Rockwell Mixed Pairs
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The Rockwell Mixed Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
The Rockwell Mixed Pairs is a four session MP pairs event, two qualifying sessions and two final sessions. The event typically starts on the Tuesday of the NABC. The event is open, one of the pairs must be male, the other must be female.
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[edit] History
The Rockwell Mixed Pairs is a four-session event with two qualifying and two final sessions. Each pair must consist of a male and female partnership. The Rockwell Trophy, donated by Helen Rockwell in 1946, is presented to the winners. It was contested at the Fall NABC until 1962. It moved to the Spring NABC in 1963, where it has remained ever since.
The record-holder in the Mixed Pairs is Sidney Silodor, who won the event five times --- including 1955 and 1956 with Helen Sobel. John Crawford won the event three times --- in 1948 and 1949 with Margaret Wagar and in 1959 with Dorothy Hayden, the first time they had ever played together.
[edit] Winners
Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
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1946 | Anne Burnstein, Alvin Roth | David Carter, Frances Carter |
1947 | Evelyn Ansin, Charles Goren | John Crawford, Margaret Wagar |
1948 | John Crawford, Margaret Wagar | Charles Johnson, Mrs. Frank Myer |
1949 | John Crawford, Margaret Wagar | Paula Bacher, Peter Leventritt |
1950 | Peter Leventritt, Ruth Sherman | William Thiemann, Mrs. William Thiemann |
1951 | Edith Rosenbloom, Sidney Silodor | Edward Burns, Shirley Fairchild |
1952 | Anne Burnstein, Alvin Roth | Ella Tilles, Jules Tilles |
1953 | Jewel Hodge, Paul Hodge | John Gerber, Celeste Mounce |
1954 | Said Haddad, Betty Windley | Zenobia Allen, John Moran |
1955 | Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel | Alicia Kempner, George Rapee |
1956 | Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel | Donald Farquaharson, Agnes Gordon |
1957 | Bee Gale, Howard Schenken | Frances Carter, David Warner |
1958 | Carol Ross, Edwin Smith | Louis Cohen, Sylvia Stein |
1959 | John Crawford, Dorothy Hayden | Sidney Lazard, Stella Rebner |
1960 | Elsie Abrams, William Passell | Peter Johnson, Gladys Kransberg |
1961 | Art Comstock, Margaret Muirhead | Charles Solomon, Peggy Solomon |
1962 | Clarice Holt, Paul Levitt | Peggy Jean Berry, John Sutherlin |
1963 | Agnes Gordon, Eric Murray | Barbara Brier, Jerry Brier |
1964 | Dan Morse, Mary Margaret Swan | Margaret Alcorn, Peter Pender |
1965 | Betty Kaplan, Edgar Kaplan | Malvine Klausner, Morris Portugal |
1966 | Robert Sharp, Louise Sharp | Gertrude Blasband, Sylvester Lowery |
1967 | Gertrude Machlin, Kit Woolsey | Kathie Cappelletti, Mike Cappelletti |
1968 | Marilyn Johnson, Peter Rank | John Gerber, Carol Klar |
1969 | Peggy Parker, Steve Parker | Evelyn Levitt, Dave Treadwell |
1970 | George Dawkins, Carolyn Flournoy | Mary Chilcote, Larry Weiss |
1971 | Eugenie Mathe, Lew Mathe | Barry Crane, Kerri Davis |
1972 | John Mohan, Peggy Sutherlin | Leland Ferer, Gratian Goldstein |
1973 | Bernie Chazen, Marilyn Johnson | Kenneth Cohen, Helen Smith |
1974 | Gerald Caravelli, Helen Utegaard | Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman |
1975 | Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman | Sandi Leavitt, Paul Sugar |
1976 | Peggy Lipsitz, Steve Parker | Nancy Gruver, Lee Rautenberg |
1977 | Joel Friedberg, Nancy Gruver | Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman |
1978 | Ahmed Hussein, Gail Moss | Dave McClintock, Janet McClintock |
1979 | Juanita Skelton, Mike Smolen | Carol Sanders, Tom Sanders |
1980 | Jeff Meckstroth, Patty Meckstroth | Hemant Lall, Jan Lall |
1981 | Esta Van Zandt, Jim Zimmerman | 2-3. Charlie Dorn, Bonnie LaRochelle; 2-3. Bart Bramley, Judy Wadas |
1982 | Barry Crane, Kerri Shuman | Mike Passell, Nancy Passell |
1983 | John Gustafson, Helen Gustafson | Benito Garozzo, Lea DuPont |
1984 | Kathy Sulgrove, Larry Rock | Audrey Rennels, Ron Von der Porten |
1985 | Beth Palmer, Steve Robinson | Patricia Hassett, Steve Garner |
1986 | Lisa Berkowitz, David Berkowitz | Laurie Kranyak, Phil Becker |
1987 | Lisa Berkowitz, David Berkowitz | Juanita Chambers, Jim Robison |
1988 | Claire Tornay, Michael Moss | Susan Green, Mike Cappelletti |
1989 | Dorothy Truscott, Alan Truscott | Sandra Low, Marc Low |
1990 | JoAnn Manfield, Ken Cohen | Adair Gellman, Ravindra Murthy |
1991 | JoAnn Manfield, Danny Sprung | Judy Tucker, Jim Becker |
1992 | Kitty Bethe, Larry Mori | Linda Lee, Ray Lee |
1993 | Libby Fernandez, Happoldt Neuffer | Sabine Zenkel, Ron Andersen |
1994 | Jillian Blanchard, Geoff Hampson | Kay Schulle, John Sutherlin |
1995 | Cindy Bernstein, Bob Bernstein | Kay Larsen, Chris Larsen |
1996 | Margery Tamres, Joseph Brady | Anne Simon, Arnie Fisher |
1997 | Phyllis Quinn, Wafik Abdou | Shirley Blum, George Whitworth |
1998 | Joan Eaton, Leslie Amoils | Craig Jacobson, Barbara Lehman |
1999 | Shannon Lipscomb, Mike Cappelletti Jr. | Anne Arndt, Godfrey Chang |
2000 | Linda Gordon, Bernie Chazen | Frederick Hamilton, Rhoda Walsh |
2001 | Barbara Shaw, Mark Shaw | Terry Michaels, Gary Roberts |
2002 | Linda Webb, Richard Ekstrum | Gary Cohler, Barbara Kasle |
2003 | Jim Kirkham, Corinne Kirkham | Jay Baum, Kathy Baum |
2004 | Peggy Kaplan, Bill Kent | Martin Fleisher, Rozanne Pollack |
2005 | John Kranyak, Laurie Kranyak | Lynn Deas, Alan Stout |
2006 | Karen Walker, Tom Kniest | Kitty Cooper, Steven Cooper |
2007 | Mildred Breed, Richard Zeckhauser | Jane Teel, Robert Teel Jr. |
2008 | Gail Greenberg, Jeffrey Hand | Kerri Sanborn, Stephen Sanborn |
Year | Winners | Runners-Up |
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1958 | Mrs. M. J. Novak, John Gerber | Dr. William A. Clunie, Mrs. William A. Clunie |
1959 | Mary Jane Farell, Alvin Roth | 2-3. Eugenie Mathe, Lew Mathe; 2-3. Mrs. Samuel Watanabe, Ivan Erdos |
1960 | Shirlee Harris, Edward Rosen | Mrs. Benton Brandon, John Simon |
1961 | Carol Sanders, Tommy Sanders | Hermine Baron, Bobby Jordan |
1962 | 1-2. Jessie Cook, Grant Marsee; 1-2. Shirlee Harris, Edward Rosen |
[edit] Sources
List of previous winners, Page 5 Daily Bulletin, vol. 51-6, Tuesday, March 12, 2008, <http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2008/01/bulletins/db6.pdf>