Evening star., 1943-06-13
In Local Bridge
Circles
BY Frank Il. Lori,

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The American Contract Bridge
League has solved one of its prob
lens in connection with the main
tenance of interest in the minor
tournaments which it sponsors.
especially in the territory adjacent
to Washington, by conducting them
in the National Capital for the
duration, rather than in the smaller
cities and towns where they have
been held heretofore. AS perhaps
half of the players who have been
accustomed to attend them are
Washingtonians, the difficulties of
transportation and accommodation
are thus minilnized.
Two of them have already been
staged here this year, the Northern
Virginia and the Old Dominion
tournaments, and they have been
marked with unusual success. Both
Journeys were established in Vir-
ginla and are State events, but war
conditions have made it advisable
to transfer them here Now third
tournament is to be transplanted.
1t is the Annapolis meet, which has
been a holiday outing for bridge
players ever since it was organized,
and while some of the added at
fractions and entertainments af-
forded at the Maryland capital will
be omitted there still will be op-
portunity for enjoyment of the
game at the Wardman Park Hotel,
where it is to take place July 2, 3
and 4. 1t will be managed by Will
liam Cheeks. who has had charge
of the other two affairs.
There will be a women's pair game
! and mems pair game running con-
currently on the opening night, Fri
day. On Saturday night there will
be an open pair game. Each of these
events is to be in one session. On
Sunday afternoon and evening will
occur the open pair game Also on
Sunday evening there will be a spe-
cial consolation game for those who
are eliminated in the first round OF
the open pair game,
The usual team Of four game will
be Geleted from the program this
year, unless it should be found that
because the next day is a holiday
there will be sufficient number of
players who are able to organize and
take part in such contest.
Winners of last years champion
ships were: Women'S game, Mrs
Rose Robins and Mrs Stanley New
man, Baltimore; mems pair, lie Roy
Thurtell and r. l.. Miles, jr., Nor
folk: mixed pair, DR.. and Mrs. A. j
Steinberg; open pair, Mrs w. S
Athey and William E. Fairbanks
Jacksonville, Fla; team game, JC
Davis. Stanley Finkel. Simon Becker
and Nathan Agran, Philadelphia.
1t was in the mems pair game last
year that Mrs. Caroline Cheeks and
Mrs. Nathan Agran made the high
score, but because of their sex they
were held ineligible for the award
which went to Mr.. Thurtell and Mr.
Miles. whose rating was second. Mrs
Cheeks and Mrs. Agran had simply
filled in to make up a table, but
they made a better record than the
eligible men.
Capt. Russell j. Baldwin will di-
rect the tournament.
The Federal Bridge League intro
duced another experiment last Tues
day night in its summer season
series at the Wardman Park Hotel.
For the purpose of stimulating in
terest in its team of four games,
which start next fall, half OF the
players were assigned to play with
partners who had never before
played in team games and who for
the most part were inexperienced
duplicate players. Others played
with those who had knowledge of
this form of the game. Most of the
novices made good shoWings and
proved themselves eligible to join the
team play.
In the section containing the
mixed players, those with experience
and those inexperienced, the north
and south winners were R. E. Mullen
and Miss Goggins, first, and DR.. N. j.
McHugh and Mrs. Herford, second;
the east and west winners were Miss
Fortler and David Murray, first, and
Miss Grace Eaton and Miss Dickert,
second. In the fully experienced
section, DR.. A. j. Steinberg and Mr..
Baker were first, north and south,
and Col. E. B. Gray and Sergt.
Dingle, second; east and west win
ners were Mrs. Norman and Mrs.
Catharine Tidball, first, and C. w.
thinner and Mr.. Miller, second.
The National Press Club group of
players last week concluded its series
of Ave games for the five major
trophies awarded by friends of the
group. There was a tie in the team
game for the Ely Culbertson Cup
between teams comprising c. E.
Stewart, Everett Watkins, Frank B.
Lord and Mrs. Dorothy Schrepel
and Mrs. Jean Henry, Mrs. Dorothy
Whitcomb. Mrs. Helen Golden and
Mrs. w. w. Wheeler. The decision
was to have been made in a playoff
game but one, Of the participants
was absent when 1t was scheduled
and as result the cup was de-
clared forfeited to the all-women's
foursome.