Evening star., 1946-07-21
Bridge
By Eronk B. Lord


Meyer D. Rothchild Trophy. The
same day, there will be q special
pair game and a "win-an-entry"
game in the evening. On the fol-
lowing day occur the master mixed
team games in the afternoon and
the mems pairs and the women's
pairs In the evening. The mems
match is for the Derrick J. Wernher
Trophy and the women's match for
the WILDER c. Whitehead Trophy.
Tuesday the st. George pairs play
in the afternoon and the mixed
teams have their second round. The
women's pairs and the Kings County
pairs contest in the evening. We'd
nesday, mixed teams and the St.
George pairs again play in the after
noon and the mems pairs, the wom-
ems pairs, the Goddard Cup pairs
and the Kings County pairs in the
evening. Thursday sees the opening
Of the master pairs for the Waldo
mar Won Zedtwitz Gold Cup in the
afternoon and the master teams for
the Nate B. Spingold Trophy, and
the NJBL pairs in the evening.
Teams eliminated in the first
knockout round Of master team
match will play in a new event
under the title Of the Faber Cup
teams, for the Eberhard Faber
Memorial Trophy.
The master pairs will play again
Friday afternoon and the master
teams and the Presidents pairs in
the evening. The seminal session
Of the master pairs will occur Satur-
day afternoon and that Of the master
teams in the evening.
There will be the last game of the
Presidents pairs and . new partner
ship pairs game, for the Doris Fuller
Trophy. The meet viii conclude on
Sunday with finals for the master
pairs and master teams and the
Presidents pairs, the first held in
the afternoon and the other two
in the evening. The "On to Florida
Nationals" will complete the pro-
gram. This match is intended as
a prelude to the winter tournament
next December.
Master points, according to the
schedule Of the ACBL. will be
awarded winners. To participate in
the Presidents Cup and the amateur
team events. however. no master
points will be required and those
holding 80 or more master points
will be ineligible.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cheeks have
been appointed by the league to
round up the Washington players.
They will also be in charge Of the
entertainment feature of the tour
nament program.
At the Monday evening duplicate
game in the La Sale, conducted by
Mrs. Dixie r. Wright, winners were
Harry Shinnick and Gen. Robert
Odic. Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Gildea
tied for second with Francis Drake
and w. Stewart.
Results at the Stephan Studio in
Euclid street on Wednesday were:
Mrs, Robert L. F. Skies and Mrs.
Mary Cross, first; Mrs. Ann Brad
shaw and Mrs. D. E. Stephan, sec
ond, and Mrs. N. A. Olmstead and
Arthur Lane, third. Friday eve
ning-Comdr. r. H. Peterson and
Mrs. D. E. Stephan, first; DR.. A. j.
Steinberg and Mrs. Ben Rossan,
second, and Mrs. A. J. Steinberg and
Ben Rossan, third.
Saturday nights master point
game was won by Comdr. j. j. Par
ish and Lloyd Tubbs. Mrs. Skies
and Mrs. Cross were second and
Mrs. Violet thinner and Fred Rice,
third.
At the Capital City Chess Club
Saturday night Larry Reynolds and
Miss Maize Buie won the monthly
master point pair game in north
and south positions. They made 172
points and a percentage of sofa.
Mrs. T. M. Boyle and Mrs. M. r.
Reddy were second with score Of
1851 and a percentage of .5787. I.
Comdr. Parish and Louis Tubbs
were third with score of 161 and
a percentage of .5629. East and
West leaders were Comdr. w. A.
Poissant and J. G. Fletcher, score
1856, percentage .5871, first; DR.. G.
G. Mcdonnell and Mrs. w. K. Ash
mead, score 1541a, percentage 1852,
second, and Miller Roberts and j.
G. Stone, score 1921, percentage
.5777, third.
The benefit game of the Women's
Auxiliary of the washington Bridge
League will be held in two sessions
September 20 in the auditorium OF
the National Press Club. The grand
prize will be the handsome silver
cup donated by Mrs. Dora Schwartz.
For those who do not wish to play
duplicate bridge there will be tables
for rubber games. The entire pro-
ceeds will be donated to the Chill
dren's Hospital fund.
The Federal Bridge League is
transferring headquarters from the
Wardman Park Hotel, where it has
been for the past five years. 1t will
probably be established in the rec
reation room of All Souls Church
at Sixteenth and Harvard streets
NV. The decision will be reached
by the Board of Governors at its
meeting next Tuesday. Throughout
August, however, the sessions will
be held at the Wardman Park Hotel. |