Evening star., 1934-11-12
VANDERBILT CLUB
WINS BRIDGE TITLE
Members Take Eynon Tro-
ply and Team-of-Four
Championship.

The Vanderbilt Bridge Club team
today was in possession of the E. B.
Eynon, jr., Trophy and the team-of-
four bridge championship of the Dis
trict OF Columbia as a result of a
stirring finish early yesterday In the
fourth annual tournament Of the
Washington Bridge League at the
Shoreham Hotel
The team, consisting Of Leroy
Thurtel, Mrs. Van B. Clarke, Herbert
L. Shepard and DR.. E. B. Connolly,
drove forward from fifth position to
score total of AZ match points and
beat out the Richmond team in the
closing hours of the tournament.
1t was learned today the Vanderbilt
Club is arranging to send its winning
pair, Thurten and Richard H. Wood,
and the champion team Of four to
compete in the national championship
at Asbury Park next August.
Club Pair Wins Out.
The American Bridge League open
cup game, open to all pairs. was won
by Mrs Eugene Nolan of the Wander
bilt Club and B. Violin, visiting CIeve-
land player. Second place went to
Mrs. Emily Chapman and Miss G.
Ward, both of Washington. and third
place was won by Mrs. Alma Byrne
and Miss Maizie Buie, the latter pres
ident of the Washington Bridge
Teachers Association. The winners
received sterling silver cups bearing
the emblem of the American Bridge
League.
Turtell, by winning four masters
points, also won a masters pair
championship.
The Vanderbilt Club team came
from far behind TO push ahead Of
the Richmond team, which, in turn
had left the early leaders. the Ma
tional Press Club team, trailing. Each
member of the winning team received
replicas of the Eynon Bowl. They
also received the Edward Clifford
Challenge Cups, which are subject
to challenge at any time by teams
of four.
Crossed Wires Cause Error.
In yesterdays Star a comedy of
errors" in reporting results of sew
eral Of the matches was due to
crossed telephone lines at the Shore
ham Hotel. Names of students at
tending a college dance were in
serted in place of the members of the
winning team of four. The nlix-up
is regretted.
The second-place Richmond team
of four consisted of NJ, j. Click, JEFF
Click. Bernard Rothenberg and DR..
! A. Salasky. JEFF Click is the national
n O \,
and having been a member of the
team which won the national cham
pionship in Asbury Park last Summer.
Several Gain for Masterplay.
M. j. Click gained one point toward
masters pair championship as a re-
suit of his play in the tournament.
Two points. each toward becoming ma
tional masters champion players, were
won by Richard H Wood, local invest
ment banker; Mr.. Sheppard, Mrs.
Clarke, Dr. Connolly and the Army
and Navy Club pair, Coils. E. B. Gray
and A. S. Perkins. The other Rich
mond players, JEFF Click. Mr.. Rothen-
berg and DR.. Salasky, also received a
point each toward the masters cham
pionships.
The, Evening Star Trophy, awarded
in the intermediate contest, was won
by j. H. Lo5ley and S. Groves, who
defeated the fayorites, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger B Payne, after coming from
twelfth place.
More than 200 players took part in
the tournament, which broke records
of the Washington Bridge League from
the standpoint of financial success as
well as interest demonstrated.