Evening star., 1940-06-09

first Of its kind ever held and one
of the few college sports in which
men and women may compete on
equal terms. Plans for making the
tournament an annual affair are
being made by the sponsoring COM
mittee, a group of New York City
University and college alumni.
The entrants in the tournament
were picked as result of elimina-
tion tournaments which in at least
one case consisted of a series of
weekly duplicate games lasting
throughout the season.
Washington fans who contemplate
taking In the Southern Appalach-
ian tournament at Asheville, N. c..
this summer, as many of them do
may find themselves up against
some such hands as the one given
herewith which recently came out
OF the mountain country.
c. B. Pennebaker, Washington,
dropped in on Sam Holt at the
Asheville Chamber of Commerce
which is sponsoring the tourna-
ment. Mr.. Holt is quite a player
himself, and game of bridge was
suggested. The cards were properly
Shuff1ed and cut and then dealt by
Mr.. Holt. He handed his partner
who happened to be Mr.. Penneba-
ker, the following cards: SIX xxx;
H-Q j X; D-A K 10 X; Go
To himself he dealt: S-none; H
A x; D-none; CA K @ Jxx
XXxX
Mr.. Holt opened the bidding
with a modest two club call and
of course, reached a grand slam
contract in clubs, which was doubled
and redoubled. He was fortunate
enough to find the ten of clubs an
entry into the dummy hand, which
enabled him to discard his losing
heart on the ace of diamonds and
thus make seven clubs doubled and
redoubled. The word of advice to
Washington visitors in Asheville is
TO watch out for those freak hands.
The American Contract Bridge
League announces the following
additional master points accredit-
ed to Washington players: Leroy
Thurtell and Louis Newman. in
Virginia master pair game at Nor
folk, four points each; Washing
tons Florida competition game, DR..
E. B. Conollv and Tom Flood. two
each; John D. Mothershed and Mrs.
N. T. N. Robinson. one each: mixed
pair game, Richmond, Mrs. w. S.
Athey and Mr. Mothershed, two
each: open pair game. Richmond,
Mrs. Charles Kavanaugh and Lewis
G. Tubbs, seven each: open team
game. Richmond, DR.. Conolly. Mr..
Thurtell. E. A. Perkins and Gene
Herman, seven each, Womens pair,
Richmond, Mrs. c. V. Tenny and
Mrs. j. R. Belt, one each; Mrs. w.
S. Athey and Mrs Ruth Kavanaugh,
open pair. Old Dominion tourna- =
ment. Alexandria, six each; o. J..
Brotman and Tom Hamlin. three
each: open team, Old Dominion, AL
eXandria, Mrs. A. P. Stockvis, AL
Roth, Mr.. Hamlin and Lewis r. Wat
son, one each Mixed pair, same
tournament, Mrs Stockvis and AL
Roth. two points each, and Mrs.
j. w. Hussey and S. G.. Churchill,
one each; women's pair, same tour
nament, Mrs. James H. Lemon and
Mrs. w. Van Devanter. one each.
Among last weeks leaders were
the following:
Mrs. Dixie T. .Wrisht's studio-Monday,
Mrs Kitty Boyle and Mrs Elsie Shepard.
second Mrs Frances w. Brown and Mrs.
1 Hesse; third IhuTsday aftsrnoon Mrs
Potter Tor fTst; Mrs S, H, Beasley and
MIs Kennedy m d 8mssead 5hIFd and South
Mrs. Peyton Blamlre and Mrs. Omstead,
hrst; Mrs Elmer Kock and Mrs. Eva Milli-
B GRAY @ Snd M Mes' and E9 MTs and MFs oe
Hotel osevelt-North and South. Mr..
Monroe and James Williams. ~ second: conc s Eas,
Cheeks arst Miss Mabel Tobin na and Mttaa Morrs
Portugal. second
Railroad Administration Bridge Club
Morris Portugal and John Donnelly. first;
Mrs. Jean Henry and William Cheeks. sec
ond: Miss Kathleen McNutt and W. A.
n0AnssI; AmerIcan an'Fa Association of University
Women-Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Smith.
first; Mrs. NJ. L. Girts and Miss Maxine
Girts, second; Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin Gra-
Mrs. b. E. stephan's studio-Tuesday
Donnelly, first: Mrs L. V. Crane and Mrs
D; E. Stephan, second: Mrs. Olmstead and
Mrs. Custs. third. Tuesday evening. Mrs
Mary Plum and Mr. Bolineer, first; E. A.
Perkins. and Miss Edith Cooper, second;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Athey. third Wednes-
day. Mrs. Jack Bennett and Col. Gray,
first: Mrs r. J. Du Bois and ]. A. Dearine.
second; Mrs. S. H. Beasley and Mrs Alice
Wilson. third Friday, Mr. and Mrs. L. v.
Crane. first: Henry Sherman and Dr. Con-
molly, second: oscar Baum, jr, and Her
man Kraut. third. Saturday. Mrs Athey
and aadu,, Mrs; Stephan first: Mrs George
Hazel Loftin and C. w thinner. third
Federal Bridge Leaeue-Dr and Mrs.
Custis. f1rst: Or. c. C. Mcdonnell and
Mrs Daisy H. Mott, second; L. E. Shmidl
and j R. McDOnOUgh third