For those of us who love bridge, every time our game gets a spot of publicity, we cheer.
This story is from the Hartford Courant, covering a tournament out east. But, lo and behold, a District 14 bridge prodigy, Joe Grue, is featured.
Joe Grue (middle), 28, of New York City, who has won three Bridge World Championships studies his opponents Anna Marie Ardolino, of New Haven, and Anita Lanzoni, of Cheshire, during a 6-day 1,600-table tournament at The Danbury Plaza Hotel and Conference Center. With the tournament set up so two-person teams change opponents after every two hands, Lynn Makall, a contestant from Ringwood, New Jersey, said, "This is a game that you can beat a pro in and just be an amateur. You have a chance to win. You could never beat a pro tennis player. Bridge is your chance to play with a champion."
Whether on the east coast or the west - or right here in District 14-land in the great Midwest - we applaud all the fun we have at bridge, and appreciate how much it does to keep our brains alert and active.
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