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Page 1 South Australian Bridge Association Newsletter August 2018 In This Issue ANC Results 2 Roman Key Card Blackwood Article by David Lusk (Part 3) 3 Help Wanted 6 Post Mortem Article by Tony Miller 7 Linda Alexander Patron Emeritus 8 Barbara Marrett Patron of Youth 9 Need a Partner? 10 Monthly Winners 11 Funnies Page 12 August Mon PM—Wally Roll Pairs (RED) Wed AM—John Zollo Pairs (RED) September Mon PM—State Singles Cships (RED) Wed AM—Len Thompson Pairs Fri AM—John Pick Pairs (RED) Recognise these members? Ill give you a hint. The year was 1995 and the event was the Australian National Championships in Darwin. Pictured is the South Australian Youth Team—Luke Matthews, Mark Jappe, Wendy Hooper, Michal Rosa, Linda Smyth, Anthony Gibbs and Linda Alexander (NPC). Most of the team still plays bridge and Luke, Mark and Wendy are now Grand Masters. Linda Alexander has been a supporter of all aspects of SABA and, in fact, is the clubs Patron Emeritus (see page 8 for more on Lindas involvement in the club). Page 9 also has a biography on the clubs Patron of Youth, Barbara Marrett. For information on how current South Australian teams went at this years Australian National Championships see page 2. A BLAST FROM THE PAST? New Map Raffle $1 per cket $’000s in prizes

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Page 1: South Australian ridge Association Newsletter August 2018 ...South Australian ridge Association Newsletter August 2018 In This Issue ANC Results 2 Roman Key Card Blackwood Article

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South Australian Bridge Association Newsletter August 2018

In This Issue

ANC Results 2

Roman Key Card Blackwood Article by David Lusk (Part 3) 3

Help Wanted 6

Post Mortem Article by Tony Miller 7

Linda Alexander Patron Emeritus 8

Barbara Marrett Patron of Youth 9

Need a Partner? 10

Monthly Winners 11

Funnies Page 12

August

Mon PM—Wally Roll Pairs (RED)

Wed AM—John Zollo Pairs (RED)

September Mon PM—State Singles C’ships

(RED)

Wed AM—Len Thompson Pairs

Fri AM—John Pick Pairs (RED)

Recognise these members? I’ll give you a hint. The year was 1995 and the event was the Australian National Championships in Darwin. Pictured is the South Australian Youth Team—Luke Matthews, Mark Jappe, Wendy Hooper,

Michal Rosa, Linda Smyth, Anthony Gibbs and Linda Alexander (NPC). Most of the team still plays bridge and Luke, Mark and Wendy are now Grand Masters. Linda Alexander has been a supporter of all aspects of SABA and, in fact, is the club’s Patron Emeritus (see page 8 for more on Linda’s involvement in the club). Page 9 also has a biography on the club’s Patron of Youth, Barbara Marrett. For information on how current South Australian teams went at this year’s Australian National Championships see page 2.

A BLAST FROM THE PAST?

New Map Raffle

$1 per ticket

$’000s in prizes

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A bad night at the Bridge Club

I’m giving up bridge – tonight’s my last night.

It’s Amen to Stayman – I give up the fight.

The insults and muddles are giving me troubles

And I can’t sleep at night for thinking of doubles.

My cards are all rotten and I have forgotten

Who’s playing and what’s trumps

And what’s gone on my right.

So it’s goodbye to Blackwood, I’m off to the

backwoods

I’m bidding goodbye to the dear little club.

I can’t stand the hassle, I can’t stand the pain.

I’m getting those bad cards again and again.

I’m giving up bridge – tonight’s a bad night.

Declarer is horrid and nothing goes right.

My partner’s a dope and I’m losing all hope

And when she says double I know we’re in trouble.

My partner’s points are not high and I’m wondering

why

She kept on bidding right up to the sky.

We’re in seven spades and all my hope fades

When surprise, surprise, her high bid pays.

We’re winning all tricks, the defenders feel sick

And I have to admit my partner’s a brick.

I’m giving up bridge – tonight’s my last night.

