Evening star., 1949-04-24
bridge
By Margaret |. Fisher

BY Morsorst /. Fisher
The winners game made its
debut last Wednesday night at
the Washington Bridge League.
The confusion Of last-minute
changes in playing quarters at
| the Hotel Roosevelt was soon for
. gotten as S6 March winners set
tied to test their skill for the dou-
BILE master point award In the April
90 session. Mrs. Elizabeth Count
Mrs. Florence Millspaugh MS
and 1t. Col. and Mrs. John Geddes
(E-W) easily cleared the field in
section A.
In section B. Directors Paul E.
Golden and Jerry Machlin had to
split hairs to determine Ms win
ners. computing scores of three
leading pairs to thousandths OF q
point. Their final decision favored
Mrs. William Mcintyre and r. A.
Ashton, first place. E-W going to
Mrs. j. r. McGhee and J. T. Nc
Dermott.
Runnersup In the two winners
sections were Simon Gerber
Charles johnson, Mrs. Howard @.
Campbell-Dr. w. s. Benedict. Mrs.
Doris Vosburgh-Lloyd Tubbs and
Mrs. Bernard Rossop- Mrs. Mar
garet L. Fisher, each receiving one
master point. 1t is expected that
this popular contest will continue
on the third Wednesday OF each
month.
WBL members who failed to
make the grade during March
played In q separate section for
the customary single master point
award. Topping this field were
Maurice Haven-Irving Rottenburg
and Mrs. Hal Cook Charles Loven-
burg. Halt points to second placers
Victor Barton-E. @. Harris. jr..
and Grace Eaton-Paris Keener.
Winning 20 boards out OF ~ IN
play. the Cascades George l..
Dickerman. Miller 3. Roberts
Mrs. Richmond H. Skinner.
James G.. Stone) last Monday
night amazed competing four
somes at the Federal Bridge
League by turning in a 81 per cent
game. Rarely does the winning
score in any duplicate match
average better than 80 per cent,
and this victory for the Cascades
establishes a record.
Another usual result-doubie
wins in both directions-was
achieved the same evening at the
La Sale Studios where Mrs. r. G.
Anderson-M Mrs. w. B. Shope tied
Mrs. Dixie T. Wrigt1t-Capt. Rus
sell B, Denham for first honors
Ms in the ll-table master point
Mitchell, while Mrs. Marian Barre
w. H. Winner shared identical E-W
tops with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l.
O'Connor. the latter duo visiting
here from New York.
The washington Chapter Of the
American Association Of Univer-
sity Women celebrates formal
opening Of its new quarters at 1913
New Hampshire avenue NV. next
Saturday. Rubber bridge IN three
sessions, at 10 am. 2 and 8 pm.
will be the order of the day. AL
university women in this area.
their husbands and friends. are
invited to attend. Reservations
may be made through Mrs. B. B.
Jones. Woodley 7787.. Mrs. Jones
serves as director OF the AAUW
duplicate games held at the club
rooms every Friday evening At
8 O'Clock.
Arlington Farms residents and
guests competed for the r. Arthur
Walker Clubs April quota OF na-
tional awards, top scores going TO
Mai, Mario A. Ciccone-Capt. John
Lee Carr, jr., and Laura Hunter
Jesse Duke. jr.:: seconds TO the
Alfred Barnards and Capt. ano
Mrs. Russell Denham.
Final session Of the second an
nuaI Arlington Farms Duplicate
Club open pair championship get
under way this evening at o:so
O'Clock. Next Friday night the
same group win hold Q team-oi-
four match in lieu OF the regular
rating point pair game.
First honors ut the Stephan
Studio matinee April l6 won mas
ter points for Mrs. Dora Schwartz
Charles Lyons and Gary Arkoian-
David Murray. runnersup Mrs. 9.
II. Beasley-Bernard RosSon ano
Mrs. Lester 0ibson-W. II. Winner
receiving the customary 30 rating
points.
Master points are to be awarded
tomorrow night at 3 o'clock at
the Federal Bridge League. l3Oe
New Hampshire avenue NV.
where team play yields 70 the
monthly open pair match. Thurs
day night Chess Club members
and guests vie for national awards
Mt the Hotel Gordon. 7:45 o'clock
and on Saturday evening members
OF the walsh Club meet al the
Walsh Center. Twenty-second and
p streets NV. 10 divide the April