Evening star., 1951-05-13
Bridge
By Moraoret [. Fisher

ikSeAA OAACic WALL COIltdCI MANFRED
lSobernheim. chairman, shortly
before game time.
Upward Of $50 Washington
Bridge Leaguers turned out
Wednesday to test their luck ir
the new playing quarters at the
Willard Hotel. Double master
point awards went to top scorers
In the A and B Mitchell sections
composed of players who qualified
by duplicate wins In April. In
section A. Mrs. e. P. Cotter.
Richard Freeman led MS, D. j
lHarris-Lewis G. Tubbs, with high
est percentage in the field, winning
IE-W. One master point each to
Runnersup Mrs. Margaret L.
Fisher Walter OLoughlin and j.
ID. Boyd-Dr. E. M. Short.
In Section B. by curious COIN
|cidence, both MS and E-W win
ners led by half match point,
Kathleen McNutt- Robert Reynolds
and Mrs. Kathryn Johnson-Lt.
Col. r. B. Carleton were first,
Mrs. Weber-Lt. r. Dawson and
Mrs. Howard Campbell Michael
Michaels, second. In the non
winner fight. Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Gilmour were tops Ms, the Al
fred Barnards holding comparable
awards E-W.
WBL members are reminded
that the annual competition for
mems and women's pair titles will
be held in two sessions, May %
and 80.
In Philadelphia last week end
1t. Col. r. H. Skinner and
Charles Lovenberg made an excel
lent showing in the Philadelphia
Whist Associations 1851 open
title. They finished third in the
I68-pair field. 2/10 of a point be-
hind runnersup Helen Sobel OF
New York and Charles Goren of
Philadelphia. Walter Brace and
Robert Stein, Philadelphians, won
the event.
Among the dozen Capitalites
entered in the three-day series
Israel Cohen and Robert Jordon
won second honors in the mems
pair event. John Kunkel, part
nered by Mrs. Peggy Budin OF
Philadelphia. cashed in on sixth
spot In the mixed contest.
Mrs. Ann Scruggs and Daniel
Goalwin, who only q fortnight
ago captured the La Sale stu.
dos mixed pair title, paired
again to repeat the triumph in
mixed title contest. On May 4
they topped the field with 266
points. leading runnersup Mr.
and Mrs. H. S. Klein by 8 points
In another club championship
Mrs. Carl Armbrust and Mrs
Howard johnson became Andrews
Air Force Base Officers Bridge
Clubs new womens pair cham
Ipions. Mrs. Henry Narr-Mrs.
Kimberlin and Mrs. r. r. O'Brien-
Mrs. Newton Carpenter rated Sec
ond and third honors, respec-
lively. The concurrent bout for
the mems crown ended in VIC
tory for Capt. William p. Moore
and Thomas Lafley.
The handsome new National
Press Club trophy, in play for the
first time, fell on May to Mr.
and Mrs. David Sentner.
At the Count Club last Tuesday,
K. McNutt and Mrs. M. L. Fisher
topped the Ms field to share
master point awards with E-W
winners Mrs. Myrtle Mcmahon
and Miner Ellis. Seconds to F.. P
IDormadysRobert Wilson and Mrs
&c. w. thinner Col. r. B.
Carleton.
/ More master points last Satur-
day to Mrs. T. M. Boyle-Mrs. G. N
Poulieff and Robert Blaisdell-
Jerry Kirby for topping the
Mitchell Field competing in Ag-
Iriculture Clubs monthly matinee
Blaisdell and Kibby are newcoln-
ers from California. Seconds In
this match went to A. E. Lane
Charles Lyon and Mrs. Marian
IBarre-E. r. Shepard.
The DOCS" (Mrs. Paul Golden
DR.. N. J. McHugh. DR.. and Mrs.
w. H. Gorton) gained three
board lead last Monday in Federal
Bridge Leagues spring team series
only two games remaining. John
Lang-Lloyd Schermerhorn shared
high pair prizes in the May Z
session with Drs. Gorton and Nc
Hugh. while the "Tepars" (Grace
Eaton. Mrs. Margaret Rucker,
Hardee Allen, Frank Holtzman)
had top team score for the night,
Chess Clubs winners for the
week were Mrs. Alma Byrne-A. E.
Lane and A. D. Darby-Jerry Kibby
(May 81. the j. D. Boyds and Mrs
IK. Johnson-Lt. r. B. Carleton last
Saturday night. At the Cavendish
Club Mrs. T. L. Good and Mrs
Weber topped the May Howell
matinee. trailed by Hardee Allen
ID. Dowling. In the Tuesday
session, Mrs. H. G. Alexander
Mrs. R. H. Skinner were first, Mrs
Good and AL Roth, holding second
position.
| Charles H. Goren, noted bridge
authority, will conduct another
Iof his courses at the La Sale Ho.
tel in Chicago, June ST.. Specia
emphasis will be laid on the --latest
developments in his system o1
point count bidding. A complete
course in play of the cards viii
also be included in the curricu.
lum.
/ Bridge coIendor
TODAY---Potomac Valley Championships
/ Shoreham Hotel; open teams first ses
sion. /; second session, 7:30: specia