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THE 2008 ARCHIVES THE 2007 ARCHIVES THE 2006 ARCHIVES |
I'm not sure whether glory or masterpoints is first on the list, but I know learning to play better is definitely last.
It's not whether you win or lose. it's how you place the blame - Thanks to Judy Stein, Laporte PA
During a high stakes game one day, the legendary bridge player Alvin Roth and his partner found themselves defending a "7 no trump" contract which required their opponents to win every single trick.
On the third last trick, the declarer (sitting in the East position, with the ace and king in the dummy hand) led the jack of spades. Roth's partner (sitting in the South position) unethically hesitated before playing his card; he hemmed and hawed, pulling out one card and then another, before finally playing low to the jack. The declarer, assuming that South must have the queen let the jack ride. Though Roth in fact possessed the queen and (playing last) could have won the trick (and thus the hand), he opted instead to play a lower card. His opponents won the trick and (with the ace and king from the dummy hand) easily made their no trump contract...
After the game, Roth was upbraided by his partner for blowing the game: "For God's sake, Alvin," he exclaimed, "why didn't you take the queen?" Roth, a famously ethical player, stared the man down and wrily replied, "I thought you had it."
[This is one of Eddie Kantar's favorite stories.]
| 365 DAY MASTERPOINT RACE NEPAB |
FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER |
FEBRUARY MARCH |
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| 3636 | Dave Meyer, Scranton
| 3476 | Frank MacEntee, Scranton
| 2873 | Raymond Depew, Kingston
| 2700 | David Hall, Dallas
| 2589 | Annette Johns, Dallas
| 2193 | Ann Harriet Goldman, Scranton
| 2059 | Albert Shrive, Clarks Green
| 1998 | Jeanne Fainberg, Dallas
| 1857 | George Marcy, Kingston
| 1821 | Edwin Utan, Scranton
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DANVILLE - MARCH 2008
| UNIT 120 MASTERPOINT WINNERS IN THE JUNE 2008 DANVILLE SPRING OUT OF WINTER SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT |
KINGSTON - MARCH 2008
| TOP TEN MASTERPOINT WINNERS IN THE MARCH 2007 SPRING FLING SECTIONAL UNIT 120 FALL SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT |
HARRISBURG 2008
| TOP TEN UNIT 120 MASTERPOINT WINNERS IN THE JANUARY 2008 HARRISBURG REGIONAL TOURNAMENT |
LANCASTER 2007
| TOP TEN UNIT 120 MASTERPOINT WINNERS IN THE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2007 LANCASTER REGIONAL TOURNAMENT |
KINGSTON - OCTOBER 2007
| TOP TEN MASTERPOINT WINNERS IN THE OCTOBER 2006 UNIT 120 FALL SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT |
WILLIAMSPORT, PA - SEPTEMBER 2007
| UNIT 120 MASTERPOINT WINNERS AT THE SEPTEMBER 2007 WILLIAMSPORT, PA |
CHERRY HILL - JUNE 2007
| UNIT 120 MASTERPOINT WINNERS AT THE JUNE 2007 CHERRY HILL |
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| DATES | LINK | NAME AND LOCATION
| LINK | 2005 RESULTS
| LINK | 2006 RESULTS
| LINK | 2007 RESULTS
| RESULTS/INFO
| Jan 11-13, 2008 | RESULTS | PCBA New Year's Sectional - Cherry Hill, NJ
| Jan 11-13, 2008 | RESULTS | Syracuse Winter
| Jan 21-27, 2008 | RESULTS | HARRISBURG REGIONAL, HARRISBURG, PA
| Feb 8-10, 2008 | RESULTS | PCBA Sectional - Cherry Hill, NJ
| Feb 10, 2008 | RESULTS | York 199er - York, Pa
| Feb 15-18, 2008 | RESULTS | Berks Montgomery Winter Sectional - Reading, PA
| Feb 22-24, 2008 | RESULTS | Blue Hen Sectional - Wilmington, DE
