Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-23
BRIDGE
Big Turnout
Is Expected
Next Sunday

By MABGAHET i. FISHER
Next Sunday area bridge en-
thusiasts VIII turn out fun
force for the charity classic
sponsored by the Women's
Auxiliary Of the Washington
Bridge League.
The 10th annual Schwartz
Cup game. rs the two-session
pair contest Is popularity
known. viii be played IN the
Burgundy Room Of the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel. Beneficiary
Of the entire proceeds viii
again be Chiidren's Hospital.
Mrs. Catherine McGhee
(Woodley 6-I744l and Mrs..
Violet thinner tWoodley g.
9028) are co-chairn1en and win
assist with partnership ar
rangements.
Sanctioned by the Amer
lean Contract Bridge League,
master points win be awarded
to those finishing in honor
positions. Tickets ct $500 per
person may be purchased at
any ACBL affiliated club this
week or obtained from Direc-
tor Paul e. Golden prior to
starting time. pm. The
matinee session win be q quali-
flying round.
A special one-session pair
game win be held ut I pm. for
pairs who fail TO qualify and
others wishing to enter. Entry
fee for the evening session
only Il $50 per player. Charles
G. johnson and Nat Cooper,
victors In the 1854 charity
game. presently hold the
Schwartz Cup.
Championship Next Month
Banner sectional tourney for
area fans next month Is the
25th annual District Of Column
bia championships. The ACBL
sanctioned title series Is set
for November II. II and Is
ct the Sheraton-P Park Hotel.
The Washington Bridge League
10 again the sponsor.
Featured are mems and
womens pair contests, the
mixed pair game--all on FRI
day the 18th: open pairs, SAT-
urday: teams-of -four, Sunday.
Also featured Sunday Il the
Metropolitan pair game for
newcomers to duplicate play.
The Saturday and Sunday
events are al tWo-session con-
tests.
walsh Club Changes
New Walsh Club open pair
champions are Rita Levi and
G. NJ. Walker. A final session
top score last Saturday gave
them the winning margin over
~ pairs in competition. This
marked Walkers second sue
cessive title victory, for he was
the 1854 winner with Boyd
Washington. Runners-up were
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Dunnayant,
third and fourth overall hon
ors going 10 Col. and Mrs. J.
@. Seabourne. Mr.. and Mrs.
z. r. Rode. respectively. Mr..
and Mrs. Johnston Hyde tied
with MRS. Eva Barsis- Eugene
b. Tryck for NTH spot.
The first annual open air
championship ct the Goren
School Of Bridge ended In VIC
tory last Sunday for Warren
Felkel and Edward Mecutchen.
Second In the two-session
match were Mrs. Glynn skip
per and Wilma Prettyman:
third. Mildred Telford and
Seymour Fisher. Mrs. Stanley
Beasley-C. NJ. Walker topped
the field In the matinee ses-
sion.
Mrs. James A. Dearing. Frie-
do Kenyon. Clare Wotten and
8, r. Green were winners by
$3.50 points last Monday Ia
Montgomery County Duplicate
Bridge Clubs Knockout team
championship play. Tomor-
row night In the finals they
face MRS. Hattie Arnold. Rose
Lieberman. While Smith. DR..
Paul Malloy. who also survived
the sernifinals test.
State Club Resumes
The state Department
Bridge Club has resumed is
regular duplicate schedule.
leading on with q six-game
pair series which win be held
on successive Wednesdays
through November 16. Re-
stricted to State employees and
their guests the club Is under
the direction Of Mary Frances
Breckenridge and Melvin