Evening star., 1955-07-03
BY MARGARET L. FISHER

Margaret L. Fisher and D. A.
Williamson chalked up . II
per cent game which carried
them to victory over the 50
couples competing. The new
titlists, first to receive the Tina
Haddad Trophy. tailed 352iz
match points in two sessions.
Mrs. Jack A. Weber and VIII
liam Poissant. batting 70 per
cent In the finals, ended in
runnerup spot with 345. Stella
Kaplan- Michael Michaels,
322h. were third; Mrs. Ed-
ward p. Cotter- Said Haddad.
315, fourth: Mrs. Jean Ellis
1t. Alex Hirsch and Mrs. Betty
Windley-Don Balfour, 2e8. tied
for fifth. Others taking final
session section honors were
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 8. Turoff. Mrs.
Alma Byrne-I. L. Kafsky.
Kathleen McNutt II ardee
Allen.
Winners In q l3-table side
Mitchell were Milton Browne
Edgar Lillard. H. G. Dorm
Harry Rubenstein; seconds to
Tim HolIcroft-Dr. James Reid.
Marshall Feld-William L. Sade.
Washington Bridge Leaguers
next Wednesday will guess in
advance the percentage score
they will achieve for the ses-
sion.
The most accurate forecast
will earn a free entry in the
WBL individual championship
later this month. 1t. Ray
Fetzner, chairman Of the Du-
plicate Committee, will accept
the guesses between Z and 7::45
pm.
The individual title match
will be the next big attraction
in the summer championship
series. Some TOO members Of
the Washington Bridge League
are eligible to participate Suly
20 and ~ at the Sheraton
Park.
Baltimore Bout Near End
: Today and tomorrow some
100 Washington players will
continue competition for
bridge honors in the sixth an
nual Chesapeake champion
ships. The series opened FRI
day in Baltimore at the Emer-
son Hotel.
Today's match is the stellar
open pair event. set for 2 and 8
pm. The w. w. Garthe Tro-
ply is at stake. A special pair
game will be held at 8 for nom
qualifiers and others. Accord
ing to Walter O'Loughlin. pres
ident, the Maryland Bridge
Association which sponsors the
sectional tourney will be host
to the players at q special en-
tertainment following the night
session.
The four-day meet ends to-
morrow with the traditional
team-of-f -four contest for the
Charles Shapiro Memorial Tro-
ply. Afternoon session begins
at ] pm. the evening round
approximately at 7. AL teams
will compete through both ses-
sions at board-a-match.
Hershey Event Next
Next week end tourney trot-
ters will match wits at Her.
shey. Pa. in the 7th annual
Chocolate Town champion
ships. The popular sectional
meet will be held at the Her.
shey Municipal Golf Club. The
event schedule includes wom-
ems and mems pairs Friday at
2 pm. mixed pairs Friday at
8 pm, open pairs Saturday at
2 and s pm. and teams Sun
day at 1 and Z pm.
In the 1854 series District
stars figured prominently in
winning titles. Israel Cohen
Paul Kibler hold the mems
title and the team crown won
with Mr.. and Mrs. Mike
Michaels. Also defending are
John c. Kunkel-Fiffin Rock
well, winners Of the open
event.
Other Bridge News
Due to space limitations,
Mrs. Mary Phillips. director Of
the Thomas Circle Bridge
Club. requests telephone reser-
vations for the master point
game tomorrow night. Call
Republic 7-7182.
Closing for the Fourth OF
July holiday are the 'Goren
School and the Labor Depart
rnent Bridge Club. Both re-
sumo sc h e duled d duplicates
July II. Also, the Alexandria
Bridge Club will omit its game
this week. reopening July is,
with q master point contest.
The Arl Fax Duplicate
Bridge Club will hold no games
during July and August, but
will resume its bimonthly
Wednesday matinee schedule
September z.
The Federal Bridge League,
now under the direction of
John G. Fletcher, will hold the
the second contest in the cur
rent eight-game summer point
award series tomorrow night.
The contest continues each
Monday through August, with
the exception Of July Is and
August 20 when open-pair