Antedating of "Contract Bridge"

[Sam Clements]

1918.  _Esterville(IA) Enterprise_  8 September 1918, page 5

"Contract Bridge was played at seven tables during the afternoon."

Sam Clements


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From: "Shapiro, Fred" <fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 16:26
Subject: Antedating of "Contract Bridge"


> contract bridge (OED 1927)
>
> 1920 _N.Y. Tribune_  22 Aug. E8 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)  It is
> only the score below the line that is restricted in contract bridge.
>
> Fred Shapiro

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