Evening star., 1948-11-07

| 4iS A1CCCiItIl HLlIludl OlQ DOIIllu-
ion Contract Bridge Championships
at the Hotel John Marshall in
Richmond will lure many Wash
ingtonians this week end. The
customary schedule of events per-
tains, only the mems session being
excluded. Initiating the series Fri
day afternoon will be the women's
pair match, followed by mixed-pair
play at pm. Open pairs will COM
pete through two sessions on Satur-
day, a special pair game in the
evening for those who fail to qualify
for the championship round. On
Sunday teams-of-four at board-a-
match play will bring the three-day
series to a close.
This tourney will afford an op-
portunity for local players to test
their skill in anticipation of the
forthcoming Winter Nationals. The
biannual major bridge conclave is
set for December Alp at the Roney
Plaza, Miami Beach, Fla.
Despite an all-night vigil over
election returns. bridge playing
Democrats and Republicans alike
turned out full force last Wednes-
day for master point night at the
Washington Bridge League. Mrs.
Marian Barre-MrS. D. E. Stephan
and Col. Edward Clifford-Dr. H. L.
Saxton split the North-South top
in section A, the Bernard Rossons
leading East-West. In section e,
Mrs. George Kathan and Simon
Gerber led Ms, while Mrs. Fred
erick Eberson and r. A. Ashton
captured E-W awards. Mrs. Eber-
son, en- route from New York to
her home in Memphis, Tenn,
stopped over in Washington long
enough to prove she still plays the
same winning game that brought
her life membership last summer.
Runnerup awards in the leagues
November 3 contest went to William
A. Poissant-Lewis G. Tubbs, Capt.
and Mrs. Joseph L. Herlihy, Fred
L. Karpin-David Murray. AS voted
at a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee on Tuesday evening, Direc-
tor P. E. Golden seeded the part
nerships in Wednesdays game to
bring about more equitable compe-
tition between advanced and neo-
phyte players. This plan will be
followed in future WBL master
point games.
The Executive Committee an
nounced eligibility requirements for
participation in seasonal awards.
Play in 10 out of II pair games or
out of 10 team contests Is now
necessary to qualify for the Sep
tember-December awards. WBI,
President DR.. w. H. Gorton and
James G. Stone were elected to
serve on the new Board of Directors
OF the American Contract Bridge
| League.
m-of-four playoff was re-
sumed at the Federal Bridge League
last Monday night. Each winning
1874 boards. Mrs. Dora Schwartz
Lew Levinson-Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
nard Rosson and George L. Dick
erman-Miller Roberts-Col. R. H.
Skinner-J. G. Stone tied in section
A. The 141a boards credited to
Laura G. Hunter-Mrs. Myrtle Nc
Mahon-Mrs. Margaret Myrtle-Wal-
ter Koppel gave that foursome the
lead in Section B.
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| The two-SaSSion contact for +l,s
second annual Walsh Club Open
pair championship ended last Sun
day night, Jean Darling and Mrs.
tMlnnetta Lagerquist winning the
title, Runnerup trophies were
awarded to Mrs. Edith Fink and
Lynn Carrier, Mr.. and Mrs. F. P.
Dormady finishing third and the
Charles Richters fourth.
At the Chess Club on October, 28
where master points were in COM
petition, George L. Diokerman and
DR.. Jerald G. Wooley topped the
l2-table Mitchell field in North
South position. Col. Richmond H.
Skinner and James G. Stone lead
ing the East-West opposition. Sec
ond awards were merited by Mrs.
j. v. WaitS-C. w. Stark, who tied
j. D. Boyd-William Million and
Wallace Ashby David Murray.
! A unique three-way tie for first
place marked the Chess Clubs Sat-
urday Howell match, Maizie Buie-