Evening star., 1946-04-14
bridge
By Frank B. Lord

The plan adopted by the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League for the
masters individual championship
match will make several Washing
ton bridge experts eligible in this
classic event, one of the major con-
tract tournaments of the year. 1t
will be held April 26, 27 and % at
the st. George Hotel in Brooklyn.
There are several hundred play
ers in the United States holding
masters rank but those who can be
accommodated for the championship
contest is limited to 36, and these
will be determined by selection
through the Master Point Plan
Committee. A letter has been sent
to all life masters, senior masters
and world and national champions,
asking them if they are available
for the match. On the list are a
score or more Washingtonians.
The committee will choose the
field, taking into consideration eth
les, sportsmanship and adaptability
to I'm individual tournament. Here
tofore invitations have been issued
on the basis of rank alone.
Each competitor will play once
with every other player as partner
and twice as an opponent.
The winner of the masters indi-
vidual has always been an outstand-
ing champion, highly adaptable as a
partner. The winner last year was
Charles H. Goren Of Philadelphia
with Albert Weiss of Chicago a close
second. David B. Clarren of St
Paul, Edward N. Marcus Of Boston
and DR.. William Hutchins of Sche-
nectady followed. Some of the local
eligibles hope to get on the accepted
list and make showing.
The Vanderbilt Cup tournament
for teams Of four, one of the most
spectacular of all the national
bridge events, will follow the
Individual Masters and continue
throughout the week Of April %.
1t viii be held at the Hotel Pierre,
New York, and local players will
be eligible without special invita-
ton. AL teams will play in two
qualifying rounds, April % and 80
The winning foursome will re-
ceive the Harold S. Vanderbilt Cup
to hold for one year. The Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League will
also award 240 master points to the
team making first place, 80 to the
runnersup and is points to each OF
the two teams eliminated in the
semifnals. These points will be
divided equally among the members
OF the team winning them.
The Vets outplayed the Cascades
in the team-of-four series of the
Federal Bridge on Thursday night
at the Wardman Park Hotel and
took first place in Section A. They
won Is out of "a boards. The
Mixed Party team won 1871 out OF
"a boards in Section B and the
Ducket foursome 1e1s out Of "a in
Section c.
The Mcintyre Cup, one of the
major trophies Of the National
Press Club was won at the last
meeting of the duplicate players
by j. P. Snyder and David Sentner
with Louis Rothschild and c. E,
Stewart second and Ned Brooks and
DR.. A. F. O'Donnell third. Com
petition was limited to members
but there was special game for
women guests at which club prizes
were awarded. Winners were Mrs.
Doris Vosberg and Mrs. F. w. Moor
man first, Mrs. Ida Terrant and
Mr.. w. F. Stevenson second.
The quarterly report of the du-
plicate players of the Capital City
Chess Club shows the following re-
suits: Thursday night games
Winner of the William S. Sullivan
Memorial, J. D. Boyd. .5463 per
cent; runnerup. DR.. j. v. Waits,
1892. Saturday night garnes-R. H
Webber winner, .5438 per cent: run
nerup, A. G. Stone, SALT.
Master points quarterly award :
Miss Kathleen McNutt, "a points:
Mrs. c. w. thinner. second, 81
points.
Six months cumulative score
j. D. Boyd, .5458 per cent: second,
Mrs. Sybil Newslands, .545l per
cent. The first quarter ended
March 30.