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Article: Female bridge player scores victory against the men.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- January 7, 2002
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Byline: Karen Brandon
LOS GATOS, Calif._Don't be fooled by the image of bridge as a genteel card game, played with decks and score pads in a matching feminine decor, of ladies clubs where the play is accompanied by coffee in delicate cups followed by dessert.
When the world's best bridge players lay down their cards, testosterone flies in a ruthlessly competitive, highly charged and almost exclusively male universe.
All this explains why Rose Meltzer has attracted so much attention.
On Nov. 3, which happened to be her 59th birthday, she became the first female to win an international championship in an "open" field _ that is, one that ...