Dan Turkus
Our sectional was a success (meaning we made a little money), although attendance was down 30 tables from last year. Not bad considering the Forum started out with the wrong dates, then the Bulletin had Phyllis Vierra’s phone incorrectly printed and omitted us from the Tournament Trail in the latest edition.
You have all seen the sign-up sheets for the Mentor Program on the wall, and we need some Mentors for the abundance of Mentorees. So if you are a Life Master or above, and would like to mentor a newer player only once a month (or more if you’re dedicated, or happen to like your mentoree), please sign up!
Mark your calendars!! Coming to the San Jose Bridge Center on Sunday, November 5, 2000 . . . The Rose Bowl . . . .A unit game honoring Rose Meltzer-Johnson for helping her team bring the Spingold Trophy to our Unit!! Yea Rose!!! There will be food and great bridge! Look for the sign-up sheet, as this game is sure to fill both rooms and all of our tables.
The next unit game will be our annual potluck Holiday/Chanukah/Christmas/Kwanza Party which we have scheduled for Sunday, December 10 . . . during STAC week, so you can win silver points while partying!
To all experienced players, and you newer players listen up . . . if you are going to make a claim, state your line of play, and expose your hand. Some of our newer players may not see your claim as fast as a more seasoned player, and we all may want to check and see if you may have reneged during the play. If you simply say, "I’ve got the rest," I’ll bet I can find a line of play where you won’t get the rest.
And you newer players, don’t let the seasoned players intimidate you. If you feel something is wrong, and I mean anything (from no pencils on the table, too hot in the room, to anything that seems unusual in the play, in a claim, a bid out of turn, failure to alert, or other bidding irregularities) it is not a horrible thing to call the director! In fact to quote Gary Porter, "I like director calls, they keep me awake and keep me from getting bored." He also stated, "and that is why we pay all that money to play." I personally probably drive some of the directors nuts with some of my calls, but that’s why they are there . . . to give us protection and to make sure we get a satisfactory explanation and ruling. Don’t wait until the hand is over, call the director immediately, because when you mention the irregularity after the hand is played, it’s usually too late. The directors are our friends and act as that neutral third party (like a marriage counselor, referee in a sporting contest, or the judge), and, have you noticed, when they arrive at the table, they usually ask, "How may I help?"
Their rulings come right out of the rule book you see some of them carrying to the table, or consulting when something really unusual happens. With this said, come on out to the "tougher" games, and call the directors more often. They don’t bite!!
See you at the tables.
Monday 11 a.m. San Jose Bridge Center (SJBC)
9/11 Tina Pearson - Glenda Ciochon (A) 70.12%
Bev Rennie - Billie Mechanic (A)
Maxine Lubow - Ray Lubow (B/C)
9/18 George Pledger - Bert Hsu (A/B/C)
Florence Switzer - Barbara Dorf (A)
Wesley Woo - Loreta Flynn (B)
9/25 Doris Oelberg - Florence Golden (A)
Diane Shannon - Charlie Dorn (A)
Madie Horton - Billee Giansiracusa (B)
Cackalani Krishnamurthi - Vasanth Krishnamurthi (B/C)
Monday 7:30 p.m. SJBC
9/11 Phyllis Vierra - L. W. Lee 66.25%
