Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-22
BRIDGE
The Game and
Its Players

Nearly all organized bridge In
Washington will be in recess during
the holiday season. Only q few of
the duplicate clubs will keep the
flag flying for the benefit of those
contract patriots who are unwill-
ing to allow a week to pass with
out opportunity to indulge in their
favorite pastiEle. There will be no
tournaments or season series games
here or elsewhere that Ghey can at
tend.
The last of this years Washing
ton Bridge League events was played
Wednesday night at the Shoreham
Hotel. It was the team series for
the Clifford Challenge Cup. Begin
ming the first day Of the new year,
however, the league will resume play
with its regular pair matches on the
first Wednesday and team games
on the third Wednesday Of each
month until the big May and June
games.
The first tournament Of the year
for local players will be the North
ern Virginia event at Alexandria
January 8, and S. This will be
followed by the second-half series
of the various club organizations.
The Federal Bridge League held
its last game Of the year on Tues
day evening at the Wardman Park
Hotel. It was the second Of the
three playoh games of the several
teams in their respective sections as
determined by the play Of the last
four months. The meet, which would
ordinarily be held on Tuesday night,
has been cancelled as also has the
one for the following week, which
Is New Year Eve. The leagues next
scheduled event will be on January
Z, when the final playon of the
first-haf season series will be held.
The league surrendered one Of its
regular nights Of play for q charity
benefit game which throws the end
Of the series over until the first reg
ular meeting in January.
AS the leagues first section con-
test now stands, the trophy may 60
to any one of four and possibly five
teams, 50 nearly evenly matched are
the contestants. The Allies were at
the head of the list as a result of
Tuesday nights play, having won 26
boards and lost %, which gave them
q half board advantage over the
Justice team with 25h boards won
and 22h lost and q like lead over
the Stays. The w. p. A. team was
11a boards behind the leaders and
the -Four Jacks two evenings play,
and their North and South pair, Mrs.
Paul E. Golden and Mrs. Miles E.
Myers. were high with SO points.
DR.. K. S. Gibson and George Hill
of the Stays were high pair East and
West.
In the second section, the Eddies
won l5h boards out of "a and took
the lead with a total of n boards
won which was one board ahead of
both the Redskins and the v. A. 1. N.
teams, while the Fairchance four
some which had a big lead after the
first nights play, dropped behind
with a total Of only 241a boards.
Max Kessler and Louis Fruitman,
Redskins, were high pair North and
South, with IA match points, while
R. E. Sampson and r. A. Loughton
OF the Eddies, were high pair East
and West with 75h match points.
The second night of the play-off
practically settled the trophy win
ners in the third section in favor of
the Wild Deuces. That team won
171z out Of "a boards for a total of
341a won and only 1914 lost. This
placed them 6 boards ahead of their
closest competitors, the Pegs, who
had total Of 28h boards, II ahead
of the Cana team with 23h. Only
an unexpected and highly improba-
BILE upset could dislodge the Wild
Deuces from top position. Miss M.
S. Kramer and Mrs. M. w. Rucker
OF the Pegs were high pair North
and South with IS match points, and
Miss A. Bledsoe and Miss Willie
Woodson of the G. B. o. team were
high East and West with 6s match
points.
The team standings follow: