Evening star., 1949-05-29
Bridge
By Moreoret |. Fisher

Reports of the Washington
delegations success In the Mid
Atlantic Regionals are awaited
More than q score Of our player:
today swing into the ANAL rounds
OF the open pair championship
currently in progress at Virgins
Beach. Tomorrow several loca
foursomes will vie with the ex-
perts for the team -of-four title
concluding event Of the four day
meet
Members OF the WBL's Women,
Auxiliary. satisfied with the ca.
pable performances of Mrs. H. @
Campbell rs president. Mrs. p. Z
Golden. first vice president: Mrs
j. r. McGhee. secretary. and Mrs
Z. A. st. John treasurer. last
Saturday unanimously reelected
them. . Mrs. w. J. Tidball va,
voted in as second vice president
replacing Mrs. w. H. Gorton, who
resigned, Mrs. Jack Bennett. Mrs
William Poissant and Mrs. D. Z
Stephan were elected to the Exec
utive Board.
Master point winners in the
matinee which followed the year s
final luncheon meeting held at
the Burlington Hotel were Mrs
Bennett-Mrs. Dora Schwartz. Mrs
Charles Richter Mrs. Elizabeth
Land. Mrs. Mary Goodstein- Mrs
Bernard Rosson and Mrs. Mildred
Linderman Mrs. T. r. Henry
Runnersup were Mrs. ]. q. Fetch
er-Mrs. Roy Hackett, Mrs. Stanley
Beasley-Mrs. T. E. Turner. Mrs
McGhee Mrs. Margaret Fisher
and Mrs. Myrtle McMahan- Mrs
Margaret Myrtle.
Federal Bridge League members
We'd for the May quota of master
points last Monday. Gary Arkoisn-
Wallace Ashby. J. D. Boyd David
Murray. the Bernard Rossons and
DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Gorton bag
gtng the awards. Fifty rating
points to second placers: Mrs. j. q.
Seabourne-Mrs. Myrtle McMahan
Mrs. Margaret Myrtle-K. Koppel
Paris Keener-Mrs. Lucy McCon-
chic and Mrs. Marian Barre-Laura
Hunter.
Highest percentage for both the
fall and winter team-of- four
series. ended May Is, was earned
by the Cascades George Bick.
erman. Miller Roberts. Col. and
Mrs. r. H. Skinner. James q.
Stone). current holders Of the
Federal's Luther CO. Steward Cup
but as rules Of play forbid the
same teams winning both seasons
the Four Roses MRS. H. 8,
Klein. Mrs. w. B. Russell, Mrs
Dora Schwartz. George Kathan)
with the next best average. have
become technical winners OF the
fall season awards and will COM
pete with the Cascades and the
Allies tMrs. A, r. Hodgkins, @.
r. Graham. o. r. Mathews. r.. H
Higgins. third-ranking team over
the year on q percentage basis
Federars next big attraction is
. two-season mixed pair match to
be held In the clubrooms, 1900 New
hampshire avenue NV, on June
g and Is. An open-pair rating
point game will be featured to-
morrow night.
Last week end Gary Arkoian,,
Wallace Ashby. David Murray and
J. M. White journeyed to Allen
town. Pa. for q shot at the Lehieh
Valley team-of-four title. Topping
the expert field In the afternoon
session. the Washington team I'm.
ished third In the finals. losing
the match by one board to the
life master foursome headed by
Alvin Landy. For consolation our
players netted I'VE master points.
For the master point minded
the coming week offers contests at
the La Sale Studio. 1923 Con-
necticut avenue NV. Thursday
afternoon: at the Stephan Studio.
1855 Euclid street NV. Friday
evening tthis game being advanced
from the second Friday TO avoid
conflict with the Potomac Valley
championships scheduled for June
l0-l2 In Alexandria. and again
ut the Stephan Studio on Satur-
day afternoon when Agriculture
Club divides its monthly quota OF
national awards.
A first time master point win
for L. r. conneally and d. J.
Harris at the r. Arthur Walker
Club monthly held May 20. CO.
yictors were Mrs. r. M. Boyle
Mrs. NJ. r. Reddy. Mary Bristor-
Comdr. o. o. Liebechner, and the
Misses Mary and Lucille Burger
Seconds to Mrs. Alma Byrne-Mrs.
j. q. Seabourne. r. w. Holmes
NJ. Searles. Capt. and Mrs. J. L.
Herlihy and Jesse Duke-Capt.
Charles A. Stevens. tr.
The r. Arthur Walker Trophy.
donated by Mrs. II. A. Walker. was
awarded for the flrst time last
Friday evening to Mai. Mario A.
Ciccone.
The Arlington Farms contingent
II reminded that due 10 the ab-
sence Of Col. II. A. Walker. club
director. no duplicate games win
Be held during June. First game
In the summer series b set for
July 9.
David Murray bested his op-
ponents In the Chess Clubs semi
annual individual contest last
Tuesday evening. DF. Jerah O
Wo0ley placing and James LAxAro
nnishing third.