| March 6-10, 2008 | RESULTS | Unit 190 NLM Sectional - Wilmington, DE
| March 7-9, 2008 |
RESULTS | NEPABA SPRING FLING - Kingston, Pa (Wilkes-Barre)
| March 14-16, 2008 |
RESULTS | Unit 168 Sectional - Chambersburg, PA
| March 28-30, 2008 | RESULTS | Unit 217 Sectional - Danville, PA
| March 28-30, 2008 |
RESULTS | PCBA Sectional - Kimberton, PA
| Mar 31-Apr 6, 2008 | RESULTS | Unit 141 STaC
| April 4-6, 2008 |
RESULTS | Rochester Sectional - Lakeville, NY
| April 4-6, 2008 |
RESULTS | Pennsylvania Dutch Sectional - Lancaster, PA
| April 26-27, 2008 |
| Unit 112 - Ithaca, NY
| April 25-27, 2008 |
INFO | Lehigh Valley - Allentown, PA
| April 25-27, 2008 |
INFO | White Rose Sectional - York, PA
| Apr 28-May 2, 2008 | Unit 112 STaC
| May 2-4, 2008 | INFO | Grand National Teams and Sectional Tournament - Scranton, Pa
| May 10, 2008 |
INFO | Unit 168 NLM - Camp Hill, PA
| May 16-18, 2008 | INFO | Berks-Montgomery Sectional - Reading, PA
| May 30-June 1, 2008 | INFO | Unit 141 Sectional - Mays Landing, NJ
| May 30-June 1, 2008 | INFO | Unit 217 Sectional - State College, PA
| June 6-9, 2008 | INFO | Wilmington Summer Sectional - Wilmington, DE
| June 6-8, 2008 | INFO | Unit 112 Sectional - Watertown, NY
| June 6-8, 2008 | INFO | NEPABA SUMMER SECTIONAL - Kingston, Pa (Wilkes-Barre)
| June 9-15, 2008 | Unit 190 & Dist. 6 STaC - Delaware Clubs
| June 13-15, 2008 | INFO | Unit 168 Sectional - Camp Hill, PA
| JUNE 16-22, 2008 | INFO | PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL - KING OF PRUSSIA, PA
| July 12-13, 2008 | Unit 112 Sectional - TBA
| July 17-21, 2008 | Wilmington NLM - Wilmington, DE
| August 3, 2008 | Central Penn 0-200 Sectional - York, PA
| AUGUST 5-10, 2008
| INFO |
BURT GARRELL REGIONAL - LIVERPOOL, NY
| Aug 18-24, 2008 | PCBA STaC
| Aug 18-24, 2008 | Units 121, 168, 217 Stac
| Sept 5-7, 2008 | Unit 112 Sectional - Cicero, NY
| Sept 13-14, 2008 | Unit 112 0-300 Sectional - TBA
| Sept 12-14, 2008 | INFO | PCBA September Sectional Glenside, PA
| Sept 12-14, 2008 | Central Penn Sectional - York, Pa
| Sept 19-21, 2008 | INFO | Diamond State Sectional - Wilmington, DE
| Sept 26-28, 2008 | Unit 112 Sectional - TBA
| Sept 26-28, 2008 | Berks-Montgomery Sectional - Reading, Pa
| Oct 27-Nov 2, 2008 | RED ROSE REGIONAL - LANCASTER, PA
| Oct 3-5, 2008 | INFO | NEPABA FALL SECTIONAL - Kingston, Pa (Wilkes-Barre)
| Oct 10-12, 2008 | INFO | PCBA October Sectional - Cherry Hill, NJ
| Oct 10-12, 2008 | Rochester Sectional - Lakeville, NY
| Oct 10-12, 2008 | INFO | Susquehanna Sectional - Williamsport, PA
| Oct 17-19, 2008 | Lehigh Valley Sectional, Allentown, Pa | |
| ACBL MASTERPOINT RACES * |
| UNIT 120 - ACE OF CLUBS MASTERPOINT RACES - - - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 |
| UNIT 120 - MINI McKENNEY MASTERPOINT RACES - - - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - |
| DISTRICT 4 - ACE OF CLUBS MASTERPOINT RACES - - - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 |
| DISTRICT 4 - MINI McKENNEY MASTERPOINT RACES - - - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 |
| ACBL - ACE OF CLUBS MASTERPOINT RACES - - - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - |
| ACBL - MINI McKENNEY MASTERPOINT RACES - - - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - |
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2006 ACBL BARRY CRANE TOP 500 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - |
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GRAND LIFE MASTERS (10,000 Masterpoints) |
RULES OF BRIDGE
An article by Grant Baze. Follow it, and Enjoy!
