Evening star., 1952-08-17
Bridge Pl!qyers;;
After OpeI,
Pair
By Mdrgoret Z. FISHER

By Mdrguret I. Fisher
washington bridge FANS wind
UP their summer schedule with
the Washington Bridge Leagues
1852 open-pair championship.
slated 10 begin Wednesday night
and conclude August ~. and
the Mid-Atlantic Re egio ma Is,
opening in Baltimore August 90.
Some 400 members Of the
Washington Bridge League. Of
fetal local unit Of the American
Contract Bridge League, are
eligible to compete for the pair
crown. An innovation this year
win be the running of the con-
test in q single flight. without
restriction as to master point
status Of the participants. There
win be no qualifying round. so
players producing d had score
the first session have the oppor-
tunity Of bagging q big game
the second night and stfll quail
ify for the prizes. s, h.
Master-point awards for vim
nerS and those finishing in hon
] or spots win be given by the
Abel on q local basis, higher
than q club championship rat-
ing. Permanent trophies VIII be-
given to pairs finishing first,
second and third for the COM
bined sessions. Defending titlists
are Mrs. Margaret l.. Fisher
and James G. Stone, who won
the masters fight, and Mrs.
Anna Kaplan and Albert White,
. who led in the non-masters'
hight last summer.
Ranking second in Importance
only to, national tournaments.
the Mid-Atlantic Regional cham
pionshipS will be q banner event
for Washington fans as well as
scores Of top-ranking Eastern
bridge experts.
Opening August 20 at the
Hotel Emerson in Baltimore.
the series offers five double
session. major title bouts. con.
tinuing through Labor Day.
September l. Friday afternoon
ana evening sessions will be
devoted to women's and mems
pair play. Saturday to mixed
pair competition, Sunday open
pairs and Monday team-of- :
four. 2G i
Washingtonians appointed to
serve at the meet include David
Murray. AL Roth and James c.
Stone on the Tournament Com
mittee; Frieda Kenyon, women's
pairs; Fred George. mems pairs:
Charles johnson. mixed pairs:
Mrs. M. L. Fisher. Miller Rob-
erts. opens: Mrs. j. r. McGhee.
Charles Lovenberg, Vic Zeve.
teams; Mrs. Edna Evans, Mrs.
Doris vosburgh, hospitality.
In the last Of the contests
comprising the 50 Summer Ma
tionals recently concluded in
Cincinnati, John r. Crawford.
Philadelphia; Howard Schenk-
en-. Sam Stayman, George Rapee
and B. j. Becker. all of New
York. wrapped up the American
team title. 81
In the final session of the
Knockout. they defeated the
foursome Of Alvin Landay and
Sol Mogal. New York; Arthur
s. Goldsmith, Cleveland, and
Jeff Click, Miami, by 2A6O
points. This is the third time
the Crawford team has won the
crown. 4s
Washington Bridge Leaguers
were in hot pursuit Of double
n1aster-point awards at the
monthly winners" contests last
Wednesday. In section A. Mrs.
Rose Robins and DR.. LIE Roy
Robins took the Ms awards by
q wide margin, their III total
(234 possible) earning top-of-
the-field distinction. Jerry Kib-
hey and Michael Meyers, E-W
winners. were the next highest
pair, scoring ITO. Mrs. ; Eva
Barsis-H Harold Dahlbeck and
Gene Metz-Rober Seaton were
runnersup In the A group, rat.
ing one master point each.
In the other winners" group.
section B, Mrs, Freda Bentley.
George Robertson and John
Lang. jr.-LIoyd Schermerhorn
won the double lnaster-point
award. Mrs. Mildred Linderman-
Douglas Groves and Mrs. Terry
Haas Harold Frank placing. TOP
scorers tn the non-winner fight
We're James L,azard-Isaac York.
r. A. Ashton-Fred George. sec
onds to II. r. King-Arthur
Westrich and NJ. Griffman-C.
Rodriguez.
Winners and runnersup Ia To-
cal master-point games last
nvclaE CHESS CLUB. Aug: 9: Mrs. Alma
Muldrow-Jac barnett. M. ira ana d1aT,s Mrs
4 2; Boyd. Mrs. NJ. l. Fisher-Jamess; me;
co1SFr SsGSF CLUE. Aug. IL: mrs. r.
Mrs =: J. Harris. PA. 3. Camire-pani
haevi hnaieevski' Mrs. Miriam Holmes-Francis
STEPHAN STUDIO, Aus. 3. section
wTighs-iDoIn Peters .fs Mrs. MFs Mabel p.sie pst
in iiersnDn-IIn@9mas 4 @n r Pattesson. Section B,
6ach-L. Leiberman. 2-Mr. and Mrs.
Gale Allen, Mrs. Charles j.. Rodrieuez.
TnsirieS sia e Qreenhow: Aug: o.. Mrs.
Marie MIidr%ow-Jackn % = Barnstep q Ssspnen. aMrs. MMrs.
EilisDsusS.iGatf:. SiGat kos: ss ksbln... M.'' florence
Otner local duplicate winners
included:
AQRICuITURE CLUB, i Aue. IL:
MRS. Mildred Linderman-Davi Schef.
Jean Sofhorne tied with NFs. Mahei
PacterS0n-Thoma Patterson.
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE CLUE,
aug. u: 1-Comdr. and Mrs. Charles
Haroid HsMi fwedtens dtMas. "hhsm Z. best-Msd.
cHEss CLUB. August =: IL. D.
stone-Dr. Jerald a. Wooiey. 2-Mrs.
Ann Scruggs-Mrs. z. a. Sc. John. ri.