Evening star., 1942-07-05

Inc summer ndtlOndlS al ASDuIy
Park bow to current war conditions.
Convention Hall, the scene of bridge
history for some 10 years past, will
no longer echo to Russ Baldwin's
whistle, and rocking chairs will cease
to be bitterly contested loot. Vocif-
erous post at Dinty Moores
and Sloppy Joe's will be waived for
the duration in favor of muted COM
ments anent the pros and cons OF
preferential discards in the lounges
of the Waldorf and the Sherry
Netherlands. The aforementioned
summer nationals are going urban!
(And it could be that Convention
Hall will reverberate the assorted
sounds of the National Guard, in
stead of the equally varied caco-
phonies of the national cardD
However, all the erstwhile pomp,
ceremony and splendor that was As
bury's, as we'll as the abundant mas
ter point yield, will be transferred,
lock, stock and barrel, to the Park
Central Hotel, New York City, the
first week in August.
AS we'll as being the climax of the
A. c. B. LIS annual activities and
the end of its fiscal year, this tour
nament Is the grim reaper as far as
master points are concerned. De-
ductions are made every August and
border line masters ii. e., with just
about the required 10 points to their
credit will revert to the limbo OF
the junior master class.
The last chance for localities for
quantity amassing of points is this
week ends Annapolis event, which
ends with the team -four today.
So far, there has been no announce
ment of the Hershey tournament,
which is generally the final stand
of the wishful seekers to be "a mas
ter. come Asbury."
To popularize the New York ma
tionals, clubs issuing rating points
may hold an on -to-the e-summer-na-
tionals" game with the blessing
and cooperation of the A. G. B. l..
The prizes will be entry fees for the
S. Ms. to be allocated to the top
pairs in any way that the game
sponsors see fit. Two master points
will be given the winners, one to
the runnersup, a convertible for third
and so rating points for fourth.
Mrs. Harold Young, president of
the Women's Auxiliary of the Wash
ington Bridge League, has already
called an Executive Committee meet
ing for Thursday morning, July 9,
at 11:30, at the home of the secre-
tary, Mrs c. w. Boyce, 2151 Cali
fornia street, for the purpose of
making tentative plans to hold such
game under the w. A. w. B. L.
auspices.
DR.. H. V. Waits, director of the
National City Chess Clubs dupli-
Gates, has announced the official
scores of the recently completed
cumulative games. Mrs. E. B. Cotter
was first with a percentage of 1894
and Mrs. T. M. Boyle second with
1928. In the Plaque series, Mr.. T. j.
Buford and Mr.. C. w. Stark are tied
with four wins, with three different
partners, each. DR.. j. B. G.. Custis
also has four wins to his credit, but
each time with the same. partner
Mrs. Gusts. This also eliminates her
from the Women's Plaque competi-
ton, since wins with at least two
different players are required. Mrs
Vessel Stewart is leading the field
in this series.
The Federal Bridge Leagues June
masters game was won by DR.. and
Mrs. A. j. Steinberg, 6307 per cent.
Gray were second with 62.15 per cent.
The play-off for the Federal's Luther
Stewart Trophy will be tWo-session
affair starting Tuesday, July 7, 8:l5
pm, Wardman Park. with the Sec
ond set of boards in play the evening
of July IA, same time, same place.
The usual open games, of course.
The first session of the Washing
ton Bridge Leagues July masters
was held last Wednesday at the
Shoreham. In section |, Mrs. Har-
old Young and Mrs. Lester Gibson
were first with 101 match points,
Alvin Roth and Warren Jones, Sec
ond, with 176, and DR.. A. j. Stein
berg and Louis Newman tied with
John Kunkel and Howard Roorback
for third with 1885. In the convert |
ible section, Mrs. D. E. Stephan and
Mrs. J. A. Long were first with 53.5, |
and Mrs. katherine Fenton and DR..
V. B. Jasne second with 40.
During the course of the play, |
Gene Herman, one of the Districts |
better known players, decided that
he needed some luck. All approved |
methods-rabbits feet. sitting on
handkerchiefs and walking around |
chairs-proved unavailing, so he
went out on the terrace and brought |
in one of the performing ponies to
be his mascot. When two double
illnesses and a Vienna coup were sue