NEPABA:
1 - 62.51 Judy Null
2 - 50.96 David Hall
FULL LIST
Wilkes-Barre Area:
1 Judy Null - 49.01
2 David Hall - 46.25
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WVJCC DBC:
1 Judy Null - 34.91
2 David Hall - 34.48
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Scranton Area:
1 Judy Null - 13.50
2 Sara Eisner - 12.77
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Honesdale-Hawley DBC:
1 John O'Malle - 19.53
2 Helene Megargel - 14.70
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Stroudsburg Area:
1 Edwina Doyle - 23.72
2 William Haynes - 21.30
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PLAYER OF THE MONTH
1 - 22.51 Judy Null
2 - 19.36 Alan Fierverker
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UPCOMING UNIT PARTYS (CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS)
Barry Crane's Commandments
2007-2008 GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS CONDITIONS OF CONTEST
Link to the online Women's Bridge Festival organized by the World Bridge Federation and Bridge Base Online, from 7 - 13 April ... with Pairs and Invidividual Championships information and registration details: http://www.bboitalia.it/festival
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May 8, 2008
Dave came out of surgery ok and the doctors say they think he will be ok.
May 8, 2008
Dave Hall is having heart surgery today
May 5, 2008
Open A B and C click
May 5, 2008
Friday Afternoon
Friday Evening
Saturday Afternoon
no Saturday Evening game
Sunday Swiss
MASTERPOINT LISTING FOR SECTIONAL
Friday Afternoon hand records
Friday Evening hand records
Saturday Afternoon hand records for all events
Saturday Evening hand records for GNT
April 27, 2008
This coming week (Monday, April 28 - Thursday, May 1) most of the clubs in Unit 120 will participate in the Unit 112 STaC. (Check with your club to find out if it is taking part in this STaC) A regular Sectional Tournament will be held May 2-4 at the Clarion Hotel in Scranton. Also the District 4 GNT's will be at the Clarion Hotel in Scranton May 3-4.
April 13, 2008
Dave and Marlene Meyer, and Dave Hall and Ray Depew
finished in a tie in the annual Jeanne Liese Championship.Dave and Marlene had a 64% game in the first session while Dave and Ray had a 52% game. In the second session the results were reversed: Dave and Ray had a 65% game while the Meyer's had a 52% game. the net result was a tie for first place with each pair playing 57% overall
In the non-lifemasters afternoon session Cleda Shelby and Marilyn Husband scored a 63% game to win the event.
AfternoonEvening
Overall Results
April 8, 2008
Robby Silverblatt of Kingston came in 25th in the ACBL Youth Masterpoint Race for the year 2007.
April 7, 2008
Don't forget to make reservations for the Jeanne Liese Party this Sunday - Dave Wessel - phone 570 587 0323 - Click on the large "@" in the Jeanne Liese promo on the left side of this page for email.
April 3, 2008
Judy Null, Kingston has won the NEPABA player of the month award in the first three months of 2008. Ms Judy won 23.97 points in January, 15.95 points in February and 22.51 points in March. David Hall continues to lead in the 365 day masterpoint race with 233.85 Masterpoints won in NEPABA clubs over the last 12 months.
