Evening star., 1942-01-18
In Local Bridge Circles
By Frank B. Lord

Park Central Hotel In New YORK
during the week Of February %.
The Eastern is one Of the Oldest OF
bridge tournaments. It's perma-
nent trophies were established IN
1929. but it was In operation several
years before that time. In the first
years of its history the tourney was
conducted by 1t. A. M. Gruenther.
well known and highly regarded In
Washington.
The final standing in the plaque
series OF the Capital City Club has
been announced as follows: Mems
game, M. c. Stark, wins; c. w.
Stark, 7: C. H. Parkman, 4: DR..
j. v. Waits, 8; A. E. Lane, p. w.
Shepard and A. G. Tone, each, and
G. F.. Chase and j. j. Buford, each l.
In the women's series the results
were: Mrs. Mary Plum, 6 wins;
Mrs Edward Gotten and Mrs Alam
Byrne, each 4; Mrs. A. o. Grimes,
Miss Kathleen McNutt and Mrs.
c. w. thinner, each 8; Mrs. Kath.
crime j. Fenton,, Mrs. A. M. Shep-
pard, Mrs F. G.. Vosburgh, each 2.
and Mrs. Marian Barre, Mrs. j. r.
Belt, Mrs. T. M. Boyle, Mrs. E. H.
Brown, Mrs. G. F. Chase, Mrs. w. S.
Frisbie, Mrs. H. Woogewerff, Mrs.
j. L. Parrot, Miss M. Meylor. Mrs.
E. R. Shepard, Mrs. w. Stewart and
Mrs. j. v. Waits, each /.
The final cumulative percentage
scores were, M. C. Stark, 59.8l; Miss
Kathleen McNutt, 54.16: Mrs. Alma
Byrne, 1O5; C. w. Stark, $3.50: A.
E. Lane, 5276; w. r. Lewis. 52.l8:
Mrs. A. o. Grimes, 5192; Mrs. Mary
Plum, 51.86; DR.. j. v. Waits, 5l.70;
John L. Donnelly, 5162; Miss M.
Meylor, 51.62: Mrs. w. Stewart,
Stat; c. H. Parkman, 51.39; Mrs.
Dixie T. Wright, 510l; Mrs. K. j.
Fenton, 50.83; Mrs. j. v. Waits,
50.73; Mrs. E. R. Shepard. 50.73;
P. w. Shepard. 50.65; T. J. Buford,
SOIL; DR.. J. B. G. Custis, 1850;
Mrs. j. B. G. Gusts, 1880; Mrs. j.
L. Parrot, 4935; Mrs. w. Stewart.
1858; A. G. Stone, 47.1S; Mrs. G.
F. Chase, E.15; A. M. Sheppard.
1888; G. F.. Chase, 1850; Mrs. A.
M. Sheppard, 43.l3, and c. S. Reilly,
4275.
The Blood Bank benefit game Of
the Federal Bridge League will be
held on one Of its regular Tuesday
night meeting dates. yet to be deter.
mined. Players who are not mem
bers OF the league are invited to
participate. BY reason Of this event
the team game series will be ex-
tended one week.
The next game Of the National
Press Club series will be held in
the club auditorium tomorrow night.
The first half of the team-of -four
season Of the Federal Bridge League
came to a close on Tuesday night
at the Wardman Park Hotel with
the Lions team winning the first
half of the series and the FederalS
being victors in the special three
night play on in Section /, the v. A.
I. N. team winning In the second
section and the Wild Deuces In the
third section. Although the Lions
led the league throughout the half
season they fell behind both the
Federals and the Justice teams In
the sectional play-on.
The results last Tuesday were:
Section l, Federals won l51a boards
-out of "a; high pair, North and
South, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lord; East
and West, Thomas Wallace and c.
B. Austin. Section 2, Musketeers
won 16 out Of "A boards; high North
and South pair, George Kathan and
Rudolf Aukschun; East and West,
Miss Doris Rothweu and Miss Jessie
McEnery. Section 3, 4 Ms won 10 out
Of Is boards; high pair, North and
South, Mrs. n. Rucker ana AGrs. NJ
Ditto: East and West, Ma n. Nc
Aahon md NrA y. NoedhRDk