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Evening star., 1942-08-30
~ CHESS -
The Game and Its
Players
Bv Paul J. Miller.

To encourage players of varying
strength and abilities the Federal
Chess Club has initiated a point
ladder tournament. the third round
of which will be held tomorrow eve
ming at o'clock in its cozy quarters
at 306 Ninth street NV, better
known as the Servicemen's Head
quarters.
simultaneously with the ladder
social-play there will be special in
traclub match between those players
who originally were Federal Security
Agency employees (and who still
are) and club members otherwise
employed Three years ago when
the club was created, its membership
comprised only Social Security en-
ployes and its name was Social
Security Chess Club. When the
Government agency became Federal
Security then the club changed its
name to conform Later the word
security" was dropped and SO the
present name, Federal Chess Club,
came into existence. Today the
clubs membership includes any type
of player, wherever employed, and
the nominal dues are SO small that
its membership steadily increases.
In recent ladder games points
were scored by Albert Loeb over Mr..
and Mrs Joseph F. Brisebois, Dallas
Burch over Everhardt, DR.. Carl Far
man split points with Howard ALL
man, Joseph Korvick defeated DR.. F.
j. Weiss, who also lost to Everhardt;
John Rast trimmed Sheridan twice
and won from Harry w. Fox; Walter
Perkins beat Everhardt, H. M Green
defeated Pickett, while j. A. Hurwitz
| trounced c. ]. Wright
Director Hyman Bronfin has a
sliding scale ratio for scoring with
greater points for more advanced
play and minimum scoring for
equaized play. A player may reg
lister negative as we'll as positive
points. 1t is possible for even be-
ginner to win the prize awards un-
der the Bronfin ladder point sys-
tenn. No player may play the same
opponent twice until a game is con-
tested against a second adversary.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
BIZ Frank B. Lord.

Warrington bridge players are
awaiting the returns from the fifth
annual Southern Appalachian tour
nament, which Is today concluding
its meeting in Asheville with a
team -four match, not only to
learn the result of the games. but
also to obtain an account of the
launching there of the American
Contract Bridge Leagues big war
effort.
The organization has undertaken
to raise a sac, o,0O0,000 fund for the
education of war orphans, those un-
fortunate children whose father
shall have fallen in the service of
his country. The money will come
from members, from championship
game prizes which will be awarded
in money rather than the usual
trophies and will be turned over
to the fund by the winners, and
from special bridge parties.
In lieu of their usuas prizes WIN
ners will receive, as they did in the
recent summer nationals, victory
certificates which will mean more
than silver cups. Already the league
has received 100000 as a starter
toward its intended $4,000. 900. All
OF the leagues affiliates are to be
asked to contribute. including the
Pacific Bridge League, which a year
ago united with the ACBL and be-
came its largest division, although
war conditions have prevented more
than a very few of it's members
from participating in its national
tournaments.
William E. Mckinney, the hus-
Ting secretary of the league, and
Albert H. Moorehead, the bridge
editor of the New York Times, have
been laboring for several weeks to
get the organization perfected and
the undertaking started. A large
part of their preliminary work was
done in Washington and they sue
ceeded in enlisting the aid of many
prominent officials.
The directors of the corporation
which will administer the fund in
clude Gen. Frank Hines, Federal
veterans administrator, who origi-
mated the war orphans scholarships
in the First World War; Read Ad-
miral Hugh A. Wiley, former COM
mander of the United States fleet;
Maj. Gen. James A. Ulio, adjutant
general, and Watson B. Miller, as
sistant administrator of the Man
Power Commission
The details of the plan and the
progress thus far accomplished were
disclosed at the Asheville tourna-
ment and general invitation to
all bridge players to participate was
extended. 1t will include the hun
dreds of independent local duplicate
club organizations. Thus bridge,
while affording a pleasurabIe diver
sion during the time of national
strife and without seeking any pri-
critics or for any co-ordinators, ex-
poets to aid materially in the war
effort.
The Federal Bridge League at
Wardman Park Hotel last Tuesday
night had one of its largest and
most stubbornly fought match point
| games of its summer session. The
leaders were G. M Richards and
Miss L. A. Ehlinger, first, 235 points
Evening star., 1942-08-30