March 30, 2008
SUSQUEHANNA UNIT 217
MONDAY, March 24
TUESDAY, March 25
WEDNESDAY, March 26
March 26, 2008
Effective Monday, March 31 and Wednesday, April 2 the Bridgelady is moving her Monday afternoon Pioneer limited masterpoint game and her Wednesday morning open game to the Irem Temple Country Club on route 309 in Dallas. The Tuesday invitational game will not be moved. All times remain the same. Contact Beth for more information.
The results of this weeks games will be posted on this webcite tomorrow (March 26)
March 24, 2008
Danville Spring Out of Winter Sectional starts Friday. Get information on this tournament by clicking here
March 17, 2008
Unit 120 players who won points were:
Ray Depew, Kingston and Dave Hall, Dallas - 22.55
Norman Dressler, Kingston - 21.95
Bill Orth, Sugarloaf - 15.72
Jacqualyn Newman, East Stroudsburg PA - 3.56
Spring NABC
Detroit - 3/5-16/2008
Final NABC ResultsMasterpoint Winners List
| 2nd Sun Senior Swiss 16 Tables | |||||
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| MPs | A | B | C | Names | Score |
| 4.10 | 3 | David Hall, Dallas PA; Norman Dressler - Raymond Depew, Kingston PA; George Stankovich, Warren MI | 71.00 | ||
| 2nd Saturday Mor 299ers 10.0 Tables | |||||
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| MPs | A | B | C | Names | Score |
| 2.83 | 1 | Bill Orth, Sugarloaf PA; Mary Smith, Eureka MO | 57.44% | ||
| Madison Ath Cl Swiss - 22 Tables | |||||
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| MPs | A | B | C | Names | Score |
| 1.70 | |
John S. Jr. Mason, Alexandria VA; Jacqualyn Newman, E Stroudsburg PA; Terry Jones, Falls Church VA; Loredana Bosis, Northampton PA | 37.00
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| 2nd Sat 299er Pairs 18.0 Tables | |||||
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| MPs | A | B | C | Names | Score |
| 1.87 | 4 | 3 | Betty Hyman, W. Bloomfield MI; Bill Orth, Sugarloaf PA | 56.80% | |
| Mon-Tue Senior KO I 12 Tables | |||||
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| MPs | Names | ||||
| 6.22 | 3/4 | David Hall, Dallas PA; Norman Dressler - Raymond Depew, Kingston PA; Bill Orth, Sugarloaf PA | |||
March 9, 2008
KINGSTON, PA
March 5, 2008
Don't miss NEPABA Spring Fling in Kingston (Wilkes-Barre) this coming week end.
The Danville Spring Out of Winter Sectional is coming the end of this month
March 1, 2008
Unit President Walter Mitchell will be the partnership chair for the Unit 120 section this coming weekend (March 7-9). His email address is
March 1, 2008
Judy Null, Kingston has won the NEPABA player of the month award for the second consecutive month.
February 19, 2008
(August 9, 1938 - February 14, 2008)
The bridge community has lost one of its finest players. Frank Jordan died at 3:00 AM last Thursday.
I have known Frank Jordan for almost twenty years. He has always impressed me with his friendly and mild ways. I have never heard Frank say anything bad about anybody and his sense of humor was unparalleled.
Frank was always willing to help. I remember when Elfric Martin was living win the Wesley Village and unable to go to bridge tournaments on his own. Frank was there at least once a month to play bridge with him and to take him to many of our local tournaments.
Somebody once described a person to me in this way: 'Everybody knew that they were his favorite'. That statement also applied to Francis Jordan.
GWM
Dr. Francis X. Jordan, Associate Professor, Department of English
The Scranton Times Tribune
February 14, 2008
Judy Null, Kingston has set a new record for the month of January in the NEPABA with 23.98 masterpoints won in NEPABA clubs. Judy also went over the 200 masterpoint plateau in the 365 day masterpoint race. Judy and David Hall are the first two players to do that.