So it’s goodbye to Gerber, I give up the fight.

Be kind to your partners and don’t mind their cheek,

For it’s only a game, - oh, I’ll see you next week.

Membership Target

2017 Total 1256

2018 Target 1325

1st July 2018 1263

1st August 2018 1295

2018 Australian National Championships

The 2018 Australian National Championships was

held in Hobart with South Australian teams

represented in the Open, Seniors, Women’s and

Youth. Once again SA performed well with three of

our four teams making the finals stage. This year saw

a change of format with the top three teams making

the finals. The top team went straight through to the

final with teams 2 and 3 playing each other for the

second finals spot.

Whilst SA’s open team finished mid field, the Seniors

and Women’s teams both made the semi finals with

the Youth team making the final.

Final results for all SA teams were:

Open Team

Zolly Nagy (C), David Middleton, Roger Januszke,

John Zollo, Judy Hocking, Kevin Lange 5th

Senior’s Team

David Anderson (C), Jeff Travis, Russel Harms,

Attilio De Luca, John Smith, Ian Hilditch 3rd

Women’s Team

Sue Lusk (NPC), Therese Demarco, Sue Emerson,

Lori Smith, Barbara Travis, Di Marler, Pam Morgan-

King 3rd

Youth Team

Lauren Travis (C), David Gue, Ben Curtis, Jamie

Simpson, George Bartley, Jarvis Dunsford 2nd

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Roman Key Card Blackwood (RKCB) 3

David Lusk

1430 or 0314?

We pretty much all cut our teeth on simple

Blackwood. Blackwood is relatively easy to

remember as long as one does not forget that zero is a

number. We get used to the stepping nature of the

communication as (0, 1, 2, 3 etc.) RKCB operated the

same way except that 0 and 1 also carry the possibility

of 3 or 4 Key-cards, respectively. Because this is a

logical development flowing on from Blackwood

most of us learn it the same way, usually described as

0314.

What is 1430?

Just when everyone was getting the hang of RKCB,

some bright spark came up with the idea of flipping

the 5C and 5D responses so that 5C showed 1or 4 and

5D confirmed 0 or 3 Key cards. This is called 1430

which many of you would recognise as the score you

get for making exactly 12 tricks in a vulnerable major

slam. This bright idea seems to be just an evil plot to

confuse the masses, but there are certain advantages to

the modification with the obvious disadvantage being

that it is harder to remember, particularly if you play

different agreements with different partners.

What Makes 1430 Technically Superior?

On the assumption that sanity is prevailing when

RKCB is applied, it turns out that ‘one’ is the more

common answer amongst those which do not throw a

wet blanket over the auction. In other words, when

responder says “zero” there is usually a hasty retreat

to 5 of the agreed suit. When the answer is ‘one’ you

may be in the situation where the asker needs room to

check for the (TQ) and has a limited number of bids

available to find out without committing to six.

Consider this auction:

West is interested in slam after East shows 10-12 HCP

and four card support for hearts. Without the TQ

there a potential problem on the hand West now has

5D available to ask about the TQ. Had East been

required to bid 5D, the next unbid suit would have

been spades which would force the partnership to 6

then would have been no point asking unless West

needed that card to bid seven with confidence.

Contrast with a different auction:

As is often the case, West knows that East cannot

have 12-15 points and no key cards, so a TQ ask is

still available with 5S, the flatness of East’s hand

makes that a bit of a trap. For example, East cannot

have 3 Aces, the TQ and the ♣ King and have fewer

than 17 points. Logically, West can simply bid 6H,

which turns out to be good odds.

