Frank Rubin
2nd Sat
1:00 Unit game-12:15 lunch
Long Beach Unit #557
Long Beach Bridge Center 562-498-8113
4782 PCH Long Beach 90804
Monday
9:30
Open
12:30
Open & NLM
7:00
NLM
Tuesday
12:30
Open & 99er
4:15
OPEN
Wednesday 12:30
Open & NLM
7:00
Open & 199er
Thursday
12:30
Open
7:00
49er
Friday
9:30
Open
12:30 Open & NLM & 99er
4:15
Open
Saturday
12:30
Open/Stratified
Sunday
1:30
Open
Pasadena-San Gabriel Unit #559
Bridge Center
626-445-3797 or 626-357-1590
333 N. Santa Anita Ave, Arcadia 91006
Director: Art Gulbrandsen
Monday
noon
Junior
7:15
Junior & NLM
Tuesday
11:00
NLM
7:15
open
Wed
7:15
Junior
Thursday
11:00
Open
7:15
NLM
Friday
12:30
Open
7:30
Open & 199er
Saturday
10:30
Junior
1:00
Open
Sunday
1:00
Open
The Bridge Academy 818-881-5865
6020 Reseda Blvd. Tarzana 91356
1/2-hour lecture before all jr & novice games
Monday
11:00
Open & Jr
7:30
Open & Jr & novice
Tuesday
11:00
Open & Jr
7:30
Open & Clinic
Wednesday 11:00
Open & Jr & Clinic
7:30
Open & Jr
Thursday
11:00
Open & Jr
7:30
Open & Jr
Friday
11:00
Open & Jr
7:30
Open & Jr
Saturday
1:00
Open
Sunday
1:00
Open
Torrance-South Bay Unit #568
Beach Cities Bridge Club 714-526-3129
3007 Vail, Redondo Beach 90278
Director: Warren Briggs
Friday
12:30
Open
Inglewood Beach Club 714-526-3129
3007 Vail, Redondo Beach 90278
Director: Warren Briggs
Friday
7:30
Open
South Bay Bridge Club 310-325-7222
24100 Narbonne Ave. St 101/102,
Lomita 90717
food provided at all games
Monday
10:45
Lecture
11:30
Open/Stratified
7:00
Open/Stratified
Tuesday
9:00
Beginner Lesson
7:00
Open/Stratified
Wednesday 11:30
Open/Stratified
7:00
199er (6:30 lecture)
Thursday
10:30 199er (10:00 lecture)
7:00
Open/Stratified
Friday
11:30
Open/Stratified
Saturday
1:00
Open/Stratified
3rd or 4th Sunday at 1:00-Swiss Teams
Once a quarter Tuesday at 11:30-unit game
Veterans Park Bridge Club
301 Esplanade, Redondo Beach 90277
Director: W. Briggs
Monday
6:00
Open
Wednesday 12:30
Open
Upcoming Tournaments in the West
MAY 2005
April 29 - May1 Santa Maria Sectional
April 29 - May 1 W LA Sectional
May 2-8 Western Conference STAC
May 20-22 Visalia Sectional
May 20-22 Anaheim Sectional
May 27-29 LaJolla Sectional
May 27-30 Torrance/South Bay Sectional
West Los Angeles Unit #562
Barrington Bridge Club 310-966-4144
11514 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90025
Owners: E’Anne Conaway & Adrienne Green
Monday
9:30
Lesson & I/M
with Adrienne Green
12:30
Open/stratified
Tuesday
noon * with George Siegel
12:30
Open/stratified
Wednesday 10:00 * with Wayne Karson
12:30
Stratified 199er
12:30
Open/stratified
7:00
I/M 2/1 with
Adrienne Green
Thursday
9:30-11:30
How To Think
Bridge Class with Wayne Karson
12:30
Open/stratified
7 Open/St except 1st Thurs
1st Thurs
7:00
Team Game
Friday
10:00
Beginning lessons
with Pat Banks
Noon
* with Sandy Rink
12:30
Open/stratified
7:30
199er - 7:10 Lecture
Saturday
1:00
Open/stratified
Sunday
1 pm
Open/stratified
(starting Aptil 10)
*supervised play
The Palisades Game
Pacific Palisades Woman’s Club
901 Haverford (Sunset at Temescal) 90272
818-535-7410 (game time)
818-883-0690 (reservations)
Wednesday 7:25
