Evening star., 1949-05-08
Bridge
By Margaret [. Fisher

WllIUE hS ILCdSuI cI. M1S. NAL ldl
Barre, William Poissant an
James G. Stone were named T.
the Executive Committee for tw
years, joining Mrs. E. P. Cottei
DR.. w. S. Benedict and Miller 6
Roberts whose terms continue an
other year.
The ensuing contest for tn
leagues semimonthly master potn
awards gave Mr.. Tubbs, partners
by Mr.. Stone, an auspicious star
in Office. for this duo topped tn
E-W field in section A. Gown
ners of the three section MitcheI
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Lingley
DR.. c. c. McDonnell-Dr. Neil :
McHugh. Mrs. Lester Gibson
George L. Dickerman, Laura Hunt
er-Kathleen McNutt, and JohI
Luttrell-Dr. e. M. Short. Run
nersup were Lloyd Tubbs-Alfre
Stidham. Mrs. Margaret L. Fish
er-J. M. White. Mrs. Elizabetl
Count-Mrs. Florence Millspaugf
C. c. Lovenberg-S. Katz. Mrs
Dora SchwartZ-H. r. King ant
Gary Arkoian-A. Healy.
Federal Bridge League four.
somes, divided into sections ac'
cording to average standings al
the end Of the 10 games Of the
spring series. Monday night helc
the initial round of their semi.
annual three session playoff. Raw
scores, without benefit Of handi-
cap reductions, gave leads in the
first session to the Wild Deuces'
(Grace Eaton. Paris Keener. Mar
garet Rucker and Mrs. T. M
Boyle, the latter substituting foi
Mrs. Edith Fink in Section A
and to the -Four Roses" (Mrs
Dora Schwartz. George Kathan
Mrs. w. B. Russell and C. c
johnson, the latter two replacing
Mrs. Kathan and Mrs. H. S
Klein) in the opposing section
Final sessions Of the playof will
be held tomorrow night and
May 16.
At the Buckingham Duplicate
Club monthly master point match
on May 3, Mrs. Jessie Cruise Mrs
E. A. st. John and Mrs. Bess No
land-J. B. Guthrie registered tor
scores.
More master points for frs
piacers in the Walsh Club two.
section Mitchell last Saturday
night: Mrs. Margaret Napper'
Wessal Stewart. Ray Fetzner'
Thomas Yelle. Capt. and Mrs
Joseph L. Herlihy and Paul Bias
angame-J Jesse Duke. jr.
Chess Club members and guest
Wed for the Thursday series o
national awards on April %, bow
ing to Miller Roberts-Lewis G
Tubbs and Mrs. j. G. Fletcher
william Poissant. Saturday
Howell winners were Kathleen
McNutt and j. G. Stone.
Local fans will have four trie
at the elusive master point dur
ing the coming week: Tuesda!
night at the Count Club. 1911
Seventeenth street NV. The Ste
phan Studio. 1855 Euclid stree
NV. features a double header
Friday night and Saturday after
noon. The latter contest, nor
mally held on. third Saturdays
is advanced to avoid conflict with
the WBL Women's Auxiliary's an
nual meeting and election May
81. Chess Club members anc
guests round out the week with
division OF their May quota O
national awards Saturday evening
at the Gordon.
Travelling Washington dupli
cate players must decide between
the New Jersey Shore classic a
Asbury Park or the Shenandoah
Valley first spring annual at In
gleside In Staunton next weel
end.
Veteran bridge enthusiasts VIII
relish expert competition need n
introduction to the Jersey tour
nament to be played at Conven
ton Hall May Is to Is. Player.
headquarters viii be at the Berk
eley- y-Carteret, and the customar
schedule Of events pertains: men.
women's and mixed pairs on Fri
day, opens on Saturday. an
teams-of-four on Sunday. Rus
sell Baldwin viii direct.
Counterbalancing this is tn
inviting prospect Of a delightft
week end in the Blue Ridg
Mountains. plus the added thri
of pioneering at a brand-ne'
tournament. Winners of nez
Saturdays opens and the team
of-four match on Sunday wi
be the first to have their name
on the News-Leader and Charlie
A. Holt travelling trophies, an
win receive permanent possessso
prizes as well as a generous mas
ter point award.
Rating point wins for Mrs. Les
ter Gibson and A. e. Lane at tn
La Sale Studio matinee April u
and Harold Mayors. Katz. Mr.
Elizabeth Land-Ervin Kenison Q
the Stephan Studio April 10 eav
these duos the right TO play In tn
wBL winners game on May IN.