Evening star., 1952-02-03

experts will go to the Hotel
McAlpin in New York City. where
top competition awaits them I'M
the annual life master and senior
master pair events. The three i
session pair matches will be held atI
1 and $50 Thursday. finals at 1:30I
Friday. At $3.50 Friday evening
begins the five session life master
and senior master individual con-
tests, continuing through Sunday
evening.
On the February tournament
calendar are the master and anna
Iteur pair matches at the Bellevue
'Stratford in Philadelphia, Febru-
ary 1917. Scheduled for the same
week end is the three-day Virginia
Peninsula title series at the
Chamberlin Hotel, Fort Monroe,
Va. Growing event this month,
however. is the fifth annual City
Iof Washington meet, set for Febru-
ary 20, March and 2, at the
willard Hotel.
BY the impressive margin of
I. .O80 points scored last Wednesday
in the Washington Bridge Leagues
second session Of Knockout team
play, Charles Lovenberg, Robert
Reynolds, Charles johnson and
John McDermott assured them
selves of a berth in the series
triple playoff. Their victory was
scored against Kathleen McNutt,
Henry Rau, Mrs. D. D. Brodie, Mrs.
EJ. G. Fletcher Substituting for
Col. Brodie), winners Of last falls
Knockout series.
simultaneously, D. J. Harris, w.
M. Lingley, DR.. Leroy Robins,
Phil Stockvis trounced Mrs. M. r.
Reddy, Mrs. Thomas Hamlin, Mrs.
G. N. Poulieff, Charles Richter by
$50 points, and Mrs. Freda Bent
ley, Lew Levenson, Mrs. j. r. Nc
Ghee, Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher
won a 630-point edge competing
against Mrs. Marianne Boschan,
William Poissant, Lewis and Lloyd
ITubbs.
In the two pair games last
Wednesday. Gary Arkoian and Vic
Zeve added substantially to their
individual average standings in
the closing session Of the 11-game
cumulative series by topping the
MS field, Section B. with a near
711o score. William Jacoby Jerry
Kibbey, batting $50, were run
nersup. E-W victors were Miller
Roberts-Dr. E. M. Short, ]. K.
Conover-G. Stone placing. Mrs.
E. p. Cotter-John Parish took
credit for another $50 game,
winning Ms, Section c. Mrs.
Florence Millspaugh-Al Roth were
second. E-W top fell to Laura
Hunter-Mrs. Dixie T. Wright.
trailed by Lynn Carrier-Louis
Salvatorel.
The Women's Auxiliary Of the
Washington Bridge League held a
business-l luncheon meeting last
Saturday at the Burlington Hotel.
I An even hundred members, in
Icluding 10 initiates. participated
in the three section master point
Mitchell. Winners in Section A
were Mrs. w. II. Holcombe- Mrs.
Ruth Stevenson. DR.. Emily Grewe-
Mrs. Mary Phillips. Mrs. George
Kathan-MrS. N. A. OlmStead tied
with Mrs. Edwin T. Chaplin Mrs.
John Seward for second, Ms, Mrs.
Leo Crane MRS. Hazel Loftin plac-
ing E-W.
/ Mrs. j. Al. Dearing continued
her winning streak by topping the
ms field in Section B. partnered
lby Mrs. Ann Scruggs. Mrs. Roy
lHackett-Mrs. J. A. Weber were
lE-W winners. Seconds IN this
section went to Miss Selma Kra-
Imer-Mrs. Harry Packard and Mrs.
1Kati1ryn Jofnson-Mrs. Irl Bald
Twin. In Section C, Mrs. Rose Rob-
,lbins-Mrs. A. j. Steinberg and Mrs.
lie. E. Meissner- Mrs. G. e. Meissner
were the winners, Mrs. Freda
Bentley Mrs. w. r. Plum and Mrs.
mildred Downham-M Mrs. Mary B.
Gilbert the runnersup.
] The Chess Clubs master point
match on January "A ended In
victory for Mrs. j. A Dearing-
lFrieda Kenyon and Mrs. Margaret
III. Fisher-James q. Stone. Run
Inersup were j. .. Boyd-Dr. N. A.
brigham and Mrs. Kathryn john
ESon-Maj. Roy Kyner.
] 1t was photo finish for Charles
lLovenherg David Murray at Fed
'Ieral Bridge Leagues master point
'lmatch last Monday. They led
Mrs. Freda Bentley-Lew LeVenson
,lby half a match point to take Ms
lItop honors. E-W winners were
.lMrs. III. Z. Fisher-J. @. Stone,
Ilplace position going TO Hardee
. AIlen-Frank Holtzman. Il