Evening star., 1946-04-28
Bridge
By Fronk B. Lord

BY fronk B. Lord
The American Contract Bridge
League has authorized a new re-
gional tournament to be inaugural
ed May 10, II and IL, 1946, at the
George Mason Hotel in Alexandria.
1t will be known as the Potomac
Valley tournament. The program
will include women's and mems pair
games, mixed and an open pair
game and probably team of -four
match.
The Potomac Valley will take the
place of the Old Dominion tourna-
ment generally held around Easter
time. The Old Dominion will 60
back to Richmond, where it was
originated by the Richmond Bridge
League. 1t was turned over to
Richard Needham, who transferred
| it to Alexandria. During the war
years, however, because of lack OF
transportation and hotel accommo-
dations it was brought to Washing
ton and played at the Wardman
Park Hotel. under the direction of
William Cheeks, representing the
ACBL.
| The Old Dominion will retain It's
major trophies donated by various
organizations of the city including
the News-Leader Cup. The tro-
phies given by Washingtonians will
go to the new Potomac Valley setup
These include the Edith Swanson
Cup for women's pairs, the A. P.
Stockvis Trophy for mixed pairs and
the William Cheeks Trophy for
teams of four. Mrs. Doris Vosberg
has offered new prize for the open
pair event.
Russell J. Baldwin will conduct
the first Potomac Valley tourna-
ment and also the Carvel Hall tour
nament at Annapolis over the July 4
holiday and the Cumberland Valley
meet at Hagerstown, Labor Day
event.
In making the several changes
| the present organization adopted a
resolution commencing Mr.. Cheeks
for his success in managing these
events at the Capital while the war
was on.
Duplicate players OF the National
Press Club held a master point game
April 18. Louis Rothschild and E.
Sooneborn won first place. c. E.
Stewart and Mrs. Ida Terrant were
second and DR.. A. F. ODonnell and
Mrs. Doris Vosberg were third. The
match for the Mexican Ambassa-
doris Cup. which is one of the clubs
major trophies, will be played on
May 8.
The monthly master point game
at the Stephan Studio in Euclid
street April 20 was won North and
South by Mrs. Sybil Newlands and
Mrs. Jack Bennett. Nine. Marie
Boschan and Miss Kathleen McNutt
were second and Miller Roberts and
Comdr. j. J. Parish were third. Top
East and West were Ralph Webber
and w. S. Benedict Mrs. Amy
Ashmead and Arthur Lane were
second and Charles Lyons and DR..
c. C. Mcdonnell, third. The next
master point game at the same
place will be played by the Agricul-
ture Bridge Club May 4.
Mrs. Stephan's Friday evening
game was won by Ben Rossan and
DR., A. j. Steinberg. Mr.. and Mrs.
David Sentner were second and
Ralph Webber and Charles Lyons
third. In the Wednesday afternoon
game DR.. C. C. Mcdonnell and Ar
thur Lane were first and Harold
Mayer and Mrs. r. Gilmour were
second.
The Federal Bridge League held
the first of its three sectional play
off games at the Wardman Park Ho-
tel Tuesday night. The second
game will occur on May and the
third and final one on May IA.
Next Tuesday night will be given
over to the April monthly master
point pair game, in which nonmem-
bers will participate.
In the playoff the several four
somes were frozen in the sections
where the percentages made during
the season had placed them, as fol-
lows:
!, Section A-Jeeps, Vets. Victory
zips, Bees, Gripers. Gruesomes,
Westerners and Cascades.
Section B-Atomics, Army. Duck
ct, Allies, Mixed Party, Senoras.
Cheekakes and Fasteners.
Section C-Success, Oaks, Pick
ups, Splashers, LAPE, Gremlins and
Scoops.
Twenty four boards were played
in each section, and the leaders
were: Victory. l5 zips. Is; Cascades.
l4la, and Gripers, 1912, in the first
division; Atomics, II; Army, l6. and
Mixed Party, 13, in the second di-
vision: 4 Ms. 141a: Gremlins, IA, and
, Success. IA. in the third division.
Percentages made in these three
games will be added to those of the
regular games during the season to
determine the winner of the second
half of the series This team will
, play the Cascades and a runnerup
for the grand championship of the
league and the trophy, a presenta-
ton OF the Federation of Govern
ment Employees There will be three
prizes in the first and second sec
tions and two in the third to be
won in the playoff games.
The big May team-of of-four game
of the Washington Bridge League
will be held at the Shoreham Hotel
in two sessions on the first and
third Wednesdays, May / and Is.
This is an annual event for which
the members have been qualifying
since the season opened last Sep
tember. 1t will be under the direc-
ton of Paul E. Golden.
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