Evening star., 1951-02-04
Bridge
By Margaret L. Fisher

ships. The Washington delegation
performed creditably in every
event of the three-day schedule.
Mrs. r. H. Skinner and Lewis
G. Tubbs, 1949 D. c. open pair
champions, last Saturday added
the Maryland open title to their
record of tournament victories.
Second over the field in the
qualifying round (another local
pair, Mrs. Jennie Bryant and
Israel Cohen, were the leaders, +,
Skinner and Tubbs boosted their
combined total to 37812 match
points, four more than runnersup
John Moore, also of Washington,
and Clagett Bowie of Baltimore.
The later pair topped the champ
ionship round.
DR.. and Mrs. A. j. Steinberg
were fourth. Another Washington
Bridge Lacquer. John McDermott,
and Louis Rosenfeld of Baltimore,
finished eighth. the last of the
master point-awarded positions.
In the three Mitchell qualifying
sections. four out of six top scores
fell to Washington area players,
w. M. Lingley-J. S. Machlin and
Mrs. Gregg Custis in a first time
partnership venture with Mrs. j.
P. Dagger of Baltimore, sharing
these honors with the ultimate
champions and the Bryant Cohen
duo. In the consolation field were
Mrs. Florence Millspaugh-M Mrs.
Ann Scruggs, Charles Johnson
Robert Jordan and Mark Lake
Mrs. Lillian Harrison. seconds to
81 Katz-Michael Michaels and
Paul Finch William Cole.
Winning 2212 out of % matches
in the final session last Sunday,
the Washington foursome of I.
Cohen, Alvin Roth and the John
c. Kunkels will share the team
of-four title with a star Balti-
more quartets-Margaret Ham
ilton, Edward Pierson, William
McDevitt and Ira Haygooni. Both
teams won 36 of the 81 boards.
Among the 20 foursomes entered,
other Washington players finish
ing in the money were J. D. Boyd,
DR.. E. M. Short, Miller Roberts
who were fifth, and Mrs. Doris
Vosburgh and the SteinbergS who
served on opposing teams that
ended in a tie for sixth. Second
honors for the night session went
to Mrs. Marianne Boschan, L. G..
Tubbs, Col. r. H. Skinner, James
G. Stone.
DR.. w. H. Gorton-Dr. N. j. Nc
Hugh captured runnerup awards
in the mems contest held on the
opening day of the series. Richard
Freeman and William Poissant
winning show honors. Concur
rently Mrs. Gregg Custis and Mrs.
Ann Scruggs made the best show
ing for Washington among the So
duos competing for the women's
title. Mrs. Boschan-Miss Kath-
leen McNutt were sixth.
Mrs. Amy Behrend and Edward
Pierson of Baltimore successfully
defended their claim to the mixed
pair title. Mrs. Behrend's seventh
straight victory in this event.
Mrs. Millspaugh and Mr.. Katz
were third. Mrs. Boschan-Col.
Skinner fourth, and the w. NJ
Lingley's fifth in this event.
Only a handful of Washington
Bridge League faithfuls braved
the sleetstorm last Wednesday
night Three of the dozen teams
in the foursome series engaged in
Knockout team match, ending
in a triple tie The regular four
some contest scheduled was post
poned to February %. Present
leaders in the series are Wallace
Ashby, Richard Freeman, 81 Katz,
Michael Michaels, with an IL
board advantage over DR.. w. S.
Benedict. John r. Moore, Lewis
and Lloyd Tubbs.
Winners of the single Mitchell
pair match in the January 81 ses-
sion were Temple Hollcroft, jr.-
F. j. Leahy, jr., and M. Edwards
Frank Hoffman; runnerup scores
credited to Mrs. M. L. Fisher
Charles Lovenberg and E. G. Har.
ris, jr.,-W. M. Lingley.
The Federal Bridge League di-
vided its January quota of master
points in open-pair play last Mon
day, flrsts to Mrs. Jennie Bryant
Robert Jordan. Vernon Dunn
Mark Lake; seconds to Wilson
Satterfield-S. L. Somer, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Dillow Smith. Tomorrow
night Federal starts it's spring
team series. Pairs not enrolled en-
teams may participate in the four
some contests, which are held on
the first, second and third Mon-
days of each month, prizes being
awarded nightly to winning pairs
and team. The monthly open
master point match continues on
the last Monday.
More master points to Mrs. Z.
r. Shepard-J. D. Boyd and Mrs.
j. G. Fletcher-Col. r. H. Skinner
at the Chess Club on January 25.
In runnerup spots were Mrs.
Margaret L. Fisher-James G.,
Stone and the Robert w. Byrnses.
On Sunday night Mr.. and Mrs.
Byrns topped the MS field to
win master points at the F. Arthur
Walker Club, 1t. Col. and Mrs.
D. D. Brodie sharing similar
honors in E-W position. Mrs.
Gregg Custis-Laura Hunter and
Mrs. Edward Hruby-Lt. Col. H.
A. Walker were second.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred Staver
took the lead at the end of the
first session on January 26 in
the annual competition for Ar
lington Farms Duplicate Clubs
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