The Spingold Master Knockout Teams, first known as the Challenge Knockout Teams, was contested for the Asbury Park Trophy in the early days. The runnerup team in the regularly scheduled portion of the event had the right to challenge the winners to a playoff. This right was never utilized.
In 1934, 1936 and 1937, the Masters Teams-of-Four and the Asbury Park Trophy were separate events, providing two sets of winners. In 1938 the event became the Spingold Master Knockout Teams and a part of the Summer NABC. At one time, the Spingold was a double elimination event usually lasting nine or ten sessions. It was scored by International Match Points and was restricted to players with 100 or more Masterpoints.
In 1965, the double elimination method was replaced by three qualifying sessions (subsequently reduced to two), followed by single elimination knockout matches. The preliminary qualifying sessions were dropped in 1970.
The Spingold Trophy, donated by Mr. Nathan B. Spingold in 1934, and the Vanderbilt Trophy, awarded to the winners of the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams at the Spring NABC, are ACBL's most highly prized trophies. Mr. Nathan B. Spingold, born 1886 and died 1958, a New York publicist, motion picture executive and patron of the arts, was one of the most influential men in bridge administration from 1937 to 1943. He was born in Chicago, and later became a reporter on The Chicago Examiner, The Chicago Record Herald and The Chicago Tribune. Mr. Nathan B. Spingold's interest in show business brought him to New York City in the Thirties. In 1932 he joined Columbia Pictures in a public relations capacity. He was named to the board of directors in 1940 and three years later was appointed Vice President in charge of advertising, publicity and development. He became a Vice President of the company in 1954.
Active in bridge from its earliest days, Mr. Nathan B. Spingold was named ABL (American Bridge League) Honorary Member in 1936. He was instrumental in effecting a peaceful merger between the American Bridge League and the United States Bridge Association in 1937 and became President of the newly formed American Contract Bridge League the following year. He served for many years on the League's Board of Governors and Board of Directors. Mr. Nathan B. Spingold was also President of the Cavendish Club in New York.
Winners of the Asbury Park Trophy 1930 1. Ely Culbertson, Josephine Culbertson, Theodore A. Lightner, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 2. Michael T. Gottlieb, Williard S. Karn, Lee Langdon, P. Hal Sims 1931 1. David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby, Williard S. Karn, P. Hal Sims 2. S. Garton Churchill, Travers J. LeBros, Dorothy Roberts, A. Phillip Stockvis 1932 1. Michael T. Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby, Theodore A. Lightner, Louis H. Watson 2. B. Jay Becker, Herbert D. Lent, George Reith, Anne Rosenfeld 1933 1. David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby, Richard L. Frey, Howard Schenken 2. Sam Fry Jr., Edward Hymes, Louis H. Watson, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 1934 1. Aaron Frank, Jeff Glick, William Hopkins, Charles H. Porter 2. Josephine Culbertson, Theodore A. Lightner, Alphonse Moyse Jr., Sherman Sterns Winners of Masters Teams-of-Four and Runners-Up 1934 1. David Burnstine, Richard Frey, Michael Gottlieb, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken 2. Aaron Frank, Jeff Glick, Louis Haddad, Charles Hall 1936 1. B. Jay Becker, David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenken 2. Sam Fry Jr., Edward Hymes Jr., Merwyn Maier, Waldemar von Zedtwitz 1937 