It was reported that 60 top pairs were asked which

Blackwood variant they use. 8 used Blackwood, 8 use

0314, and an overwhelming 44 use 1430. I wonder

what that figure would be here at SABA. (ED)

West East Auction

♠ K3J

♥ KJ763

♦ KQJ

♣ A7

♠ A64

♥ A952

♦ A73

♣ K32

1H – 3NT = flat raise

4NT - 5C = 0 or 3

West East Auction

♠ K3

♥ AT763

♦ AKJT5

♣ A

♠ 875

♥ KQ42

♦ Q4

♣ K765

1H – 3H = limit raise

4NT - 5C = 1 or 4

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SABA MAP RAFFLE

$1 per square

$’000’s in prizes

Drawn Thursday 13th December

Map Raffle Instructions 1. Select the square(s) you want

2. Place an X in that square

3. Put your name, square number(s), and total amount on the sheet

4. Place the sheet and the money in the envelope provided

***A couple of tickets per week will give you 50 chances to win!!

Prize List

1st Breadmaker & Slicer $200

2nd Nutribullet $170

3rd Towel Set $140

4th 2016 Stamp Collection $130

5th Blanket $120

6th Air Fryer $100

7th Domino Set $70

8th Mini Steamer $65

9th Casserole Tray $30

10th Scent Infuser $30

11th Jigsaw $20

12th Waffle Maker $20

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It seems that the

Stirling Golf Club is a

bit to remote for some

of our members, and

after a promising start,

numbers are already dropping off. The club has

found a place right in the heart of Stirling at the RSL

club. As of Thursday 16th August Bridge at Stirling

will be run out of the Stirling RSL Club. Starting time

is still 9.30 am.

New SABA WIFI

The club has set up a

new WiFi connection

which will be easier to

access and is faster.

Connect to:

SABA-WIFI

Password: 0883733995

Around the Clubs Bridge on Torrens (BoT) (Cnr Smith & Church St, Walkerville)

Held at the Walkerville

Bowling Club, members can

enjoy the very friendly

atmosphere in great

surroundings. BoT sessions

are Mondays and

Thursdays @ 1pm.

Supervised play is available

at both sessions.

Bridge at Somerton Park (B@SP) (16 Boundary Rd, Somerton Park)

If you live near the

beach, chances are

you’re not far from our

Somerton Park club.

The B@SP session is

held on Tuesday

morning from 9.30 to 12.30. Supervised players

welcome and the players get together once a

month for lunch.

607 Lower Nth East Rd,

Campbelltown

Bridge at Campbelltown (B@C) 10am—1pm

Looking for divine

inspiration? Then you

may enjoy a morning of

bridge at the Uniting Church at

free lecture before the game in a friendly and

welcoming atmosphere.

Bridge at Fullarton

Fullarton Park

Community Centre

411 Fullarton Rd

A casual and relaxed

game of bridge is

available at the

Fullarton Community Centre every Monday

afternoon at 1pm.

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Help!

Dear Members, I have taken on the task to introduce you to our “LATEST NEWS” function on our SABA website. I am a current SABA Committee Member and would like to extend an invitation to all members to become involved in the success of this initiative. We need a team of volunteers, scouts, etc. to gather information and report back on a regular basis. If you feel you can contribute in some way to drive this function to be the “GO TO” place for what’s happening with Bridge, I would love to hear from you. A “LATEST NEWS” function can be so many things and its success will depend on the talent that can be-mustered within our membership. The idea is to add regular posts covering many topics. You will be able to access this function independently on the website or opt to have the “LATEST NEWS” automatically dropped in your INBOX. We need help to research pertinent information we can duplicate or link to our “LATEST NEWS” and also create topical discussions. We need helpers with computer skills, photography, podcasting, video editing and writing skills plus it would be great if you would nominate to be the “go to person” for information about the regular session you play in. Your contribution could be to put forward unusual boards to “ASK AN EXPERT” function on our website, or simply pass on your findings at the end of a session. You could participate by sharing a newsworthy incident, an experience playing elsewhere or perhaps a celebration. The stand out categories are:- Education: Eg. Recommend books and videos from SABA library / advertise classes/ develop a mentoring team / encourage discussion on conventions / share your thoughts on unusual boards etc. Acknowledgement: Eg. Welcome guests and new members/ be forthcoming with thanks and congratulations / acknowledge members progress/ acknowledge successful club representatives/ etc. Results: Eg. Recognise high achievers at all levels Events: Eg. Profile events State and National / encourage members to participate / encourage players with minimum master points to participate