Schmidt new German champion)
Junge, Bogoljuboy and Stoltz $50
called European chess Champion
in double-round tourney at Salz-
burg. Neither Euwe nor Flohr COM
peted.
DR.. Rey Ardid holds the cham
pionship of Spain. His title will be
on the challenge block this fall.
A chess picnic, open to all. starts
today at ! pm. at Campfire Glen,
Arlington Forest, near the home of
F.. r. Stilwell, 1872 Columbus street,
Arlington, Va. Fans are welcome
For transportation dial Sligo 6089.
Admission is basket of good eats"
The alfresco outing will continue
until dusk.
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HORIZONTAL.

tious player would compile list,
with dates, of all American chess
periodicals.
Recently Mrs. Esther Landau, as
the 1912 District womens chess
champion. was presented with a
copy of Tarrasch's,' The Game of
Chess" and Modern Chess Open
ings' by Griffith, White and Fine.
She also received cash prize and
specially lettered certificate signed
by Tournament Director Hyman
Bronfin, DR.. Carl Farman, president
of Federal Chess Club, and Prof
Paul Miller, president of the local
Metropolitan Chess Association
The title tourney was thus triply
conducted.
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I'm THE LOCAL BRIDGE CIRCLES
News Clubs and of the Activities OF Amateurs
and Expers-Speca Hands and Problems

OF the Alleghenies--has reached
Washington and is quite generally
disapproved by local fans. 1t is
that after the contract is determined
and before the first lead is made,
the dummy should be spread.
The argument is made that this Is
the only lead in the dark and often
causes the adversary on the left to
do some high grade guessing. Some
times that guessing is right, but fire.
ouently 1t is wrong, and OF course
when it is the advantage tavors
the declarer. An initial lead with
the dummy showing would remove
one of the speculative features OF
the game which makes bridge IN
teresting. There are already SO
many conventions employed by ex-
perts that this proposed innovation
would tend to make the game stlli
more methodical and mechanical.
An incident that happened
short time ago in a Capital City
Chess Club game illustrates the
point. A. M. Shepard was in a
seven-heart contract. His opponents
had done no bidding, yet his right
hand adversary held two aces, eacn
supported by two others of the suit.
but not enough to warrant an over
call after the opening bid. when
his partner had dealt and passed,
but he promptly doubled.
of diamonds under the king in dunn
Had the dummy been exposed be-
| fore the leader laid down his first
card he would at once have known
what to play. AS it was he led a
! spade INTO the king, queen, jack.
| Partners ace covered, but Mr.. Shep-
ard trumped. Then he led out the
hearts and reached the dummy
with the ace of clubs, discarding
his two losing diamonds on the set
up spades. Returning to his own
hand with the king of clubs, he
ruffed another club in dummy, led
| diamond, trumped in his own hand
and claimed all the tricks.
There was thrill in making that
grand slam when it could have been
set two tricks had the dummy been
/ spread in which circumstance the
original leader would have known
that his correct play was the queen
! of diamonds under the king in
dummy, which his partner would
have taken with his ace and re-
turned his jack Of diamonds. Spec
ulation as to the lead would have
been eliminated. With that ex-
perience in mind, you would not be
able to get Mr.. Shepard to indorse
the suggested change.
Evening star., 1942-08-30

Gene Hermann and Mrs. Irene
Surguv, second. 234 points, and
Edward Seamour of New York ana
Frank B. Lord, third, 224 points.
The members of the Board OF
Governors and of the Executive
Committee met at Wardman's last
Thursday night at the call OF Presi-
dent George Kathan to discuss ana
consider the new constitution of the
league. which have been in forma-
ton by committee of which for
mer President r. H. Higgins Is
chairman since the annual meeting
last May. At that time a recess
was taken. 1t will be reconvened
on September Is when the revised
instrument will be acted upon by
the full body of players. Two OF
the principal suggested changes re
late to the qualifications for mem
bership and to the assessment of
membership fee.
1t is proposed that in addition to
employees of the Federal and District
governments and those in the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps services,
there shall also be admitted the
wife or husband of such persons
and their sons and daughters re-
| siding at the home of their parents.
| This concession, as we'll as the ac-
tivities Of the Membership Com
mittee during this summer, is ex-
pected to produce a largely in
creased membership in the league.
At present no membership fee is
charged. merely stipulated assess
ment for playing The augmented
| funds will go toward rent and main
tenance and the sectional prizes
which are awarded in addition to
| the Luther Stewart season trophy
| given by the Federation of Gov
ernment Employees. Another small
expense Is the leagues affiliation
with the ACBL. which provides
master points in one game each
| month.
The parent league has decided
that this year there will be no de-
duction of master points which have
been earned during the past year
1t has been the rule to cut off a
percentage of such points at the
summer championships, but due to
the fact that a large number of
/ players are now in the military
service and unable to attend tour
naments, the custom has been
eliminated for the duration. .
Another suggestion for a change
in bridge play which is going the
rounds, particularly in the East-it
mas not yet appeared anywhere west
Evening star., 1942-08-30
By Edmond Henderson.

