Evening star., 1952-07-20
Dave Murray and Fioncee
Upset Lucky at Cards Myth
BY Margaret l. Fisher


Hershey, Pa, last week end for the
annual Keystone State champion
ships, David S. Murray was the
star of the, show. He emerged
victorious in three of the four title
events in which he participated.
Banner day was July IL when
he racked up the mems pair title
in the opening session, partnered
by William Woodson of Burling-
ton, N. c. Later in the evening
he scored another victory in the
mixed pair event with Margaret
Kennedy of Sewickley, Pa. The
latter win exploded the myth
lucky at cards, unlucky in love, I"
for Murray's engagement to Miss
Kennedy has Just been announced.
Washington pairs were also
credited with runnerup honors in
both of these events. Alvin Roth
and Said Haddad were second in
the mems contest, Mrs. Jenny
Bryant-Michael Michaels trailing
the Kennedy-Murray duo in the
mixed event.
Another runnerup honor for
the District delegation was scored
by two youngest life masters in
the open-pair game on Saturday.
Richard Freeman and Charles
Lovenberg totaled 279b match
points for the combined sessions
of play, finishing one-half point
ahead Of Mrs. Jenny Bryant-Mrs.
Terry Haas. The event, which
drew IS pairs, was won by H. j.
Greer and Otto Mathes, both of
Philadelphia, with a score of 284.
In the special Saturday night
pair contests, Mrs. Margaret l..
Fisher-James G. Stone topped one
Howell section, Michael Michaels-
Vic Zeve placing. Murray and
Woodson rated runnerup awards
in another Howell section, in
which 1t. Col. John Geddes-Paul
Nef finished third.
Third victory in the tourney for
Dave Murray came in the four
some match on Sunday when he
teamed with Freeman, Lovenberg,
Bob Reynolds and Woodson to tie
for first honors with a Harrisburg
team consisting of Mrs. Tim Con-
way. Mrs. Ben Rosen, r. w. Greg
ory and DR.. Carl Springer. Both
teams scored 80 wins in 4S
matches.
Big moment in young Bob
Reynolds bridge career came with
his teams victory on Sunday
night. Master points won in that
event sufficed to raise his total to
the 800 mark that credits him
with the American Contract
Bridge Leagues life mastership.
Reynolds. who has scored numer-
Gus bridge successes in the South
eastern Regionals, moved to
Washington in March, 1851, from
Coral Gables, Fla.
Next. Friday many Washington
bridge enthusiasts will try for
coveted "red" master points that
go with winning national bridge
titles. Cincinnati, Ohio, will be
their goal, in common with sew
leral thousand fans from all Sec
tions. There, at the Sheraton
Gibson Hotel, the 1852 Summer
National tournament opens on
July 26, continuing through Au-
gust 3.
AS is customary. the master pair
championship for the Won Zedwitz
igold cup, and the master knock
out team-of- -four championship
ARE the stellar events of the nine
day meet. For the first time. win
Iners Of the Knockout will auto
Imatically be selected to represent
the United States for the worlds
championship in Bermuda next
November. The pair event will be
held in four matinee sessions be-
ginning July 81. The team
matches will be held in six night
sessions also starting July 81.
Earlier in the week concurrent
three-session mems and women's
pair championships and master
mixed teams will be the ranking
attraction for seasoned bridge
fans. The pair contests are slated
for evening sessions on July 28
'2o and 30. while the mixed team