Member Information General: Eg. Share success of a SABA, ABF or SABF event with podcast, video photos / Interview successful players at all levels and post their stories / interview interesting people outside of our club. Community Interaction: EG. Provide ongoing Q and A on the introduction of Keycard - pay as you play / encourage participation on Pianola Plus / provide information about bridge holidays - from existing providers- create an opportunity - recommend a cruise / introduce a fun quarterly competition with the purpose of collectively involving members of all levels within SABA Bridge Club Don't feel overwhelmed by my request. This is an overview of what could be achieved with a collaborative effort and it won't happen overnight but we need to start somewhere. Thank you for your attention and I welcome your feedback. Your contribution however large or small would be appreciated, join the team and have some fun. Please respond to me, Jenny Donoghue, Phone or text: 0417820241 Email: [email protected] Yours sincerely Jenny Donoghue

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The Post Mortem

By Tony Miller

An unhurried look at bridge’s on-the-spot

decisions.

Playing as West on this board I faced a rebid

problem because at the time I hadn’t been taught

a bid that would adequately describe the hand.

I didn’t want to just rebid the clubs because that

didn’t seem to show enough strength. I had 19

points and the hand was fairly balanced so I bid

2NT to put the hand in the correct range and

show that I had something in every suit. I’m

reasonably happy with that but I now realise that

2NT wasn’t adequate either:

I now think West should rebid 3NT, showing an

excellent club suit and game strength. Luckily, in

this case East can be in no doubt about the slam

potential. Here’s how the auction might go (in our

system):

West East

1C - 1D

3NT - 4C Gerber

4S - 5C two aces / king-ask

5S - 7C two kings / to play

Should East bid the grand slam? I believe so

because I think there’s a strong chance it will

work – here’s why. West must have the king of

clubs to rebid 3NT without the ace, so one of the

red kings is missing. If only the heart king is

missing, like here, there’s no problem because

East-West have so many trumps that they can

ruff diamonds twice in hand if needed. But if the

diamond king is missing then the finesse is still a

50% chance, which appears to give the contract

about a 75% chance of making and so I think it’s

worth the risk.

Disclaimer: Some of what I say in these articles

will be wrong - I want to make it clear that I’m not

an authority on bridge, however much I might like

to pretend to be. This is about what interests me

so I’ll be keen to explore what I don’t fully

understand.

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Bridge Biography – Linda Alexander

Early days After taking some private lessons from John Pick with two good friends, it was suggested we go and play at SABA. In those days, SABA was situated on the first floor of a building opposite Dalgety House in Currie Street in the city. This was in 1971.

Play sessions were then held on Monday, Thursday and Saturday nights plus a women’s only session on Wednesday afternoon. In those early days, I played on Monday and Thursday evenings, and then, when I stopped working, also on Wednesday afternoons.

Later when SABA moved to Unley, sessions were held mostly each day, except Sundays, which were reserved for Special Sunday Events and the odd weekend Congress.

Of my two friends, one was to go on within five years to represent South Australia and Australia, and the other to decide that bridge was not for her. Thus, it was Sue (Robertson/Edwards) who suggested we go and play in the Junior Competition in Canberra in 1972 with Anita Dresmanis (later Anderson) and Ralph Parker. Needless to say, we did not do all that well but we had a great time. This was my first major competition. It was the beginning of a thread of interstate and national competitions that were to follow to the current day.

Representing SA

I started representing SA at the Australian National Competition Women’s Tournament in 1979. My first tournament was played with Liz Page-Hanify. This was then followed by many happy years partnering Nicky Robinson. Other highlights of National Competitions include coming second firstly, with Alison Fallon in the Women’s’ Pairs in 2002, and secondly, with Deanne James in the Seniors Teams in 2004.

Official Roles with SABA

I was elected to the position of Treasurer on the SABA Management Committee in 1974 when Norman Treloar was the President. I served in that role for the next two years before being elected to Secretary of that Committee, a position I was to hold for the next twenty years.

Early on whilst serving on the SABA Management Committee, I chaired the Women’s Committee. However, there was a ruling by the Equal Opportunity Commission that decreed it was discriminatory for SABA to hold a women’s only playing competition. Thus, the Wednesday session was merged to become a mixed session. The Women’s Committee was disbanded.

