Evening star., 1945-11-04
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By Frank b. Lord.

By Frank b. Lord.
The Atomics bombed the Piedmont
bridge tournament at Lynchburg last
week, forcing surrender OF the prize
lin the team-of-four match. The
Ifoursome, which is in the Federal
Bridge League. has been playing with
rather indifferent success this sea-
son, but at Lynchburg 1t won Al out
of go boards. The members are: DR..
N. j. McHugh, president Of the Fed
eral League; his professional coll
league, DR.. w. II. Gorton; j. D.
Boyd and A. /. Helms. The Folline
team of Richmond was second and
the 1t. Parish team of Washington
third.
In the mixed pair contest, James
@. Stone and Mrs. Edward P. Cotter
of Washington were nosed out by
the West Hill pair of Virginia, losing
| by 2 points. In the open pair game,
william Cheeks of Washington and
Isaac York of Arlington were sec
iond. Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Boyd won
the consolation prize sought by those
who did not qualify for the open pair
game. Twenty local players at
tended the meet.
Washington players who went to
Pittsburgh for the fall classic festi-
val did not meet with as much
success. Their best showing was in
the mixed pair game where Mrs.
Florence Eberson and DR.. Robert
Lloyd were second. Ralph Webber
and DR.. Lloyd were fourth in the
open. The Washington team of Mrs.
Jack Bennett, Mrs. Eberson, Ralph
Webber and DR.. Lloyd was sixth, out
of 81 foursomes, in the team-of -four
game which was won by the Katzen
| team of Pittsburgh.
From an, entertainment stand
point, the visitors declared the Pitts
burgh tournament was the best of
the season.
/ Programs are out for the 18th
annual tournament Of the Wash
ington Bridge League, Friday
through Sunday, at the Shoreham
Hotel. The schedule Of events calls
for a women's pair championship
game in one session on the opening
nights and mems championship
match at the same time. The for
mer is for the Columbia Trophy
and the latter for the Presidents
Cup. On the following day the
mixed pair championship game for
the Capitol Cup will be held in
two sessions, and on Sunday the
open pair match for the Woodward
Cup will take place in two sessions.
Former winners who will defend
their titles are Mrs. J. E. Fooline
of Richmond and Miss Mabel Tobin
of Washington, wornen's trophy; A.
| I. WeStrich and H. r. King, mems
prize: Mr.. and Mrs. James Lemon,
mixed-pair championship, and 1t.
and Mrs. e. S. Harlow, open-pair
championship.
After the tournament programs had
been printed and sent to prospec-
tive players, the discovery was made
that, inasmuch as next Sunday will
be Arnistice Day, the following day
viii be holiday, making 1t possible
to extend the schedule and provide
for. team-of-four game on Tues
day. This classic event, which has
been eliminated for several years in
order to conserve time, will be
played in two sessions, the first
starting at pm. and the second at
pm. The Metropolitan match for
The Evening Star Trophy will not
be played this year, but win be re-
sumed at the 1916 tournament.
The tournament will be under
the sanction of the American Con-
tract Bridge League which will
award master points in each of the
matches. Top score winners in
events Of two sessions will receive
rating points. Victory certificates
will be awarded to winners and
runnersup in each of the events
SO that the cost of trophies may be
contributed to the leagues War
Orphan Fund A special fee of Is
cents, to be assessed all players
at each session, also viii 60 to the
same fund.
The league president is DR.. N,
j. McHugh. Dr. w. H. Gorton is
chairman of the Tournament Com
mittee, with Paul E. Golden, DR..
McHugh and p. E. Henninger vice
chairmen. Mrs. w. S. Athey heads
the District of Columbia Commit
tee, Mrs. Edward Behrend, the
Maryland Committee; Mrs. Nathan
Agram, the Pennsylvania Commit
tee, and George F. Ball, the vir-
ginia Committee. William Cheeks
is chairman of publicity.
| Invitations have been extended to
members of bridge organizations in
neighboring localities and a large
attendance is anticipated.
! The master point game of the
Federal Bridge League at Wardman
Park Hotel Tuesday evening was
the largest Of the season. It was
necessary to add an extra section
in order to accommodate the play
Iers, and master points were awarded
in each section. The results were
Section A-North and South. Mrs. j. r
Belt and Nine, Marie Boschap, first; Mrs
saa b aBa Boyd Mls and Mr as RaDess
and Mrs. Marian Barre. e. frst; Ai MRS. uF +. Z
Reddy and Mrs, Kitty Boyle second; DR.
W., u, Gorton and A. J. Helms, third.
i Section B-North and South. Mrs
first; A. !. Westrich and DR.: A. u. Stein
Mrs; catharins Tidbail. fhiirdd. East East ann ann
West, Miss Helen Smith and Rush Buck
ley, hrst; Mrs Breckenridge Long ans
Nine. George Poulief, second. and MI
and Mrs. J. Klein, third.
beS secsion f,raa cMMHenrs Mrs Fau and Ralph Web
( king. second. j. & Atehison Ashhhiasas ana and mrs s
DR.. N. Jasny, third. East and West, 1t
and Mrs. j. Kander, first: Mrs. John Cafe,
and james Sourilas, second, and Mr.. ant
The regular team -of-four games vii
be resumed Tuesday night.
i 1t. Comdr. w. A. Corley, former
president of the Washington League
who recently has been living il
Birmingham, Ala, is back in Wash.
ington and will resume his attend.
anoe at local bridge games.
j American War Mothers
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