Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-03
Bridge Players

election of officers, several To-
cal club championships in adj
dition to the regular master
point and rating point contests,
and a dozen nearby sectional
tournaments.
More than 600 members Of
the Washington Bridge League,
official local unit Of the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League,
will elect officers at the an
nual meeting May 13 at the
willard Hotel. WELLS Wom-
ems Auxiliary also elects this
month, their meeting being
scheduled for May %.
Mems and women's pair
championships at the Wash
ington Bridge League, May ~
and June 8, and the Chess
Clubs mixed pair champion
ship on May 10 and 26 pro-
vide top local interest. Tourna-
ment fans have numerous OUT
of-town meets to chose from
each week end, notably those
at Asbury Park. N. j., Hazel
ton, Pa, and Pittsburgh, Pa,
next week end; Allentown, Pa.
Charlotte, N. c., and Union
town, Pa, May 15-17; Ashe-
vile, N. c., May 1924, and
Brooklyn, N. Y, and Virginia
Beach, Va, over Memorial Day
week end.
Mrs. Norman Fischer, w. M.
Lingley, Mrs. Rose Robins and
DR.. Leroy Robins captured the
Washington Bridge Leagues
board-a-match team cham
pionship last Wednesday when
the five-game series concluded.
Winning 1872 matches in the
final session of play brought
their total wins to u. Ma
thaniel Cooper served as fifth
man on their team.
Mrs. E. P. Cotter. Mrs. j. r.
McGhee, Mrs. Margaret L.
Fisher, James G. Stone and
Charles c. Lovenberg claimed
1872 wins in the final session
and q fiveagame total of 10 to
earn runnerup honors. WAL
lace Ashby, David Murray,
William Jacoby, Manfred So
bernheim, Mrs. R. j. Fetzner,
Don Peters, with 50 wins, were
third among the IS teams.
In the two-section Mitchell
pair contest last Wednesday,
Mrs. Walter B. Russell-Mrs. j.
w. Stott topped the 59-pair
field with 178 match. points
out of 264 possible to rack up
their third win in three sue
cessive nights Of play. Other
winners were Jerry ZawiSza-
Andrew Skalski, H. Jean Muir
tray-Thomas Justin and Mrs.
Jean Ellis-Hans Berliner. Run
nersup were Mr.. and Mrs.
George Watson, Michael Mi
chaels-David Wilder, 1t. Paul
Heyman-C Charles Williams and
Marjorie Matchell-Mrs. Sue
Megargel.
WBL sponsors a new point
award series beginning next
Wednesday and continuing
through August 10. Prizes will
be awarded to players in
Glasses A, B and c deter
mined by ACBL master point
ranking) who finish with the
first, second and third highest
totals in the 11-game series.
Points will be awarded on a
4. 2, / basis, four credits to
winning pairs, two to those
finishing second, and one for
third in WBL games held on
the first, second and third
Wednesdays Of each month
during the series, excepting
June 3. final night of the mems
and women's championships.
Some 80 Washingtonians
swelled the ranks Of the an
nual White Rose tournament
held at York, Pa, last week
end. Jenny Bryant and Jerry
Machlin teamed with Alvin
Goodman of Philadelphia and
Norman Kay of Merchantville.
N. j., to capture the foursome
title Sunday. 1t was a repeat
victory for all but Miss Bryant,
who replaced Michael Michaels
in defending.
Top in the night half. the
new champs led the 23-team
field with a combined session
total Of 351a wins in 81
matches. Mrs. Terry Haas,
Robert Reynolds, Mrs. Mar
garet L. Fisher and Charles c.
Lovenberg finished fourth in
this event. Mr.. and Mrs. John
c. Kunkel, 1t. Col. and Mrs.