Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-05-18
Bridge
By Maronret L Fisher

BY Mor9oret L. Fisher
Despite the imposing array Of
visiting experts, Washington
players turned up with top scores
in all major events OF the Po-
tomac Valley championship series
held at the Willard Hotel last
week end.
Highest pair result in the three
day meet was obtained by Mrs.
Fulton Brylawski and Mrs. Nor
man Fisher in the series opener.
They topped the 38-pair field in
the women's event with 1928 per
cent game, scoring 229 match
points out of 316 possible. Rum
nerup prize fell to Mrs. Amy
Behrend and Mrs. Elizabeth Whit
aker, both of Baltimore. Local.
ties again were in the remaining
honor spots, Mrs. G. N. Poulieff-
Mrs. Dixie T. Wright finishing
third, Mrs. H. G. Campbell-M
Florence Millspaugh, fourth.
In the Friday matinee contest
for the mems title. 80 pairs COM
peting, Michael Michaels and Vic
Zeve scored a 50 per cent game
to win. John C. Kunkel and
Alvin Roth were second. Sam
Cohn-M. D. Goldstein third. All
are Washingtonians.
Mrs. E. P. Cotter-R Robert Bierly
outwitted 70 pairs in the Friday
night session. capturing the mixed
title. They scored 1922 match
points, 264 maximum. Al Roth,
with two points less, again finished
In the runner-up spot, this time
partnered with Mrs. Jerry Siegel.
Other high Washington scores
were Mrs. Florence Millspaugh-
D. S. Goalwin. fifth; Mrs. Florence
Stein-RuSh Buckly. seventh; and
Mrs. Marianne Richard
Freeman. eighth. DR.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Rude. tops in their section,
just missed the overall master di-
vision, as did Mrs. Lester Gibson
Hardee Allen, Mrs. M. L. Fisher
George Black. section runners-up.
Having to compete against
Charles Goren and AL Roth in the
presence Of a packed gallery of
kibitzers gave many an average
pair the chillS of lifetime. Goren,
of Philadelphia, is rated Ameri-
cas- top bridge ace; Roth, WASH
1ngton'S foremost star. They COM
peted in both Saturdays open
pair event and Sundays team
match.
This formidable duo failed to
faze Richard Freeman of WASH
1ngton and Irwin Fisher, Balti-
more. The 18-year-old Freeman,
, a former Quiz Kid" of radio
fame, is presently a few points
short of being the youngest life
master player in American Con-
tract Bridge League history. He
and his star Baltimore partner
edged into top spot in the final
rounds of the tWo-Session open
pair game. Goren and Roth fin
ished 312 match points out of top
to earn runnerup awards.
Other high-ranking Washing
tonians in the 72-pair field were
Mrs. Marianne Observation-Disclosures
McNutt. fourth: Wallace Ashby-
j. D. Boyd. fifth: and Gale Allen
John Holman. eighth. Mrs. Terry
Haas-Robert Reynolds, topping
the field in the qualifying session,
failed to maintain their winning
pace. Mrs. Freda Bentley-Lew
Levenson, Mrs. Jean Ellis-Russell
Nichols, Manfred Sobernheim-
Charles Thompson rated qualify
ing round seconds.
Another big Washington victory
was scored in the team-of-four
title event on Sunday. Laura
Hunter, D. j. Harris, Mrs. Freda
Bentley and Lew Levenson turned
in magnificent score of 22h
wins in 80 matches in the after
noon session of that contest, re-
tanning sufficient margin in the
night half to win the title. Their
total score was 1872.
The all-local team Of George
Dickerman, Miller Roberts, 1t.
Col. John Geddes and Paul Neff
tied with Fred Karpin of Silver
Spring. Md; Barry Cohen de-
troit), Edward Pierson and Arthur
Schlessinger CBaltimore) for run
ner up spot. winning 37ll2 matches
for the combined sessions. Mrs.
Terry Haas. John McDermott,
Charles Johnson, all of Washing
ton, and DR.. Arthur Salasky of
Newport News, Va, were fourth
with SO wins. Goren, Roth and
the j. c. Kunkels were fifth
with IS.
Washingtonians also took the
lions share of first and second
awards in the Saturday and Sun
day night special pair games. Mrs
Daisy Mott-Frank Harold. Mrs
Alice Robinson Mrs. c. w. thinner
John McDermott-J. R. McGhee
were winners in the Saturday
game: Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Fetzner. Mrs. Irl Baldwin-Phil
Garland, Mrs. Stanley Beasley-
Douglas Groves and George Dick
erman- Miller Roberts second
Mrs. Eva Barsis and Mrs. Dixie T.
Wright topped the single-section
Sunday game.
Other local duplicate winners
during the week included:
AGRICULTURE CLUB May 10: Mrs.
June Hodgkins, Mrs. J. @. Seaboufne
,2~5C Cook Capt R L slmm SnScv,s
BRIDGE CLUB. May s: Mai: and
Mrs. Robert Bachn1Sn. Mrs; R. r.
oBrien- Mrs, 4; A. Twedten: May -:
Mrs. Ed Edward Hr9by -Mrs. R. r. o;Brien.
CHESS CLUB, May 8; Wilson Satter-
f1eld-M. E. Sheedy, Mr.. and Mrs. R. W.
Byrns. "A. c, Raynor- David Schef-
fer; Mrs; r. J. Griften-J; g. FLETCHER
coMM1ss1oNEp OFFICERS MES s
BRIDGE CLUB, QUANTICo, May 8: l.
Mai. and Mrs. J. c. Van Dever. p
Mrs. D. T. Wright-Lt. E. E. stancik.
FEDERAL BRIDGE LEAGUE, May IL: l.
Mrs. J. e. seaborne; Herman Moe
cI s5mf BRIDGE i@%e khsduE h6 May ~: l.
LeRGFs RrOyRayesGyy Pay Charles Is
tenes-Irving zuckerman, Mrs. Lillian
West.Harye Mobley: