Evening star., 1945-04-01
Bridge
Rp Frank B. Lord

The l94o lenten ScaSOll pcAIA6 OFCi
tournament bridge will be resumed
with the 18th annual Old Dominion
championship games, to be played
Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the
Wardman Park Hotel. In order to
provide donation to the war eff
fort, all players In each event Will
be assessed an extra rs cents, which
will be contributed to the War
Orphans Scholarship Fund, an ac-
tivity sponsored by the American
Contract Bridge League. The
amount is in addition to the regu-
lar participation fee.
The trophies which the tourna-
ment viii present are elaborate,
and there Is expected to be spirited
competition for them. As this tour
nament had its origin In Alexan-
dria, where it was held for many
years before the war necessitated It's
transfer to Washington, there Will
be contestants from various Vir-
ginia cities, including Richmond,
Norfolk, Roanoke and Lynchburg,
as well as some from New York and
Philadelphia, but the number Of
visitors will not exceed the limit
of so fixed by War Mobilizer Byrnes
convention ban.
The coveted prizes are the Edith
Swanson Trophy for the winners OF
the women's pair event, the William
Cheeks Trophy for the mems pair
game, the Stockvis Trophy for the
pair successful in the mixed event
and the Richmond News-Leader
Trophy for the classic open pair
match. Last years winners were:
Mrs. Jack Bennett and Mrs. Harold
Young, women's pair; 1t. j. j. Par
rish and 1t. Jack Howe OF Chicago,
mems pair; Mrs. Clarence w. Zim-
mer and Robert A. johnson, mixed
pair, and Mrs. w. s. Athey and Maj.
Jack Faigin, open pair. Master
points, in accordance with the Of
ficial schedule. will be awarded to
winners and runnerup in all events,
and top-score winners in the two
sessions events also will receive
victory certificates.
The opening matches will be the
women's pair and the mems pair
games, to be played simultaneously
Friday night. each in a single ses-
sion. There will be followed on Sat-
urday night by the mixed pair
game, also in one session. The open
pair contest will be in two sessions,
Sunday afternoon and evening, This
will be an elimination match. and
those who do not qualify in the
first round will play special game
the same evening. The tournament
management emphasizes the start
ing hour, 8 pm, to comply with the
curfew. The afternoon session will
start at o'clock.
The tournament directors will be
Maj. Russell j. Baldwin and Paul
E. Golden. William Cheeks will be
tournament manager for the Amer
ican Contract Bridge League, under
whose sanction the tournament is
to be held.
The Cheeks Bridge Club assumed
a dual social function recently
when it staged an elaborate recep-
ton in honor Of the marriage an
nouncement Of LIE Roy Thurtell and
Miss Janet Kasner Of Detroit. In
point of membership, Mr.. Thurtell is
the oldest constituent Of the club
and likewise one of the most sue
cessful players in Washington. In
consequence there was large turn
out of the elect Of local bridge
dom, including many old-time play
ers who have been somewhat in
eclipse since the war began. Mr..
Thurtell Is regarded as the dean of
Washington players since the death
nearly two years ago OF w. r.
Lewis, who held that title for a
long time.
There were many handsome pres
ents, as well as others intended to
add comedy to the event. Refresh
ments were served, after which there
were bridge games until the curfew.
Mr.. Thurtell and his bride have been
fellow workers in the General Ac-
counting Office for several years.
They were married in Ellicott City,
Md, last December l6 and kept
their secret for nearly three months
before making the announcement.
The following were the results
in Tuesday nights monthly master
point game of the Federal Bridge
League:
Section A-North and South, DR..
A. ]. Steinberg and A. I. Westrich,
first; Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Rossan,
second; Mrs. Jack Bennett and Mrs.
j. r. Belt, third. East and West,
w. S. Benedict and John Steen-
rod, first; Mr.. and Mrs. David Sent
ner, second; Mrs. Dora Schwartz
and j. R. Moore, third.
Section B-North and South, Mrs.
Tom Hamlin and Mrs. M. E. Reedy,
first; Capt. E. Lloyd and Charles
Johnson, second; Miss Pearl Muir
ray and Margaret Rucker, third.
East and West, Mark Lake and A.
E. Lane, first; Ralph Webber and
Maj. H. Byrnes, second; Mrs. Cath
crime Cotter and James G. Stone,
third.
Mrs. Jack Bennett, donor of the
Bennett Trophy to the Women's
Auxiliary of the Washington Bridge
League, was co-winner of her own
award in the recent master point
game Of that organization, which
was played at the Euclid Street
Studio. Her partner was Mrs. Cath
crime Cotter. Mrs. Kitty Boyle and
Mrs. M. e. Reddy were second, and
Mrs. Dora Schwartz were third. It
was a scrambled Mitchell game, and
the auxiliary has recommended to
the American Contract Bridge
League the award Of two and one
master points, respectively, to the
winners and the runnersup.
In the Wednesday afternoon game
at the Euclid Street Studio the win
ners were: Mrs. Mary Plum and
Mrs. D. E. Stephan, first; Mrs.
Jack Bennett and Mrs. Doris Vos-
burgh, second, and Mrs. Agnes
Young and Mrs. Lucille Gibson,
third.
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