Evening star., 1948-04-18
Bridge
By Morooret (. Fisher

snip tournament, SCIleQuleu 1oI
April 1926 at the George Mason
Hotel in Alexandria, will afford local
duplicate bridge fans ample oppor-
tunity to test their skill. The
women's pair game, commencing at
2:15 pm. Friday, is the opening
event. Mrs. Marianne Boschan and
Kathleen McNutt will defend their
l947 title, while at 8:15 pm, Mrs.
Boschan will again defend in the
mixed-pair match, partnered by
Miller S. Roberts.
To the winners Of the two-Ses-
sion open-pair game on Saturday
will go the Bosburgh trophy, Mrs.
J. E. Folline Of Richmond and II
win Fisher of Baltimore defending
Those who fail to qualify in the
opening round will have chance
to compete in a special pair game
that night. On Sunday, teams OF
four will bid for the William Cheeks
trophy, held by Margaret Hamil-
ton. A. ]. Hunter, F. L. Karpin and
Lester Glucksman.
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The team Of Mrs. Frederick
Eberson, Mrs. E. P. Cotter, Joe
White and David Murray brought
home the trophy in the team-of-
four contest at Lynchburg last
Sunday. while James G. Stone,
Charles johnson, George Dickerman
and M. S. Roberts ranked third.
This was the only event In the
Central Virginia tourney which
found local players victorious.
However, Miller Roberts and George
Dickerman placed third, while Mrs.
Eberson and Bill Poissant followed
in fourth place in the open-pair
match.
Victors in last falls team-of-four
contest, Mrs. Boschan, Mrs. Eberson,
Stone and Poissant repeated their
triumph Wednesday night by Win
ming the spring series sponsored by
the Washington Bridge League. Top
scorers in the concurrent pair game
were Carl SieWeke and T. B. West
man, E. G. Harris and Robert Bier
lev. This months open-pair master
point match will be held Wednes-
day at the Hotel Roosevelt.
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In the team playoff of the Federal
Bridge League Tuesday night, the
Cascades (Stone, Roberts, Col. and
Mrs. J. T. Willis; the Cosmos mil
dred Linderman, DR.. Emily Grewe,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Seabourne), and
the Off Chance MRS. R. Stephen
son, R. Fuchs, c. F. Sieweke and S.
Koopman) foursomes were victorious
in the first session of the prize series.
Federals master-point pair game Is
scheduled for April 27.
Walsh Club Director G. A. Lewis
announces that the monthly master
point game, scheduled for Satur-
day, has been postponed to May /.
At the Saturday game, April 10.
Helen Bainbridge and Joseph Day
won in East-West position, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. B. Meyer tying Mrs. M. l..
Rinker aand Edith Decker for top
score North South.
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Winners of two master point
events in one day, Arthur E. Lane
and w. M Lingley first scored Sat-
urday afternoon at the open-pair
game at Euclid Studios, sponsored
by the Women's Auxiliary, the Coils
Neff and Geddes placing second in
East-West position. High score in
North-South position went to DR.
A. F. O'Donnell and Mrs. Howard
Campbell. while Capt and Mrs
Joseph Herlihy followed in second
/ position.
Saturday night at the Chess Clut
master point session Lane and Ling
ley again scored in East-West posi-
ton, while Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kathan were runnersup. DR.. J. B
Gregg Gusts and Mrs. Rache
Fletcher were victors North-South
while Margaret Rucker and Jessie
Boehlert placed second.
April master-point awards OF tht
Arlington Farms Duplicate Clut
went to Lynn Carrier. Mrs. Myrtl,
Mcmahon, James Case and Davit
Pepper.