Evening star., 1939-03-26
Bv Frank B. Lord.

Inc sixth annual Old Dominion
Championship Tournament takes its
place next Friday, Saturday and
Sunday In the series of regional
bridge events. The tournament Is
sanctioned by the newly formed
North American Bridge Association,
Of which Richard E. Needham Of
Greenville, Pa, Is the founder, and
will be played at the George Mason
Hotel in Alexandria.
When the tournament was first
announced there was a little feeling
among Washington players over the
fact that 1t was to be sponsored by
the new national bridge association
and become one of its units, rather
than the American Contract Bridge
League, which conducted it last year.
This feeling, however, did not go
further than the refusal of some of
the members of the Washington
Bridge League, an affiliate of the
American Contract Bridge League,
to serve on the Old Dominion's COM
mittees, although they did not de-
cline to play. The fact that at least
seven of the Tournament Committee
are Washingtonians is taken to indi-
cate that there is nothing more to
the feeling than a bit of rivalry over
management.
The North American Bridge Asso-
citation will award tournament cred
its to the winners in accordance with
its regular published schedules.
Holders of one to nine credits are
ranked as qualified players" and
are eligible to participate in certain
restricted games. Holders of 10 or
more credits are ranked as "regis-
tered qualified experts" and will be
eligible to participate in North
American championships.
The trophies for the four major
events will be held by the various
championship winners until the time
of the next Old Dominion tourna-
ment. Engraved cups will be given
to the winners and runners-up in
all events including the consolation
game. Top score awards will be
given for high scores in the qualify
ing session of the open pair cham
pionship and to the high team at
each session of the team of -four
game. Complimentary entries into
the 1910 Old Dominion tournament
will be given to the member of the
North American Bridge Association
who has the highest average for five
sessions of play, playing with three
different partners.
The agenda of the tournament is
women's pair championship Friday
afternoon for the Edith Swanson
Trophy. Defending champions are
Mrs. P. E. Henninger of Arlington,
Va, and Mrs. C. M. Hall of Chevy
Chase, Md.
The mixed pair championship for
the Stockvis Trophy will be played
of Friday evening. In case this game
is so large that it cannot be handled
satisfactorily in one section, a new
procedure will be followed in which
all married couples will be placed in
one section and form a separate
game. A new trophy will be awarded
for this game and cups will go to
winners and runnerS-up as well as in
the other (unmarried mixed pair
contest.
The defending champions are Mrs
A. j. Rosenbloom and DR.. Arthur Sa-
laSky of Richmond and Mrs, A. p
Stockvis and Al Roth of Washington
The open pair championship for
the Richmond News-Leader Trophy
will be played in two sessions, Sat-
urday afternoon and evening. The
afternoon session will constitute the
qualifying round to determine which
pairs are to compete in the finals on
Saturday evening.
The defending champions are Miss
Frances Jacoby and Mrs. H. E. Latter
of Wilmington, Del
The team-of-four championship
for the Schwarzchild Brothers Tro-
ply will be played in two sessions on
Sunday, all teams playing in both
sessions. This trophy was won last
year by the late Mrs. M. R. West
Mrs. A. P. Stockvis, Al Roth and w
M. Mcintyre, all of Washington.
There will be special consolation
game Saturday evening for those
eliminated from the open pair cham
pionship.
The committee comprises George
Ball, Mrs. Marian Barre, John R.
Chappell, jr: William Cheeks, Pres
ton Elicit, w. B. Elicit, Tom Ham
lin, j. w. Hussey, Harold Karp, R. A
Owen, Mrs. A. j. Rosenbloom, Mrs