Evening star., 1950-07-16

ners of the continent will be of
to Columbus for the Gath annual
Summer National Championships.
Under ACBL sponsorship, the
tourney gets under way July 20
at the Neil House, continuing
through August 6.
The schedule calls for three
master championships (open
pairs, mixed teams and open
teams), three ACBL national
championships (women's pairs,
mems pairs, non-master teams)
and three special major events.
together with IA one-session name
games.
Winners of the six-session
knock -out master team event will
become eligible for the playoff to
be held in the early fall in antici-
patton of representing the United
States in the international
matches in Bermuda, November
1918.
Among the Washington delega-
ton, those who are close to the
life mastership goal will enter the
masters open pair competition in
hope of obtaining a slice of the
generous red point awards that
are increased this year even for
session top scorers. Current hold
ers Of the national open title are
Mrs. Ruth c. Gilbert of Philadel-
phia and Leo Roet of New York.
The experts will not be the only
ones attracted to the meet. There
are flights designed solely for
amateur players. The College
Pairs contest August 6 seeks to
interest undergraduates in the
field Of national competition.
Some Capital pairs who aspire
to Summer National honors will
hold dress rehearsal at the sec
ond annuel Keystone State con-
tract bridge tournament at Her
shey, Pa, July 21-24. Men and
women'S pairs initiate the tourney
Friday afternoon. mixed pairs
competing at night. On Saturday
local life masters, DR.. and Mrs.
A. j. Steinberg, will defend the
open title and the handsome Ho-
tel Hershey trophy they won a
year ago. Team-of-four play in
two sessions rounds out the series
next Sunday.
Wednesday night Mrs. Florence
Millspaugh and Mrs. E. A. St.
John produced a SO per cent game
in Ms position, Section A, to
score the highest percentage in
the entire field and claim double
master point awards in the Wash
ington Bridge Leagues monthly
winners contests. Among E-W
opponents, Charles johnson and
David Murray did almost as we'll
to win comparable honors, William
PoisSant and James G. Stone net
ting one master point each as
runners-up. DR.. and Mrs. A. j.
Steinberg trailed the Millspaugh-
st. John duo.
Among winner contestants in
Section B, Mrs. Dora Schwartz
H. r. King and Mrs. j. A. Dear
ing-Mrs. Ann Scruggs tied Ms
with 1904 match points. Their
scant 1917 points over average
score reflects the close fight in
Ms position. Sitting E-W. Wal
lace Ashby and John Moore won
by half a match point over Mrs.
r. M. Boyle Simon Gerber and
James Lazard-Miller Roberts, the
latter pairs each scoring 149 to
share In the single master point
awards.
In the non-winners' section,
N. A. Brigham-J. T. Vanderslice
and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Salvatorel
were Mitchell leaders. Director
Paul Golden announces that mas
ter point contests will be featured
by the league on both July 10
and 26.
Master points were the bait ut
the Chess Club on July 8. winning
scores going to David Murray
C. w. Stark and Mrs, Margaret L.
Fisher-James G. Stone. Half
points to Mrs. Alma Byrne-Mrs.
E. r. Shepard and Francis Drake
E. r. Shepard. Mrs. J. G. F1etch-
er-James Marker and Mrs. Kath-
ryn Johnson-Col r. B. Carleton
scored in the July 6 rating point
Mitchell, while M. Z. Sheedy led
in the clubs monthly individual
contest for members only Tuesday
night.
In the Agriculture Bridge Clubs
monthly matinee July 8. Mrs.
Lester Gibson-MrS. Breckenridge
Long won the master points in MS
position, Mrs. e. P. Cotter- Rich
ard Freeman topping the E-W
field. Runnersup were Mrs. George
Kathan-A. E. Lane, DR.. and Mrs.
w. H. Gorton. Members recently
made a donation of $140 to the
Evening Stars Summer Camp
Fund.
Mrs. ]. G. Fletcher and Mrs.
C. w. Zimmer led Howell op-
ponents to win the Count Clubs
July quota of master points Tues
day, seconds going to Mrs. Dora
Schwartz and Mrs. Margaret L.
Fisher. More master points to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. McGhee for