1993
Rook News
A Short
Message From The Tournament Director
The Rook Tournament
is back and we hope this one will be the best yet. We have been planning
this tournament since April and hope that the pre tournament mailing
got you excited about the beach house. Good luck to all participants
and thanks for your understanding and support while I was campaigning
for Tax Collector last year. The most often question I am asked is how
am I able to manage my time as Tournament Director and as the County
Tax Collector. My reply is simple. If Deion Sanders can do it so can
I.
Dick
White Photo Might Bolster An Expected Smaller Tournament
With so many
changes going on in our ever growing Beach House family, a repeat of
the 16 team 1991 Tournament appears doubtful. An extended Beach house,
selling of homes, and changing jobs are
definite factors which may hinder the Tournament's size. However, a
recent postcard with a cover photo featuring Dick White showing off
his new physique may in fact bolster attendance. Dick who is not known
for his Rook playing ability may have to fight off the lady's wanting
to sit across the table to be his partner for two games just to wanting
to admire him.
We've
Had Enough Of This
Joyce and
Marcella have only lost to one team in their last 3 tournaments and
that was to Sally & Phyllis all in championship play. Well after
five consecutive defeats Joyce and Marcella then retuned the favor by
beating Sally & Phyllis twice in a row to capture their 1st championship.
It was such a slick move that there is heavy speculation on whether
Sally & Phyllis will be able to bounce back. Talk about putting
someone in their place! Wow!
Hay
Me-Me-Kay Would You Be My Partner!
Congratulations
to Kay Henson with 25 years of faithful service in educating the children
of Manatee County including your favorite tournament Director and friendly
neighborhood Tax Collector. Rumor has it that she may make her tournament
debut now that she has more time to dedicate to the game. You may recall
that a few years back that Steve McCook tried to strike a deal for Kay
to be his partner but nothing ever materialized.
We
Told You So... Kind Of
From The 1991
Player Profile : "We all know Steve McCook is a well respected
Rook player who taught his generation how to play. Can he do the same
with Marilyn? If he can they will be championship caliber." Not
a bad write up except we seeded them #13 out of 16 and gave them 15-1
odds to win. Well they lived up to their press releases and finished
3rd battling there way through the losers bracket finishing with a 5-2
record. During those seven games Steve did all the bidding. If we see
Marilyn bidding, we'll know something has been going on in the off season.
Your
Still An Also-Ran
Kathy &
Cindy have never materialized as a respectable Rook team in tournament
play. In fact they have been subject to a tremendous amount of bad press
because of admitted cheating in their younger days. In 91 they were
on a mission to prove everyone wrong and kind of sorta did and didn't.
Seeded 10th Kathy and Cindy defeated #7 John & Karen only then to
get knocked off by #2 Joyce & Marcella. Once in the losers bracket
they defeated #14 Meiling & Dick only to lose for good to #13 Steve
& Marilyn. With a new person in Kathy's life (husband Bill Robey)
we may see this team disband. Bill made a big impression last year in
the 1st annual Pool Tournament proving to everyone he can take the heat
under pressure. With a 3-6 record (worse than Kenny & Drew and Kenny
& Kent) Cindy may just drop Kathy and opt to team up with Bill.
The
Rich Only Get Richer
In the real
world there is such thing as a class system. In four Rook Tournaments
we are seeing a class system develop : 4 teams that have dominated Tournament
play. We call them The Upper Class and the numbers tell their story.
See below:
| |
(1) |
(2) |
(3)
|
| The Upper
Class |
Overall Record |
Against Each Other |
Against Everyone Else |
| Shelly-Beth |
14-8 |
2-7 |
12-1
|
| Joyce-Marcella |
14-7 |
6-7
|
8-0
|
| Sally-Phyllis |
15-4 |
6-4 |
9-0 |
| Richard-Bob |
8-4 |
5-3 |
3-1
|
| TOTALS |
51-23
68.9% |
|
32-2
94.1%
|
Category (1)
shows that The Upper Class win nearly seven of every ten games they
participate in. Category (2) shows that nearly all the games The Upper
Class loses is between themselves (19 of 23). And Category (3) shows
that when The Upper Class teams plays another team outside the Class
they rarely lose.
Everyone else
has managed just a 38-66 overall record which is a 36.5% winning percentage.
The Upper
Class has won 57% of all the games ever played. Shelly & Beth could
be considered upper middle class since they have taken the biggest beating
in The Upper Class matches (2-7)
Now that this information
is public and we have been ranting & raving about how good these
teams are let see if these guys can live up to their billing.
