Evening star., 1952-04-13
Bridge
By Morooret |. Fisher

| The crowded spring tourna-
ment schedule keeps Washington
bridge players on the go. Last
week end the Richmond Bridge
Associations master pair ano
team events attracted a number
of District stars. Top perform
ances by Michael Michaels and
David Murray in the masters
game on Saturday and by Gary
Arkoian. Wallace Ashby, A. K
Darby and Kitten Rockwell (the
latter of Luray. Va in the team
match Sunday resulted in two
more title honors scored fol
washington forces.
Charles Lovenberg and Robert
Reynolds made q good showing
in the night session of the pair
game with runnerup score, ending
fourth over all. Michaels-Murray
teamed up with North Carolinians
wv. H. HoldernesS and William
Woodson for second honors ir
the team contest. losing by hall
a board.
At the Georgia State tourna.
ment in Atlanta. also held last
week end. James G. Stone teamed
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Darsey
former Washingtonians who now
live in Atlanta. to finish fifth ir
the 27-team field. Their four
some led Sundays matinee ses.
sion by two boards.
Next week end three important
sectional events rival for atten.
ton Of District fans. The Western
Maryland championships at the
Cumberland Country Club ir
Cumberland, Md, and the Prince.
ton annual at the Nassau Tavern
Princeton, N. j.. compete with ar
old favorite for Washingtonians
the Shenandoah Valley meet al
Staunton, Va. The latter series
will undoubtedly prove most pop
ular with our players.
An open pair game at 2 and {
pm. on Saturday and team-of.
four contest Sunday at 1 and ;
pm. are slated for the Stauntor
series. which will be held at thu
Stonewall Jackson Hotel. Wash.
ington's ace director. Paul Golden
Will referee. Charles Lovenberg
James G. Stone. and Mr.. ant
Mrs. George Kathan currentl,
hold the team title, while an.
other Washington luminary
kathleen McNutt. who captured
the open crown last year with
David Strasberg of Memphis
Tenn. is scheduled to defend.
In an unusually close contest
for Washington Bridge Leagues
monthly winners awards, worth
two master points apiece, fou,
duos in the two competing Sec
tlons ended with identical winning
scores. Hardee Aleen-Miller Rob-
erts split Ms top honors in Sec
tlon A with Lewis G. Tubbs-WaI-
ter OLoughlin Of Baltimore, while
IN Ms position, Section B, Mrs
F'reda Bentley-Lew Levenson also
fought to tie with A. K. Darby
Michael Michaels.
LIT. Col. John Geddes-Paul Nef1
scored the E-W top in "a" fol-
lowed by Mrs. c. B. Chance OF
Richmond who paired with David
Murray. DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Rude were E-W winners in Sec.
ton B. runnerup points going tc
DR.. c. c. McDonnell-C Charlie,
Richter. In the non-winter sec.
ton. Elizabeth Braun-Mrs. Mary
Wurzer and E. Steininger-R
Zachary yielded high scores.
At the Stephan Studio on Anri'
4, Mrs. Dora Schwartz-Charles
Lyon, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Baue,
led Mitchell competitors for mas.
ter point rewards. Mrs. Alma
I6yrne-Stella Kaplan and Mrs
Pnllp Talbott-Gary Arkoiar
placed.
Mrs. Bentley-Mr. Levensor
chalked up another master point
win at the Agriculture Club game
Saturday afternoon, as did Mrs
Marianne Boschan-David Schef-
Ifer. DR.. and Mrs. Gilbert Rude
Mrs. Stanley Beasley-Mrs. T. E
Turner were second: and in an.
other master point Mitchell at the
Count Club last Tuesday, Sue E
Gantt-Frieda Kenyon, A. K. Oar.
by-Ed Meslanski were the win.
ners. Mrs. T. M. Boyle-Mrs. M. R
Reddy and Mrs. Dora Schwartz.
Paul Kalavski, runnersup.
Last Monday, Federal Bridge
Leaguers passed the halfway
mark in their l7-session team
series. Grace Eaton, Mrs. Mar.
garet Rucker, Hardee Allen, Frank
Hoffman now lead by four boards
over the second ranking mixed
party" foursome composed of Mrs
Louis Stein, Rush Buckley. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank E. Moore,
Top team honorS last Monday
night were taken by the "Baf1ers''
(Mrs. G. P. Graham. Wilson Sat-
terf1eld, Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Som
mer). winning Is out of %
matches. High pair scores went
to Satterfield-Sommer Mrs. j. A.
Weber-George Kathan while Paris
Keener-Jessie McEnery, Margaret
Atcheson-Florence Gregory placed
Other local duplicate winners
last week included:
AGRICULTURE CLUB, April 81. Mrs
6eth a LsHd.E LfnfE A. Ksn;rdn KMard t;:a Mrs. Eliza
Laura Heidingsfeld-Mrs. Edward Some.
ALEXANDRIA BRIDGE c111a. Anr,, a
naior niniorViduaD l. J. Fred staver. 2 Charles
andrews AIR BASE CLUB, April g.
!. MrS. . .. 8. AlgeesMrs. George M. Moore
GRISGToN ri saa ms D6pI}cA4SRd R z RFRdie CLUB Apr
Ill; It. simmons-M Steele. 2. b. j
HeEES7gi cASRNpisa SEsa stnT95: cnUB:: Aprn g., NJ.
Terry Hass,Robert Reynolds. 2. Israe
SHEss ShUR Apri, Mrs s Mrs.
Mrs. = Z: SHEPARD; Dr. Emily Grewe-
& nsfT%se MieRses tied AS4 Mifh
Mrs, virginia shinn:M Mrs. Marssret L