Evening star., 1951-03-18
Bridge
BY Margaret L. Fisher

three day stand at the Shorehan
Hotel. A large field is expected
to register for the final title even
at / pm. Despite conflict il
dates with the Eastern State
regionals running in New York
many bridge celebrities of thu
Middle Atlantic States have elect.
ed to compete in the Capitals titlt
matches.
Former "Quiz Kid" Richart
Freeman. together with Raymond
j. Fetzner. 81 Katz and Michae
Michaels, will defend in the team
play.
At 1880 tonight the Washington
Bridge League, sponsor of thu
tourney. offers a one-session pail
contest. open to any member o.
the American Contract Bridge
League. Winners and runnersur
in this match receive sectiona
master-point awards. Mrs. Johr
G. Fletcher and Miss Frieda Ken.
yon. co-chairmen, will assist ir
arranging partnerships.
Bridgedom'S highest award will
soon be made to William Poissant
of Alexandria. who last Wednes.
day night scored his 300th point
Red points" (master points wor
in national competition) were nc
problem to Mr.. Poissant. He has
long had an abundance Of them
having taken many honors in the
big events. During the Richmond
tourney. he missed the goal by
one point. but went over the tor
at the Washington Bridge League
where he has been an active men,
ber since 1945.
In addition to Mr.. Poissant, who
paired with James G. Stone to tic
for runnerup awards in the opens
last Saturday, other Washington
area players who performed cred
itably during the Old Dominion
spring classic at Richmond were
Vic Zeve. who shared place posi-
tion in the opens, partnered by j
Chapel Of Richmond: Charles
Lovenberg-Lt. Col. r. H. Skinner
fifth in the same event. and Rich.
ard Freeman-Si Katz, sixth. Davie
Murray and Larry Reynold.
topped their section in the oper
qualifying roundS
Mr.. Murray's foursome, Gar,
Arkoian. Mr.. Katch. M. Michaels
topped the afternoon session O,
the team match on Sunday, end.
ing a board behind the Richmond
winners to take runnerup honor.
overall among the 20 teams. Mrs
Marianne Boschan, Poissant, Skin.
ner and Stone won show honor,
IN this event.
The Bennett Cup match, an.
nual .pair championship of the
WBL Women's Auxiliary, was q
major attraction last Saturday af.
ternoon. Mrs. George Kathan anc
Mrs. w. r. Plum led the 38-pail
field with 1873 match points. Mrs
Jean Ellis-Mrs. c. w. thinner, sec.
ton leaders, finished second with
a point less than the winners. DR.
Emily Grewe-Clara Sternacher
Top scores in the Washington
Bridge Leagues monthly winners
game last Wednesday earned dou.
BILE master point awards for the
following pairs: Mrs. Lester Glib
son-James Lazard, DR.. A. j
Steinberg james G. Stone (Sec.
ton Al, and Mrs. Margaret l.
Fisher-Richard Freeman, Charles
&c. Johnson-E. G. Harris, jr
(Section b. With 68h pei
cent game, the Steinberg-Stone
duo earned top score in the field
Single master points were wor
by runnerSup in the winners
flight: Mrs. Dora Schwartz-Vic.
tor Dunn, H. G. Neebe-M Pois.
SAINT, Walter OLoughlin-Lewi.
G. Tubbs and Mrs. H. G. Camp.
bell-John T. McDermott.
On Tuesday James Carter ano
Morris Moskoff led Howell com.
petitors for the Count Clubs
March quota of master points
Mrs. Stanley Beaslev and Mrs
Alma Byrne placing. Laura Hun
ter and Francis Drake also were
Howell master point winners al
the Chess Club on Saturday night
seconds to ]. D. Boyd-Millel
Roberts.
In another master point con-
test, Lynn Carrier-George Rob-
ertson and 1t. Col. T. H. Muller
Julian Series were Mitchell win.
ners at the F. Arthur Walker
Club on Sunday. half points 60
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred Staver
and the Frank E. Moores who
tied with Mrs. D. D. Brodie-
Mrs. Georgia Drummer.
Baltimoreans Jack Perry and Al
Goldberg visited the Stephan
Studios on March 8. Perry paired
with Everett Van Eek to win the
E-W top by a wide margin, while
Goldberg, paired with Mrs. Dora
Schwartz, finished in a tie for
second with DR.. N. A. Brigham
Frank Hoffman.
The allies" CMrs. June Hodg-
Ikins, DR.. Lynn Edminster, G. P.
Graham, o. r. Mathews) in
creased their series standing by
winning 18 matches out of "a and
the session top in last Mondays
team play at the Federal Bridge
League. Top pair scores went to
Mrs. G. P. Graham-Ed Stewart
and DR.. Emily Grewe-Mr. Gra-
ham.
At the La Sale Studio the same
evening, Mrs. Alma Byrne- Mrs.
T. L. Good and Mrs. Bess Noland-
1t. Col. T. H. Muller were Mitchell
winners. The Charles Richters
won the Howell at Andrews Air
Force RaSe Officers Rridoa CI,,h