Evening star., 1941-11-30

Washington will slow down this
week because large numbers Of the
local players will attend the 18th
annual contract bridge champion
ships which begin tomorrow at the
John Marshall Hotel in Richmond
under the auspices of the American
Contract Bridge League.
Having contributed materially to
the effort to hold the tournament
in the Virginia city, Capital fans
regard themselves as obligated to
give it their support. There Is also
the friendship they feel for the
Richmond players who always have
patronized the big meets here. In
dicating the enthusiasm here was
the large attendance the womens
auxiliary drew for their game to
select a foursome to enter the
women's team-of-four champion
ship which will be the opening
match of the meet. 1t was held at
the headquarters of the Agriculture
Bridge Club, Sixteenth and V
streets NV.
The following teams participated:
Mrs. Violet thinner and Miss Mabel
Tobin. Mrs. D. E. Stephan and Miss Kath--
leen McNutt; Mrs. Catharine Tidbal and
MS MIS- NJ, 4 O saI Grimes sis MS T. Gsmp6ei
and Mrs. S H Beasley, Mrs. Alma Byrne
and Nine. Chautemps. Mrs L. Gibson
and MIS- Harold Yqung' Mrs. JACK Ben. Ben
Custis and Mrs. Katherine Fenton. Mrs.
G. Olmstead and Mrs c. L. Beattle. Mrs
Mrs Breckenrid2e Long and Mrs Georges
\. Poulief:: Mrs. Royal johnson and Mrs.
Prede5,ck Ere Van +YuyyS;, Miss Nellie COUSINS
Orr and MieS K r Stal'z, Mrs W
AIthsyy and and Mss Glare de s.: Aqbin. Mrs,
Mott Mrs EdwsTd cotjer and Ms. Dora
Schwartz. Mr. = Long and NJ. Rose
Robins, Mrs. Mary Goodstein and Mrs NJ
Nerc-. Mis- The,ma Goods,ein and Mrs
Cohen, Mrs. Irene Surguv and Mrs c.
", y B9yce ,, Mrs. Marian Mar! Rsrrs and Mrs,
Mrs. Oliver Hovem, Mrs NJ Northrop and
Mrs. June Hodksins. Mrs N T N Robin
son and Mrs, Frederick Eberson.
The winning team comprised Mrs.
Athey. Mrs de ST. Aubin, Mrs. Van
Devanter and Mrs. Mott. The win
ming pair, however, was Mrs. Zim-
mer and Miss Tobin, although their
team was beaten out for first place.
The successful team will enter the
womenS team-of -four champion
ship which will be played in two
sessions, the first tomorrow, the sec
ond on Tuesday. Scoring will be by
the match point system, each board
to match. Other Washingtonians
are entered in each of the other
major matches and many also in
the non-championship contests and
special games.
The bridge club of the Treasury
Recreation Association continues to
be well supported. There were 18
tables in play last week at the Ag-
riculture Bridge Club headquarters
The play was in three sections and
winners were:
;, Besinners' game, Mrs. E. P: Markon and
Baxter and Robert Baxter, second; Miss
Josephine Brier and Glenn Brier, third;
and Miss Evelyn Spencer frst: M Miss oflHtfi Ruth
Close and Miss Ida Mathewson. second;
MISS Lillian Shaw and Miss Nancy E.
smith. third: duplicate game Mr.. and
Mrs. J: D. Boyd. first; Miss Wida GofY
and Miss Alice Gordon and Miss Coda
Softer and Reuben Shanker tied for third
place.
The deal given below, played at
the National Press Club in a dupli-
cate game, affords opportunity for
interesting and constructive analysis.
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South is dealer and North and
South are vulnerable. East and
West are not vulnerable.
South opens with one heart which
West, having three and one-hali
quick tricks, doubles. North calls