Evening star., 1948-10-10
bridge
By Margaret L. Fisher


calendar this week is the 18th an
nual District of Columbia tourney
of the Washington Bridge League
This classic inevitably attracts out.
of-town life and senior masters by
the score. Added incentive for D. G
players is the desire to retrieve tro-
phies and titles lost last year.
All events will be held in the ball
room of the Hotel Roosevelt, 210l
Sixteenth street NV. Excepting
the mems pair game Friday after
noon, all matches will be in two
sessions. Curtain raiser is the wom-
ems pair game Thursday and Fri
day afternoons. mixed pairs playing
in the evening. The open pair con-
test is set for Saturday. a special
one-session game being offered con-
current with the championship finals
that night. Board-a match team
of-four competition concludes the
series on Sunday, simultaneous with
the Metropolitan pair event.
Participation in these contests IS
open to members Of the American
Contract Bridge League. and, other
than the Metropolitan pair match
which is limited to players holding
less than 20 master points, there is
no restriction insofar as master
point rank Is concerned. Tourna-
ment Chairman Charles G. johnson
states that winners of the champion
ship events will gain possession of
the famous sterling trophies until
next years contests, in addition to
trophies for permanent possession
The Columbia trophy goes to the
women champions, the Capitol Cup
to the top mixed duo, President S
Cup to the winners of the mems
contest, Woodward Cup to the open
pair victors, Eynon Bowl to the
ranking team of -four, and The Eve
ming Star Cup will be awarded
leaders in the Metropolitan match
Starting times Thursday, Friday
and Saturday are 2 and 8:15 pm
Sunday events, 1890 and 6 pm
A. M. Sobel OF New York will direct
and score the play, assisted by Paul
e. Golden. On the lighter side
members Of the Women's Auxiliary
Of the Washington Bridge League
will fete the visiting distaff con-
tingent during the women's match
on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. ]. B
Gregg Gusts Is in charge OF
ARRANGEMENTS.
Favorite partnerships took ad-
vantage of the Washington Bridge
Leagues master point contest Wed.
nesday to get pre-tourney practice
High score in Section A, MS. went
to Mrs. Bernard Rosson and Mrs
Dora schwart, Mr.. and Mrs. vii,
liam Mcintyre taking E-W honors
In Section B, Mrs. w. H. Gortor
and Mrs. Ida M. Terrant led Ms
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright and Col. j
G. Seabourne E-W. Runnersur
numbered E. G. Harris, jr.-J. r
McGhee, Mrs. M. Boschan-Dr. E
M. Short, Mrs. Mary Goodstein.
Mrs. 1helma Surkin and J. Thoma.
Brun- William Woodworth.
Washington Is about to lose two
leading bridge figures, for the PERI
E. Henningers are moving to New
York, where Mr.. Henninger vii
affiliate with a patent law firm. HI
is former president of the Wash.
ington Bridge League and currently
member OF the Executive Com.
mittee of the ACBL. League Presi'
dent DR.. w. H. Gorton presented
him with a silver fruit dish preced'
ing Wednesdays game. Mrs. Hen
ninger Is first vice president Of th'
women's auxiliary and two week
ago annexed the Schwartz Cup Ii
the annual charity contest.
Mrs. sybil Newlands and Davie
Murray are 1913 mixed-pair cham
pions Of the Chess Club. In tn.
two-session match, concluded Tues.
day, they netted 60 per cent aver.
age. Second were Mrs. M. r. Reddy
and Lloyd L. Tubbs, while Mrs. J
r. Belt and Lewis @. Tubbs ranked
third. Mrs. Gregg Gusts and vii.
liam Poissant topped the first ses.
sion of play, Mrs. Marianne Boschar
and DR.. Jerald G. Wooley leadins
in the October round.
Quarterly contests at the Chess
Club closed September 30. high score
in the Thursday cumulative average
competition going to Mrs. Boschan
Charles johnson second and George
L. Dickerman third. MIR. Dickermar
will receive the Thursday Sullivan
award, Lewis Tubbs and c. M
Fisher in second and third place
The Saturday point award wal
merited by DR.. Wooley, with Mr.
Dickerman second and Mrs. c. w
thinner third. while Miller s. Rob.
erts won the Saturday Sullivan prize
Mr.. Tubbs and DR.. Wooley trailing
In the game September 30 Mrs