Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 16:26:05 05/03/01
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On May 03, 2001 at 19:05:26, Larry Proffer wrote: >On May 03, 2001 at 18:39:36, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>On May 03, 2001 at 13:26:11, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On May 03, 2001 at 10:55:16, Ed Schröder wrote: >>> >>>>On May 03, 2001 at 10:45:45, Mogens Larsen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>Not really, remember Keene said yes to SMP Tiger. >>>> >>>>Ed >>>> >>> >>> >>>At that point, the concept was flawed badly. IE to first let Fritz and >>>Junior do battle, then Tiger gets the winner. That is an unreasonable >>>advantage for the late-entry. >> >> >> >>We have NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER asked for this. > >Correct. This is consistent with previous posts and with other people's reports. > >> >>We suggested that they could receive the SMP Tiger after or while the DF-DJ >>match was taking place. > >Also consistent with previous posts. > >> >>Once they would have received it, they could have chosen an appropriate way to >>include it in the battle. For example by letting it play against DF, then >>against DJ. This would have given enough data to decide which program was >>stronger. >> > >Reasonable to assume that this was what you were proposing. > > >I didn't understand Hyatt's reply either. If Keene said yes (as reported by Ed) >then it is difficult to see what then stopped it. Keene must have known the >state of the contracts, and can hardly go making such statements in the face of >contract obligations to the contrary. You have to assume, therefore, that a >late(ish) Tiger entry was acceptable and not voiding of any other contracts, if >indeed other contracts were in place at that time. Enrique insisted on April 23, 11:00 to have the final SMP Tiger while Keene could live with the flexible solution to have the current SMP Tiger on April 23, 11:00 and the final SMP Tiger on or before April 30. Who overruled who is not clear. Ed
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