Evening star., 1953-07-26
Bridge Players

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theme song these days for sew
eral thousand American tour
nament fans who are antici-
pating a fling at United States
bridge titles.
The 27th annual summer
edition Of the American Con-
tract Bridge Leagues national
championships opens Saturday
at the Hotel Jefferson in st.
Louis, Mo. There, until August
9, bridge enthusiasts, expert
and novice alike, will compete
for the richest rewards in or
ganized bridge: National titles
and red" master point honors
vital to achieving life master
ship.
Washingtonians will follow
the st. Louis meet with special
interest, for next year the
Washington Bridge League, Of
fetal local ACBL unit, plays
host to the summer nationals.
Roth Heods Delegation
Heading the local delegation
to st. Louis will be Alvin Roth,
top ranking District ace, who
goes to defend the national
mixed = team title won last
summer at Cincinnati with
Mrs. Henry Kemp Of New
York, Mrs. Anne Burnstein
and Harold Harkavy Of Miami.
As is customary, the master
pair championship for the
and the aster knockout
team Of four championship
are the stellar events Of the
nine-day meet. Winners Of
the knockout will Automati-
cally represent the United
States in the world champion
ship match to be held in Janu-
ary. 1854.
Both the master pair and
team events are restricted to
players holding 80 or more
master points registered with
ACBL.
Oldtimers will note many
innovations in this years
schedule.
Motinees Start Round Robin
The master pairs, heretofore
a four-session contest. will
be held in five matinee ses-
sions, August So. The first
four knockout sessions Of the
master team match are slated
for the evenings Of August So.
Surviving teams continue to
compete in round-robin fash
ion through August IL.
Master mixed teams begin
competing Sunday afternoon,
August 2, continuing Monday
and Tuesday afternoons.
Teams entering must play
through all sessions at board
a-match play.
Contests to decide the ma
tional mems and women's pair
championships also will be
held in three sessions. These
matches are slated concur
rently for the evenings of Au-
gust "a.
Players with more than SO
master points are eligible to
compete for the E. N. Marcus
Memorial Trophy. which goes
into play for the first time this
year. The Marcus Trophy will
be awarded to the winning
team in the two-sesSion board
a-match contest set for $50
pm, August 7-8.
Other master events include
the Colder pairs Zone session.,
August 6. at $3.50 pm; the Lev
entritt pairs (two sessions).
August 7-8 at 2 pm, and the
Miles pairs Zone session.. Au-
gust 9, at 2 pm. The latter
two events are restricted to
players eliminated from the
master pair championship.
For the novice, highlights Of
the tourney include the ma
tional non master team Of.
four championship. August 2. at
2 and $50 pm, and the Pres
ident's Cup pair event, August
8, at 2 and $50 pm, and Au-
gust 9, at 2 pm.
Trophies Awarded
In addition to the main title
events, II one-session special
pair games are offered. the
winners of each receiving at
tractive trophies for perma-
nent possession.
Most popular Of these "side"
games will be the series opener
next Saturday evening. the
mid Atlantic pair contest.
This match was won last year
by two Washington Bridge
Leaguers, Mrs. Terry Haas and
Robert Reynolds.
The mid-Atlantic contest
and the Mrs. j. T. Gianladis
Memorial pairs on Sunday eve