The top ten masterpoint winners in unit 120 list has been poster.
February 7, 2008
2007 RESULTS OF ACBL MASTERPOINT RACES
Winners of Unit 120 Ace of Clubs and Mini McKenney races
| CAT | WINNER | MP | D4 | ACBL
| 0-5 | Mary Beth Gower, Gouldsboro | 42.29 | 4th | 5-20 | Bill Orth, Sugarloaf | 72.15 | 1st | 20-50 | Naomi Meyer, Pittston | 37.57 | 50-100 | Rita Zymblosky, Clarks Summit | 64.62 | 100-200 | Dann Davies, Clarks Summit | 115.88 | 200-300 | Horty Shurtleff, Moscow | 105.28 | 300-500 | Stan Smulyan, Fort Myers FL | 72.87 | 500-1000 | Judy Argento, Kingston | 138.59 | 1000-2500 | Dave Hall, Dallas | 202.21 | 2500-5000 | Frank MacEntee, Scranton | 140.46 | |
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| CAT | WINNER | MP | D4 | ACBL
| 0-5 | Mary Beth Gower,Gouldsboro | 66.83 | 5th | 5-20 | Bill Orth, Sugarloaf | 87.52 | 2nd | 20-50 | Bernadine Luksic, Shavertown | 46.58 | 50-100 | Rita Zymblosky, Clarks Summit | 72.66 | 100-200 | Dann Davies, Clarks Summit | 153.19 | 200-300 | Horty Shurtleff, Moscow | 138.06 | 300-500 | Mary Paolucci, Wilkes Barre | 122.43 | 500-1000 | Judy Argento, Kingston | 281.41 | 1000-2500 | Ray Depew, Kingston | 427.72 | 2500-5000 | Frank MacEntee, Scranton | 159.21 | |
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Ray Depew is 593rd and Dave Hall is 1431st in the Barry Crane 500 (The top 500 masterpoint winners for the year in the ACBL
The complete results from 2002 thru 2007 and the first month update for 2008 are available on the ACBL web site. Links to the various lists are on the lower left part of this page or click here. for the express.
January 31, 2008
Twenty seven members of unit 120 competed in the Harrisburg Regional Tournament last week. The biggest winners from unit 120 were JoAnn Mauger and Jo McNally - Jo went over 1000 masterpoints to become the unit's 31st Silver Lifemaster.
Shino Franquet and Betty Lyons won over seven gold points to draw closer to becoming lifemasters. (Shino needs just two more gold points). The rest of the unit masterpoint winners are listed below.
78 14.89 JoAnn Mauger, Effort PA 79 14.89 Jo McNally, Stroudsburg PA 93 12.84 Raymond Depew, Kingston PA 136 8.82 David Hall, Dallas PA 152 7.90 Shino Franquet, Dallas PA 153 7.90 Betty Lyons, Tunkhannock PA 162 7.57 Gladys Santee, Orwigsburg PA 175 6.99 William Haynes, Cresco PA 176 6.99 Carole McCallum, Newfoundland PA 209 5.57 Frank Opshinsky, Dalton PA 210 5.57 Dann Davies, Clarks Summit PA 216 5.48 Jacqualyn Newman, E Stroudsburg PA 223 5.32 Tee Zerfoss, Nanticoke PA 224 5.32 Margaret Curfman, Wilkes Barre PA 316 3.40 Norman Dressler, Kingston PA 388 1.84 R Joan Benedict, Pottsville PA 389 1.84 Anna Goetz, Schuylkill Hven PA 408 1.59 Horty Shurtleff, Moscow PA 409 1.59 Fay Pacchioli, Weston FL 453 1.20 Tom Olcese, Shamokin PA 454 1.20 Santosh Khanna, Shamokin PA 455 1.20 Jean Olcese, Shamokin PA 468 0.92 Patricia Rosenthal, Dallas PA 469 0.92 Pamela Rothenberger, Dallas PA 499 0.62 Beth Rosenthal, Shavertown PA
Click here: http://www.bboitalia.it/festival for more information and registration details.
