Ruth SHERMAN
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Ruth Therese Sherman è nata il 24 novembre del 1903 ed è stata una nota giocatrice newyorkese, la sesta della storia ha diventare ACBL Life Master.
Figlia di un giudice, studiò al Vassar College e per diversi anni fu una chimica ricercatrice.
Uno dei suoi due fratelli, John fu anche lui un appassionato bridgista che ai tempi dell'Università giocò spesso in coppia con la sorella.
Ruth è stata una delle poche donne capace di vincere sia la Reisinger (nel 1944), che la Vanderbilt (nel 1953).
Degli 11 NABC conquistati (uno in coppia con il fratello John) ricordiamo anche la Whitehead del 1949.
Scomparve nella sua casa di New York il 6 Aprile del 1965 lasciando buona parte dei suoi averi al giocatore di origine inglese Adam Meredith affinché potesse vivere continuando a giocare e a interessarsi solo di bridge.
Ruth Therese Sherman was born on November 24, 1903. A
prominent player from New York, she became the sixth person in history to
achieve the rank of ACBL Life Master.
The daughter of a judge, she attended Vassar College and worked for several years as a research chemist.
One of her two brothers, John, was also an avid bridge player; during their university years, he and his sister frequently played as partners.
Ruth was one of the few women to win both the Reisinger (in 1944) and the Vanderbilt (in 1953).
Among the 11 North American Bridge Championships (NABC) titles she earned—one of which was won in partnership with her brother John—is the 1949 Whitehead trophy.
She passed away at her home in New York on April 6, 1965, bequeathing a significant portion of her estate to the English-born player Adam Meredith, with the intention that he might continue to live his life focused solely on playing and engaging with bridge.
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