Charles J. Solomon

Charles J. Solomon (1906 – April/May 1975)^[1][2] was an American bridge player, administrator, writer, and sponsor. He was inducted by the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000.^[3]

Solomon was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1][2] In 1948 he married Peggy Golder (née Mastbaum) of the same city, after some time as her bridge mentor. She became the third female ACBL Life Master and they were the subjects of a newspaper feature in 1960, "The Solomons: Top Married Bridge Team".^[4]

Charles Solomon died in Philadelphia, late April or early May 1975.^[2]

In world championship teams-of-four competition, Solomon was a member of the 6-man USA squad in the 1956 Bermuda Bowl. Not yet a tournament, it was a long head-to-head match between representatives of North America and Europe, won by France.

Published books

• No Trump Bidding (Woodstown, NJ: Seven Stars Press, 1947), 48 pp. – "Rev., enl. ed." –OCLC 44909721
• Slam Bidding and Point Count, Solomon and Bennett L. Disbrow (Philadelphia: Macrae Smith, 1951), 281 pp., LCCN 51-9194
• How to Bid and What to Lead, Solomon and Disbrow (Macrae Smith, 1953), 128 pp., LCCN 52-11860
• Hold Our Bridge Hands, Solomon and Bert Wilson (Philadelphia: Lefax Publ., 1969), 140 pp., OCLC 2556583

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000^[3]

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (14)
  • Master Individual (1) 1947 ^[5]
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1946 ^[6]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1943 ^[7]
  • Marcus Cup (1) 1967
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1952, 1965 ^[8]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1949, 1950, 1959 ^[9]
  • Reisinger (4) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944 ^[10]
  • Spingold (1) 1955 ^[11]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Master Individual (1) 1943 ^[5]
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1938 ^[6]
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 ^[12]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1959, 1968 ^[13]
  • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1943 ^[14]
  • Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1963 ^[15]
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1956 ^[16]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1954, 1958 ^[17]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1955, 1960 ^[8]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1939, 1940 ^[9]
  • Reisinger (2) 1953, 1959 ^[10]
  • Spingold (1) 1939 ^[11]

References

1. "Solomon, Charles". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
2. "Bridge: Game Owes Much to Gifts By Late Charles Solomon". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. May 7, 1975. Page 40.
3. "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
4. "Peggy Solomon". ACBL Bridge Beat 100. September 6, 2012. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
5. "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
15. "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.
16. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
17. "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.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
• "International record for Charles J. Solomon". World Bridge Federation.
  
• Charles J. Solomon at Library of Congress Authorities, with 2 catalog records