Evening star., 1948-10-31

Mrs. Amy Scruggs and Lola Pen
nyan-W. e. Mobley halved master
awards.
Federal resumes its team -of-four
playoff tomorrow night at $500 Six
teenth street NV. New foursomes
are still being accepted and have
ample time to compete for seasonal
prizes. Early registration with Sec
retary Paris Keener is urged.
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The Stephan Studio was the
scene of a double-header master
point attraction last week end, Mr..
and Mrs. Karl Itkin, DR.. and Mrs.
A. j. Steinberg bagging the national
awards in Friday nights session,
trailed by Fanny Samuel-H A. Bux-
baum and Col. Richmond H. Skin
ner-James G. Stone The Saturday
matinee contest, under sponsorship
of the Washington Bridge Leagues
Women's Auxiliary, brought close
victory to Mrs. Mary Goodstein-
Mrs. Thelma Surkin and David
Murray James G. Stone. They lead
runners-up, Mrs. Edna Evans Ralph
Spritzer and Charles Lyon-Dr. G. c.
Mcdonnell, by one match point.
The Walsh Clubs quota Of ma
tional awards for October was divid-
ed last Saturday night between Mrs.
George King, jr.-Mrs. May Packard
in North-South position and Mrs.
June HodgkinS- Rush Buckley, East
West, second honors going to Col
and Mrs. !. G.. Seabourne, Clara
Sternacher David Handel. Final
round of the clubs second annual
open pair championship match
takes place tonight.
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Master point night at Arlington
Farms increased the national stand
ing for winners Mrs. Dixie T..
Wright-Mrs. Wessal Stewart and
Capt. Charles A. Stevens Lynn Car
rier: runnerup awards to Mrs. T. M.
Boyle-Mrs. M. r. Reddy and Mary
Bristor-Lt. Comdr. o. o. Liebschner
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The Buckingham Duplicate Club
contingent competed for master
points last Tuesday, Erna Fuhrer-
Mrs. Bess holland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Richter claiming the quota.
Mrs. Evelyn Saperstein-Mrs. Edna
Evans and Mrs. Lee Lewis-Simo
Gerber were second. Club Director
Mrs. Evans announces that enroll
ments are still acceptable for the
Fred l.. Karpin lecture series. Glasses
meet the first and third Tuesday
evenings of each month. For addi-
tional information call Mrs. Evans
at Chestnut 9781.
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Alternate Wednesday team-of-
four play was featured at the Wash
ington Bridge League October q.
Mrs. Marianne Boschan-Lewis G.
Tubbs-Col. r. H. Skinner-James G.
Stone topped the foursome by two
boards, while James Lazard- Harold
Mayer CN-S) and Simon Gerber
Hillel King (E-W) led the concur
rent 17-table Mitchell pair contest.
After q week of inactivity, defer
ring to the District of Columbia
championship matches. the Capital
City Chess Club resumed its dupli-
cate schedule October 81 and % with
two Howell contests. First place In
the Thursday game went to Mrs.
Marianne Boschan and George L.
Dickerman, who earlier in the eve
ming received awards for winning
last seasons cumulative average and
Sullivan contests, respectively. Mrs.
J. D. Boyd and David Murray were
second in the Thursday match. On
Saturday night, Francis Drake
paired with A. G. Stone to lead the
field, Mrs. c. w. thinner and Eldred
Mowery placing.
The chess clubs biannual indi-
vidual playoff between the Is rank
ing players of the April 1-September
80 period was held Tuesday night
DR.. Merrill Flood topping the field
with SOL game. DR.. j. B. Gregg
Gusts, and Clark M. Fisher,
drew second and third positions.
The clubs Board Of Directors has
selected the second Tuesday night
for the monthly members only"
session. November has been set
for the next stag get-together.
At the La Sale Studios Monday
night Margaret Napper and Mrs.
Wessal Stewart paired to win the
Howell match. Mrs. Dixie T. Wright,
director, advises that master point
contests in the future will be held
the first Thursday and third Mon
day Of each month.
The Connecticut Bridge Club, 2605
Connecticut avenue, Is conducting
an introduction to duplicate games
for nonexperts every Tuesday night
ut 7:45 pm.