Evening star., 1940-05-19

event In two sessions, and the Kap
dividual members of the 10 sororit
same one, two, three order that had
marked the contest In the first ses-
sion.
Winners were Miss Ann Peterson
and Miss Mary Ida La Brou, Kappa
Kappa Gamma, first: Miss Alice
Miller and Miss Kay Bowen, Phi Mu,
second; Miss Isola Moll and Miss
Nancy Whittemore, Pi Beta Phi,
third. 1t was their initial expert
ence in the intricacies of duplicate
playing. There was much sup
pressed excitement during the game,
and when the result was announced
1t met with popular approval. An
other tournament will be staged late
In the next college year, because the
young ladies plan to make the
tournament an annual affair. Prizes
were awarded to the successful pair.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright directed the
tournament.
James G. Stone and Mrs. Claire de
st. Aubin will represent Washing
ton oficially in the Cavalier tourna-
ment at Virginia Beach in the Me-
mortal Day weekend tournament
at that resort. They won this right
In a hard-fought match at the pre-
liminary game held last week at
the George Mason Hotel in Alex
andria. Capital City players might
not have been formally represented,
but for the activities of Lewis Tubbs
in organizing the event in which
40 contestants participated.
The competition was in two ses-
sions. In the first, Tom Hamlin
and Lewis r. Watson believed they
were destined to win, as they had
better than a go per cent game. In
the final session, however, Mr.. Stone
and Mrs. de st. Aubin came through
with a much stronger showing in a
73 per cent game which enabled
them to overcome the Hamlin- Wat
son lead and win the match. AL
Roth and Oscar Brotman were Sec
ond and Warren Jones, jr., and Tom
Flood, third. Mr.. Hamlin and MIR.
Watson finished fourth.
The prize was free transportation
to and free entry into the games at
the Cavalier tournament, as well as
free accommodations. Paul Golden
who directed the game, was proud
of the fact that the two sessions
were held in record time, the first
having q boards and the second
30 boards.
How far is one warranted in
trusting partner? In a recent
duplicate game a crack Washington
player was set nine tricks doubled
in a grand slam vulnerable bid
because he trusted his partner for
an honest original bid. He had a
perfect alibi His partner started
the bidding with one diamond. Her
adversary on the left overcalled
with two spades, but despite this
the bidding was soon carried to
seven no-trump and was doubled.
The partner of the spade bidder
had one spade and led it. Nine
spades from the ace down were
they played.
The declarer's argument, a good
one, was that his partner did not
have an opening bid OF one dia-
mond unless she also had the ace
of spades, because he held all the
high honor cards in hearts and
clubs. After the double there was
no place for the declarer to 60, and
he suffered a loss of 1900 points.
The moral is that an opening bid
should be honest, at least two and
one-half high card tricks, aces and
kings, regardless Of whatever fam
ciful flights may be attempted after
wards.
The National Press Club bridge
players celebrated the closing OF
their contract series Of games last
Monday night with a dinner in the
auditorium of the clubrooms. Ned
Brooks presided and presented the
major trophies which have been
won during the last six weeks of
play. These were the j. H. Ed
wards Plate. the Ely Culbertson Cup
the Victor Smith Cup, the Mcintyre
Cup, the Mexican Ambassador S
Cup and the Downs Bowl. c. E.
Stewart was shown to have made
the highest percentage of points
for men players during the season
and Mrs. Oliver Hoyem the high
est percentage for the women guests
The following committee will have
charge of the Carvel Hall tourna-
ment at Annapolis during the July 4
week end: 1t. Delawyn Hyatt, 1t
and Mrs. H. G. Rust, 1t. and Mrs
r. A. Cook, Mrs. Heister Hoogewerf
A. B. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Irving T.
Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Lazenby,
Mrs. Wilton Mccarthy and 1t.
Thomas F. Conley, jr.
1t. Comdr. w. A. Corley will be