Evening star., 1938-04-17
In Local Bridge Circles
Washington in World Olympic Games.


risburg; Simon Becker, Alvin Good
man and Lewis Bucks, all Of Phila-
delphia. first; Joseph Davis, Stanley
Fenkel, Charles Solomon and Mrs.
Benjamin Golden, all Of Philadelphia.
second. and Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Walt
man, Charles Merritt and G. B. Lond
Of Reading. Pa, third.
DR.. and Mrs. L. w. Lord Of Balti-
more captured first prize In the pair
game. Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Becker
Of Philadelphia were second and
Stanley Fenkel and Ludwig Kabakjian
OF Philadelphia were third.
The prize Of the consolat ton game
went to Mrs. H. E. Whitaker and Mrs.
Edward Behrend Of Baltimore, with
Mrs. Allan Rutherford and Roy
Palmer Of Baltimore second.
Among the Washingtonians in at
tendance at the tournament were DR..
A. J. Steinberg, J. D. Granger, A. I.
Westrich. H. R. King, Miss Marian
ESI. Lester D. johnson, James G.
Stone and J. w. Hussey. Besides
those mentioned. the following Bal
timoreans participated: Joseph Grins-
felter. Robert Gill, DR.. Frank Di
Paula. M. I. Strouse, Mrs. James
Bragg and Mrs. John Iago.
THE following Washington bridge
organizations have been listed
by the American Contract Bridge
League for the issuance of national
rating points under its authorized
schedule: Agriculture Bridge Club,
j. A. Alexander duplicate, Capital
City Chess Club, Fairfax Hotel
duplicate games, Federal Bridge League,
Georgetown Duplicate Club. La Sale
Bridge Studio, Monday Club. Nolan
Duplicate Club. University Club,
Peripatic Contract Club and the
Washington Bridge League.
The Maryland list Of those similarly
authorized are the Frederick County
Bridge Club. Frederick. and the Davis
Ragland duplicate. Mrs. NJ c. Kolb's
duplicate and the Maryland Bridge
League.
The Virginia list comprises the
Monday Night Club, the Norfolk
Bridge Club. the Norfolk Yacht and
Country Club. all OF Norfolk, and the
Parrish Duplicate CluL and the Rich
mond Bridge League of Richmond.
THE Federal Bridge League has now
established itself in its new home
at 2l08 Sixteenth street, where its
pair games will be played throughout
the summer season. On Tuesday
night, with l4-table game, the win
ners, north and south, were Lewis
and Lloyd Tlbbs, first: 1t Comdr.
w. A. Corley and NJ. H. Voss. second;
east and west. Mrs. Kitty Boyle and
Mrs. Eva Milligan. first: DR.. c. c.
Mcdonnell and Miss Maize Buie,
second.
At the game on April 26, the seasons
trophy will be awarded to the team
winners in the two sessions This is
the Luther Steward Trophy. precented
by Mr.. Steward. who is president OF
the Federal Employees Union. 1t is
handsome silver cup. won by the
team comprising Lewis and Lloyd
Tubbs. Isaac H. York and Sam Groves.
with Roy Astleford as alternate This
team won in both the nrst and second
halves Of the tournament. A second
prize will be awarded to the Coast
Survey team. runners-up in the Sec
ond half and victors in the play-off
with the Lions team, runners-up in
the first half.
The pair championship for the sea-
son. for which there is An additional
prize, will 60 to the Tubbs brothers.
THE National Knockout Team of
-Four championship Of the Amer
ican Bridge League will be held at the
Ambassador Hotel in New York, be-
ginning tomorrow evening and contin-
uing each evening until next Friday
when the field will have been mar
rowed to the two surviving teams. This
event will be played for the Wander
bilt Cup, and will be under the auspices
Of the Vanderbilt Holding Committee.
of which Douglas W. Paige is chairman
and Capt. Alfred M. Gruenther, u. s.
A.. is secretary. It replaces the event
which has heretofore been q part of
the Asbury Park summer program.
The National Masters Team of -Four,
which in previous years has been con-
Quoted at the same time as the Ma
tional Masters Individual, has been
moved up to the summer championship
games to be played at Asbury.
American Contract Bridge League
master points will be awarded in the
Vanderbilt Cup event. and several
Washington teams expect to partic-