Looks like the folks at ACBL HQ came back from the
weekend and straightened out the Master Point Race listings. So here we go.
Unit 116 (Buffalo only), Ace of Clubs (club
play only), Ruby Life Masters (players with 1,500 to 2,500 points). In January,
I was first. In February, I slipped to fifth. Now I'm back on top by a hair,
the hair that race car drivers call an
RCH. Here are the top 10:
Me, 32.74, up from fifth in this division, and sixth
overall in the unit, up from 13th.
Allen Beroza, 32.35, still second, down one to
eighth in the unit, and tied with Mike Silverman, up from third last month and
up from tenth in the unit.
Martin Pieterse, 29.61, is still fourth, but down
one in the unit to 13th.
Fred Yellen, sixth last month, climbs into fifth
with 26.36, and 18th in the unit. Ken Meier, last month's leader, slips to
sixth with 26.26, and is down from sixth in the unit to 19th.
Then comes Dorothy May with 25.95, up from eighth to
seventh, up from 22nd in the unit to 20th. She passed Gene Finton, with 23.07
(27th). Last month's tenth-place tie rounds out the Top Ten – Davis Heussler
with 17.11 (42nd) and Elaine Kurasiewicz with 15.90 (46th).
Unit 116, Ace of Clubs overall. John Ziemer maintains
his commanding lead with 61.33. Barbara Libby, third last month, bounces to
second place with 38.38. Bud Seidenberg, 12th last month, jumps to third with
35.97. Jay Levy continues in fourth with 35.93. Judi Marshall, with 33.92, slips
from second to fifth.
Then it’s Jim Easton, up from eighth place, 33.49;
me, 32.74; the tie at 32.35 between Allen Beroza and Mike Silverman; and
another tie in tenth place with John and Martha Welte, 31.49.
Moving on to the Mini-McKenney races, which count all
points earned everywhere, I have 46.28 points, up 13.56 from February. That
also boosts me from third to second among Ruby Life Masters in Unit 116.
Continuing way out in front is Davis Heussler, adding
another 20 points. He now tops the
century mark with 104.44. He's second among all Unit 116 players. I'm 19th
overall, up from 21st.
Then it's Ken Meier, slipping from second to third
with 44.24 (down from 13th to 20th overall); Allen Beroza, 33.24 (34th); Fred
Yellen, 32.69 (35th); Mike Silverman, 32.35 (36th); Martin Pieterse, 30.98
(38th); Elaine Kurasiewicz, 30.35 (39th); and Dorothy May, 25.95 (43rd).
The new leader among all players in Unit 116 is
Saleh Fetouh, with 104.73, passing Davis Heussler's 104.44. Linda Burroughsford
holds third with 81.34, then it's couples. Shakeel Ahman and Manju Ceylony are
tied for fourth with 78.94, and John and Martha Welte are tied for sixth with
78.85. Rounding out the top ten are John Ziemer, 76.83, down from fourth to
eighth; Sandi England, 75.50, down from third to ninth; and David Hemmer,
62.60.
Now let’s widen our horizons.
District 5 (Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh)
Ace of Clubs, Ruby Life Masters. Here I’ve returned from ninth place in
February back to third place, which is where I stood in January.
Leader continues to be Philip Goulding
of Wexford, Pa., with 47.79. He also maintains himself in eighth place
among all players in the district. Susan Konig of Bridgeville, Pa., leaps into
second place with 41.28 (11th in the district). Then it’s three Buffalonians –
me, 32.74 (28th), and the Allen Beroza-Mike Silverman tie at 32.35 (30th).
Next are Garnet Depner of Jeannette, Pa., 32.34 (32nd);
Pauline Sostarich of Hermitage, Pa., 31.36 (38th); Unit 116's Martin Pieterse,
29.61 (43rd); John Ferry of North Parkersburg, W. Va., 27.68 (55th); and Barbara
Schidlowski of Kent, Ohio, 26.43 (63rd). Buffalonian Fred Yellen is 11th, 64th
in the district, with 26.36; and Ken Meier is tied for 12th, 65th in the
district, with 26.26.
Overall Ace of Clubbers in District 5 look like
this: Richard Katz of North Versailles, Pa., still on top, now with 68.58.
Reanette Frobouck of Pittsburgh advances from fourth to second with 64.07. Unit
116’s John Ziemer slips one notch to third with 61.33, while Patricia Katz of
Pittsburgh also slips one rung to fourth with 55.50.
Next are those single initial people – D. Pierce of
Parkersburg, W. Va., with 55.20; and W. Tordella of Bemus Point with 52.20.
Then come a bunch of Pennsylvanians – Arlene Port of Pittsburgh, 48.80; Philip
Goulding of Wexford, 47.79; and Barbara Belardi and S. Ruskin, both of
Pittsburgh, with 46.98 and 46.35, respectively.
Only other Unit 116 player in
the Top 20 is Barbara Libby, 18th with 38.38. There's a gang of us, however,
between 21st and 30th.
Now for the District 5 Mini-McKenney, Ruby Life
Masters. Here the leader continues to be our own David Heussler with 104.44.
However, he’s dropped from eighth to tenth among all players in the district.
