Evening star., 1952-01-06

Team-of -four play holds the
spotlight today as the 18th annual
Northern Virginia championship
meet ends 3-day stand at the
Willard Hotel. Final major event
of the first sectional clash of 1852
takes place at ! and pm. in the
Crystal Room. All foursomes will
compete through both sessions at
board-a-match play.
Defending titlists for the Sec
ond successive year are Fred l.
Karpin and Ralph Spritzer OF
Washington, r. L. Miles of Nor
folk, Va, and A. M. Sobel of New
York. Mr.. Sobel is also serving as
director. The tourney is sponsored
by the Washington Bridge League
James G. Stone chairman.
A special one-session contest al
Y pm, also in the Crystal Room
lis open to any member of the
American Contract Bridge League
and will provide sectional master
point awards to winners and run
|nersup. AS all local duplicate and
rubber bridge clubs remain closed
while an ACBL tournament is in
progress, tonight's pair game is
"a boon to players not engaged in
the team match. ..
First master point match of the
new year, held last Wednesday
by the Washington Bridge League
drew a big turnout, some $50 fans
participating. Many unusual re.
suits were noted on the RECAP
sheets. In Section c, Richarc
Freeman and Charles Lovenbere
racked up a SO per cent game tc
win high percentage distinction
in the field. They led John j
Parish-W William Poissant, who
scored five boards over average
competing in the same direction
by three match points. Parish
former Washington star, is visit.
ing here from Centralia, III. Ms
winners in the same section were
Mrs. j. G.. Seabourne-E. M. Keni-
son, seconds to F. T. Leahy- TEN.
pie Hollcroft.
Another 81 per cent score was
entered for John C. Kunkel-Alvir
Roth, Ms, Section b. Israe,
Cohen-Robert Viner were second
In E-W position, j. D. Boyd
Henry Rau were first with COM
Portable 81 per cent while seconc
spot ended in tie between George
Kathan-Mark Lake and r. A
Ashton-Fred George, both pair.
finishing scant board over aver.
age. Section A winners were Mrs
j. R. Belt-Mrs. Agnes Fischer anc
1t. Col. John Geddes- Paul Nef
seconds to Clara Mercer Mai. Ar.
thur Foulkes and Mrs. j. D. Boyd.
Harold Dahlbeck.
David Murray continues hi.
hold on the Chess Clubs PLAQUE
Award. The SO per cent game
scored with Michael Michaels ir
the December 27 session gave
Murray SIS points total for the six.
months series to clinch the men.
plaque for the fifth consecutive
time. James G. Stone meritec
second place, 1t. Col. r. B. earle.
ton, third.
Mrs. j. G. Fletcher will havt
her name inscribed on the WON.
ems plaque for the second time
since the series was started thre,
years ago. She edged out Mrs
C. w. thinner. who was secons
and Mrs. r. w. Byrns, third. II
the Thursday quarterly Sullivan
series ended last week, DR.. Jeralt
G. Wooley was the winner, Davit
Murray, second; j. q. Boyd, third
DR.. Wooley took further honor
at the Chess Club by capturin,
lthe Saturday point-award contes
ended December 90, leading Mrs
Fletcher. second. and Georg,
Dickerman, Miller Roberts, wh,
tied for third. Dickerman cap
tured the Saturday Sullivan
Award, with Hardee Allen placinl
and r. w. Byrns in show position
In the December 81 master poin
match Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher
j. G. Stone topped the Ms field
Gary Arkoian-J. D. Boyd second
while Ed Maslansky-Joh Rattle
ltrailed the Murray Michaels du
for place position Chess Clubber
Iare reminded that the annua