Lew Mathe
American bridge player
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Lewis Lawrence Mathe (March 27, 1915 – March 10, 1986)[1] was an American world champion bridge player and administrator from Canoga Park, California.[2][3][4]
Mathe, a native of New York, served in the Army during World War II; he enlisted two days before the attack on Pearl Harbor.[5] He died in Los Angeles in 1986.[6] He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997.[7]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 1997[7]
Awards
- Herman Trophy (1) 1957
- Mott-Smith Trophy (3) 1959, 1964, 1967
Wins
- Bermuda Bowl (1) 1954 [8]
- North American Bridge Championships (19)
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1963, 1967 [9]
- Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1971 [10]
- Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1959 [11]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1964 [12]
- Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1957 [13]
- Vanderbilt (3) 1964, 1966, 1967 [14]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1957, 1962, 1970 [15]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1970 [16]
- Reisinger (4) 1959, 1960, 1962, 1971 [17]
- Spingold (2) 1953, 1954 [18]
Runners-up
- Bermuda Bowl (3) 1955, 1962, 1966 [8]
- North American Bridge Championships
- Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1964, 1967 [11]
- Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1961 [19]
- Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1967 [12]
- Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1959 [20]
- Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1982 [21]
- Vanderbilt (1) 1963 [14]
- Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1972 [15]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1953, 1975 [16]
- Reisinger (1) 1966 [17]
- Spingold (2) 1971, 1974 [18]
