Evening star., 1939-12-10

centage StanQlng was only pOlIlt
below their maximum. With per-
centage Of .656 they had margin OF
Ill points and 3l1a boards out OF
approximately 100 over their nearest
rivals, the Coast Survey team.
They will play the winners of the
second half of the series, which will
begin on January 16 and conclude in
April, for possession of the grand
prize, a trophy offered by Luther G.
Steward upon behalf Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Government EN-
ployes. In case they win second
time they will have no contestants
to play against to gain the cup. The
third team, captained by Karl
Greene, representing the Depart
ment of Justice, had score OF .534
and was 341a boards behind the
winners.
The games up to and including
last Tuesday night were played to
determine to which Of the three
sections the respective teams will be
assigned for the two so-called play
off matches which occur on Decem-
ber 10 and January 8. Each week
heretofore section changes have
been made according to the relative
winnings and losings of the teams.
AS they finished in the half-season
series. so they will be rated in the
playoff games. In the second half OF
the series each team will start from
scratch, as in the first half, and the
race will be on for the right to con-
test the jahs for the grand prize.
The two games to be played on De-
cember 10 and January 8 will be for
the sectional trophies. each OF the
three sections playing for its own
prize. The scores will be cumulative
and the percentages made will be in
dependent and not added to the per-
centages made in either half of the
series.
1t was originally planned to have
the first of the playon games on
December IL, but this date, as well
as the leagues playing headquarters,
was surrendered to the veterans
benefit bridge party, sponsored by
the Veterans OF Foreign Wars
Follow Me Post. This event in q
measure is to take the place Of the
World War veterans game of last
year. Its proceeds will go to the
children's Christmas fund and to
mark the graves Of soldiers and
provide hospital aid for veterans
and their dependents. 1t will be
held under patronage of the Wash
ington Bridge League, the Federal
Bridge League and DR.. and Mrs.
A. j. Steinberg, each having donated
prizes for the winners.
The sponsors are James H. Lemon,
president of the American Bridge
League; Thomas Hamlin, president
Of the Washington Bridge League,
and H. S. Gay. bridge director OF the
Capital City Chess Club. The public
Is invited regardless Of membership
in any Of the bridge organizations.
1t. Comdr. w. A. Corley. U. 8. NJ,
retired. is chairman Of the Tourna-
ment Committee.
It Is not usual for q team to re-
gret having won in the section in
which 1t played, but members Of
Mrs. Karl Greene's Pa Da Wa team
very much deplored the fact that
they finally had been successful In
reaching the top Of section c. BY
so doing they were jumped to section
B, where the players are regarded
as a little stronger than section G,
and they believe they will have small
chance of winning In the playoff
matches against them. On the other
hand, If they had remained In sec
.tion G there would be likelihood
OF their capturing the prize for the
third division.
In section A on Tuesday night,
the Stays, the Rangers and the Agri-
Trade teams each won 1874 boards
out of "a, with Mr.. and Mrs. c. B.
Austin, Agri-Trade high North and
South with 100 match points and
j. L. Wilson and E. Holmes Of the
Rangers team East and West high
with 881z match points.
In Section B, the Gs won Is out
of "a boards. Miss Laura Grifnth
and Miss Thelma Goodstein of the
Fairchance team were high with
103 match points, North and South,