Bridge Blog 1001: Short STaC

Ohio players took five of the top 10 places on the master point tally from the District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC), held Dec. 4 to Dec. 10. Leading the Buckeyes were Stephanie and Robert Alexander, from Mentor, with 34.91. Bernie Fodor, from Murraysville, Pa., was third with 30.19.

Top Buffalo player was Alan Greer, who seemed to win something every time he played at the Airport Bridge Club. He was fourth with 29.51. One of his partners, Judi Marshall, was fifth with 27.71.

Other leading local players: John Ziemer, 17.63; Jay Costello, 16.60; David Donaldson, 13.01; Joyce Greenspan, 10.78; Bud Seidenberg, 9.61; Jay Levy, 9.28; Saleh Fetouh, 8.63; Mike Ryan, 8.22; and Walt Olszewski, 8.01.

         You have to look wayyyyy down the list to find my name. There I am, tied for 283rd with Linda Harper of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, with 2.99 points. In all, 1,047 players earned points.