LM
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
American contract bridge player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
27 March 1915(New York City, New York, USA)
Death:
10 March 1986(Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Lewis Lawrence Mathe (March 27, 1915 – March 10, 1986) was an American world champion bridge player and administrator from Canoga Park, California.
Mathe, a native of New York, served in the Army during World War II; he enlisted two days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He died in Los Angeles in 1986. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 1997
Awards
- Herman Trophy (1) 1957
- Mott-Smith Trophy (3) 1959, 1964, 1967
Wins
- Bermuda Bowl (1) 1954
- North American Bridge Championships (19)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1963, 1967
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1971
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1959
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1964
- Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1957
- Vanderbilt (3) 1964, 1966, 1967
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1957, 1962, 1970
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1970
- Reisinger (4) 1959, 1960, 1962, 1971
- Spingold (2) 1953, 1954
Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl (3) 1955, 1962, 1966
- North American Bridge Championships
- Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1964, 1967
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1961
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1967
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1959
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1982
- Vanderbilt (1) 1963
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1972
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1953, 1975
- Reisinger (1) 1966
- Spingold (2) 1971, 1974