Evening star., 1945-07-01
Bridge
By Frank B. Lord.

IS
By Frank B. Lord.
In both sections Of the big jun
pair games Of the Washington
Bridge League played at the Shore
ham Hotel, the winners had com
|paratively small but comfortabl
margins over their adversaries. II
the first section, which was nmites
to those holding 10 or more maste
points in the ratings Of the Ameri
can Contract Bridge League. tn
winners were Mrs. w. s. Athey ant
LIE Roy Thurtell, whose score wa
5g7. Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hamlil
were runners-up with 586.2. Thei
followed John Darsey and Mrs. r. :
Skies, 580.5; Capt. Ted Rolfe ant
Ben Metviner, 579, and DR.. w. II
Gorton and DR.. N. J. McHugh, presi
dent OF the league, 575ls.
In the second section, where al
the players had less than 10 master
points, the winners we're Mrs. M
Gleeck and F. M Chapman, Isl
Mrs. Katherine Fenton and Mrs. @
Salinger were second with 1923; Mrs
Frank Sunny and Mrs. Mary Cross
third, 1922; Mrs. Margret Mayer
and Mrs. M. Goldstein. fourth. 1888
and Mrs. Mildred Linderman anc
Mrs. Ida Terrant, fifth. ll9
The prize OF $50 War Bond fol
the sthird Wednesday" contest wen
to Mrs. Lester Gibson. Similsl
amounts were awarded to DR.. A. J
Seinberg and H. W. Steinbach al
top master and nonmaster, respec'
lively, in the other series. Runners
up were Mrs. A. j. Steinberg ant
Alfred Stidham, each receiving
s25 bond, while $40 in War Stamp
went to 1t. Rudolph Ashton ant
Mrs. M. Boschan.
The leagues July master poin
game will be played in two session
on July 4 and July 10. There vii
also be one-session pair game TO
those who do not desire to play II
both sessions.
The Federal Bridge Leagues mas
ter point game was played Tuesda!
night at the Wardman Park Hote
In two sections. The winners IL
section A, north and south, wer'
III. N. Herman and j. T. Rudolph
162. Frank Garner and j A.. Beue
100, and w. s. Athey and 1t. JOIN
Parrish, Isl, were second and third
respectively; east and west, Capt. J
Achs and Henry Rau. jr., first, I'll
Tom Wallace and j. D. Boyd, sec
'ond, 1541z, and Mrs. w. S. Athe.
and Miller Roberts, third, 1924
Section B, north and south, Mrs
Sybil Newlands and Col. H. j. Van
derslius, first, 1851; Mrs. II. J
vanderslius and Col. w. L. Barker
second, 100, and Mrs. J. A. Loni
and Mai. Byrnes, third, 1901; east
and west, M. Flood and N. Steen
rod, first, 1891; DR.. A. j. Stein
berg and A. /. Westrich, second
1731a, and H. r. King and Bernard
Rossan, third, 1891.
The final event of the eighth
annual Carvel Hall Annapolis tour,
nament is being played today at tn.
Wardman Park Hotel In two ses'
sions. The trophy title Is being de.
Tended by Mrs. Allan Rutherford
of Baltimore and Mrs. Fred Decker
Most of the present generation o.
contract players are not aware o.
the fact that whist, their paren
game, is still played now and ther
In some of the provinces. The Amer.
ican Whist League, which wa
founded in 1891 and sponsored ma
tional whist tournaments so year.
ago, held its 55th annual congres.
last week In Indianapolis. There
was handful of the oldsters pres
ent, and they followed their usua
schedule of what was called Asso-
ciate, Women's Minneapolis and
Hamilton events with some addec
features of contract games which
most of the old-timers have learned
to play. They contend, however
that the present-day contract ex-
perts do not understand old-fash-
ioned whist and are not able tt
play it.
Before the turn of the century
there was a lively whist club In
Washington, many of whose mem.
pers attended the annual tourna-
ments of the Whist League, but oi
late there are few left and they
consider themselves too old to aic
In keeping up the traditions.
Charles II. Goren of Philadel.
phia, who has many admirers ir
Washington, personally and be-
cause Of his great skill at bridge
won this years masters individual
tournament in New York over AL.
bert Weiss of Chicago by the mar.
row margin of half point. Gorer
thus becomes the first player tx
have won all the major events o.
the ACBL. and the individual mas.
ters' victory, added to the winning
of the Vanderbilt tournament
placed him far out in front fol
the McKenney Trophy for 1945. tn,
two events alone have given hin
total of las master points.
Paul e. Golden of the Fedora
Bridge League had this question pu
up to him last week: when may
player look at a quilted trick?" Hi
reply was to quote the rule whicl
says: ''Declarer or either defende
may, until his side has led or playe'
to the next trick, inspect trick an,
inquire what cards have been playel
to 1t from the respective hands"
A player has no right to reacl
over and face the last turned tricl
Of his opponent First, he must as
permission to see the card In ques
ton, and second he must await con
sent of his opponent and permit hin
to face the card. The hand wa
dealt to his opponent and are hi
cards to protect until he leaves tn
table. With the exception Of playin,
the dummy hand by request, n,
player should touch another's. card
until the r,Iay has ceased