Evening star., 1951-02-11
Bridge
By Margaret L. Fisher

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In Chicago today several Wash
!, ingtonians are entering final
rounds of the annual national in
dividual championships. Alvin
Roth, first Washington player to
earn the life master distinction,
! is competing for the crown now
held by Morrie Ellis Of New York
in the life master fight, while
Mrs. Lester Gibson, Mrs. George
Kathan and John c. Kunkel are
in the senior masters individual.
A few red" points won in this
event might give Mrs. Kathan her
life master degree, for she is close
to the 800 point requirement.
Tomorrow Mr.. Roth enters
the week-long Vanderbilt Cup
matches. His teammates are
Charles Goren and Sydney Siloder
Of Philadelphia. Mrs. Helen Sobel
and Myron Field Of New York.
Eight successful candidates
upped their master point standing
at the Washington Bridge League
last Wednesday. In Section A,
Mrs. Doris vosburgh Manfred
Sobernheim topped Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kathen by one half al
match point for high Ms score, E.
G. Harris, jr.-Michael Michaels
leading their E-W opponents with
the largest percentage of the eve
ming. j. c. Kunkel- Miller Roberts
were runnersup.
In Section B, Mrs. D. e. Ste
phan-Mrs. Dixie T. Wright tied
for Ms top score with r. A. Ash
ton-Col. r. H. Skinner, while
Richard Freeman-Vic Zeve out
scored the E-W faction, Walter
OLoughlin-Dr. e. M. Short plac-
ing.
First Of a series Of special open
master point events under spon-
sorship of the Cavendish Club was
held last Sunday. William Cole
1 and Paul Finch turned in top.
score for the two sessions of play,
Mrs. Gregg Custis and Mrs.
George Kathan netting runnerup
awards. Show honors to John
Kunkel-Alvin Roth. Next dual Ses-
sion game open to members
is set for February 18, at 2 pm.
1t will be an individual match, ac-
cording to Mr.. Roth, club man.
ager. and advance reservations
must be made by calling MA. 1850.
Top scores credited George Rob-
ertson- Manfred Sobernheim, Will
liam Cole-Roger Wrigley with a
master point apiece at the Walsh
Club last Saturday night. David
Kandel- Wilson Satterfield and
Mrs. Lilya Cook-Mrs. Harry Pack
ard were Mitchell runnersup.
! Earlier in the day Mrs. Freda
Bentley-Lew Levenson and the
j. C. Kunkels shared Agriculture
Clubs February quota of national
awards. Mrs. j. D. Boyd-M Mrs.
T. M. Boyle, Mr.. and Mrs. James
T. Lyon were second.
Their big carryover from the
! first session of play enabled Mr..
| and Mrs. j. Fred StaVer to win
the annual Arlington Farms Du-
plicate Club mixed pair cham
pionship. Their combined total
for the two sessions was 1901
against 230 for runnersup Mrs.
Ida Terrant-Daniel Goalwin, who
topped the final session. In show
position. only two points behind
were Mrs. r. r. O'Brien Capt.
Robert Hancock. the Edward Hru-
bys finishing fourth. Mrs. Georgia
Drummer. newcomer to local du-
plicate circles, and Paul Blasan-
game finished second in the last
session of play.
Federal Bridge Leaguers initi-
ated their spring team series last
Monday. allies" personnel (Mrs.
June Hodgkins-Dr. Lynn Edmin-
ster and G. P. Graham-O. r.
Mathews who held highest pair
percentages of the evening in both
directions of the field. took the
lead over 16 foursomes entered by
winning 16l2 matches out of "a.
The "Bafflers" MRS. G. P. Gra-
ham-E. D. Stewart, Wilson Satter-
fields. l.. Somer) won Is boards
to finish second.
Popularity Of duplicate bridge
continues unabated with Marine
personnel at Quantico. Va. On
February 2 winners of the match
sponsored by the Commissioned