Evening star., 1942-10-11
Bv Frank Lord.

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forthcoming annual tournament of
the Washington Bridge League are
still undetermined. Only the ap-
proximate dates which will be the
middle Of November have been fixed.
The Executive Committee will meet
with President P. E. Henninger at
his ONCE in the Press Building next
Tuesday and decide upon the final
plans. Wartime conditions make 1t
necessary to change somewhat the
program Of events which has here
tofore been followed.
The difnculty of obtaining hotel
accommodations will doubtless
oblige the elimination Of one of the
matches-the mems pair game, and
the women's pair game will depend
largely upon the wishes of the
women's auxiliary, which is CO.
operating in the tourney. The sug-
gestion has been made that the
first event be held on Wednesday
evening, November IL, and others
continued throughout the remainder
of the week.
The objection to such a plan is
that it would work q hardship upon
most of the local players who are
required to be at their places of
employment at 8:1S in the morning
and as the tournament sessions Or
dinarity do not conclude much
before l o'clock 1t would be incon-
venient for them to participate
Besides those coming from out OF
town, If they were to take part in
all Of the sessions, would have to
remain in Washington for the
greater part of the week.
1t is more likely therefore that the
tournament will start on Friday
night and that two sessions will be
held on Saturday and on Sunday
with either the mixed pair or the
team game reduced to one session.
1t Is not considered advisable to
eliminate one session of the open
pair game. In any event there will
be no special game, but the metro
politan match for The Evening Star
trophy will be played as usual,
probably on Sunday in two sessions
contemporaneous with the team
game and one session of the open
pairs. There are few who play in it
who would aspire to take part in
either the open pair or the team
games.
Another question to be decided is
what disposition is to be made of
the proceeds of the tournament.
Heretofore the money has gone
largely into handsome prizes which
the league has awarded to winners
The excess OF income over expenses
will be larger this year than usual
due to the fact that the customary
trophies will not be bestowed, but
instead there will be issued Victory
Certificates. The cost of these is
very small and In consequence the
league expects to have a goodly
surplus. One suggestion is that it
be turned over to the War Orphans
Fund which is being promoted by
the American Contract Bridge
League and the other is that it be
given TO the Blood Bank which has
heretofore been literally supported
by Washington bridge players. A
decision in the matter will be
reached at the meeting on Tuesday
night.
Notwithstanding the absence Of
Gene Hermann from the Fedora
Bridge League game at the Ward.
man Park Hotel on Tuesday eve.
ming, the Navy foursome of which
he is captain advanced to top posi-
ton in the first division. Mr.. Her.
mann was i'll and his place was
taken by T. c. Gray. The Other
members of the team were J. j
Peters, Mrs. Dorothy Schregel anc
Frank B. Lord. At the start of the
evenings play, George Hills Stays
who had high score on the opening
night, were one-half a board aheac
of the Navy team. but they dropped
back and at the close of the session
they were a full board behind the
Navy foursome.
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