Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-07

- q grand slam unless from your
hand and the bidding that
IL has taken place there is q
Stool chance of making 1t. A $3.50
chance of success Is not enough. The
difference between the small SLAM
and the grand slam bonus is rot
enough to risk the loss Of the game
and possibly the rubber. Following
strong bidding in the early stages and
when a suit has been definitely oe-
cided upon, a four no-trump bid
shows two aces and king Of suit
bid by the partnership, or three aces.
The partner of the player Who bios
four trump must respond with five
no-trump If holding the missing two
aces or one ace and the kings Of all
previously bid suits. With the last
named holding the fact that partners
four no-trump bid is predicated on
the holding of three aces, is estab-
lished.
THE attention Of Washington play
L ers has been centered during the
past week on the national champion
ship games of the American Contract
Bridge League, which have been in
play since last Monday at Asbury
Park, N. j., and will be concluded to-
morrow.
The local contingent is well rep
resented at the big meet, but the play
ers have not been particularly sue
cessful in the various major contests
that have taken place. The meet
opened with the mixed team-of-four
championship which was played in two
sessions Monday and Tuesday after
moons. Top honors in this match went
to the foursome composed Of Mrs. r.
B. Fuller and DR.. Henry J. Vogel Of
New York and Mrs. r. c. Young and
Charles Goren of Philadelphia. In the
first session they scored II out of "a
matches and on the second day they
also won II boards out Of 70 played,
for a total OF "a out of so. The prize
was the Shepard G. Barclay Trophy.
Mrs. Fuller was a member of the win
ming team the first year this match
was played. Mr. Goren, also member
Of the team. had the distinction Of
winning more points last year than
any player in the league.
The runners-up were the team COM
posed of Mrs. G. B. Hirsch. Milton YER
noff and Mrs. A. c. Rockwell, all Of
Warren, Pa. and John c. Kunkel Of
Harrisburg. They won the second ses-
sion by two points. but in the aggregate
they had only 3lI2 boards out OF SO.
whereas their successful rivals had "a
out Of so.
The third team on the contest was
made up Of the cup defenders who
won last year. They were Mrs. Sam
Mailman, DR.. William Werner, Mrs.
Estelle Drescher and Morris Ellis Of
New York. Their total score in the
current event was 29la boards out
Of so.
In the first session the Washington
team composed Of DR.. E. B. Connolly,
Miss Shirley Schwartz and DR.. and
Mrs. A. J. Steinberg was tied for third
place with two other teams. one from
New York and one from New Jersey.
They did not finish among the leaders,
however, in the finals.
THE Goddess Of Fortune went on a
skylarking spree and cut many
fastastic capers at the weekly meeting
Of the American Association OF Uni
versity Women. The game was pro-
ceeding in an orderly and dignified
manner as COMFORTS with the char
acter of this cultured organization
when a member remarked after the
tenth board had been played that
there had been no slams bid or made
in the contest. The fickle goddess
having an idle moment must have
lent an attentive ear for forthwith
she decided to enter the competition.
The next board which was No. II
resulted in small slam in hearts
for North and South. Enjoying the
appreciation that met this favor she
applied more pressure on the following
board and ordained a grand slam at
no trump for East and West.
On three boards that followed
Dame Fortune gathered her energies
and went into action at top speed.
Board No. Is was small slam at no
trump for South; No. 18 was grand
slam in spades for East; No. 10 proved
to be another grand slam at hearts
played by the South hand, and still
unwearied Of her romp, the dispenser