Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
By Frank b. Lord

Some of Washington's enthusi-
astic bridge players have been con-
serving gasoline for the last month
or six weeks, planning to attend the
summer national championship
games of the American Contract
Bridge League tournament at the
st. George Hotel, Brooklyn, July 20
to August 5, inclusive. Never since
these events were instituted has
washington failed of representa-
ton. but because of war conditions
the contingent from the Capital will
not be large.
The program heretofore an
nounced will be followed. 1t will
include the amateur teams, mixed
teams of four, mems pairs, master
pairs and president pairs.
Among the local players who ex-
pect to attend are DR.. N. J. McHugh,
president of the Washington Bridge
League, and his partner, DR.. w. H.
Gorton; Maj. Russell j. Baldwin,
formerly tournament director, and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cheeks, who
have been designated by Secretary
william e. McKenney to have
charge of the entertainment fea-
lures of the tournament. 1t will
be the first time the Brooklyn unit
has been host to national bridge
players and efforts are being put
forth to make the occasion an en-
joyable one.
The first round of the Washing
ton Bridge Leagues two-session
July master point match was played
at the Shoreham Hotel with Paul
E. Golden director. More than 40
pairs participated in a scrambled
Mitchell game. Ralph Weber and
1t. ]. J. Parrish took top honors
with a score of 1914 points. There
was a lively contest for second place
between DR.. and Mrs. A. j. Stein
berg and James G. Stone and John
Darsey. 1t ended in a tie, each pair
making 100. DR.. and Mrs. ]. B
Gregg Gusts were fourth with 1876
The second and final game of the
master point match will be played
Wednesday.
The weekly pair game of the Fed
eral Bridge League was played at
the Wardman Park Hotel in two
sections. Non-members were &C
corded the privilege of playing. The
results:
Section A, north and south, DR.
N. ]. McHugh and Rush Buckley
first, 156; Mrs. j. r. Belt and George
Kathan, tied for second place with
Mime. M. Boschan and Mrs. Violet
thinner. l4112; east and west, Mrs
w. S. Athey and Capt. j. Achs, first
1877; Mrs. Sybil Newlands and Miss
Maize Buie, second, IA, and Miss
Margaret Myrtle and C. A. Lyons
third, 1884,.
Section B, north and south, Mrs
Catherine Cotter and Miller Roberts
first, 1851: J. A. Beug and Frank
Garner, second, 1881, and Mrs
J. A. Long and Maj. H. Byrnes
third, 10l; east and west, Mr.. ano
Mrs. C. w. Peterson, first. los; r. w
Nelson and F. j. Hallauer, second
1912, and Mrs. H. j. VandersliuS
and Col. w. Barker, third, 80.
To bid and make a grand slam il
the ambition Of every bridge player
And when two grand slams are bic
and made in a. single rubber-well
that is an event.
Such an instance happened re-
Gently at the home of Mrs. Grace
Feehan, 440l Burlington street NV
Mrs. Catherine Alderman was play.
ing with Mrs. Feehan as her part
ner and bid and made grand slam
in clubs on the first hand dealt In
the third rubber Of the play. Not tt
be outdone by her opponents, Mrs
May Holcomb. playing with Mrs
Marian Purnell as her partner, bic
and made seven hearts on the next
hand. which gave them an advan.
tage in the score, as hearts count
more than clpbs. They also won the
rubber with the following two hands
which added nearly 800 points to the
final score.
Mrs. Eleanor Stack and Mrs. Ruth
l.. Carlstrand, week ending at Sew
erna Park, Md. also bid and made
grand slam in spades. Mrs. Stack
was the declarer and was not vul-
nerable.
James M. Hood was the declarer
in diamond grand slam contract
at the National Press Club. His
partner, Charles S. Groves, opened
with two bid in spades, whereupon
Mr.. Hood, having eight diamonds
including all the tops, jumped to
seven diamonds and won without
an effort. The side was not vulner-
able.
Other grand slams bid and made
during the past week and reported
were: Mrs. Doris Vosburgh, de-
clarer, with S. E. johnson, partner
seven no-trump, vulnerable, at the
Capital City Chess Club. Mrs. N
A. Olmstead, partner, Mrs. Alice
Wilson, seven no-trump, vulnerable
at the Georgetown Bridge Club;
Mrs. Caroline Cheeks, partner, Mrs
Martin May, seven spades, not vul-
nerable, 20l0 r street NV.