wildbill@ucbvax.ARPA (William J. Laubenheimer) (03/24/85)
Here are the winners of the Nationally rated events contested at the
1985 Spring North American Championships in Montreal, Quebec between
March 8 and March 17:
Grand National Pairs -
Peter Boyd, Falls Church VA - Steve Robinson, Arlington VA
These two are beginning to make a habit of winning Grand National
events. This makes two in a row after winning 1984 GNT with Robert
Lipsitz and ...
Men's Pairs -
Ed Manfield, Arlington VA - Kit Woolsey, Arlington VA
Another title for this world-class pair.
Women's Pairs -
Dale Derner, Pittsburgh PA - JoAnne Caplan, Dallas TX
Shocked all the big names to win by nearly a board. Does anybody
out there know anything about either of these two?
Men's Board-A-Match Teams -
Hal Mouser, Chicago IL - Dan Rotman, Skokie IL -
Ron Gerard, White Plains NY - Josh Parker, New York NY
This team lost to Crane (see below) in Vanderbilt round of 32, but
rallied to win what I have heard called "the toughest consolation
event in bridge". I believe it.
Open Pairs -
Jim Robison, Los Angeles CA - Joseph Silver, Montreal PQ
A couple of solid performers. Robison is probably underrated outside
West coast.
Vanderbilt Knockout Teams -
Eric Rodwell, North Lafayette IN - Jeff Meckstroth, Pickerington OH -
Michael Becker, New York NY - Ron Rubin, Livingston NJ -
Mike Lawrence, Kensington CA - Peter Weichsel, North Miami Beach FL
Barry Crane bites the big one again, losing 198-88 in the finals to enhance
his record of futility in the "big" national events - he has yet to win
a Vanderbilt, Spingold, Grand National or Reisinger Team, or a Life
Master, Grand National, or Blue Ribbon Pairs championship. His teammates
were Tom Sanders, Bobby Nail, Dan Morse, John Sutherlin, and Ira Chorush.
Lawrence and Weichsel, on the other hand, have now won three NAC titles
(1984 Spring Men's Pairs, 1984 Summer LM Pairs, Vanderbilt) in the last
four championships.
Women's Knockout Teams -
Rama Linz - Barbara Hamman - Beth Palmer - Lynn Deas -
Kay Schulle - Juanita Skelton
Unfortunately, the bulletins never see fit to give the home cities
of teams remaining in knockout events, even when there are only
a few left. Deas and Palmer, who have been making quite a name
for themselves in Women's events recently, and Schulle, the wife
of multiple national champion John Mohan, are from the NYC general
area. Hamman, whose husband is world champ Bob Hamman, lives in or around
Dallas. Skelton is from somewhere arould Los Angeles. I can't place Linz.
Netters at the NACs: I only recognized one name, but he turned in a
quite creditable performance. Terry West of Glendale CA, who is out
there somewhere on the Arpanet, came in seventh in the Grand National
Pairs and added a 5/9 in the midweek Open Swiss Teams. Take a bow, Terry.
(Sorry I lost your address).
Anyone for a USENET net.rec.bridge get-together in Las Vegas?
Bill Laubenheimer
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