In the early 1980’s I was instrumental in starting and directing the Saturday Pairs session. It was set up as a social day, complimented with everyone bringing a little afternoon tea. It became such a popular session that we included a beginners’ class to also join in the fun.

I also directed A Grade on a Tuesday night. This grew to 3 sections with 30+ tables. I did this for about 15 years resigning in 2012.

Patron Emeritus

In 1997, I was elected at the SABA AGM as Patron Emeritus. I am greatly proud of this honour. I see this role as one of supporting and facilitating the continued success and furtherment of SABA.

Initiatives

Patron’s Trophy

In 1996, I began donating a Trophy called the Patron’s Cup. Eligibility is for those members who at the start of the year were new to bridge, but, who also attended and worked through the “SABA Beginners’ Program”.

A regular scheduled SABA Teaching Day, at one of the SABA Clubs, is selected as the forum for this contest. Next a particular month in the latter part of the calendar year is chosen for when the competition play off over a four week occurs. The Patron’s Cup is awarded to the winning Pair.

In this way, our new members are able to experience the fun and excitement of competitions. Further, through a process of rotation, every SABA scheduled Teaching Day, at some point, becomes central to this award, and so provides opportunity for members in all our Clubs to compete.

Mentoring

Bridge has given me much, and in wanting to give back some of these gains, I decided to start mentoring those beginner or intermediate players who came to me asking for my assistance. I arrange to play with such members for one month. During this time I work with them to achieve a greater level of understanding and play of the wonderful game of bridge.

Assisting in the Satellite Clubs

SABA Unley began the establishment of its Satellite Clubs five years ago. I was directly involved with the starting of Bridge-On-Torrens at Walkerville. In the beginning, it was very slow to get off the blocks, so to facilitate building a congenial atmosphere for players, I decided to make biscuits for afternoon tea. However, by a stroke of luck, I switched to making scones. To my delight, I found that these “special treats” really hit the jackpot; and today, unless away, I still make 35 scones for each Monday session. Regular players now also bring plates of goodies. This all makes for a happy noisy afternoon tea break. This Club currently is one of our most successful Clubs.

Additionally to this I assist Sue Lusk at the Campbelltown Satellite Club with Beginners or anyone else who might be needing help.

Attending Key Events

Generally, you will find me in attendance of SABA’s key events such as the AGM, Special Events and special Social Events.

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Bridge Biography – Barbara Marrett On Playing Bridge

As a child, with my father, I had always played cards. But

it was in in my twenties that some mature aged ladies

introduced to me Bridge, and from then on, I was hooked

on the game.

After being married we lived briefly in Adelaide and then

we started moving a lot due to my husband’s work. In the

early 70’s we relocated first to Melbourne. There I

discovered the Waverley Bridge Club (WBC) and

fortunately, I was able to play there over the years whilst

we lived in Melbourne. Apart from learning a lot about

bridge at the WBC I made many friends whom I still see

today.

One player Shirley Collins took me under her wing. She

told me I should learn Acol, as “you never know where

you will end up”. How right she was! We lived in London

twice and New Zealand where Acol is played as the system

of national preference in these countries. It is still my

preferred system, and the one I have played it mostly since

our return to Adelaide.

Besides shifts to Melbourne three times and London twice,

we lived in New York, Hong Kong and our last post was

Wellington, New Zealand. Additionally, my husband’s

work required he travel a lot. My continuing addiction to

bridge led me to use baby sitters to enable playing sessions

at night and I maximised school time for day session play.

There is a whole community world wide of expats that

form a dynamic bridge community so you will always find

a bridge club in which to play in the main capital cities of

most countries. Each country has its own formatted

competitions. In USA and UK, one is only allowed to play

in limited competitions outside one’s club, according to

your Masterpoint level. I have made many friends through

bridge, and this has meant I have always found it possible

to have a game when we have travelled, and particularly

when revisiting places in which we had lived.

