End-of-year bridge scores

SHARON — We had six-and-a-half tables for duplicate bridge on Dec. 12 (12-12-12) at Good Neighbors on Low Road. Playing four boards a round, North South pairs played 28 boards; East West pairs played 24 boards and suffered through a four-board sit-out. It was a quiet game; “Director” was not called for even once. The average score was 70. For North South pairs, in first with 84 points (60 percent) were Doris Reeves and Roger Price; in second with 70.5 points (50.36percent) were George Mason and David Bill, and tied for third were two pairs, with 69 points (49.29 percent), Trish Stimpson playing with Norma Bartholomew and Carol Magowan playing with Harry Hall. For East West pairs, in first with 89.83 points (64.16 percent) were Diane Price and Betsy Clark; in second with 82.83 points (59.16 percent) were Catherine Brazelton and Ruth Adams, and in third with 79.33 points (56.66 percent) were Anne Patton and Mary Robertson.There were six-and-a-half tables on Dec. 19, with four boards a round. North South pairs played 28 boards and East West pairs played 24 boards, with a four board sit-out. The average score was 70. For North South pairs, in first with 85.5 points (61.07 percent) were Carol Magowan and George Mason. Tied for second and third were two pairs with 76 points (54.29 percent) — Stephen Feld playing with Peter Hollander and Norma Bartholomew playing with Tom Burke. For East West pairs, in first with 89.03 points (64.16 percent) were Trish Stimpson and Ken Clark; in second with 89.25 points (63.75 percent) were Doris Reeves and Roger Price, and in third with 81.67 points (58.34 percent) were Wendy Summer and John Bevan.There were only three-and-a-half tables for duplicate bridge on Dec. 26. Because there were so few players, we used the Howell Movement in place of the more customary Mitchell Movement. We played four boards a round. Everyone had a four-board sit-out. The average score was 24. The winners, with 27.5 points (57.29 percent), were David Bill and George Dell; in second with 26.5 points (55.21 percent) were Emily and Billy Saster, and in third with 26 points (54.17 percent) were Joan Turnure and John Neufeld.