Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-11
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
D. c. Players
Do Well in
Nationals
By MARGARET i. FISHER

Fla, during the goth annual
winter nationals. Teamed
with Ralph Hirschberg and
Edgar Kaplan, both of New
York City, and Norman Kay Of
Merchantville, N. j., they won
the national mems team title
over IS foursomes.
Israel Cohen, Said Haddad
and Lew Levenson. finishing
10th over all, paired with
Julian Barth of Miami.
Also taking 10th over all
spot in the concurrently played
women's team of -four title
match were Mrs. j. A. Weber.
Mrs. Catherine McGhee, Mrs.
Margaret L. Fisher, together
with Mrs. Frederick Eberson
of Henderson, KY, a former
d. c. resident. New titlists
are Mrs. Peggy Adams, Mrs.
Ira Brazil, both of New York:
Juanita Strich of Los An
geles, Shirley Johnson of Kan
sas City and Mrs. Louise
Eisenman of Richmond.
The all-star Texas team Of
Oswald Jacoby. James Jacoby,
George Heath, Ben Fain and
Paul Hodge swept to victory in
the open team championship.
Roth's team finished in fifth
spot in the four-session event,
while Israel Cohen competing
on a Miami foursome ended in
eighth place.
Mrs. SObel, SilOdOr Star
Mrs. Helen Sobel Of New
York. Americas top-ranked
woman player. paired with
Philadelphia star Sidney Silo-
dor to capture the mixed pair
crown. In the three-session
contest ended midway the
week, Mrs. John C. Kunkel-
Richard Freeman 18th over all
awards among an original
field of 1872 pairs.
Section tops in the qualify
ing rounds went to Mrs. Freda
Bentley-Lew Levenson and
Roth who paired with Mrs.
Mary Jane Kauder of Los
Angeles. Section runnerup
honors went to l. Cohen Mrs.
Louise Eisenman, who quail
fed fifth over all. Other sec
ton runnerup included Mrs.
E. p. Cotter-J. C. Kunkel. Mrs.
M. L. Fisher-Larry Reynolds,
and Mrs. Rose Robins paired
with Paul Kerwick of Cranston,
r. /. Former Washingtonians
taking qualifying honors in
this event were Col. and Mrs
r. H. Skinner Of Wilmington,
Del, and NJ Sergt. and Mrs
Ellsworth Esh of Sioux City,
Iowa.
Master Sergt. and Mrs. Esh
subsequently were the winners
of the national non-masters
pairs from a field Of A duos.
scoring 246 match points.
Open Pair Title Results
In the final major contest
of the classic, the national
open pair title match. two
young Chicago luminaries. Pvt
Emmanuel Hochfeld and Mil
ton Ellenby. emerged victori-
Gus over the l72-pair field.
Both were members OF the
team that represented the
United States in the inter-
national team play held early
this year. Mrs. Eberson,
paired with Mrs, r. A. Jervis
of Kirwood, Mo-. finished
fourth over all. Roth and
Kaplan were goth over all in
this event. Cohen and Free
man. after scoring a section
top and second spot in the
qualifying rounds, failed to
finish in the overall master
point division.
In the various side events
other Washingtonians scoring
section tops were Mrs. Roy
Hackett-Frieda Kenyon, Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard RoSson,
Mrs Bentley-Lew Levenson.
and Mrs. Rose Robins. Run
nerup credits to Mrs. Stanley
Beasley-Col. J. G. Seabourne.
Still others rating section plac-
ings were Mrs. William
Poissant. j. A. Weber, Mrs.
Beasley. Miss Kenyon, Sue
CAN'T, Mrs. Hackett, Mrs. j. A.
bearing. A. E. Lane, Larry
Reynolds, Col. and Mrs. Sea-
bourne.
Aid to Be Given Handicapped
Toys. clothing and money
for handicapped and mentally
retarded children and young
adults will be collected at
Wednesdays ASKING o n
Bridge League game. The en-
tire membership of the league,
numbering about 800. will CO.
operate in the annual Christ
mas benefit sponsored by the
WBL Women'S Auxiliary.
Benefiiciaries of the collec-
ton will be the Edison School
for Handicapped Children at
Arlington. Va, and the Rose
wood State Training School,
Owings Mill. Md. Mrs. Ruth
Kathan (HO. 2-623D, first
vice president of the Women's
Auxiliary. and Mrs. Agnes
Fischer and Mrs. Harry Kap-
Ian Of the Welfare Committee
are in charge of the collection.
The Womens Auxiliary will
advance TO December II it's
customary fourth Saturday
master point game, open to
members only. at the Sheraton
Park Hotel at noon.
Walsh Clubbers will also di-
vide their December master
point quota ahead of schedule
next Saturday evening. No
further games for this group
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