Evening star., 1938-07-03
In Local Bridge Circles
Conneaut Lake Tournament Begins July Is.

club. Returning to dummy with the
ace of spades she ran all dummy's
diamonds and had left q good king
OF hearts In her own hand, which it
was not necessary to use.
One other player bid and made
seven diamonds. one bid six diamonds
and made seven, one five diamonds
and made seven, one was allowed to
remain In three no trump, but Mrs.
Jornson was the only player to bid
and make seven no trump.
THE next event on the calendar OF
the Washington Bridge League
Is the master pair game to be played
in two sessions at the Hotel Shoreham
on July and July 20. This event is
open to all players Of the league who
hold master points or to holders of
convertible master points. Any per-
son eligible to compete in this game
may invite q non-eligible person to
play provided they play as partners
The match will be limited to 16
tables, 81 players. The usual master
point awards will be: First place, eight
master points to each player: second
place. four master points to each
player; third place, one convertible
master point to each player, and
fourth place, so national rating points
to each player. High pair in each ses-
sion will receive double the number
OF national rating points for q game
OF this size.
THE protest made regarding the
winner in the second section In the
big May team-of-four game OF the
Washington Bridge League was re-
ferred to the national committee for
ruling. The committees decision was
that there was tie for first place be-
tween the teams comprising Mrs.
Alma Byrne. Rudolph Aukshun, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hunt Brown and p. w.
Shepard. and Mrs. Katherine Fenton,
Miles E. Myers, Miss Mabel Tobin
and w. E. Kelly. The tie was broken
In favor Of the last-named team,
which was declared the winner.
THE inter-city match between Bal
timore and Washington has been
indefinitely postponed.
r P. HUBBELL. 3l4s Nineteenth
street NV. was the only Wash
ington winner last month in Sam Fry's
Master Solvers' Club Mr.. Hubbell
correctly solved five out Of eight brain
twisters and received a corresponding
number OF credits.
Charles Goren of Philadelphia has
been declared the winner Of q trophy
offered by William E. McKenney for
having earned the largest number OF
master points during 1897. Goren
amassed ITO points. which was "a
more than his nearest competitor,
Waldemar Won Zedtwitz The cup was
presented by its donor at the Masters
Individual Tournament.
ONE who signs herself "A. C. g."
writes as follows:
Il do not play in the local dupli-
cate games, but my husband and I
do greatly enjoy what we call family
bridge. playing with our friends and
neighbors at home for social enjoy
ment. I am much interested in the
report Of hands printed in The Star
and in the advice given. Will you
please give me a little advice.
"As dealer I frequently find myself
holding the following type Of hand
and am always puzzled to know how
to open the bidding. Example. spades
A-J-7-2, hearts 6-4-2, diamonds
K-Q-7. clubs KOS. What do you
advise?"
The hand quoted is not unusual,
and many players besides A. C. s.
have been troubled to know what to
do. Not q few Washington players
have adopted a plan which meets with
the approval generally of the experts
at the game For want OF a better
term. they call it the short diamond
or the short club bid. Some players
used both the short diamond and
the short club bid. Here is . hand
with three high honor tricks in 1t.
and its only biddable suit. ~ bid
dable suits are classed in the usual
conventions, is . spade. but it con-
tains only four cards Of that suit.
A one-round forcing response, such
as two in hearts, diamonds or clubs.
would be embarrassing to the opening
bid of one spade, and there would
be little to do except bid two no.
fr,,pon m . hand that doAe MT war.