Tobias Stone

Tobias Stone (June 6, 1919 – February 15, 2012) was an American bridge player and writer from New York City.[1][2]

Stone was born in Manhattan.[3] He and Janice Gilbert married in 1955; divorced in 1975.[2] He retired from bridge and in 1986 moved to Las Vegas,[3] where he died in 2012.[4]

Stone was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2003.[5]

Books

• Bridge is a Partnership Game: the Roth–Stone System, Al Roth and Stone (E. P. Dutton, 1958), 237 pp., LCCN 58-9305; Second edition 1989, Granovetter Books, new foreword by Matt Granovetter and new preface by Roth, OCLC 22757918

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 2003[5]

Awards

• Fishbein Trophy (1) 1956

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (16)
  • Master Individual (1) 1953 [6]
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1956 [7]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1947 [8]
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1942 [9]
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1943, 1959, 1960 [10]
  • Marcus Cup (1) 1960
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1961, 1963 [11]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1965 [12]
  • Reisinger (2) 1952, 1961 [13]
  • Spingold (3) 1953, 1956, 1957 [14]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (1) 1958
• North American Bridge Championships
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (2) 1942, 1965 [7]
  • Silodor Open Pairs (2) 1958, 1965 [15]
  • Wernher Open Pairs (1) 1952 [8]
  • Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1956 [16]
  • Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1958 [17]
  • Vanderbilt (2) 1966, 1969 [10]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1952, 1959 [11]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1942, 1956 [12]
  • Spingold (2) 1961, 1963 [14]

References

1. Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 750. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
2. "Bridge: Devastating Defense from a Superlative Player" (obituary bridge column). Philip Alder. The New York Times. February 22, 2012. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
3. "Stone, Tobias". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
4. Nevada, Death Index, 1980-2012
5. "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-22.
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
8. "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.
9. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "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.
14. "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.
15. "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.
16. "Mixed Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
17. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
• "International record for Tobias Stone". World Bridge Federation.
• Tobias Stone at Library of Congress Authorities, with 1 catalog records