Charles Julius SolomonU.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (March 12, 1906 – May 1, 1975) was an American bridge player, administrator, writer, and sponsor. He was Inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2000.
Biography
Solomon was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and an attorney, though he eventually left law to play bridge full-time. In 1948, he married Margery "Peggy" Golder (née Mastbaum), the daughter of philanthropist Jules Mastbaum. Peggy was recently widowed following the death of her first husband, former U.S. Congressman Benjamin M. Golder (who served from 1925–1933) in 1933 and was looking for someone to teach her the game; he soon became her bridge mentor and eventually her husband. 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".
In world championship 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.
Charles Solomon died in Philadelphia, aged 69. He was survived by his wife and two stepdaughters, Joan Golder Ash and Norma Golder Brunswick.
Published books
No Trump Bidding (Woodstown, NJ: Seven Stars Press, 1947), 48 pp. – "Rev., enl. ed." – Slam Bidding and Point Count, Solomon and Bennett L. Disbrow (Philadelphia: Macrae Smith, 1951), 281 pp., How to Bid and What to Lead, Solomon and Disbrow (Macrae Smith, 1953), 128 pp., Hold Our Bridge Hands, Solomon and Bert Wilson (Philadelphia: Lefax Publ., 1969), 140 pp.,
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000"Induction by Year" . Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
Wins
North American Bridge Championships (14) Master Individual (1) 1947 von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1946 Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1943 Marcus Cup (1) 1967 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1952, 1965 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1949, 1950, 1959 Reisinger (4) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944 Spingold (1) 1955
Runners-up
North American Bridge Championships Master Individual (1) 1943 von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1938 Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1959, 1968 Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1943 Nail Life Master Open Pairs (1) 1963 Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1956 Vanderbilt (2) 1954, 1958 Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1955, 1960 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1939, 1940 Reisinger (2) 1953, 1959 Spingold (1) 1939
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