Evening star., 1951-04-08
By Margaret l. Fisher

In Warrenton today. dozens of
local bridge fans are rounding out
the second annual Fauquier meet.
A single session team-o -four
match starting at 2:15 pm. brings
the tourney to a close. Localities
j. D. Boyd, David Murray, George
Dickerman and Miller Roberts are
defending.
Next week end, tournament fans
will divide their attention be-
tween the two-day Western Mary
land meet (women's, mems. mixed
and open events are scheduled) at
Cumberland; the South Carolina
State championships at Cheraw,
S. c.. and the Richmond Bridge
Associations two-session individ-
ual Saturday and double session
team match on Sunday, both at
the John Marshall Hotel.
Master points were the bait at
the Washington Bridge League
last Wednesday. upwards of 125
participating. In section A there
was a triple tie for top score Ms
between Mortimer Goldstein-Dr
E. M. Short, Mrs. Rose Robins
Wallace Ashby and William Pois-
sant-Lt. Col. R. H. Skinner.
In E-W position, DR.. A. j. Stein
berg-J. G. Stone we're the winners,
MS. Margaret L. Fisher-Walter
OLaughlin the runners-up. In
section B, Miller Roberts and
j. L. Roster topped the field with
the highest percentage of the
evening, winning E-W awards.
Col. E. B. Clifford-Dr. C. c. Nc
Donnell were the runners-up.
MS awards again ended in tie:
Mrs. E. P. Cotter-Richard Free
man and J. D. Boyd-H. A. Mayer.
Section c winners were Mrs.
Walter OLoughlin-Mrs. Dora
Schwartz and Mrs. T. M. Boyle
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright, while Frieda
Kenyon Mrs. H. A. Walker and
Louis Fruitman-R. E. Mullins
placed.
Of to an early start with plans
to fete several thousand visitors
at the Summer Nationals at the
Mayfower July %. So local fans
last Saturday participated in the
first of a series of entertainment
benefits" Held at the Stephan
Studio, the two-session game had
all the flavor of an open pair
tournament plus a buffet supper
between halves provided by the
Women's Auxiliary of the Wash
3ngton Bridge League.
In addition to master point
awards, winners and runners-up
rated handsome silver jewelry.
hand wrought by Mrs. Robert
Dubois, whose talents are not
confined to bridge playing. Win
ners for the combined sessions
were Charles Lyon and Walter
OLoughlin. Mrs. Margaret L.
Fisher-James G. Stone finished
second, while Mrs. Rose Robins
Mrs. C. w. thinner, top in the
night session, ended in show posi-
ton over all. Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.
Body were fourth, Mrs. Edward
Hruby- Mrs. H. A. Walker, fifth.
Mrs. O'Loughlin and Mrs. Dora
Schwartz led in the matinee
round.
At the Cavendish Club on Tues
day night, Mrs. Marianne Boschan
and James G. Stone won the
master points with a big top-a
68 per cent game. DR.. w. S.
Benedicu-Lewis G. Tubbs and
Mrs. H. j. Alexander-Vic Zeve
finished second and third, respec-
lively, in the 10-table scrambled
Mitchell.
First to register wins in the
new Thursday matinee series
which started March 20 at the
Cavendish were Mrs. Norman
Fischer-Mrs. Sydney Heckinger
tN-S) and Mrs. ]. A. Dearing-
Mrs. N. A. Olmstead, who tied
with Mrs. Edna Evans-Mrs. j. r.
McGhee for E-W honors. Mrs.
Robert Du Bois and Mrs. H. G..
Gillmor were MS runners-up. Ac-
cording to Mrs. r. H. Skinner,
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