Evening star., 1939-11-05
Bv Erank B. Lord.

Washington bridge players are set
for the biggest local event on their
yearly calendar, the ninth annual
tournament for the District cham
pionships. It will be held at the
Shoreham Hotel, under auspices Of
the Washington Bridge League, be-
ginning on Thursday, November, 8,
and continuing for four days, includ-
ing the following Sunday Member
ship in the league, however, Is
necessary only for the intermediate
event, all other matches being open
to the public.
The Washington Bridge League
being one Of the largest units Of the
American Contract Bridge League,
the national body of organized
players, its tournament is expected
to compare favorably both In inter-
est and attendance with the SEMI
annual Journeys of the parent or
ganization, the summer tournament
at Asbury Park, N. j., and the winter
tournament, to be held this year at
Pittsburgh.
There will be four major events,
each in two sessions, and an inter-
mediate event, also In two sessions,
for the series Of handsome trophies
which include the Eynon Bowl, the
Woodward Cup, The Evening Star
Trophy, the Capital Cup, the Colum-
bia Trophy and the intermediate
Plaque. There also will bs a special
game in one session and an Amer
ican Contract Bridge League game
In two sessions. The A. G. B. l.. will
award mr. ster points in the major
events to winners and runners-up,
convertible masterpoints and ma
tional rating points to the third and
fourth pairs and teams, convertible
master points to the winners and
second pair in the intermediate
event and one convertible master
point to the top score pair in the
special games. Session winners will
receive league pins.
The various duplicate games Of
which there Is one or more every
afternoon and evening Of the week
have put the players in good condi-
ton for the contests which promise
to be keen and spirited. In addition,
there has been special practice for
the intermediate event, the winning
of which carries with it The Evening
Star Trophy for the pair having
high score and the intermediate
Plaque which will go to the group
or r1,,h oroo >, i1o f;oy, u,hoca fhrna nv,
pairs make the best aggregate score.
The Federal Bridge League, pres
ent holder of the plaque, played a
practice game last week at the home
of Paul E. Golden. The winners were
George Hill and William Fuell. first;
Paul E. Golden and Frank B. Lord,
second, and Miss Virginia Pierce
and John Thornton, third.
Among out-of- town players reg
istered for the championships are:
Herbert Gerst, John Roper, I'd: N. G.
Wilson, jr.: Harry Fivel. AL Walton
and others, Norfolk, Va; E. B.
Krebs, president of the Lynchburg
Bridge Association; F. H. Callahan
and r. A. Owen, also of that city;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Elicit, Mrs. R.
E. Jennell, Mrs. L. C. Owen and
Miss Vivian Owen, Roanoke, Va;
Col. Clarence Wyatt, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ball, p. c. Elicit, Mrs. A.
j. Folline, DR.. A. j.. Salasky and
Mrs. A. J. Rosenbloom, Richmond;
Col. Robert Gill, Mrs. Allan Ru-
therford, Joseph Grinsfelder, Irwin
Fisher and Mrs. Edward Behrend,
Baltimore: DR.. M. r. Gibson, Raj
eigh N. c.; DR.. and Mrs. Charles
Duffy, New Bern, N. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Taylor, Blueheld, w.
Va; Miss Frances and Miss B. ia
coby, Wilmington, Del: T. r. Wick
ersham and John c. Kunkel, Har-
risburg, Pa, and Charles H. Goren,
c. w. Solomon, John R. Crawford,
Mrs. r. c. Young. L. L. Bucks, A. E.
Goodman and Charles Ellenberger,
Philadelphia. In addition there will
be q contingent Of players from
New York.
OF all the players whom one would
expect to make a slip in defending
against q game contract, Tom
Hamlin, president Of the Washing
ton Bridge League, is about the
last. He has an uncanny faculty
of being able to locate the high
cards after the original lead has
been made and the dummy has been