Evening star., 1941-10-05
In Local Bridge Circles
. By Frank B. Lord

Plans have been completed for the
District bridge championships to be
held under auspices of the Wash
ington Bridge League at the Shore
ham Hotel beginning on Thursday,
October 16, and continuing through
the following Sunday. 1t is the
biggest event of the year on the
bridge calendar for local players.
Arrangements are in charge of P
E. Henninger, chairman of the
Games Committee, who has left
nothing undone to arouse the en-
thusiasm of bridge devotees. At
one time some fear was expressed
that the partial conflict of dates
with the metropolitan champion
ships in New York would operate
to the disadvantage of the local
tournament, but inaSmuch as the
metropolitan contest does not begir
until the day the Washington games
are concluded, there is not likely
to be serious interference. Some
of the out-of-town stars expected
here have indicated that they would
forego the opening New York
matches in order to be present at
the District championships. Among
those whom Mr.. Henninger has per-
suaded to do this are such national
experts as Messrs. Won Zedtwitz,
Jacoby, Ellis and Head, who feature
any tournament.
Special efforts have been made to
develop interest in the women's pair
championship, first event on the pro-
gram and heretofore has as well
patronized as some of the other
matches. A committee composed of
Mrs. c. w. Boyce, Mrs. Jack Ben
nett, Mrs. r. D. Du Bois, Mrs.
Irene Surguy and Mrs. Harold Young
has been at work with the women
players and already has pledges
from a greater number than have
ever participated before.
The team-of f-four match also has
Jagged somewhat in previous years,
and that is being pushed by a
committee comprising Thomas Ham
lin, president of the Washington
Bridge League: S. G. Churchill, DR..
E. B. Conally, James H. Lemon,
Louis Newman, LIE Roy ThurteI,
Lewis Tubbs and L. r. Watson, jr.,
with the result that the event also
will have more entrants than pre-
viously.
Mr.. Henninger has endeavored to
make the intermediate pair game,
which has been renamed the metro
politan pair event, a notable fea-
ture of the meet by reason of its
appeal to those who are not accus-
toned to tournament playing. No
players who hold master points are
eligible for the game and that keeps
1t within the range of the skill
of those who are classed as aver
age players. The prize in this match
Is The Evening Star Trophy, which
will go to the winning pair for one
year In addition, the club plaque
will be in competition in this game.
1t will be awarded to the club or
organization entering several pairs
whose best three make the high
est aggregate score Participants
need not be members of the Amer
ican Contract Bridge League or one
of its member units.
j. L. Onley is responsible for pro-
noting this event and with him are
associated r. H. Higgins and Miss
Paris Keener, respectively president
| and secretary ry-treaSurer of the Fed
eral Bridge League; Roy L. Swenson
president, and Mrs. M. o. Cooper
secretary of the Agriculture Bridge
League, and 1t Comdr. w. A. Cor
ley, DR.. c. c. Mcdonnell and G. M
Richards, representing the various
duplicate clubs in Washington.
Col. E. B. Gray is in charge of a
new event in the tournament. 1t is
an exclusively mems pair game
| played in a single session on Friday