Evening star., 1949-08-21
Bridge Players

N/Oo
day evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Barnard winning the Howell hon
ors. Second awards went to Capt.
B. Denham and Capt.
Charles Smoke. At the La Sale
Studios ON Monday night. top
scores earned master points for
Mrs. T. M. Boyle-Kathjeen Nc
Mutt and E. r. Kenison-C Clara
Sternacher. Half points to Ver-
non Dunn-Mark Lake and c. c.
Lovenberg- Thomas Taybr.
Twelve more local fans added
to their master point collection
by topping the three section
Mitchell play at the Washington
Bridge League last Wednesday
night. They were Mrs. Marianne
Boschan-Kathleen McNutt (third
master award for the latter in
less than week.. j. Fruitman-
James Lazard. Mrs. Thomas
Hamlin- Mrs. M. r. Reddy, David
Murray Thomas Taylor, w. M
Lingley-S. Cohn and H. G. Horn
Si KatZ.
Halving awards in second posi-
ton were Mrs. Elizabeth Land
Mrs. c. w. thinner, j. T. Breen-
w. C. Woodwork, E. G. Harris
jr.-J. M. Sherfey. Mrs. T. M
Boyle-Mark Lake. r. A. Ashton
Vernon Dunn and Mrs. e. A. St
John-J. F. Overend.
A session for early birds tc
start at 7:30 pm. will be intro
duced at the Washington Bridge
League when the fall season gets
under way on September 7. ac-
cording to a decision made al
the meeting of the leagues
Executive Committee preceding
last Wednesdays game. Addi-
tional sessions at 8 pm. will be
continued during the coming year
The new seasons schedule will
include open pair master point
games on the first and third
Wednesdays. winners game or
the second Wednesday and team
of-four sessions on the last
Wednesday of each month. The
foursome contest will include nine
sessions, through the end of May
1850.
QUESTIONABLE responses dictate
a continuance of the popular in
dividual high average contests for
another year For purposes OF
equalizing competition. awards
will be made to those players in
the following groups who accumu-
late the highest total average
during the season: Glass A.
players holding more than SO
master points as of September /:
class B, those who have II to 4s
master points to their crdit. and
class c, 10 or less.
The second annual mixed-pair
championship of the F. Arthur
Walker Club gets under way to-
night at 1911 North Quincy street
in Arlington, final session to be
held on August %. Laura Hunter
and Rush Buckley are title de-
tenders.
On Thursday evening, Chess
Club members and guests will
divide their monthly quota of
national awards at the Hotel
Gordon. and on Saturday after
noon master point fans will flock
to 1855 Euclid street NV. to try
for awards under the sanction of
the WBL Women's Auxiliary
More master points will be avail
able for winners at the Walsh
Club on Saturday night.
A score Of Washington tourrla-
ment enthusiasts are week-ending
at Natural Bridge where the Pied
mont Virginia annual is now in
progress. August 1928 will find
many Of our players at Asheville
N. c., striving for titles in the
Southern Appalachian series. Local
fans will be faced with q difficult
decision on September ell. for
it's question of whether to
attend the Hampton Roads tour
nament at Fort Monroe. Va, or
the longtime favorite at Atlantic
City. both set for the same week
end.
Rating point games also drew
their share Of attention during
the past week. Wins were credited
to Mrs. c. w. Zimmer-Mrs. w. H.
Gorton and Mrs. Alma Byrne-
w. J. Walsmith, who tied to share
Howell honors at the Chess Club
on August IL; to Mrs. Dixie T.
Wright-Mrs. Russell B. Denham
and the Charles Richters for
topping Mitchell contestants at
Arlington Farms on August IL.
First honors to Mrs. E. A. st.
John-Paul Blasangame and the
r. w. Byrnses. at the r. Arthur
Walker Club last Sunday evening.
Representative. John Z Kunkel
Of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Kunkel
topped contestants at the Federal
Bridge League last Monday night,
while on Tuesday high scores went
to Mrs. Rose Robins-Mrs. Fanny
Samuels, Mrs. Elizabeth Count
Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher atv the
Count Club. Howell leaders at the
Stephan Studio Wednesday ma
tinee were A. E. Lane-Robert Will
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