Milton Cooper Work (1864-1934) was a noted American authority on whist, auction and contract bridge. In his writings he suggested evaluating balanced hands using a point count method: Ace = 4, King = 3, Queen = 2 and Jack = 1. This became known as the Work Point Count and was later adapted by Charles Goren to value all hands. He was the manager of the Philadelphian Cricket Team that toured England in 1897. Wikipedia
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