Morrie Elis Explained

Morris 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 and References

1. Web site: Morrie Elis, 84, Expert In Tournament Bridge (Published 1992) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220226045058/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/02/obituaries/morrie-elis-84-expert-in-tournament-bridge.html . 2022-02-26 . live .
2. Book: American Contract Bridge League. The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th Edition). 613. American Contract Bridge League.
3. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League .
4. News: von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-06-18 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21.
5. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21.
6. News: Mixed BAM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 14 . 2014-07-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163650/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db7.pdf . 2014-10-21.
7. News: Wernher Open Pairs Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 4 . 2014-07-22 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050535/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21.
8. News: Open Pairs Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League .
9. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21.
10. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21.