Alexander Tampilang - Richard Jacobs
9/18 Richard Jacobs - Alexander Tampilang
Bob Elliott - Bruce Bajema
9/25 Bob Elliott - Bruce Bajema 66.73%
Graham Burrows - Susan Burrows
Tuesday 10:30 a.m. SJBC
9/5 Olive Tangney - Virginia English (A)
Barbara Farmer - N Hatfield (A)
R Kershner - Norman Riley (B)
9/12 Josephine Cooley - Art Fonda (A/B)
Missy Zaika - Bill Yetter (A/B)
9/19 Art Fonda - Josephine Cooley (A/B)
9/26 Olive Tangney - N Hatfield (A)
Art Fonda - Josephine Cooley (B)
Tuesday 7:30 p.m. SJBC
9/5 Judy Fisher - Gary Porter (A)
Paul Nelson - Josephine Cooley (B)
Bassam Baroudi - Walid Baroudi (C)
9/12 Roger Newlander - Robert Ritz (A)
Jack Verson - Marshall Yancey (A)
Z Kadah - Bassam Baroudi (B/C)
George Pledger - Melinda Foos (B/C)
9/19 Stuart Goodgold - Mike Roney (A)
Timothy White - Sabina Siem (B)
Kenneth Yip - Andy Andrews (C)
9/26 Nagraj Alur - Mike Roney (A) 66.96%
Cindy Gilbert - John Oswalt (A/B)
Rollin Cutts - Paul Chang (B)
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. SJBC
9/6 Barbara Barlow - Dolores Clinch (A)
Andrew Wulfhorst - Paul Amato (B)
9/13 Jeanne Becht - Timothy White
9/20 Norma Black - Timothy White
9/27 Tania Moalem - Mostafa Hafezi (tie)
Victor Rivkin - Timothy White (tie)
Sidney Safir - Barbara Barlow (tie)
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. SJBC
9/6 Carole Dietz - Judy Fisher (A)
Victor Rivkin - Boris Ginzburg (A/B/C) (tie)
Leila Sink - Will Watson (A/B) (tie)
9/13 Edward Lee - Robert Ritz (A)
Tim Sturge - Jonathan Atkins (B/C)
9/20 Anne Boboricken - Edward Barlow (A) 67.19%
Srinivasan Ravindran - Dana Brown (A)
Ruth Froeberg - John Harley (B)
9/27 Srinivasan Ravindran - Dana Brown (A/B)
Richard Reitman - Robin Roche (A)
Annette Powers - Lynn Yokel (B)
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Oakwood
9/6 Bill Yetter - Bill Traver
Glenn Hudson - Jack Swindlehurst
9/13 Don Hayden - Florence Golden
Fred Carlson - Ann Carlson
9/20 Glenda Ciochon - Tina Pearson
Leo Freiberg - Isabelle Freiberg
9/27 Florence Golden - Gary Ratts
Leo Freiberg - Isabelle Freiberg
Thursday 10:30 a.m. SJBC
9/7 Frank Warzek - Diane Shannon 67.72%
Charlie Dorn - Ted Richmond
9/14 Jyme Schmieder - Charlie Dorn
Daniel Gildenberg - Jim Hayashi
9/21 Jim Hayashi - Jean Power
Billee Giansiracusa - Rose Meltzer
9/28 Charlie Dorn - Marty Miller
Jyme Schmieder - Diane Shannon
Thursday 7:30 p.m. Open SJBC
9/7 William Bidermann - Gene Simpson (A)
Tony Staw - Annette Powers (B)
9/14 Bin Dai - Xiaodong Zhang (A)
Will Watson - Leila Sink (A)
Candy Wentworth - Sabina Siem (B)
9/21 Andrea James - Charley James 69%
9/28 Andrea James - Charley James
Thursday 7:30 p.m. Novice SJBC
9/7 Hiram Sera - Tomie Sera
Irv Wentzien - Marion Wentzien
9/14 Charles Reinthaler - Frank Napolitan
Richard Jacobs - Alexander Tampilang
9/21 Richard Jacobs - Alexander Tampilang 74.6%
9/28 Richard Jacobs - Alexander Tampilang 75.55%
Friday 11 a.m. SJBC
9/8 H Zoellner - Ron Laffen
Stan Batiste - Richard Jacobs
9/15 Richard Jacobs - Hiram Shen 69.44%
9/29 Cackalani Krishnamurthi - Vasanth Krishnamurthi
Wesley Woo - R Randolph
Friday 7:30 p.m. SJBC
9/8 Mark Robichek - Gary Porter
9/15 TC Yang - Will Watson 67.19%
9/29 Andrea James - Charley James (A)
Gigi Spinazze - Steve Chen (B/C)
Saturday 12:45 p.m. SJBC
9/9 Doris Oelberg - Florence Golden
Frank Napolitan - Ursula Gueldner
9/16 Glenn Hudson - Joyce Sogg
Joe Barletta - Sandi Barletta
9/30 Jewel Schimke - Malcolm Stewart
Tom Huang - Ileen Delaplane