Sharon bridge scores November 4

SHARON — There were 10-and-a-half tables for duplicate bridge at Good Neighbors, 1 Low Road, on Oct. 13. We played three boards a round, which makes for an especially long day; so, we cut the game off after only eight rounds. Many of us were getting tired.

The average score each way was calculated by the computer, quickly, even with the truncated game. The average score was 108.

The winners: For North South pairs, in first with 133.97 points (62.02 percent) were Trish Stimpson and Norma Bartholomew; in second with119.4 points (55.28 percent) were Terry Pastre and Marguerite McGrath, and in third with 116.54 points (53.95 percent) were Diane and Roger Price.

For East West pairs, in first with 144.02 points (a huge 66.68 percent) were Barbara Griggs and Peg Murphy; in second with 129.61 points (60.00 percent) were Kit Kellogg and Lilly Beck, and in third with 115.68 points (53.56 percent) were Catherine Brazelton and Jim Palmer.

There were eight full tables for duplicate bridge at Good Neighbors on October 20.  We put only 24 boards in play,  three boards a round.  All pairs played 21 boards because of the necessary “skipâ€� after four rounds. The average score was 63. The short game allowed us to get home early.

The winners: For North South pairs, in first with 86 points (68.25 percent) were Trish Stimpson and Harry Hall;  in second with 71 points (56.35 percent) were Ann Patton and Mary Robertson, and in third with 63.5 points (50.4 percent) were Barbara Griggs and Dick Collins.  

For East West pairs, in first with 77 points (61.11 percent) were Lilly Beck and Doris Reeves; in second with 69.5 points  (55.16 percent) were Susan Lambrecht and Ken Clark, and in third with 68.5 points (54.37 percent) were Ruth Adams and Biz Rogers.

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