Evening star., 1945-06-24
By Frank B. Lord.

The summer national champion
ship tournament, to which local
players have been looking forward
for a year, is scheduled to be held
at the st. George Hotel, Brooklyn,
July 20 to August S, inclusive. The
railroad situation, however, threat
ems it's size, and as it is not likely
to improve during the next six
weeks, only a limited number of
Washington devotees of the game
expect to be able to attend.
b The Office of Defense Transports
ton has cautioned the public that
the redeployment of our armies
from Europe to the Pacific will
make the transportation situation
far more critical than at any other
time since Pearl Harbor. The roads
will be taxed to their utmost capac-
ity to carry the returning soldiers to
the West Coast and to the various
points throughout the country when
they are on furlough en- route
The ODT warning follows the state
ment of President Truman that he
will not hesitate to put travel under
Federal control If 1t becomes neces-
sary. The convention ban, which
has included bridge tournaments as
well as other gatherings, and which
has been in force for the past year
has not seriously affected the re-
gional tournaments. where most OF
the players live in or near the CEN
ters in which they have been held
and have not required the use OF
railroad transportation.
The summer nationals, however,
seek to draw players from distant
parts Of the country, and it is again
unlikely that they will be able to
do so. Last year, when the matches
occurred in New York instead OF
Asbury Park, which entertained
them before the war, they were
fairly well patronized, but most of
the participants resided in the vicin-
ity Of the metropolis. And the same
condition is likely to prevail this
year at the meeting in Brooklyn,
although the facilities, other than
transportation, are all that could be
desired. The local contingent longs
to get back to the Jersey coast, not
only because of the enjoyment
afforded there, but because many
have been successful in the events
there. AS yet, no more formal travel
restrictions have been imposed, but
they will be if the need is indicated
Even If they are not able to at
tend in large numbers. the local ex-
perts will follow the proceedings
with interest. The tentative pro-
gram follows:
Sunday. July 29-Afternoon anna teui
teams; evening, amateur teams final win
Monday-Afternoon mixed teams Of
four. FIRST session; evening. mems pail
nfss TuesdaymAeernoon s9m Psrr nrs' mixed team o.
four Anal. 2-l master point game: evening
mems pair second, womens pair second
ednesday-Afternoon mems pair fnal
womens pair Anal. Goddard Cup pairs
evening. master teams first.
FL master point game evening master
FridayWAfternoon. master pairs second
teams THIRD, President pairs first
third. President pairs second. FL master
President pairs fnal, new national pairs
Sunday-Afternoon, master pairs final
Fl master point game; evening, master
teams nnaL On to winter nationals game
The Federal Bridge Leagues sum-
mer pair game was played in two
sections Tuesday night at the Ward
man Park Hotel. In section A the
leaders were: North and South, Miss
Maize Buie and 1t. H. McGhee
1852, first; Mr.. and Mrs. David
SeEtner, second, 1891; Col E. B
Gray and Mrs. Catharine Tidball
third, 1884,; East and West, DR.. A
F.. O'Donsell and Mrs. Kitty Boyle
first, 1881: A. I. Hearn and 1t
Comdr. E. Hearn, second, 1853; j.
Rudolph and H. Kirman, third. 1872
Section B, North and South, DR.. N
B. Eddy and Dr.. j. G. Wooley, first
1882: DR.. w. H. Gorton and Miller
Roberts, second, in tie with r. E
Mullen and r. c. Kiser. each 1866;
East and West, Rush Buckley and
r. H. Webber, first, 1885,; j. G. Stone
and John Darsey. second. 1851
Col. and Mrs. H. Vandersluis, third
155.
president George l.. Kathan inter-
yupted the play at the end of the
seventh round to award the prizes
won in the teams of four season
series of last year and the leagues
grand trophy, the Luther C. Stewart
Cup, the winners of which in each
case were announced last week. He
showed awards of $298 in the sec
tional matches, which brought to
$3.50 the total prizes won during the
year. All of them have been paid
in War Savings Stamps.
The leagues monthly master point
game will be played next Tuesday.
Master point winners at the Ste.
phan Studio last Monday were Mrs
Jack Bennett and Mrs. w. S. Athey
Mrs. M. E. Reddy and Mrs. Kilt,
Boyle were second.
LIE IollOWlng washington players
have been added to the masters list
of the American Contract Bridge
League: E. P. Hubbell, Miss Kath.
leen McNutt, Mrs. T. D. Sheldon
Mrs. w. Van Deventer, Col. anc
Mrs. H. Vandersluis and Mai. H. M
Barnes OF Alexandria.
The Carvel Hall tournament
transferred from Annapolis tt
Washington, will be played at the
Wardman Park Hotel Friday, Sat.
urday and Sunday. 1t will be the
eighth annual event of this tourney
The schedule calls for a women's
pair game and a mems pair game, te
be played simultaneously on the
opening night. Last year the win.
ners OF the women's game were Mrs
Alma Kraus and Mrs. William
Cheeks, and OF the mems pair event
Bernard Rossan and Hillel King.
The mixed pair contest will be
held Saturday evening in one ses-
sion. Last years winners were Tom
Hamlin and Mrs. Edward P. Cotter
The open pair match will occur
IN two sessions Sunday, the first
starting at 1:30 pm. and the sec
ond at 7:30 pm. Former winners