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USBF member Richard Freeman died late in the night of June 29th in Florida. We will all miss him. He won too many world and national titles to list, including 3 Bermuda Bowls. Most recently, he was on the Nickell team that won the USA2 bracket of the United States Bridge Championships in White Plains, New York, although he was unable to play the final match because of the pancreatitis that eventually led to his death. Thanks to Peg Kaplan, here's a picture of Dick relaxing during one of the earlier matches in the USBC.  Dick Freeman, photo by Peg Kaplan |
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USBF Names Nickell-Freeman, Meckwell, Hamman-Zia as USA2 |
As a result of Dick Freeman's illness, and his inability to play in the finals to determine USA2, the USBF, in accordance with its General Conditions of Contest, named a Tournament Committee to review the circumstances and recommend a course of action to the USBF Board. Led by John Sutherlin, the Committee met, and unanimously recommended that Nickell-Freeman be permitted to remain with their team. The USBF Board unanimously accepted the Committee's recommendation, and USA2 in Sao Paulo will be the original six-handed Nickell team. We all wish Dick a full and speedy recovery.
Bill Pollack, USBF President |
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 Peter Weichsel, Ron Rubin, Marty Fleisher, Matthew Granovetter, Michael Kamil, Russ Ekeblad The Nickell team came from behind in the second half of the USA2 Final match to defeat the Fleisher team, which had eliminated Nickell from the USA1 bracket four days earlier. Fleisher jumped off to an early lead in the USA2 Final match, but couldn't hold off Nickell in the final 3 segments. The Nickell team was playing 4-handed in this match, after team member Richard Freeman, who had been ill throughout the tournament, became so ill he couldn't play on Sunday. Freeman flew home and was admitted to the hospital where it was determined that he has pancreatitis, a painful but treatable condition. We all wish him a speedy recovery. Under the USBF General Conditions of Contest, the partner of a player who is unable to play for health reasons is also treated as being unable to play for health reasons, so Nickell was not required to play the match. In accordance with the Conditions of Contest, the pair will appear before a tournament or USBF Committee to explain their failure to play. That committee will determine whether to recommend to the USBF Board that they be included on the USA2 team for Sao Paulo. |
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