Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-25
around the Bridge Table
Quiet Replaces Contract Activities
With Nationals Starting Saturday
around The Bridge Table
BY Margaret I. Fisher

By Margaret I. Fisher
at 1880 pm. next Sunday, will
be divided into two groups:
Group A. holders Of 200 or
more ACBL master points,
and Group B. holders of so to
1891 master points. There will
be two qualifying rounds, mat
inee sessions of August l and
Q, for each group. Two final
rounds win be held on the
afternoons Of August 3 and 4.
Group B will play for the Miles
4 trophy. Players eliminated
from A and B will compete for
the second flight Leyentritt
trophy.
Also scheduled for August l
is the national champi onShip
Yl0n-maSter tea m s-of-four
contest at board-a-match play.
This event, like the Presidents
Cup pairs Saturday, August
z at $3.50 pm. and August 8
at 1880 and $3.50 PM, Is re-
stricted to players with less
than so master points.
Another four-session master
championship, the mixed
teams-of -four, open to players
holding 20 or more master
points, starts August ] at $3.50.
The two qualifying sessions,
on Sunday and Monday eve
nings, will eliminate approxi-
mately 500 Of the field. Nom
qualifiers may compete in q
second flight team event con-
currently with the champion
ship rounds on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.
National mems and women's
pair title events will be con-
Quoted simultaneously during
the matinee sessions of August
ST.. They are no master point
requirements for either event.
The first two sessions will be
qualifying rounds.
Kibitzers Moy Watch
From the kibitzers' stand
point, and they are welcome
at every session, biggest show
of the entire meet is the
master championship teams
of-four. Top bridge experts will
be found competing in this
match, conducted at total
point play in four knockout
rounds (Thursday, Friday,
Saturday evenings and Sun
day afternoon).
When the field has been re-
duced to eight teams, pre-
sumably by Sunday evening,
August 8. play will continue in
round robin sessions through
Wednesday, August II. until
the winning foursome is de-
termined. Winners of this
event will represent the United
States in the 1855 Interna-
tional Team match.
Two other master events
scheduled are the Colder
pairs. Aug. 6, at $3.50 pm. and
the Marcus Cup teams at
board-a-match play, Saturday
evening, Aug. Z, and Sunday
afternoon, Aug. 8.
The novice may compete for
his share of national master
points, too. even though he
does not wish to enter the title
matches. One : session sid
games on the evenings of July
81, Aug. 2-8, and the afternoons
of Aug. IA provide such red"
point credits for over all rank
and section top scores. The re-
manning side games award the
customary black points at
sectional rating.
The Social Picture
On the social side. the en-
F. tertainment committee of the
Summer Nationals Planning
Board, under the chairman
ship of Mrs. William Poissant,
has arranged a full schedule
of activities for local players
as well as the visitors. OF
special interest to District
participants are the parties
following the Mid-Atlantic
pair game next Saturday,
the Tuesday afternoon ses-
sions and the Friday night
sessions. Players competing
in the women's pair match
will be feted at a brunch,
1880 am, Saturday, Au-
gust Z.
A large group turned out at
the Summer Nationals Pre-
flight tourney last week end.
Winners of the open pair. 81
duos competing, were Paul
Kibler and John G., Kunkel.
Mrs. Jean Ellis-Mrs. Agnes Fischer
were second; Stuart Dunlop and Mrs.
Mary Anne Tersis (Beltimore), third
Irwin Aisenberg-J. J. Connors, fourth;
BY Dick Mansfield