Evening star., 1939-11-19

New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Richmond and Norfolk.
At any rate, the visitors were able
to carry away three of the four
major championships. The only
first prize victory won by local par
ticipants was the open pair cham
pionship, carrying the Woodward
Cup, which was taken by DR.. C. c..
Mcdonnell and Roy Astleford.
This was a popular result, and the
first big success these players have
had together. They not only led
in their section in the first round,
when 80 pairs were eliminated be-
cause of their failure to qualify
with a score sufficient to enable
them to take part in the second
session, but they were out ahead
by comfortable margin in the
finals. Dr. A. J. Steinberg and
E. A. Perkins, winners of the cup
last year, failed to qualify, as did
Mrs. j. E. Folline and DR.. Arthur
Salasky of Richmond, although
Mrs. Folline had won in two other
events of the tourney Two other
local players, Mrs. Frieda Boyce
and Arch Kepner, were second,
and Lewis G. and Lloyd Tubbs of
Arlington finished third. This event
was regarded as the classic of the
tournament, and competition was
very spirited.
Ac tho to,,rpoy want ctortad nro
spects looked good for local play
ers. Mrs. V. A. Clarke and Mrs.
H. C. White led off in the OPEN
ing heat by winning the first ses-
sion of the women's pair game.
Thereafter, neither of them showed
among the leaders in any of the
events. The championship went to
Mrs. Folline and Mrs. A. j. Rosen-
bloom of Richmond. Mrs. Tom Ham,
lin and Mrs. Irene Surguy, who
played steady and consistent game,
came in second. Mrs. Alma Byrne
and Mrs. Rose Robins, defenders of
the cup which they won last year,
finished far down the list.
That match marked the first tri-
umph for the outsiders, and was fol-
lowed by another Mrs Folline and
DR.. Arthur Salasky, both from the
Virginia capital, romped away with
the mixed pair championship and
the Capital Cup. DR.. and Mrs.
Steinberg carried the honors for
Washington by winning second
place. John D. Mothershed and
Mrs Charles Kavanaugh of Wash
ington, who won handily year
ago, ended this time in 9th place.
1t was the same story in the team
of four match. The Baltimore four
some of Claggett Bowie, Irwin FISH
er, Joseph Grinsfelder and Charles
Shiparo captured it in a close fin
ish. The trophy was the handsome
Eynon Bowl, and this year was
only the second instance in the nine
times it has been played for that
it has been lost by Washington
players. In 1886 it was won by the
team of Mrs. R. C. Young, Charles
Goren, E. j. Becker and Robert
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The intermediate event proved
quite as popular as it has ever been
since it was introduced six years ago
with The Evening Star Trophy as
prize to the winners. The play
was in two sessions, and at the end
of the first one it looked as If DR..
and Mrs. j. B. Gregg Gusts would
carry home the award. In the Sec
ond and final session, however, they
slipped, and the prize went to w. A.
Bolinger and Miss Kathleen Nc
Mutt by a margin of six points.
Second were Mrs. Katherine Fen
ton and w. H. Evans, who had
come up from the rear, while DR..
F. H. Wiley and DR.. A. Rosenberg
were third.
This event was designed to give
those who have no master points to
their credit an opportunity to show
their skill and win an award, as all
players having master points were
ineligible to play, as were former
winners of the match. In connec-
ton with it there was a supple
mental prize of a silver plaque Of
fered by James H. Lemon to the
or group of players