Evening star., 1951-10-07

In Philadelphia last Sunday,
two young Washington bridge
stars, Charles Lovenberg and
David Murray invaded the "land
of the life masters" to walk off
with top honors in the Phila-
delphia Whist Associations an
nual team of -four title match.
Teamed with Clagett Bowie and
Gen. Robert Gill of Baltimore,
they won 2612 out of 40 matches
in two sessions.
The foursome also netted high
score in the 81 team field for
the second session of play with
14la out of 20 boards to their
credit. Runnerup honors fell to
the expert Philadelphia four
some of Paula Bacher. Maurice
Levin, Sydney Silodor and David
Warner.
Scoring 1877 match points out
of 264 possible, Mrs. Freda Bent
ley and Lew Levenson claimed
a decisive victory in MS posi-
ton, Section A, at the Wash
ington Bridge League master
point match last Wednesday.
However, they were half a point
behind DR.. w. S. Benedict
Lewis G. Tubbs, their ranking
E-W opponents, producing the
unusual result of having two
duos in the same contest score
better than a 71% game.
Mrs. Freda Bentley and Mrs.
j. r. McGhee performed the
rare feat of tying to win an
individual match. Occasion was
the annual individual title con-
test of the WBL Women's
Auxiliary held last Saturday at
the Burlington Hotel. The win
ners, each scoring IT'S match
points in play, will share Gus
tody of the Mrs. Howard G..
Campbell trophy.
Show honors among the SO
members participating went to
Mrs. Campbell, finishing 10
points behind the winners. Mrs.
Edna Evans was fourth.
In the closing session Of the
6-month cumulative average
contest at the Chess Club, David
Murray had fractional victory
over James G. Stone for the
winning percentage. Mr.. Muir
ray also receives the Sullivan
quarterly award for members.
Mr.. Stone took runnerup hon.
ors. r. w. Byrns finished third
in the Sullivan series, Mrs. M.
L. Fisher holding show position
in the cumulative.
High scorers in the Septem-
ber q master point contest
were Mrs. Ruth Stevenson -
Rush Buckley and Kathleen
McNutt-Laura Hunter who tied
Ms. and Hardee Allen-Frank
Holtzman, E-W.
The Stephan Studio master
point match on September %
was a festive occasion for 46
fans who came to celebrate Mrs.
D. E. Stephan's return from
Europe. Winners were Mrs. E.
A. st. John-Mrs. T. E. Turner
in Ms position, followed by
Mrs. Freda Bentley-Lew Leven-
son. E-W top score fell to Mrs.
Bernard Green-Mrs. Robert
Viner with Rita Wrigley-Ray
Fetzner their runnersup.
First match in the Stephan
Studio Wednesday series was
won by Mrs. Dora Schwartz
Mrs. w. Frank Sunny, who
nosed out by one point the three
Bridge CoIendor
MORRoW-Barcroft Bridge Club. SO.
S. Buchanan, Arlington; class instruc
ton tcall ia. 5-90l5), 1:45. Fedora
Bridge League, 1900 New Hampshire
team-of-four and pair game topen
7:45. La Sale Studio, IO2o Connec
tlcut; pair game (openl, g.
Observation-Disclosures Club, 1865 Euclid
Force Base Oftlcers' Bridge Club, miXet
pair game, 7:45. Cavendish Club, 1872
x; pair game (open), s. Count Club
1914 Seventeenth; master point pal
game lopen), 4.
NESDAY-stephan Studio. 1875!
Euclid; pair game (open), 1870 Wash
ington Bridge League. Willard Hotel
PAINE, psI5 sa9f a145, '0Den'' monthly winners
rHURsDAYUcayendish Club. pair gam,
Hotel: pair game. 7:45.
FRlDAY-Arlington Duplicate Club. 1871
n. Quincy, Arlington pair game, S
Stephan Studio, master point pai
TURDAY-Stephan Studio, maste
point pair aame (open), l. Chess Club
master point pair game, 7:45 walsh
Club, 1928 Tweuty-second; pair game