Merwyn Maier

Merwyn D. "Jimmy" Maier (1909 – February 15, 1942)^[1][2] was an American attorney and bridge player from New York City,^{[3] [1]} He was a member of the Four Aces from 1937 until his death in New York in 1942^[3][4] from an unknown virus.

Maier was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2004.^[5]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2004^[5]

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (9)
  • Masters Individual (1) 1939 ^[6]
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1941 ^[7]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1940 ^[8]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1937, 1938 ^[9]
  • Spingold (2) 1935, 1937 ^[10]
  • Spingold (2) 1938, 1939 ^[11]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Masters Individual (1) 1936 ^[6]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1935, 1941 ^[9]
  • Masters Team of 4 (1) 1936 ^[10]
  • Reisinger (2) 1934, 1939 ^[12]
  • Spingold (1) 1941 ^[11]

See also

• Four Aces

References

1. "Merwin D. Maier, Bridge Expert, 33". The New York Times. February 16, 1942. Retrieved 2014-11-13. Quote: "died yesterday morning".
2. "Maier, Merwyn". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
3. 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. 685. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
4. "A Long-Delayed Honor for an All-Too-Brief Career". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. August 9, 2004. Page E4.
5. "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
     With linked citations.
6. "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
7. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
8. "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
9. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
10. "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
11. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
12. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame