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Open Pairs I competitors vie for Silodor Trophy
Silodor, a member of the team that won the first Bermuda Bowl World Championship in 1950, won the Vanderbilt eight times, the Reisinger six times, the Spingold, the Open Pairs and the Master Mixed Teams three times each and the Mixed Pairs five times -- a record. Silodor was an original member of the Bridge Hall of Fame, elected in the Sixties when the institution was the province of its creator, The Bridge World magazine. The trophy was presented in 1963 in memory of Silodor and made retroactive to include winners of the event, which began in 1958. Last year's winners were Ralph Katz and Michael Rosenberg, a first-time partnership with lots of North American championships. Previous Winners: 1958 Leonard Harmon, Ivar Stakgold 1959 Lew Mathe, Edward Taylor 1960 Robert Jordan, Alvin Roth 1961 Mark Hodges, Hampton Hume 1962 Robert Jordan, Arthur Robinson 1963 Norman Kay, Sidney Silodor 1964 Barry Crane, Oswald Jacoby 1965 John Biddle, James Wisemiller 1966 Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay 1967 Harvey Cohen, Maury Genud 1968 Ronald Balu, Richard Spero 1969 Richard Freedman, James Mathis 1970 Barry Crane, Dr. John Fisher 1971 1-2. Barry Crane, Dr. John Fisher 1-2. Joan Remey, Vincent Remey 1972 1-2. Barry Crane, Dr. John Fisher 1-2. Matt Granovetter, Merle Tom 1973 Michael Hoffman, Jack Rhatigan 1974 Barry Crane, Dr. John Fisher 1975 Garey Hayden, Daniel Hyland 1976 Terry Hause, Ernest Ivey 1977 Barry Crane, Peter Rank 1978 Robert Levin, Mike Passell 1979 Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 1980 Paul Lewis, Michael Schreiber 1981 Dan Gertsman, Marc Nathan 1982 Gerald Caravelli, Craig Janitschke 1983 Barry Crane, Mike Passell 1984 Lou Bluhm, Bart Bramley 1985 Jim Robison, Joey Silver 1986 Lew Stansby, Ralph Katz 1987 Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey 1988 Ron Rubin, Michael Becker 1989 Kit Woolsey, Ed Manfield 1990 Don Campbell, Barry Harper 1991 Larry Mori, Henry Bethe (became Open Pairs I) 1992 Bernie Miller, Mike Lucas 1993 Russ Ekeblad, Peter Weichsel 1994 Lloyd Arvedon, Allan Falk 1995 John Strauch, Evan Bailey 1996 Ralph Katz, Howard Weinstein 1997 Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson 1998 Geir Helgemo, Tony Forrester 1999 Mike Passell, Michael Seamon 2000 Mike Cappelletti, Larry Hicks 2001 Jim Tritt, Richard Meffley 2002 Joergen Molberg, Boerre Lund 2003 Ralph Katz, Michael Rosenberg |