Evening star., 1952-07-13
District Bridge Players
Annex Baltimore Honors
By Morqoret 1. Fisher

py MuIgo
Victories followed in rapid sue
cession for Washington bridge
players throughout i've major
title events comprising the an
nual Chesapeake tourney In Bal
timore last week end. More than
Ia hundred District fans competed.
In the opening sessions on July
4. Said Haddad and Vic Seve
scored the first win for Washing
ton by topping the 44-pair field
entered in the mems title event.
In the same contest Richard Free
man. Washington's newest and
youngest life master, took runner
up honors, paired with Robert
Reynolds also Of Washington.
They scored 1873 match points
against 134 for the winners.
Concurrently, Mrs. Walter
|OLoughlin. former Washington
player now Of Baltimore, paired
with Mrs. Lillian Davis, also OF
Baltimore. to lead the 40-pair
women's field and score the sole
title victory for Monumental City
forces. Mrs. Anna Kaplan- Mrs
Dora Schwartz. third, and Kath-
|leen McNutt-Mrs. Doris Vosburgh,
fourth. made fine showings among
other District pairs.
That night. Richard Freeman,
|partnered by Mrs. j. r. McGhee,
moved into the winning column
by triumphing over 78 other duos
competing for the mixed pair
title. Washingtonians in this
match took seven out of eight
honor spots. Mrs. Harry Siegel-
Alvin Roth rated runnerup hon
|ors, Mrs. j. G. Fletcher-James G.
Stone, third, overall. Mrs. Alice
Robinson-D. J. Harris were fourth,
Mrs. Freda Bentley-Lew Leven-
son, sixth; Mrs. Terry Haas-Rob-
|ert Reynolds, seventh; Mrs. Flor
Ience Millspaugh-H -Hardee Allen
Eighth.
On Saturday in the stellar two
session open-pair event, John C.
|Kunkel-Alvin Roth credited the
Washington delegation with an
other bull's-eye. They outplayed
the 80-pair field to win with q
284.7 combined session total. DR.
and Mrs. A. j. Steinberg, both
Washington life masters, took
runnerup honors with 273.3.
Mrs. Doris Vosburgh, paired
with Maury Reiffin of Paterson,
N. j., netted show awards, scoring
1853 in the final reckoning, after
having topped the entire field in
the qualifying round. Among
other Washingtonians competing
George Dickerman-Mill Roberts
took fifth place with 261.5. The
Walter O'Loughlins were sixth,
1904; Charles johnson paired
with Jules Chodak of Baltimore,
seventh, 259.1. The latter duos
were also credited with section
tops in the qualifying round.
Second title victory of the
series was scored by Dick Free
man in the foursome match Sun
day. when he teamed with Mrs.
E. p. Cotter. Mrs. Terry Haas and
Robert Reynolds to win 31h
matches in 48. The new titlists
took an early lead in the two
session match, scoring 161a wins
for session top in the matinee
round.
Third honors among the 25
teams competing went to Mrs. j,
r. McGhee, Charles Lovenberg,
Wallace Ashby and j. S. Machlin
who finished with 1914 board
total. Another Washington four
some, Mrs. Freda Bentley, Lew
Levenson. Laura Hunter, D. j,
Harris. with 271a wins, also fin
iShed in the master point division,
taking fifth spot.
Washington duoS swept the
special one-session pair contest
on Saturday night. rating first
and second awards in all posi-
tions Of the two Mitchell sections.
Mrs. Jean Ellis-J. j. Connors, Mrs
Edna Evans-Mrs. Anna Kaplan
were the winners in one section,
Mrs. Marianne Boschag-Dr. w. S,
Benedict and Clara Mercer-David
Scheffer the runnerup.
In the other Snanial nar,na hHrr