Evening star., 1938-05-08
In Local Bridge Circles
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superiority by winning 22h boards.
The team nearest to them. comprising
Mrs. Roy Hackett. DR.. G. G. McDon-
nell, Mrs. Marion Barre and q. n.
Warthen won Is boards. Third in the
competition and only one-haN board
behind the r,lnners-up was the team
made up Of E. A. Perkins. DR.. Z. B.
Connolly, Tom Hamlin and w. H. Nc
Intyre. whose score was 17k boards.
The fourth team Of Roy Thurtell, Mrs.
v. A. Clarke, AL Stodham and Benton
Brooks won 16 boards. Owing to the
high scores made by these leaders, all
other teams were below average.
In the second section, where 80
boards were played. the leaders were
the team Of P. w. Shepard, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth H. Brown, Mrs. Alma Byrne and
r. Aukshon, which won 16 boards.
The runners-up were Miss M. Tobin,
w. E. Kelly, Mrs. K. j. Fenton and
Miles r. Myers, whose score was IS
boards. Third were Rush Buckley and
Mrs. Mattye Maye Mckenzie and Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Gardner, who won IA
boards.
The second session Of the May game
will be played at the Shoreham We'd
nesday, May l8.
There was also pair match at the
same place on Wednesday night, where
players were allowed to qualify for the
big June game, which Is to be a pair
match.
SEVERAL Baltimore bridge en-
thusiasts who came to Washing
ton to play in a local duplicate last
week brought with them narrowing
story Of home player who held 13
spades and suffered the humiliation
and unhappy experience Of not being
permitted to play the hand. George
Mueller. 1928 Dolfield avenue, was the
victim Of this unfortunate circum-
stance. He was playing with Mrs.
Charles Schmitt. 1900 Liberty Heights
avenue. at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Beck, 1924 Dolfield avenue.
The cards were dealt by one Of Mr..
Mueller's adversaries. When he picked
up his cards. according to the person
who narrated the incident, he be-
trayed no emotion as might have been
natural In such q case He main
tained poker-face expression. as
though holding Marlborough, but his
bidding indicated that he had hand
of high card value, for he made q
forcing bid to which his partner gave
the proper and customary response.
Mr.. Mueller finally bid seven spades,
which he could easily have named
as the contract he desired to play,
from the first.
There was something, however, in
the confidence he may have displayed,
or perhaps 1t was woman's intuition
that caused Mrs. Beck, who sat at his
left. to bid seven no trump. She was
not vulnerable and Mr.. Mueller was
and that may have made some differ
ence. Mr.. Mueller could do no more,
seven no trump outranked seven
spades and there the bidding rested
with q double from Mrs. Schmitt, on
her own hand, for she could not lead
a card Of her partners suit
The result was that the Becks were
set one trick, Mr.. Mueller's hand be-
ing worthless in no trump contract
when he did not have the lead, and
they suffered the loss of only 100
points, whereas, II they had allowed
Mr.. Mueller's seven spades to stand
he would have made $500 for a grand
slam. 210 for game and $50 for honors,
a total of 1860 points.
The Baltimoreans who told the
story did not report what Mr.. Muel-
Ter said. but the hand broke I'D the
game, not in a riot, but very much to
the disgust of Mr.. Mueller.
THE Executive Committee of the
Washington Bridge League has
decided to accept the challenge of
the Baltimore Bridge League for q
match game Of three teams of eight
players each representing the two
cities. One of the teams will consist
Of eight men, one of eight women
and one will be an open team, the
pairs to be composed either Of men
or women. The matter Of details has
been left to Lewis r. Watson. jr.. of
the local body, who was empowered
to select the players. based upon their
master points and their playing rec
ords. There will be "a players from
each city and IL tables.
Definite dates have not yet been
fixed. but the first session will be
played in Washington and the second
in Baltimore. II it is decided to