Partnership is tops locally in Worldwide Bridge Contest

More than 10,000 players from bridge clubs throughout the world all played identical hands in June for a  Worldwide Bridge Contest, with clubs in Venezuela, India, Italy, Botswana and Japan placing in the top ten.

The pair from Northwest Indiana that placed highest with an overall percentage of 60.50 percent is Howard Schmid, of Merrillville, and Lou Nimnicht, of Crown Point.

The following listing recognizes some of the most accomplished players for the month of May from the three duplicate bridge games played weekly in Highland and Calumet Township. Yuan Hsu, a "C" player, topped the list with 10.90 master points.

The top 50: Yuan Hsu, Joseph Chin, Carolyn Potasnik, Zafar Khan, Barbara Graegin, Howard Schmid, Steven Watson, Alfred Simmons, Faye Anderson, Hilda Connor, Lou Nimnicht, John Chmielowiec, Mary Schumm, Dave Bigler, Indra Gupta, Carol Osgerby, Don Valiska, Alan Geller, Wayne Carpenter, Michael Devine, James O'Connell, Ruth Westberg, Norm Szewczyk, Pat Valiska, George Roeper, Helen Miller, Dolores Gerdes, Patricia Mikuta, Barbara Walczak, Charlotte Abernethy, Peggy Kiernan, George Goewey, Judy Elliott, Lois Edelstein, Dolores Marshall, Daniel Spain, Linnea Hokanson, Phyllis Brooks, Conrad Staudacher, Donna Simon, Dan Simon, Wayne Hiser, Tom Hallum, Nona McCall, Mary Adams, Lee Dillon, Alta Allen, Chuck Briggs, Donna Beach and Beth Rader.