Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-25 | Page 1 | Troubled Conscience Costs Bridge Trophy

TROUBLED CONSCIENCE COSTS BRIDGE TROPHY NEW YORK April 25 The IP-The National Bridge association announced announced an- an I today that a conscience stricken Chicago girl had refused to accept the Illinois championshIp champion champion- shIp of last winters winter's world bridge Olympic Her partner played the hands she should have played through the connivance or of Ope op The Illinois state stale title was awarded originally to J. J K Howe and his partner Miss Josephine Marks both of Chicago The association announced re re- Pi o of a letter from Howe saying say say- ing that M s. s Marks felt she could not accept the trophy she had taken two lessons In bidding from Howe before the tournament but never had played a hand her cons told her that the tho vie vic tory was unfaIr to other players In consequence the state title 1 was vas awarded to Breese Davenport Daven port and Dr K E. D. D Seymour both bothof bothof of Streator Howe and Miss Marks were given iven duplicates of the Illi nois championshIp trophies and andEly andEly Ely Culbertson commended them for honesty Jo