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27th National Debate Tournament

United States Naval Academy

Annapolis, MD

April 8 – 10, 1973

 

Resolved: That the federal government should provide a program of comprehensive medical care for all its citizens.

Winner: Northwestern University – Ron Marmer & Elliot Minceberg
Runner Up: Georgetown University – Stewart Jay & Bradley Ziff

Top Speaker: Elliot Minceberg – Northwestern University
Runner Up: Frank Kimball – University of California, Los Angeles

Copeland Award: Georgetown University – Stewart Jay & Bradley Ziff
Runner Up: Northwestern University – Ron Marmer & Elliot Minceberg

Host: Philip Warken – United States Naval Academy
Director: Merwyn A. Hayes – Wake Forest University

Ross K. Smith Coach of the Year Award: Thomas Kane – University of Pittsburgh

Elim Seeds

  1. Northwestern: Ron Marmer & Elliot Minceberg (7-1, 18)
  2. George Washington: Mike Bott & Jerry Ledford (6-2, 18)
  3. Georgetown: Thomas Devine & Jeffrey Ruch (6-2, 17)
  4. Pittsburgh: James Kearney & John Strand (6-2, 17)
  5. Southern California: Peter Clinco & Michael Higelin (6-2, 17)
  6. Georgetown: Stewart Jay & Bradley Ziff (6-2, 16)
  7. Kansas: William Hensley & William Russell (6-2, 16)
  8. Houston: Linda Listrom & Craig Olivier (6-2, 16)
  9. Iowa: Ray Rezner & Roger Stetson (6-2, 16)
  10. Macalester: Jeanne Forneris & Carol Grant (6-2, 14)
  11. Redlands: Greg Amundson & Josh Cates (5-3, 17)
  12. Missouri State: Tom Black & Jon Jackson (5-3, 15)
  13. Northeastern Oklahoma: David Pierce & Louis Saeger (5-3, 15)
  14. Harvard: Charles Garvin & Peter O’Connell (5-3, 14)
  15. Georgia: Richard Bethea & Don Cornwell (5-3, 14)
  16. Northwestern: Erwin Chemerinsky & Paul Clote (5-3, 14)

First Round At-Large Bids

  1. Georgetown: Stewart Jay & Bradley Ziff (14)
  2. Northwestern: Ron Marmer & Elliot Minceberg (19)
  3. Georgetown: Thomas Devine & Jeffrey Ruch (43)
  4. California – Los Angeles: Frank Kimball & Royal Oakes (68)
  5. George Washington: Steve Johnson & Mary Alice McKeen (73)
  6. Kansas: William Hensley & William Russell (85)
  7. Redlands: Greg Amundson & Josh Cates (100)
  8. North Carolina: Cole Campbell & Tom Dillard (127)
  9. Harvard: Charles Garvin & Peter O’Connell (154)
  10. West Georgia: Barry Banther & Elliot Pood (186)
  11. Southern California: Tom Hozduk & Steve Swander (202)
  12. George Washington: Mike Bott & Jerry Ledford (205)
  13. Houston: Linda Listrom & Craig Olivier (228)
  14. Dartmouth: Robert Branham & Tom Foley (238)
  15. California – Santa Barbara: Mike Clough & Mike Comyns (253)
  16. Pittsburgh: James Kearney & John Strand (253)

Speaker Awards

  1. Elliot Minceberg – Northwestern University
  2. Frank Kimball – University of California, Los Angeles
  3. William Russell – University of Kansas
  4. Stewart Jay – Georgetown University
  5. Bradley Ziff – Georgetown University
  6. Ron Marmer – Northwestern University
  7. Jeffrey Ruch – Georgetown University
  8. Tom Devine – Georgetown University
  9. William Hensley – University of Kansas
  10. Linda Listrom – University of Houston

Trivia

First year of the First Round At-Large Bid qualification process. 16 teams were selected by the NDT Committee prior to the district tournaments.

  • 1973 Tournament Files