Evening star., 1947-07-13
Bridge
By Fronk B. Lord

tournament held over the Inde-
pendence week end at the Maryland
capital proved to be the biggest
event Of the current bridge season
In point of enthusiasm and attend
ance. No less than 80 life masters
participated, from all parts Of the
country. Washington furnished at
least half Of the players.
VIM. Z. McKenney, executive
secretary OF the American Contract
Bridge League, the parent organiza-
ton, was accredited with the largest
number of victories in the major
contests. Playing with Charles H.
Goren Of Philadelphia in the mems
pair match on the opening day he
was successful by q score Of 220h
against 2171a Tailed by Charles e.
johnson and Comdr. J. J. Parish of
Washington and 200 points won by
Morris Levin and Leo Roet who had
400. l.. M. Jeager and David War
rem were next with 205.
Mr.. McKenney with Peter Leven-
tritt also won the open match with
q score Of 400. Mr.. Goren and
Edward Cohn were second with
4541s, Sol Mogal and L. q. scharn
third with 454, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Schumacher fourth with 453 and
Julius s. Miller and DR.. G. A. Mer-
man, jr., nth with 439. This game
was q close one throughout It's two
sessions and was the classic event
Of the meet.
Results Of the consolation round
were Mrs. Mariana Boschan and
Mrs. Sybil Newlands, first, north
and south, 1891; Mrs. A. j. Stein
berg and Mrs. Leon Emmerick, sec
ond, 1861, and Mrs. Freda Bentley
and Mrs. Clarence thinner, third,
178h; east andbwest, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Sentner, first, 100; Mrs.
Frederick Eberson and r. A. Owen,
second, 1876, and Miss Frances Mel
son and Mrs. H. G. White,
third, 184k.
Mr.. McKenney was likewise one
of the co-winners of the team game
played Sunday in two sessions but
was obliged to divide honors with
q Washington foursome composed
Of Mrs. Sybil Newlands, Mrs.
Boschan, Mr.. johnson and Comdr.
Parish whose score tied that Of the
Mckinney players. His teammates
in that event were Mr.. Leventritt,
Maurice Bosher, Mr.. Cohn and Mrs.
Goren, alternate. Miss Paule Backer,
Morris Leon, Mrs. Sally Young and
David Warner comprised a team
that was third.
In the mixed pair event the win
ners were Mrs. Ben Colder and
Charles Solomon of Philadelphia
with a score of 2061a against Mrs.
j. E. Folline of Richmond and r. L.
Myles, jr., Of Norfolk with score Of
199. Miss Jenny Bryant and D. E.
Davis of Washington were third with
1862 and Mrs. w. E. McKenney and
A. M. Sobel fourth with 189.
The women's pair match which
opened the series of games was won
by Mrs. Dora Schwartz and Mrs.
F. w. Norman both of Washington,
score 219 points, Mrs. j. E. .Folline
and Mrs. Leon Emmerick, second
2041z, Mrs. Frederick Eberson and
Mrs. H. G. Campbell third in tie
with Mrs. Calder Kirk and Mrs.
Ira Haygooni, Of Baltimore each
having 1872.
The Federal Bridge League played
the first of its two session mixed
pair games on Tuesday at Pierce
Hall. The winners were Mrs. Fred
erick Eberson and James g. Stone,
first, 901a, DR.. and Mrs. Steinberg,
second, SO, and Mrs. Boschan and
Comdr. Parish, third, SO.
While the mixed pair match was
in progress, other members OF the
league played a regular pair game
in two sections with the following
results :-SectionB, and south
Clara Geier and G. A. Lewis tied for
first place with DR.. Emily Grewe
and G. P. Graham: east and west,
Miss Elizabeth Count and Miss
Florence Millspaugh, first, j. E.
West and Mary Burger, second.
Section C,-north and south, Mrs.
Theresa Pestell and Mrs. Mildred
Linderman, first, Mrs. T. M. Boyle
and Mrs. M. r. Reddy, second; east
and west, r. E. Leonard and B.
Benedict, first, Ralph Grant and
A. G. Stone second.
Five teams of the Federal League
will go to Baltimore on July 10, to
play in the challenge team with a
like number of foursomes of the
Maryland State Bridge League.
Judicious bidding and careful
playing enabled Wessal Stewart to
make grand slam in no-trump
doubled and redoubled on the fol-
lowing hand in the Federal Bridge
League pair game last week.
The hand:
A OJ64