SPECIAL GAMES
Spring Sectional
Fri 4/1 – Sun 4/3
Unit Games
Pro-Am
Pairings by random
draw
Sat 2/26 7:00 PM
Ace of Clubs – MiniMcKinney
Sat 3/26 7:00 PM
Wine and Cheese
Sat 4/30 7:00 PM
WHAT’S INSIDE?
Prez Sez 1
Ethics 1
Hack 1
Jan-Feb Results 2
Top Ten 3
Idioter’s Corner 3
Masthead 3
Promotions 4
Game Times 4
Prez Sez by
Dan Turkus
I hope you all had a great time at the San Mateo Regional. I learned
something about Knockouts that I never knew before this. If you are in a
Knockout, and in one of the two top Brackets, have a full 16 teams in your
bracket, manage to win the first round, but lose the second round, you can ask
to be in the consolation, and if you win that round, you can win some GOLD! Thank you very much.
Our next Unit Game is going to be a Pro-Am on Feb 26th at 7:00
PM.
You don't need a partner, as Pros and Ams will be matched up by the Director.
Then March 26 will be the Ace of Clubs-Mini McKinney awards game,
and if you won your bracket, you will get a free play, and you are allowed to
bring a partner of choice. This is a great competition.
The following weekend, April 1 through 3 will be our Spring Sectional, so
get your partners lined up for that. Brochures will be at the Club.
Does anyone have an idea for a new
type of Unit Game in which you would like to participate? If you have any novel
ideas, let one of the members of the Board know. We would like to bring you
what you want! Did I mention our Wine & Cheese Game on April 30th?
Apparently, the Unit is a
Non-Profit Organization, which offers education to the Community, and is an
asset to the Community. I will be checking with the IRS, as to how we can
receive donations, and make the donations a tax deduction to those generous
enough to donate to the Unit. I have always thought, we could control our own
destiny if we owned a Building, a dream that has been shared with me by many
other Bridge players. Watch this column for an update, and hopefully a tax
deduction for our contributors!
Our next Board meeting is March
2nd at 5:30 PM sharp. Please feel free to stop in and hear what
goes on, and have a slice of Pizza.
That's it for this month, so I'll
se ya at the tables.
Conscience Court
by Bill
Langlois
BLACKWOOD SI, BLACKWELL NO
Personally
I despise dress codes, because where does one draw the line? There are those
who would have us playing in tuxedos and evening gowns, as they did back in the
1930s. To avoid that threat, I’m willing to put up with styles I personally
don’t favor. In principle, if it’s alright by the board of health and it’s
alright by the vice squad, it should be alright by the ACBL.
However,
we do well to avoid attire that’s unpleasant or distracting enough that other
reasonable people find it interfering with their enjoyment of the game. Noticeably
poor hygiene or a “plumber’s smile” would be examples. For the most part, this
is a subjective matter, and depends on locale. At our local clubs, in my
opinion, swimsuits would cross the line, but tennis attire is OK. It’s
possible, however, that at some beach resorts, swimsuits are acceptable, and
for a game at the Islamic center, best forgo the tennis dress. As it is so
often the case, the key is considerations for others.
A little
give-and-take is also appropriate here. It’s unbecoming to be overly critical
of other players’ attire. Catty remarks that another player dresses too
casually – or too attractively – makes listeners think “I wonder what’s said
about ME when I’m not at the table.” Address legitimate complaints to the club
director and otherwise find something else to talk about.
Say it, Frank! by Jeff
Hack
A pet
peeve of mine is when declarer says to dummy, "Play Anything!"
Either
1) It really doesn't make any difference or
2) It does make a difference, but declarer doesn’t
know it or
3) It does make a difference and declarer knows
this but declarer doesn't know what to play. This is unethical.
I recently had this situation:
Dummy had ♠42
♣A7
I had ♠JT ♣86. It was
late and I had lost count. Declarer lead a heart and then said to dummy,
"Play Anything!" I said to play the ♣A. Dummy said
"No, that was stupid" I said, "Declarer said anything!" Note
that if the ♣A is pitched, I can safely play the ♣6
and keep the ♠JT which might
be worth something. Even if the ♣7 was pitched it would be
better for me. If the ♠2 is
discarded then I'm not sure if I have to protect my tenace over the clubs or
keep a marginal spade holding. The director was called and, after a long
argument by the opponents, the ♣A was thrown.
An ethical dummy should never be put in the
position of deciding what card to choose. Declarer should at least say
"Small spade."
