Evening star., 1946-06-23
Bridge
By Fronk B. Lord

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The ninth annual Carvel Hall
bridge championships at Annapolis,
Md, scheduled for the independence
Day week end, will be a four-day
event, the first of that length that
has been held in any American Con-
tract Bridge Associations regional
area since before the war. Other
meets, except the national tourna-
ments, have been limited to three
days. Starting on the afternoon of
July 4 and continuing in the eve
ming of the same day there will be
mixed pair game. Last years win
ners, who will defend their title, are
Mrs. H. c. White and Charles H.
Goren of Philadelphia.
On July there will be two eve
ming events, a women's pair game
and mems pair game Last year
Mrs. D. E. Stephan and Mrs. Mar
tin Hall tied with Mrs. e. P. Carter
and Mrs. Sybil Newlands in the
women's match, while David Muir
ray and Leo Kerchenbaum were the
winners in the mems game.
The open pair game, which is the
outstanding contest Of the series,
will be played in two sessions, Sat-
urday afternoon and evening. The
first session will be qualifying
round, and there will be special
game for those who fail to qualify.
simultaneously with the finals, also
to be played the same evening. Mrs.
Mariana Boschan and Mrs. Sybil
Newlands took the honors in this
match in 1945. The open team-of-
four event will also be played in two
sessions on Sunday afternoon and
evening. all teams participating in
both rounds in q board d-a-match
competition.
An interesting feature will be the
fact that trophies will again be
awarded to the winners instead OF
the victory certificates given during
the war. The latter bespoke success
at the games. but there is senti-
ment attached to receiving a prize
which is inscribed with the names
of those who win it. The practice
will be followed for the first time
in any master point tourney for the
past five years.
Membership cards in the ACB ex-
pire on July and it will be neces-
sary to renew them in the Washing
ton Bridge League or the Federal
Bridge League before that date In
order to obtain the benefits that
come from participating in the
tournament.
Since 1941 this tournament has
been held In Washington and is now
being returned to its place of origin
Although Carvel Hall, where it Is
to be held, has been enlarged, it will
be necessary for players to make
early reservations because of the an
ticipated crowds at Annapolis on
Independence Day. Players should
communicate with William Cheeks.
the tournament manager. or Paul
E. Golden, secretary of the Wash
ington Bridge League. The tourna-
ment will be directed by Maj. Rus
sell j. Baldwin. DR.. N. J. ,McHugh
and DR.. w. H. Gorton are cochair-
men Of the Executive Committee
and William Garthe of Baltimore
and P. E. Henninger Of Arlington
are cochairmen Of the Tournament
Committee.
Federal League pair game results
on Tuesday night were: First sec
ton, north and south, David Muir
ray and Leo Kerchenbaum, first
1291a; Mrs. Katherine Fenton and
Paris Keener, second, 1271a; east
and west, James G. Stone and A. /
Helm, first, ISL; Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.
Kathan, second, 1873. Second Sec
tion, north and south, Lewis and
Lloyd Tubbs, first, 90; Miss Maize
Buie and Larry Reynolds, second
93la: east and west. M. Oberlin and
A. M. Farlan, first, 1872; Ralph Web
Der and Jno Vanderslice, second
1884,.
Mrs. Ida c. Terrant received the
National Press Clubs award fol
having the highest score made by
woman guests during the duplicate
season. DR.. A. F. ODonnell was
awarded the prize for the highest
score made by members of the club
Last weeks Wednesday game at
the Stephan Studio in Euclid street
was won by Mrs. Breckenridge Long
playing with Mrs. Lester Gibson as
her partner. Mr.. and Mrs. E. r.
Shepard were second and Mrs. j. B
Gregg CustiS and Mrs. Tolly Camp
bell. third. They played north and
south. Those leading in the east
and west direction were Mrs. Mary
Plum and Mrs. John Coffee, first; !;
Mrs. Jack Long and Mrs. Mabel
Du Bois. second, and Harold Mayer
and j. A. Dearing, third.
On Friday night of last week the
north and south leaders were
Charles Lyon and Charles Geier,
first; Mrs. A. j. Steinberg and Mrs.
Bernard Rossan, second. and Mrs.
Catharine Tidball and Mrs. Violet
thinner, third.
Charles Lyon has been engaged
to conduct two courses OF bridge at
the YMCA summer school. One will