Evening star., 1949-06-12

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local fans attention today as the
fourth annual Potomac Valley
contract bridge championships
draw to q close at the Hotel
George Mason In Alexandria. Fred
Karpin and his Baltimore team
mates Margaret Hamilton. James
Hunter and Arthur Schlesinger
begin their title defense At pm.
Final session gets under way at I
o'clock this evening.
Wednesday night Washington
Bridge League personnel begin
their two-session Tight for the
foursome title. All quartettes will
compete at ,board-a-match play
without elimination through the
June Is and % sessions. Special
rating point pair games are also
available TO regulars while the
team match is In progress. The
monthly winners game. usually
held the third Wednesday. will be
postponed to June 20.
Leading the field Of So qualifiers
with a score Of 1887, Col. r. H.
Skinner annexed the 1949 WBL
individual title at the close Of the
wo-session contest June l. Mrs.
Margaret Cox retained her quail
flying round status to take the
runnerup prize. scoring 177.3. w.
M. Lingley, who finished third
over all with 1863, likewise held
show score In the first session
Mrs. James Adler. topping her
section in the initial round. fell to
fourth place with 1862. David
Murray yielding l74.S for NTH
best score.
The consolation field was q
strong one. Mrs. T. M. Boyle took
first honors with 159 match
points, Simon Gerber and L. v.
Repke sharing second awards with
equal scores of 1868. Mrs. L. j.
Terry scoring 1856 and George
Kathan with 1888 finished fourth
and NTH. respectively.
More master points for last
Wednesdays winners at the
league, Virginia Kinnard-J. G
Fletcher, Kathleen McNutt-A. Z
Lane. Maizie Buie-Mrs. Mildred
Linderman leading Ms con-
testants in the Intersection
Mitchell. Wallace Ashby- Gary
Arkoian, Mrs. c. &. Meissner- Mrs
T. E. Turner and j. G. Stone-Dr
Jerald G. Wooley besting their
E-W opponents. Seconds to DR.
N. j. McHugh-W William Poissant
Mrs. Irene Surguy-Martin May
Charles Lyon-Bernard Rosson
Mrs. Dora Schwartz-W. M. Ling
ley. Mrs. Thomas Hamlin- Mrs. M
r. Reddy and Georges Edelin-J
L. Thomas, jr.
The annual contest for the Fed
eral Brige League mixed pair title
goes into the final session tomor-
row night. Contestants will con-
front q lead established last Mon
day by Kathleen McNutt-Millel
Roberts and Mrs. c. w. thinner
David Murray, who shared the tor
score of 151. Second best duos
Mrs. H. G. Campbell-Simon Ger
ber and Mrs. Dora Schwartz-C. E
Lovenburg. also earned identical
scores-139.5.
Preceding the June 8 contest
Federal's Board of Directors ac-
cepted the resignation of Col. r
H. Skinner, president. Mrs. Ruth
Stevenson. vice president. will
serve as interim head pending O
general meeting and election.
BY winning II out Of "a boards
in the initial championship match
last Tuesday for Federal's Luther
c. Steward Trophy. the 1948 title
holders. Cascades George Dick
erman. Miller Roberts, Col. Skin
ner and J. G. Stone). have virtual
ly clinched the cup for another
year. Final playon will take place
June 20 to determine second
honors between the Four Roses
MRS. H. s. Klein. Mrs. w. B
Russell, Mrs. Dora Schwartz and
George Kathan) and the Allies
(Mrs. A. r. Hodgkins. @. p. Gra-
ham. o. r. Mathews and r. H.
Higgins).
Master points will be the bait
at the Count Club, 1914 Seven
teenth street NV, Tuesday eve
ming; at the Stephan Studio
1855 Euclid street NV. at pm
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