Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-31
Bridge Players

championship series, opening
Friday at the Willard Hotel,
viii be staged by the Washing
ton Bridge League under sane
ton Of the American Contract
Bridge League. The series
includes i've major title con-
tests and two special pair
games. Master points will be
awarded in all events on a
acknowledgements basis.
With the exception of Irwin
Fisher Of Baltimore, who
paired with Richard Freeman
to capture the open title last
year, all defending titlists are
Washington residents. Mrs.
Fulton Brylawski-Mrs. Norman
Fischer, Michael Michaels-
Vic Zeve, winners of the wom-
ems and mems pair events last
year. will be the first to defend
at 2 pm. Friday.
Mrs. E. P. Cotter- Robert F.
Bierly will defend the mixed
pair crown Friday evening at
8:15. The open pair contest in
two sessions, 2 and $3.50 pm,
holds the spotlight Saturday,
team of = four at board = a
match winding up the three
day series on Sunday at 1890
and Z pm. Foursome cham
pions are Laura Hunter, D. j.
Harris, Mrs. Freda Bentley,
Lew Levenson.
Tourney chairmen are Ju-
liam F. Gilmour (Randolph
3-40SD and Mrs. Dora
Schwart3 (Randolph 6-717O).
Alvin Landy Of New York will
referee, assisted by Director
Paul E. Golden.
Club championships at the
Washington Bridge League
and the Chess Club were fea-
ture attractions last week. Last
Wednesday 81 duos began a
two-session race for the WBL
women's pair crown, At pairs
competing simultaneously for
the mems title.
Laura Hunter-Mrs. Gilbert
Rude, topping Section B in the
distaff match, lead the field,
Mrs. H. S. Klein Mrs. Florence
MillSpaugh scoring the second
highest overall percentage.
Mrs. Marianne Boschan-Mrs.
Margaret L. Fisher, top in
Section "A, rank third in the
field; Mrs. F'reda Bentley-Mrs.
c. w. thinner fourth.
Other strong contenders are
the defending titlists, Mrs. e.
P. Cotter- kathleen McNutt,
third, and Mrs. Ida Terrant-
Mrs. w. j. Tidball, fourth, in
Section A: Virginia Kinnard-
Mrs. Herman Moe, third, Mrs.
Gladys Middlemiss- Rosemary
Riordan, fourth, in Section B.
In the mems contest, Lew
Levenson-Dr. A. j. Steinberg
scored a 66 per cent game for
top honors. They competed in
Section D where, with the ex-
ception Of DR.. Gilbert Rude
David Scheffer, second with a
so per cent game, remaining
scores were average. William
PoisSant-James G. Stone were
third, DR.. c. r. Greenhow-
Douglas Groves fourth in this
section.
In section c, George Dicker-
man-Miller Roberts were the
leaders with a 81 per cent
game; Hardee Allen-Henry
Rau, second: Wallace Ashby-
j. D. Boyd, third; David
Wilder Richard Zachary,
fourth. Final session of both
contests takes place Wednes-
day at 7:45 pm. Players who
entered last week must return
for the finals or obtain substi-
tutes. Director Golden Co.
lumbia 5-5336) should be
notified before S pm. Wednes-
day Of any changes.
Mrs. T. M. Boyle and 1t.
Morrill, M. Hall last Tuesday
retained their lead established
in the May 10 session of play
to capture the Chess Clubs
mixed pair title. Their COM
bined session score was 343, 20
match points ahead of Mrs.
Thomas Hamlin-Miller Rob-
erts. Mrs. Boyle now has the
j. B. Gregg Curtis Memorial
Trophy which she placed in
competition five years ago.
Runnerup honors in the
event fell to Mr.. and Mrs. R.
w. Byrns, scoring 319; fourth
to Mrs. M. L. Fisher-J. G.
Stone. 316; while defending IT,
tlists Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Grit
fen ended in a tie for fifth
place with Mrs. T. L. Good
Harold Dahlbeck, 312.