Morrie Elis

Morris "Morrie' Elis (August 28, 1907 – May 31, 1992 in Lauderhill, Florida)[1] was an American bridge player. Elis was from Lauderhill, and was a graduate of New York University.[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Masters Individual (2) 1940, 1950 [3]
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1938, 1940 [4]
  • Vanderbilt (1) 1949 [5]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1937 [6]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Masters Individual (1) 1946 [3]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (6) 1934, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1947 [7]
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1939 [8]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1943, 1954 [5]
  • Spingold (1) 1937 [9]
  • Masters Team of 4 (1) 1937 [9]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1945 [6]
  • Spingold (1) 1938 [10]

Notes

1. NY Times obituary
2. American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). p. 613.
3. "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
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. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
9. "List of 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.
10. "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.

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