PERSONNEL: Leon & Leo

For four months barrel-bellied Leon Henderson devoted himself: 1) to Havana, Mexico and California, 2) to restoring his bridge reputation as "the best goddam no-trump player in the world," 3) to blocking traffic in such cities of narrow streets as Acapulco by strolling down them in an enormous Mexican sombrero and multicolored fringed scrape, followed by from 20 to 30 small boys, to whom he would occasionally toss a handful of centavos. The four months totally cured his acute case of Washingtonitis.

Leon, now 48 and restored in all respects, announced he would...

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