Evening star., 1950-03-26
Bridge PIoyers
By Margaret L. Fisher

By Moreo
The Districts best team Of
four talent will be on hand today
to match visiting luminaries as
the fourth annual city of Wash
ington championships come to a
close. The team contest is ex-
pected to draw a large field OF
contestants. Sponsored by the
Washington Bridge League, to-
days title match begins at l pm
. at the Hotel Roosevelt. Starting
time for the second and final ses-
sion is pm.
In the Baltimore vs. Washing
ton team m-of-four play last Sum-
day at the Hotel Burlington, eight
boards separated our foursomes
from victory. The Baltimoreans
retain possession of the Stone Cup
until the next clash. There were
26 teams entered, the 13 Monu-
ment City foursomes totaling 173
boards against 165 for Washing
ton.
Best showing was made by
James G. Stone, William Poissant,
Lloyd and Lewis Tubbs, who tied
with Ray Fetzner, Richard Free
man, ST Katz, Michael Michaels
to win 1872 boards. But the
record game was chalked up by
the Baltimore foursome of Mrs
Patricia Nelson, j. Adler. jr., Mrs.
D. Hollander and Ed Pierson, who
yielded 2012 boards out of 26 in
play.
Winning 17l2 boards out of "a,
Mrs. r. H. Skinner, Mrs. Mar
garet L. Fisher, John R. Moore
and Larry Reynolds substituting
for team regular, Mrs. E. P. Cot
teri last Wednesday took the
Washington Bridge League team
series lead. The Mrs. Marianne
Boschan, William Poissant, James
G.. Stone and Lewis Tubbs four
some, which has held the lead
since last September. dropped to
second position despite winning
Is boards in the March % ses-
sion. Another team session will
be held next Wednesday at 7:45
pm.
I In the two concurrent Mitchell
pair sections, Mrs. E. A. st. john
Mrs. Thelma Surkin and Laura
Hunter Manfred Sobernheim took
the prizes in "a" while Mrs. B.
Green Mrs. H. Lebovitz and R. B.
Hannings-J. F. Overend won COM
parable honors in the "B" field.
Director P. E. Golden's latest
compilation of individual aver
ages FOR WBL members who have
played five or more games since
January l. puts Vic zeve on lead
in Class A with .6058 percentage.
Miller Roberts is second with
.5019. In Class B, Walter OLough-
lin is running a close race with
I)r. E. M. Short, netting .56968
against .56965 for Short.
DR.. Emily Grewe, Ralph Taylor,
Mrs. Louis Stein and Rush Buck
ley increased their series stand
ing when they led team competi-
ttors i'll last Mondays session at
the Federal Bridge League. The
Grewe-Taylor duo and Frank E.
Boyd-Frank Hoffman won first
honors III the pair score competi-
Il ton. Tomorrow night, Federal
interrupts it's team series to di-
ride the March master point al
liotment in open pair play.
Ranking attraction of the COM
! ing week is the first annual Fau-
quier tournament at the Warren
Green Hotel, Warrenton. Va. Paul
Golden will be on hand to direct.
Only two events are scheduled,
an open pair match on Saturday
at 2 and 8 pm, and one-session
team of -four game next Sunday
starring at 1880 pm. A special
pair game will be held Saturday
night for those eliminated in the
open qualifying round.
The Potomac Valley annual
moves in on June Gil. The Poto-
nae Valley tournament is incor-
rectly scheduled in the ACBL
Bulletin for April 21-23.
The Riverside Bridge Club con-
tingent gets it's initial try at the.
clubs open pair title next Thurs
day night. A two-session affair.
the match will be concluded on
April Members only are eligible.
Capt. and Mrs. Alton B. Neale
and 1t. Robert Krebs-Lt. John
Fehr won Riverside's monthly al
lournent of national awards on
March '16, Mrs. Harry Rudman-
Capt. Russell B. Denham and
Frank Holmes-Julian Series plac-
ing.
|. On Friday evening, F. Arthur
Walker Club members meet at
Delaware Hall. Arlington Farms,
lin an attempt to dethrone cur
rent champions Mrs. Ann Scruggs
and Jesse Duke, jr. March master
points under the Walker sanction
fell last Sunday evening to Mrs.