Evening star., 1938-03-20
By Frank B. Lord.
\ RIDGE POINTERS. In playing

BY Frank B. Lord.
~ RIDGE POINTERS. In playing
~ against q no-trump contract,
when the leaders partner wins
- the first trick and makes q re-
turn which enables the leader to win
the second round, generally he should
refuse to do so unless he is also able
to win the third trick, or unless he
holds q card Of re-entry. An example
Of this play Is afforded in the illus
trated hand presented below.
THE fifth annual Old Dominion
championship tournament is next
on the schedule of events to attract
the attention and interest of Washing
ton bridge players. 1t will be held at
the George Mason Hotel In historic
Alexandria next Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. Already there Is promise Of
a large attendance, not only from the
National Capital, but also from Rich
mond, Norfolk and Virginia cities;
from Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and other Northern bridge CEN
terS.
The tournament will be conducted
under the auspices of the American
Contract Bridge League, which will
award master points to winners as
we'll as the annual trophies. For the
first time in the Old Dominion there
will be women's pair championship
game, to be played in one session on
Friday night and for which the prize
is the Edith Swanson Trophy. donated
by Mrs. Edith Swanson. secretary Of
the Washington Bridge League. All
trophies will be held by the winners
until next years meeting, and cups
bearing the Old Dominion emblem will
be given to winners and runners-up In
all games.
Top score awards will be given to
high-ranking pairs and team for first
round Of two-session games and also
for second round unless such scores
result in winning championships or
runner-up cups. In the team game
top score awards will be on a team
basis. Special prizes. consisting of free
entries into the corresponding games
in the District of Columbia tourna-
ment next fall, will be given to the
winners Of the two-session games, the
open pair and the team-of -four CHAM
pionships.
Following the women's pair match,
the mixed pair championship con-
test will take place on Friday evening.
The prize will be the Stockvis Trophy,
and the match will be in one session.
The defending champions are DR.. E.
B. Connolly and Mrs. Mattye Maye
Mckenzie Of Washington.
THE open pair championship for
the Richmond News-Leader Trophy
will be played in two sessions on Sat-
urday. The qualifying round will be
played in the afternoon and the finals
In the evening of the same day. There
will also be consolation game in the
evening for those who do not qualify
for the championship finals. The de-
Tending holders OF the cup are Mrs.
R. c. Young and y S. Jackson OF
Philadelphia.
THE team Of four match for the
Schwarzchild Brothers Trophy
will be played in TIVE sessions on Sum
day. the first beginning at 1880 in
the morning The defending cham
pions are Mrs. r. c. Young, Mrs.
Betty Baruch, J. s. Jackson, John
Crawford and Charles Goren, alter
nate, Of Philadelphia.
1t. Comdr. w. A. Corley, president
of the Washington Bridge League, Is
chairman of the Tournament Commit
tee, and James H. Lemon, Mrs. E.
B. Swanson, Mrs. Martin r. West Of
Washington and Lewis 6. Tubbs OF
Arlington are members. r. E. Need
ham will represent the American Con-
tract Bridge League at the tourna-
ment. and A. P. Stockvis will act as
director.
w M. MCINTYRE and lie Roy
W. Thurtell, who won the distinc-
tion Of representing Washington in
the Southeastern tournament held
last week at Hollywood, Fla, were
Of the team of four which
won the Vanderbilt Hotel Trophy in
the series Of championship events at
the resort. They competed against
nearly hundred contract players
from other cities. Their teammates
in the event were John c. Kunkel.
jr., Of Harrisburg. Pa. and Lee Nor
ris Of st. Petersburg, Fla.
A feature of the Hollywood event