Iowa's Mr. Bridge Benedict shaped by decades of play
J Frederic Benedict, Iowa's top bridge figure, has 55 years behind him as a master player and teacher. He emphasizes ethics, study, and steady practice, noting bridge teaches life lessons and offers economical recreation. Benedict recalls early success, world competition, and his enduring status as a leading point winner.
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J. Frederic Benedict
Iowa
Benedict
Mr. Bridge
New York
Sherburne
John N. Benedict
Grace
Fred
Arnie Bell
Des Moines
Colgate
Ely Culbertson
Norwich
N.Y
Canada
Fred Benedict
Hawkeyer
Iowa State Bridge League Bulletin
Benedict praised as a gentleman of Iowa bridge players
Des Moines peers and club directors describe Fred Benedict as a model sportsman at the bridge table. They cite his courtesy, fairness, and willingness to correct errors, noting his influence on new players and respect from figures like Culbertson and Moorhead.
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Fred Benedict
Des Moines
Harriet Byers
Windsor and
Bridge of
Hawkeye Unit
Central and
Southern Iowa
Duplicate Bridge Club
Ann Taft
Fred
the Hawkeyer
Benedict
Keith Hanson
Iowa
al Moorhead
Ely
Josephine Culbertson
George Reith
Agnes Gordon
Helen Sobol Smith
Charles
Schaub
Europe
Open house and tea at Villa Louis in Prairie du Chien
The annual Villa Louis Tea at Prairie du Chien is Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. The Women's Civic Club again hosts with Janett Finn and Linda McKeever as chairpersons. The museum features new displays on Cal Peters paintings and dioramas, the pearl button industry, and early transportation.
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Villa Louis
The
Women’s Civic Club of
Prairie du Chien
Janett Finn
Linda McKeever
Museum of
Cal Peters
Discovery Play in Convivial Bridge Game Breaks Late Evening
In a late evening bridge match East wins with the ace of spades and returns the jack. Dummy’s king takes the trick and South leads dummy’s king of hearts, aiming to drop East’s king of diamonds. East ducks, South discards a spade then, after the heart king, drops the diamond king for an overtrick.
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College of
East
Dummy
South
Rector Teaches Bridge to a Young Benedict in 1923
In Sherburne a quiet fall afternoon in 1923 found Fred Benedict, then 13, at a church table with two classmates and the rector. The pastor, an avid bridge player, taught the youths the game, his enthusiasm inspiring Benedict and his friends to pursue bridge more seriously.
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Benedict
Colgate University
Sherburne
Fred Benedict
Episcopal Church
Fred
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Alan Sontag
Episcopal
West
North
North East
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FBI
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