Evening star., 1949-05-15
Bridge
D. Neyeres l. Fisher

Better than . sco-- q Waka-
.ng.on players elected 70 attend
the initial Shenandoah Valley
sprtnF tournament IN st&Gnto1
Va. this wesk end IN preference
70 the coac,lrrvu; New ierry
Shore CLASSIC a. Aso2ry PARK
Players who Ike 70 combine t-avel
with pursuit ot the master point
next turn their attention 10 Tire
second annual Md Atlantic Re
gionalS 81 virginia Beach.
SponSo by the newly formed
Md Atlantic Conference Of which
our own Gel Richmond II SKIN
ner Is president, this top-raaElng
event will be held al the Cavalier
Hotel. May 1850
Final game IN the WaSh.nEton
Bridge League s spring team series
last Wednesday found Mrs ) r
McGnee, J. D, BOYD. George Dick
ermAn and Miller RocertS leAdlng
for the session However. the Mrs
Marianne Boschan. William Po4S-
ssnt. Col r, II Skinner, James q
Stone. Lewis G Tueos team cap
tured the series by winning e
higher total OF boards IN play
thereby earning the right 10 colu
pete in the championship round
with the fall series winners. Mrs
L. P. Cotter. Fred karpin, David
Murray. Ralph spritxer. J NJ
White. and the r A Ashton. Z @
Harris. J. r. McGhee. II, S. Stein
bach foursome which yielded the
second best average over the past
year.
At the conclusion OF the spring
individual high average contest
on May 10. newly elected WLB
president. Lewis O. Tuobs, topped
group A players Othoss who have
over rs master points 70 their
credit with y .ssSs percentage
James q. Stone with .Sels will
receive the runnerup award.
Charles johnson. .S5ss. finishing
third In the same section. In the
intermediate group uo-7< points .
win. place and show prizes so 10
r. A. Ashton. STA. z. G. Harris,
jr,, .s5S3. and w. NJ Lingley,
549S. respectively. while J. S,
Machlin. $3.50; J. L. Roster. 1894,
and Laura Hunter. .524s. merited
comparable honors In the under
lo-master- point neld,
Mai. and Mrs. z. p. EmSwiler
formerly OF San Antonio. Tex. got
of well In their first duplicate
match since taking UP residence
here. leading their field in the
two-section Mitchell pair play at
the WBL Wednesday. Gown
ners were c. c. Johnson-W. NJ
Lingley. Mrs. Dora Schwartx-C. r.
Miller and Victor Barton Z. @.
Harris. jr.
Balloting for new ofncerS OF the
WBL Women's Auxiliary gets un-
der way next Saturday at ll;3o
q m. at the Hotel Burlington. ll2o
Vermont avenue NV. Nonina-
tions should Be placed in advance
with the committee: Mrs. Roy
Hackett. Woodley 00SS. or Mrs. c
E. Meissner. Woodley 1893. The
annual meeting and election will
bs followed by q luncheon and
members only" duplicate for mas
ter points.
Another opportunity for ma
tional awards comes tomorrow
evening ut the La Sale Studio.
120S Connecticut avenue NV.
starting time Q pm. On Friday
night Arlington Farms residents
and those on their guest list will
seek the May quota OF master
points offered under the r. Arthur
Walker sanction.
Final session Of the Federal
Bridge Leagues spring team play
OF takes place tomorrow night.
Section A winners of the second
round of the three-session finals
last Monday were the mixed
party" Gouis Fruitman. r. C.
Kiser, J. L. Roster. r. Z. Mullen 4.
while Arlington Farmers" Mrs.
Snow. G. c. Black, Col. J. @.
Seabourne. Col. II. A. Walker tied
with the %. Ms" Ducy McCon-
chic. Ralph Garnt. Eric Morgan,
Fred w. Perkins, TO take first
honors In section B.
Top scores earned master points
for Mrs. J. B. Gregg Custis-A. Z.
Lane. Mrs. Harold Young Mrs.
Margaret l.. Fisher. seconds TO
Mrs. Jack Bennett-Mrs. Brecken-
ridge Long, Mrs. J. A. Dearing-
Mrs. H. A. Walker at the La Sale
Studio monthly matinee May 8.
The Arlington Farms contingent
Wed for national awards on May
8, the large crowd requirin. q
two-section Mitchell TO decide
winners. Highest totals on the
recap sheets went TO ths Alfred
Barnards, Mrs. Ella Napier Mrs.
Katherine Saupe, who tied Mrs.
Marsery March Mrs. J. p. Staver
for the E-w top IN section A: Mrs.
r. NJ. Boyle-Mrs. Howard O.
and Mrs. Dnss Noland-