Bridge & Humor: Americans with a Pakistani flavour

1997 World Bridge Championships

Americans with a Pakistani flavour.

The United States team I, dressed in Pakistani outfits for their opening match of the Bermuda Bowl yesterday.

The purpose was to show the solidarity of the team that includes Zia, the man who led Pakistan to two runner-up finishes in world championships.

Americanos Pakistanies

Left to right: Paul Soloway, Seymon Deutsch, Zia, Lew Stansby and Michael Rosenberg.

The sixth member of the team, Chip Martel, was not available at picture-taking time, but later he also was photographed in Pakistani garb.

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