Sunday 5:20 PM San Jose Bridge Center
(SJBC)
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1/16
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Marks
Newman - Maralyn Smith A/B/C
Dick Pitzer - Ellie Hall-Pitzer A
Kat Wesolowska - Nadia Nilsson B
Bruce Scott - Corinn Carter C
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1/23
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John
Prior - Joe Chui A
Alexander Tampilang - Gabriella Bowling A
Ben & Fia Bosklopper B
Manju & Raghu Agarwal C
Carol Woodward - Maralyn Smith B
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1/30
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Carol
& Keith Burnett A
Douglas Ryan - Suzie Chiang B/C
Manju & Raghu Agarwal A/B/C
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2/6
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Shirley
Foreman - Sherry Waki A 74.11%
Martin Anding - Bill Garfield B
Mary Harvel - Randy Rice A/B/C
Ed & Martha Sutton C
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Monday 11:00 AM SJBC
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1/17
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Dolores
& Jack Clinch A
Y.E. Chen - Bert Hsu A/B
Josephine Cooley - Harriet Rounds B
Cackalani R. & Vasanth Krishnamurthi C
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1/24
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Bill
Yetter - David Gambelin A
Richard Jacobs - Malcolm Stewart B
N Hatfield - Faye Parsons A
Paul Nelson - Harriet Rounds B
Phyllis Vierra - Rita Randolph C
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1/31
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H
Zoellner - Richard Kilner A/B
Virginia English - Paul Nelson A
Maxine & Ray Lubow B/C
Bev Rennie - Coline Maclean C
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2/7
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Kenneth
Kenfield - Jean Power A 65.61%
David Gambelin - Tania Moalem A
Helen Chao - Cassandra Leung B/C
Madie Horton - Billee Giansiracusa B
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Monday 7:30 PM SJBC
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1/17
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Judy
Travis - Mich Ravera 66.25%
Hugh Roberts - Mike Sullivan
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1/24
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Hiram
Shen - Mike Sullivan 69.07%
Eryl Barker - Val Mason
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1/31
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Hugh
Roberts - Harry Shannon 65.48%
Jewel Schimke - Bob Shannon
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2/7
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Jack
& Kate Uppal 71.83%
Val Mason - Eryl Barker
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Tuesday 10:30 AM SJBC
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1/11
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Derek
Fiero - Dan Turkus A/B
Jim Tseng - Norman Wang A/B/C
Bernard Hoyt - Julie Joyce C
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1/18
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Daniel
Kroll - Lynn Yokel A
Kathleen Keener - Barbara Harkleroad A
Paul Nelson - Josephine Cooley B
Y.E. Chen - Norman Wang B
Bob Coughlin - Sunny Chiu C
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1/25
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Team
7 (Ritz, Boboricken, English, English) A
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2/1
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Anne
Boboricken - Jim Hayashi A
Judy Fisher - Bonnie Beardsley A
Norman Wang - Jim Tseng B/C
Beverly Wright - Jean Power B
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2/8
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Jim
Hayashi - Rose Meltzer A 67.82%
Tania Moalem - Diane Shannon A
David Gambelin - Gigi Spinazze B
Richard Sarsfield - Jim Blum B/C
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Tuesday 7:30 PM SJBC
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1/11
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Judy
Fisher - Tania Moalem A
Will Watson - Gary Porter A
Z Kadah - Kamen Nedeltchev B
Kenneth Yip - Andy Andrews B/C
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1/18
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Tania Moalem - Bonnie Beardsley A
Daniel Kroll - Raymond Yuenger A
Melinda Foos - Michael Fleisher B
Chuck & Harvey Lindauer B/C
Z Kadah - Kamen Nedeltchev C
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1/25
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Peggy
Chen - Glenn Hudson A/B/C
Henri Farhi - Kit Humphrey A
Sabina Siem - Rita Tingley B
Ken Rosenfeld - Jim Blum C
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2/1
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Z
Kadah - Kamen Nedeltchev A/B
Babu Mandava - Annette Powers A/B
Kenneth Yip - Andy Andrews C
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2/8
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Will
Watson - Babu Mandava A
Peggy Chen - Glenn Hudson B/C
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Wednesday 11:00 AM SJBC
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1/12
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Michael
Abrams - V C Paul Bahl A 65.18%
Cassandra Leung - Helen Chao A/B
John Bugna - Mack Johansen B/C
Jesse Merlin - Bruce Scott C
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1/19
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Joyce
Sogg - Fung Bao A
Victor Rivkin - Malcolm Stewart A
Linda & Robert Caren B
Pravin Shah - V C Paul Bahl C
Mack Johansen - John Bugna B/C
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1/26
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Allen
Wolman - Randee Palmer A/B 67.39%
Bruce Scott - Jesse Merlin A/B/C
Richard Jacobs - Malcolm Stewart A/B
Marc Epstein - Al Chase C
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2/2
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Joan
Simpson - Dan Hoffman A 65.43%
Gabriella Bowling - Raja Smadi A
Lynn & Bob Shannon B
Victor Rivkin - Malcolm Stewart A/B
Lee Dimmitt - Jerry Lundquist B
Sue Casey - Annabelle Frederickson C
Faye Parsons - Stan Batiste A
R Raghia - R Choodi B
Ruth Mohanram - Valerie Amzallog C
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2/9
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Lee
Dimmitt - Jerry Lundquist A/B 77.92%
