Evening star., 1945-06-10
bridge
By Frank B. Lord.

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The big event of the season in the
Federal Bridge League ended Tues
day night, when the Government
foursome won the final playoff
games, capturing the Luther C..
Stewart Cup, the grand trophy Of
the league, which has been in play
since the organization was formed
a dozen years ago. The league, be-
ing composed of Government work.
ers and persons in the armed serv-
ices and members of their immedi-
atte families, was presented with the
prize by the Federation Of Govern
ment Employees, which named it in
honor of its president.
Three teams were involved in the
contest, the Government team, the
Gruesomes and the Cascades They
had led the league during the past
year. The first-named were win
ners in both halves of the season,
with the Gruesomes second and the
Cascades third, and under the rules
the three having the highest scores
were entitled to compete for the
Stewart Cup. The first playoff
game two weeks ago resulted in a
three-way tie, each team winning
II boards and losing similar num-
ber. In the match Tuesday night,
"a boards also were played, the
Government winning IA and losing
10, the Gruesomes winning II and
losing 13, and the Cascades winning
10 and losing IA. While the per-
sonnel of the teams changed both
during the season matches and in
the playoff games. those who con-
stituted the victorious foursome
Tuesday were Tom Hamlin and
Martin May, Eugene Hermann and
Mrs Irene Surguy. The Gruesome's
membership was C. E. Johnson and
Ed Lloyd and Katherine Mooreman
and Mrs. Tom Hamlin, and the Cas-
cades, James G. Stone and John
Darsey and Tom Onley and George
L. Dickerman.
One of the features of the play
was a freak hand which, when
played by the Cascade and Grue-
some teams, resulted, in one in
stance, in a bid of one heart by
the Gruesome partnership and a
set of five tricks. Cascades south,
who was dealer. held four aces with
six diamonds and made an opening
bid of one diamond. Gruesome's
west, from her own holding, feared
slam and made a nuisance over
call of one heart. North doubled,
and when South allowed the double
to stand. West redoubled hoping
that her partner would take her out.
Easts four-card suit, however, was
diamonds to the queen, which her
opponent had originally bid, and
she did not disturb the redouble.
The declarer took only two tricks
and was vulnerable.
At the other table the Gruesomes
on the same hand, failed on slam
bid. SO that both sides of the part
nership lost.
In the weekly pair game played
at the same time. there were two
/ sections. The winners:
Section A, north and south, DR.
w. H. Gorton and Col, E. B. Gray
first, 1865; Mrs. Kathleen McNutt
and Isaac R. York, second, 1862;
Mrs. Helen Golden and DR.. N. j
McHugh. third, 154; east and west
George Hill and K. L. Gibson, first
1853; Miller Roberts and J. D. Boyd
second. 160, and O. r. Mathews and
G. P. Graham. third, 15112.
Section B, north and south, 1t
J. S. McGhee and Mrs. A. White
first, 1861; Miss Paris Keener and
Mary Williams, second, 1853; DR.. A
J. Steinberg and H. R. King, third
149i2; east and west, Mrs Florence
Stein and Miss Helen Smith, first
1885,; Merrill Flood and N. Steen.
rod, second, 157i2. and Miss Mabe
Tobin and Capt. Rolfe, third, 1853.
| The Agriculture Bridge Club
which usually concludes its season
series of games the latter part o.
May, will this year extend its pro.
gram through the month of JUNE
and continue to alternate its bi.
weekly Wednesday night sessions a
the Stephan Studio with the Wash.
ington Bridge League. The winner
of the clubs grand trophy, the cur
offered by DR.. c. c. Mcdonnell, vii
be determined at the final meeting
this month. The leaders in the
contest for this prize are Mrs. june
Hodgkins, DR.. Mcdonnell and l.. H
Hoppe
Winners in the Decoration Day
game were Mrs Marian Barry anc
Mrs. D. E. Stephan, first, and Mrs
Sybil Newlands and J. R. Belt, sec
ond. In Mrs. Stephan's Wednesday
afternoon game the north and south
winners were Miss Mary Cross ano
Mrs. L. Schiromas, north and south
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Rossan
east and west. The Friday night
game at the same place was won by
Mrs. P. E. Henninger and Mrs
w. S. Athey.
The monthly master point game
at the Stephan Studio will be held
June 18.
We have been asked to arbitrate
an issue involving an unfinished
rubber in the following circum-
stances. On the first hand, A and B
set their opponents, C and D, three
tricks doubled and score 500 above
the line. On the second hand. C
and D score 60 points, which is re-
corded below the line. AS the third
hand is about to be dealt, c is called
away and is forced to abandon the
game. A and B contend they are
entitled to score TAO points, 500 for
the set plus 300 for an unfinished
rubber because it was their oppo-
nents who quit the game, less the
so points made by c and D. The
latter maintain that they are en-
titled to the 300 bonus for an un-
finished rubber, since they were the
only ones having made a score
below the line, and that A and B
win only 140 points. Which is cor
rect?
Neither is right. A and B are en-
titled to 800 points arrived at by
deductinp from the 500 eot +ba On