When living in Hong Kong I was lucky to be able to play

in the National Women’s team along with Sue Greb, an

American friend plus four other local girls. Sue and I saw

this as an opportunity, since neither of us had the

expectation that we would be good enough to represent our

own countries. We saw this as a way of advancing our

bridge ability, and so went off to play in the National

Competition. The second time we represented Hong Kong

was in 1983 in Sydney at the Far East Competition.

Countries from Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand

were the contenders for this event. My partner Jane and I

sat down to play against the Australian team, represented at

our table by none other than Sue Lusk and Barbara Travis!

I was to meet up some months later with Sue Lusk when

we had moved to Wellington and she was visiting New

Zealand to play in a competition. Thus, began my

friendships with Sue and Barbara.

My association with SABA and Youth Bridge

Consequently, when I returned to Adelaide in 1987, it was

Sue who got my bridge life organised and thus began my

association at SABA.

I was asked to join the general SABA Management

Committee around that time, and served on that committee

for some five years. During that period, Linda Alexander

and I convened two Australian National Championships.

This event is on a rotational basis with the other States and

Territories usually held in July. Each State can be

represented by an Open team, Women’s team, Senior’s

team and a Youth team, for players under twenty five years

of age. There are usually six players per team, with no less

than four. It was at this point that I was introduced to

Youth Bridge. A short time later, David Lusk, then the

SABA Club Teacher, asked me join the Youth Sub-

Committee. This was in 1992, and I have remained on the

Youth Bridge Committee ever since. I am currently its

Chair.

When SABA was formed in 1933, Youth bridge came

under its umbrella. However, in 2012 this responsibility

was transferred to the South Australian Bridge Federation

(SAFB). Currently the Youth Bridge Committee (SAFB)

meets five to six times per annum. Its role is to arrange for

interested youth to play bridge, be coached and mentored

in bridge by experts, as well as participate in Youth

competitions. Additionally, we assist our SA youth

representatives financially so they can compete in National

competitions, such as the National Youth week, which is

held in Canberra each January. Consequently, we are

active in our fund raising. Further, to raise awareness and

recruitment, over the years we have held workshops,

visited schools, and ‘O’ week at Universities promoting

Youth bridge.

Our aim is to support our Youth player, no matter how

large or small their numbers. Currently our program

encourages them to play in our Thursday night

competitions and where we can, we provide free games for

them in some events.

The SABA Youth Patron

SABA Youth Patron is indeed an honourable title for me. It

has given me the chance to work for both promoting and

developing Youth bridge in SA.

It is my view that SA has been most lucky with its youth

talent over the years. I have been fortunate on many

occasions to have represented SA in the Women’s Team at

the annual Australian National Championships, and thus,

been present when our Youth teams are competing. Hence,

I have been able to observe the talent of our SA Youth

players first hand. As a spectator, I have got caught up in

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their exuberance and “brave” bidding. I have found this to

be an amazing experience. Cont’d

During such events, I assist our youth players in differing

ways. This might mean providing them with a good meal

of spaghetti bolognaise or as in Perth a few years ago,

facilitating for our Youth team to continue competing on

day two whilst coping with one team member having to go

to hospital for an appendectomy. Most importantly, I try to

be there to support them.

Our Youth players will likely become bridge’s future expert players. It is important therefore that full support is given to them, no matter how large or small their numbers, for it is they who will in time ensure the continued growth, development and joy of the game of bridge.

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Cancer Care Centre @ Unley

The Cancer Care Centre, Unley, is a community based organisation that provides complementary care services to support people affected by cancer. It is a non-profit, non-medical support organisation run by experienced volunteers, located at the edge of Adelaide city in the leafy suburb of Unley.

Establish in 1985 by cancer patients, family members and carers, the Cancer Care Centre supports people and families with all types of cancer. The centre offers care and support in the form of counselling, support groups, therapies, exercise, workshops, nutrition, and access to the centre’s resource library. With a weekly program packed with a variety of different classes such as Tai Chi, Mindfullness Meditation, a men’s support group, art therapy, a carer and families support group, and massage therapies; there is something for everyone.

