President-Bernetha
Henry
January
2008
Vol. XXV No.1
Editor – Patrick Lauterbach
All the news that fits, we print
TRICKS AND TREATS
For Members of the
(On-line at www.cbcbridge.com)
Late news: We have received word of the death of Winkie Hancock. She was a long time
player and member of the CBC. Rest in Peace.
After the New Year, we play the first week at the downtown club. On Monday Januar7, we move
our games over to the
senior center. Note the Wednesday game
time at the CSC.
Our Christmas party at Wildwood was ably organized and had a lot of volunteer help.
Fred Clemenz trucked over the tables-Mike Bitonti handled 27 tables in 3 sections of bridge.
Karen Coulter and Connie Moody delivered up a great meal. Tom Gabriel and Susan
McFadden on decorating. We can’t forget Dick Coulter and Roy McCrory behind the bar.
Lou Riddle and Betsy Stanton made a valiant effort that fell just short of victory in the open.
N/S Club Championship 20
tables
E/W_____________
1) Lou Riddle/Betsy
2) Arnold and Faye Levinson 172.00 2) Ed Scheiblich/Linda
York 192.00
3) Ed and Sheelagh Young 171.50 3) Roni Kiesler/Butch Maybin 190.50
4) Archie Hardy/Joel Levy 168.50 4) Carol and Fred Clemenz 183.00
5) Bob and Pat Webb 168.00 5) Ken Fasching/Sue Harrington 168.50
The birthday party for Belle Fields was the last game of STaC week at CBC and a fun party.
We were pushing the fire code with 16 tables in play. Brian Lipscomb/Ken Fasching and
Lee and Chris Webb were the section winners. Belle was presented with 5 free plays at the
club, a pin and a card holder for her bridge hands. She just got her license renewed to age
100-so all she needs is partners to use those free plays. Many happy returns Belle!
Our December party was hosted by Harriet Blasetti and Brian Lipscomb. Brian’s pie
was a big hit at the treats’ table and he partner Ken
Fasching were big hits at the bridge table.
N/S 12 1/2 tables Club Championship E/W __
1) Ken Fasching/Brian Lipscomb 188.52 1) Chris and Lee Webb 178.77
2 )Harriet Blasetti/Jack Wilkinson 174.93 2)DaMaris Rorie/Mary Townhill 177.09
3) Patrick Lauterbach/Mike Bitonti 171.52 3) Irma Murray/Madalyn Dybvik 170.64
4Roni Kiesler/Ellie Hack 170.04 4) Lou Riddle/Dot Cole 169.30
Up the Ladder: Jr. Master Belford Cross, Sectional Master Melinda Young, Zan Edmunds, NABC Master Tom
Gabriel
Congratulations to new Bronze Life
Masters: Jim Chianelli and Sandy Gies!
Congratulations to our newest Gold Life
Master: Ken Fasching!!!
Our STaC event from the 10th through the 16th : Of the over 4000 players over District 7
that played in the STaC events, Ken Fasching and Brian Lipscomb finished 6th and 7th
in points won over the course of the week. They won one event and came close on two
others. Ellie Hack and Joel Levy finished second in one event with a 71.39% game.
“God bless you and send you a Happy New
Year!!”
Congratulations to our members who have done well in their classifications this year:
Player 2007 (Thru Dec cycle) Points Unit 160 (Mini-McKenny)
Tom Gabriel 112.37 (6th in 50-100)
Carol Clemenz 156.29 (9th 100-200)
Karen Coulter 112.71 (6th 200-300)
Jim Chianelli 137.53 (9th 300-500)
Brent Holcomb 192.71 (7th 500-1000)
Joyce Hampton 1046.81 (1st 1000-2500) (2nd Nationally)
Robert Hampton 564.13 (4th 1000-2500)
Lukasz Lebioda 598.55 (1st
2500-5000)
Patrick Lauterbach 286.83 (9th 2500-5000)
Hap Neuffer 163.01 (3rd 5000-7500)
Wayne Hollingsworth 446.39 (2nd
7500-10,000)
We continue with
some more defensive help from Eddie
Kantar. 33) When there is
a short suit in dummy and declarer draws all
of dummy’s trumps, the inference is
that declarer doesn’t have any losers in that suit to
ruff. Translation: It is safe to
discard that suit. 34) When discarding, keep length parity with dummy. If dummy has
four cards in a suit A-K-Q-8) and you have four cards (9-4-3-2), one of which (the 9) could
conceivable be a trick, be careful discarding from that
suit. Be Very Careful. DON’T.
Sometimes it seems like players forget what game they are playing. A few weeks ago
I found myself in a 3-3 Diamond fit at the three level. I made the contract on 5 ruffs and four
top tricks. However there was a 5-4 side suit fit in Hearts where we make at least four on the
lie of the cards. Opponents were sniping at each other for the rest of the round over whose fault
it was a trump never got lead to set the contract. They completely missed the point that making
or not, they had a top and the acrimony probably cost them on subsequent boards. I almost did
the same thing a week later when I let a 3NT contract make on a hand where they should make
5 Spades. We all know people who refuse to compete in territory where their contracts will be
going down-also players who won’t let you play a part score or even a game in a competitive
auction. We can push the first set around and double
the second set until they remember: it’s
not if you play the contract-or even make the contract-it’s how you compare.
Club Trophy races
Centurion Cup- 1) Jim Willrodt (30.19) 2) Zan Edmunds (29.74) 3) Lib Odom (29.24)
4) Francis Robinson (11.43) 5) Faye Levinson (10.92) 6) Sam Robison (10.76)
7) Cynthia Cone(9.82) 8) Dozier Shaw (9.30) 9) Belford Cross (7.71) 10) Naomi Freedman (6.64)
Sol
Lourie Open Henry Mills 0-2000 Coleman Farrell NLM
1) Pat
Lauterbach 91.66 Lil Hopkins 62.69 Jan
Ripley 50.86
2) Ken Fasching 88.63 Brent Holcomb 57.63
3) Bob Webb 85.72 Jim Chianelli 55.52 Tom Gabriel 43.35
4) Brian Lipscomb 81.56 Mary Townhill 55.08 Sue Harrington 41.98
5) Joyce
Lauterbach 73.02
Bernetha Henry 53.25
6) Lil Hopkins 71.18 Janice Ripley 50.86 Susan McFadden 35.66
7) Hap Neuffer 62.92 Henry Momand 49.05 Jim Willrodt 30.19
8) Pat Webb 61.72 Chris Webb 44.67 Zan Edmunds 29.14
9) Alice Moore 57.69
10) Brent Holcomb 57.63 Tom Gabriel 43.35 Karen Coulter 29.20
“I don’t mind The Law-as long as it doesn’t get in the way,” Jim Butcher