Evening star., 1949-06-05
Bridge
Dy Maroaret l. Fisher

portunity to compete for nsw
titles when the fourth annual
Potomac Valley championships
move In Friday for O three-day
stand ut the Hotel George Mason
In Alexandria.
Man players viii have . con
test of their own Friday afternoon
while the distaff set strives 70 re-
trieve the Edith Swanson Trophy
now held by Baltimoresns Mrs.
Edward Behrend and Mrs. II. Z.
Whitaker. On Friday evening
mixed pairs vie for the Stockvis
Trophy. now in possession Of Mrs.
). r. Terrence and Lewis G. Tubbs.
Mrs. Edna Evans win substitute
for Mrs. Terrence. who has moved
to Fort Benning, Ga.
Major event Of the tournament
will be the two-season open-pair
contest on June IL. winners re-
ceiving the Vosburgh trophy plus
a generous master point award.
Current title holders are DR.. A. r.
ODonnell and Charles 9. Geier
On Sunday Fred L. Karpin viii
Join his Baltimore teammates.
Margaret Hamilton. James Hun
ter and Arthur Schlesinger. In de-
fense of the william Cheeks Tro-
ply and the team flour title.
Arthur Helm. who now resides In
New York. will return to Wash
ington for this contest. Start
ing time for the foursonae match
will be advanced to ! pm.
This tournament Is sponsored
by the Washington Bridge League.
william r. Million serving as
manager. Alvin Landy viii direct
the play.
approximately 20 Washington
mans tested their skill with many
Of the Nations experts at the sec
ond annual Mid-Atlantic Region
ais at Virginia Beach. Outstand-
ing local performance In the
classic came in Mondays team
of-four contest, J. M. White
teaming with the all-life master
foursome Of Z. Ellenbogen
and the Charles J. Solomons
Of Philadelphia and former WASH
ingtonian John J. Parish, now Of
Centralia. III. to take the team
title with IS boards.
Runnerup honors in the same
contest were shared by the Wash
ington team Of Simon Gerber.
Charles johnson, Henry Stearman
DR.. A. j. Steinberg and Vic Zeve,
also lie Roy Thurtell. Mrs. ]. E.
Folline of Richmond, r. L. Miles of
Virginia Beach and Baltimoreans
Irwin Fisher and Charles Shapiro,
each team winning 34l2 boards.
Both Of Saturday afternoons s
concurrent mems and women's
contests ended in q two-way tie,
an odd coincidence for q tourna-
ment. top honors in the ladies'
match being shared by Virginia s
Mrs. r. Nichols-Mrs. v. Wander
baugh and Mrs. Stella Landauer
of Richmond Ruth Sherman of
New York. Best showing among
Washington participants was made
by Mrs. Edna Evans-Mrs. A. j.
lSteinberg. who finished sixth.
Charles H. Goren of Philadelphia
and DR.. A. Salasky Of Norfolk
shared comparable honors in the
mems field with DR.. H. r. Storr
and X. L. Peterson of New York,
Henry Stearman and Vic Zeve of
Washington taking runnerup hon.
ors.
Mrs. Stella Landauer and Her.
bert Gerst of Norfolk bested the
mixed-pair contestants on Friday
evening, leading runnersup. DR..
and Mrs. A. j. Steinberg. by 2l2
match points. Mrs. Evans and
Mr.. Spritzer. Laura Hunter and
Mr.. White picked up a few re-
gional points in fifth and seventh
positions. respectively.
As the Washington Bridge
Leagues annual individual match
went into the championship finals
last Wednesday night, SO out of
100 original entrants had quail
fed. Largest carryover scores
were earned by r. A. Ashton and
Mrs. J. r. Adler, who topped their
respective sections in the initial