Evening star., 1938-06-26
In Local Bridge Circles

AoceCA poihIS w tIACAT CESult MhSVcI
point awards, first. 10, second, 3.
Newspaper mems national cham
pionship, first session, Thursday aft
ernoon, August 4; second session.
Friday afternoon. August 5. This
match will be open to men and women
engaged in writing, editing. publish
ing or circulating newspapers and
periodicals Eligibility will be de-
termined by special committee of
working newspaper men.
Each day of the tournament week,
afternoon and evening the league will
conduct trophy duplicate games.
Each game will be separate con-
test. and players may enter any or
all Of them, and membership in the
league will not be required. A special
prize viii be given to the contestant
making the best record throughout
the week. .
NEARLY so Washington players
have registered for the Annapo-
lis Roads Club tournament, which is
to be held on July 2, 3 and 4, with
the major event of the meeting to
take place on Independence Day. The
club has made arrangements to en-
tertain visiting players between the
sessions in Annapolis by trips to the
Naval Academy and the Maryland
State capitol. Prizes for winners and
runners-up will be provided by the
American Contract Bridge League as
we'll as masters points.
THE game at the home OF Mrs.
Marie Watts, Clifton Terrace.
one night last week started of with
a zip and bang that caused subse-
quent happenings to be forgotten in
the thrill that came over what occur
red in the first rubber. Mrs. Caroline
Shinn playing with Mrs. Emily Laur-
imore. opened with two diamond bid
and was successfully carried onward
and upward until she reached a con-
tract of seven diamonds which she
had little difficulty in making Only
one flnesse of clubs, and this was
clearly indicated by the bidding, was
necessary.
After the long breath Of relief that
followed this grand slam, Mrs. Watts,
playing with Mrs. Pauline Millican, a
bit more modest and conservative.
opened with one diamond Mrs. Milli-
can having been one of the victims of
the first deal was determined to re-
cover, If possible. She kept the bid
ding open each time she had an op-
portunity. with the result that Mrs
Watts was placed in a seven diamond
bid which she also succeeded in max
although as was perhaps natural
there was a careful examination of
the two decks
The real thrill came, however, when
Mrs. Millican on the third deal of the
rubber bid and made six hearts. but
sighed because she could not stretch
the contract to grand slam. Thus
there were two grand slams in dia-
monds when the winning side was not
vulnerable. and one offset the other,
and one small slam in hearts when
the winning side was vulnerable. and
the game score. plus the slam bonus
and the game bonus constituted the
net on the rubber.
No further slams were made during
the course of the evenings play.
\ MONG the winners at the dupli-
cate games of last week were;
At the La Sale studio, Monday eve
ming. Miss Marian EQn and Lester d
Johnson. first: Mrs. J. w. Jackman and
James A. Dearing tied with Mr., and Mrs
fourth.
sas nord Mrs. W., 'sst ;ssf
Mrs. John IN N. Evans Evans and ar Samuel Samuel keemie e
third.
Al the Fairfax Hotel Tuesday after
noon noon. Mrs r , Woodsde and Lewis Dodson
and Mrs. W; S. Athey; third. Wednesday
morning; John DonnoIly and Elliott Cor
MIS- MIS- J. Ve W. Jaesman a third. fdi Friday eve s"o
ming North and South. M: and Mrs, W.
mer second: Joseph Granger and Mrs
Dora Schwartz. third: East and West. Col
E. B Or Gray and csthsrine Tidball; first;
ond tn;la Mrs. G. G. Bradley and John Priest
lnQepeH0enCe Ddy Will De celeDTate0
with special refreshments at the La Sale
studio on July 4. There will be no game
on the holiday at the National Democratic
Club.
THE remains of Col. A. S. Perkins,
U. S. A., who died recently in
Florida, where he had gone for his
health. will be brought to Washington
for interment at Arlington. His body
was cremated Col Perkins was a
prominent Washington bridge player,
and frequently participated in local
duplicate games with Col. E. B. Gray
as his partner.