Evening star., 1947-10-05
By Frank B. Lord

DR.. w. H. Gorton, president, mas an
hounced events for 1947-8.' The sea-
son is divided into two halves of 16
weeks. The first continues until
December II and the second runs
from January 7 to April %.
There will be a team-of-four Sc
ries of eight games, on the second,
fourth and fifth Wednesdays OF
each month, and pair game on
each Wednesday, the third We'd
resday being the usual monthly
master point game.
For the team -of-four series the
membership is flexible. To be eli
gible for a team series prize a team,
named after its captain, must COM
pete in at least six Of the eight
games. The best six games will
determine the winner OF the series.
There will be a section or sections
Of pair play on team nights as well
as on every Wednesday night. Pair
scores made in team or pair sections
will be counted toward the individ-
ual season prizes. except that In
the last month Of play those who
have competed in at least four team
games may not have their scores
counted if they compete in the pair
sections on team-of- -four nights.
The Washington Bridge Leagues
annual tournament will start on
October Is and continue four days
at the BurlingtonA Charles john
son and Comdr. j. j. Parish are
co-chairmen.
The 18th annual Metropolitan
contract championships starts today
at the Park Central in New York
City. It will continue for four days.
The Federal Bridge League played
its monthly master point game in
three sections Tuesday night at
Pierce Hall. The contest in sec
ton A was the closest of the eve
ming. Frank Garner and Harry
Garner defeated DR.. A. j. Steinberg
and Comdr. j. j. Parish by the mar
row margin Of one-half point. Mrs
J. r. Belt and Mrs. H. L. Klein we're
third.
East and west the leaders were
Mrs. Mariana Boschan and James
G. Stone, first; Mr.. and Mrs. David
Sentner. second, and Mrs. Dora
Schwartz and s. Cohen, third.
In Section B, Capt. and Mrs. Karl
Itkin led with Charles Geier and
Mathew Solomon, second, and Mrs.
Ida Terrant and Col. H. j. Wander
suis, third, playing north and south;
east and west the leaders were David
Handel and j. G. Seabourne, first;
Mrs. F. Millspaugh and Mrs. E.
Count, second, and Mrs. E. st. John
and Mrs. Ann scruggs, third.
In Section c, the results were Mrs.
Frederick Eberson and Isaac York,
first; Miss Kathleen McNutt and
]. G. Fletcher, second, and DR.. Emily
Grewe and Mrs. A. r. Hodgkins,
third, north and south: Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Byrns, first; E. G. Harris and
Robert Bierley. second, and S.
Marcus and M. Flood, third, east
and west.
At the master point game at the
Walsh Club on Saturday evening,
September ~, the north and south
winners were Mrs. Ida Terrant and
Robert c. Wilson, first: Charles
Geier and Vessel Stewart, second,
and Mrs. E. A. st. John and Mrs.
Dixie r. Wright, third: east and
west, Mrs. Ann Scruggs and Claude
e. Scruggs. first; Mathew Solomon
and Henry Shenker. second. and
Mary Burger and Edward P. Keefe,
third.
Recent results at the Capital City
Chess Club were as follows:
September rs, north and south,
DR.. Gregg Gusts and r. E. Roberts,
first: DR.. j. v. Waits and James G.
Stone, second: Mrs. j. v. Waits and
Mrs. w. A. Poissant, third; east and
west, J. G.'F1etcher and Comdr. w.
A. Poissant, first; Mrs. George L.
Kathan and Mrs. Gibson, second;
Mrs. Margaret Rucker and Mrs.
Bessie Boehlert, third.
September ~, James G. Stone and
Mrs. Frederic Eberson, first; Mrs.
Florence Stein and Mrs. Charlotte
Worcester, second, and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. d. Boyd, third.
Local bridge players Of a decade
ago. will remember Col. Charles S.
Brice as one Of the foremost men,
bers Of the military group of players,
and his bridge skill He has recently
been designated as instructor in his
tory at the College Of Mines in
Texas. Col. Brice was Rhodes
scholar from South Carolina and a
first honor bachelorsof arts graduate
at Oxford. He entered the Army In
1917 and was retired as colonel in
the Judge Advocate Generals De-
partment In August last year. He
rates as one of the Army's Class Al
hrid0a y,laverS In WASteru TeYa4