Those lazy, hazy days of
summer turned out to be pretty lazy and hazy for us bridge players as well. Not
a big month for winning points, apparently. And I thought it was just me.
Well, it was me. I managed only 4.96, hampered by a total
shutout during Silver Linings Week at the end of the month. My total is now an
unremarkable 41.47. However, it didn’t affect my standings vis a vis the others
in Unit 116. I’m still sixth among the Gold Life Masters and still #31 among
all players in
Ace of Clubs (club play
only). Unit 116 (Just
An off month for John and Martha Welte, the couple on top
of the heap in Unit 116. John improved by just 27.34 points to reach 407.65 and
must have had a game without his partner because she only accumulated 27.06
points to stand at 407.37.
Third-place Ken Meier had a better month than they did –
28.85 – but that only brings his total to 144.09. He continues in fourth place
among all Unit 116 players.
Allen Beroza keeps his grip on fourth place, but just
barely after a 2.79 point month, bringing him to 92.95. He’s #11 overall, down
from eighth. Nipping at his heels is David Millward with 91.19 after a 9.11
month. He’s #13 in the unit, down from #12.
It’s a big step down to sixth place, where I’m dwelling
with 41.47. And a smaller but still significant step to seventh, where Bill
Rushmore resides unchanged with 27.24. He’s #50 among all Buffalo players, down
from #46, but still in no danger from eighth place Davis Heussler, who improved
by only 0.42 of a point to reach 20.93. He’s #62, down from #59 overall.
Pat Rasmus snatched ninth place from Fred Yellen, picking up 2.60 points to reach 10.77, passing Fred, who stayed still with 10.48. She’s #110 overall, up from #118. He’s #113, down from #105. Completing the list is Art Morth, also without new points at 5.96. He’s #139 overall, down from #132.
Ace of Clubs. Unit 116. All players.
John and Martha Welte may not be tied for the top any more
among all
Third again is Jim Lanzo with 146.42 after a 27.40
month. Gaining on him ever so slightly
is Ken Meier with 144.09 and a 28.85 month.
Martha Townson solidifies her seat in fifth place, thanks
to a 26.49 month. She now has 136.61. Amita Amora, tenth a month ago, turns in
a 33.20 point effort and jumps up to take sixth place from Barbara Libby. She
has 118.56, while Barbara has 114.77, having improved by only 8.37.
Rounding out the Top 10 are Vic Bergsten with 113.81 after
a 12.78 month; Larry Himelein with 99.43 (a 10.09 month); and Sandi
Then come Allen Beroza, 92.95; Gay Simpson, 92.86; David Millward, 91.19; Bram and Terry Hamovitch, 82.59; Violet Makhija, 77.51; Judi Marshall, 74.69; Sharon Benz, 74.17; Jim Easton, 72.53; and Marilyn Wortzman, 70.28. Violet’s husband, Jasbeer, is #21 with 67.24 and the lovely Bonnie Clement is #22 with 65.80.
Mini-McKenney (club points
plus tournament points). Unit 116. Gold Life Masters.
John Welte, 454.27, improved by those same 27.34 points he
showed in the Ace of Clubs competition. Martha Welte, 453.99. They’re 1-2 in
the Unit.
Ken Meier’s 144.09 is third here also, but sixth overall in
the unit, down from fifth. Allen Beroza has the same 92.95 and is #11 overall,
down from ninth. David Millward with 91.19 holds steady at #13 overall.
Davis Heussler checks in with 72.98 points, an improvement
of 14.62, nearly all of them tournament points. He’s #21 overall, up from #22.
My 41.47 keeps me in seventh place, but I drop back to #35 overall from #34.
Bill Rushmore has 27.24 and is #53, down from #49. Pat
Rasmus is ninth here, too, with 11.77. She’s #112 overall, up from #119. Fred
Yellen, standing pat with 10.48, is #115, down from #107. And Art Morth stays
with his previous 5.96, making him #141 overall, down from #133.
Mini-McKenney. Unit 116. All players.
The teens – Allen Beroza demoted from the Top 10 with
92.95, then it’s Gay Simpson, 92.86; David Millward, 91.19; Bram and Terry
Hamovitch, 83.12; Jim Easton, 77.88; Violet Makhija, 77.51; Marilyn Wortzman,
75.63; Judi Marshall, 74.69; and Sharon Benz, 74.17. Near misses are Davis
Heussler, 72.98; and Bonnie Clement, 70.82.
Ace of Clubs. District 5 (
Same as June, pretty much. Here’s the charmed circle. John
Welte, 407.65 (first of all players in the district, too). Martha Welte, 407.37
(second overall). Monica Early of
My 41.47 sticks me at #20, down from #18, and #197 overall, which is where I was at the end of June.
Ace of Clubs. District 5. All players.
