Evening star., 1941-02-09
In Local Bridge Circles
BY Frank B. Lord

WaShlngton's master bridge play
ers captured only one of the four
championships at stake in the Mary
land State Contract Bridge Tourna-
ment held at the Southern Hotel
in Baltimore last week end
The foursome of Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Lemon, Alvin Roth and
Lewis r. Watson, jr., defeated IA
other seasoned teams, winning 81
matches to bring back to Washing
ton the Baltimore News-Post Trophy.
A New York team tied with a combi-
nation Wilmington Philadelphia
team for second place with "a
matches each.
The Maryland Bridge League Tro-
ply went back to Baltimore in the
open pair championship when Ar
thur Schlesinger and James Hunter
of that city nosed out Mrs. Lemon
and Mr.. Roth by score of 3155 to
3101. with II as top. Representa-
live John H. Kunkel, Harrisburg, Pa,
and Cecil Head. New York City, fin
AcllCb bilIl " Will OOUJ, MI ,.
Woodside and James H. Stone,
Washington. fourth with 3O3.8; Le-
Roy Thurtell and R. L. Miles, jr..
Norfolk. Va. fifth with 1923, and
Mrs. Thomas Martin Bowie and Miss
Edna Merton. eighth with 2939.
Other Washingtonians to qualify
were Mrs. Frederick Eberson and
William Cheeks, Mrs. Irene Surguy
and Gene Herman, Mrs. Edward
Cotter and c. E. Birgfeld. Miss
Kathleen McNutt and Walter A.
Bolinger. Oscar Brotman and Col.
Robert J. Gill. the latter from Bal
timore: Rush Buckley and DR. N j.
McHugh, Thomas Wallace and
Cyrus B. Austin, Col Edward Cliff
ford and NJ c. Stark. Mr.. Lemon
and Mr.. Watson. Charles A. Lyons
and DR.. c. c. Mcdonnell.
A. I. Westrich paired with E A
Perkins and Mr. Thurtell paired with
Mr.. Miles of Norfolk won top scores
in their sections in the qualifying
round. In the consolation Mrs. Jack
Bennett and Isaac H. Yorke of
Washington finished second to
Baltimore pair. SiSty-two crack
pairs from the Middle Atlantic
States competed.
Mrs. BENJAMIN H Colder and
Charles J. Solomon, Philadelphia
perennial mixed pair winners,
scored again and retained their
championship. The Washington
player who made the best showing
was Mrs. Herman C. White, who
finished fourth with Charles H.
Goren, Philadelphia. Fifty-six pairs
composed the field in this event.
Mrs. Edward Cotter and Mrs. Dora
Schwartz, Washington. were third
in the women's pair championship,
won by Mrs T. E. Ragland and Mrs.
Stanley Newman, Baltimore, with
Mrs. Edward Leiper and Mrs. E. w.
Atkinson. Wayne, Pa, second. Six
teen Washington pairs helped make
up field of 38 twosomes.
The Washington Bridge League
held its regular fortnight of bridge
in the west ballroom of the Shore
ham Hotel last Wednesday evening.
Three sections of nine tables each
entered, with the following results
in the pair matches:
Section NORTH and South, Mrs, ] A.
Long and Mrs: Dora Schwartz first: MRS.
Ralph Woodside and Lewis G. Tubbs, sec
ond; East and West Mrs. Mary Goodstei11
?. fie smith iii d and A Mark Kurt, second
Section 2--Nqrth and south, DEi and
g'S Tdba!i d ii ssdnPs!' and co! E. 3 gray second;
E2st nd RSs5 Ms s TpH Tm Haaod har young
Garter walker, and Dr;. E: {. Mcponnell'
Charles S. Boyce, second East and west.
s@Est; @ Ms, Thomss Martin Boyle and Miss
In the Clifford Challenge Match,
the Clifford team, composed of Col.
Clifford, o. L. Veerhoff, M. C..
Stark and E. P. Sheppard. defeated
the Lemon team, composed of Mr..
and Mrs. Lemon, Mr.. Roth and Mr..
Watson. Had the Lemon team won,
it would have gained permanent
possession of the Clifford Challenge
Cup, as It's members entered the
match with seven wins to their
credit and only one more needed
to win the cup. Now both teams
each have won seven times, so a
playoff will be necessary.
President Tom Hamlin announced
the next game on the evening of
February 10 would be devoted to
the leagues yearly charity effort
for Children's Hospital. He urged
all members to bring a friend who
is not a member as their partner
for the evening. Tables and cards
will be provided for rubber bridge
for those not accustomed to dupli-
cate play.
Results from Federal Bridge
League team-of -four games at the
Wardman Park Hotel Tuesday night
follow:
Section A-Redskins won 1s1a out Of
len and j.. Roster. Redskins. 100 match
and L. Fruitman. Redskins. 102.
| Section B-Federal Reserve won Is out
| of "a boards; high North and South, Mrs.
j. r. Belt and Mrs. Helen Golden. Vain
| Team, III match points; high East and
| West j. r. Van Fossen and Mr.. Dembitz,
reessaii sscsioR Rs;srvf e.lreRano. sR team vo. 1874