Evening star., 1939-11-09
BY FRANK b. LORD.

as Such, although they may also |
be duplicate players. All of the
games in this, as well as in other
matches, are played &C.
cording to the duplicate form of
the game, which permits of the
playing of the same hands by the
different participants to determine
their skill and the basis of cham
pionships and the award of prizes.
Out-of-Town Players.
In the women's contest this after
noon there were not only players
from Washington, but also from
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Richmond. Norfolk and other Vir-
ginia cities. The Columbia Trophy
has been In play for three previous
years and in 1888 was won by Mrs.
Alma Byrne and Mrs. Rose Robbins,
both of Washington. They are de-
Tending their title to 1t this after
noon. Today's play constitutes the
first session Of the women's event.
The second and final session for
the championship and the cup will
occur tomorrow afternoon.
Next on the agenda of the tourna-
ment will be the mixed pair cham
pionship, the first session of which
will be held tonight. The second
and determining session will take
place tomorrow evening. The con-
test will be for the Capital Cup and
four master points to the winner,
two to the second pair and one con-
vertible master point to the pair fin
ishing third. A convertible master
point is one that can be converted
into a full master point when its
holder wins a master point in a
national tournament. The mixed
pair championship is open to any
pair OF one man and one woman.
The cup has been in play for four
years and was last won by John
D. Mothershed and Mrs. Charles
Kavanaugh.
Open Pair Championship.
The open pair championship will
be played in two sessions on Satur-
day afternoon and evening. It will
be for the Woodward Cup and six
master points to the winners, three
to the runners-up and one converti-
ble master point to the third pair.
Pairs may be made up of men and
women, or both. The cup has been
played for eight times, the winners
last year being DR.. A. :. Steinberg
and E. A. Perkins.
The concluding event OF the tour
nament will be the team-of-four
match for the Eynon Bowl, six mas
ter points to each member of the
winning team, three to the runners
up and one convertible master point
to the third team. The games will
be on Sunday afternoon and eve
ming. They will be open to any four
some. The Eynon Bowl has had eight
winners in previous years, the last
being MIR. and Mrs. James H. Lemon,
Leroy Thurtel and L. r. Watson, jr.
In addition to the four major
events there will be an intermediate
event, special pair game and two
American Contract Bridge League
games. The first of these is one
that has always aroused keen inter-
est ever since it was inaugurated In
1888. It is the only one that re-
quires the participants to be mem
bers of the Washington Bridge
League. It is limited to players who
have not heretofore won it and
who have no master points. The
prize is The Evening Star Trophy
and two convertible master points
to the winners and one to the Sec
ond pair. It was won last year bv
Mr.. and Mrs. w. de st. Aubin, who
are this year ineligible by reason
OF that fact. In connection with
this play there is also to be awarded
a plaque to the bridge organization
or club whose best three pairs make
the highest aggregate score. It is
now held by the Federal Bridge
Team. AS stated above the first
game Of this event will occur to-
night.
Special Game Saturday.
There will be a special game on
Saturday evening in which one con-
vertable master point will be award
ed. 1t will be for those players
eliminated in the first round of the
open pair event, and any others.
The American Contract Bridge
League games will be played on Fri
day evening and Sunday evening.
They are independent games and
carry special top score prizes. In
addition to the other awards WASH
ington Bridge League pins will 20
to the session winners In each event.
L. r. Watson, jr., is chairman of
the Tournament Committee and
Lewis G. Tubs chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. Russell j. Bald
win is acting as tournament director.