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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
April 2, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #39: Notre Dame Bridge Endowment
It’s not unusual to hear of wealthy alumnus giving money to his alma mater, but when a well-to-do industrialist endows...
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ACBL Staff
March 30, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #38: 1956 Highlights
1956 was a progressive year for the ACBL. It started on Jan. 1 when ACBL became a League of bridge...
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ACBL Staff
March 28, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #37: Lew Mathe
As I was preparing Bridge Beats to have at the ready while I am off serving my civic duty, this...
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ACBL Staff
March 26, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #36: The Vanderbilt Trophy
The Vanderbilt, the premier event at the Spring NABC, wrapped up last night at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis...
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ACBL Staff
March 23, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #35: Sidney Silodor
The 54th contest of the Silodor Open Pairs concludes later this evening at the Memphis NABC. Named in his honor,...
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ACBL Staff
March 21, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #34: A Game of Chance
Reprinted from the Buffalo Evening News, Nov. 19, 1954 This Bid Deserves a Set The (take a breath) New Jersey...
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ACBL Staff
March 19, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #33: 1955 Hand of the Year
Bridge writers usually write about hands with slams or intricate plays, but in 1955 the most innocuous and worthless ever...
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ACBL Staff
March 16, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #32: Goodwill
A 1958 Goodwill reminder from committee chairmen, Louise Durham and John Simon: Gloating over boards you’ve won Offends good taste...
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ACBL Staff
March 14, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #31: Daily Bulletins
One of the innovations of the 1954 Winter NABC was the introduction of the Daily Bulletin. It was a simple...
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ACBL Staff
March 12, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #30: Stoney v. Becker
During the Roth-Stone controversy of 1953, Tobias Stone remained fairly silent until one night at the Dallas Winter Nationals. Stone...
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ACBL Staff
March 9, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #29: Roth-Stone 1953
The debate over the use of the Roth-Stone system in tournament competition continued throughout 1953. The Bulletin dutifully wrote articles...
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ACBL Staff
March 7, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #28: Do You Play Roth-Stone?
Prior to the 1952 Winter Nationals held in Miami FL, a debate began about the use of the Roth-Stone system...
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ACBL Staff
March 2, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #27: Helen Pendleton Rockwell
Best known as the donor of the Rockwell Trophy for the Mixed Pairs, Helen Pendleton Rockwell (1885-1964) was the daughter...
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ACBL Staff
February 29, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat # 26: A Bulletin First
In the 1951 May-June issue of the Bulletin, the first full deal with analysis appeared. Editor George Beynon prefaced its...
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ACBL Staff
February 27, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #25: Good Sportsmanship
Long before the Sidney H. Lazard, Jr. Sportsmanship Award began in 1999 and the Goodwill Committee formed in 1955, the...
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ACBL Staff
February 24, 2012
ACBL Bridge Beat #24 – Barry Cohen Wins McKenney Trophy With Over 600 Masterpoints…
Before Barry Cohen was Barry Crane, he began to leave his indelible mark on the masterpoint race that would eventually...
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