Evening star., 1938-09-04
In Local Bridge Circles
New Bridge Tournament Is Announced.

TIC hao JusC loSt. AccordlnGly, ne
doubled and North passed Mr..
Brown, in the east, was then placed
on the spot. His hand was worthless
to assist his partner in the double,
but extensively at hearts he could see
game. since the doubler of a minor
at the range of five Indicated that
he was strong in the majors and
doubtless held one trick in opponents
bid suit. A set of one would not be
worthwhile, but set of two would
wipe out the advantage his adver-
Saries had in their small slam. On
the other hand, game at hearts
would mean $50 for trick score and
200 less for opponents, should they
win the rubber when his side was
vulnerable-total $50. He decided upon
a game bid in hearts, which contract
he made. while O'Hara and Penne-
baker would have been set 500 in
their five diamond bid.
In this instance. Mr.. Browns guess
was wrong, for when the adversaries
won the next game and rubber they
had $50 more points than they would
have had had their five diamond con-
tract been played at double.
PRELIMINARY arrangements are
being made for the addition of
another bridge tournament within the
Washington area. 1t is to be known
as the Northern Virginia Bridge Tour
nament and will be sponsored by the
American Contract Bridge League
The promoters of the enterprise are
Lloyd and Lewis Tubbs, two members
Of the team OF four who won the
Federal Bridge League classic last
season.
The tournament will be held in the
George Mason Hotel in Alexandria
on September %, "a and 25. There
will be the usual major events of
regional tournament and in addition
special feature for amateurs who
have never had a winning in any
of the bigger bridge meets Lewis r.
Watson, jr., will be chairman of the
Tournament Committee, c. F. Walt
man, director, and A. P. Stockvis,
scorer. Sufficient pledges have already
been obtained to insure the success
of the tournament.
JULIE G. writes: "Sitting in the
South position and dealing. held
the following cards: S-K-Q; H-8-5-
3; D-K-l0; C-A-K-J-9-8-7-6. I
opened the bidding with one club,
which West ver-called with one heart.
My partner passed and I rebid my
clubs. West passed and my partner
then entered with bidding with call
Of two spades, What should l have
done, and what did he mean by en-
tering the bidding at the two level
after having aonce passed.
Your partner was justified in his ac-
ton, both in first passing the one
heart bid and then taking you out of
your two club bid with two spades.
His hand is Of absolutely no value to
YOU in your bid, and yours has three
tricks for him in his two spade bid
His take-out does not indicate any
honor strength, rather the absence
of it. If he held half trick in ad-
dtion to his six-card spade suit he
would have bid one spades over one
heart but lacking this he was obliged
to take you out of your two club bid
His bid was a warning TO you to
pass. Doubtless he succeeded in max
ing two spades, and there is strong
likelihood that you would have been
unable to make two clubs.
4 MONG last weeks winners were the
following:
At the Hotel Grafton. Federal Bridge
hesgueoMlss lnss1 MI Krs K A. McSu't and BoI-
Kafz sf eee Second mrs NICK BALDWIN tmeS and aad pa4 MF
ner tied with Miss Maize Buie and NJ, E.
B Connolly and Louis Newman first Mrs.
EnL Eyeiyn Woodside and Mrs. Ruth ,Kaya-
York and Mrs c. Ef5 " Bdyce eaTme thrd OF Ne"
Al the American ,AssociatIon of Uni
Edna Blair. first; MI. and Mrs. Frank S.
Al the La Sale studio-Mrs. J. W. Jack
Mrs. L. V Crane. second Mrs Dixie T.
"I,eht :, and a Vessel stewart thl[d
Hotel-Dr H T. Herrick and P. W. shap-
ard first; Rush Buckley and G. NJ Rich
ards, second; L. F. Hoppe and o. R. Math-
At the Fairfax, Tuesday afternoon-Mrs.
e A. Walton and Mrs. C j. Evans. first:
Mrs. 7. ?. Sheldon and Mrs Oliver Hoyem
second: Mrs. Fannie Samuel and Miss Edna
Merton. third
Wednesdav-Col. E B Gray and j A.
Dearlng. first: Mrs. Robert Du BoiS second,
third
Friday, North and South-Mrs Alma
Westrich and c. W, Pennebaker. second,
and Vessel Steward, third East and West
DR.. E, B. Connolly and Mrs Teresa Sum-
merall first; Mrs A j. Steinberg and
James SourelIs. second: Mr.. and Mrs Wal
ter K. OLoughhn third