Evening star., 1948-04-11
Bridge
By Margaret {. Fisher

It was master point night for the
IS teams Of four who registered last
Wednesday for the Washington
Bridge Clubs first meeting at the
Hotel Roosevelt. In the more for
NAL atmosphere of the blue room,
members and guests enjoyed the
games and refreshments and praised
Charles johnson and his Commit
tee on Arrangements for the house,
warming.
Split top awards In closely con-
tested matches went to the teams OF
Catherine Cotter-J. T. Weller, David
Murray-Joe White and Fred
George-Simon Gerber. M. May.
Charles johnson. Fractional mas
ter point certificates were issued MIR.
and Mrs. Bernard Rosson, w. M
Lingley and DR.. @. c. Mcdonnell,
winners OF the concurrent open pair
game.
President w. H. Gorton announced
a gift of $50 to the American Red
Cross as one Of the leagues char
ltaple encedVOfS.
There are three more games In
which members may raise seasonal
averages in competing for prizes
awarded the three top-ranking play
ers in each group. As of March 81,
highest percentages were held by
James G. Stone, Charles johnson
and Mrs. F. w. Norman in class
A; E. G. Harris, jr.; Mrs. G. M.
Fisher and Larry Reynolds, in class
B: Mrs. Thelma Surkin, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Million and Mrs. l.. J. Terry.
At the Federal Bridge League
April 6 the team OF John G. Fletcher,
Mrs. Lester Gibson, J. D. Boyd and
Larry Reynolds captured first place
in the qualifying round. As the
result Of last Tuesdays contest. all
Federal teams are now frozen in
their respective sections.
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Mrs. Dixie T. Wright paired with
E. r. Kenison to tie Florence Mills
paugh and Erna Fuhrer for high
score in the game Monday night at
the La Sale Studio. The same eve
ming George Kathan at the Capital
City Chess Club captured the round
robin playoff among the top rs
scorers of six months ending March
81. The current six months series
began on April /, the winning part
nerships of DR.. ]. v. Waits and Mar
garet Fisher. Larry Reynolds and
James Lazard taking the lead on
the cumulative average sheets.
Seasonal presentations were made
at the Chess Club last Thursday.
To Larry Reynolds went the Sat-
urday point award, while Dr.. Jerald
q. Wooley merited the Sullivan prize
for the same series. James G. Stone
gained the lions share by receiving
the Thursday night Sullivan award,
in addition to the biannual prize for
the highest cumulative average.
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The Arlington Duplicate Bridge
Club champions are Mrs. Edward A.
st. John and Mrs. Henry A. Walker
q new partnership which triumphed
over Col. John A. Geddes and Col.
Paul Z. NefI. the latter finishing
second In the closely fought two
session match concluded April 4.
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One point nearer life mastership
are Mr.. and Mrs. George Kathan,
William Poissant and DR.. A. F,
O'Donnell as the result OF their
wins at the Agriculture monthly
matinee. second place awards 60
ing to Mrs. Edna Evans and Mrs
G. w. Zimmer and to Mrs. Lester
Gibson paired with Charles John
son.
At the weekly game held at the
Walsh Club last Saturday evening
the North-South winners were
Capt. and Mrs. Joseph Herlihy; w.
s. Ramsey and G. A. Lewis scoring
high in the East-West position.
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The women'S auxiliary game was
advanced to April 10 to avoid con-
fiict with the Potomac Valley cham
pionship event In Alexandria, sched-
uled for April 23-25. Presentation
Of the Bennett trophy was made at
the auxiliary game to Mrs. Ida M.
Terrant and Mrs. James A. Dearing.
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This week end finds many local
duplicate fans participating In the
Lynchhurg contests. while Kath-
leen McNutt has journeyed to the
concurrent tournament In Atlanta,
Ca, where she Is the guest Of Emma
and John Darsey. former Washing
fov, rac{Ioy,xe