Evening star., 1939-05-21

The issue has to do with a play
in the open pair event, when Mr..
Lemon was playing with John D.
Mothershed as his partner against
Mr.. Hamlin and Louis r. Watson, jr.
On one board Mr.. Mothershed bid
small slam in diamonds and was
doubled by Mr.. Hamlin. After los
ing one trick and drawing all ad-
versely held trumps, Mr.. Mothers
he'd spread his hand and claimed
the remainder of the tricks. The
claim was allowed and the score
ticket approved by the adversaries.
Subsequently, after another board
had been played and before th/e
was movement of pairs from the
table, Mr.. Hamlin drew the pre-
viously played hand from its board
and it was discovered that two of
Mr.. Mothershed's cards had adhered
together and one of them had not
been observed when he spread his
hand.
The score was destroyed and the
director of the tournament, C. F.
Waltman, was called Although
post mortem disclosed the fact that
Mr.. Mothershed could have made
his contract by a certain discard,
the director ruled that he had been
set one trick. The Tournament
Committee sustained Mr.. Waltman
in his ruling and Mr.. Mothershed
and Mr.. Lemon gave notice of an
appeal to the Laws Committee in
New York.
The original ruling had the effect
OF giving E, Jaffee and his partner,
Mrs. Harrison of Richmond. top
scare in the event and the Lemon
Mothershed pair second place by a
margin of about two points.
In his decision Mr.. Motifs Smith
says. 1T is our well-established prac-
tice in A. B. c. tournaments to place
the same kindness on the dispute
OF a claim in a deal not played out
that we do on a result. 1t is too late
to claim revoke or to annul con-
cession after the play of the next
board has begun"
The effect of the decision is to
make Mr.. Lemon and Mr.. Mothers
he'd the winners of the open pair
tournament event instead of Mr..
Jaffee and Mrs. Harrison. Mr.. Ham,
lin and Mr. Watson were fourth in
the event, so that the ruling did not
change their position.
The National Press Club brought
ltC nf
major trophy games to a close last
Monday night with a dinner given
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Guest, the official scorer and direc-
tor of the play, respectively.
John c. Atchison, chairman of the
Games Committee presided and
awarded the capital prizes. four
handsome silver goblets, offered by
John H. Edwards. a member of the
club, to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Rochs-
child; the Victor R. Smith Cup to
Don Bealer and Shipley Brashears,
jr.; the Ely Culbertson Cup to the
team of c. B. Pennebaker. C. E.
Stewart. John D. Mothershed and
w. M. Mylander: the cup donated
by Col. M. H. McIntrye. also a mem
Der OF the club, to c. B. Pennebaker
and w. M. Mylander; the Mexican
Ambassadors cup to J. G. Atchison
and c. E. Stewart for the best ag-
gregate score; the Downs bowl to c..
E, Stewart; typewriter to Miss
Edna Merson for the best aggregate
score among the women. Harold
Brayman for second highest aggre-
gate score, c. E. Stewart for the
best mems score in the first half of
the series, and Harold Brayman for
the second highest; Oliver Hoyem.
first, and Harold Brayman second
for the best mems score in the sec
ond half; Mrs. c. B. Pennebaker
for the best Women's score in the
first half, and Miss Edna Merton
second; Miss Merton, first in the
second half, and Mrs. Harold Bray
man second, and Mrs Oliver Hoyem,
second in the womens aggregate,
were also awarded prize.
Following the dinner there was
duplicate game in which the play
ers drew their partners by lot. The
winners were Ned Brooks and Mrs.
c. B. Pennebaker, first; S. Brashears,