Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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Steve founded and directed the Gold Cribbage Club, Delaware County's oldest and only club sanctioned by the American Cribbage Congress for regular grassroots tournament play. He ran a well-organized club which over the years saw many players come and go as their life circumstances changed. For those of use who stayed on for over a decade, we got to see Steve's mastery playing cribbage; a game which has been called easy to learn but a lifetime to master. Steve set the bar high for competitiveness and as a result came out as the top winner for more seasons than anyone ever in this club. We played nine games each Monday night for most years. If a player was to be unfortunate enough to lose all nine games, the resulting zeros lining the score card represented what we called a string of pears. The picture here represents a rare instance when on the ninth game, long-time player Eddie Morett, realized that he had just contributed to Steve's earning an exceedingly rare string of pears. In accordance with tradition, Steve wore the pears to the following week's tournament, as club tradition dictates. and we all had another moment of laughter which came often among all the members of this club which Steve proudly directed.