January 15, 2008
Dave Hall is the winner of the NEPABA player of the year masterpoint race for 2007. Dave won 215 points last year in the NEPABA clubs. Other players who did well are: Judy Null, 2nd - 186 points; Ray Depew, 3rd with 178 points; George Marcy, 4th with 133 points and Norman Dresler, 5th with 133 masterpoints won.
THE WILKES-BARRE/DALLAS AREA
1 - 171.27 David Hall
2 - 143.65 Judy Null
3 - 119.53 Raymond Depew
4 - 112.71 George Marcy
5 - 102.59 Norman Dressler
THE STROUDSBURG AREA
1 - 63.79 Jo McNally
2 - 47.33 Harvey Schuldenfrei
3 - 46.67 Carole McCallum
4 - 45.77 Carolyn Landi
5 - 42.65 David Bowen
THE SCRANTON AREA
1 - 45.59 Raymond Depew
2 - 41.98 Judy Null
3 - 39.71 Frank Mac Entee
4 - 35.70 David Hall
5 - 35.25 Felice Salsburg
THE HONESDALE AREA
1/2 - 90.85 Les and Joan Denison
3 - 55.72 Fay Pacchioli
4 - 53.68 - Margaret George
5 - 45.21 Joyce Shertzer
January 10, 2008
Bill Orth of Sugarloaf is currently 17th in the ACBL Ace of Clubs Masterpoint Race in his category. Bill is also 56th in the ACBL Mini McKenney Masterpoint Race, 1st in the District 4 Ace of Clubs Race and Mini McKenney Race.
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. . . After the war, Mr. Roth moved back to New York City and was working full time in bridge. But he went to Miami Beach for a tournament and fell in love with the city. He called his wife, the former Fay Edelstein, whom he married in 1940, and told her to pack up and join him.
Mr. Roth opened a bridge club in Miami and ran it for about five years. Then the couple moved to Washington to work with Charles Goren, founding the Charles Goren School of Bridge. After 10 years, Mr. Roth returned to New York and bought the Mayfair Club, a private card club, which he managed until retiring to Boca Raton in 1995.
Mr. Roth’s most famous partnership was with Mr.Tobias Stone. They bid using their Roth-Stone system, many aspects of which have been adopted by present-day tournament players, like five-card majors, a one-no-trump response to a one-heart or one-spade opening that is forcing for one round, and negative doubles. An innovative theoretician, Mr. Roth also conceived the Unusual No-Trump.
Mr. Roth played in three Bermuda Bowl world team championships, in 1955, 1958 and 1967, each time winning a silver medal. He was also second in the 1968 World Team Olympiad.
During the 1955 Bermuda Bowl, Mr. Roth was declaring a two-spade contract and felt he had played the deal before — but as a defender. He called over the chief tournament director, Al Sobel, who did not believe Mr. Roth because the cards had been dealt at the table. Mr. Sobel made Mr. Roth call out all of the cards in each hand — including the spot-cards — before he threw out the board. No one ever discovered how the duplicate deal happened.
Mr. Roth wrote “Al Roth on Bridge: The Roth-Stone System” (1953) and “Picture Bidding” (1991), and was co-author of “Bridge Is a Partnership Game” (1958), “Modern Bridge Bidding Complete” (1968) and “Bridge for Beginners” (1970).
Mr. Roth was a grand life master of the American Contract Bridge League with 12,604.36 master points and a world life master of the World Bridge Federation. He was inducted into the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame in 1995.
. . . Mr. Roth was on magazine bidding panels, most notably for The Bridge World for more than 50 years, where he was famous for saying what he would call and explaining his choice with, “What’s the problem?”
But one time in a tournament Mr. Roth did misbid a hand. He was teased unmercifully by fellow experts and finally lashed back with, “Well, Babe Ruth struck out, too.” Afterward, he was known as Babe Roth.
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