Evening star., 1943-05-02
In Bridge
Circles
Notes on Clubs
And Tournaments
By Frank B. Lord

Among large lluIIlDtT Vi en-
trants in the Washington Bridge
Leagues monthly master point game
at the Hotel Shoreham three pairs
from the Army, Congress and the
State Department respectively, were
outstanding. The Army players won
by wide margin, although there
was only a fractional difference be-
tween the second and third pairs.
The Army winners were Capt. w. P.
Lentz and Capt. G. C. Dibert, whose
score was 354 points against 81
for Mrs. John w. Coffee, the wife
of Representative Coffee of Wash
ington, and James Sourelis, who
registered 311 points. and Mrs.
Breckenridge Long, wife of Assistant
Secretary of State Long and Nine.
Georges Poulieff, whose record was
3l0.36 points.
The legues blue ribbon event for
teams will open on May 5. In pre-
vious years the May team game has
been limited to those who had quail
if1ed by playing in a sufficient num-
ber of team games during the reg
ular season preceding the big May
game. During the past year these
games were abandoned in favor of
master point contest and as re-
suit of this action local bridge play
ers are to be offered an extra spring
treat in the way of an open team
game for the team championship Of
the District.
The annual District of Columbia
bridge championship schedule was
so revised last fall as to exclude
team competition and consequently
match for the Eynon Bowl Trophy
which is now made available. At
present title to it is held by four
some composed of Representative
John Kunkel of Harrisburg, Pa;
Cecil Head, famous Yale player;
former Nation champion S. Cor
don Churchill ana sae international
star, Waldemar Won fedtWitz.
The first session Of this cham
pionship game will be followed by
second and concluding event on
Wednesday, May 10. The r-ogram
has been so arranged as to limit
the championship section ana to
permit all teams in the section to
play throughout both sessions with
out elimination. A second section
for teams will be played during the
course of both rounds of the game.
This has been scheduled for the
benefit of those players who do not
wish to play in the championship
division and to accommodate those
teams in excess Of Is who fail to
complete their championship en-
tries in time. Prizes will be awarded,
however, to the winning pair in the
second section.
A maximum number of master
points will be awarded by the
American Contract Bridge League.
BY an arrangement between P. E.
Hennlnger, president Of the WASH
ington League. and A. M. Sobel, the
director of the ACBL. the winners
in the championship section will be
awarded 8, and / master points,
respectively. for the three top
scores respectfully One master
point, one consertable point and 50
rating points will also be given TO
the teams finishing first, second and
third in the second section
A highlight in the team-of
championship event is the fact that
the entire gross proceeds will be do
mated to the War Orphans Scholar
ship Fund, which has been estab-
lished and is being maintained by
the American Contract Bridge
League and its member units. An
anonymous donor has made this
generosity possible by guaranteeing
all operating expenses of the tourn-
ament.
Donations to charitable causes are
In line with the general objects for
which the local league functions. In
the past the league has been active
In raising money for the blood bank
at the Children's Hospital. This,
however, has been removed as
particular beneficiary of the Wash
ington bridge player by its incor-
poration into the Community War
Fund.
The league donated the profits of
its fall tournament amounting to
S125 to the Community War Fund
of Washington and is now once more
distinguishing itself in characteristic
fashion by espousing a very worthy
cause
With three games remaining to be
played at the Agriculture Bridge
Club for the Mcdonnell Cup now
held by DR.. Neil J. McHugh. the
leaders in the competition are: