Evening star., 1946-06-30
bridge
By Fronk B. Lord

BY Fronk B. Lord
Special plans have been made by
the management of the Carvel Hall
championship games to be held in
Annapolis over the Independence
Day week end. Entertainment of
visitors with sight seeing. visits to
the Naval Academy and aquatic
sports, besides four. afternoons and
four evenings of bridge. Greyhound
buses will leave the scene of the
tournament for Washington and
Baltimore each night after the play.
Daily events will be held on Eastern
standard time which prevails in
Washington and in Maryland. In
order to enable players to partici-
pate as members of the Washington
Bridge League, an affiliate Of the
American Contract Bridge League
under whose auspicies the meet is to
be held, Paul E. Golden. secretary of
the local organization will be there
to qualify players by renewing their
membership cards on the payment of
1946 dues. The tournament will be
directed, however. by Maj. Russell
J. Baldwin.
The third Wednesday June pair
game Of the Washington Bridge
League was played in two section at
the Hotel Shoreham. In section A,
leaders were: M. B. Bell and L. j.
Eaton, first, score 1876, and Mrs. Ma
riana Boschan and Miss Kathleen
McNutt, second, score, 1873; section
B, Mrs. c. w. thinner and Mai. H.
Peterson, first, score 1851, and w.
S. Benedict and J. r. Moore, second
score 1862.
The finalists were: w. S. Benedict
and j. R. Moore. first. 373; c. c.
johnson and Comdr. J. J. Parish,
second, 3611a; H. Steinback and
Rudolph Ashton, third, $685.; r. H.
Weber and David Murray, fourth,
355, and Mrs. Sybil Newlands and
w. H. Mcintyre, fifth, 350la.
The leagues next regular pair
game will be played on July 3.
The June master pair game of the
Federal Bridge League was played
last Tuesday at the Wardman Park
Hotel, with the following results:
Section A. North and South-Mrs.
Dora Schwartz and Col. H. J. VAN
derslius, 181 u; Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Rossan, 1711a; Mrs. r. Crane and
Mrs. Mildred Linderman, 1853. East
and West-M. Kurtz and E. M. Lewis,
20212; DR.. A. j. Steinberg and G.
Steinberg, 191; j. P. Snyder and Mrs.
Ida Terrant, 1872. Section B, North
and South-Mrs. Jack Bennett and
Mrs. Sybil Newlands, 1856; Mrs.
Teresa Pestell and Miss Mary Ruhl,
1877: Mrs. Mariana Boschan and
Comdr. j. j. Parish, 173. East and
West-Leo Kerschenbaum and David
Murray, 203ha; Comdr w. A. Pois-
SAINT and A. I. Helm, 1863.
The pair game June 10 at the
Stephan Studio in Euclid street was
won by M. J. Seabourne and Mrs.
George L. Kathan playing North and
South. Mrs. N. A. Olmstead and
Arthur Lane were second, and Mrs.
T. D. Sheldon and Mrs. j. B. Gregg
Gusts third. East and West, J. r
Belt and Miller Roberts were first
Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Dearing second
and Mrs. Mary Cross and j. McFar-
land third.
On Friday, Mrs. June Hodgkins
and DIR. Emily Grewe were first,
Capt. and Mrs. Karl Itkin second
and Miss Paris Keener and Rush
Buckley third.
In the Saturday night master
point game of the Agriculture Bridge
Club at the same place, victors were
Mrs. John Coffee and James Souralis
Mrs. Mildren Linderman and Mrs.
Teresa Pestell were second, and Mrs.
Mary Goodstein and Harold Mayer
third, in North and South positions.
Lloyd and Lewis Tubbs were first,
Mrs. T. E. Turner and Mrs. Margaret
Cox second, and Mrs. Violet thinner
and Sergt. j. Rice third, playing
East and West.
successfully switching from slam
bid in minor suit to q similar con-
tract in major is an accomplish
ment that shows marked bridge
skill. Such feat was performed
last week by Miss Jenny Bryant,
playing at the Bridge Studio of
Washington, IT'S N street NV. Her
partner was Mrs. Marguerite Gleek.
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