Evening star., 1947-03-30
Bridge
By Fronk B. Lord

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The monthly master point game
OF the Federal Bridge League
played Tuesday in three sections at
Pierce Hall, Fifteenth and Harvard
streets NV, developed a spirited
contest In each. The results were:
Section A, north and south, j. D.
Boyd and David Murray, first, 139
points; Mrs. George L. Kathan and
Mrs. Howard Campbell, 1913, and DR..
w. II. Gorton and DR.. N. j. McHugh,
1921; east and west, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. H. Langley, 1924; A. Hearn and
Col. H. j. Vanderlius, 1211a, and
Mrs. Violet thinner and S. Marcus,
116h.
Section B, north and south, Col
]. Haas and Edgar Eaton, 1201a
Max Grossman and Capt. j. H.
McGhee, 119, and T. B. Westman
and H. w. Mobley, 116; east and
west, Walter Benedict and John
Moore, 145: Mrs. L. L. Gibson and
Mrs. Harold Young. 127, and Miss
Paris Keener and Mrs. Mabel Du
Bois, 119.
Section c, north and south, Mrs
Mariana Boschan and James G.
Stone, Ill: Mrs. M. E. Reddy and
Mrs. Kitty Boyle, 94h, and Mr.
and Mrs. David Sentner, 80; east
and west, Leo Kershenbaum and
Col. w. A. Willis, 1o2: Mrs. Frederic
Eberson and John Davis. 9611a, and
Louise Walsh and Beatrice Grihfths,
"a.
The master point game Of the
Women's Auxiliary of the Washing
ton Bridge League played March "a
at the Stephan Studio was won
north and south by Mrs. l.. L. Glib
son and Mrs. Frederick Eberson
with Mrs. j. B. Gregg Custis and
Mrs. Dora Schwartz, second, and
Mrs. Frank Sunny and Mrs. w. H
Gorton, third; east and west by
Paul Neff and John Geddes, first;
Mrs. Mariana Boschan and Comdr
w. A. Paissant, second, and John
Moore and S. Marcus, third.
The master point game Of the
Agriculture Bridge Club will be
played at the Stephan Studio
April S.
Other games at the Stephan Stu
dio were as follows: Wednesday
Mrs. Frederic Eberson and James
G. Stone, first; Mrs. D. E. Stephan
and Mrs. Dora Schwartz, second.
Friday, Clarence thinner and Har-
old Mayer, first; MIR. and Mrs. Louis
Salvatorel, second, and Mrs. D. E.
Stephan and Mrs. Dora Schwartz
third, with one-half point divided
the three leading pairs.
At the La Sale Studio, conducted
by Mrs. Dixie Wright, the duplicate
winners on Friday were Mr.. and
Mrs. c. G. Laslie, first, and Miss
Katharine Reed and Miss Ann De
Vols, second. In the Monday night
game. the leaders were Mrs. Henry
A. Walker and Miss Ann Struggs
first, and Pvt. N. A. Berger and Pvt
R. Crouth, second.
The progressive bridge players at
1906 Twentieth street have named
their group the Dupont Circle Con-
tract Bridge Club. Miss Helen
Mitchell is instructress and Miss M
Brewster is manager. At the last
meeting the winners we're B. L. Carl
vile, first, and r. E. Jones, second.
The Washington Bridge League
is arranging for a two-day tourna-
ment to be held at its headquarters
in the Burlington Hotel May II
and ID.
Various results were recorded on
the deal here given in a duplicate
game played at the Capital City
Chess Club. They ran all the way
from a set of two to seven made
although a grand slam in no case
was bid. Four hearts was the con-
tract in nearly every instance and
it was the par call. The distribution
was as follows:
AAQ10xx
0XXX
ok
A9xxx AK
0Qx Wy 0xx
xXxXx 1QJxx
= K10 %A9xxxx
AJXx
AKJ9Xx
OAK
Xxx
The play wherein there was set
Of two is here given. South opened
with one heart, West passed and
North called one spade. When East
also passed, South bid two hearts,
showing additional values. North
then went to three hearts, which
encouraged South to bid four hearts.
This was careful and cautious bid
ding, but his playing was reckless
and thoughtlesS.
West, instead of opening from her
worthless five-card diamond suit, led