Evening star., 1950-10-08

LAG 3oSdI OIotdA SCt tOOh bIlc
spotlight last Saturday afternoon
when the Washington Bridge
Leagues Women's Auxiliary inau-
gurated its 1901 season with a
f1rst-tlme individual championship
match. With SO players COM
peting for the gold cup honoring
Mrs. Howard G. Campbell, retiring
president. Mrs. w. Frank Sunny
scored l64 match points to win
the title and possession of the
trophy until next fall.
Mrs. Jean Ellis was the runner
up with a score of 1874. Mrs. F.
P. Dormady netting show honors
with "a a point less. Sue CAN'T
and Mrs. George Kathan tied for
fourth at 157Ha. Mrs. Rebekah c.
Anderson, with ISL, finishing sixth
Close to $50 Washington Bridge
Leaguers turned out for the first
Wednesday" master point match.
In section A a hot race for MS
honors found j. L. Roster and
Miller Roberts with a u point
final advantage over two pairs
tied for second. Kathleen McNutt-
j. Olson and Wallace Ashby John
Price. E-W winners were Charles
Lovenberg-J. T. Lyon, with the
Docs" w. H. Gorton and N. j.
McHugh. second.
In section B. Mrs. Agnes Fischer
Mrs. Irene Surguy captured MS
awards, Louis Fruitman-R. E.
Mullen placing, while in E-W
position, Mrs. j. r. McGhee and
Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher turned In
a near 70 per cent game. highest
percentage of the evening, to win
over Mary Ruhl and Larry Rey-
nolds. In section c, Mrs. Howard
G. Campbell and John McDermott
we're the winners Ms. H. r. King
w. M. Lingley topping their E-W
competitors. Half points in this
section to Mrs. C. w. thinner
Everett Van Eek and 81 Katz-Dr.
E. M. Short.
Two master point matches Wed
for attention last Saturday night,
the one at the Cavendish mark
ing the formal opening of Wash
ington's newest bridge club.
Recently organized by Alvin L.
Roth, first local player to
win life mastership some five
years ago, the Cavendish Club
serves primarily as rubber bridge
headquarters. However, through
their affiliation with the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League,
duplicate games for members and
guests will be held every Satur-
day evening, according to Fred
L. Karpin. president. Top scorers
on opening night were Mrs. E. H.
Loftin and Carl Siewicke, who
won a master point and a half
in the timetable Howell. Second
awards went to F. Harold and
r. S. White.
The same evening. Mrs. j. G.
Seabourne-E. A. Ward and Mrs.
Lila Cook-Mrs. Mae Packard
were Mitchell winners In the
Walsh Clubs nationally awarded
contest for September. In run
nerup spots were Grace Eaton
Mrs. Margaret Rucker and Clara
Sternecker-David >Kandel. Walsh
Clubbers have an additional
mastery point match scheduled for
next Saturday evening. a carry
over of an unused sanction from
early summer.
Victory in the Chess Clubs
master point match on September
I28 was doubly auspicious for
David Murray. His winning score
with Mrs. Howard G. Campbell
clinched his claim to both the
quarterly Sullivan and six months
cumulative average awards -
repetition OF his triumph last
spring. James G. Stone, who
held the lead in the semiannual
cumulative prior to the Sep
tember % finals, dropped to sec
ond place, repeating his standing
in the preceding contest. C. w.
Stark merited runnerup honors
in the Thursday Sullivan series
for members only.
Co-winners in the MASTER point
Mitchell were Gary Arkoian and
John Price. seconds to j. G..
Fletcher-Miller Roberts and Lu-
cille Berger Erwin Kenison. In
the Saturday quarterly series, also
conducted last week, Mrs. j. G.
Fletcher won the point award,
Mrs. T. M. Boyle and Mrs. Alma
Byrne tying in place position. Mr..
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