Evening star., 1939-06-11
In Local Bridge Circles
BY Frank B. Lord.

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DR.. A. ]. Steinberg and E. A.
Perkins won top score in the first
session of the big June pair game
of the Washington Bridge League
last Wednesday night at the Hotel
Shoreham. The match, which is
the elimination of the leagues
activities of the last seven months,
was played in two sections with
96 players participating in the con-
test, which was spirited throughout,
with the scores of the leaders close.
Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Lemon,
the former the president of the
American Contract Bridge League,
were second with a score of 1872,
against 164 for the Steinberg-Per-
kins pair. Mrs. Lester D. johnson
and Paul Kibler, who were third,
also made an excellent showing and
are certain to be contenderS in
the finals. Their total was 154
points. 1t. Comdr. w. A. Corley
and DR.. c. C. Mcdonnell were tied
for fourth place with D. C. Elliott
and Mark Lake, each pair hanging
up a score of 1922 points. Average
was 1873 points.
In the second section, where fewer
boards were played and the average
was accordingly somewhat less. Mrs.
Menne Barry and A. M. Sheppard
ran away from their competitors
with top score of 1873 points, which
was 23i2 points ahead of the record
made by Mr.. and Mrs. Rossen, who
had a score of 10912. The contest
between these two pairs was es-
pecially keen, because of the fact
that in the team game of last month
the foursome captained by Mr..
Sheppard lost to the team headed
by Mr. Rossen because two members
of the formers team inadvertently
quit the match with three boards
unplayed. thinking the contest was
over. They had been running neck
and neck with the other foursome.
but their failure to complete the
game caused them to finish far
behind the winners. In this section
N. B. Sheppard and Mrs. Ellen M
Brown were third with total of 1O7.
The second session of the match
Will be played week from next
Wednesday night at the same place.
The game is being directed by Paul
E. Golden and Roy Astleford, who
also act as scorers.
Expert Is Guest.
The Federal Bridge League, play
ing at the Wardman Park Hotel
last Tuesday night, had as its guests
players in the summer pair game.
Representative John c. kunkel of
Pennsylvania. recognized as the
foremost bridge player in Congress.
and S. G. Churchill of Long Island
in partnership. TWenyt eight boards
were played and there was a spirited
effort on the part of all the men,
bers to beat the Congressman and
the distinguished bridge expert
from New York Only one pair.
however, succeeded in doing So R
H. Higgins. a veteran Washington
fan, and his partner. Ernest Flock
of the Bureau of Standards, play
ing an air-tight game, rounded out
100 points while Mr. Kunkel and
Mr. Churchill made 81 This score
gave the visitors second place in tie
with DR.. c. c. Mcdonnell and Mrs
Marian Barre Mr.. Kunkel declared
he recognized that the Federal has
some strong players and his defeat
for first place in Tuesday nights
list was evidence of that fact.
Tom Hamlin, president of the
Washington Bridge League. and
Col. Robert H. Gill, president of the
Maryland State Bridge League. have
been designated as co-chalrmen OF
the Executive Committee of the
Carvel Hall-Annapolis Roads tour
nament, which is to be held at
Carvel Hall in Annapolis the first
week in July. Mrs. E. B. Swanson
Of Washington. and Mrs. Allan
Rutherford of Baltimore will serve
as co-chairmen of the Tournament
Committee. The bridge organiZa-
tions Of Washington and Baltimore
are cooperating in arranging plans
for the event. Mrs. Wilton Nc
Carthy will have charge of the Anne
Arundel event, which is limited to
cadets at the Naval Academy and
TO residents Of Anne Arundel Coun-
ty. Russell J. Baldwin will be di-
rector and William Cheeks of Wash
ington, tournament manager.
The event will be sponsored by the
American Contract PriSpe Teapue
which will award master points to
the winners and runners-up in the
major contests.
Playing Problem.
Situations like the following often
raise doubts in the minds of good