Lew Mathe

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]

References

^ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
^ "Mathe, Lewis". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 687. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
^ "Lewis Mathe, Bridge Player who was world champion". The New York Times. March 12, 1986. Retrieved 2014-12-20. Quote: "died Monday at his home in Canoga Park".
^ U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Department of Veterans Affairs.
^ State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
^ ^a ^b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
^ ^a ^b World Team Championship Winners
^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}
^ ^a ^b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}
^ "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
"International record for Lewis Mathe". World Bridge Federation.

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[1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

[ACBLhof-2] "Mathe, Lewis". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

[OEB-3] Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 687. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.

[truscott-4] "Lewis Mathe, Bridge Player who was world champion". The New York Times. March 12, 1986. Retrieved 2014-12-20. Quote: "died Monday at his home in Canoga Park".

[5] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Department of Veterans Affairs.

[6] State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.

[HOFby-7] "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

[World_Team_Championship_Winners-8] World Team Championship Winners

[9] "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[10] "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[American_Contract_Bridge_League-11] "Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-27. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Blue_Ribbon_Winners-12] "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[13] "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}

[Vanderbilt_Previous_Winners-14] "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mitchell_BAM_Winners-15] "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Mixed_BAM_Previous_Winners-16] "Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Reisinger_Winners-17] "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[Spingold_Previous_Winners-18] "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[19] "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[20] "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. ^{[full citation needed]}

[21] "Life Master Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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