Evening star., 1946-06-09
Bridge

bridge
By Fronk B. Lord
True to its name, the Victory
foursome won the annual champion
ship Of the Federal Bridge League
in its season series of team of -four
games. The event occurred at the
Wardman Park Hotel. The team s
opponents were the Cascades and
the Westerners. The former was
the winner Of the first half Of the
series. The Westerners were added
starters. The first playoff resulted
in tie two weeks ago.
The championship carries one
year possession Of the Luther c.
Stewart Cup donated by the Federal
Employees Union. The winning team
includes Mrs. Dora Schwartz, cap
tain; Leo Kerchenbaum. 8. Gross
man and A. Herman. Other men,
bers of the league and guests held
a pair game in two sections. In the
first, leaders were: North and South
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Boyd, 1874. and
Comdr. j. j. Parrish and A. I. Helm,
second, 127l2; East and West-Mr
and Mrs. David Sentner first, 139
For second place, there was a tie
between AL Camire and Charles
Guier and Col. H. j. Vanderlius
and Mrs. J. F. Torrance. 1907.
In the second section, North and
South. winners were Mr.. and Mrs.
George l.. Kathan, 1923. Comdr. W.
r. Poissant and J. G. Fletcher sec
ond, 122; East and West, Mrs. H. j.
Vanderlius and M. N. Flood. l44il2,
and Miss Paris Keener and Mrs
Mabel Du Bois. second, 1873. Pair
games open to non members will be
played each Tuesday night for the
remainder of the summer until the
term of four matches are resumed
in September.
The Howell movement game at the
Stephan Studio last week was won
by Col. John Geddes and Col Paul
Neff Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schwartz were second and Mrs.
Grace Buckley and Miss Helen
Welch were third.
The Women's Auxiliary Of the
Washington Bridge League held its
annual election at Tilden Gardens
on the last Saturday afternoon of
May. Mrs. Doris Vosberg was
chosen president: Mrs. j. B. G. Gus
tis, first vice president: Mrs. p. E.
Henninger, second vice president:
Mrs. Rebbecca r. Crane, secretary,
and Mrs. w. Frank Sunny. treas
urer. Mrs. Dora Schwartz, Mrs. r.
K. Hackett and Mrs. D. E. Stephan
were made members of the Board of
Directors. Mrs Schwartz presented
the auxiliary with a handsome silver
trophy to be played for annually
and the proceeds Of the game will 60
ito designated District charity. The
benefit this year will be for the can
Ger drive campaign.
After the election there was
duplicate game in which the win
ners were Mrs Dora Schwartz and
Mrs. Amy Ashmead. first, and Mrs
Rose Robbins and Mrs. Reva Belt,
second.
The retiring president of the Or
ganization, Mrs. Jack Bennett is
leaving Washington for Germany
where her husband is stationed with
the Army. Mrs. j. A. Long, one of
the outstanding players of the
Washington Bridge League and the
Womens Auxiliary. after several
years Of residence in the capital is
returning to her former home in
Florida.
Recorded instances of identical
duplication of bridge hands are rare
There was an instance two years ago
in the Old Dominion tournament
played at the Wardman Park Hotel.
The deal was so unusual that it
attracted attention and discovery
was later made that it had been
played in a New York Club several
weeks before.
A hand played in the College
Club paid championship was identi-
cal with one given in the Culbert-
son Bridge Olympic IA years ago.
The deal with East and West vul-
nerable and North, the dealer, was.
0-A-K-l0-8
H-J-l0-9-8
&-A-K-3-2
As ~ A-A-Q-l0-6-5
0-o-7-5-s-2 w n 0-s-e
6-7-6-3-2 o-K-Q-5
&-Q-10-9 &-J-5-4
A-K-J-s-7-3-2
G-J-4
t-A-4
A-8-7-6
Culbertson advocated an overcall
of one spade by East after North s
one bid. He excused the disaster that
befell East after South's double as
IAN unforeseen occurrence which Is
bound to happen at a bridge game
8. Carton Churchill, then a Wash
ington player in his Match point
Contract Tactics" commented on it
saying that the overcall was hor-
rible example and that there was
no excuse for 1t. He said, Par on
the hand was for North and South
to set East and West four tricks
doubled. at one spade. This hand