Greater St. Louis Bridge News

News from Greater St. Louis Unit 143

Editor:  Sheryl Finkenstadt, St. Louis MO    sheryl@finkenstadt.com

Elbert Hubbard once said, “Every man is a damn fool for
at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.“

Each hand takes about 5 minutes to bid and play.
Dwelling upon a mistake makes the hand live longer -- even it is your partner’s.

What would life be like if we were wise?

Grand National Teams

Kenneth Bland, Jack Bryant, Roger Lord and Jacqueline Sincoff won the District 8 Grand National Team (Open Flight) finals in Springfield IL. They will represent the District at this summer’s NABC in New Orleans.

Other Unit 143 players also placed in the District 8 GNT events held on May 1, 2010:

Flt A, 2nd  place:  Mark Boswell, Thomas O'Reilly-Pol, Susan Perez, & John Startzel

Flt B, tied 3rd & 4th:  Egon Diekhoff, Carol Hamilton, Dennis Spencer & Stephen Zenk

Flt C, 2nd  place:  Ralph Britton,  David Fricke. William Maack, & Michael Mitra

Flt C, tied 3rd and 4th:  Martha Hanley, Sandra & Marvin Meinz, & Elizabeth Meteer

May Sectional

The May Sectional, with 383 tables for the 3-day event, surpassed last year’s May Sectional attendance record. In all, 1509.30 silver points were earned by 414 players. Congratulate these winners (the only ones for whom we have pictures) when you see them at the tables:

Friday aft:  1st Overall “A” Open Pairs, Al Fisher & Mark Ludwig

Friday & Saturday aft: 1st Overall “A” 199er Pairs, Charles & Eugenia Fleisher

Saturday aft.:  1st Overall “B” 199er Pairs, Mary Ann Zimmerman & Connie O'rear

Saturday aft., Open side game, tied for first: George J. Juenger & Albert Hirson

Saturday aft., Open side game, tied for first: Farid Azzam & Linda Powers

Saturday aft., 1st Overall ”B” Open Pairs: Peter Ashbrook & Steve Erickson

Saturday eve., 1st Overall "A" Open Pairs: Mark Kessler & Tod Moses

Saturday eve., 1st Overall "A" 199er Pairs: Tony Ponzer  & Betty Politte

Saturday eve., 1st Overall "C" 199er Pairs: Mary Lois Gavin & Jerry Hoog

Well-deserved congratulations go to the following players who have advanced in rank as of May 1, 2010:

Junior Masters (5-20)

Jean Agatstein

Crystal Beuerlein

Amy Galvin

Sam Heyman

Clancy McKay

Katherine Miller

Tony Ponzar

Marilyn Stoces

Maryann Zimmerman

 

Club Masters (20-50)

Linda Benoist

Kathryn Botney

E. Ann Buckman

Wallace Burton

Lannon Corley

Jeannie Dolson

James McClure

Linda Myers

Paul Radzom

Marian Solari

Hope Wood

 

Sectional Masters (50-100)     

Carolyn Andrews

Melissa Georges

Bettie Johnson

Jerry King

William Maack

Dianne Mardis

Sandra Meinz

Roberta Millham

Lauren Rice

Regional Master (100-200)

Katie Klingler

 

NABC Master (200-300)

Mary Macchesney

Bill Nussbaum

S. Rives

Mary Jane Vehige

 

New Life Masters

Judy Cardin

Beverly Dixon

Robert Mc Dill

Margaret Taylor

 

New Bronze LMs (500)

Donna Coker

Jack Mosinger

Julie Woods

Upcoming Tournaments

August 9 - 15, 2010 -- Gateway to the West Regional, St. Louis

September 25, 2010 -- 199er Championships

October 15-17, 2010 -- October Fall Sectional, St. Charles