Alan Sontag, left, and Peter Weichsel, were
together again last night. Weichsel entered the
Bridge Hall of Fame and Sontag gave the introductory speech.
Watch the CBS Early Show
Set your alarm clocks for Monday, July 12, when the ACBL, the NABC and all of our players will be featured on the CBS Early Show.
CBS is reserving a spot for bridge players in
front of its outdoor broadcast plaza a few short
blocks from the Hilton, at 59th Street and 5th
Avenue.
CBS host Dave Price will talk about the NABC
and perhaps interview players if we show up in
force – at least 200 strong. CBS will also provide
free coffee and donuts.
The NABC will be mentioned at the 8 a.m. and
8:30 a.m. time slots from coast to coast. Everyone
is welcome – players, family members and caddies.
Remember to call home and have your friends
tape the show.
New Yorkers going
strong in Flight C
New York teams from Districts 3 and 24 are ready for their quarterfinal matches this afternoon
in Flight C of the Grand Nationals.
David Huber of Tarrytown NY, the District 3 captain, will lead his squad against District 19, the only Canadian team remaining. District 24, headed by Ryan Connors of Chester NJ, will oppose District 13, a team from theChicago area. Connors is from New Jersey but his teammates are all New Yorkers.
It’s East vs. West as District 7 (the Carolinas)takes on District 21 (central California). The other
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Amalya Kearse, right, was inducted into the
Bridge Hall of Fame last night. She was
introduced by Jacqui Mitchell.
Jeff Rubens, right, accepts his plaque as a
new member of the Hall of Fame from Larry
Cohen, who handled the introduction.
Semifinals for
GNT, Flight A
Teams from Districts 12, 25, 8 and 6 will
square off today in the semifinal round of the Grand
National Teams, Flight A.
The squads, by captain, are Mark Leonard
(District 12), James Rasmussen (25), Michael
Halvorsen (8) and Marshall Kuschner (6).
The pairings are Leonard versus Rasmussen
and Halvorsen against Kuschner. The event will
conclude Saturday.
Top GNT flight
down to four
Teams captained by Malcolm Brachman, Ken
Scholes, Mark Dahl and Jim Mahaffey enter play
today in the semifinal round of the Grand National
Teams, Championship Flight.
Brachman (District 16) will square off against
Scholes (19), while Dahl (6) will face Mahaffey
(9). Brachman is playing with Bart Bramley,
Sidney Lazard, Mike Passell and Eddie Wold.
Scholes’ teammates are Harry Steiner, Henry Lortz
and Wayne Olrich.
Dahl is joined by David Butler, Alan Schwartz
and Ai-Tai Lo. Mahaffey’s teammates are Gary
Cohler, Michael Seamon, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric
Rodwell and Barnet Shenkin.
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Five all-time greats were inducted into the
Bridge Hall of Fame at last night’s Hall of Fame
dinner.
Peter Weichsel made the grade in his first
year of eligibility because of his amazing record.
Jimmy Maier and Harold Harkavy, stars from many
years ago, were recognized as the von Zedtwitz
Award winners for their outstanding performances
many decades ago.
Amalya Kearse and Jeff Rubens
were honored with the Blackwood Award for their
tremendous contributions to the game.
Also honored was Lynn Deas as the Sidney
Lazard Jr. Sportsperson of the Year.
Zia Mahmood did a great job as master of
ceremonies.
PeterWeichsel
It was a family affair for Weichsel. On hand
were his wife Marcia, his brother John and his two
children, and his two stepsons, Craig and Reed. The
family is going to grow by one tomorrow – brother
John will marry Dee Stanton tomorrow.
Alan Sontag was due to be the introducer for
Weichsel, but Zia preempted Sontag, saying, “Peter
is a fighter – he has never given less than his best.”
Then Sontag took over. “He’s my favorite
partner. We’re like an old married couple – married,
divorced and then married again. Peter is fierce,
intractable and tough.”
Sontag told about the time he and Weichsel
helped Al and Rita Rand to get to the semifinals of
the Spingold. Sontag thought sure there would be a bonus and a good contract for their fine showing.“Not only was there no bonus – we got fired!”
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2 California teams
still going in Flight B
Two California teams are still in the chase for
the Grand Nationals Teams Flight B championship.
As eight teams begin their quarterfinal matches this
afternoon, District 21, captained by Jim Leuker of
San Francisco, will oppose the only Canadian team
remaining – District 2, captained by Lino D’Souza
of Burlington ON. District 22, headed by Sudheer
Helekar of Laguna Hills CA, will take on the Texas
team from District 16, captained by Hua Yang of
Plano TX.
The other matches will pit District 4
(Pennsylvania and New Jersey) against District 12
(Michigan) and District 9 (Florida) against District
14 (Minnesota).
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