Evening star., 1938-09-11
In Local Bridge Circles
Children's Parties Are Event of Year.

Of . sequence, the jack Of the club
suit. The singleton four-spot lead
would have made seven spades easy,
but the jack of clubs made it more
dihlcult. The declarer made q grand
siam In spades. How did he do it?
THE Atlantic City tournament, which
began on Friday at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel. Is In play today and will
conclude tonight with the second and
final session Of the team of -four event.
The New Jersey Bridge League and
the Philadelphia Whist Association
have united in this meet, played under
the auspices OF the American Contract
Bridge League. 1t has featured q
woman's pair event for the Wissa-
hickon Club Trophy, . mixed pair
event and an open pair event for the
Haddon Hall Trophy Master points In
accordance with the schedule of the
American Contract Bridge League have
been awarded.
NOVEMBER to 6, inclusive, are the
dates fixed for the District of Co
lumbia championships. The tourna-
ments in the territory where WASH
ington players attend, prior to this
event, are the Pennsylvania State
championships next Thursday to Sum
day at the Penn-Harris Hotel, Harris
burg. Pa; the Northern Virginia
tournament at George Mason Hotel,
Alexandria, Va. September 70 to rs;
the Western States championships at
Pittsburgh, September ~ to October
4: Warren tournament, Warren, Pa,
October Z to ., and the Eastern Penn
sylvania tournament, Reading, October
2l to %.
FEATURES OF the Pennsylvania
State contract bridge champion
ships, which begin on Thursday of this
week, are the mixed pair contests in
two sessions for the American Con-
tract Bridge League Trophy Miss
Isabel Reilly and Joseph Davis OF
Philadelphia are defenders of the wom-
ems pair match for the Olive A. Peter
son Trophy; Mrs. E. 8. Tillotson and
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tenders Of the open pair championship
for the Uniontown Trophy; Leroy
Thurtell and w. NJ Mcintyre of Wash
ington are defenders in the team-of-
four match for the Capt Fred g.
French Trophy. M. j. and JEFF Click OF
Cleveland, E. M Cook of Philadelphia
and J. C. Kunkel, jr., Of Harrisburg,
defenders.
MY PARTNER and are vulner-
able: so are our adversaries;
each side has a part score Of so points.
West deals and passes. so does north,
and east also passes. I am south, the
H-Q-10; D--A-8-5-2; C-A-K-6-4-2.
What should do?
"(Signed)
CURIOUS"
1t might not be the advice OF the
experts, but my recommendation Is
that you should have bid one mo-
trump. The hand has not the no.
trump count and the two major suits
are not stopped. Still your hand has
three plus honor tricks and is above
the average. If you pass your ad-
versaries are as likely as yourself to
get the bid next time, making game
and rubber. One club will not put
you out, and 1t is much easier for
your opponents to overcall one club
than 1t is to overcall one no-trump
The one no-trump bid is q bit shaded.
but the gamble is worth 1t. OF
course your partner passed a weak
hand, but so did west, who had nrst
opportunity to bid and who must now
overcall you at the two level with
out having heard anything from his
partner, or let your bid stand. The
chances are that he will not risk 4
vulnerable double. There is something
strategically advantageous in your one
no-trump call and you are in posi-
ton to take advantage Of it.
THROUGH an error in compiling
results, in the mixed pair cham
pionship, At Uniontown. Pa, last week,
Mrs. N. =. N. Robinson and James
G. Stone Of Washington were ac-
credited with having won second place
in the match. Instead, Mrs. Robin
son and Mr.. Stone were tied for
first place In this match with Mrs.
B. N. Katzen of Pittsburgh and w.
H. Weber Of Clarksburg, w. Va.
THIS month marks the nrst ami
versary Of the amalgamation of
the American Bridge League and the
United States Bridge Association into
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