The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-16

Plans are completed for the End annual pair championship tourna- ment of the Connecticut Bridge league. Qualifying rounds will take place simultaneously on Wednes- day evenings, oct. gath, Nov. 1st, and Nov. 9th, at 500 D. m. in Wa terbury, Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport. Those entering the contest in the Waterbury district will play at the Elton Hotel, the Hartford district at the Hartford Bridge club, the New Haven dis trict at the Whitney Bridge club and the Bridgeport district at the Hotel Stratfield. This tournament IS open only to residents of the state of Connecticut. Top score prizes Of silver vases are to be awarded each evening of play in tho qualifying rounds Beautiful silver platters to the pairs making the highest aver age percent score in each district.
 Play in the finals which takes place Nov. 18th, at the Hotel Stratfield in Bridgeport, will be for the Connecticut Bridge league trophy. The present holders are Horace W. Paine of Westport, and J. Bradford Wardwell of Stamford. Mrs I. B. Clark and Wm. sherman Smith were the runners up, only failing to finish first through an error in q hand becoming mixed at 0 previous table. It will also be remembered that the Waterbury district made the best showing at the New Haven finals of any sect ion in the state. Of the number of entries allotted to the Waterbury district to send to New Haven, q larger per cent qualified for the finals than any other district. It is hoped that Waterbury district will make even better record this year. and capture the cup from the Bridgeport district. ,.
 Each of the four districts will qualify z pairs for the finals. and m additional 8 pairs will be chos- en according to the number of en- tries. Therefore the districts hay ing the greatest number of entries in the qualifying rounds will send more pairs into the finals and have a better chance of winning. Local bridge fans are anticipating q big entry list, to increase Waterburys chance of capturing the coveted trophy.
 Each district Is in charge of regional chairman. For the water bury district, Mrs Wm. sherman Smith Is in charge, in Hartford' Mrs Theodosia Van Norden Emery, in New Haven, Mrs Mary II. Wes- tervelt. and in Bridgeport, Miss Deborah Morris Glover. The off, cers of the league are as follows: President, Josiah H. Peck of Hart ford: vice-presidents: Dr ID. Reed Whittemore of New Haven; Fred A. stewart of Waterbury; Horace W. Paine of Westport; treasurer: Mrs William sherman Smith Of Waterbury. Directors: Mrs William Rice smith of Meriden; Mrs Y. A.. Jackie of Waterbury; Clarence Emery of Hartford; Mrs Bertram W. Ainsworth of Fairfield: William sherman Smith of Waterbury; Mrs James P. Sweeney of Naugatuck; W. w. Foster of Willimantic; Har~ old Hartweli of Stamford; John F. Larus of Hartford; Leslie Me- Arthur of Bridgeport; William P. Spear of Middletown; Johnstone ID. Veitch of New Haven: J. B. Ward well of stamford; Harry T. Wester- welt of New Haven.
 The state tOurnameHL CouIeecS consists of Mrs Edward J. McDon- aid, Rowley w. Phillips, Herman Rehm and Raymond D. Schroeder all of Waterbury; Hollis D. I'm mick of Meriden; Mrs Florence H. Fitch of New London; Russell c. Everett, Mallon J. Sheffield. Mrs John R. Larus, Jr. of Hartford, Roland N. Sellew of Middletown. Prof. Franklin Edgerton, John Waterman, Maurice Powell. Joseph McNutt and Robert K. Warner of New Haven: pr Stanley H. Baldwin of stamford; Miss Helen Benson of Norwalk, Mrs Frederick H. Robin son of Darien, Mrs Tracy c. Dick erson Jr and G. Macy Wheeler of Bridgeport.
 City Title Tournament Opens
 The first session of the United States Bridge associations tourna- isent for the city title team of four championship was held at the local Y. Nj. C. A. There were eight teams of four entered in tho con- test which is being conducted by