Evening star., 1948-05-09
Bridge
By Margaret l. Fisher

Shuttle all boards-no redea}s-
play when you're ready" These
familiar words will mean the con-
test is under way for the City Of
Washington open pair champion
ship scheduled to begin at / pm
today at the Hotel Roosevelt. Direc-
tor Paul E. Golden will referee the
several hundred duplicate players
who are challenging current title
holders, Amy Ashmead and Kath-
leen McNutt. The Washington
Bridge League is sponsoring this
star event, under the chairmanshir
of Charles c. Johnson.
The leagues monthly team-of-foul
master contest last Wednesday was
captured by E. G.. Harris. jr.; ]. r
LIdagee, Heinz Steinbach and r. A
Ashton in a 33-board match. Shar.
ing second honors were the four.
somes of Mrs. Kay Moorman, Bill
Million, Miller Roberts and Jim Laz-
ard and DR.. and Mrs. A. j. Steinbere
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Rosson
In the concurrent pair game Mrs
Sue White and Charles johnson LED
North-South, while Col. and Mrs
D. N. Yates scored East-West. Pres
ident w. H. Gorton reminds al
members to attend the annual meet
ing and election of officers on May
IL and participate in the open pail
match to follow.
The Federal Bridge Leagues sea.
sonal prize team -of-four playoff was
concluded last Tuesday, the tor
three quartets in each of the three
sections sharing the booty. The
"Bloopers" John Fletcher, w. M
Lingley, Jess Boyd, Dave Murray
captured first prize in section A, fol-
lowed by Cascades" q. G. Stone
Miller Roberts, Col and Mrs. Willis
and "Victory" (Dora Schwartz, Lew
Levinson, M. Wells and Sam Cohn)
Mixed Party" CRush Buckley
Florence Stein, Frank and Harry
Garner, Mrs. Goodstein) rated high
in B group, triumphing over the
Cosmos" (Mrs. j. G. Seabourne
Mrs. w. H. Gorton, DR. Emily Grewe
Mrs. Mildred Linderman) and the
wild Deuces" (Paris Keener, Mrs
Mabel Du Bois, Mrs. Grace Eaton
Mrs. Ida Terrant, Doris RothwelD.
In section c, the "Od Chance
ruth Stevenson, Koopman, Fuchs
Carl Siewecke) led the field, trailed
by "P. Bs."' minor Ellis, Warren
Bedell, Mr.. and Mrs. Range and
the "Sourdoughs" Elaine Pack
Hamilton, Egolf and w. Mobley).
May II and 18 have been set for
playof of the three highest ranking
teams of the past year in the Fed
eral group. The Bloopers, who
maintained the highest percentage
in section A for both the fall and
spring seasons, will meet the Cas-
cades and Empires in hotly con-
tested match for the coveted
Luther C. Stewart Cup. May II also
marks the beginning of weekly open
pair contests continuing throughout
the summer months.
The Army did very we'll in the
Arlington Farms Duplicate Club
team -of-four championship match
held April 80 and May 2. when 1t.
Col. and Mrs. Henry A. Walker and
1t. Col. and Mrs. Manfred j. Haas
captured first place. The Ann
Scruggs- David Kandel-John Grit
fifth Charles Geier quartette finished
second, while q tie for third place
resulted between the Kitty Boyle
Charlie Reddy-Kathleen McNutt-
Amy Ashmead team and the Maj.
r. G. Bounds-Capt. S. G. Scales
Maj. and Mrs. ]. J. Jones foursome.
Next Friday, the Arlington Farms
contingent will hold an open master
point event.
The winning partnership Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Count and Mrs. Florence
Millspaugh (North-South collected
another master point last Saturday
night at the Walsh Club. as did
Mrs. Ann Scruggs and 1t. Col. Henry
A. Walker CEast-West). Joseph M.
Day, Helen Bainbridge. Capt. and
Mrs. Joseph Herlihy placed in the
same event.
Ladies outplayed the men at
Agriculture's monthly matinee last
Saturday, when master awards went
to Mrs. Helen st. John, Mrs. Alma
Bryne, Mrs. T. E. Turner and Mrs.
Eula Camp. Second honors went to
William Million, Charles C. john
son, John Luttrell and H. Shinnick.
Mrs. D. E. Stephan's studio will
again be the scene of a master
point event next Saturday after
noon.
Potomac Valley mixed pair cham
pions Mrs. J. F. Terrence and Lewis
Tubbs paired to score another vic.
tory at the Chess Club last Satur-
day night, playing North-South,
while the same night Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Byrns in East-West position
duplicated their win of Thursdays
Chess Club match. Bill Poissant
and Bill Million scored high North
South in the Thursday game. The
clubs monthly master event will
be held May IS.
Last week end Jim Stone, John
Parrish. Joe White and Dave Mur-
ray journeyed to Raleigh, where they
tied the team headed by DR.. and
Mrs. Charles Duffy of New Bern
for first place in the North Carolina
State championship foursome con-
test. The Duffy's are current D. c..
open pair title holders. Parrish
placed second in the mixed game,
with Mrs. Myers, and third in the
opens, partnered by Mrs. Ben
Johnson.
The La Sale Studio Monday game
was won by Carl A. Lewis and w. S.
Ramsey, while the preceding Thurs
day Howell was captured by Mrs.
Dixie T. Wright and 1t. Col, E. G..
Rees.
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