From: "David Abolafia" <WriterCritic@classic.msn.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 97 23:39:25 UT
Subject: 12/13 Scrabble tournament results
Message-id: <UPMAIL18.199712132341110353@classic.msn.com>

Here are the results from Ginger White's 12/13 tourney:

Division A
Frank Tangredi          6-1     +483
Rose Kreiswirth         4-3     +325
David Abolafia          4-3     -46
Lynn Cushman            3-4     -30
Audrey Tumbarello       3-4     -73
Bob Frey                3-4     -106
Ann Sanfedele           3-4     -547
Mark Berg               2-5     +4

Division B
Judy Steward            6-1     +312
Mark Feldman            4-3     +292
Steve Williams          4-3     +79
Verna Richards Berg     3-4     +148
David Gould             3-4     -86
Arline Silverman                3-4     -139
Jim Yee                 3-4     -371
Tom Kelly               2-5     -245

Division C
Marie Puma              5-2     +203
Helene Browe            5-2     -71
Jeremy Frank            4-2-1   +616
Sally Ricketts          4-3     +341
Ed Ugarte               3-3-1   -50
Sarah Rosenblum 3-4     +32
Phyllis Nussbaum        2-5     -443
Lisa Thomas             1-6     -633

Division D
Ben Loiterstein         6-1     +672
Jerry Mory              6-1     +607
Nick Denezzo            4-3     +78
Walt Bellcourt          4-3     -21
Barbara Newman  3-4     -307
Rod MacNeil             2-5     -238
Mark Hilton             2-5     -389
Anne Commerford 1-6     -364

Division E
David Steere            7-0     +399
Carl Naples             4-3     +174
Lorraine O'Loughlin     4-3     +92
Courtney Miller         4-3     +3
Frank Correra           3-3-1   -196
Eileen Joyce            2-5     -15
Marjorie Bash           2-5     -141
Mabel Trapani           1-5-1   -316

Division F
Ruth Dunkle             6-1     +314
Joan Perico             4-3     +248
Stacia Camp             4-3     +155
Mike Avitzur            4-3     +12
Ruby Turner             4-3     -13
Vi Ditommaso            3-4     -180
Carol Landsman          2-5     -295
Janet Pomeranz          1-6     -201

Once again (third tourney in a row), I missed coming in the money because of a lousy spread. :-P

Other strange thing: In seven games that I played, neither I nor any of my opponents issued a challenge!

But my rating will go over 1800 for the first time!!! Oh joy, oh rapture.

David Abolafia
WriterCritic@msn.com