Laurence w. Murphy has an un-
usual variation of the hobby OF
philately. He is interested in poetry
as we'll as stamps and has found q
way of combining the two The
result is what is known as a specia-
lized collection of stamps
He does not claim the idea to be
original with him. Two years age
he attended a stamp exhibit at
Atlantic City and while there he
saw some examples of the poetry
stamp combination. 1t struck him
as being an exceptionally good idea
and decided to try it himself.
The combination may be made by
starting with either item. but it is
considerably easier to start with the
poem. When Mr.. Murphy reads q
poem that particularly appeals tc
him he begins to wonder what stamp
would best fit 1t. If he can't recall
one offhand he sits down with his
stamp catalog and leafs through it
looking at the illustrated stamps
until he discovers one which suits
Sometimes he starts with a par
ticularly attractive stamp and at
tempts to find a poem to f1t. He
liked the U. S. Army and Navy set
and has started to fit poems to it
Each stamp in this set pictures two
or three men, which further COM
plicates the matter. The Accent
Navy stamp, for example, depicts
Sampson, Dewey and Schley. Mr.
Murphy has the poem for Dewey
but so far has found none for the
other two.
Having found the right combina-
ton of stamp and poem or verse
Mr.. Murphy mounts the stamp or
an album page and types the verse
beside it. Short poems or single
verses are best, of course. However
he sometimes finds a longer poem
which so exactly fits given STAMP
that 1t seems just made for it, Ir
that same Army-Navy set the 4.
cent Army stamp pictures Lee and
Jackson. A three verse poem about
Lee by Julia Ward Howe and one
of equal length about Jackson, by
Henry Lynden Flash. formed the
perfect combination.
Again in the case Of still longer
poem 1t is sometimes possible to fl
a stamp to each separate verse.
Mr.. Murphy has been a stamp
collector for about six years. He i.
past president of the Woodbridge
Stamp Club and has specialized in
naval covers for most of his six
years. There are many naval cover
collectors and very few collectors
who work on the stamp poetr,
combination.
The manner in which Mr.. Murphy
became interested in philately i
somewhat unusual. He had two
nephews who had reached the ag'
where he thought they should be
come interested in a hobby. He sug.
gested collecting stamps and triet
to help them get started at it. tn,
| nepheWs never took much interes
in the subject, but Mr.. Murphy fel
under its spell himself and has sine,
become very active collector.
He points out that the stamp
poetry collection is ideal from tn,
standpoint of expense. Poems ma,
be copied from a thousand sources
without expending a cent of cash
and suitable stamps may, in mos
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Hobbies and Lobbyists
News of Activities Here and Nearby

