Evening star., 1949-01-02
bridge
By Margaret |. Fisher


for those days have been set asid
for the Northern Virginia tourna
ment at the Hotel George Mason i
Alexandria. The usual schedule G
events pertains in this America
Contract Bridge League sponsore
tourney: Women's pair contest Fri
day afternoon at 2:15, mixed pair
Friday night at s:15, a two-sessio
open pair match on Saturday, con
ISOLATION game for nonquahfiers con
current with the championshi
round at night and board-a-matcl
team-of-four competition on Sun
day, first session starting ut 1873
pm. A mems pair game has no
been included.
Subject to final checking for com
pliance with eligibility rules, it nov
appears that DR.. A. j. Steinbere
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. McGhee hav
captured first, second and third po
sitions irr the Washington Bridg'
Leagues semi-annual indiNdua
high average contests. Following tn,
final game in the series on Decem'
Der 20, those three were leading II
the senior group composed of play.
ers holding more than 80 master
points. Comparable awards will bt
given to the top three In the junior
ranks, and the latest computation
indicates that John Luttrell, DR.. E
M. Short and Ralph Spritzer are
favored.
Winners of the leagues biannual
team series award are Mrs. E. p
Cotter, Fred L. Karpin. David Muir
ray, Ralph Spritzer and Joe White
having maintained an undisputed
lead for the past two months. Two
and one-half boards out of first
place in the series is the J. D. Boyd
George Dickerman-Mrs. j. R. Nc
Ghee Miller Roberts foursome
whose victory in the December 2s
round assured them of runneruI
awards.
In the regular pair contest last
Wednesday Mrs. Edna Evans ano
Simon Gerber took North-Soutt
honors. while Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Rosson chalked up an amazing 7s
per- cent game to lead the East
West contingent. DR.. w. H. Gorton
league president. has called a meet.
ing of the Executive Committee fol
January 9 al. 430 pm. at the home
of James G. Stone, to discuss poll.
cies for the coming season AL Std
ham will report on the findings o1
the Advisory and Audit Committee.
Federal Bridge League members
are expected to turn out full force
tomorrow night at 1900 Sixteenth
street NV, to attend the annua
meeting and election of officers
President George L. Kathan urge.
that all members report promptly al
tbs pm. Aside from the selection
of new leaders, there will be the dis.
cussion concerning continuation o,
team-of-four play and eligibility
requirements. Following the meet.
ing teams will compete in the fina
round of the semi-annual playof
to determine the winner Of thi.
seasons fourSome contest.
The Federals team series yielded
last Monday to the December oper
pair master point match, Mrs. Mary
Goodstein and Mrs. Thelma Surkir
duplicating the 1862 match point.
earned by Lewis and Lloyd Tubb!
to share North-South awards Davis
Murray and James G. Stone topped
the East-West field, with Drs. w. H
Gorton and N. ]. McHugh in seconc
position.
Gaining a head start on othe
local club championship matches
the Capital City Chess Club in
augurates the 1e49 season by hold
ing its annual open pair title> bou
January 4 and II. Defendin,
Champion Mrs. Marianne Boschal
will pair with James G.. Stone, tn,
latter substituting for Mrs. Fred
erick Eberson, who has moved t.
Memphis. Tenn.
Final master point event Of th'
clubs Thursday series was held OF
December %, Kathleen McNutt ant
A. E. Lane leading North-South
George Dickerman and James G
Stone topping their East-West op
ponents. Fifty rating points eacl
went to second placers Mrs. Stanle.
Beasley-Mrs. T. E. Turner and Mrs
j. B. Gregg Custis-Mrs. Georg
Kauhan.
Several rechecks were necessar!
to determine winners of the Walsh
Clubs December quota of nationa
awards offered December 10. Fina
results indicate that Margaret Nap
per and Mrs. Wessal Steward edgee
out Mrs. Mildred Linderman ane
Wessal Stewart by " match poin'
to lead the North-South contestants
while Mrs. Lucille Berger and Mrs
Edward Hruby captured East-Wes
awards. Second place ended in {
tie between Laura Hunter-Lyn1
Carrier and Mary Berger-Edwart
Hruby. No game was held on Christ
mas, so the final contest was ad
vanced to December %. Mrs. P. w
Peterson and A. c. Rayner led tn
Howell competitors, followed by Mrs
Hubby and Mr.. Carrier. Mr.. Carrie
again scored by maintaining tn
highest individual average for De
cember, runnerup prize going to Mrs
Peterson.
/ At the La Sale Studio on Monda,
evening Mrs. Dixie T. Wright ant
N. L. -Carwile bested their Howel
opponents, second place going to MI
and Mrs. E. r. Shepard, while MI
and Mrs. r. w. Byrns scored high a
the Count Club the following night
trailed by Mrs. George King ant
Ella Welker. Wednesday matinee
rating points at the Stephan Studi
fell to Mrs. George Brown and Mrs
j. G. Seabourne, Mrs. E. r. Shepar'
and Mrs. T. E. Turner placing.
The recently organized Fairling
ton n-Parkfairfax Duplicate Bridg
Club will start its new series Q
games January 6. This group, unde
direction of Jerry Machlin, will NEE
each Thursday evening at tn