Evening star., 1940-11-03
BRIDGE
The Game and
Its Players
Bv Frank b. Lord.

By Frank b. Lord.
Inter-city contract bridge honors
were at stake last night in match
game played at the Cheeks Studio,
20l0 r street NV, between the ace
foursomes of Washington and Balti-
more. On the local team were AL
Roth and Oscar J. Brotman who
constituted half of the quartet
which won the worlds championship
team contest last summer in the
Asbury Park, N. j., summer ma
tionals. Their teammates last night
were DR.. A. j. Steinberg and Lewis
Newman, also rated as stars.
The visitors were Col. Robert Gill.
Claggett Bowie, Arthur Schlessinger
and Charles Shiparo with Irwin
Fisher, former Olympic winner,
as alternate. 1t was this team that
eliminated the famous -Four Aces in
the finals of the Asbury Park meet
and left the contest for the worlds
championship between the Roth
team and the one captained by
Waldemar Won Zedtwitz, which re-
suited in a victory for the local men
that Washington is still talking
about.
The match last night was wit
messed by group of kibitzers who
followed each play with deep in
terest. A turkey dinner was served
to the contestants before the game.
The thirty-two boards in play car
ried the contest far into the night,
and the result will not be announced
until this afternoon.
All bridge interest in Washington
now centers upon the 10th annual
tournament of the Washington
Bridge League which will start at
the Shoreham Hotel Thursday. A
longer list of participants than ever
before has signed up for play. The
increase not only represents local
players but also enthusiasts from
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore,
Richmond and other cities and
towns in what is referred to as the
Washington bridge area. despite the
fact that the tournament dates con-
flict with those of another popular
bridge event in which Washington
players and many others in the
same region heretofore have taken
part.
A misunderstanding on the part
of officials Of the American Contract
Bridge League, under whose aus
pices all Eastern tournaments are
held, resulted in assigning the same
playing days both to Washington
and to EaSton, Pa.
Because the open pair cham
pionship games and the mixed pair
championship games usually pro-
vide their own momentum. as they
appeal most to the skilled players,
special effort has been devoted by
the league to the promotion of the
intermediate event the women'S
pair and the team-of-four matches.
In the first of these, which are to
be played on Thursday and Satur-
day evenings, there will be no
eliminations, but all participants
will play throughout both sessions.
The prize is The Evening Star
Trophy now held by Miss Kathleen
McNutt and w. A. Bolinger. No
players who ever have won it before
are eligible to compete for it
second time, and others who hold
more than one national masters
point are also barred. This leaves
the contest open only to relatively
average players.
Interest in the match is increased
by the fact that in connection with
it there will be the contest for the
intermediate plaque offered by the
league to the club or group whose
best three pairs make the highest
aggregate score. The plaque is now
held by the Agriculture Bridge Club.
The following organizations have
been invited to participate with
their best pairs: Agriculture Bridge
Club, Federal Bridge League, Indian
Springs Club, Colonial Village
Bridge Club. Columbia Country
Club, Greenbelt Bridge Club, Rail-
road Administration Bridge Club,
National Press Bridge Club and
the American Association of Uni
versity Women.
In the Federal Bridge League at
the Wardman Park Hotel on Tues
day night, the Four Jacks team took
a firm hold on its previous pre-
carious lead by winning 1712
boards out of "a, while the former
leaders, the Jackaces, were slinding
to third place, .001 of a point be-
hind the Allies, who succeeded in
gaining second. North and South
high pair were Mrs. Paul E. Golden
and Mrs. M. E. Myers of the Allies,
who had IA match points, while
L. E. Shmidl and c. A. Whitten of
the Four Jacks were high pair East
and West, with 811a match points.
There we're four teams tied for
top in the second section. The
Eddies, the Stays, the w. P. A. and
the Vain team each won 13 out of
"a boards. Miss Jessie McEnery and
Miss Doris Rothwell of the Vain
team were high pair North and
South with IA match points, and
Rush Buckley and Rudolph Aux
shum, mixed party team, were high
pair East and West with 671a match
points.
In the third section, Duces Wild
really went wild and won 171a out
of "a boards which placed them at
the top of the section. w. F. Steven
son and Mr. Fuchs of the Deckhands
team were high pair North and
South, and Mrs. M. Hobbs and
Miss Grace Eaton, Duces Wild. were
high pair East and West with IS
match points, the highest of the
evening.
The standings follow:
Section 1.
The -Four Jacks .625
Allies .512
Jackaces 81
Redskins $50