Evening star., 1937-12-06
BRIDGE TITLE WON
BY V0N ZEDTW|TZ
He and A. N. Barnes Score
529H2 Points for Open
Pair Championships.
BY FRANK b. LORD.

by FhANh n. LOhD.
waldemar Won zedtwitz. the Aus
trian baron who renounced his title
Of nobility to come to America to play
bridge with experts, won the open pair
championship last night in the
eleventh annual national bridge
championships. conducted under the
auspices Of the American Contract
Bridge League at the Shoreham Hotel.
His partner was A. M. Barnes of New
York and their total score was 529i2
points.
This championship was the classic
Of the tournament, emitting the win
ners to hold the CavendiSh Club
Trophy for one year and also credits
them with 80 master points in the
leagues rating of players. Last year
the cup was won in the Chicago
tournament by Walter Jacobs and
Ralph Kempner both of Chicago
They did not appear at the Wash
ington event to defend their title
Throughout the tournament much
interest was manifested in Mr.. Won
zedtwitz and his playing but in the
prior events he did not display more
than average ability. In fact, it
was not until he entered the second
qualifying session of the open pair
tournament with Mr.. Barnes that he
began to develop speed. In the semi
finals which were played yesterday
afternoon. Mr. Won ZedtWitz and his
partner were top in their section,
but eight and one-half points be-
low the strong local pair of Tom
Hsmlin and DR.. E. B. Conoly, whose
score on entering the finals was 437l ?.
They were also five points behind
p. D. Kaplan of New York and P.
E. Sheardown of Toronto, who played
IN the section with Mr.. Hamlin and
Mr.. Conoly. In their own section,
they were nine and one-half points
above M. D. Maier and Sam Fry,
jr., of New York
Played Steady Game.
In the finals, however, they played
a steady, consistent and winning game
and gradually forged ahead of the
two pairs that led them in the semi
excellent bridge, but were unfortunate
in two or three contracts. which
caused them TO slip into eighth place
at the end with score of 48712,
which was three and a half points
below Oswald Jacoby captain of the
famous Four Aces, and two and one
half points above Mr.. Kaplan and
Mr.. Sheardown.
Harry FiShbein, one of the winners
in the mixed pair event. and his part
ner. Phil Abramsohn of New York
were always dangerous, but the best
they could do was to finish second
with a score of SIG, which was 10i2
points below the winners.
The surprise pair of the champion
ship contest was Ralph Margelius and
Herbert Gerst of Norfolk. who were
not rated among the leaders, but who
were just nosed out by Mr.. Fishbein
and Mr.. Abramsohn by half point,
ending in third place with score of
518l2.
There were few moments of in
tense excitement when the score was
originally announced, giving first place
to Becker of Philadelphia and Jermal
of New York, with Maier and Fry
second and Won Zedtwitz and Barnes
third. Won Zedtwitz Immediately pro-
tested the result and when the score
IVES revised and corrected it showed
the finish to be as indicated above
The error was made in figuring the
tho
and was amicably adjusted.
Final Standings.
The following is the list of pairs and
their final standing in the open pair
championship
wsldemar Won Zedtwitz and A. NJ
Barnes New York 529la
Harry Fishbein and Phil Abramsohn,
New York 519
Ralph Mareelius and Herbert Gerst.
Norfolk, Va. 51s1a
Jermal. New York 511
M D: Maier and Sam Fry. jr.. New
DR. Louis Mark and Stanley Schwartz.
Columbus, Ohio 1924
Chanin Atlanta 49I
WASHINGTON 4s7ha
Sheardown. Toronto 4S5
W. a; Woolworth Buffalo, and l. B.
Gordon NJ; Gibbs. Bloomfield. III,
and e. c. Friedman, Newark 474
: Z. ~ Marcus, Newton, Mass. and
j, l. Gushing, Roxbury, Mass -. 473a
Washington ,--,-.-~ 47a1a
New York 46a
James slim and George A. Verde ~
Boston 467la
Baltimore 465
and George J. Kennedy. New York 45s
a mIst phiisd.irha y, ii houne and John Jackson
Mrs ". N. Anderson and D. Far 40' y
a. auarsen Toronto ,.--, 1861
Philadelphia 4461.
George Rapee New York, and f07'
ch.hiar Charles & &voeelhofer, BROOKLYN 446na
ur; Carton chHrehtll, Great Neck 4ssIa
Nolan, Washington 43s
j. Weisman and Herbert Goldsmith
"Mrse NeW YORK 1861
r" Was Washington 435
sobel New York A. W. 4a1
-RGSe5t SeV 44DpIeyard 4opt and Jesse SLUT, 100
Mrs. E: NJ I' Goddard, Asbury N. j., 4ss
" and Ms Tsraa H steiner, Deal. N. J. 42s1s
McNulty, Bedford. Mass 426
AiIfeo Stldham and T. B. Brooks
= washington natI.o,;, 4151A
~ Keslsr s sr., New New York - 4O7h
~ ana George w. Nugent, Flushing,
p ~ T. ------------------ - 3ssh
d. c. Entries Trail.
In the first amateur pair champion
ship held yesterday afternoon and
made up of pairs that had been elimi-
FnatAd from thu o,,, x; ,