Evening star., 1947-02-09

the Goren team, comprising Charles
n. Goren, who heads the life
masters list; Mrs. Marie Bashner,
Miss Ruth Sherman, life master,
and Joseph Cohen. The Washington
team of DIR. N. j. McHugh, president
of the Washington Bridge League;
DIR. w. II. Gorton, vice president of
the same organization: George L.
Dickerman of Arlington. and Miller
Roberts were second In the first
session.
The Bloopers, winners of the first
half Of the Federal Bridge Leagues
team-of-four series, nosed out the
Albemarles in the session on Tues
day night and again took first place
In the league. They won 16 out of
"a boards in the first section. Mixed
Party won IS out Of "a boards in the
second session and advanced to
third place in Section A. The Cos
mos team won liz boards out of
"a in Section G, which moved them
up to the last position in the first
section.
There still remain several vacan-
1cies for new teams in the Federafs
lteam-of flour series.
Henry Hunter of Arlington asks,
| "Who are the so-called life masters
Of bridge and why are they SO des-
ignated? Are there any Washing
tonians or women among them?"
Life masters are those players who
have won 800 or more master points
according to the rating Of the
American Contract Bridge League,
which is the national parent body
Of organized bridge players. The
list includes seven women: Mrs.
Helen Sobel of New York; Mrs. Sal
ly Young, Mrs. Olive Peterson and
Mrs. Benjamin Colder, of Phila-
delphia, Mrs. Wilkinson Wager of
Atlanta, Mrs. j. E. Follirae of Rich
n1ond, and Miss Ruth Sherman Of
Cleveland.
Charles H. Goren of Philadelphia
heads the mems list. The others are
Howard Schenken, Oswald Jacoby,
Waldeman Won zedtwitz, David
Bruce, B. Jay Becker, Charles Solo
mon, Harry j. Fishbein, T. A. Light
ner, Sidney Silodor, John r. Craw-
ford, Sam Fry, jr.;; Morrie Ellis,
Richard Frey, Edward Hymes, jr.;
Lee Hazen, Charles Lockridge, Alvin
Roth, P. Hal Sims, Peter Laventritt,
Alexandra Weiss, A. S. Goldsmith,
George Rapee, Phil Abramsohn,
Fred D. Kaplan, Edison T. Wood,
A. M. Barnes, Arthur Glatt, Robert
Appleyard, Samuel M. Stayman.
Ralph Kempner, JEFF Click, M. A.
Lightman, M. T. Gottleib, Stanley
o. Fenkel, Harry Feinberg, AM
brose Casner, Samuel Katz, Sher-
man Stearns, Alvin Landy, DR.. Rich
ard Ecker, jr.; Charles A. Hall, E.
N. Marcus, j. E. Cain, Robert Nc
Pherran, Walter L. Jacobs and Jack
Ehrlenbach.
AL Roth is the only one claimed
by Washington. He began his bridge
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dent of the Capital until he entered
the Army. He now lives in New
York City. The list does not con-
tain the name of the father of
bridge in the United States, Ely
Culbertson, for the reason that he
ceased most of his tournament play
ing several years ago.
The second list of ranking play
ers comprises the senior masters,
each of whom has gained from $50
to 300 master points. It contains
the names of several Washington
players, DR.. A. j. Steinberg, LIE Roy
Thurtell, Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Lemon, as well as those Of Tobias
Stone, Carton S. Churchill and Lew
Newman, who formerly lived here,
and of o. j. Brotman, who claimed
Washington as his home before he
entered the Army and was sent to
India. Mr.. Culbertson's name ap-
nearS IIr,or this list E-5.