Evening star., 1952-04-27

q harvest of tournament victories
last week end in three widely
separated meets. More than a.
score of stars favored the Shen-
andoah Valley matches at Staun-
ton, Va, and captured both major
titles and runner-up awards as
well.
Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher and
James G. Stone won the open title
on Saturday by close margin
over Mrs. Marianne Boschan and
Mrs. Frederick Eberson. former
Washington life master, now living
in Memphis. Tenn. Boschan-
Eberson topped their section in
the matinee qualifying round, as
did defending titlist Kathleen Nc
Mutt and David Murray. Mrs. j.
R. McGhee Charles Lovenberg
rated runnerup score in this ses-
sion.
Many of these players, in re-
arranged partnerships, continued
to fare we'll in Sundays team
game. Boschan and Eberson
Joined up with Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
McGhee to lead the field in both
afternoon and evening sessions,
winning the title by a one-board
margin over defending champions
ILovenberg, Stone, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kathan.
In the second annual Western
maryland. meet at Cumberland,
Sue E. CAN'T and Frieda Kenyon
rated their first sectional title by
topping the women's pair field
with a 66.7 per cent game last Sat-
urday afternoon. On Sunday Mrs.
Frieda Bentley-Lew Levenson
scored their fourth open pair vic
tory since the first of this year
when they batted a Ct per cent
game in the night session field.
The 21St annual Southeastern
regionals at Miami, Fla, also at
tracted a half-dozen Washington
fans. In the closing sessions last
Sunday Of the seven-day tourney
Alvin Roth and Michael Micha'els
teamed up with Henry Kemp OF
New York and Bob Sitnek of
Philadelphia to lead q competing
foursomeS with 80 wins in 48
matches. Robert Reynolds, an
other localite. was a member OF
the third best team.
Mrs. Doris Vosburgh returned to
Washington last week, after six
month absence, with a long rec
ord of tournament successes. She
finished third in both the team
and pair events of the Hawaiian
series at Honolulu; second in the
women's pairs and team game OF
the Mexican Nationals last month,
and lost the San Antonio Re-
gionals team game by one board,
claiming runnerup honors.
On home soil, biggest event of
the week was the opening session
last Wednesday of the annual
Washington Bridge League mems
and women's pair championships.
Mrs. Marianne Boschan Mrs.
Margaret Fisher got off to a good
start in defense of the distaff
title, topping the 30-pair field with
1879 match points out of 316 pos
sible. Mrs. Gregg Custis-Mrs. H.
S. Klein. 1924; Mrs. Anna Kap-
Ilan-Mrs. Dora Schwartz, 191 Vi;
Mrs. j. r. Belt-Mrs. Agnes Fischer,
1882; Mrs. Jenny Bryant-Mrs. j.
r. McGhee, 1873, will be strong
contenders in the finals.
Concurrently, 40 duos began
competition for the mems crown.
High score in the two-section field
went to John Lang, jr., and Lloyd
A. Schermerhorn, 143; Manfred
Sobernheim-C. E. Thompson. 1876,
topping the other section. Maxi
mum possible score in both sec
tions was ZIG. Fred George-Dr. E.
I'M. Short, 1873; M. Haven't. Rot
tenberg, 131, and D. j. Harris
Miller Roberts, 129l2, yielded next
best scores.
All pairs entered in these two
session contests are reminded to
report for the finals, or obtain
suitable substitutes, next WedneS-
day at 7:45. Presidential Parlors,
Willard Hotel. Reservations for