Evening star., 1940-09-08
BRIDGE
The Game and
Its Players
BY Frank B. Lord.

Governors Tuesday the Federal
Bridge League decided to inaugurate
its annual season of team m-of -four
matches on September "a. They
will continue on each Tuesday night
for is weeks, after which there will
be a team-game recess for two
weeks over the holiday period. Dur
ing that time there will be two pair
games, open to all players. The
team games are limited to employees
of the Federal and District govern
ments, members of the Army, Navy
or Marine Corps and their imme-
diate fsmilieS.
President Higgins said that on
Tuesday, September II, there would
be a guests pair game, at which all
persons eligible for membership in
the league will be invited to attend
for the purpose of organizing their
foursomes for the season. Each
present member was designated as
a committee of one to proSelyte
among Government employees and
urge them to join the league, which
now embraces approximately 100
players. Paul E. Golden will be
continued as director and official
scorer.
Lewis Tubbs is promoting the
Cumberland Valley tournament, to
be held at the Francis Scott Key
Hotel, Frederick, Md, September
20, 81 and %. A large delegation
from Washington is expected to at
tend. Many members of the Mary
land State League in Baltimore also
are scheduled to participate.
This tournament originated sew
eral years ago in Hagerstown and
now has been transferred to Fred
erick. There will be the four regu-
lar major game championships with
the women's pair match on Friday
afternoon, the mixed pair game Fri
day evening, each in one session.
On Saturday there will be the open
pair contest in two sessions, and on
Sunday, also in two sessions, the
team of -four match.
The chairman of the Executive
Committee is Joe Grinsfelder, Balti-
more. Local members are Al Roth,
Mrs. c. W. Boyce, James H. Lemon
and Mr. Tubbs. The tournament will
be under the auspices of the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League, which
will award master points, in addi-
ton to the usual trophies. c. F.
Waltman will be the director.
President Tom Hamlin has ap-
pointed P E. Henninger chairman
of the Tournament Committee of
the Washington Bridge League.
which will hold it's annual District
championship games November 7
10, inclusive. Arrangements are
being made to make the event the
biggest in the leagues history.
In addition to the regular con-
tests, which will include the wom-
ems pair, the mems pair, the open
pair, the team-of-four match and
the intermediate contest for The
Evening Star Trophy, there will be
at least three special games, each of
which will carry prizes not hereto
fore in competition. Only those who
| have not previously won it and
those who have no master-point
rating will be eligible for the inter-
mediate game.
When on Labor Day three golf
players on different local courses
each succeeded in making "hole-
in-one," the accomplishment was
hailed as most unusual. They
reached the goal of every putter's
ambition. There are many. more
duplicate and rubber bridge play
ers in Washington than there are
golfers, but instances of their
equivalent of a hole-in-one-a solid
suit hand-are much more infre-
quent.
So far as the record shows, there
have been only two such hands re-
ported here during the past season.
The solid suit hand is not neces-
sarily the perfect hand, so far as
the biggest score is concerned even
though it does make a grand slam.
Such a hand would be one contain
ing four aces and any suit of nine
cards with all the honors which
would mean a grand slam in no.
trump.
When a solid suit is held, how
ever, the player is warranted in TAX
ing pride in it. Such hand was
held recently by C. Van Driesen,
who writes of it:
"As I have never known of
person who could boast a perfect
bridge hand, I am of the belief
that same must be rare occurrence
and thought mine might be of in
terest.
"It came as the last game to an
agreed-upon last rubber of the eve
ming played at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Montgomery. 542o
Connecticut avenue, and was l3
clubs.
Mrs. Frances R. Montgomery, the
dealer, in South, held:
a KJ9
y Q 9 80
8 A 10 9 74
George T. Montgomery, my part
ner, in West, held:
a 10 8 86543
q IN Q7Sd