Meyer Schleifer

Meyer Schleifer (1908–1994)[1] was an American bridge player from Los Angeles, California.[2]

Schleifer was born in Brooklyn, New York City, where he was a strong chess player as a teenager. He contracted tuberculosis as a law student at Columbia University, whence he quit school and moved to Denver for his health. He moved to Los Angeles a few years later, and won two Southern California Chess Championships before he switched to bridge. For most of his life, he earned a living at the bridge table, primarily by playing rubber bridge for money stakes at clubs.[1] According to Eddie Kantar, who judged him "America's greatest bridge player" in 1972, Schleifer did have many clients at duplicate bridge, or tournament play, and could have become rich if he had not been a heavy loser betting on the horse races.[1]

Schleifer was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000.[3]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

Wins

Runners-up

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Schleifer, Meyer". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
  2. Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Fifth Edition (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 731. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
  3. 1 2 "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  4. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  5. "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
  6. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  7. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  8. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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