Evening star., 1941-09-07

The program has been announced
officially for the 11th annual tourna-
ment of the Washington Bridge
League on october Is. II. l8 and
10 at the Shoreham Hotel. 1t will
be one Of championship events
under the sanction of the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League, which
will award master points in all of
the major matches, the number in
each being governed by the number
of league members participating
Except for the Metropolitan pair
event, which is for the trophy Of
fered by The Evening Star, any
player may enter any of the con-
tests or any combination of them.
There are certain limitations to en-
trance in the match for The Star
Trophy which are calculated to make
1t especially attractive to average
players and to give them an oppor-
tunity they might not have other
wise of sharing in the prizes. Win
ners in the five championship events
and in the Metropolitan game will
have possession of major trophies
until the next District champion
ships
In addition, winners and runners
up in each event will receive tro-
phies for permanent possession. The
pair or team winning top score in
each session. including the finals of
each event. except the Metropolitan
and special games. will be awarded
national rating points on the basis
of twice the amount ordinarily
awarded in duplicate games.
The tourney will open with the
women's pair championship for the
Columbia Trophy. There will be two
sessions of this event. the first one
Thursday afternoon. October 16, the
second on the afternoon of the fol-
lowing day. 1t will be open to any
pair Of two women. All pairs will
play through both sessions without
elimination. This is one of the
events which has not generally been
profitable to the league. but the
members intend to make pay at
the coming tournament. To that
end, they have designated a special
committee to solicit players In ad-
dition, the announcement has been
made that the women's auxiliary of
the Washington Bridge League.
which was formed few months ago
and has met with a high degree of
success, will provide sn entertain
ment for participants after the first
session. That will be during the
late afternoon or early evening of
The opening day, before the evenings
program Is started. The women Of
the auxiliary have prepared some
thing special and are unwilling to
let the men members of the league
in on the secret, as 1t is intended as
a surprise and will be exclusively
for the female members of the
league 1t also will provide addi-
tional prizes, the nature of which
have not been disclosed.
Last years winners of the wom-
ems pair championship were Mrs.
H. G. Campbell and Mrs. Frederick
Eberson, who will endeavor to re-
tain the Jltle.
On Friday afternoon. while the
second session of the women's event
is being held. there will be a mems
pair championship game.
The mixed pair championship
match will be a two-session event
on Thursday and Friday evenings
The prize will be the Capital Cup
now held by Mrs. Leon Landauer Of
Norfolk and LIE Roy Thurtell. It
will be open to any pair consisting
of one man and one woman. All
pairs will play throughout both ses-
sions without elimination.
The open pair championship,
which is regarded as the most i'm
portant event Of the series because
Of the fact that It = expected to