 Reisinger (1891–1964), from New York City, was a principal patron of contract bridge and the American Contract Bridge League in the early years of both; he was a great-grandson of Anheuser and a grandson of Busch, co-founders of the brewery from which he inherited great wealth.That wealth enabled him to become a stalwart financial supporter of the game, as well as a noted philanthropist on a larger scale.Board-a-match scoring generates many ties in the standings for each session and several ties after three days play.