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ACBL convention card and noted on the
Alert Chart.
Appeal
An appeal is a request for a review of a
director's ruling. Any ruling by a
director may be appealed, but an
appeals committee does not have the
authority to overrule the director on a
point of bridge law or regulation. See the
ACBL Disciplinary Code at
www.acbl.org/cdr.
Attitude
Attitude in bridge denotes a defender's
interest or lack of interest in a suit led or
continued by partner. The predominant
method of encouraging the lead or
continuation of a suit is a high-low
signal (to play or discard a high card
followed at the next opportunity by the
play or discard of a low card). To
discourage a lead, a defender usually
plays the lowest card in his suit holding.
Average score
One-half the matchpoints possible on a
given deal or in a particular session of a
matchpoint pairs game.
B
Balancing
To balance means to (re)enter the
auction with a bid or double when the
opposing bidding has stopped at a low
level.
Barometer
This is a scoring method that originated
in Sweden in which the results from
each deal are played simultaneously.
Running totals are usually posted
shortly after the conclusion of play of
each set of boards, thus heightening the
interest for both players and spectators.
Baron Barclay Bridge Supply
The world's largest bridge supply
company, Baron was founded in 1975 by
Randy and Mary Baron of Shelbyville
KY. In 1990, Baron merged with Barclay
Bridge Supplies of Port Chester NY
which was founded in 1944. Baron
Barclay sends its catalog twice annually.
They carry virtually every bridge book in
print as well as software, playing cards
and gift items. Address: 3600
Chamberlain Lane, Louisville KY 40241.
Phone 1-800-274-2221.
www.baronbarclay.com
Barry Crane Top 500
The ACBL member who has
accumulated the most masterpoints
during the calendar year wins the Barry
Crane Top 500 race. Originally the
McKenney Trophy, the annual
masterpoint race was renamed in 1986
in honor of Crane who had a dominant
influence on the race for three decades.
Crane, a Hollywood director and
producer who was murdered in July of
1985, was the ACBL's top masterpoint
holder at the time of his death and was
acknowledged by his peers to be
unequaled as a matchpoint player.
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