Evening star., 1950-11-12

lumbia championships, sponsored
by the Washington Bridge League,
wind up a four-day stand at the
Shoreham Hotel today with the
two-session team m-of-four title
match and the concurrent Met
ropolitan pair event. Initial
rounds of both contests get under
way at l pm. final sessions at 6,
players in both fields competing
through the two sessions.
A heavy registration of local
foursome fans will meet the chal-
lenge of visiting bridge lu,nirarieS
and battle to retain the Eynon
Bowl. David Murray, William
Poissant, Maj. r. H. Skinner and
Tourney Chairman James G..
Stone are the defenders. Board
a-match scoring will be used.
Meanwhile, the hardest fought
match of the current series is
anticipated in the Metropolitan
pair event to regain custody of
The Evening Star trophy. now
held by Saul Greenberg and Frank
B. Levi. both of Baltimore. En-
tries in this contest will be re-
stricted to players holding less
than so master points.
Many eligibles failed to show up
for Washington Bridge Leagues
monthly winners competition last
Wednesday. George Kathan and
Mille-' Roberts in Ms position
netted SO per cent game to top
the 16-table winners Mitchell
Frieda Kenyon and DR.. E. M
Short also earned double master
point awards, winning in E-W
position. This was Miss Kenyon s
second victory of the day, having
won at the Stephan Studio mat
inee paired with Mrs. N. A. Ohm
stead.
A master point apiece went to
runnersup in the winners contest:
Mrs. Freda Bentley-Lew Levenson
and j. L. Koster-R. E. Mullens.
In the concurrent non winners
Mitchell, Mrs. Evelyn Reims-Mrs.
Ruth Stevenson and Mrs. James
Adler George Lassise were first.
Others who shared in master
point awards during the past week
were winners at the Stephen
Studio Mitchell on November 8
the Bernard Rossons and Miller
Roberts-James G. Stone. Second
honors fell to Representative
John C. Kunkel of Pennsylvania
and Mrs. Kunkel and to Mrs.
Stanley Beasley-D N. A. Brig
ham.
At the Agriculture Clubs
monthly master-point matinee last
Saturday, Mrs. Freda Bentley-Lew
Levenson were Ms. winners. E-W.
top scores going to Mrs. r. H
Skinner-Richard Freeman. Their
runnersup were Mrs. T. M. Boyle
Mrs. G. N. Poulieff and Mrs. Mar
ianne Boschan-James G. Stone.
Mrs. Louis Stein. Rush Buckley
and the Frank E. Moores won II
out of 27 matches last Monday to
top that session of the Federal
Bridge Leagues team series. The
Stein Buckley duo shared top paii
scores with Paris Keener and Mrs
Ruth Stevenson.
At the Count Club last Tues
day evening Mrs. James T. Lyon
Henry Sheitelman and Mrs. j. G
Seabourne Manfred Sobernhein
tied to win Howell awards. Othel
rating point winners the same
evening at the Cavendish Clut
were Mrs. Agnes Fischer-Mrs
Anne Kaplan, seconds to Mrs
Thomas Good-Mrs. Harry Alex
ander.
Top scores in the Chess Clubs
November 2 game boosted the
Thursday series award standing
of Mrs. E. r. Shepard-Paul Finch
and G. P. Graham-C. w. Stark
Mr.. Graham won again at the
same club on Saturday night
paired with his wife. with David
Murray and Charles Peterson
their co-victors.
ARLINGTON Farms winners on No
vember 3 were Mrs. R. R. O'Brien-
Mrs. Mary Phillips, Capt. and
Mrs. Writ Walker; while at the
Fairlington-Pa -Parkfairfax game the
same night Mrs. Vera Samuels
and Mrs. Marguerite Simpson
once again were the winners. Di-