cases, be found In the waste basket
or purchased for few cents, since
inexpensive copies will nearly al
ways sarve.
Mr.. Murphy also collects auto
graphs which 60 we'll with certain
stamps or covers He has set of
covers autographed by the Gov
ernors of States for which our bat
tleships are named and another set
autographed by baseball personal
| tiles.
The stamp-poetry idea shows how
a hobby minded person may adapt
his interests to available materials
| in order to produce an interesting
! avocation. Almost any interest may
be transmitted into hobby If only
a little ingenuity is exercised.
Space limitations last week pre-
vented inclusion of some interesting
figures compiled by T. j. Mckee In
| his search for data on the automo-
tive industry.
Some Of these figures follow
Mr.. Mckee has been buying sec
ond-hand magazines for some four
or five years. He clips out and files
the automobile ads. He has covered
80 magazines, starting with the first
copy that carried an auto ad when
possible.
First published in 1895, Horseless
Age is supposed to have been the
first magazine to carry automobile
advertising. Mr. Mckee does not
yet have the early copies of it. His
Oldest ad is dated 1899.
There have always been all sorts
of complications and mixups in the
automobile manufacturing com
panies, but Mr.. Mckee Is gradually
Strengthening out the kinks Among
the complications he has found that
on several occasions two separate
companies were selling different
cars with the same name and at the
same time.
So far he has secured some data
on zoos cars, including trucks OF
these, 1,742 are gasoline, 129 steam
and 1875 electric. He also has names
and type of propulsion for 454 more
cars. This makes a total of 2,47o
known cars out of an estimated
$500 American makes.
There are no steam or electric
automobiles manufactured CONNER
cially in this country today. The
last electric gave up two or three
years ago. Up to the start of the
war there was company which
would install steam plant In any
good chassis turned over to it. Most
steam car enthusiasts of today buy
an old car or build their own.
The August meeting of the D. c
Electric Railroaders' Assn. was helc
at the home of Charles j. Murphy
1t was in the nature of a farewell
party for the host, who has beer
called for duty by the Army. He
has been secretary of the club fol
the past year This position will
now be filled by Frank Blake.
Early arrivals at Mr.. Murphy.
were treated to view of his mode
interurban road, called the Ecking.
ton and Flatwheel This line is 9
marvel of intricate track wori
which was the cause of many com.
ments.
| NO MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
BY r. r. Taynfon.

DV n. n. UyTIUW.
The problems of dog ownership In
town are underlined in letter
recently received. Perhaps another
dog owner in the vicinity of the 4700
block of Connecticut avenue can
help this perplexed dog lover. She
writes "We recently had to move
from our home out in the country
to an apartment in town, and,
Evening star., 1942-08-30

After five rounds in the United
States Chess Federation national
open congress at Dallas, Tex, three
masters were tied for top honors:
"Al" Horowitz of New York, Erich
Marchand of st. Louis and Herman
Steiner of Los Angeles. Abe va
nofsky has four wins to his credit
as this column goes to press. Reuben
Fine of Washington was conspicuous
by his absence. He won the title
in 1910 at Dallas and at st. Louis in
1941.
Rudolph Spielman says he expects
to die in Sweden. The master is
suffering from a grave heart dis
ease. World Champion Alexander
Alekhin trsllmphed over Keres, Paul
Evening star., 1942-08-30

This historic has particular religious significance
h1ch stamp collectors iou sectaran differences
commonly 1DU appreciate. mailed at the post office in
Vatican City February TO- 1882 and is ranked NTH foe
stamps OF the series urcharged Sede Vacante indicating that
the papa throne then temporarily unoccuped Pope Plus
XII had died February 10 and Cardinal Paee not elected
TO succeed him until March The enpelope addressed to
MSgr. GAio Rossi Citta del Vatcano Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1942-08-30
Chess Problem No. 476

BY A. J. FINK, San Francisco, Calf.
tOriginal to The Washington star for
entry in The Star International Two-Move
Problem Composing Tournament, 1942)
BLACK-l2 MEN.
Evening star., 1942-08-30
French Defense.

WHITE-8 MEN.
White To Play and Mate In Two Moves.
Evening star., 1942-08-30

Today7s game shows Abe Yanofsky
champion OF Canada, defeating Louis
Chauyenet of Virginia to capture the top
prize in the 1912 Ventnor City Masters
Tournament. Chauyenet held the 1941
title OF the Southern Chess Association,
British Chess Magazine in its Au-
gust issue carries an excellent chap
ter on British chess periodicals from
the scholarly pen of Philip w. Ser
geant.
1t would be a valuable addition to
| American chess and II some ambi-
Evening star., 1942-08-30

Richard Mop. Cabeen is round
ing out his 10th year as stamp editor
of the Chicago Tribune, Septem-
Der s.
Evening star., 1942-08-30

Eugene Carey OF Iron River, Mich.
president OF the War Cover Club,
Evening star., 1942-08-30

died on July 81. He had been a dis
tinguished collector of AEF covers.
Evening star., 1942-08-30

Recognition for the best club
bulletin published during the year
has been accorded to the Bingham
ton Philatelic Society in the form of
a plaque donated by the Washing
ton Philatelic Society at the in
stance of Philip Simms Warren.
Evening star., 1942-08-30

NO MEETINGS THIS WEEK.
Evening star., 1942-08-30

The biennial John N. Luf
awards scheduled to be given this
year have been postponed" because
Of a disagreement among the judges.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12

