Evening star., 1945-05-06
Bridge
Bv Frank B. Lord

Dy AtU"W Ds AVSV
There was a marked reversal of
form last Tuesday night among the
teams of section A In the three
session series of the sectional play
of games of the Federal Bridge
League. The Government team,
winners in both halves of the season
series, dropped to the bottom of the
section in tie with the Jeeps, each
team winning only 91z and losing
14A boards out of "a played. Mean
while, the Gripers, who were well
down in the list, went to the top Of
the section by winning Is out Of the
two dozen played. The results were:
Gripers, 16 games won and 8 lost;
Army, IS won, 8 lost; Westerners,
1914 won, 10 lost; Gruesomes, 1871
win, liz lost; Cascades, liz won,
1917 lost; Rough Riders, 11h won,
1871 lost; Victory, 10h won. 1871
lost; Government, 91a won, l412 lost;
Jeeps, 9h won, 141A lost.
In section B, the Penguins ad-
vanced from a middle place to lead
the section, with 14k won and 9h
lost out of "a boards played. Then
followed Mixed Party, with IA won
and 10 lost; Stays, 1914 won, 1912
lost: Bees, IL won. II lost; Redskins,
IL won, 12 lost; Pick Ups, II won,
13 lost; Yanks, 9 won, IS lost; Allies,
won, Is lost.
The 4 Ms maintained their posi-
,tion at the top of section c by
winning l6 and losing out Of "a.
Other results were: Warriors, 15h
won, 81a lost; Grayhounds, 1871
won, 1oh lost; Vols, 10 won, II lost;
Fairchance, IL won, IL lost; Oaks,
11Ea won, 121a lost; Co-Ops, 10 won,
IA lost; New Team, 8h won. l5h
lost; Wild Deuces, won, is lost.
The Scotties topped section D,
with 16 boards out of Is won and 8
lost. Other results: Scoops, is won,
10 lost; Nu Aces, IA won, II lost;
Hi Speed, 1lh won, 131a lost; Treas
ury, 101a won, 141a lost; SHRB, 8
won, II lost.
The second of the playoff series
will occur Tuesday and the third
and final game on May Is. There
will be three prizes, payable In War
Savings Stamps. in each Of the Sec
tions. Then will come the playoff
among the three season leaders for
the Luther c. Stewart Cup, the
Federals Grand Trophy, presented
by the Federation Of Government
Employees. 1t will start on May %.
BY winning the Federal's monthly
master point game, Mrs. Dora
Schwartz became grand master on
the lists of the American Contract
Bridge League, of which the Federal
is an affiliate. Thirty master points
are necessary to gain such distinc-
ton.
The Washington Bridge League
held the first of its two-session team
games for the Eynon Bowl last
Wednesday night. The second will
be played May 16. The league also
will have it's annual election Of a
president and three members Of the
Board of Governors on the 18th.
The Victor Smith Cup was in
competition last Monday at the Ma
tional Press Club. 1t Is one of the
major trophies in annual play at the
club. The winners were DR.. A. F.
ODonnell and William M. My
lander. Ned Brooks and J. B. Lat
ia tied for second place with Will
liam S. Hogan, jr., and Mrs. P. E.
Henninger. Third we're Mrs. Cylde
Carlstrand and Frank B. Lord.
The third of the clubs master
trophy series will be played May IA.
| 1t will be for the Col. M. H. Nc
Intyre Cup, and only members will
be eligible to participate. At the
same time, however, there will be a
special game for the women guests,
at which the usual club prizes will
be awarded.
The midsummer Carvel Hall
Annapolis tournament has been set
for June 80 and July at the Ward
man Park Hotel, where 1t has been
held since the beginning Of the war.
Players from other cities to the
limit fixed by the war convention
ban have been invited. Maj. Russell
j. Baldwin will be the director and
William Cheeks the tournament
manager. The program of events
will follow the regular schedule fixed
/ for regional meets of this character
! Washington contract players who
have been interested in the game
since 1t came into popularity early
in the 3Os remember Willard S.
Karn, who died last week at his
home in New York. He was one
of the first nationally known ex-
perts and won several champion
ships and notable tournament
events. He teamed for a time with
P. Hal Sims. Oswald Jacoby and
David Burnstone in a foursome
known as the -Four Horsemen." /"
When it broke up, it was succeeded
by the -Four Aces"
In 1881, Mr.. Karn won the ma
tional individual match and the
pair championship in partnership
with Mr.. Sims. His team also won
the team-of-four contest that year.
Some time afterword, however, in
tense jealousy developed among the
New York experts, many of whom
were said to be envious of Mr.. Karn's
Success He WAS charced uith vori