Pictures from the European Championships in Baden-Baden 1963. The first is a clip from
    "Bridge Magazine". Notice that smoking was not prohibited in those days (Gray's obligatory
    pipe!). Even watchers were allowed to smoke. Like the Sharples twin brothers, who were
    smoking ceaselessly, totally absorbed by the game.




    From a different angle we see, between me and Gray, Swedish supporters Marianne Kock,
    bidding box inventor Gösta Nordenson (also w. toothache?) and Olle Westermark, the Swedish
    captain. Reporter Tore Sandgren, though in fact very tall, is almost totally concealed behind me.

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