Evening star., 1938-04-10
In Local Bridge Circles
New Challengers Try for Clifford Cup.

SuACleHt numper 10 tnelr credit TO be
designated as masters. This list, how
ever, does not include the points won
by several local players in the Old
Dominion tournament and two or three
others where some Washington players
notably Louis Newman and Mrs. M. r.
West and Mrs. A. P. Stockvis, added
to their numerical ratings. Mrs.
Stockvis. by winning two major events,
materially increased her rate stand
ing.
The list is headed by 10 life mem
bers whose rating is above 400. These
are David Burnstine, Oswald Jacoby,
Howard Schenken, Waldemar Won
zedtwitz, B. Jay Becker, T. A. Lightner,
P. Hal Sims, r. L. Frey, Sam Fry, jr.,
and M. T. Gottlieb, all of New York
except Mr.. Jacoby, who is listed from
Dallas, Tex, and Mr.. Sims, whose
home Is in Deal, N. j. NJ D. Maier
OF New York follows with $40 points.
Ely Culbertson and Mrs. Culbertson
each are accredited with 1872 points.
The highest woman on the list is Eli
nor Murdock Of Birmingham, Ala,
with ITO points.
LIE Roy Thurtell, with 10 points,
heads the Washington list, followed by
DR.. E. B. Conolly with .65 and Mrs.
James H. Lemon with 81. James H.
Lemon is accredited with Al, AL Roth
35, w. M. Mcintyre 33, o. j. Brotman
26, Mrs. M. r. West "a, Mrs. A. p.
Stockvis 21, Mrs. Van A. Clarke II,
Tom Hamlin 16, James G. Stone l6,
Mrs. Daisy Mott II and Lewis r. Wat
ton, jr., II.
The following Washingtonians are
listed with less than 10 points, the
number required to make them fully
accredited masters: H. r. King, Mrs.
c. B. Pannebaker and A. I. Westrich,
9 each; Mrs. H. c. White, s; Dr. M.
Jacobs, c. B. Pennebaker and DR.. A.
R. S. Wood and Isaac H. York of Arl-
ington, Va, S each; Mrs. C. w. Boyce
and V. D. Zeve, 4 each; Mrs. Mattye
Maye Mckenzie, 8; Van A. Clarke, H.
P. Cochran of Chevy Chase, E. NJ.
Jaffee, Al Stidham. A. P. Stockvis, Mrs.
w. B. Van Devanter, Mrs. Frederick
Van Nuys, Harry Woodard, Mrs. H. r..
Young, 2 each. and Mrs. C. M. Hall of
Chevy Chase, L. D. johnson of Arling-
ton, Mrs. Ruth Kavanaugh, John D.
Mothershed, E. A. Perkins, Miss Fran
ces S. Skelly and Mrs. Ralph Wood
side, each.
NINE. SIMOPOUL1S, the wife OF
the former Minister of Greece,
was visitor here last week renewing
friendships with the group Of diplo-
mats ana society bridge players which
she formed during her residence in
Washington. Among those who might
tract experts in the Capital. Nine. ST.
mopoulls was probably entitled to be
rated as the best, if comparisons can
be made of those who are most skilled
al the game. although she was not
popularlzed as such. She never played
naments nor in the open duplicate
events, but confined her display of
bridge talent TO the diplomatic corps
and to the recognized society set. She
was willing to and often did play for
liberal stakes and whenever any one
succeeded in beating her it was an
incident of rare triumph.
Nine. Sinopoulis was accompanied
on her trip to Washington by the viva
cious Princess Hohenlohe of London
and Salzburg.
THE National Press Club concluded
its winter-spring series of dupli-
Gates last Monday night, the win
ners being c. E. Stewart and Frank
Albus, first: Mr. and Mrs. c. P. Pen
nebaker, second, and j. c. Atchison
and S. Brashears, third. Chairman
Arthur T. Weir of the Games Com
mittee announced that on Monday
nights for the next five weeks games
will be played for the regular club
trophies. These are the Ely Cul-
bertson Cup. the Victor Smith Trophy.
the E. Hall Downs Bowl and the
Marvin H. Mcintyre Trophy. Men,
bsrs Of the club only are eligible for
the last-named trophy, but wives and
other woman friends of members may
play for all other cups.
At the fifth of this series of meetings
there will be banquet rendered to
all those who have participated in
the winter-spring games, at which
time the trophies will be awarded to
the winners as well as the various
prizes offered. Winners will have