Evening star., 1955-05-01
BY MARGARET L. FISHER

EOllLlCS Will LdkC pIcCCOCLlCC
over bridge for some 700 men,
bers of the Washington Bridge
League at the annual meeting
and election Wednesday night.
The meeting is slated for 7
pm. at the Willard Hotel, and
will be followed by a master
point pair game.
The league, official local unit
of the American Contract
Bridge League supervising or
ganized duplicate play in the
Metropolitan Area, will choose
a president. vice president.
secretary, treasurer and three
members of the executive
board. The elections board is
comprised of Lewis G. Tubbs,
chairman; Mrs. Freda Bentley.
Mrs. Howard G. Campbell.
Larry Reynolds and Jonathan
B. Rintels.
4 Win Knockout Title
Mrs. Freda Bentley, Lew
Levenson, Robert Bierly. E. G.
Harris, jr., and Henry. Rau
Wednesday won the WBL
Knockout team championship.
In the last of five sessions.
they led Larry Reynolds, DR..
E. M. Short, Miller Roberts,
Lewis G. Tubbs and j. b. Boyd
by $3.50 at total point play.
The latter team automatically
takes runner-up honors.
In another match for third
spot, the Warrenton foursome
of Kiffin Rockwell, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. D. Snyder. D. A. VIII
hanson won by 5000 points
over Mrs. Rose Robins, DR..
Leroy Robins. Nat Cooper and
w. M. Lingley.
Concurrently with the team
playoff, pair awards in three
large Mitchell sections went to
Mrs. Catherine McGhee-M. D.
Goldstein, Robert Sutherland
Victor E. Barton, j. Schall-S.
A. Skalski, Henry Paolini-J. F..
Couch, Fred G. Bramer-Ben S.
Kohn, Madalyn Burke-Mrs.
Vivian Hall, first; and Mrs.
Ann Scruggs-Mrs. M. L.
Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Andy
Gabrilovitch, John H. Grover
Lester We'll, Mrs. Edna Evans
Hardee Allen, Mrs. Dixie r.
Wright-Mrs. Stanley Beasley.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Fribourg,
second.
Point Award Winners
Prizes in the recently con-
cluded WBL point award series
were awarded last Wednesday
to Miller Roberts. first, Mrs.
Florence Millspaugh and
Charles Johnson tied for Sec
ond in Glass A; j. B. Rintels,
first, Mrs. Gabrilovitch tied
with Capt. j. H. Moller for
second in Glass B, and Mrs.
j. B. Rintels, first. F. Morales
Macedo, second, and Mrs.
Ralph Burton, third, in
Glass c.
Miami Beach Results
Two distant regional meets
attracted many Washington
area players last week end.
After capturing the mems
team title in the Southeastern
Regionals at Miami Beach,
Fla. Alvin Roth and Israel
Cohen, teamed with Bill Sea-
mon and Harold Harkavy of
Miami, captured fourth over
all honors in the open four
some title match.
In the same series Mrs. John
c. Kunkel and Mrs. Michael
Michaels ended in overall
runnerup spot in the women's
pair event, while Jesse d.
Boyd paired with Mrs. John
Lewis of New Bern. N. c., to
take 18th place in the l50-
pair mixed event.
At the Keystone State Re-
gionals in York, Pa, Baltimore
players swept the series, cap
turing four out of five major
titles. Few players in the
sizeable Washington delega-
ton managed to annex re-
gional master points awards.
Best showing for our forces
in Saturdays open-pair event
was made by David Wilder and
kim Rockwell, who ended
nth among $50 duos compet-
ing. The event was won by
Mrs. Mary Anne Tergis and
Clagett Bowie Of Baltimore.
ID. C.-Baltimore Challenge
The Federal Bridge League
has issued a challenge to Bal
timore team players to retrieve
the James @. Stone Trophy.
which Monument City forces
wrested from Washington in
1852. The intercity play will
be held at the Elks' Club In
Baltimore on Sunday. May IS,
! at / and 7 pm. Personnel "a