Evening star., 1951-09-02

all DuC QeSerted This MONDAY week
end. The Mid-Atlantic Regionals
at Asheville. N. c.. and the ALL
Pennsylvania championships at
York. Pa, are the current big at
4 fractions for our fans. A week
later the Traymore Hotel will be
host to the goth annual Atlantic
City tourney.
/ At home, bridge activities will
be stepped up with the opening
next Wednesday of Washington
Bridge Leagues fall season. The
WBL Is the official local unit of
the American Contract Bridge
League and boasts over 800 active
player members. At a meeting of
the executive committee last week
plans were made to continue the
popular series of individual high
average contests. Three such series
consisting of II games each will
be held during the fall and spring
terms, the first extending from
September S through Novem-
Der Ia.
For purposes of computing av-
erages only, players will be di-
vided into three groups according
to their master point rankings.
/ In group A will be all players
holding 76 or more master points:
group B, those ranging from 26
to rs, and in group c those who
, hold no more than 25 master
] points registered to date with
the ACBL.
Substantial prizes will be
awarded to players in each group
finishing in first, second or third
place. Averages will be based on
scores earned in every game play
er, no throw-outS permitted. and
to be eligible for a prize each play
er must participate in at least
seven games during the series.
Former requirements for playing
with a variety of partners have
been eliminated.
WLB President Lewis G. Tubbs
has appointed George Dickerman,
i, DR.. w. H. Gorton and Mrs. Mar
garet L. Fisher to serve with him
;; on a committee to formulate
plans for the team-of-four series.
Members of the League are urged
/: to promptly express their views to
the committee so that plans for
the foursome matches may be
!, completed at an early date.
i Vic Zeve has been selected by
) the Executive Committee to f1ll
the unexpired term of Mrs. R. H
Skinner who recently moved to
Alton Bay. N. H. Also, dates for
the 21St annual District of Colum-
bia championships were chosen.
The tourney will be held Novem-
ber 9-12 at the Willard Hotel, Of
fering a two-Session women's pair
, game and one-session mems pair
! game on Friday: two-Session
mixed pair match, Saturday; two
: session open event, Sunday, and
+. two-SeSSion team and amateur
Metropolitan pair games on Mon
day.
} Some $50 fans turned out fol
WBL's contest last Wednesday
Top scores in the three section
Mitchell went to Mrs. James Lyon
Mrs. Florence Millspaugh (whc
batted a 500 game for the high.
est average of the evening", Will
; liam Poissant-James G. Stone
(Section A., w. M. Lingley- Miller
Roberts, Mrs. l.. j. Terry MRS
Lucy McConchie (Section b, anc
DR.. and Mrs. A. j. Steinberg, Mrs
Margaret Rucker-Rush Buckley
(Section c..
In runnerup spots were Mrs. S
P. Coblentz-Mrs. Robert Du Bois
Mrs. T. M. Boyle-Mrs. M. r
Reddy. D. j. Harris-J. Fred Sta.
yer. 1t. Col. John Geddes-Pau
Neff, Mrs. Rose RobinS-Dr. LIE Roy
Robins and John Ach-A. D
Brownie.
The WBL Women's Auxiliary
divided its August quota of master
points in open pair play last Sat-
urday afternoon at the Cavendisf
Club. % pairs competing. In Sec.