The other leaders include: Philip Goulding
of Wexford, Pa., 93.38 (up from 19th to 13th overall); Craig Biddle of
Pittsburgh, 56.82 (41st); Barbara Greenspan of Beachwood, Ohio, 55.54 (down
from 23rd to 44th); Monica Early of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, 51.87 (down from 25th
to 55th); Leroy Hackenburg II of Pittsburgh, 51.01 (falling 46th to 60th); Susan
Konig of Bridgeville, Pa., 50.33 (63rd); Jack Hawthorne of Valencia, Pa., 48.17
(69th); Ami Elis of Pittsburgh, 47,84 (71st); Wayne Heritage of North Olmsted,
Ohio, 46.67 (down from 32nd to 74th); then me in 11th place with 46.28, down
from eighth. Overall, I'm also down from 74th to 76th. Ken Meier is 12th with
44.24 and 83rd among all District 5 players.
Mini-McKenney leader among all District 5 players
continues to be my jolly acquaintance Sue Lan Ma of Kirtland Hills, Ohio, now
with 233.99. Then it’s Kathleen and Don Sulgrove of Twinsburg, Ohio, second and
fourth with 172 even and 140.27, respectively. Between them is Bernie Greenspan
of Beechwood, Ohio, with 143.46.
Fifth place belongs to Reanette Frobouck of
Pittsburgh, 138.02; followed by Robert and Stephanie Alexander of Mentor, Ohio,
122.53 and 106.17, respectively; with Richard Katz of North Versailles, Pa.,
between them with 112.63.
This time Unit 116 holds the last two spots in the
Top 10 – Saleh Fetouh with 104.73 and Davis Heussler, 104.44. That's the end of
players in triple digits.
Ace of Clubs, Ruby Life Masters, nationwide.
Russ Pearly of The Villages, Fla., adds 32 points
for the month and jumps from fourth to first with 91.80. Michael Rosen of
Freehold, N.J., adds 35 and jumps from eighth to second with 85.30. Paul
Hassett, also of the Villages, returns to third place with 80.12.
After that, it's Bruce Ladin of Harwood Heights,
Ill., with 76.99; David Mors of New Minas, Nova Scotia, with 76.08; Anna
Maxcine Thacker of Palm Coast, Fla., with 75.40; Michael Boreson of
Kalispell, Mont., with 74.56; Michael Fishman of Great Neck, N.Y., with 72.96;
and Brian Breckenridge of Corvallis, Ore., with 69.95.
Unit 116 entries here are myself, tied for 444th
place with Robert Rose of Phoenix, Ariz.; and Mike Silverman and Allen Beroza,
tied with each other for 469th. The list cuts off at 31.83.
Ace of Clubs, all players, nationwide. Top three
remain the same. Bill Kulbersh of Atlanta continues in the lead, virtually
doubling his point total in March to 200.20. Maintaining their runner-up spots
are Robert Epstein, also of Atlanta, with 134.61, and Roberta Trayman
of Naples, Fla., with 133.01.
Then it's Irva Neyhart of Corvallis, Ore., 129.59; Jack
Snyder of Naperville, Ill., 123.34; En Xie of St. Louis, 122.77; Bella
Ionis-Sorren of Fort Lauderdale, 121.67; Pierre Daigneault of Montreal, 118.51;
Sheila Gabay of Newton, Mass., 117.23; and Harry Kaufmann of North Redington
Beach, Fla., with 116.05; fractionally ahead of Diane and Edgar Hurt Jr. of Laguna
Woods, Calif., tied for 11th with 116.03.
Unit 116’s John Ziemer is 336th, down from 188th.
This list of 500 names cuts off at 55.15.
Onward to Mini-McKenney, Ruby Life Masters,
nationwide.
Still way out in front is Robert L. McClendon
of Ponte Vedra, Fla., with 570.09. Mary Ose
of Sacramento, Calif, advances from fourth to second place with
243.70. Kevin Castner of Kentfield, Calif., breaks into the Top Ten in third
place with 225.33. Sitting fourth, down from second, is someone we’ve played
against, Joel Wooldridge’s sometimes partner Junko Hemus
of Windermere, Fla., with 224.97.
Then it’s Alex Khrakovsky of Columbus, Ohio, 212.51;
Russ Pearly of The Villages, Fla., 193.80; Sherry Spalding Fardie
of Port Orange, Fla., 190.77; Ann Buchholz of Ponte Vedra
Beach, Fla., 177.95; Karen Hoffner of Galloway, N.J., 173.16; and Scott
Nason of Dallas, 171.79;
Unit 116’s Davis Heussler, who was 41st last month,
is now 51st with his 104.44. The list ends at 53.85. My 46.28 doesn't cut it.
And now for the really heavy hitters, the
Mini-McKenney leaders overall.
Last month’s top dog, Joe Grue of New York
City, has broken into four figures. He has 1,134.43. Mark Itabashi of Murrieta,
Calif., moves from third to second with 960.19. Then January leader Geoff
Hampson of Las Vegas rebounds from tenth to third with 864.61.
He pushes last month's No. 2, Kevin Dwyer
of Melbourne, Fla., back to fourth with 862.38. Then it's Brad Moss
of Denver, up to fifth place from ninth with 846.10; John Hurd of New York
City, 728.55; Alex Hudson of Raleigh, N.C., 597.05; Robert L. McClendon of Ponte
Vedra, Fla., 570.09; Oren Kriegel of Chicago, 561.27; and Justin Lall of
Charlotte, N.C., 556.52.
Familiar names: Former Buffalonian Joel Wooldridge slips
from 28th to 30th with 431.03. District 5 leader Sue Lan Ma is down from 77th to
131st with her 233.99. No Unit 116 people here. This list cuts off at 135.56.
