Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11

wednesday evening, oU pan . WC1C
at the post to initiate the Wash
ington Bridge Leagues 1949 fall
season. Popular response to this
revival OF the early session, discon-
tinued during the war years. will
undoubtedly assure its continu-
ance
Topping the early birds meant
master points for DR.. and Mrs. A.
j. Steinberg and Col. J. G. Scar
bourne Manfred Sobernheim and
gave them good start in the new
race for individual high average
prizes. Half points for next-best
scores to Mrs. Doris Vosburgh-
Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher and Mrs.
Rebecca Crane-Mary Ruhl.
Two additional Mitchell sections
of nine tables each went into play
at 8 pm, national awards going to
Mrs. Rose Robins-Dr. L. Robins
and Mrs. Virginia Mcintyre Gary
Arkoian for leading in Ms posi-
ton, and to William Million Will
liam Poissant and L. j. McMan-
ness-E. r. Russell, E-W winners.
Mrs. Marianne Borschan-Mrs. H.
G. Campbell. Mrs. Myrtle Nc
Mahan-R. c. Taylor, j. R. Nc
Ghee-H. s. Steinbach, 1t. Col. and
Mrs. H. A. Walker were second in
their respective fields.
For purposes of awarding indi-
vidual high average prizes for the
fall season. September 27-Decem-
Der %, the WBL Executive Com
mittee has divided the membership
into three groups: a." those hav-
ing 81 or more master points; 3D."
those having II to so master
points; and &C." less than 10. To
be eligible for awards, a player
must participate in at least 10 out
Of the II games in the series, the
best 10 games to be counted.
The increasing popularity and
manifest accuracy of the point
count in bidding, now widely used
by many successful tournament
players, has induced local teacher
and author, Fred L. Karpin, to ex-
pand into a full-sized book his
pamphlet entitled The Point
Count System of Bidding in Con-
tract Bridge" published last year.
Mr.. Karpin's new book, which
features 200 questions and answers
on all phases Of point-count bid
ding-suit as well as no trump,
300 Illustrated hands, and re-
Spouse to opening two bids, makes
its debut on September IL.
Charles H. Goren of Philadel-
phia. worlds top-ranking bridge
player and syndicated columnist
whose articles appear daily in The
Star, will further extoll the vir-
tues of the point count at his
annual teachers conclave at the
Park Sheraton Hotel in New York,
October 1920. While conducted
essentially for bridge teachers, Mr..
Goren's annual courses have long
been a favorite with many who
have no pedagogical inclinations
but simply wish to improve their
own game.
In Alexandria last week end,
Washingtonians triumphed in four
of five of the title events compris-
ing the WBL's highly successful
Cumberland Valley tournament.
In a record field of AZ pairs that
attracted life masters from New
York to South Carolina, the
promising partnership Of E. G.
Harris, jr., and J. M. Sherfey took
the mems pair title in the series
opener on September 2. leading the
seasoned duo, James G. Stone and
Lewis G. Tubbs, by " q match
point. j. G. Fletcher and Lloyd
L. Tubbs were third.
Concurrently, Mrs. James Adler
and Mrs. Harry Kaplan annexed
the women's pair title, Mrs.
Howard G. Campbell tournament
and Mrs. Daisy Mott
tying Mrs. H. Battin and Mrs. G.
s. Davis of Baltimore for runnerup
awards.
Sole title lost to out-of-towners
was the mixed pair crown which
fell to Mrs. Dorothy Spillman and