Yep, John Welte with 407.65 and wife Martha with 407.37,
then four Ohioans. Gary Cole of
July lifted both Earlys to the north side of the only
Pennsylvanian in the Top 10 – Reanette Frobouck from
Next Unit 116 representatives are Martha Townson at #16 with 136.61, the amazing Amita Arora at #21 with 118.56, Barbara Libby at #25 with 114.47, Vic Bergsten at #28 with 113.81, Larry Himelein at #38 with 99.43, and then a Buffa-cluster – Sandi England at #42 with 93.97, Allen Beroza at #43 with 92.95, Gay Simpson at #44 with 92.86 and David Millward at #46 with 91.19.
Mini-McKenney. District 5. Gold Life Masters.
Once again, almost a carbon copy of Ace of Clubs. Weltes on
top with 454.27 (John) and 453.99 (Martha). Then Ohioan Monica Early with
153.69 (continuing #11 overall), followed by Unit 116’s Ken Meier with 144.09
(#17 in the district, up from #21).
Still fifth is Doug Snyder of
Craig Biddle of
Other Buffaloons – Davis Heussler with 92.98, steady at #15 (#94 overall, up from #94); me at #23, down from #21, with 41.47 (#224 overall, down from #222).
Mini-McKenney. District 5. All players.
John Welte, 454.27. Martha Welte, 453.99. Gary Cole of
New to the Top 10 is Davis Bonner of Mentor, Ohio, sitting
fifth with 172.14. Then it’s Amy Goddard of
Still seventh is Richard Early of
Threatening to break through shortly is #13 Amita Arora
with 147.14, up from #23 after a 33.28 romp. She may just zip past #11 Monica
Early from
Next Buffalo players are Ken Meier at #17 with 144.09, Vic
Bergsten at #33 with 114.79, Barbara Libby at #34 with 114.77, Larry Himelein at #46 with 99.43 and then
another cluster – Sandi England at #54 with 93.97, Allen Beroza at #56 with
92.95, Gay Simpson at #57 at 92.86 and David Millward at #59 with 91.19.
Ace of Clubs. Nationwide. Gold Life Masters.
The decoupled Weltes slip down another notch coast to
coast. Tied for sixth a month ago among all Gold Life Masters in the country,
John and Martha are now seventh and eighth respectively, John with 407.65,
Martha with 407.37. Nationwide among all players, they’re #59 and #60, down
from a tie for #44.
Now for the rest of the Top 10. Zipping way ahead is last
two month’s leader, Hal Jones Jr. of
Still second is Stephen Donohue of
Making tracks in fourth is Yacob (Jacob) Rubinstien of
Holland, Pa., with 528.94, having logged a 108.61 month. He’s #25 overall, up
from #33. He opened up a lot of daylight between him and the person he passed a
month ago, June Patton of
Before we get to the Weltes, there’s the guy who passed
them, Mark Crumrine of
Swapping
places are the last two guys on the list – Paul Burleson of
Scanning
the list of 500, we find
Ace of Clubs. Nationwide. All Players.
OMG, look at Vera Carpenter, the lady from York, Ont., we
often saw at the tables at the Airport Bridge Club. She’s ascended to second place,
outpacing perennial runner-up Irva Neyhart of
Mark Itabashi of
Still fourth is Mel Norton of
Seventh belongs to Gold Life Master leader Hal Jones Jr. of
Another familiar name, Dolores Aquino of
Mini-McKenney. Nationwide. Gold Life Masters.
A
change at the top. A month ago, Hal Jones Jr. of
Continuing third is Piotr Olszewski of
Also passing the Weltes are June Patton of
Rounding out the Top 10 are last month’s arrivals in the
charmed circle – Ronald Vickery of Oro Valley, Ariz., with 361.82 (54.67
better) and Paul Burleson of Cross River, N.Y., with 350.92 (up 44.13).
Looking for more Buffalonians, we find the usual suspects. Ken Meier is #151 with 144.09. He’s up from #195. Allen Beroza is #398 with 92.95. He’s down from #331. And there’s David Millward at #411 with 91.19. He’s down from #397.
Mini-McKenney. Nationwide. All Players.
Mark Itabashi of
That puts him even further ahead of second-place Irva
Neyhart of
Meanwhile, Vera Carpenter of York, Ont., takes third place
from another Canadian, Mel Norton of
Continuing fifth and sixth are Milton Neher of
Breaking onto the list in seventh place is John Brady of
Lynn Leisy of
The fallen are collecting themselves in the mid-teens.
Stephen Donohue of
Vera Carpenter’s husband, Rashid Khan, holds steady at #20 with 587.83, after a 74.83 month. The Weltes? John is #50 with 454.27. Martha’s #51 with 453.99. A month ago they were tied for #34. No other Buffalonians on this list. It cuts off at 212.96