1. Sam Fry Jr., Edward Hymes Jr., Theodore Lightner, Waldemar von Zedtwitz 2. Phil Abramsohn, Lewis Bernard, Morrie Elis, Harry Fishbein, Herbert Goldberg Winners of the Asbury Park Trophy 1935 1. Sam Fry Jr., Edward Hymes Jr., Theodore A. Lightner, Merwyn D. Maier, Louis H. Watson 2. A. Michell Barnes, H. Huber Boscowitz, Charles S. Lockridge, Johnny Rau 1936 1. Lewis A. Bernard, Louis J. Haddad, Alvin Landy, Matthew S. Reilly, Philip Steiner 2. E. Melvin Goddard, Sidney Silodor, Dr. Henry J. Vogel, Sir Derrick Wernher 1937 1. David Burnstine, Charles H. Goren, Oswald Jacoby, Merwyn D. Maier, Howard Schenken 2. Phil Abramsohn, A. Mitchell Barnes, Henry H. Chanin, Morrie Elis, Fred D. Kaplan Winners of the Spingold Knockout Teams 1938 1. B. Jay Becker, David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby, Merwyn D. Maier, Howard Schenken 2. A. Mitchell Barnes, Morrie Elis, Fred D. Kaplan, Charles S. Lockridge 1939 1. Oswald Jacoby, Theodore A. Lightner, Merwyn D. Maier, Robert A. McPherran, Howard Schenken 2. John R. Crawford, Myron Fuchs, Charles, H. Goren, Charles J. Solomon, Sally Young 1940 1. Oscar J. Brotman, Betram Lebhar, Samuel Katz, Alvin Roth 2. Sam Fry Jr., Myron Fuchs, Edward Hymes Jr., Charles S. Lockridge, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 1941 1. A. Mitchell Barnes, Sam Fry Jr., Edward Hymes Jr., Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 2. B. Jay Becker, Oswald Jacoby, Theodore A. Lightner, Merwyn D. Maier, Howard Schenken 1942 1. Sigmund Dornbusch, Richard L. Frey, Lee Hazen, Samuel M. Stayman 2. Jay T. Feigus, Charles Harvey, Samuel Katz, Edward Marcus 1943 1. John R. Crawford, Charles H. Goren, Edward Hymes Jr., Howard Schenken, Sidney Silodor 2. B. Jay Becker, Harry J. Fishbein, George Rapee, Alvin Roth, Helen Sobel 1944 1. B. Jay Becker, George Rapee, Helen Sobel, Samuel M. Stayman 2. Simon Becker, Edward G. Ellenbogen, Stanley Frenkel, Peggy Golder 1945 1. Sam Fry Jr., Edward Hymes Jr., Oswald Jacoby, Theodore A. Lightner, Howard Schenken 2. Harry Fishbein, Lee Hazen, Alvin Roth, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 1946 1. William Christian, Mark Hodges, Sol Mogal, Margaret Wagar 2. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Elmer I. Schwartz 1947 1. B. Jay Becker, Charles Goren, Lee Hazen, Helen Sobel, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 2. John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Howard Schenken, Sidney Silodor, Samuel M. Stayman 1948 1. John Crawford, George Rapee, Howard Schenken, Samuel Stayman, Margaret Wagar 2. Julius Bank, Arthur Glatt, Robert W. Halpin, Oswald Jacoby, Ralph Kempner 1949 1. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Bruce Gowdy, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal 2. Henry H. Chanin, David Clarren, Oswald Jacoby, Jack Krause, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 1950 1. John Crawford, Oswald Jacoby, George Rapee, Howard Schenken, Samuel Stayman 2. B. Jay Becker, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 1951 1. Myron Field, Charles H. Goren, Sidney Silodor, Helen Sobel 2. Ambrose Casner, Charles A. Hall, Allen P. Harvey, Frank Weisbach 1952 1. B. Jay Becker, John Crawford, George Rapee, Howard Schenken, Samuel Stayman 2. Jeff Glick, Arthur S. Goldsmith, Alvin Landy, Sol Mogal, Edwin J. Smith Jr. 1953 1. Clifford Bishop, Milton Q. Ellenby, Donald A. Oakie, William Rosen, Doug Steen 2-5. Ed Burns, David Clarren, Bertram Lebhar Jr., Samuel Katz, Albert Weiss 2-5. F. Ayers Bombeck, David C. Carter, John W. Hubbell, Arthur Kincaid, G. Robert Nail 2-5. Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Alvin Roth, Tobias Stone, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 2-5. Ivan E. Erdos, Dr. Edward Fischauer, Lewis L. Mathe, Meyer Schleifer 1954 1. Clifford Bishop, Milton Q. Ellenby, Lewis L. Mathe, John Moran, William Rosen 2-4. F. Ayers Bombeck, David C. Carter, John Gerber, John W. Hubbell, Harold Rockaway 2-4. Eddie Burns, Ambrose Casner, Allen P. Harvey, Cliff Russell 2-4. Sidney Lazard, Cyrus Neuman, Lewis Rosen, Julius L. Rosenblum, Robert Rothlein 1955 1. Myron Field, Lee Hazen, Richard, Kahn, Charles J. Solomon, Samuel Stayman 2. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Howard Schenken, Sidney Silodor 1956 1-3. Charles H. Goren, Peter A. Leventritt, Boris Koytchou, Harold Ogust, William Seamon, Helen Sobel 1-3. Harold Harkavy, Victor Mitchell, Alvin Roth, Ira S. Rubin, Tobias Stone 1-3. Robert Abeles, Dr. Kalman Apfel, Francis P. Begley, Louis Kelner, Ronald Rosenberg 1957 1. B. Jay Becker, John R. Crawford, George Rapee, Alvin Roth, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone 2. Milton Q. Ellenby, Ivan E. Erdos, Emanuel Hochfield, James Jacoby, Oswald Jacoby, Ira S. Rubin 1958 1. Paul Allinger, William Hanna, Sidney Lazard, Cyrus Neuman, Robert Rothlein 2. Harry Fishbein, Sam Fry Jr., Leonard B. Harmon, Lee Hazen, Ivar Stakgold 1959 1. William Grieve, Oswald Jacoby, Victor Mitchell, Ira S. Rubin, Morton Rubinow, Samuel Stayman 2. Richard Freeman, Andy Gabrilovitch, Frank Hoadley, Mike Michaels, Jan Stone, Richard Walsh 1960 1. Charles H. Goren, Peter A. Leventritt, Boris Koytchou, Harold Ogust, Howard Schenken, Helen Sobel, Sidney Silodor 2. B. Jay Becker, William Grieve, Ralph Hirschberg, Norman Kay, George Rapee, Sidney Silodor 1961 1. Andy Gabrilovitch, Eddie Kantar, Marshall Miles, William Root 2. John R. Crawford, Norman Kay, Alvin Roth, George Rapee, Sidney Silodor, Tobias Stone 1962 1. Leonard B. Harmon, Eddie Kantar, Marshall Miles, Ivar Stakgold Picture of First Place Winners 2. David C. Carter, John W. Hubbell, James Jacoby, Gerald Michaud, G. Robert Nail 1963 1. Russell Arnold, Harold Harkavy, Edith Kemp, Alvin Roth, Cliff Russell, William Seamon 2. Sami R. Kehela, Richard Kahn, William Root, Thomas K. Sanders, Tobias Stone, Waldemar K. von Zedtwitz 1964 1. Bruce Elliott, Samuel R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray, Percy Sheardown 2. Marvin Altman, Bruce Gowdy, Fred Hoffer, Ray Jotcham 1965 1. Bruce Elliott, Sami R. Kehela, Eric R. Murray, Percy Sheardown 2. B. Jay Becker, Dorothy Hayden, Norman Kay, Edgar Kaplan 1966 1. William Root, Alvin Roth, Ira S. Rubin, Curtis K. Smith 2. William Grieve, Sidney Lazard, Paul Levitt, Harold Ogust, George Rapee 1967 1. Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, William, Root, Alvin Roth 2. John Gerber, Paul H. Hodge, Dan Morse, George Rosenkranz, Bobby Wolff 1968 1. Sami R. Kehela, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Sidney Lazard, Eric R. Murray, George Rapee 2. Steve Altman, B. Jay Becker, Michael Becker, Dorothy Hayden 1969 1. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Robert D. Hamman, Michael S. Lawrence, James Jacoby, Bobby Wolff 2. Phil Feldesman, William Grieve, Victor Mitchell, Ira S. Rubin, Samuel M. Stayman, Jeff Westheimer 1970 1. Steve Altman, Thomas M. Smith, Dave Strasberg, Joel Stuart, Peter Weichsel Picture of First Place Winners 2. Bill Eisenberg, Bobby Goldman, Robert D. Hamman, James Jacoby, Michael S. Lawrence, Bobby Wolff 1971 1. Steve Altman, Eugene Neiger, Thomas M. Smith, Joel Stuart, Peter Weichsel Picture of First Place Winners 2. Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Donald P. Krauss, Lewis L. Mathe 1972 1. B. Jay Becker, Michael Becker, Andy Bernstein, Jeff Rubens Picture of First Place Winners 2. Pat Brennan, Byron Greenberg, Edith Kemp, Cliff Russell, Curtis K. Smith, Albert Weiss 1973 1. Larry Cohen, Bill Eisenberg, Eddie Kantar, Richard H. Katz, Bud Reinhold Picture of First Place Winners 2. Minda Brachman, Sidney Lazard, James Jacoby, Paul Soloway, John Swanson 1974 1. Lou Bluhm, Larry Gould, Steve Goldberg, Richard Shepherd Picture of First Place Winners 2. Harlow Lewis, Lewis L. Mathe, Peter A. Pender, William Root, Harry Stappenbeck, Arthur Waldmann 1975 1. Grant S. Baze, John Fejervary, Lew Stansby, Piyush Vakil, Ron Von der Porten Picture of First Place Winners 2. Ira Cohen, Harold Guiver, Marty Shallon, Bill Sides 1976 1. Roger Bates, Larry Cohen, Richard H. Katz, John Mohan, George Rosenkranz Picture of First Place Winners 2. Dave Berkowitz, Mark E. Blumenthal, James Jacoby, Michael S. Lawrence, George Rapee, John Solodar 1977 1. Lou Bluhm, Dan Morse, Cliff Russell, Curtis K. Smith, Thomas K. Sanders, Eddie Wold Picture of First Place Winners 2. Ken Cohen, Larry Gould, Larry Kozlove, John Sheridan 1978 1. Malcolm Brachman, Bobby Goldman, Eddie Kantar, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway Picture of First Place Winners 2. Steve Altman, Edgar Kaplan, Norman Kay, Richard Pavlicek, William Root, Thomas M. Smith 1979 1. Fred Hamilton, Robert D. Hamman, Ira S. Rubin, Bobby Wolff Picture of First Place Winners 2. Ed Manfield, Stephen W. Robinson, Eric Rodwell, John Sheridan, Kit Woolsey 1980 1. Mike Becker, Kyle Larsen, Ron Rubin, Alan Sontag, Ron Von der Porten, Peter Weichsel 2. Rich Freisner, Brian Glubok, Michael S. Lawrence, George Rapee, Michael Rosenberg, John Solodar 1981 1. Larry N. Cohen, Ron Gerard, Ralph Katz, Warren Rosner, Allan Stauber, John Sutherlin Picture of First Place Winners 2. Bart Bramley, Rich Freisner, Ed Manfield, Kit Woolsey 1982 1. Ron Rubin, Mike Becker, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Alan Sontag, Peter Weichsel Picture of First Place Winners 2. Ron Molson, Billy Cohen, Eric Kokish, Peter Nagy 1983 1. Malcolm Brachman, Bobby Wolff, Bob Goldman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Ron Andersen Picture of First Place Winners 2. Luella Slaner, Marty Bergen, Brian Glubok, Larry N. Cohen, Mark Cohen, Jerry Goldfein 1984 1. George Rosenkranz, Eddie Wold, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell, Marty Bergen, Larry N. Cohen Picture of First Place Winners 2. Alan Sontag, Allan Cokin, Jim Sternberg, Bernie Chazen, Steve Sion 1985 1. Tom Mahaffey, Jack Denny, Bill Passell, Russ Arnold, Ira Rubin, Chuck Burger Picture of First Place Winners 2. Ron Rubin, Jeff Meckstoth, Eric Rodwell, Michael S. Lawrence, Peter Weichsel 1986 1. Malcolm Brachman, Bobby Goldman, Ron Andersen, Mike Passell, Mark Lair, Paul Soloway Picture of First Place Winners 2. Brian Glubok, Billy Cohen, John Schermer, Neil Chambers 1987 1. Brian Glubok, Dan Rotman, Harry Stappenbeck, Jaggy Shivdasani Picture of First Place Winners 2. Tom Mahaffey, Jack Denny, Russ Arnold, Bernie Chazen, Roy Fox, Michael Seamon 1988 1. Jim Mahaffey, Ron Andersen, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth Picture of First Place Winners 2. Ron Rubin, Michael Becker, Peter Weichsel, Bart Bramley, Robert Levi, Lou Bluhm 1989 1. Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Mike Passell, Mark Lair Picture of First Place Winners 2. Jon Wittes, Ross Grabel, Mark Cohen, Mark Feldman 1990 1. Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff Picture of First Place Winners 2. Jim Mahaffey, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Ron Andersen, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 1991 1. