Evening star., 1950-10-01
Bridge
By Morqoret /. Fisher

than a. score OF WaShlngtonianS to
Staunton. Va, last week end for
the second annual fall Shenan-
doah Valley championships. On
Sunday the all-star D. C. four
some, Mrs. Marianne Boschan,
David Murray, 1t. Col r. H. Skin
ner and James G. Stone turned in
a Whopping game both sessions
Il out, of % boards in the after
noon. IA out of 81 at night-to
retain the title they won last
fall. "
Close on their heels followed
another Washington quartet:
Laura Hunter. Kathleen McNutt,
Mrs. Florence Millspaugh and 81
Katz. Their combined total of
80 matches go in the matinee, IL
at night) merited runnerup hon.
ors.
On Saturday the Skinner Stone
duo, defenders of the open-pair
title, captured Show honors over
all, bowling to the new champions.
Mrs. H. B. Witt and c. D. Stin-
nette, both of Lynchburg, and Mrs.
Boschan- Mr.. Murray, who finished
second.
This week end finds a few
Washington fans at the Philadel-
phia Whist Associations annual
open and team series, while sew
eral others are at Fort Monroe,
Va. for the Hampton Roads fray,
but the majority are catching
their second wind for the 17th an
nual Old Dominion championships
next week end at Richmond.
All events of the Old Dominion
will be held at the John Marshall
Hotel. The women's pair match
opens the series on Friday at 2
p. m. MIXED pairs competing at
night. Headed by J. D. Boyd and
David Murray, defending titlists,
additional local contestants will
arrive for the open pair bout on
Saturday, remaining for foursome
play on Sunday.
Other nearby sectional Journeys
in the coming week end are the
West Virginia championships at
Huntington and the Eastern Penn
series at Reading.
With II foursomes in play. the
Washington Bridge, League ini-
tiated it's 1950-l95l team series
last Wednesday. J. D. Boyd, Mil
ler Roberts. George Dickerman
and E. G. Harris. jr.. finished on
top in the first of nine sessions,
winning 1872 out of q matches.
DR.. w. S. Benedict. John r. Moore,
Lewis and Lloyd Tubbs trailed
with half a board less.
In the concurrent section
Mitchell, DR.. Emily Grewe-Jessie
McEnery, H. G. Neebe-Dr. N. A,
Brigham, Mrs. Robert Dubois
Mrs. Kathryn johnson and Col
Edward Clifford-Dr. C. c. Nc
Donnell were the winping pairs.
Last Monday Federal Bridge
Leagues team series yielded to
open pair play for the September
master point quota. In E-W posi-
ton George Kathan and James G
Stone eked out a scant victory
$40 of a match point. over T. l.
CASTOR and C. L. Orrben, while
Ms an 18-point lead separate
winners Mrs. George Kathan and
Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher from their
closest competitors. j. c. Dykes
and E. A. Norton.
The team series resumes tomor-
row with Mrs. Louis Stein, Rush
Buckley and Frank E. Moores
leading. This foursome topped the
seasons second team session with
1870 game, winning Is out of %
boards in play. Rating point pair
awards will also be made tomor-
row night and each succeeding
Monday when team play is in
progress.
A first master point victory was
credited last Tuesday night to
Mrs. Marge Webb. Her partner
in the Andrews Air Force Base
Officers Bridge Club monthly was
Capt. William Woodwork. Mitch
ell co-winners were 1t. Col. r. B.
Carleton Charles Peterson, with
half points going to Mrs. Newton
Carpenter-Capt. George Feldman
and Mrs. Robert Hancock-Lt. Col.
D. D. Brodie. Capt. Woodworth
gets trophy for maintaining the
highest individual average in the
12-week series.
At the F. Arthur Walker Clubs
master point monthly last Sunday
all four honor positions went to
husband-wife combinations: Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Richter and the
D. D. Brodies finishing first, Col.
and Mrs. j. G. Seabourne, Maj.
and Mrs. r. r. O'Brien, second.
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright was winner
of the trophy awarded for the
highest average during the COM
bined summer series of Arlington
Farms and Walker clubs.
Nearly a hundred admiring
friends of Mrs. D. E. Stephan
accorded her a surprise birthday
celebration last Tuesday night,
complete with a giant cake, punch
and al the trimmings. Winners
in the two-section Mitchell pre-
ceding the party were DR.. and
Mrs. A. j. Steinberg, Mrs. Mary
Goodstein- Mrs. Howard Surkin,
the Bernard Rossons and Mr.. and
Mrs. James T. Lyon.
Rating points went to Mrs. E. r.
Shepard-C. w. Stark and j. D.
Boyd-Larry Reynolds at the Chess
Club on September 81, to Mrs.
M Matyce-Mrs. Betty Myer and
the j.. Fred Stavers at Arlington
Farms the following night and to
Mrs. Margaret Napper-A. C. Ray
nor and Mrs. Leslie Terry Thomas
Snyder at the Walsh Club on
Saturday.
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