Evening star., 1950-05-14
Bridge Players
By Margaret |. Fisher

open title. The new champs.
teamed with 81 Katz and Michael
also made best showing
among the Washington delegation
in Sundays foursome field, finish
ing in show position overall.
Winning IA out of 20 boards in
the May 5 finale. Paul Blasan-
game, Jesse Duke, and Comdrs.
Tom Bell and o. o. Liebschner
became the new Arlington Farms
Duplicate Club foursome cham
pions. They also won the initial
round, netting 80 boards out of
so for the combined sessions. Two
teams tied for runnerup awards
at 2612 boards: Mrs. T. M. Boyle,
Mrs. M. r. Reddy, Capt. and Mrs.
Joseph Herlihy sharing with Mrs.
Gregg Custis, Mrs. H. A. Walker
and the Charles Richters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Costello led
Howell contestants in the Buck
ingham monthly, w. M. Lingley
and Jerry Machlin placing. At
the Count Club, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kathan topped the Ms
field, leading Kathleen McNutt-
Mrs. A. j. Steinberg, while Si
Katz Michael Michaels won
awards in E-W position, followed
by H. R. King and DR.. Steinberg.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright-Stanley
Berman were Ms winners at
the La Sale Studio nationally
awarded match on May 4, trailed
by Mrs. Stanley Beasley-Mrs. j.
A. Dearing. Mrs. William J.
Allen-Mrs. T. E. Turner tok E-W
first honors. with second position
tied between Mrs. Ann Scruggs-
Col. H. A. Walker and j. A. and
B. j. Thornton.
Mrs. Lester Gibson-Mrs. George
Kathan and William de St.
Aubin-James G. Stone were the
winners at Agriculture Clubs
matinee last Saturday,
with Laura Hunter Kathleen Nc
Mutt and Mrs. Marianne Boschan-
Mrs. Doris Vosburgh runnerup
spots.
Unique among the Nations 800
organizations affiliated
with the American Contract
Bridge League is the Falls Church
Bridge Club. Membership is re-
stricted to married couples. Con-
trary to Cartoonist Webster's
portrayals. no casualties have re-
suited since the club was Or
ganized some six months ago even
though the husbands must pair
with their wives in play.
The club meets every Saturday
night and team -of-four competi-
ton has been their speciality. The
w. M. Lingleys and the Allen G.
Vetters comprised the winning
foursome in the initial master
point match May 6. the J. r.
McGhees and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Staver, sr., finishing second.
AS the Public Buildings Service
Bridge Club approaches the end
of its 1949-1950 season, H. K.
Chapman with a .604 average
holds a slim lead over E. r. Koth
with a SOB percentage in the
seasonal average contest. c. G.
Edwards is in third position with
.595. Mr.. Chapman and H. H.
Spencer were MS winners in the
first honors ending in a tie be-
tween Florence Geil-Betty .Mebs
and Mr.. Edwards Harold Pavel.
Next match will be held tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock in the General
Service Administration Building.
Bridge CoIendor
Arthur Walker Club, 1911
North Quincy, Arlington; master point,
Regency, Club. duplicate game for mem
- Federal Bridge League,
1873 New Hampshire: team -of-four and
open-pair rating point, 8 pm. La
Sale Studio, 1923 Connecticut; OPEN
pair master point, s pm.
rUESDAY-Agricultura Club, 1855 Eu-
clid open-air rating point, 7:45 pm.
Bridge Club, rating point, 7:45 pm.
Buckingham Duplicate Club, BIB North
Glebe. Arlington; open-air rating point,
7:45 pm. Count Club, 1914 Seven
teenth: open-alr rating point, 8 pm.
DNESDAY-Stephan Studio, 1855 Eu-
Ss Gid; open-ajr rating point, l pm.
welt; ,f1rst session open-pair club cham
pionship: 7:30 pm.
THURSDAY-Chess Club. Hotel Gordon:
open-air rating point, 7:45 pm. Riv-
ersioe Bridge Club, Arlington Farms;
master point, 7:45 pm (CaN Owens
1900. Extension 1877, for reservations
FRIDAY-Arlington Farms Duplicate Club.
Arlington Farms; master point, 7:45
pm. Army-Navy Duplicate Bridge Club.
ArmyNavy Country Club, Arlington;
rating point, 8 pm. Stephan Studio,
open-air rating piont, pm.
SATURDAY WBL Women's Auxiliary,
business meeting, election of officers,
11:3O am. luncheon; master point
game for members only, Burlington
Hotel 1920 Vermont. Chess Club, rat
ing point, 7:45 pm. Walsh Club,
Twenty-se cond and P, rating point
G:30 pm.