Evening star., 1951-04-01
Bridge
By Moraoret 1. Fisher

by margaret l. Fisher
The April calendar of nearby
events crowds in at least one
championship series every week
lend.
Practically the entire local
bridge population will trek to
IWarrenton. Va, next week end
for the second annual Fauquier
meet. Paul Golden directing. Open
and team title defenders are all
localities. Mrs. Daisy Mott and
Edgar Perkins took the open
championship a year ago, ]. D.
Boyd, David Murray, George
IDickerman, Miller Roberts win
ming the foursome match. The
"Opens will be held in two sessions
or Saturday, starting at 2:15.
The team game on Sunday, also
lat 2:15, is a single sessions event.
A week later the first annual
Western Maryland tourney at
Cumberland yies with the South
Carolina State Championships at
ICheraw, s. c., in the Mid-Atlantic
Bridge Conference bailiwick. Then
comes the third Shenandoah
spring meet at Staunton, Va,
April 81 and %, another series
directed by Mr.. Golden and vastly
lnnnlIIar with WaShingtonianS,
With one game remaining in
the Washington Bridge League
team series, DR.. w. S. Benedict,
Larry Reynolds, Lewis and Lloyd
lTubbs are pushing Gary Arkoian,
Wallace Ashby. Richard Freeman,
Michael Michaels for 1950-1951
seasonal top honors. Winners Of
the eighth inning last Wednes-
day were j. D. Boyd, E. G. Har-
ris, jr.;; George Dickerman and
Miller Roberts, who took 16 out
| of "a matches, Benedict's four
some finishing second with 141a
wins.
In the concurrent two-section
Mitchell, Mrs. Howard Campbell
M. D. Goldstein, Mrs. Fay Green
Harry Siegel, ]. l.. Koster-Dr. c. C.
Mcdonnell and the Charles
Richters were the winners, run
nerup spots going to George
Black-William Michaiove, Mrs.
Gene Herman-Charles C. john
son, Frieda Kenyon-Mrs. Henry
Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
RoSson.
The Executive Committee has
selected May % and 80 as dates
for the leagues annual mems and
women's pair title matches. The
annual meeting and election of
officers is set for April Is. 1t.
Col. r. H. Skinner, president Of
the Mid-Atlantic Bridge Confer
ence, formally presented the
Washington Bridge League with a
plaque honoring the members of
the local unit for scoring the
most number of points during the
regional matches last September.
Federal Bridge League divided
its March quota of master points
in open pair play last Monday
might. Wilson Satterf1eld and s.
Il. Sommer leading Ms contest
ants. Mrs. ]. r. McGhee and
Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher topped
their E-W opponents. Half points
to Mrs. Marianne Boschan-James
G. Stone and Gary Arkoian-David
Murray.
At the Stephan Studio master
point matinee last Saturday, Mrs.
Freda Bentley-Lew Levenson and
Raymond Fetzner-David Murray
were Mitchell winners. MS run
|nerup awards ended in a tie be-
tween Mrs. Marianne Boschan-
Mrs. Dora Schwartz and the John
C. Kunkels. Mrs. Stanley Beasley-
Hardee Allen were second E-W.
Master points also were the bait
at the Chess Club on March 20,
top scores in the 15-table Mitchell
going to Mrs. John Kunkel-Dr.
c. c. Mcdonnell and Mrs. John G.
Fletcher Miller Roberts. Mrs.
E. r. Shepard widened her lead
in the race for the women's plaque
award by placing in this match
with j. D. Boyd. William Poissant-
Col. Skinner shared comparable
awards in the opposing field.
Winners Of the semi monthly
duplicates at the Army Navy
Country Club were Col. and Mrs.
r. T. Schlossberg on March 8,
Capt. and Mrs. r. M. Barnes who
tied with 1t. Col. and Mrs. Vail
for top Howell honors on
March %.
Other rating point winners |
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