Evening star., 1950-08-06
By Margaret L. Fisher

Steinberg-MrS. Rose Robins, Mrs
James Adler-Laura Hunter, Mrs
Margaret Fisher-Mrs. Wilbur
Pestell former Washingtoniar
now of Palo Alto, Calif.), and Mrs
James Dearing-Frieda Kenyon
The latter pair were section win
ners in the opening round, entered
the finals top of their section ane
were the only Localities to finish
in the master point division, end
ing in tenth place. Mrs. Florence
Millspaugh and Mrs. Ann Scrugg
scored a session top but failed tt
qualify for the championship
round. The event was won b.
Mrs. Merritt Thompson and Mrs
John Kelly, both of Indianapolis
Phillip Briggs of Wilmette, III.
and A. r. Revell of Chicago, lee
1876 duos to take the men!
pair championship. Washington.
ians who rated entry to the
championship flight. led by Char.
les Lovenberg and David Murray
who scored sectional win and sec.
ond honors to enter the finals ir
fourth place overall, were John.
son and Steinberg, Tubbs anc
James G. Stone, ST Katz anC
Michael Michaels, and Fred Kar-
pin-Richard Kahn of New York
For the first time in ACBL his.
tory, identical pre-duplicatec
hands were played in both the
mems and women's pair events
Also rating honors on Wednesday
night while the championship
rounds were in progress were DR.
w. H. Gorton and DR.. Neil Nc.
Hugh who won sectional secone
awards in the Subsection contes
for the Goddard trophy.
In the opening session of thu
nine-day meet. Kathleen McNut
and Mrs. Margaret Fisher postee
203 match points out of 312 pos
sible to finish third in the fiele
of 146 pairs.
On Sunday afternoon, Mrs
Robins-Dr. Steinberg netted three
red points for a section top, Mis-
Hunter and DR.. McHugh finishing
second in their section to halvt
red point awards in the Buckeye
State pair match, competing
against more than $50 duos. Con.
currently, Sue CAN'T, Frieda Ken.
yon and Carl Siewecke, teamed
with Robert Mckay of North
Billerica. Mass. rated sectiona.
second awards in the masters
team -of-four event, first of the
major championships.
The Washington Bridge
Leagues semimonthly master
point contest was held in two sec
tions instead of the customary
three or four. Top scorers in Sec
ton A were D. S. Goalwin-D. ]
Harris and Mrs. June Hodgkins-
Rush Buckley, seconds going tt
Mrs. John Fletcher-M Mrs. T. M
Boyle and Mrs. Gregg Custis- Mrs
James LaZard who tied in Ms
position and F.. r. Holtzman-A
D. Brownie, E-W.
Section B winners were Mrs
Howard Campbell Simon Gerber
and Mrs.Jean Ellis Manfred So
bernheim (third straight win fol
the latter.
On July 27 the Chess Clut
awarded one master point tc
James G. Stone-Lewis G. Tubbs
and Mrs. Katherine Johnson Mrs
Robert Dubois. Trailing the lead.
ers for one-half point were Mrs
Margaret Fisher-David Murray
and Miriam Holmes-Franci:
Drake.
In another local master point
contest, Mrs. j. G. Seabourne-
James Carter were MS winners al
the Walsh Club on Saturday night
A. Ward-G. H. Banker topping
their E-W competitors. Half points
to David Kandel-Clara Sterneckel
and Mrs. M. Moscowitz-W Cole
At the Federal Bridge League s
monthly master point, Edward
Freeman-Manfried Sobernhein
led Howell contestants. Jerry
Machlin- Abe Spero placing. There
will be no further games at the
Federal during August except the
nationally awarded match or
August %.
Rating points were the reward
for top scores during the week al
the following clubs: La Sale, Vir-
ginia Kinnard- Stanley Berman:
Stephan Studio, Mrs. Grace Buck
ler-Helen Welch; F. Arthur
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ
Lingley; and the Count Club,
Manfred Sobernheim James