Evening star., 1948-06-20
bridge
By Margaret L. Fisher

ava LII CIlelT QueSt LOT master
points, local fans are planning .
gala Fourth-of-July duplicate fete
at Carvel Hall in Annapolis.
The concurrent mems pair and
women's pair events will be held
Friday evening. The mixed pair
contest will be played Saturday, and
the open pairs contest Sunday, both
events played in two sessions.
Teams of four will battle in board
a-match competition Monday. This
tourney is sponsored jointly by the
Maryland and Washington units of
the American Contract Bridge
League. DR.. w. H. Gorton, Charles
c. johnson and DR.. N. j. McHugh
are committee chairmen represent
ing the Capital contingent.
Washington Bridge League play
ers in the monthly master point
contest Wednesday at the Hotel
Roosevelt may have been inspired
by the swing music in the adjoining
ballroom. Mrs. T. M. Boyle, Kath-
leen McNutt, Mrs. Dora Schwartz
Col. M. ]. Haas, Mrs. D. E. Stephan
Mrs. Marian Barre, Paul Blasen-
game and J. c. Duke emerged VIC
torious in q record field. Second
honors went to Capt. and Mrs. ]. r
McGhee, DR.. Neil j. McHugh, DR.
w. H. Gorton, D. Mayer. L. Saliva
torel, Mrs. Thelma Surkin, and Mrs.
Mary Goodstein.
The Federal Bridge Leagues
game Tuesday night was won by
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Rosson, run
nerup honors going to DR.. and Mrs.
A. J. Steinberg. Officers of the
League will meet tomorrow night
at the Bellevue Hotel.
Capitalites are now afforded two
additional opportunities to partici-
pate in master point games. The
time: 8 pm, second and fourth Fri
days; the place: Mrs. D. E. Ste
phans 1855 Euclid street studio.
in the June II con-
test fought q close match, Mrs.
Clarence thinner and Eldred Now
rev winning North-South by q half
match point over Mrs. Dora
Schwartz and Mrs. Rose Robins.
Mrs. Frederick Eberson and James
G. Stone claimed the prize awards
trailed by DR.. Edwin
Short and Clarence thinner.
Initial national award contest of
the La Sale Studios Thursday series
was held June 10 and one master
point richer were Kathleen McNutt-
Maizie Buie and DR.. Ralph Cohen
william Reynolds. Runners up. Mrs.
Clarence thinner. Mrs. Mary Good
stein and Capt. and Mrs. Joseph L.
Herlihy each earned half q point.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright, studio director,
announces that second Thursdays
will be master award nights. Last
Howell contest fell to Col.
and Mrs. j. G. Seabourne, while
Clarence thinner and Lynn Carrier
placed.
Another Chess Club master point
victory was chalked up June IL by
DR.. j. B. Gregg Custis and Miller
Roberts North-South, and by Lewis
G. Tubbs- William Poissant East
West. DR.. j. G. Woolley-Mrs. Harold
R. Young and Mrs. T. M. Boyle
Mrs. j. R. Belt each received half
a point for second place. Thursday
night prizes were claimed by T. ].
Buford and r. H. Higgins (N-S)
and Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Sheedy
(E-W).
Regular monthly open pair master
point matinee of the Women's Auxil-
lary will be held June rs at the
Stephan Studios. Mrs. Howard
Campbell, president, has appointed
the following committee chairmen:
Mrs. H. s. Klein; men,
bership, Mrs. Frederick Eberson;
parliamentarian, Mrs. Harold Young;
publicity, Mrs. Margaret Fisher;
ways and means, Mrs. Dora
Schwartz, and welfare, Mrs. Jesse
Gilbert.
With one game to 60, DR.. c. C.
has virtually clinched
title to the Agriculture Clubs trophy
as a result of his victory June 8
with Mrs. Katherine Fenton. The
remaining contest will be held We'd
nesday at 1855 Euclid street NV
Mrs. Fenton maintained her win
ming streak Friday at the F. Arthur
Walker Club master point session,
partnered by Mrs. Hazel Ryman
North-South. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lndeman received East West
honors.
The Walsh Clubs national award
contest for June goes into play next
Saturday night under the guidance
of Directors Lynn Carrier and
Vessel Stewart.
The Connecticut Bridge Club held
its first duplicate game Monday at
2605 Connecticut avenue, under d.
rection of Charles Geier and C. A
Lewis. Ms winners: Mr.. and Mrs
j. L. Mantle: E-W winners: Dor
Christman and Matthew Solomon.
The Buckingham Duplicate Club
recently closed its season with q
master point contest, Paul Blasan-
game, Jesse Duke, jr.. Col. and Mrs