Evening star., 1939-10-08

AAAS AS~Lok kCdIlO WALL UC SClCCLCO
by the players themselves with Tom
Hamlin, president of the Washing
ton Bridge League, which is CO.
operating in the movement, and
Lewis r. Watson, jr.,. as co-chair-
men Of the committee designating
the four foursomes to represent
Washington. Three Of the teams
have already been tentatively
chosen. They comprise Mr.. and
Mrs. James H. Lemon, Lewis r..
Watson, jr., and lie Roy Thurtell;
John D. Mothershed, Lewis New
man, AL Roth and o. j. Brotman:
S. G. Churchill, DR.. A. j. Steinberg,
DR.. E. B. Connolly and E. A. Perkins
The fourth team, (which will in
clude Tom Hamlin and Lewis Tubbs,
has not been completed, but the
aim Is to select only those holding
master points. There will also be
several alternates from the list.
This rule, however, cannot be
followed III all of the cities entering
the contest, for some Of them do
not have enough players holding
master points to make up the re-
quired number of teams. The games
will be played on Sundays and
the schedule will be made up in
much the same manner as a base
ball schedule, with teams alternat-
ing as visitors and as hosts. The
play IN Washington will be at the
Cheeks Studio, 2O1O r street NV.
where visiting teams will be enter
tanned. Thirty-two boards will be
played in each match.
The list Of national master point
players as revised by the 1899 de-
ductions In accordance with the
rules Of the American Contract
Bridge League. shows a total of
AT persons who still retain that
title. OF these. 13 are life members
and their standing remains fixed.
They are A. M. Barnes, B. j. Becker,
David Burnstone, r. L. Frey, Sam
Fry, jr.: Charles H. Goren, Oswald
Jacoby, T. A. Lightner, Chas. S..
Lockridge, M. c. Maier, P. Hal Sims
and Waldemer Won Zedtwitz. There
are no women in the list of life
members, although the ratings of
some Of them are high. Ely Gull
bertson and Mrs. Josephine Gull
bertson are not included in the
life member list.
The woman highest rated is Mrs.
r. c. Young of Bywood, Pa, whose
standing of 265 exceeds all who are
not In the life member list. Fol-
lowing her are nine others whose
rating is more than 200. Then come
q whose rating is between 100 and
200. All Of the life members with
the exception of Charles H. Goren
Of Philadelphia are residents Of New
York City or its suburbs.
Eighteen players in the above 100
class are listed from washington,
as follows: S. G. Churchill, 1862;
lie Roy Thurtell, 108; Mrs. Martha
Lemon, 106; James H. Lemon, 80;
DR.. E. B. Connolly. 81; AL Roth, SO;
w. M. Mcintyre, 81; Louis Newman,
46; o. j. Brotman, IS; DR.. A. j.
steinberg, 80; E. A. Perkins, 80;
John D. Mothershed, 80: Lewis r..
Watson, jr., IS; Mrs. A. p. Stockvis,
"a; Mrs. w. s. Athey, 10; James G..
Stone. 16; Mrs. c. w. Boyce. 10:
Mrs. Daisy H. Mott. 10. In addition
there are three others living in
Washington suburbs who play in
the local games. These are Mrs.
Ruth Kavanaugh, Bethesda, Md,
18; c. M. Hall. Chevy Chase, Md,
13, and Lewis Tubbs, Arlington, Is.
Mr.. Churchill, while holding the
largest number of master points,
obtained practically all of them be-
fore he moved from Long Island
to Washington.
Washington ranks high among the
cities having master point players.
New York Is first: Cleveland and
suburbs second with %; Philadel-
phia and suburbs. IS; Washington
and suburbs, 81; Cincinnati, 18; Chi
cago, IT; Syracuse, N. Y, IA. Balti-
more has only Z. Eight are from
Canada. Kansas City, Mo-, has four
master players and with the excep-
ton of two in Los Angeles there is