Evening star., 1948-06-06
News About Bridge

strated his pruwess by winning the
title. His partner was Edward r.
Cof1n.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Kathan
made the best showing for Wash
ington, placing eighth. John Par
rish, paired with Ben johnson Of
Spartansburg, s. c.. finished 18th.
Other local players who quail
fed for the championship finals
after two grueling knockout rounds
were DR.. A. r. O'Donnell. Bill Pois-
SAINT, 1t. Col. j. T. Willis, Ralph
spritzer and DOCS" Gorton and
McHugh.
Even the element OF romance was
not lacking in that event. The
championship round on Sunday
evening was delayed while the play
ers took time out to give congratu-
lations and best wishes to popular
Kay and Rut Magee, who were mar
ried the preceding day In Silver
Spring. Both are Washington bridge
players of note, and the bride is
former Kay Crane Moorman. Real
bridge troupers, they couldn't pass
up q game. even on their honey
moon. Participating In the special
pair game. they placed third In
their section.
Other Washington players merit
ing awards In the special event were
Leroy Thurtell and Mrs. Field, who
won North-South in section B, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Count Carl Siewecke,
who placed Top score East-West
in section c went to j. D. Boyd and
D. G. Spellman, while Kathleen
McNutt and Mrs. Margaret l.. Fish
er received second honors in North
South position.
Mrs. j. D. Boyd and Mrs. Paul
Golden placed eighth in the wom-
ems pair event, making the best
showing for the local group, while
Washington's only life master, DR..
A. j. Steinberg, paired with Bob
Hawk of radio fame, placed fifth IN
the concurrent mems bout. 1t. Col.
Tim Willis and Ralph S. Spritzer
followed in sixth place, r. E. Miles,
jr., and Leroy Thurtell ranking
ninth.
Curtain raiser for the series was
the mixed-pair event on Friday
evening. Mrs. Laeke Lentz Of Raj
eigh and George F. Ball Of Rich
mond captured the title, while Capt.
talite Leroy Thurtell and Mrs. Paula
Bacher of Philadelphia finished
third. Mr.. and Mrs. Kathan, play
ing consistently good game,
ranked 10th in the strong field.
Forging ahead from fourth place.
a 70 per cent game last wednesday
brought the women's pair title to
Mrs. Clarence w. thinner and Mrs.
Walter K. Ashmead Their COM
bined score for the two sessions OF
the Washington Bridge Leagues
championship event was 3l5h,
against 293 for the second-place
team of Maizie Buie and Mrs. Mil
dred Linderman. Mrs. j. r. Belt
and Mrs. Lester Gibson followed in
third position with 289.
simultaneously, male members OF
the league contested for the mems
title, George Dickerman and Miller
Roberts scoring high with 381 match
points. 1t. Col. ]. T. Willis and
Ralph Spritzer, with 1892, took
second awards, while Dr.. A. j.
Steinberg and James G. Stone fin
ished third with 1865.
The June team-of-four master
point game, postponed from last
Wednesday, is scheduled for June 8,
and the master-pair contest goes
into play on June 16.
Initial master-poin contest of the
Thursday series at the Chess Club
was held on May n. DR.. j. B. Gregg
Gusts and Clarence M. Fisher cap
turing North-South awards, while
Charles johnson and James G.
Stone won East-West. In second
position were Mrs. John Fletcher
DR.. j. v. Waits and Mrs. j. B. Gregg
Gusts George Dickerman. The
clubs Saturday night Howell con-
test was won by Mr.. and Mrs. w. M.
Lingley and the monthly members
only" individual round robin went
to James Lazard.
The F.. Arthur Walker Club held
its nationally awarded contest on
May %. Mrs. E. A. st. John and
Mrs. Mary Goodstein (N-S) and
Capt. Charles Stevens and 1t. Rus
sell B. Denham (E-W) earned the
master point quota. Mrs. Alma
Byrne and Charles Geier and the
Misses Mary and Lucille Burger
each received half a master point
for second-place scores.
In a closely contested match on
June /, Frank Garner and D. G.
Spellman shared top honors in an
round robin, Mrs. Myrtle
trailing. The concurrent
open-pair awards went to Col. and
Mrs. ]. G. Seabourne, Mrs. Vessel
Stewart and Mrs. A. Scruggs plac-
ing. Preceding next Tuesdays pair
contests, President George Kathan
will make formal presentation of
the Steward Trophy to the victori-
GUS Cascades" team composed OF
Miller Roberts, j. G. Stone and 1t.
COL and Mrs. Willis. Other prizes
will be awarded to section winners
Of the spring seasons team-of-four
playoff.
Mrs. D. E. Stephan treated fem
mime clientele of her studio to a
master-point tourney May 20. Play
ing a 12-table scrambled Mitchell
Mrs. T. E. Turner and