Sherman Stearns Explained

Sherman Drakeley Stearns^[1] (December 27, 1899 – January 11, 1965) was an American contract bridge player from New York and a member of the championship Four Aces team.

A real estate broker, Stearns was born in Illinois but later moved to New York City, where he died in 1965.^[2]

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (5)
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1938 ^[3]
  • Vanderbilt (4) 1935, 1937, 1938, 1941 ^[4]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • Vanderbilt (1) 1931 ^[4]
  • Spingold (1) 1934 ^[5]
  • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1941 ^[6]
  • Reisinger (1) 1934 ^[7]

See also

• Four Aces

Notes and References

1. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
2. News: Osborn. Florence. The Bridge Deck. Simpson's Leader-Times. January 28, 1965. 13.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
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: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21.