Word: mcpherran
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...what he though of bridge during and after the war, Jacoby said that he thought that bridge had no place in the war, but that after the war he though there would be several new figures in the bridge world. Among those whom he expected to rise was Robert McPherran, who is now in the Army, but who, Jacoby claims, will have no equal after...
...with fierce attention to technicalities like a small boys' baseball game. In a nip-&-tuck match, A. Mitchell Barnes of the Vanderbilt team, playing a five-heart doubled contract, led a heart from dummy, pondered whether to finesse. Impatient with Mr. Barnes's slow play, Opponent Robert McPherran said: "It makes no difference." Mr. Barnes thereupon deduced that Mr. McPherran had two hearts instead of three, eventually went down 500 points instead of 300. Mr. Barnes protested that he had been misled, got a referee to award him 200 points. His team finished the match 120 points ahead...
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