Evening star., 1940-10-06
BRIDGE
The Game and
Its Players
By Frank B. Lord.

omcially, the ls4o-ls4l season Of
the Warrington Bridge League
opened last "wednesday evening at
the ehoreham Hotel. While there
were pair games throughout the
summer months. the event Of last
week marked the beginning Of the
seven months play preparatory to
the big May and June matches.
Games viii be played twice each
month-pair games on the hrst
Wednesdays and team games on the
third Wednesdays.
A schedule Of play has been
worked out whereby early arrivals
will make up the first section -
soon as there Is . sumcient number
for nine tables after TOO pm. When
the game is called. players without
partners will yield to waiting pairs
and individual players win not be
allowed to hold places for tardy
partners. The second section Will
start as soon thereafter as enough
players arrive and the last section
will begin at $50. The arrange
ment will form q staggered method
to meet the time convenience Of all
players.
The big event on the leagues CAL
endar Is the 10th annual District OF
Columbia tournament, which Is to
be held November to 10, inclusive.
p. E. Henninger. chairman Of the
committee in charge. promises to
make the tournament the largest
and best in the organizations 10
year history. Last year so per cent
OF the entries in the Open Pair and
the Team of Four contests (Which
are to be the classic matches this
year, as they have been in the past.
were visiting players-an indication
of the interest the tournament
arouses in other cities. This year,
special efforts will be made to in
crease the number Of local players,
in the hope that the number from
out of town may be likewise aug
mented. The tournament has 50 de-
veloped that it now ranks in the
American Contract Bridge League
as one of its state meets, with
corresponding master points avail.
able for such rank.
The following is summary OF the
schedule:
Women's pairs, Thursday and Fri
day afternoons, November 7 and 8:
mixed pairs, evenings, same dates:
open pairs, Saturday afternoon and
evening, November .: teams Of four.
Sunday, November 10: intermediate
event Evening Star Trophy match).
Thursday and Saturday evenings,
November I and 8.
Further details Of these engage
ments are being formulated. An.
nouncement Is made that the man
asement Of the tournament will
endeavor to provide q suitable
partner for any member OF the
league Who Is without one.
The Clifford Challenge Cup
matches, which are for teams Of
four, were resumed at the last meet
ing in September. The holders OF
the cup. Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. stockvis,
S. G. Churchill and Representative
John c. Kunkel. successfully de-
Tended 1t against Louis Newman,
Tom Flood, Paul Kibler and DR..
A. ]. Steinberg. This is the fourth
time the Stockvis team has been
victorious. A team must win IS
times (not necessarily in succession)
to gain permanent possession Of the
trophy offered by Col. Edward
Clifford.
BY defeating Lewis and Lloyd
Tubbs and Mr.. and Mrs w. de st.
Aubin, the team Of John Donnelly,
earle Turner. D. c. Elliott and F. M.
Lake won the next right to chal-
lense the present holders.
The Lewis Tubbs game on Mon
day night at the Wardman Park
Hotel has offered as q prize to its
winners free entry IN the open pair
and team Of four games in the
coming tournament. Contestants
will be able to select their best
scores made In six out Of eight
games in the competition.
At the Federal Bridge League on
Tuesday evening. the Jackaces team
retained the lead it established the
week before in the opening game
of the leagues team Of four series.
with q percentage of .6s4. The AL
lies took second place and the 4
Jacks we're third
Following Is the ofncial percent
age Of each of the foursomes:
IiN.s .63S
Z Is.t. .6c5
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