Establishment Of a recreatiOnal
canteon in FL Centre for the use
Of tie men in the armed forces To-
Gated in the valle", was discussed
It a meeting Of a group Of interest
ed women Wednesday at the Cali
fornia hotel.
Temporary Officers for the e
Centre Canteen unit we're chosen
with Emily Kaford, president, Mrs
Russell Yeager, vice president; MIS-
Earle G. Davis, secretary, Mrs. Paul
M. Blenkiron, treasurer.
Upon learning that the II Centre
Soroptimist club has 4 similar pro-
ject with Mrs. J. G MattoX as
chairman, Mrs. Kaford was instruct
ed to confer with her.
The program will be presented
to the Civilian Recreation Council
Monday night and the women VII
meet again next Wednesday to dis
cuss that report and the possibility
Of opening a canteen Immediately.
Original plans call for a recrea-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12
Two Girl Reserve
Groups Meetin
Joint Session

Douglass and Central Girl Re-
serves had a Joint meeting Wednes-
day night in the Methodist social
hail. with the Douglass group pre-
Scnting the program, LaVene Ia
Tala. president of the Central club,
welcoming the Douglass members.
Sara Payne served as chairman
fol the evening and presented Miss
Lucille CulberSon in a violin solo,
ConSuelo Winner and Christine AHel-
lano in a vocal duet; Margaret
Prince in a piano solo; the Melo-
deres, Sara Payne, Glayds Tolliver,
Ruth CaperS Dorie Everett and
Ruth Washington in a beautiful
hymn, and six girls in discussion
panel, theme of which was the ed
ucation Of minority groups This
panel was led by Gladys Tolliver
with Eva Dewitt, Irene Prince Leila
Mae MCGOWAN, Gertie Mae White,
5Ccorro Arellano and Lovey KileS as
the speakers
Forming of the friendship circle
and the singing of Girl Reserve
songs with recitation of the Girl
Reserve creed closed the meeting af-
ter which tea and cookies were
served.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12
Clubs
Society
Jay B.. LittIefieId
Marie d in East
To PhiIadeIphian

Mrs. Victoria Walsh Of PhiladeI-
phia, Pa. has announced the mar
riage of her daughter, Kathleen, to
Jav B Littlefield son of Mr.. and
Mrs J M. Littlefield of Imperial.
The ceremony was read at high
noon on Feb IS by Father McKeW
n the parish of Rockville, Nd.
Mrs. James J. walsh, Jr., sister
n-law of the bride, was her only
attendant. Mr Walsh serving Mr.
Littlefield as his best man
Immediately after the ceremony
the wedding party returned to the
Walsh home in Philadelphia for
the reception. following which Mr..
and Mrs. jay e. Littlefield left on a
hort wedding trip to New York
and vicinity.
Mr. Littlefield is well known to
many in the valley having attended
Imperial high school and Central
lunior college. He was employed
formerly by the Imperial Irrigation
district and later by the Works
Progress Administration in Los An
gtles. He will remain in the east
mtll his induction into the United
States armed forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-12

the program and serving Tea at lJ5
conclusion.
Each year this section selects one
Of its members who has done out
standing work to give the program
for the club the following year.
Mrs. p. n. Van Slyck was chosen
last spring for the section program
and will present a delightful story
in her usual charming and able
manner for the club next Thursday
Various committees are at work on
plans for decorations and for re-
freshments which will be in keep
ing with the setting sor Mrs. Van
Slyck's story.
Mrs. Don c. Paulus will call the
business meeting to order at pm.
with election of officers as the high
light
Evening Division
The evening division is planning
dinner fer members and their
invited guests and will turn over
all the proceeds to the American
Red Cross In order to help this
group and the Red Cross, the Rice
Bowl is giving the food without
charge, and consequently a delicious
Chinese dinner will DE served at
7 pm. in the club house, enabling
the group to turn over all proceeds
to the Red Cross.
Decorations will be on the Chi
nese theme and the group is plan
ming most delightful evening.
Each member will invite one guest
and since the party is to take
place in the tea room, the number
will have to be limited in that way
rs the accommodation are limited.
After dinner bridge will be played,
Mrs c. Walter Heinocke, chairman.
conducting a brief business meet
ing during which officers will be
dominated