The Cancer Care Centre supports individuals and families to empower themselves as they travel the cancer journey in a warm, friendly, and non-clinical environment. As a non-for profit South Australian charity, the centre receives no government funding and relies solely on members and generous donations from families and the public.

Keep this date in your diary? SABA will be running a congress on Sunday 25th November with all money raised going to support the Cancer Care Centre in Unley.

NEED A PARTNER

On many occasions we find ourselves without a partner and we are looking to introduce a system to assist players to overcome this dilemma. We would like to extend an invitation to all members to become involved.

We need a team of volunteers to participate on a “NO PAY PLAY” for daily sessions at Young Street. If you would like to participate please add your name to the roster by completing this form. You may respond electronically or return a hand written form to the SABA Office.

First Name…….…………………………………….. Surname. ……………………………………………. Contact phone number: ……………………………...

Please indicate day or days you are available to play Monday -Saturday : (please tick)

…Monday 10:30 am Session

Tuesday 10:30 am Session

Wednesday 10:30 am Session

…Thursday 10:30 am Session

…Friday 10:00am Session

…Friday 1:30 pm Session

…Saturday 1:00 pm Session.

Are you available at short notice: Y/N

How much notice do you require?

Previous night/ day

1 hour before play commences

1/2 an hour before play commences

Thank you for your attention and your assistance to get this initiative underway. We look forward to assisting members with a temporary solution when their regular partner is on holiday or unable to attend at short notice.

Should you wish to have your say about the success of this project please don't hesitate to contact me for further discussion. Thank You Jenny Donoghue

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MONTHLY RESULTS

Monday AM

Anthony Lusk / Andrew Eddie Carolyn Toh / Wendy Adams Anne Melrose / Sally Bates Gwen Rothwell / Wendy Holloway Val Mace / Patrick Mace

Bridge at Fullarton

Mike Greening / Patricia Mesmer Jill Bransbury / Ronda Bowyer

Monday PM A Grade

Rex Whitford / Chris Lorimer Roger Januszke / Peter Chan Attilio De Luca / Susan Emerson

Monday PM

Nicholas Linke / Pam Linke Tony Simula / Marianne Harkin

Monday PM Supervised

Pam Wood / Linda Halls Jane Greening / Ian Hillier

Bridge @ Somerton Park

Tuesday AM

Ingrid Cooke / John Pearson David Lusk / Gary Chua Margaret Stevens / Fulvia Howard Bevin Brooks / Ceda Nikolic

Tuesday AM Intermediates

Ying Craig / Brian Craig Mary Drikas / Liz Shephard Jennette Brown / Jenny Kemp

Tuesday PM

Merilyn Paris / Chris Barnwell Geoff Fauser / Greg Bishop Janice Paltridge / Janet Hegarty

Wednesday AM A Grade

John Zollo / Roger Januszke John Smith / Attilio De Luca Kevin Lange / Judy Hocking

Wednesday AM

Rod Moritz / Yvonne Blewett Junice Nesbitt / Pauline Harris Hadyn Hanna / Helen Kite

Wednesday PM

Bruce Smith / Terry King Bill Bradshaw / Catherine Ellice-Flint

Thursday AM

Jane Sharley / Bette Backhouse June Gormley / Elizabeth Bowen Terry Pickering / Lesley Marron Helga Corbett / Val Churchill

Bridge on Torrens - Thursday

Lucy Clarkson / Tom Hamnett Susan Dutch / Catherine Smith

BoT Supervised

Ann Tardivel / Leonie Nancarrow

Friday AM

Judy Hone / Jim May Ros Marsh / Liz Angel David Munro / Peter Rollond

Friday Afternoon

Tricia Lonn / Anne Henesey-Smith Jenny Donoghue / Ceda Nikolic

Bridge@Campbelltown

Rhonda Grant / Tricia Weddle John Donovan / Vince Salini

Saturday

Andrew Eddie / Linda Alexander Helen Fleet / Robert Fleet John Smith / Wendy Hopkins

Saturday Intermediate

Pam Wood / Linda Halls Mary Higgins / Glenda Bowen-Pain

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