Open (dinner at 6:30)
Beverly Hills Bridge Center 310-657-6933
games at Beverly Hills Tennis Center
325 S La Cienega Blvd.,
Beverly Hills 90211
FREE PARKING - all games, all the time
Monday
12:30
Open
7:15
Open
Tuesday
12:30
Open
7:15
Open
Wednesday 12:30 Open & Jr/Nov Clinic
Thursday
12:30
Open
7:15
Open
Friday
12:30
Open
Saturday
1:00
Open
7:15
Open
Sunday
1:00
Open
Bridge With Cyma 310-659-7978
Marina City Club, Director: Cyma Aronow
4333 Admiralty Way, Quasar Room
Marina Del Rey 90292
Tuesday:
7:30
Open
Candy’s Club
310-642-8640 (pregame)
310-652-6116 (questions and reservations)
Westchester Women’s Club
8020 Alverstone, Los Angeles 90045
Tuesday
12:30
Open
Thursday
12:30
Open
7:30
Open
Closed 3rd Thursday of month
Orange County, S. Gold Coast and Santa Ana
Anaheim Unit #513
Dana Harbor Unit #538
Anaheim Bridge Club 714-520-9632
201 E. Center St., Anaheim 92805
www.bridgecluboc.com
Monday
11:00
Open
6:00 Free Lesson and Dinner
7:00Open/Stratified & 0-300
Wednesday 11:00
Open/Stratified
7:00
Open/Stratified
Thursday
11:00
Jr Fund Game
Friday
11:00
Open/Stratified
6:00 Free Lesson and Dinner
7:00
Open/Stratified
Saturday
1:00
Open/Stratified
2nd Sun
1:00
Team game *
4th Sun
1:00 Unit Championship *
* 12:30 brunch
Dana Harbor Bridge Center
949-248-1268
www.danaharborbirdgecenter.org
24921 Dana Harbor Dr. #B210,
Dana Point 92629
Monday
12:30
Open/Stratified
Tuesday
12:30
Open/Strat & Nov
Wednesday 12:30
Open/Stratified
Thursday
12:30
Open/Strat & 49er
Friday
12:30
Open/Stratified
7:30
Open/Stratified
Saturday
12:30
Open/Stratified
3rd Sun
12:30
Unit Game
4th Sun
12:30
Swiss Teams
Placentia Public Library
411 E. Chapman (near Kraemer) 92870
Wednesday 7:00
Open
Balboa Unit
Balboa Bridge Club 714-437-1427
Northpointe
15641 Red Hill, Corner of Bell & Redhill
www.balboa.acbld22.com
1st Sun
1(lunch @12:15) Unit Game
Monday
12:15
Open/Stratified
Tuesday
12:15
Open/Stratified
7:15
Open/Stratified
Wednesday 12:15 Open/Strat & 199er
Thursday
12:15
Open/Stratified
7:15
Open/Stratified
Friday
12:15
Open/Stratified
Huntington Beach Club 714-842-3838
Huntington Beach Women’s Club
420 10th St., Huntington Beach 92648
Monday
12:15
Open/Stratified
Friday
12:15
Open/Stratified
Saddleback Unit #525
Norman Murray Center
24932 Veteran’s Way, Mission Viejo
2nd Sun
1:00
Unit Game
Ralph & Bob’s Game 586-9488
Monday
12:30
Murray Center
Thursday
noon
Sea Country Center
Leisure World
Monday
7:00 Swiss (call 472-5403)
Santa Ana Unit #541
Orange County Bridge Club
714-543-5850
13192 Ponderosa, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Monday
7:00
Open
Wednesday 7:00
Open
Thursday
7:00
Open
Friday
7:30
Open
Saturday 12:30
Open (lunch at 12)
3rd Sun
1:00Unit Game- 12:30 lunch
nov/int lessons Mon at 6 & Sat at 11
Southern Gold Coast Unit #532
Bridge Academy II 805-495-0385
741D Lakefield Rd, Westlake Village
Monday
10:30
Open
Tuesday
10:30
Handicap
7:00
Handicap
Wednesday 10:30
Handicap
7:00
199er (6:30 lecture)
Thursday
10:30
Handicap
7:00
Novice, Handicap
Friday
10:30
Open
Saturday
10:30
Handicap
2:00
99er

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