Evening star., 1945-08-12
Bridge
Bv Frank B. Lord

~ A'yU"H Ds IVs~
Washington bridge players came
home from the summer tourna-
ment championship games held last
week at the st. George Hotel in
Brooklyn feeling proud of their ac-
complishments against a large field
of experts. While they did not win
in any Of the major events they had
several near victories, the most no.
table of which were in the mixed
pair championship contest and the
womens pair game. In the first OF
these Corpl. AL Roths team was
nosed out by the John r. Crawford
foursome, composed of Mr.. Craw-
ford, Mrs. Wilkinson Wager, Miss
Ruth Sherman and Waldemar Won
Zedwitz.
Corpl. Roth's team was second.
Roth, who holds various national
and international championships
and wears battle stars on his tunic,
did not play with his favorite Wash
ington partner, Oscar Botman, who
is with the armed forces in Burma.
His teammates were Mrs. I. j. Selig-
man, Harry j. Fishbein and Mrs.
Estelle Ellis.
The second near success was that
of Mrs. Jack Bennett, president of
the women's auxiliary of the Wash
ington Bridge League, and Mrs.
Frederick Eberson, in the women's
pair game. They were leaders in the
first session, but lost out in the
finals to Mrs. Olive Peterson and
Mrs. Benjamin Colder of Philadel-
phia. The mems game played at
the same time was won by Sylvester
Gintill and Lee Hazen. The Wash
ington men did not show in this
event.
In some of the nonchampionship
games, the local players were more
successful. The first match of the
tournament, preliminary event for
entrance in the mems pair contest,
was won by wide margin by H. r.
King and A. I. Westrich. Mrs. Agnes
Young of the Washington Bridge
League and Mrs. Ruth Richards
won the special game, and DR.. A. j.
Stelnburg and A. I. Westrich were
eleventh in field Of 80 pairs in the
mems master pair game. This match
was won by the Appleyard-Light-
ner pair. Mrs. Violet Zimmer was
second in the Presidents pair game
and also won in the first section of
the Goddard Cup contest, playing
with Fred Carpenter Capt. J. L.
Ach also was first in his section in
the new partnership game. Alto
gether, the local players think they
did very we'll
George L. Kathan, president of
the Federal Bridge League, has pre-
pared the schedule for the leagues
series Of team of four games, which
will start on September IL, with
the second game on September l8.
The next Tuesday, which is the
25th, will be taken up by the usual
monthly master point game. Fol-
lowing is the agenda for the re-
mainder of the first half of the sea-
son: October 2, 9, IS and %, team
games, master point game; October
80, November 6, l3 and 20, team
games; November 81, master point
game; December 4, team game; De-
cember II, first of the sectional
playof games; December 18, mas
ter point game. The following
Tuesday, which will be Christmas,
there will be no game. On New
Years Day, however, there will be
an open pair game, and the second
and third of the sectional playof
games will be played on January 8
and Is. The annual meeting of the
league will be held on the latter
date.
On January %, the second half
OF the season series will start, The
program is tentative, but as it fol-
lows the customary practice, it is
expected that it will be approved by
the board of governors.
The round robin of the Washing
ton Bridge League, played last week,
was voted a success, although very
dlfflcult for the score keeper and di-
rector. 1t is somewhat unusual for
local players and provides that each
player shall play a board with a
dlf1erent partner. 1t was played in
four divisions, with the following
results: First, Mrs. Katherine ]
Fenton and G. L. Dickerman, tied
with a score OF 1886; second division,
DR.. N. j. McHugh, 1873; third diyi-
sion, Col. E. T. Barker, ISL: fourth
division, Mrs. L. Salvatorel. l65.
The weekly pair game of the Fed
eral Bridge League, played at Ward
man Park Hotel Tuesday evening in
two sections, produced the follow.
ing results:
Section A-North and South, H. R. King
and Isaac York. 16e; Mr.. and Mrs. W. s.
eney e. Meponns aer R g. EasP %SGley sna and DT
and Mrs; Russell and Miller Roberts s. and md
-, Section BLNcftthf Moth and South, Col. and
Mrs. E. T; Barker. 1924; r. H. Higgins
and L SaIvatorel, 1884. Capt. J. l. Ach
ana Henry Rau. jr., 1861. East and
crime Cotter,. 1874: Miss Maize Buie and
and nT' SHn sy6il 1Si n NeTand. MIs ~ y Moor
Not all the Washington experts
went to New York to attend the
summer nationals. Some of them
remained at home and bid and
made grand slams. Among those
reported were Mrs. Theresa Pastel,
playing in private game with Miss
Kathleen McNutt. Mrs. Pastel
made seven no-trump vulnerable
and 1t was necessary for her to take
a flnesse to do it, but her hand was
so strong that she did not hesitate.
Others reported were Col. and Mrs.
H. ]. Vanderlius, and Mrs. Jean
Henry and Mrs. Dorothy Whitcomb.
Still others had a more notable
success. although they frankly ad-
mitted that it was due to luck
rather than to skill, as none of them
was an experienced player. In a
foursome at private home, Miss
Hazel Wilkins held a solid suit of
l3 diamonds. Her partner was E. r.
Moncure, and her opponents were
Mrs. j. C. Smith and Russell Adams.
Miss Wilkins was dealer and was
startled when she nicked IN her