Sharon bridge scores

There were seven full tables for duplicate bridge on May 4 at Good Neighbors on Low Road in Sharon. It was a dreary rainy day, a good day to be inside with friends. We played four boards a round, so all pairs played 28 boards. The average score was 84. The winners: For North South pairs, in first with 109 points (64.88 percent) were Carol Magowan and Seth Milliken; in second with 94.5 points (56.25 percent) were Trish Stimpson and George Mason, and in third with 83.5 points (49.7 percent) were Doris Reeves and Harry Hall. For East West pairs, in first with 102.5 points (61.01 percent) were Jim Palmer and Rusty Chandler; in second with 96 points (57.14 percent) were Wendy Summer and John Bevan, and in third with 91 points (54.17 percent) were Sue Lynch and Judy Swanson. There were eight full tables for duplicate bridge at Great Neighbors on Wednesday, May 18, a dreary afternoon, good for playing bridge. We played four boards a round, so 32 boards were in play. We had a skip after four rounds and all pairs played 28 boards. The average score was 84. The winners: For North South pairs, in first with 99 points (58.93 percent) were Norma Bartholomew and Tom Burke; in second with 97.5 points (58.04 percent) were Emily and Billy Saster, and in third with 94 points (55.95 percent) were Trish Stimpson and Harry Hall. For East West pairs, in first with 103.5 points (61.61 percent) were Wendy Summer and Ken Clark; in second with 94 points (55.95 percent ) were Kit Kellogg and Lilly Beck, and in third with 91 points (54.17 percent) were Lull McGrath and Jim Palmer.

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