Evening star., 1948-06-13
Bridge
By Moraoret |. Fisher

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The formidable team of E. q.
Harris, jr.; Ruth McGhee, Henry
Steinbach and Rudy Ashton has
triumphed again. Winning three
out of four of the monthly master
point team-of-four games spon-
sored by the Washington Bridge
League since March, this quartet
led the strong field Wednesday.
The one time they failed to win
found them in second place-quite
a record! The team of Mrs. E. p
Cotter, Mrs. Sybil Nawlands, Dave
Murray and Joe White placed sec
ond Wednesday.
In the concurrent pair event at
the Hotel Roosevelt, Mrs P. E. Hen
.ninger and Mrs. H. S. Klein (N-S)
and Mrs. Virginia Kinnard-Lynn
Carrier (E-W) received top awards,
runnersup being Mrs. Kay McGhee-
Bill Million and Mrs. Lester Gibson
Mrs. John Fletcher. The regular
monthly master pair game goes into
play at 8 pm. June 16.
All members of the league who
wish to participate in the two
session masters, Junior masters and
amateurs individual round robins
must register with Director Paul E..
Golden before game time next
Wednesday. All individual contests
will be run in three sections, for
those with more than 30 master
points, those with 10 to 20 and those
under 10. First session of the in
dividuals will go into play June %
and will be concluded June 80. All
participants must play through both
sessions.
Winners of the Federal Bridge
Leagues regular open pair contest
Tuesday were George L. Kathan
and Mrs. Dora Schwartz. The an
nual Washington VS.. Baltimore
team of four match, originally
scheduled for June Is, has been
postponed. However, the regular
weekly open-pair game will be in
play at 8 pm. Tuesday at FederaIs
Headquarters in Pierce Hall, Fiji
teenth and Harvard streets NV.
In testimony to the ever-increas-
ing popularity of duplicate, Charles
Geier and Carl A. Lewis are OPEN
ing their studio at 2605 Connecticut
avenue NV. Initial event is tomor-
row night at 7:45 and duplicate
games will be held Mondays and
Thursdays thereafter. For rubber
bridge enthusiasts, the new Con-
necticut Bridge Club offers its facil-
tiles daily from 1:3o pm. to mid
night.
Winners of the Walsh Club game
June were Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Gardner (N-S) and c. Louise Walsh
and Robert C. Wilson E-W. Sec
d-place awards went to Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. P. Dormady and Aileen
Cornell-Pearl H. Allen.
When a duplicate director wants
to express his appreciation for reg
ular attendance, what could serve as
a better medium of saying Thanks
than having a sanctioned master
point individual party? That's how
1t. Col. and Mrs. Henry A. Walker
entertained for 64 members and
guests of Arlington Farms duplicate
Thursday. Col. Walker arranged
the movement and directed the
game, while Mrs. Walker prepared
and served the refreshments. P. E.
Henninger's top for the evening won
for him another master point. 1t.
Garland Black merited second prize
and Mrs. Eula Camp third.
Not to be outdone, the following
evening at the F. Arthur Walker
game, also directed by Col. Walker,
the same players presented the
Walkers with an electric mixer and
a knife set as token of apprecia-
ton. Again it was master point
night and Jesse M. Duke, jr.; Paul
A. Blasangame and Col. and Mrs.
]. G. Seabourne scored high to win
the coveted awards. Mrs. Edward
A. st. John, Mrs. Helen Richter,
Erna Fuhrer and Ella Welker each
received seSond-place prizes.
The first Saturday monthly mas
ter matinee of the Agriculture Club
was held on June S, Kathleen Nc
Mutt and Charles Geier capturing
first honors in the Howell. Eula
Camp and Carl A. Lewis scored in
second position, followed by Mrs.
Mildred Linderman and George Las
sisse. Next Saturday, Mrs. D. E.
1855 Euclid Street Studio
will again hold a master point pair
game.
Winning two successive Thursday
night games at the Chess Club,
DR.. j. B. Gregg Custis is steadily
to the top Of the cumu-
lative score sheets. Charles c. john
son shared the victory, while Mrs.
Gusts and Dave Murray were sec
ond in the June 3 Howell. In Sat-
lrday's Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Lingley likewise duplicated their
preceding weeks win, scoring high
Mrs. Frederick Eber-
son and William PoisSant were vic
torious East-West, and Kathleen
McNutt, Maizie Buie, Mrs. Marian
Barre and Mrs. William Poissant
shared second place awards.
With $50 master points, Mrs. E.
?. Cotter and Mrs. Irene Surguy
nave joined the ranks of senior
masters and are half way up the
adder of life membership. accord
ng to a recent ACBL Bulletin. On
he new list of national masters