Jesse Merlin - Bruce Scott C
Cassandra Leung - Helen Chao A/B
Elaine Knoernschild - Joan Seipel C
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Wednesday 7:00 PM SJBC
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1/12
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Cai
Gao - NongYu Li A/B/C
Marshall Yancey - Jack Verson A
Dave Davies - Malcolm Sprott B
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1/19
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Judy
Fisher - Larry Wagner A
Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi A/B
Derek & Teddi Fiero B/C
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1/26
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Panette
Talia - David Gambelin A/B
Alan Becker - Jewel Schimke A/B
Cai Gao - NongYu Li C
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2/2
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Kit
Humphrey - Henri Farhi A/B
Robert Madalena - Gary MacGregor A
Dan Rappaport - Matt Moore B
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2/9
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Jack
Verson - Marshall Yancey A
Ronald Siegrist - Daniel Kroll A/B
Melinda Foos - Michael Fleisher B/C
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Wednesday 7:30 PM Oakwood
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1/12
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Erin Gove - Joseph Chui A/B/C 69.35%
David Gambelin - Helen Mitchell A
Connie & Mario Vazquez B
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1/19
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Laura Walters - Lorraine Rodich A/B/C
Val Abid - Anne Dudman A/B/C
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1/26
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Leon W Lee - Jerry Lundquist A/B
Cathy Stahler - Peggy Chen A/B/C
Erin Gove - Joseph Chui C
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2/2
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Helen Mitchell - David Gambelin A
George Pledger - Shirley Foreman A/B
Shirley Anderson - Rita Randolph C
Gary Ratts - H Zoellner B
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2/9
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Dan Rappaport - Matt Moore A/B/C
Laura Walters - Lorraine Rodich A/B/C
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Thursday
10:30 AM SJBC
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1/13
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Kit Humphrey - Bill Langlois A
Julian Heicklen - Richard Sarsfield A
Paul Nelson - Josephine Cooley B
Patricia Hannah - Mary Touris B
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1/20
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Art Fonda - Kathleen Keener A/B
Y.E. Chen - Chi Yung Lin A/B/C
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1/27
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Diane Shannon - Frances Dickman A 66.20%
Kit Humphrey - Robert Ritz A
Raja Smadi - Malcolm Stewart B
Charlie Pender - Shep Hume C
Y.E. Chen - Paul Chang B
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2/3
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Patricia Hannah - Art Fonda A/B
Olive Tangney - Jean Power A
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2/10
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Frances Dickman - Diane Shannon A 66.41%
Dolores & Jack Clinch A
Paul Nelson - Josephine Cooley B
Rollin Cutts – Stanford Field C
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Thursday 7:00
PM SJBC
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1/13
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Shaila & Hemant Mandpe A/B
Phyllis Vierra - Rekha Nirula A
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1/20
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Richard Jacobs - Ron Baron A 65.42%
Michael Callahan - John Prior A
Joe Houd - Jim Blum B/C
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1/27
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Hemant & Shaila Mandpe A/B
Dick Pitzer - Ellie Hall-Pitzer A/B
Jo Murray - Raghu Agarwal C
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2/3
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Richard Jacobs - John Prior A
Hemant & Shaila Mandpe B
John & Mischel Postas A/B/C
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2/10
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Shaila & Hemant Mandpe A/B
Molly Kaufman - Peggy Chen A
Ivy Chueh - Nadia Nilsson B
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Friday 11:00 AM SJBC
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1/14
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Harriet Rounds - Fran Trautman 66.07%
Sunny Chiu - Cassandra Leung
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1/21
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Bernard Hoyt - Julie Joyce
Ruth Sporer - Gigi Spinazze
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1/28
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Bill Traver - Marilyn Campbell 66.67%
Hugh Roberts - Harry Shannon
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2/4
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Hugh Roberts - Harry Shannon
Awtar & Birendar Singh
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Saturday 12:45 PM SJBC
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1/15
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Awtar & Birendar Singh
Joan Simpson - Mike Braun
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1/22
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Mildred & Russell Brewer
Dick Pitzer - Ellie Hall-Pitzer
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1/29
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Dee Dobbs - Renee Perry
Jewel Schimke - Judy Travis
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2/5
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Carol Woodward - Alexander Tampilang 69.25%
Glenn Hudson - Norman Marks 65.38%
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Friday 7:00 PM
SJBC
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1/14
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Maralyn Smith - Fia Bosklopper A/B
Colette Babin - Art Quaife A/B/C
Raghu & Manju Agarwal C
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1/21
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Connie Dunckelmann - Lee Dimmitt A 65.48%
Judy Travis - Bill Garfield B
