Evening star., 1949-04-17

The heralded Winners Game"
sponsored by the Washington
Bridge League makes its debut
Wednesday night at the Hotel
Roosevelt. Only those who scored
at least one victory in local
duplicate match last month win be
eligible to participate. Top
scorers in the winners section
will rate two, or more master
points, depending on the number
of entries. WELL members who
failed to win during March may
compete in the concurrent pair
game where the usual single mas
ter point awards will go to the
ranking duo.
Taking 1872 boards in the April
13 session, Mrs. Marianne Bos-
chan. william Poissant. Lewis G..
Tubbs and Col. r. H. Skinner
continue to lead the foursomes
competing in the seasonal play
of. The same night. leaders In
the two-section Mitchell pair
contest were Mrs. Edith Fink
Mrs. w. G. Tidball, j. "A. Koster-
j. Rudolph, Mrs. Dixie T. Wright
j. r. Overend and Mrs. Lester
Gibson-James Lazard.
Four members of the WBL in
former years were welcomed back
last Wednesday night. Business
trips prompted the return Of John
Darsey and j. j. Parish. while
Mrs. Jack Bennett and Sam
Rose after several years abroad.
now are relocated m Washington.
DR.. w. H. Gorton, League presi-
dent, reminds members that the
annual meeting and election OF
officers has been scheduled to
precede the master point game
on May 4.
The WBL's Women's Auxiliary
selects its leaders May FL at the
Hotel Burlington. Mrs c. E.
Meissner and Mrs. Roy 'Hackett
are in charge of nominations.
Open pairs will contest for the
Auxiliary's April quota OF master
awards next Saturday at l pm.
1855 Euclid street, NV.
Still ahead in the. Federal
Bridge Leagues foursome playof1,
the Cascades" George Dicker-
man, Miller Roberts. Mrs. r. II.
Skinner and James G. Stone), won
the most boards last Monday
night, but their three-board ham
dicap forced them to bow to the
-Four Roses" (Mr. and Mrs.
George Kathan, Mrs. H. s. Klein
and Mrs. Dora Schwartz, making
the latter team technical winners
for that session.
Four team games remain in the
Federals spring series. Following
the annual play next month for
the Luther c. Steward Cup be-
tween the fall and spring team
winners, Col. r.. H. Skinner, pres
ident. announces that a two-ses-
sion mixed pair club championship
match will be held in early June.
City of Washington open pair
champions, Col. r. II. Skinner snd
James @. Stone. paired again on
Friday evening at the Stephan
Studios to add another master
point. Opposing Mitchell winners
were Mrs. Marianne Boschan and
DR.. w. II. Gorton, while second
honors fell to Mrs. Ruth Broad
foot-Naurn Jasny and Mrs. w. II.
Gorton-Mrs. Fanny Samuels.
On Saturday. master point pur-
suers returned to the Stephan
Studios to compete for Agriculture
Clubs April quota Of national
awards. j. j. Parish Of Centralia,
H., paired with Lewis G. Tubbs to
take MS honors. while Mrs. Dora
Schwartz and Charles Lyons
turned In top score E-W. Wallace
Ashby-David Murray and Mrs. T..
M. Boyle Mrs. H. 8. Klein placed.
The Capital City Chess Clubs
initial match in the new six
months series was held on April
Z. The winning partnerships Of
Mrs: Doris Vosburgh-James G..
Stone and Mrs. j. B. G. Custis-
Mrs. c. w. Zimmer took the lead
on the cumulative average sheets.
Master points were in competi-
ton on Saturday night, Mrs. r. H.
Skinner-William Poissant and Da-
vid Murray-James G. Stone (sixth
consecutive win for the latter
claiming the awards. Fifty rating
points each to second placers Mar
garet Brass-Mrs. Rena Dunnavant,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Boyd.
At the Count Club, April II,
national awards went to Mrs. Rose
Robins-Mrs Fanny .Samuels and
Mrs. w. B. RUSSELL Ferris Miller,
seconds to Mrs. Florence Mills
paugh- Manfred Sobernheim and
Mrs. Helen Cooke-Mrs. Ida Ter
rant.
Two more games remain in the
current individual high average
contest for the Count Club Cup.
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