Two months into the new year and the hierarchies
in the ACBL’s master point races are already set. The haves really have it. The
rest of us are trailing way behind. Here’s the way it looked as February ended.
Ace of Clubs (club play only). Unit 116
(just
Ken Meier and Allen Beroza comprise the
second tier. This month Ken is ahead with 44.43, having added 22.77 to his
total, while Allen has 41.89, earning just 13.30 more. Ken is fifth in the
unit. Allen is eighth.
Then we take another big step down and
there I am in fifth place with 10.77, having added only 4.16. It was enough to
boost me past Bill Rushmore, who has 9.67 after a 2.40 point month. I’m #42
overall, down from #35. Bill is #47, down from #30.
Right behind us is Fred Yellen with 9.23,
which is 3.83 better than last month. He’s #50 in the unit, down from #40.
Rounding out the list are Davis Heussler with 6.61 (#64) and Pat Rasmus,
standing pat with just 0.84 (#151).
Ace of Clubs. Unit 116. All Players.
No mystery at the top, where John and
Martha Welte reign with 179.70, but lots of jostling and jockeying beneath
Barbara Libby, who maintains third place with 51.50, up 17.89. Martha Townson,
who has been burning up the novice games, jumps from seventh to fourth with
45.43 after a 21.30 point month. Then it’s Ken Meier, 44.43; Vic Bergsten,
43.68; Jim Lanzo, 42.42; Allen Beroza, 41.89; Sandi
Sharon Benz once more starts the teens,
again #11 with 31.24; Gay Simpson steps up to #12 from #14 with 31.15. Larry
Himelein jumps from #17 to #13 with 28.67. Then it’s Amita Arora, 26.35; Bob
Sommerstein, 24.7; Judy Padgug, 21.61; Linda Henschel, 21.29; Jim Easton and
Marilyn Wortzman tied with 19.69; and Bonnie Clement, 18.96. We should also
mention Bud Seidenberg, going strong as #21 at age 90, with 18.46.
Mini-McKenney (tournament and club points
combined). Unit 116. Gold Life Masters.
In January, all the Mini-McKenney races
were identical to the Ace of Clubs results. February separated them. The
difference? Davis Heussler picked up about 9 points somewhere and bumped me
down from fifth to sixth place. The list:
John and Martha Welte, 183.58 (first in
the entire unit here, too). Ken Meier, 44.43 (seventh overall). Allen Beroza
41.89 (eighth overall).
Mini-McKenney. Unit 116. All players.
John and Martha Welte, 183.58. Barbara
Libby, 51.50. Martha Townson, 48.55. Jim Lanzo. 47.12. Vic Bergsten, 44.66. Ken
Meier, 44.33. Allen Beroza, 41.89. Sandi
Judy Marshall, 34.96. Sharon Benz, 31.24. Gay
Simpson, 31.15. Larry Himelein, 28.67. Bob Sommerstein, 24.73. Judy Padgug, 21.61.
Linda Henschel, 21.29. Bonnie Clement, 21.23. The Jim Easton-Marilyn Wortzman tie,
20.65. And sitting at #21, Bud Seidenberg, 18.46, all Ace of Clubs points.
(added 25 March 21)
Ace of Clubs. District 5 (
I’m not Top 10 here, by any stretch. With
my measly 10.77 points, I’m lucky to be Top 20. The Weltes, however, have no
trouble reigning over the region. They’re tied for first among the Goldies and
among all the players from here to
John and Martha Welte, 179.70 (tied for
first overall, too). Monica Early of
The second tier of five is actually four –
three Ohioans, David Norris of
Next Buffalonian to show up is me down at
#18. I’m #255 overall. Bill Rushmore is #20 with his 9.67 (#284) and Fred
Yellen is #21 with 9.23 (#296).
Ace of Clubs. District 5. All Players.
Well, we know it’s the Weltes. Third and
fourth is another couple, Richard and Monica Early of
Sitting fifth is perennial contender
Reanette Frobouck of
Representing Unit 116 in the teens is our
super-achieving novice, Martha Townson of
Mini-McKenney. District 5. Gold Life
Masters.
The Top 10 doesn’t change and only three
players accumulated tournament points in February. The Weltes have 183.58 on
this list and they’re first among all players in the district, as well. And
sixth-place David Norris has 37.52. He’s #35 overall. I’m #19 here and #264
among all players in the district.
Other Buffalonians on the list: Ken Meier,
44.43, fourth among the Goldies, #25 overall. Allen Beroza, 41.89, fifth and
#30.
Mini-McKenney. District 5. All Players.
John and Martha Welte, 183.58; Erin
Gonzalez of Mars,
Lots of Buffalonians can be found in the
20s here – Martha Townson, #21 with 48.55; Jim Lanzo, #22 with 47.12; Vic
Bergsten, #24 with 44.66; Ken Meier, #25 with 44.33; and Allen Beroza, #30 with
41.89.
(and finally)
Ace of Clubs. Nationwide. Gold Life Masters.
Believe it or not, somebody actually has
more master points after two months than the Weltes do. He’s Piotr Olszewski of
Turns out there are plenty of Goldies in
triple figures – 18 of them, in all. Here’s the rest of the Top 10: June Patton
of
Unit 116 is further represented by Ken
Meier at #183 with his 44.43 and Allen Beroza at #210 with 41.89. The list ends
at 26.53.
Ace of Clubs. Nationwide. All Players.
Holy moley! The Weltes aren’t even Top 10
here. They’re tied for #13. Here’s the charmed circle:
Judy Rothstein of
No other Unit 116 people here. The list
stops at 66.36.
Mini-McKenney. Nationwide. Gold Life
Masters.
Pretty close to the Ace of Clubs list, same
names with one change in their order.
Piotr Olszewski, 214.12; John and Martha
Welte, 183.58; Stephen Donohue, 183.34; June Patton, 171.32; Hal Jones Jr.,
165.21; Yacob (Jacob) Rubinstien, 155.12; Irene and Anthony Toogood, 139.44;
and Jim Loffree, 138.94. Ken Meier is #183 with 44.43, just like on the Ace of
Clubs list, and Allen Beroza is still #210 with 41.89. And this list also ends at 26.53.
Mini-McKenney. Nationwide. All Players.
Judy Rothstein rules here, too. And all
she needs is her 261.95 Ace of Clubs points. Last year’s champ Mark Itabashi
of
Then we encounter Piotr Olszewski with his
214.12 club points. After that, it’s pretty much names we’ve seen before – Stephen
Cooper, 208.42; Stephen Gladyszak, 206.86; Sundaresan Ram, 202.26 – wait, here’s
a new one, Craig Allen of Glen Ellyn,
Ill., 197.66. Rounding out the list are Milton Neher of
The Weltes are tied for #15 with their 183.58. The player at the bottom of the list of 500 has 69.21 points.
