Evening star., 1940-09-15
BRIDGE
The Game and
Its Players
By Frank B. Lord.

in the popular pastlme, Will nave a
grand season opening in an effort
to introduce it to the players and
impress them with its merits and its
possibilities DR.. F. w. Buck, the
originator and sponsor of the game,
has advertised an extensive pro-
gram of play for the purpose Of
arousing interest in it.
The schedule calls for the first
game tomorrow night at the Ward
man Park Hotel. This will be fol-
lowed by a game Tuesday evening
at 2400 Sixteenth street, an after
nonn game the same day at the
Grafton Hotel, a Wednesday night
game at the Burlington Hotel and
a Thursday night game at the
George Mason Hotel in Alexandria.
A Commute lecture by Dr.. Buck
on Pyramid Bridge and the method
of playing it will precede each game.
He declares that it is so simple and
easily learned that the average per-
son familiar with cards will be able
to absorb its salient features in that
time and be able to play under
star .gly.
Pyramid bridge is a Washington
invention both in origin and in the
system of ylaying it. 1t is more or
less composite. Basically it is the
current contract game. while the
method of playing it follows to a
large extent the "13 system" de-
vised by Col. Logan Golson of Wash
ington and Orange, Va. which is
used with success by. many local
players in regular contract games.
1t also embraces a feature of the
abortive f1ve-suit bridge which had
an ephemeral fling with the ex-
perts two years ago. Pyramid also
has five suits, but in this respect
produces none of the headaches
caused by the cumbersome game
monstrosity offered by the Vien-
nese card experimenter.
A pyramid deck consists not of
IS cards but only the customary So.
1t is obtained by adding a new suit
called pyramids" and by elimi-
mating 13 small cards. the threes and
the twos of the minor suits, dia-
monds and clubs, and the fours,
the threes and twos of the major
suits, the pyramids, spades and
hearts.
The general rules are the same as
those for regular contract. The
scoring is also the same with the
added feature Of 80 for each pyra-
mid trick. While pyramid readily
lends itself to duplicate play, the
games in the series now arranged
will be in the rubber form until the
players have become accustomed to
it. Special fve-suit decks have been
prepared.
DR.. Buck tried out the new con-
tract game some months ago and it
met with such popularity among the
players who attempted it that he
resolved to put 1t on in big way.
Arrangements already have been
made for pyramid tournament next
year at Atlantic City. and if it proves
successful a program will be extend
ed to Philadelphia anu New York.
Frederick, Md, will have the call
on Washington bridge players over
the coming week end. The event is
the Cumberland Valley Tournament
formerly held at Hagerstown. Indi-
cations, from the number of those
registered for play are that it will
rival the Annapolis tournament held
last July. Large delegations are also
expected from Baltimore, which is
partially part sponsoring the meet,
from Philadelphia and Richmond.
Lewis Tubbs, who is promoting the
tourney, has awarded free entry into
the open pair game to DR.. A. ].
Steinberg and Mrs. C w. Boyce for
having made the best score in four
of his Monday night games at 24OO
Sixteenth street.
The event will be the first of it's
kind held in the Maryland city, and
players there are exerting them
selves to afford high-grade enter
tainment.
AS a prize for the best six games
out of eight in the Monday night
game at 2400 Sixteenth street, Mr..
Tubbs has offered free entry in the
open pair game of the District
Championship series to be held
under the auspices of the Washing
ton Bridge League at the Shoreham
Hotel in November. At the last
meeting, when there were 10 tables,
the North and South winners were
Tom Flood and Mrs w. s. Athey
and the East and West leaders John
D. Mothershed and Mrs. N. T. N.
Robinson.
Mrs. c. w. Boyce has opened a
Saturday afternoon game at 240O
Sixteenth street.
Morning bridge games are becom-
ing popular Mrs. Dixie T. Wright
has changed her Thursday after
noon game at the La Sale from l 80
pm. to II am.
Among last weeks winners we're
the following:
Evans and Mrs. e. r. walton. frst: Mrs.
Peyton RlAmire and Mrs. Weyman Tar.
play, second; second game. North and
South, Mrs D. e. Stephan and Mrs. 8. h:
Reasley. ,i frst; Mr.. Anne s.ood O. Grimes ana
Mede. nrst: Mis- scott and Mrs. Oliver
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