Evening star., 1937-12-03
BRIDGE TOURNEY
TO END TONIGHT
big Shots Are Primed for
Last Bids for Title in
U. S. Play.
By FRANK b. LORD.

y. >. EIdy.
BY FRANK B. LORD.
The second session of the match
point team-of -four championship of
the American Contract Bridge League
WAS to begin at 2 pm. today at the
shoreham Hotel with Is teams entered.
This event is one of the high lights
Of the eleventh annual national bridge
championships, and the big shots" Of
the game started in for a desperate
struggle to recoveE.the coveted Chicago
Trophy. now b by the Canadian
team comprisin J. A. Faulkner,
p, E. Sheardowfi, Itrs. w. M. Ander-
son and D. G. Farquharson of Toronto.
For the first time in the IL years the
cup has been offered as a prize it was
won in 1885 by team that took it
out of the United States It is the
determination of every other entry in
back
The first session of the champion
ship games yesterday afternoon re-
corded the initial appearance of many
OF the best-known players of the game,
some Of whom have not played here
tofore In the present tournament.
They have been waiting to get in on
the major events. which will be con-
cluded and winners of the cup decided
IN the third session tonight. Most Of
them did not shine in their playing
last night, but are confident of picking
up and taking the lead in the two re-
manning sessions.
Four Aces are Twentieth,
The Four Aces, most famous of all
bridge teams, consisting of Oswald
Jacooy, B. Jay Becker, M. D. Maier
and Baron Waldemar Won Zedtwitz.
for example. concluded last nights
session IN twentieth place with onlv
1872 boards Two well-known local
players, DR.. E. B. Conolly and Tom
Hamlln. in the set of three boards
winch they played against Jacobv and
seeker, took them for 2i2 boards,
while the Four Aces pair won from
them only one-half board.
Sir Derrick j. Wernher. who in
matches held earlier in the week had
not played so as to make quite an
average score. came to the front last
nlght, however, with his team, includ-
ing E. NJ Goddard. A. S. Goldsmith
OF Cleveland and Mark j. Naguskv
and won first place for the session
Inc score of his team was % boards
closely following was the New York
team of S. M Stayman. William
Lichtenstein, Maurice Seller. F. d
haplan and j. B. Clement. extra. with
score of 2212, Last nights session
was the first in which any members
OF the team except Kaplan has par
ticipated in the present tournament.
The third team comprised Harry
Flshbein, Phil Abramsohn. Henry
Chanm OF Atlanta and Morrie Ellis of
New York. Mr.. Fishbein was one of
the winners of the mixed pair cham
pionship. The other members of this
team were high up on the score of the
mixed pair game and promise to make
a good showing in the present event.
Finish in Sixth Place.
The Washington team making the
best showing last night comprised MIR.
and Mrs. James H. Lemon, w. H.
Mcintyre and LIE Roy Thurtell, with
Louis r. Watson, jr, as substitute.
They finished in sixth place with 21
boards to their credit.
The present titleholders, the
Canadian team, were eleventh, with
score of 1872 boards
Following is list of the teams and
their scores made in the first session
last night:
a, Sir Derrick .Wernher. Deal, N j.; E.
Goldsmith, Cleveland. and Mark J. Ma
Fusky. Cleveland-23
ehtens,en SamHs MsuE,e. stsy@sn gs:r VII wiam N
Harry Fishbein, New York; Phil Abram-
.nd MorTe SeM HRs Els NeRry NeW YoTp Ghann Atlanta
a NJ Barnes. John Rau. H. H. Boscowitz
and Nate spingold; all of New York-2I IL.
J Solomon, John cfswford Vivr; ,Mrs. 'af'es r. 6
Young, substitute)-2lh
.nS maE M Ms1ntyrs smss l. Roy Thurter Nj
Watson Substitute. of Washineton-21
New wilam Yoqt Perry r RSsS NsS YSTk; S vorziner
EMahonsy Eo4F MIs New Msnas YORK 9a3t,, Hqsks Nsy
Robert Appleyard, all of New York-2O
man. Philadelphia; Mrs H H.. Kreider.
hhnnvi1lss Pa; H. H. Kreider, Annville,
Mrs. J. A. Faulkner, Belleviue. Ontario:
F., E. shesrdown. Toronto, Ontario: Mrs.
W. M. Anderson. Toronto. and Donald
Farauharson, Toronto-!sh.
Fosented. Cleveland, and Mrs B. D.
ns 2 NJ iIsR.on LsRe HysttsviIle Va tHMl.s's Md: r.
nott, Washineton DR.. Charles Duffy New
sern' nN,s N G. and Gerald colvin' New Bern,
E N. Marcus. Newton, Mass: DR.. r. H.
and J. M. Rothschild New York. and John
-. sMolnershead' Washington (substitute)
.de1nS;id G1s%ald Sac1by Texas; 3: J. Becker Phil
msr Non zedt1ty D Malsr Nr New W0, York Waldo
Joe Cohan, Wooster. Ohio: H, P. Jaeger.
cleyelsnd; r: / ,Needham. Greenvilie. Ia'Fsr Pa
Marsaret, Beech, Mrs. H b. stahl, Janet
hhardie h,sls and and Clara Morris. all of Pitts
John Donneny. Washington; Mrs
ihersog' New York; Col, E. B. Gray. wash
ington and Mrs Mattye M. Mckenzie,
Mr., and Mrs w. A. Gardner G
inatneMa ihsaneoakeF and Frieda Boyce ali OF wash
Klein, Howard s. Gray and r q Bnford
(substitute). ell Of Washineton-i1Is y.
Entering the third and final ses-
sion of mixed-pair play, H. ]. Fish
bein and Mrs. Sam Rush of New York
yesterday afternoon won the cham
pionship in that event with a total
score of 3109. They defeated BY 3.6
points their nearest competitors, Jesse
SLUT of New York and Mrs. H. E.
Latter Of Wilmington, Del, whose to-
tai was 206.3, which included a carry.
over of 1873.
Unexpected Victory.
Although the Fishbein-Ru pair
stood third when the second session
ended, the victory was not generally
expected, as it had been freely pre-
dicted that the winners would be the
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