Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-05

ifornia who have packed the May
flower Hotel during the past nine
days will be homeward bound to-
night as the American Contract
Bridge Leagues 25th annual sum-
mer national championships pass
into history.
Starting with the curtain raiser
last Saturday, the Mid-Atlantic
pair match, entries in every con-
test completely shattered all pre-
viouS ACBL records, winning for
Washington the distinction of be-
ing host to the greatest of bridge
tournaments to date. On Wednes-
day night, 816 players were COM
peting simultaneously, an all-time
high for any one session Of play.
At the halfway mark last
Wednesday, national titles had
consistently eluded Washington
area players. but successes in the
early side games enabled three to
win life mastership. Mrs. George
Kathan, j. D. Boyd and David
Murray rated this honor. Mrs.
Kathan went over the top, part
nered by Mrs. j. A. Weber when
they finished fourth among 1856
pairs in the DR.. Steinburg pair
event last Sunday afternoon.
In the same contest. Murray
earned his niche in the bridge
hall of fame for third over all,
paired with Wallace Ashby. A
day later. Boyd won his gold card
in the Dana Lee pairs, Ashby
again helping to put another
"lifer" across.
Other Washington area players
who performed creditably in the
early sessions of the tourney in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bar
nard, Mrs. C. w. thinner and
w. M. Lingley, whose foursome
led the IS mixed teams in the
opening session of that champion
ship event last Monday afternoon.
That event, completed Wednes-
day, was won by Mrs. Louis
Jaeger, Richard Kahn, Ruth
Sherman, Leo Roet, all of New
York. They won SIS matches out
of 81 in three gruelling sessions.
The John c. Kunkels of Harris
burg, Pa, whom Washington
claims as part-time residents, held
show honorS in this contest.
teamed with Mr.. and Mrs. JEFF
Click, of Miami, Fla. Other To-
calites finishing in honor spots
were Al Roth, whose team was
sixth overall; DR.. and Mrs. A. j.
Steinberg. seventh. and Mrs. R.
H. Skinner-Lewis G. Tubbs, 14th.
Biggest showing for local con-
teStantS as the tourney ap-
preached the halfway mark came
on Wednesday night when Mrs.
Frank Fooshe, jr.. and Mrs. Henry
c. Wolfe, winning 54612 match
points for three sessions of play,
captured runnerup honors in the
womens pair event. Mrs. r. A.
Dunphy. Salem. N. j., and Mrs.
Edward K. Minear of Danville,
ILL.,, who led in the opening Ses-
sion, are the new titalists, their
score totaling 562.
Mrs. Jean Ellis of Washington
and Mrs. S. Neuwirth of Inter
laken, N. j., finished fourth in this
event that drew 248 entries. Mrs.
j. G. Fletcher-Kathleen McNutt
finished 18th, Mrs. Kathan and
Mrs. w. R. Plum, 14th. All are To-
caliteS. In the Goddard Cup game
last Wednesday. consolation round
for players eliminated from the
mems and women's champion
ships, Mrs. Freda Bentley-Mrs.
Ednda Evans were eighth, only
Washingtonians to finish in an
honor spot. The contest was won
by Mrs. o. I. Turner and Mrs. w.
r. Williams, both of Louisville,
Ky.
Emanuel Hochfeld and Milton
Ellenby. both of Chicago, cap
tured the mems pair title after
three sessions of play against an
original record field of 176 pairs.
Second honors fell to Alexander
Nusinoff of New York and Cliff
Bishop of Detroit. Best showing
for Washington was made by 1t.
Col. Paul E. Neff and 1t. Col.
John A. Geddes. They finished
10th. The Tubbs brothers, Lewis
and Lloyd, split 14th position,
while Gary Arkoian, paired with
Pr. William E. Tresize of Fayette
City. Tenn, shares in 18th of
the red" master point awards.
The non-masters' team-of four