Evening star., 1949-02-27
bridge
By Margaret l.. Fisher

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attendance. On February 2, with
the Federal Bridge Leagues open
pair title at stake, more than a
hundred local enthusiasts, Joined
by score of Baltimore fans,
competed through the afternoon
and evening at the Hotel Roose-
velt, bowing at the conclusion of
So deals to James G. Stone and
Federals newly elected president,
Col. Richmond H. Skinner. Earn
ing top scores in both sessions,
the new champions amassed
total of 400 match points.
Runnersup Mrs. Virginia Mcintyre
and Ralph Spritzer claimed 800 p
points, while Mrs. Ira Haygooni
and Mrs. j. Iago of Baltimore
were third at 1868. Mrs. H. S.
Klein and Kathleen McNutt stood
fourth in the field with 1854 points,
DR.. Merrill Flood and DR.. w. S.
Benedict, fifth, scoring 1862.
Back again to the Hotel Roose-
welt the following night came
members of the Washington
Bridge League-164. strong-to
complete the fight for this years
mems and Womens pair titles.
The intricate movement, requiring
duplicated sets of boards. produced
a difficult scoring job for Director
P. E. Golden, hence the anounce-
ment that results would not be
issued until next Wednesday.
1 It's an easy guess, however,
that Mrs. Howard G. Campbell
and Kathleen McNutt, favored
with a Is l2-point lead in the first
session and playing a better-than-
average game through the finals,
will take the Women's crown.
Corrections to f1rst-session score
sheets elevated Mrs. Marianne
Boschan and Mrs. j. R. McGhee
to runnerup position with 1892
match points, and Mrs Mildred
Linderman-Mrs. j. G.. Seabourne
to third place at 1882, while
Laura Hunter and Mrs. E. A. St.
John, with one point less, dropped
to fourth position.
The mems first-session scores
on Wednesday night stand as
originally computed. and as only
six points separated the leaders,
Sam Cohn-Jerry Machlin, from
fourth-placers Drs. w. H. Gorton
and Neil J. McHugh. no one would
hazard a prediction as to who
will be the new champions.
During the coming week local
duplicate clubs will afford the
master point-minded ample op-
portunity to boost their national
standings. Tomorrow night the
Federal Bridge League, at $500
Sixteenth street NV, forgoes
team playoff in favor of open
pair play for February awards.
Tuesday night Buckingham Du-
plicate Club, 313 North Glebe
road, Arlington, starts the March
procession of master-point con-
tests.
On Wednesday the Washington
Bridge League will again draw
the bulk of District of Columbia
tournament fans to the Hotel
Roosevelt fer their first March
open-pair. master-point match.
The La Sale Studio, 1923 Con-
necticut avenue NV, on March
3 honors it's new Thursday mat
inee regulars with an opportunity
to vie for national awards, while
on Friday night Arlington Farms
residents and their guests COM
pete for master points. Still an
other chance Saturday afternoon
when the Agriculture Club spon-
sors its monthly open-pair match
at 1855 Euclid street NV. Start
ing time for the evening games
is 8 o'clock in each instance; both
matinees get under way at l pm.
Next major tournament attrac-
ton to residents of the Atlantic
Seaboard is the oath annual
Eastern States Regional Cham
pionships set for March 6-25 at
the Park Sheraton formerly
Park CentraD in New York
Ranking in Importance second
only to the bi-annual nationals,
the Eastern Regionals need no
introduction to tourney fans.
Stellar attraction of the meet is
the Goldman trophy event which
boasts the record of 1876 pairs for
an open contest. This match In
four sessions, March 19 an 20, will
undoubtedly attract many Wash
ington duos. Local players may
also choose to take in the mixed
pair match on March 6, the mixed
teams on March 13, open teams on
! March 81 and %, amateur pairs
/ March 1924, or the Eastern in
dividuals, March 25.
The F. Arthur Walker Club di-
vided it's February quota of master
points in a two-section Mitchell
contest last Friday night, the
booty going to the j. r. McGhees
Clara Sternacher-David Kandel,
Mrs. Ida Terrant-Mrs. w. j. It'd
ball, and Capt. Alton D. Neale-
Capt. Charles A. Stevens, jr.
Fifty rating points each to run
nersup Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kathan, Mary Bristor-Comdr, o.
o. Liebschner, Mrs. H. S. Klein
Mrs. Dora Schwartz, and Mrs.
Alma Byrne- John Griffith.
Contestants for the Arlington
Farms team of -four title are re-
minded that the final round OF the
second annual championship bout
starts at $50 pm. today.
| At the Stephen Studio last Sat
urday afternoon master point
competitors bowed to Mrs. j. A.
.Dearing-Mrs. E. A. st. John and
Mrs. R. H. Skinner Lewis G.
Tubbs, seconds going to Mrs.
Dora Schwartz George Kathan
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