Lew Mathe

{{short description|American bridge player}} '''Lewis Lawrence Mathe''' (March 27, 1915 – March 10, 1986)<ref>''U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010''</ref> was an American world champion bridge player and administrator from Canoga Park, California.<ref name=ACBLhof/><ref name=OEB>{{OEB|5|687}}</ref><ref name=truscott/>

Mathe, a native of New York, served in the Army during World War II; he enlisted two days before the attack on Pearl Harbor.<ref> ''U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.'' Department of Veterans Affairs.</ref> He died in Los Angeles in 1986.<ref>State of California. ''California Death Index, 1940-1997.'' State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.</ref> He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997.<ref name=HOFby/>

==Bridge accomplishments==

===Honors===

* ACBL Hall of Fame, 1997<ref name=HOFby>[http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205191454/http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year/ |date=2014-12-05 }}. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.</ref>

===Awards===

* Herman Trophy (1) 1957 * Mott-Smith Trophy (3) 1959, 1964, 1967

===Wins===

* Bermuda Bowl (1) 1954 <ref name="World Team Championship Winners">[http://www.worldbridge.org/world-team-championships.aspx World Team Championship Winners]</ref> * North American Bridge Championships (19) ** von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1963, 1967 <ref>{{cite news |title=von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf |page=6 |date=2014-06-18 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1971 <ref>{{cite news |title=Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf |page=8 |date=2014-03-25 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163529/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db5.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Silodor Open Pairs (1) 1959 <ref name="American Contract Bridge League">{{cite news |title=Silodor Open Pairs Previous Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf |page=11 |date=2014-07-27 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163800/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db7.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1964 <ref name="Blue Ribbon Winners">{{cite news |title=Blue Ribbon Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf |page=5 |date=2013-12-03 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021164044/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db5.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1957 <ref>{{cite news | title = Open Pairs Previous Winners | author = | publisher = American Contract Bridge League | url = | page = | date = }} {{full|date=December 2014}}</ref> ** Vanderbilt (3) 1964, 1966, 1967 <ref name="Vanderbilt Previous Winners">{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt Previous Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf |page=6 |date=2014-03-24 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (3) 1957, 1962, 1970 <ref name="Mitchell BAM Winners">{{cite news |title=Mitchell BAM Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf |page=8 |date=2013-12-01 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163618/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db3.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1970 <ref name="Mixed BAM Previous Winners">{{cite news |title=Mixed BAM Previous Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf |page=14 |date=2014-07-24 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Reisinger (4) 1959, 1960, 1962, 1971 <ref name="Reisinger Winners">{{cite news |title=Reisinger Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf |page=6 |date=2013-12-06 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Spingold (2) 1953, 1954 <ref name="Spingold Previous Winners">{{cite news |title=Spingold Previous Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf |page=12 |date=2014-07-21 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref>

===Runners-up===

* Bermuda Bowl (3) 1955, 1962, 1966 <ref name="World Team Championship Winners"/> * North American Bridge Championships ** Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1964, 1967 <ref name="American Contract Bridge League"/> ** Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1961 <ref>{{cite news |title=Wernher Open Pairs Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf |page=4 |date=2014-07-22 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050535/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1967 <ref name="Blue Ribbon Winners"/> ** Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1959 <ref>{{cite news | title = Mixed Pairs Previous Winners | author = | publisher = American Contract Bridge League | url = | page = | date = }} {{full|date=December 2014}}</ref> ** Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1982 <ref>{{cite news |title=Life Master Open Pairs Winners |publisher=American Contract Bridge League |url=http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf |page=4 |date=2013-11-29 |accessdate=2014-10-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021045907/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db1.pdf |archivedate=2014-10-21 }}</ref> ** Vanderbilt (1) 1963 <ref name="Vanderbilt Previous Winners"/> ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1972 <ref name="Mitchell BAM Winners"/> ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1953, 1975 <ref name="Mixed BAM Previous Winners"/> ** Reisinger (1) 1966 <ref name="Reisinger Winners"/> ** Spingold (2) 1971, 1974 <ref name="Spingold Previous Winners"/>

==References== {{reflist |25em |refs=

<ref name=ACBLhof> [http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/members/mathe-lewis "Mathe, Lewis"]. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-20.</ref> <ref name=truscott> [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/12/obituaries/lewis-mathe-bridge-player-who-was-world-champion.html "Lewis Mathe, Bridge Player who was world champion"]. ''The New York Times''. March 12, 1986. Retrieved 2014-12-20. Quote: "died Monday at his home in Canoga Park".</ref>

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==External links== * {{ACBLhof|mathe-lewis}} * {{WBFpeople|name=Lewis Mathe}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathe, Lew}} Category:1915 births Category:1986 deaths Category:American contract bridge players Category:Bermuda Bowl players Category:Sportspeople from Los Angeles Category:United States Army personnel of World War II