Evening star., 1945-02-11
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By Frank B. Lord

The bridge tournament held last
week at the Emerson Hotel In Bal
timore, In which many Washing
tonians participated, was scheduled
as the Maryland State Champion
ship games. It proved, however, to
be more Of an Irving Fischer exhi-
bition of skill. Mr.. Fischer, who Is
one of Baltimore's outstanding
players and who has frequently
taken part in contests here, was q
co-winner in each of the three
major events.
He won the tournaments classic,
the open-pair game, in partnership
with Charles Shipiro; he was victor
in the mixed-pair game with Mrs.
Amy Behrends, and he and his part
ner also were tops in the men's-pair
game. Bridge historians do not re-
call another instance where, In q
major tournament, one player has
won every match. Added interest
was given to the series by the fact
that Mrs. Behrends' success in the
mixed-pair game marked the third
time in succession that she has won
this match in the Maryland Cham
pionships.
The attendance of out-of town
players was just under so, which is
the convention limit of War Mobiliz-
er Byrnes. so 1t was not necessary
to make application to Government
authorities for permission to hold
the tournament. Most Of these were
from Washington, but, with one ex-
ception, none of them showed up
among the leaders in any of the
events. In the qualifying round of
the open-pair game, Mrs. w. H.
Gorton and Mrs. Paul E. Golden
were first In their section and espe-
cially rejoiced in the fact that they
beat out Charles H. Goren, the Phil
adelphia author-expert. That was
the nearest that any Of the local
talent came to winning Mrs. Cor
ton and Mrs. Golden, however, were
awarded master points.
The Federal Bridge League re-
sumed its team Of four series last
Tuesday evening at the Wardman
Park Hotel. Twenty-four boards
were played in each of the four
sections, with the following results:
In section A the Government four
some won II boards, in section B
the Bees won 1917 boards, in Sec
ton c the Penguins won IT boards
and in section D the Co-ops took
Is boards. d.
The leaders in the four divisions
are now Government. in section A,
47l2 boards won and 241a lost;
Allies and the Cascades, in section
B, 80 won and "a lost; Jeeps and
Co-ops, tied in section C, each with
35 won and 81 lost; Gripers and
Warriors, tied in section D, with
80 won and 80 lost.
In the master point game of the
Federal League, the results were:
Section A-North and South,
Gene Hermann and Mrs. Irene Sur
guy, first; Mrs. Mooreman and Mrs.
Newlands, second, and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Donnelly, third: East and
West, Rex Foye and M. L. War
rem, first: H. Rau and Capt. j. L.
Ach. second, and r. E. Marsh and
r. w. Nelson, third.
Section B-North and South, Mr..
and Mrs. Rosson, first: Mrs. Violet
thinner and Mrs. P. E. Henninger,
second, and Mrs. Almyra Campbell
and Frank B. Lord, third; East and
West, Miss Jean Ellis and Capt.
Treuchard, first; Mrs. Robert Du
Bois and Mrs. Teresa Pastel, Sec
ond, and A. I. Westrich and DR..
A. j. Steinberg, third.
The Women's Auxiliary Of the
Washington Bridge League has
scheduled a benefit game to be held
at the Wardman Park Hotel on
Sunday, February IS. The proceeds
will be turned over to the War
Orphans Funds. which was estab-
lished and Is being supported by
the American Contract Bridge
League, of which the Women's Aux
iliary is a unit. Liberal prizes in
war stamps are offered to winners,
who also will receive master points.
The game is open to all players,
regardless of their membership in
the auxiliary.