Master Individual
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The Master Individual national bridge championship was held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC).
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[edit] History
The event was contested for the Karn Trophy (1931–1933) and the Steiner Trophy from 1934 until 1960 when it was abandoned.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Willard S. Karn | Richard L. Frey |
| 1932 | Howard Schenken | David Burnstine |
| 1933 | David Burnstine | Elinor Murdoch |
| 1934 | Elinor Murdoch | B. Jay Becker |
| 1935 | Oswald Jacoby | David Burnstine |
| 1936 | Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz | Merwyn D. Maier |
| 1937 | B. Jay Becker | George Unger |
| 1938 | Richard Ecker Jr. | Harry Fishbein |
| 1939 | Merwyn D. Maier | Alvin Landy |
| 1940 | Morrie Elis | Lee Hazen |
| 1941 | Lee Hazen | B. Jay Becker |
| 1942 | Harry J. Fishbein | Olive Peterson |
| 1943 | Alvin Roth | Charles Solomon |
| 1944 | George Rapee | Robert D. Chatkin |
| 1945 | Charles H. Goren | Albert Weiss |
| 1946 | Robert A. McPherran | Morrie Elis |
| 1947 | Charles J. Solomon | Jack Cushing |
| 1948 | B. Jay Becker | Myron Field |
| 1949 | George Rapee | B. Jay Becker |
| 1950 | Morrie Elis | Robert Appleyard |
| 1951 | Sidney Silodor | John Crawford |
| 1952 | Harry J. Fishbein | Peter Leventritt |
| 1953 | Tobias Stone | Larry Hirsch |
| 1954 | Edward Burns | F. Ayers Bombeck |
| 1955 | Norman Kay | 2-3. Alvin Roth; 2-3. B. Jay Becker |
| 1956 | John R. Crawford | Robert Appleyard |
| 1957 | Edgar Kaplan | Dr. Ernest E. Karshmer |
| 1958 | Sylvia Stein | John Crawford |
| 1959 | Leo Pressburg | Frank L. Jackson |
| 1960 | Robert Reynolds | Arthur Robinson |
[edit] Sources
- (2002) The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge, 6th edition. American Contract Bridge League. ISBN 0-943855-44-6.
