Evening star., 1941-04-06
By Frank B. Lord.

bacon, Ine local lCCle IOlk OF CON-
tract have not been idle. With club
and spade, they have been piling up
rating points on the home corral,
wrestling" laurelS from the very
browS of the experts.
Even now, bridge history is in the
making. For the past two days the
eighth annual Old Dominion cham
pionship bridge tournament has
been in progress at the George
Mason Hotel, Alexandria. Today at
noon the whistle will blow for the
final event-the team-of -four game
for possession of the Schwarzchild
Trophy. The defenders, the Balti-
more foursome of I. H. Fisher, C..
Shapiro, A. Schlessinger and A. j.
Hunter, jr., are again registered
and surrounded by their loyal cheer
ing section.
The third Challenge Cup team-of-
four competition was inaugurated
Wednesday night at the Washing
ton Bridge League. The general
plan of the Clifford Cup matches is
being followed, with the usual pri-
ority and challenge meets and mas
ter point awards. The identity of
the new donor of the cup still is a
secret, though speculation is rife.
ct is definitely not Col. Edward
Clifford
1t will be recalled that the first
trophy, donated by Col. Clifford,
neceSsitated Is wins and, after near
ly four years of play, was won by
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lemon, L. r.
Watson, jr., and the late Mrs. Mar
tin West. The second cup, likewise
the gift of the colonel, was in play
two years, required only eight wins
and on March passed into the
permanent possession of the donor
when the team Of Col. Clifford, Mar
tin Stark, o. L. Verhoff and P. E.
Shepard defeated Mr.. and Mrs.
Lemon, Al Roth and Mr.. Watson.
The first priority match attracted
a field Of eight teams-among them
teams captained by Lewis Tubbs,
Warren Gardner, Louis Newman.
Thomas Hamlin, Mr.. Watson and
Mrs. Maurice Reddy.
The number OF victories needed
for possession of the mystery" cup
and any change in the regulations
will be among the matters taken up
at the annual meeting of the league
this month.
Election of officers is naturally
the most vital issue, however. as
the terms of all officers and three
members of the Executive Commit
tee will be open. Mrs D. E. Stephan,
Mr.. Tubbs and Perne Henninger,
who has been substituting for DR..
Frederick Blanck, are the outgoing
committee members.
The final play-off of the Fed
eral Bridge Leagues special prize"
series will take place Tuesday. This
is a three-game contest. The six-
man team of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred
De St. Aubins. Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Palmer, John Thorton and Mr..
Tubbs is leading by the slender
margin of one and one-half boards.
For the leagues l0-game biennial
tourney this same team is ahead
with the staggering lead of 24l2
boards. At some time convenient
for both teams they will meet the
winners of the first 10 games-Dr.
C. C. ODonnell, L. E, Schmidt, c.
A. Whitten and Charles Lyons-for
tho IiItber Stewart CllO
Beginning April IS the league
games will be for pair play and will
be open to the general public.
At the National City Chess Club,
Thomas Buford has acquired four
out of the necessary five top scores
to win the Contract Bridge Plaque.
T. j. Bollinger is current runner-up.
The Mcdonnell Cup race is
gathering momentum as the Agri-
cultural game goes into its final
laps. Rush Buckley, Mrs. A. r.
Hodgkins and DR.. Mcdonnell are
running neck-and-neck and photo
graphic finish may be needed. 1t
seems to be the Al style to win ones
own trophy, and, as DR.. Mcdonnell
already has had it by right of con-
quest the past two years. no one will
be surprised if the rule of three
works out.
To accommodate those who are
affected by the Governments stag
gered hours, the time of Mrs
Stephan's Friday duplicate game
has been changed from $50 to 7:30
pm, and Mrs. Dixie Wright an
nounces that her La Sale Studio
game will begin promptly at 8:l5,
There will be a change for this
week only when Mrs. Marian Barre
will not conduct her game at the
Kennedy Warren on Good Friday.
Among last weeks winner were
the following:
edy-Warren-Monday night. Jear
Herman and Louis Newman, first: Mrs
Lucretia Hesse and Mrs. Harold Young
second.
mrs: D. z; Stephens studio-TqesGsIy
afternoon, Mrs; Edith Swason and Col
P6oTs sehwaTts @ second; e Mrs SnS Catherine sHf s
Tidball and Mrs. M Goodstein, third;
Tuesday evening, DR.. and Mrs. A. j
Steinberg first; A NJ Shepard and W. A.
Bolinger, second Mrs Frieda Boyce and
Tom Flood, third; Wednesday morning
Mrs. Kitty Boyle and Mrs. w. Tarpley
Schwartz and Mrs. J. A. Long, third;
Friday evening, George Lassise and Mr.
Roth first: Mr. Brotman and Mr. Bublck
sstmrdsy m eysnnS snf MrS Ts oodsen adf
Mary Mayer. first; Mrs. John Coffee and
James Sourilas second: Mr.. Craft and
Mr. Steinback, third