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Seymon Deutsch, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell Picture of First Place Winners 2. Cliff Russell, Peter Weichsel, Robert Levin, Samuel Lev, Alan Sontag, Eddie Kantar 1992 1. Ron Rubin, Russ Ekeblad, Mike Becker, Ron Sukoneck, Robert Levin, Peter Weichsel Picture of First Place Winners 2. Steve Robinson, Peter Boyd, Lew Stansby, Kit Woolsey, Neil Silverman, Chip Martel 1993 1. Richard Freeman, Nick Nickell, Eric Rodwell, Jeff Meckstroth, Bobby Wolff, Bob Hamman Picture of First Place Winners 2. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Seymon Deutsch, Hemant Lall, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby 1994 1. Richard Freeman, Nick Nickell, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell Picture of First Place Winners 2. Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Mark Lair, Mike Passell, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman 1995 1. Richard Freeman, Nick Nickell, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell Picture of First Place Winners 2. Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby 1996 1. Richard Freeman, Nick Nickell, Bob Hamman, Bobby Wolff, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 2. Richard Schwartz, Paul Soloway, Bobby Goldman, Steve Robinson, Alan Sontag, Ron Smith 1997 1. Grant Baze, Tipton Golias, Adam Zmudzinski, Marek Szymanowski, Marcin Lesniewski, Cezary Balicki 2. Jimmy Cayne, Chuck Burger, Mike Passell, Michael Seamon, Mark Feldman, Alan Sontag List of participating Teams for the Spingold: .pdf file format 1998 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell Picture of First Place Winners 2. Grant Baze, Michael Whitman, Adam Zmudzinski, Marek Szymanowski, Marcin Lesniewski, Cezary Balicki 1999 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell Picture of First Place Winners 2. Steve Beatty, John Onstott, Bill Eisenberg, Gary Hayden 2000 1. Rose Meltzer, Peter Weichsel, Alan Sontag, Chip Martel, Lew Stansby, Kyle Larsen 2. Roy Welland, Brad Moss, Marc Jacobus, Fred Gitelman, Magnus Lindkvist, Peter Fredin 2001 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Giorgio Duboin, Norberto Bocchi, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace Picture of First Place Winners 2. Mike Moss, Fred Chang, Kerry Smith, Jeff Schuett 2002 1. George Jacobs, Ralph Katz, Giorgio Duboin, Norberto Bocchi, Lorenzo Lauria, Alfredo Versace Picture of First Place Winners 2. Mike Moss, Martin Shifko, Allan Graves, Bryan Maksymetz 2003 1. Roy Welland, Bjorn Fallenius, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski, Zia Mahmood, Michael Rosenberg Picture of First Place Winners 2. Rose Meltzer, Kyle Larsen, Peter Weichsel, Alan Sontag, Lew Stansby, Chip Martel Picture of Second Place Winners 2004 1. Eric Rodwell, Nick Nickell, Paul Soloway, Richard Freeman, Jeff Meckstroth, Bob Hamman, Eric Kokish (Coach) Picture of First Place Winners 2. Mark Feldman, Billy Cohen, Ron Smith, Gavin Wolpert, Warren Spector, Vincent Demuy Picture of Second Place Winners 2005 1. Russ Ekeblad, Ron Rubin, Eric Greco, Geoff Hampson, Fred Gitelman, Brad Moss 2. Tom Carmichael, Michael White, Joel Wooldridge, John Hurd, Bryan Maksymetz, Dan Gerstman 2006 1. Nick Nickell, Richard Freeman, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 2. James Cayne, Michael Seamon, Fulvio Fantoni, Claudio Nunes, Alfredo Versace, Lorenzo Lauria 2007 1. Nick Nickell, Hemant Lall, Bob Hamman, Paul Soloway, Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell 2. Andrei Gromov, Aleksander Dubinin, Cezary Balicki, Adam Zmudzinski
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