Evening star., 1949-10-09

MIS-. beI1ldTU ftOSSOll dI Ullc ASll.
culture Club last Saturday after
noon, and by w. M. Lingley-J. B.
Machlin, who led Howell contest
ants at Buckingham Duplicate
Clubs first nationally awarded
contest of the new season last
Tuesday. Mrs. E. A. st. John
George Lassise and Capt. and Mrs.
j. L. Herlihy halved awards in the
Saturday match.
The substantial 33 match-point
lead amassed during the Septem-
ber % and 80 sessions spelled a
decisive victory for Mrs. Ann
Scruggs and Maj. Mario A. Cic-
cone in the recent Arlington
Farms Duplicate Club open pair
title match. The new champions
also won top scores in both ses-
sions. In recognition Of their VIC
tory they will receive the Marion
Barre Trophy.
The September 20 session con-
cluded another siX-months' cumu-
lative average contest at the Chess
Club, Lewis G. Tubbs holding the
lead with .5665 percentage.
Miller Roberts receives runnerup
prize. netting .5541. In the Thurs
day Sullivan contest for members,
j. D. Boyd took first honors, S. M.
Cohee placing. Final session top
scores fell to Mrs. j. G. Fletcher
w. r. Garrett and w. D. Ellison
M. M. Michales.
Ranking local duplicate match
of the coming week is the monthly
winners game next Wednesday
night. sponsored by the WASH
ington Bridge League, official local
unit of the American Contract
Bridge League. In order to clarity
eligibility requirements for par
ticipation in this contest, Director
Paul Golden lists In a recent WBL
Bulletin the following qualifica-
tions as approved by the ACBL:
During the calendar month pre-
ceding a winners game. a player
must have (a) won top score in
any fractional point duplicate
game conducted by the unit. or one
of the member groups; CD won
first or second place in a monthly
master point game conducted
under unit or club auspices: Co
finished second twice in games
conducted by the sponsoring unit
or clubs; I'd won a top score in
a sectional. regional or national
tournament; or (e) won a full
master point in ways other than
those specified above.
Mr.. Golden further states that
a player need not retain the part
ner with whom he qualified, but
if partners are interchanged. each
player must have individually
qualified. All sections of future
winners games, which are held on
the second Wednesday of each
month, will start promptly at
SPIN.
Bridge Calendar
Arthur Walker Club, 1911
N. Quincy, Arlington; open pair master
point, 7:30; call Glebe 3347 for reserva-
tions. Regency CLUB, Duplicate session
ro9oRRsooWS soS Federal Bridge League
1900 New Hampshire avenue NV;
8 pm. La Sale Studio. 1923 Con-
nscticut avenue NV; open pair rating
s ,:.s 1s,ns css Ss 'ssf sS EN-
Buekingham Duplicate Club, 3l3 N.
point. ?:45 pm: Buckins Duplicate
Club, 3l3 N. Glebe: Arlington; open
eub eeaF sans geyentesnt5 ggelpt t5 stTe,.
WEpNEsDAY--stephan Studio, 1855 Eu-
Pm; Washington Bridge. League
Hotel Roosevelt; open pair rating point
s:%., s;so and : :, pm; nni;x monthly winners
THURsDAY1La sale ' Studio: open pair
dordsn: rating point, s:45 pm. a' River. liver.
side Bridge Club. Arlington Farms;
master ma point, point 7;45 PM, Arlington
FRIDAY-Arlington Farms Duplicate
Club; rating point. g pm. Stephan
sATURDAY-stephan Studio. open pair
rating point. pm. Chess Club, rat
TSenEsasecond Hons 4s and Pm .ts.ssa Mssa SW G1ae
mAAter mint TAO n m