Evening star., 1952-11-02
Briidge:
D. c. Championships Open Thursday at the Willard

Banner bridge event of the
year for Washington bridge fans
highlights this weeks calendar.
The 22d annual District Of
Columbia championships, open
Thursday at the Willard Hotel
and continue through Sunday
evening. attracting many visit
ing luminaries in addition to
local enthusiasts, experts and
novices alike.
Opening event of the four
day series is the women's pair
match, Thursday and Friday
afternoons at 2 o'clock, Mrs.
Myrtle Mcmahon. chairman.
The mixed pair contest. also a
two-session event. will be held
Thursday and Friday evenings
at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Israel Cohen.
chairman. The mems pair con-
test is set for Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, Manfred Sobern-
helm, chairman.
The open-pair match at 2
and $3.50 pm. Saturday will
have Fred L. Staver as chair
man. The team-of- game
and Metropolitan pair event
Testricted to players holding
less than so master points,
will be concurrently staged on
Sunday, initial sessions begin
ming at 1890. w. M. Lingley
is chairman of the team con-
test, Sid Haddad, chairman of
the pair match.
Women players will have an
added inducement for partici-
pating in this and future Dis
trict Of Columbia championship
series. Paul E. Golden, long
the director of Washington
Bridge League Contests, this
year places in competition the
Helen M. Golden Trophy, hon.
oring his wife, past president of
the WBL Women's Auxiliary.
The trophy, a handsome plate
Of sterling silver. will be
awarded annually to the aux
iliary member who scores the
highest percentage in five of
the eight pair sessions.
On the panel of defending
champions are Mrs. e. p. Cotter
and Kathleen McNutt, women's
pairs; George Kathan and Vic
zeve, mems pairs; Gale Allen
and John Holman. Metropoli-
tan pairs. The open-pair title
is now held by Clagett Bowie
and Gen. Robert Gill, both Of
Baltimore. Defending titlists
in the team event are Mrs.
Louis Eisenman, Richmond, r.
L. Miles, Norfolk; Irwin Fisher
and A. L. Goldberg. Baltimore.
This sectional tourney, sane
toned by the American Con-
tract Bridge League and spon-
sored by the Washington Bridge
League. is open to all ACBL
members. Charles c. johnson
is chairman. All contests will
be held in the Crystal Room of
the Willard, directed by Mr..
Golden and Jerome Macklin.
Concerted efforts of WASH
ington bridge fans spelled a
profit of $310 for Children's
Bridge Calender
road; pair game (open), 7:3O
TOMORROW: Federal Bridge League, 13C
New Hampshire; team-of -four and pa
game topeno, .7:45. GAO Bridge Clu
counting ONCE, pair game. $50. Dix Dix
Wright Club, pair game (operi), 8.
TUESDAY: Agriculture Club. 1855 Eucli,
pair game topenl. 7;45; Andrews a
game, 7:95. Count cub. feia ps sevs1 Ws
wE6nEspHY sfssss pa1r sa%s stspSas fSSDsn Studio
Euclid; pair game (open), 1890. Was
ington Bridge League, willard Hote
master point pair game (open), IA
hT;dss G;ensral YMcA, 1886 g; rubb
THURSDAY: District Of Columbia char
pionships. willard Hotel; women
pairs, hrst session, 2; mixed pairs. III
session, s.
FRIDAY: District Of Columbia champio
| ships; women's pairs, second session,
mems pairs, 2; mixed pairs, secol
| session, 8.
SATURDAY: District Of Columbia char
pionshtps; open pairs. first session,