BridgeFeed
BridgeFeed is ACBL’s bridge blog with articles for all levels of players, breaking news and announcements, quizzes and more!
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ACBL Staff
February 22, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #23 – Dorothy Rice Sims…
Dorothy Rice Sims was born June 24, 1889 at Asbury Park NJ. From her teens, Dorothy was active in competition,...
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ACBL Staff
February 20, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #22 – A Little Piece of Bridge Nostalgia…
Many bridge players today have never heard of a trump indicator, but from the late 1800s to the early 1930s...
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ACBL Staff
February 17, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #21 – Eberhard Faber (1859-1946)…
You’re probably thinking to yourself, “Why do I know that name?” Well, when you were in school, you probably saw...
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ACBL Staff
February 15, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #20 – Hippogriffs…
A hippogriff is a legendary creature, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a mare. Anybody who's seen a Harry...
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ACBL Staff
February 13, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #19 – The Green Suit…
Throughout the years bridge has evolved numerous times to become the most popular card game in the world. One failed...
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ACBL Staff
February 10, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #18 – Plastics?…
June 1947 . . . The Bulletin “The ACBL is very anxious to have a plastic duplicate board made, but...
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ACBL Staff
February 9, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #17 – Earning a Gold Card…
In 1947, the Quiz of Two Cities (www.rustycans.com/HISTORY/gunther2.html), a radio show which aired every Sunday on WOR in New York...
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ACBL Staff
February 6, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #16 – Oops!…
In the 1944 World Master Pairs Event (now von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs), a confused pair took seats in the...
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ACBL Staff
February 3, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #15 – Behind the scenes at a 1930’s bridge tournament with ACBL Hall of Fame member, Alexander M. Sobel…
In the June 1937 edition of The Bridge World, ACBL Hall of Fame member, Alexander M. Sobel described eight types...
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ACBL Staff
February 1, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #14 – Behind the scenes at a 1930’s bridge tournament with ACBL Hall of Fame member, Alexander M. Sobel…
In the June 1937 edition of The Bridge World, ACBL Hall of Fame member, Alexander M. Sobel described eight types...
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ACBL Staff
January 30, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #13 – Behind the scenes at a 1930’s bridge tournament with ACBL Hall of Fame member, Alexander M. Sobel…
In the June 1937 edition of The Bridge World, ACBL Hall of Fame member, Alexander M. Sobel described eight types...
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ACBL Staff
January 27, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #12 – The American Contract Bridge League is officially formed…
The first week of October 1937, the American Bridge League merged with another leading bridge organization, the United States Bridge...
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ACBL Staff
January 25, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #11 – One of the first bridge love stories, A.B.L. Secretary Marries Former Women’s President…
On June 9, 1937, the American Bridge League’s permanent secretary, Mr. William E. McKenney married the past president of the...
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ACBL Staff
January 23, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #10 – Contract Bridge first taught in schools…
One of the first school bridge programs was documented in January 1937. Helen Berry Baker began teaching contract bridge to...
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ACBL Staff
January 20, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #9 – Crockford’s Bridge Club is a prime establishment on the New York social scene..
Founded by Ely Culbertson in 1932 and named after the English club of the same name, Crockford’s was a popular...
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ACBL Staff
January 18, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #8 – National Championships begin holding court on a regular schedule…
In the 1930s, National Championship tournaments were held twice a year, summer and winter. A spring tournament was added in...
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