Nancy & Tom Cadwell A
Raghu & Manju Agarwal C
Bob & Nancy Ward B
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1/28
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Team 4 (Schimke, Shannon, Smith,
Bosklopper) A
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2/4
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Shaila & Hemant Mandpe A
Jewel Schimke - Bob Shannon A
Art & Colette Quaife B/C
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Saturday January 22 7:00PM Rose
Bowl SJBC
Kit
Humphrey - Henri Farhi A/B 66.51%
Tien-Chun Yang - Jim Hayashi A 65.06%
Stephen Tu - Mike Cailean B
Top Ten Games Dec 11-Jan 10
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1
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77.92%
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Lee Dimmitt - Jerry Lundquist
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2/9 AM
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2
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74.11%
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Shirley Foreman - Sherry Waki
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2/6 Eve
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3
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71.83%
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Jack & Kate Uppal
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2/7 Eve
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4
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69.35%
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Erin Gove - Joseph Chui
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1/12 Mid
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5
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69.25%
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Carol Woodward - Alex Tampilang
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2/5 PM
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6
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69.07%
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Hiram Shen - Mike Sullivan
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1/24 Eve
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7
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67.82%
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Jim Hayashi - Rose Meltzer
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2/8 AM
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8
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67.39%
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Allen Wolman - Randee Palmer
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1/26 AM
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9
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66.67%
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Bill Traver - Marilyn Campbell
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1/28 AM
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10
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66.51%
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Kit Humphrey - Henri Farhi
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1/22 Eve
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Full game results
and some hand records are available at http://www.sjbridge.org/cal.php
Idioter’s Corner
The
exit ramp from Southbound CASR-17 to Hamilton Avenue has what is referred to by
drivers as a “Right on a Roll” The most important thing to understand about
such a traffic control device is that no stop is required for right turning
traffic and, since a raised wedge keeps through traffic from interfering with
right turning traffic, a stop is usually unnecessary. Still, this doesn’t keep
some drivers from stopping because they think that they need three clear lanes
to turn into Home Depot.
What does all of this have to do
with Bridge? Well, how can I resist? I understand that sometimes people get
absorbed in a hand that is difficult to play and need to take some additional
time. To do so at the possible cost of a collision because everyone is backed
up behind you because you are just too absorbed in your goal is inconsiderate
of others. Move along and make a U-turn, if necessary.
While we are on the subject of
proper stops, Jeff Hack also had a comment to my December editorial to the
effect that not one person in ten uses the STOP card properly all of the time.
It is with the thoughts as to
compliance with the laws and consideration for others in mind that I’m happy to
welcome articles from Bill
Langlois and Jeff Hack to these pages.
The Di-Rek’Tor
The Di-Rek’Tor is published monthly by Unit 507 of the American
Contract Bridge League, Campbell Community Center, One West Campbell Avenue,
Building J-68, Campbell, CA 95008. Opinions in articles are those of the
authors and not necessarily those of the Unit Board.
Unit 507 Board
Officers
President
Dan Turkus
Vice President
Ray Yuenger
Secretary
Marshall Yancey
Treasurer
Neal Webb
Sgt. at Arms
Art Fonda
Membership
Dick Pitzer
Ethics
Bill Langlois
Unit Recorder
Carole Dietz
Forum columnist
Ray Yuenger
Unit Game Coordinator
Rekha Nirula
Tournament
Coordinator
Tania Moalem
The Di-Rek'Tor Editor
Michael Angelo Ravera
Education/NAOP
Lynn Yokel
D21
Representative
Jeff Hack
Stu
Goodgold
New Player Representative
Mich Ravera
Charlie
Dorn Day by Carole Dietz
We had 14 tables at our sixth annual Charlie Dorn Day on
Tuesday, January 18. Charlie, our unit icon, welcomed his many
admirers who turned out to honor him. Playing with one of his favorite
partners, Diane Shannon, Charlie continues to impress his opponents with
his bridge skills. We miss seeing him on a regular basis but are happy
that we have the opportunity to say hello to him on this special day. Overall
winners of the event were Lynn Yokel and Dan Kroll (pictured right).
Tuesday Morning Bridge
offers a Swiss Team game on the last Tuesday of every month. If you are
interested in playing in this event, need a partner or a team, please call Judy
Fisher (395-0032) or Carole Dietz (395-6360) and we will try to accommodate you
Our games start at 10:30AM and
hand records are provided (except for team games).
Tuesday Morning Players Diane, Dan, Lynn, and
Charlie (Dan and Anne in background).
Photo by Carole Dietz.
Please submit contributions for
The Di-Rek’Tor to
Michael Angelo Ravera
Email: maravera@prodigy.net
Voice: 408-432-1020
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