Evening star., 1946-03-10
Bridge
By Frank B. Lord

If Washington bridge players were
able to accept and participate in
all of the out-of- town events to
which they have been invited this
month, their time would be quite
fully occupied. Their fame has gone
abroad and their presence is earn
estly sought by managers of tour
nys in other cities The invitations
have come chiefly to the organized
groups such as the Washington
Bridge League and the Federal
Bridge League with the request that
they be communicated to other
players generally.
The March bridge calendar is Ie-
plete with tournaments and includes
the master-pair game of the New
Jersey Bridge League at East
Orange, N. j., March and 10; the
Milwaukee open team contests on
the same date, the New England
open pairs at Boston on March Is
and 16; the P. w. A. mems and
women's pairs at Philadelphia
March Is; the Crescent City wom-
ems, mems mixed, open pair and
team events at New Orleans, March
IA to IT; the Southwestern womens
mixed, open pair and team games
at st. Louis, March Is to II; the
Capital District women's mixed
open and team games at Albany
March 22-24, and the Lehigh tourna-
ment of women, mixed, open pair
and team events at Bethlehem, Pa
March 29-31.
A feature of several tournaments
will be the revival of the team OF
four matches which in many in
stances were suspended during the
war.
President Ben Colder has desig-
mated approximately 100 prominent
players throughout the country to
serve on the Board of Directors of
the American Contract Bridge
League. Included are the following
Washingtonians: Maj. Russell j,
Baldwin, Paul E. Golden, DR.. N. j.
McHugh, Dr. w. H. Gorton, James
H. Lemon, P. E. Henninger and j. T.
Onley, representing both the Wash
ngton Bridge League and the Fed
eral Bridge League; Mrs. Jack Ben
nett and Mrs. Harold Young, repre-
Senting the Women's Auxiliary; Mai.
Gen. A. M. Gruenther, at large, and
William Cheeks, generalissimo Of all
Washington players.
The board had general direction
and supervision of the organization S
national winter and summer tourna-
nents and of regional events con-
Quoted under its auspices.
Mrs. J. E. Folnne of Richmond
who has participated in practically
all Washington tournaments and
in the regional events here during
the past six years has been desig-
mated as Life Master in the Amer
can Contract Bridge League. She
IS the 49th member and the Sec
ond southern women to attain the
The other is Mrs. Will
kerson Wager of Atlanta. New
national masters are
Miller Roberts, Bernard Rosson
and Mrs. L. L. Gibson. Mrs S. H.
Beasley of Chevy Chase, Mrs. ]. B.
Gregg Gusts, George L. Dickerman
II Arlington, Ben Metviner and
David S. Murray have reached the
rank Of new masters.
The Bees who have been leading
n the second half of the season
series of am-of-four games in the
Federal Bridge League, lost their
position as a result of Tuesday
nights play and fell to fourth place.
The Gripers who have been their
closest competitors went to the
ront with the Vets following them
1 half board behind. The Atomics
Won lo12 boards out of "a in the first
the Splashers 16h2 boards
out of "a in Section B, ana Success
1872 out of "a in the third division.
The standing of the teams is as
,ollows: