Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
bridge
BY Frank b. Lord


The seventh annual Cumberland
Valley tournament held last week
at Wardman Park Hotel ended the
series of regional bridge events
played at the National Capital
These Journeys, brought to Wash
ington three years ago because OF
wartime transportation and hotel
restrictions, have been managed by
William Cheeks, under auspices OF
the American Contract Bridge
League and have been marked with
success. Hereafter, they will return
to their places of origin-the North
ern Virginia tournament and the
Old Dominion matches to Alexan-
dria, the Annapolis Carvel Hall te
Annapolis, and the Cumberland Val.
ley to Frederick. Other nearby
bridge centers, such as Baltimore
Richmond, Norfolk and Lynchburg
kept their organizations intact and
continued holding their tournaments
without interruption.
Four major events and one con-
ISOLATION game were on the Cumber-
land Valley program, the open pail
contest in two sessions, and the
mixed pair and the mems and wom-
ems games each in one session. The
last two were played simultane-
ously. Fifty-six pairs participated
in the classic open pair game
which ended in victory for James
G. Stone and Mrs. Edward Cotter
who won by a margin of slightly
more than % points. with a score
of 1882. Runnersup were Mrs
Jack Bennett and It. j. J. Parish
200. Mrs. Martin Hall and G.. L
Dickerman were third with l99. 6
There were two sections in play In
the opening round. Those who
qualified in section A were, North
and South. Col. and Mrs. H. J. VAN
dersluis, first. l72 points; Col. ano
Mrs. w. L. Barker, second, 1857
East and West, James G. Stone and
Mrs. Edw. Cotter, first. 1874, and Mrs
Martin Hall and G. L. Dickerman
second, l64h. In section B, North
and South, w. S. Athey and Robert
Eldred were first with 172 points
and Mrs. Allan Rutherford and Har-
old Stone. of Baltimore, were Sec
ond with 164la; East and West, Clag.
gett Bowie and I. H. Fisher, Balti-
more had 1862 for first place, ano
w. w. Hunt and T. H. Stultz 1852 y
for second.
In the consolation game for play
ers who were eliminated in the
qualifying round of the open pair
game, the North and South winners
were 1t. and Mrs. A. J. Kauder. 2O5;
and East and West, Miss Rita Quart
ner and E. G. Ellenbogen, 2l3.
Other winners were:
In the mixed pair game with rs tables
MISS kathleen McNutt and Joseph Vein.
berg, first 2l6l4, Mrs. Violet thinner ane
Tom Wallace. second. 2Olla: Mrs W L
Barker and Mrs. H. J. Vandersluis, third
Mems pair. 1t Ed. Harlow and 1t, p
Elicit. frst 1877: D; Murray and Johr
Price SECOND. Ia: Col. H. J. Wander slui,
an 1s Col ". |; Barker third, 1881 :,
Mr., Willis vandeventer. first. ia; Mis-;
Kathleen McNutt and Nine Marie BIOS.
chan; second 1884,: Mrs. W. L. Barker
The second game of the team
of-four series of the Federal Bridge
League on Tuesday night placed the
Smith-Kleen team at the head OF
the first section. They won Is out
OF "a boards. In the second section
the Victory team won Is out of q
boards, the Steamer Bay team wor
ISL out Of Is boards in the thrc
section and Aces High won 16 out oil
% boards in the fourth section.
The standing of the several teams
is now as follows: