The lone Wolff : autobiography

Without a doubt, the autobiography of a bridge maverick is a ‘first’ in the annals of bridge – and it will also constitute a ‘last’ — as no one in history will again be in a position to present a panorama of the game from a personal standpoint as an eye-witness to the glory and crimes that pervaded the hobby. It covers over six decades on the bridge scene, beginning with his exposure to the game as a twelve-year old watching his parents and their friends playing something called “bridge” on a round trip train excursion from his native San Antonio to Chicago. His astute and intuitive observations are seen through the eyes of a player, observer, executive, adjudicator and administrator who respects the dignity and majesty of the game. The candor exhibited through this chronicle leaves nothing to the imagination.