Evening star., 1941-07-06

After winning the Maryland State
masters contract match three times
in three successive years, Al Roth and
Oscar j. Brotman came back home
and won the first half of the Wash
ington masters game last Wednes-
day night at the Shoreham Hotel
Their victory, however, was by the
narrowest possible margin, for they
were only half a point ahead Of Mr.
and Mrs. James H. Lemon. The
match, played under the auspices Of
the Washington Bridge League. was
the closest contest in the history of
the league. The difference between
the first four leaders was only three
points.
Mr.. Roth and Mr.. Brotman scored
152 points, Mr. and Mrs. Lemon,
15112: S, G. Churchill and lie Roy
Thurtell, $50. and DR.. A. ]. Stein
berg and Louis Newman, 14917. The
misplay of single card on any one
of the boards would have changed
the result.
The second and final game in the
masters contest will be played We'd
nesday, July Is. All players par
ticipating are rated as masters under
the schedule of the American Cou-
tract Bridge League.
Those participating in addition to
the four leaders were: Col. E. B.
Gray and Mrs. Catharine Tidban,
H. R. Kink and A. I. Westrich, Mrs.
Violet Zimmer and Mrs. Rose Rob-
ms. D. c. Elliott and Mark Lake, P.
E. Henninger and C. M. Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Gardner, Mrs. F. G..
Vosberg and Mrs. T. D. Sheldon,
James G. Stone and E. A. Perkins,
Lewis and Lloyd Tubbs, Mrs. T. M.
Boyle and. Mrs. NJ R. Reddy, Mrs.
D. E. Stephan and DR.. c. G. Nc
Donnell. Mrs. C. w. Boyce and Mrs.
w. S. Athey, Rush Buckley and r. H.
Higgins, C. A. Lyons and Mrs. Fred
erick Eberson, Miss Mabel Tobin and
Paul Neff, Gene Hermann and Mrs.
Irene Surguy.
Members of the league not hold
ing a sufficient number of master
points played in a second section
] in which convertible points, to be
changed into master points when
the required number is won, will be
awarded. In this section, the half
way winners were Summon M. Billy
and Rudolph Morton with score OF
IA. Mrs. Marian Barre and G. H,
Warthen were second with 70. These
results were far ahead Of those OF
all other players with the excep-
ton of Mrs. J. A. Long and Mrs
Dora Schwartz, who registered 81
points. The finals in this game will
also be played on July 16.
Other pairs in the play were
Osola Moll and Joseph Harrison
DR.. w. H. Gorton and Neil j. Nc
Hugh, Mrs. Ida Terrant and ]. P,
SNYDER, Isaac York and Mrs. Cath
crime Cotter, Mrs. L. M. Hesse and
j. F. Snyder, Mrs. Albert Buckler
and Mrs. Helen B. WEIGH, Mrs. Alma
Byrne and Mrs. L. D. johnson, Miss
L. Reagan and L. H. Schermerhorn
j. r. McGhee, jr., and Henry Stein
bach.
Father and son won the Federal
Leagues weekly pair match at the
Wardman Park Hotel Tuesday night
They were j. P. and j. F. Snyder
Mr.. Beug and Miss Stein were Sec
ond and Mrs. L. M. HeSse and j. G
Stone were third.
The first pair to win master points
in the Federal leagues game were
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Tallman, who
had narrow victory over Mrs
Cotter and Mrs. Schwartz. Ma,
Kessler and Leo Joel were third
; Convertible points went to the rum
ners-up and so national rating
points to the pair third in the
match. Another master point game
will be held by the league on the
last Tuesday Of this month.