Evening star., 1946-09-29
bridge
By Fronk B. Lord


week participated in the Cumberland
Valley tournament at the Francis
Scott Hotel in Frederick, Md. Some of
them mad titles to defend which were
won last year when the tourney was
held In Washington. In no intance,
however, did they succeed in retain
ing their championships which, for
the most part, went to other players
from the National Capital. Miller
Roberts took the honors for the Dis
trict experts by winning two of the
major events.
On the opening day, men and
women played separate pair games
simultaneously. Mr.. Roberts had his
first success in the mems game play
ing In partnership with James G..
Stone. They made a score Of 80,
nosing out Comdr j. j. Parish and
Comdr. w. A. Poissant by a single
point. William Cheeks and Leo
Kerchenbaum were third with rs.
Mrs. A. j. Steinberg and Mrs. Ben
Rossan won the women's game with
a score of 81. Mrs. Frederick Eberson
OF Washington and Pittsburgh and
Mrs. Edward P. Cotter were second
with IS, and Miss Kathleen McNutt
and Mrs. Mariana Bosehan were
third with 83.
In the open pair game, the classic
Of the meet, Ralph Webber, playing
with J. G. Fletcher as his partner,
scored 460. Mrs. Cotter and Mr..
Stone, the title defenders in this
event. were second with 4451a. Mrs.
T. E. Turner and William S. Million,
with 4331a, were third. Mrs. Sybil
Newlands and Mrs. Boschan, with
4141z, were fourth, and 1t. Col. J. T.
Willis and w. Scott Athey, with
4131z, were fifth. The best showing
by any of the pairs from outside
Washington was made by the Erie
Pa) players, Mrs j. F. Torrens and
G. A. Patten, who were second in the
first round.
Mr.. Roberts had his second success
in the one session mixed pair game
and shared it with Mrs. j. r. Belt.
Their score was 199 Mrs Boschan
and Comdr. Parish were second
with 100. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Garthe of Baltimore were third with
1853. Mrs. Jean Rahleder of Norfolk
and David Murray of Washington
were fourth, with 1872, and Mr.. and
Mrs. George l.. Kathan were fifth,
with 1877. Mr. Kathan is president
of the Federal Bridge League, and Mr..
Garthe is president of the Maryland
State Bridge League.
The prize for the Sunday one ses-
sion team game went to DR.. N. j.
McHugh and DR.. w. H. Gorton,
president and vice president, respec-
lively, of the Washington Bridge
League. Their teammates were Mrs.
Dora Schwartz and Col. H. j. VAN
derslius. They won 20 boards. Gene
Hermann, Martin May. Heintz
Steinberg and Rudolph Ashton were
the runnersup with 10 boards. The
Wilmington CDelD team of Mrs. j.
D. McCrone, j. A. Mayhem, John L.
Foraker and Rudolph Suax was
third, with 171a boards.
j. c. AtchiSon, chairman of the
Bridge Committee of the National
Press Club, and j. S. Young, repre-
senting the University Club, are ne
gotiating for one or more team
matches between the duplicate play
ers of their respective organizations.
The personnel of the foursomes has
not been determined, but the con-
test probably will be in October.
The Press Club will begin its series
OF duplicate games on October 10.
The next master point game of the
Agriculture Bridge Club will be on
October S, at the Stephan Studio in
Euclid street. Capt. and Mrs. Karl
Itkin were winner in the weekly
game played at the Stephan Studio.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright conducted an
individual game on Monday night at
the La Sale Studio. The winner
was Mrs. Edward st. John; Mrs.
Mary Wurzer second, and her daugh-
ter, Miss Rose Wurzer, third.
Miss Florence ONeill wants to
know what her bidding should have
been on the hand given here She
sat south and her partner, the
dealer, opened with one club and
East had passed.
The hand:
4 9S
OK Q98 8632
8
&765
This hand has practically no de-
fensive value A one heart bid
would tell partner nothing except