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traditional whist. Without losing the joy and thrills of the patent, the modern version has added skill and reasoning to the old element of blind luck. Since no two bridge hands are alike, each deal presents a fascinating challenge in bidding or play.

WHY DUPLICATE BRIDGE?
How many times have we played bridge and say helplessly while our opponents of lesser ability won rubber after rubber only because they held all the cards? Most of us have experienced this injustice. Invariably, we blamed our losses on the luck factor.
ABA players have found the solution to this dilemma in duplicate bridge, the game where everybody plays the same set off [[of]] hands. Duplicate was devised specifically to minimize the element of luck. The luck factor now retains just enough significance to provide spice.
For people who travel frequently, ABA membership insures leisure time activity and congenial associates in many communities. For stay-at-homes, a stroke of genius has provided the nation-wide comparative master point rating system.

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[[caption]]Robert Price, Chicago, Number One in the ABA, with a total of over 7,000 Master Points[[/caption]]

No matter where you play, master points are earned by 25% of the participants. An accurate record of individual holdings is maintained by the National Office in New York and periodically published in the national journal, The ABA Bulletin from Chicago.
Players are classified according to accumulated master point holdings as follows:
NOVICE (NEW PLAYER) less than 1
NON-MASTER 1-24
MASTER 25-99
LIFE MASTER 100-299
SENIOR LIFE MASTER 300-599
RUBY 600-1199
DIAMOND 1200
According to the rules of ABA, every player is expected to compete against others of the same approximate skill. All new players are expected to compete in the Novice Section.

HOW TO JOIN ABA?
OR
WHY NOT START AN ABA CLUB?

Anyone who is in good standing in the community may apply, regardless of race, creed or national origin. Individuals who reside in areas where there are no ABA members may join the Association as members-at-large by applying to the national office directly.

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[[caption]]Kenneth Cox, National Secretary, 555 Kappock St., #12G, Riverdale, NY, 10463[[/caption]]

Eight or more persons are eligible to start a club. Sixteen or more persons are required to organize a new club in areas where there is already an ABA unit of one hundred or more members.
Membership offers: Voting privileges, participation in friendly competitive tournaments on all levels of events, subscription to the ABA BULLETIN which is issued quarterly, and opportunity to contribute to worthwhile organizations by participating in our benefit games which enable the Association to make annual contributions, and good fellow--in a national bridge family.

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[[caption]]Art Reid, Atty.,
President-Elect 1982
Bethesda, Md.[[/caption]]

Transcription Notes:
photo 1--Black and white photo of Robert Price holding a trophy photo 2--Black and white photo of Kenneth Cox photo 3--Black and white photo of Art Reid