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Roland A. Hall (Napa, CA), Life Master (2 stars) #17
Roland’s dad taught him to play cribbage when he was six. They played muggins, and Roland would start in hole 90, with his dad in hole 0. As Roland became better, his starting hole backed up to 60, then 30, and finally 0. In 1987, over two decades since last playing cribbage, Roland saw a newspaper announcement about a tournament in Napa CA. He went, not knowing anyone, and played Friday night doubles. The cribbage folks were very friendly and made him feel welcome, especially tournament director Jack Monroe, and he joined the ACC the next day when he played the main. A member of Century Peggers Club 100 in Napa, Roland has been club champion twice and was the Division 1 national champion in the 2001–2002 season.
He attributes his cribbage skill to reading books by DeLynn Colvert, John Chambers, and Dan Barlow and George “Ras” Rasmussen’s weekly newsletter, plus watching the top players and playing HALSCRIB. Roland has won 27 tournaments and enjoys traveling the United States and Canada playing cribbage, seeing familiar people, and meeting new ones.
Source: March 2011 Cribbage World, p26
George Elmer Rasmussen (Napavine, WA), Life Master (2 stars)
Elmer “Ras” Rasmussen (Napavine, WA) was declared the 2008–2009 Grass Roots national champion, on the basis of 333 GRPs earned at Club 232 in Chehalis-Centralia, WA. Club champ many times over, Ras perennially garners more than 200 GRPs a season, but this is his highest annual point total to date. In April he topped the 4,000-GRP mark and became the third player to earn a Gold Award in Grass Roots play. A complete list of club champions appears on pages 10–11. The top Grass Roots players in each division are listed on page 28.
George is a strong supporter of HALSCRIB. Watch him on YouTube!
Source: August 2009 Cribbage World, p1
Harvey Glass (West Hartford, CT), Grand Master #284
Harvey learned to play cribbage from assembly line workers at the Underwood Typewriter factory. He joined the ACC in 1992, having been invited by his mentor, Bill Shoemaker. A member of Hartford Metro Club 26, Harvey considers its members to be his toughest opponents. His first tournament win was the 1997 inaugural Lafayette Open in Taunton, MA—with six more wins since. His favorite tournament is the National Open. His two favorite cribbage moments of the year were when his son outpegged him while texting on his Blackberry and when his daughter did the same while chatting with her kids about their homework. His other interests are family, reading, and volunteering. Harvey says thanks to HALSCRIB and CribbageForum.com for tons of info about this game.
Source: August 2009 Cribbage World, p15