Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-27
BRIDGE
The Game and
Its Players
By Frank B. Lord.

For the sixth time. the Clihord
Challenge Cup, contested for under
the auspices Of the Washington
Bridge League at the Shoreham
Hotel. was won In the last monthly
match by the Churchill team, COM
posed Of s. G. Churchill, Repre-
sentative John C. Kunkel and Mr.
and Mrs. A. p. Stockvis They de-
feated the fourso,pe III Mr.. and Mrs
James H. Lemon, Lewis r. Watson
and AL Roth by slight" r'"-e '""r
! 200 points. OF this lead 800 points
were made by . swing on one board
which was played o. both tables in
q contract Of i've diamonds.
At one table, with declarer vulner-
able. Mr.. Churchill doubled and led
the ace Of clubs, followed by smother
club, which mis- parlne. .-~---.
and the loss OF these two tricks to-
gether with the ace OF trumps set
Mr.. Lemon 200 points Any other
lead would have enabled him to
win. At the other table the contract
was made for a score OF 800.
The Churchill team has now won
the challenge cup mere times than
any other team, its nearest rivals
being the fourSome csptained by Col,
Clifford, donor Of the trophy. His
team has won four times, two other
teams have won twic. and five teams
once each. 1t has been played for
10 times, and one team must win
Is times to retain permanent pos
session.
For the right to meet the holders
in the next match. the Clifford team,
consisting besides Col Clifford Of o.
L. Veerhoff, M. G. Stark and p. w.
Shepard, defeated the team Of John
D. Mothershed, Mrs. N. T. N. Rob-
inson, E. H. Roarbach and o. J.
Brotman by 10 points. Others In
the priority competitions were the
Hamlin -Herman-Surguy team, which
defeated the Elliott-Lake-Donnelly-
Turner team, and the Reddy- Boyle
Gibson Young team, which beat the
Aukshun -Mulieri Gardner Gardner
team.
In other team matches played by
the league at the same time the
winners were:
Section DIR. Emily Grewe, Mrs.
A. J. Hodgkins, Rush Buckley and
DR.. N. J. McHugh. first: Mrs. Kathe-
rine J. Fenton, r. H Higgins, r. e.
Marsh and G. H. Wnrthen. second;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. King. Karl Itkin
and Paul E. Neff, third.
Section 2-Dr. anc Mrs. A. j,
Steinberg, A. I. Westrich and Louis
Newman, first: Mrs. Catharine It'd
ball, Col. E. B. Gray, Mrs c. J. Evans
and E. r. Walton, second: Miss
Edith Cooper, E. A Perkins, Mrs.
Daisy H. Mott and Isaac r. York
tied with DR.. w. H Gorton, Tom
Wallace, Mrs. r. s Dubois and Mrs.
L. D. johnson for third place.
The incentive which will prompt
the most determined effort Of
league members at its coming tourn-
ament Is their desire to win back
some Of the major trophies which
last year were lost TO outsiders. OF
the five capital prizes which were
in play in 1899, three are now held
by players from other cities.
The handsome Eynon Bowl which
had been won by different local
teams for seven years was captured
last year and taken away by the
Baltimore foursome composed Of
Irwin Fisher. Joseph Grinsfelder,
Claggett Bowie and Charles Shapiro.
On only one other occasion. in 1885,
has Washington lost 1t. The sue
cessful team then was that OF Mrs.
r. c. Young. Charles H. Goren and
B. J. Becker. Of Philadelphia, and
and Robert Sitnek OF New York. In
the mixed pair match Of the tourna-
ment last November the Columbia
Cup was won by Mrs. J. E. Folline
aand DR.. Arthur Salasky Of Rich
mond and in addition the women's
pair championship alsc went to Mrs.
Folline and her partner, Mrs. A. j.
Rosenbloom, both of the Virginia
city.
Under the rules Of the tourna-
ment it is certain that an entirely
new couple will be the victors
in the contest for The Evening Star
Trophy in the intermediate event.
No pair having previously won it
is eligible to play for it this year
and those who hold more than one
master point also are barred from
participation. 1t is therefore prompt
ing a high degree OF interest, as
also is the contest for the Inter-
mediate Plaque which is 4 part of
this event. 1t will be awarded to
the club or the group OF duplicate
players whose best three pairs make
the highest aggregate score. 1t is
now held by the Agriculture Bridge
Club which has won 1t twice out
Of the three times it has been in
play Once it was taken by the
Federal Bridge League. which has
listed several pairs for entry and
will make q determined effort to
recapture it.
The Jackaces team returned to
leadership in the Federal Bridge
League last Tuesday night at the
Wardman Park Hotel but is holding
it by the narrow margin of 003 of
! point over the Four Jacks. The
Allies. who temporarily headed the
list. had an unfortunate series of
experiences which enabled them to
win only seven boards out of "a,
and they fell to third place. North
and South top pair was DR.. c. C.
Mcdonnell of the -Four Jacks, and
George Kathan and Robert Young
of the Jackaces were high pair East
and West. The Four Jacks won 1871
out of "a boards.
In Section Fairchance won 10
out Of "a boards. Its North and
South pair. Frank B. Lord and Mrs.
Katherine Fenton. was high as was