Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11
By Margaret l. Fisher

Raymond FetZner, Michael Mich
aels and ST Katz will defend Tie
team-of- -four title.
In addition to the five major
title events, two single session
open-pair matches are offered, one
the traditional Consolation" con-
current with the open champion
ship finale on Saturday night for
non-qualiflers and others who wish
to enter. The other is set for
Sunday night starting at 7::30
while the team match Is in prog
reSs.
On March 7 some $50 Washing
ton Bridge Leaguers turned out
for a shot at the first Wednes-
day. master point quota. The
IL successful candidates were Mrs.
Walter OLoughlin Mrs. Dora
Schwartz. DR.. E. M. Short Miller
Roberts (Section AZ; Mrs. Myrtle
Mcmahon William Poissant, Hans
Berliner-Richard Freeman (Sec-
ton b, M. Haven't. Rottenberg,
Mrs. Edna Evans-Simon Gerber
(Section c..
Runnerup scores were worth
half a master point to Mrs. George
Kathan-Mrs. James Lazard, DR..
Emily Grewe-Jessie McEnery; j.
D. Boyd-J. T. McDermott, Mrs.
Harry Kaplan-Al White, and
Laura Hunter Mrs. Florence Mills
paugh, DR.. E. S. Berlin-W. New
man.
In last Mondays session of the
Federal Bridge Leagues spring
team playoff, the Terriers" (Mrs.
L. j. Terry, Lloyd Schermerhorn,
Amorette Bledsoe, Jack Beidel-
MANI and the Mixed Party
(Mrs. Louis Stein, Rush Buckley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore) bat
tied to a photo finish for seasonal
honors. Each team produced an
outstandingly fine game, but in
the final tally the Terriers" TAX
ing ID out, OF "a matches "a rs
per cent game Ned by half a
board.
Top pair prize went to G. P.
Graham and DR.. Lynn Edminster,
yielding a &c per cent game, with
~ point lead over the Terry
Schermerhorn duo. Stein-Buckley
were winners in the opposing
direction with Drs. w. H. Gorton
and N. j. McHugh second.
The "Allies" (Edminster, Ora
ham. Mrs. June Hodgkins, o. r.
Mathews) presently hold the
series lead, credited with 60h
wins against 321a losses. The
MIXED Party" foursome is in
second position, 81 to "a.
Master points were the reward
for winners at the Arlington Du-
plicate Club match on March 2.
They were Laura Hunter-D. j.
Harris (N-S), Walter B. Castle
Capt. William Woodwork (E-W
Mrs. Ann Scruggs-Daniel Goalwin
and Mrs. Georgia Brunner-Mrs.
H. A. Walker were second.
This match began a new quar-
terly series for Individual high
average prizes. Awards were
made to Mrs. T. M. Boyle for
winning Arlington's Friday night
series concluded last month. and
to Mrs. j. G.. Seabourne, winner
of the Sunday night series con-
Quoted by the F. Arthur Walker
Club. Their respective runnersup
were 1t. Col. H. A. Walker, who
directs both weekly contests, and
Col. Seabourne.
Agriculture Club divided its
March quota of national awards
in open-pair play last Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. T. M. Boyle Mrs.
E. r. Shepard topped Ms COM
petitors, j. u. Boyd-Davids Muir
ray finishing second. while Richard
Freeman-Charles Lovenberg led
in E-W direction, Mrs. Marianne
Boschan-Laura Hunter placing.
Two days earlier Mrs. Shepard,
paired with Kathleen McNutt,
won top score at the Chess Club
to substantially increase her lead
in the race for the women's
plaque award. Co-winners in che
March / Mitchell were A. E..
Camire and Paul Kalavski. At
the same club on Saturday night.
DR.. N. A. Brigham-M. E. Sheedy
topped the Howell field, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Chambers placing.
The same night DR.. Emily
Grewe Mrs. Margaret Rucker
shared Mitchell first honors with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Day at
the Walsh Club. Other rating
point credits went to James Car
ter Frank Hoffman, first, and
Mrs. Kathryn Johnson-Lt. Col.
R. B. Carleton, second, at the
La Sale Studio last Monday, and
to Mrs. Lucy McConchie-Mrs. Ida
Terrant for winning at the Count
Club Howell game on Tuesday.
Mrs. Gregg Custis-Col. Carleton
and the John c. Kunkels tied for
second.
Andrews Air Force Base Officers
Bridge Club. is back on q Tuesday
night duplicate schedule. Capt.
and Mrs. Harry Twedten and
Frank Donohue-Ralph Hensley
again crashed through with top
scores last week, continuing their
amazing streak Of duplicate vic
tories.