Evening star., 1948-12-26
bridge
By MARGARET l. Fisher

By Margaret l. Fisher
With one more week to 60 in the
fall series individual high-average
contest, Washington Bridge League
members are keeping an eager eye
on the cumulative score sheets. AS
Of December %, top five in the group
over 80 master points were DR.. A. J
Steinberg C5422), Charles c. john
son (.5384, J. r. McGhee (538D
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright (.5363) and
Mrs. Marianne Boschan (5362)
while John Luttrell (.560D, DR.. E
M. Short C5352), Ralph Spritzer
(.527D, Emily Reeder (.5259) and
Capt. w. Woodward (5253) helo
relative positions in the junior
ranks.
Winners of the December % team
play were Mrs. Boschan, William
Poissant, James G. Stone and Lewis
G. Tubbs. but last Wednesdays VIC
tory failed to dislodge the Cotter-
Karpin- in-Murray-Spritzer-Wh1 team
from its position in the seasonal
foursome contest.
In the concurrent Mitchell pair
play. Mrs. Stanley Beasley and Mrs
Robert Du Bois edged out Mrs. Mil
dred Linderman and Wassal Stew
art by one-half a match point to
take North-South honors. A. E
Camire and S. M. Cohee held un-
disputed top score East-West.
The Federal Bridge League will
interrupt its semiannual special
three session team playoff tomorrow
night to hold its December open
pair master-point contest. Final
round of the playoff to decide the
winner Of the fall team series takes
place January 3.
At the conclusion of the second
round Of the playoff last Monday
the Cascades" George Dickerman-
Miller Roberts, ]. G. Stone-Col. r.
H. Skinner) were leading Section A
teams with 28 wins and 20 losses,
while the ALLIES" (Mrs. June Hodg-
kins-R. II. Higgins-G. B. Graham
o. r. Mathews commanded Sec
ton B, q to 81. Winners Of the
December 20 round were the -Four
Roses" Mr. and Mrs. Kathan-Dr
and Mrs. A. j. Steinberg) and the
wild Deuces" (Grace Eaton-Paris
Keener-Mrs. Margaret Rucker-Mrs
Minella Lagerquist).
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The large attendance at the
Arlington Farms master point con-
test, December II, again required
play in two sections, Mrs. H. s.
Klein-Mrs. Dora Schwartz and Mrs
Charles Richter-Lynn Carrier lead
ing the Mitchell contestants, while
the E. r. Shepards captured awards
In the Howell section. Second
honors were shared by John Griffith
Jesse Duke. jr., and Mrs. Elizabeth
Count-Mrs. Florence Millspaugh In
Section A. Mrs. Russell Denham-
Mrs. Henry A. Walker and Mary
Bristor- -Comdr. o. o. Liebschner tied
to place in Section B.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kathan
North South and David Murray
]. G. Stone (East-West boosted
their national rating by taking the
December quota of master points
offered at the Stephen Studios last
Saturday afternoon.
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Mrs. Eva M. Barsis, partnered by
Martha Gresham, scored high in
East-West position to win her first
master point at the La Sale Studios
nationally awarded contest on De-
cember 20. w. r. Garrett and John
F. Overend topped the North-South
field, while Lynne Carrier Paul
Kalavski and Mrs. James Dearing-
Mrs. Ida M. Terrant placed.
Final Saturday match of the cur
rent year at the Chess Club on De-
cember 18 brought victory to David
Murray and Lewis G. Tubbs, Mr.
and Mrs. j. G. Fletcher trailing
The preceding Thursday Mitchell
contest fell to George Dickerman-
Miller Roberts and David Murray
Joe White. Next Thursdays game
will close competition for season
awards.
December 81 at the Euclid Studios
Mrs. D. E. Stephan and her Friday
night regulars will play duplicate
and toast to the new year. On
Saturday afternoon. January /, Agri-
culture Club members and guests
will hold their monthly master
point match at the same address
1855 Euclid street NV.
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Reminiscing as 1948 fades away,
bridge enthusiasts will long remem-
ber this year for the greatly intensi-
fed interest in the game; the OPEN
ing of the Count Club, the
Connecticut Bridge Club and the
darlington -Parkfairfax Duplicate
Bridge Club and the marked in
crease in attendance at the Wednes-
day meetings of the Washington
Bridge League, official local unit OF
the American Contract Bridge
League, dating from its move to the
Roosevelt Hotel April /.
Two Washington names were add
ed during 1948 to the list Of national
life masters, now $50 strong-Mrs.
Frederick Eberson and John J.
Parish. Mrs. Eberson subsequently
moved to Memphis and MIR. Parish
now resides In Centralia, Ill.
To rubber bridge fans, l94S'
marked the closing of the late Will
liam Cheeks club on r street, a
favorite bridge haunt for many
years. However, Julian Gilmour's
club at the Hotel Gordon, opened
last spring, has since become a
popular rendezvous, while the
Bridge Studio at 1914 Rhode Island
avenue NV, continues to claim a
large attendance. Daisy Love, who
formerly managed the latter group,
recently moved to Florida, Mrs.
Dorothy Jackson replacing her as
directAr.