Evening star., 1955-11-20
BY MARGARET Z. FISHER

Next SATURDAY "A M1AIn
Beach. American Contract
Bridge League members cels-
brate 10 years Of duplicate
contract bridge competition
with what promises to be the
most glamorous winter nation
al tournament Of all.
Nearly 100 fans from the
washington area win attend
the nine-day classic ct the
Empress Hotel. Opening night.
November 26, features the
Vera and Jeff Click Pairs,
sponsored, by the ACBL presi-
dent and his wife. All card fees
for this contest win be donated
to the ACBL charity fund.
currently for benefit Of the
National Society for Crippled
Children.
Up Tor decision are the open
Individual title next Sunday;
open team title and mixed
pair championship. November
27-December i; mems and
women's team titles, December
1-2: national open pair and
non-master pair titles. Decem-
"a.
Roundup on ID. c. Titles
A series Of smashing VIC
tories for local stars marked
the 25th annual District Of
Columbia championships last
week end at the Sheraton
Park Hotel. The best efforts Of
many visiting experts were
withstood by area players In
all but one Of the six title
events.
"A Richmond sister r-in-Iaw
partnership, Mrs. Frank Meyer
and Mrs. Leonard Meyer,
cf1alked UP the sole victory for
out-of- -towners. With Q 10 per
cent game they led 76 pairs
in the women's contest, OPEN
ing match on November II.
District life masters, Mrs.
Terry Micl1aels-M George
Reith scored runnerup honors,
finishing 10 points behind the
winners Of the Columbia Tro-
ply. Fourth over ali were Mrs.
w. J. Lynch, Mrs. J. p.
Crumley. Following are the
other results:
PTssident,s Cup (msn's pair eontest)
FIT. Fsrnanao Hogalss:Maeedo.
Tsn6assy. aId David Masrsy tSiSH Siii
match points,; eecond, said Haddon-
AVN Roth 21Ali third Erwin n.
dSH asr, e9saIs:s sI.ss 9s: s.sSaS
Milier RobeFts-Mfs. r. 3. Ragland
tBaitimoreJ; third. Col. and Mrs J..
A Rhodes; fourth. Mts, Terry
Ass1ssls,, ssss k.nI.n ,,sEasl Cohen; hen; NTH. Mrs.,
HcaAley-Don Farweil (94-psir expert
1eld Ia point marginl second, Henry
qEseF Norman Kay fPhiladeiphiansl;
iskmonsS sfe e. eo and MAs. Rhodss. RAssSn
iftfls kim Rockwell Charles Woipert
{ealtirno1r,sslh 1,slh sixth; Dr. Z: ~ short
lrs. Fletcher won the Helen Golden
trophy for high average In three pair
sessions amons WBL Women's Auxil-
Sneeisi pair game-charles L.
EIchter-Mrs, Mabel Wurdeman CBalti-
M50re1; seconds Stuard punlop-Lt, r. J..
retzner; third, Col. John Geddes Paul
Nens fourth. A. 9. Deming- T. r. Lusk,
Eynon Bowl lfoursomes)--Alyin Roth.
Mrs. Michaels. Fred Karpin, Ralph
Spttzer, GO teams; second, defenders,
Mrs. Mrs: 2. 2. Cotter, Richard Free
RFyant, Miehaels, Geddes. Men; fourth,
Gary Arkoiari, Wallace Ashby, A. K.
Darby, r. YaRi; nth, Murray. c. c.
Luysnberg. Eetsner, a; Gabrnoyitch;
Kenyon, Mrs. John HasseIl. Mrs. II.
81 Klein and Farwell. Hoad1ey, 81
Gerber, James Tyler.
Evening star. Trophy metropolitan
lz00E points with IS pairs competins): !:
seEand, Mrs. Jane Galloway-Mrs. Marie
Nlherd; fourth, Mr., and Mrs. J. p.
zftendanee records toppled in every
rated tournament sponsored BY the
washington Bridge League. other
area players acquiring master point
awards for section nrsts and seconds
we. Msnsn,s M Pairs g.. z, Mrs. Mrs NJ A.
Myrtle McNahan-Mrs. Ken Louis;
synon. Mrs. Prsda Bentley Kathleen
Men R.i.s--l, Dr.. W. H, ooston-
Ralph spritser, X. c. simpson William
:. Hla.s sSsai' 'tt.lr.-1. MIS-, yr.dsy Bent,
Wriaht-pr. n "A. Brigham. MrS,
lll Mrs: -. LsCnsrd MsysTs-E. e. ,s..' MSrSl:s- As
sseaS Mss So.s r RobinsDr keisasa isioy RoEis Esa
j. @. Kpnkei-R Richard Freeman.
0pea Psirs tgualifyingl--l. Mrs. T.
mssassiM 10th Al.n Mr. ogsneso os0re. %
SlscE-Dsyid Murray, G. G.. johnson
Henry Sherman. Mrs. y, A. Weber
william Puieeaut, Mrs. Malora Christi
n1as-Mrs. Malora Christmas.
metropolitan Psirs--1, 3. r. Simp-
aen-F, Moraies-M -Macedo. 2, 1t. Col.
Jeanette Blech-Philip Mintg, Mrs.
Gladys MiddIemiss-Mrs Ann SUNNY.
Special Pairs--I. Robert Custard-L.
Knight. Miller Roberts-J. O. stone.
3, Mrs. Ann GcrugRs-Miner Ellis, D.
Ceper.F. Aidea.
Auxiliary Event Saturday
Hostesses in charge of res
ervations for WBL Women's
Auxiliary monthly matinee
next Saturday at Sheraton
Park Hotel are Mrs. Stafford
w. Hawken (WO. 6-6i71) and
Mrs. d. Franklin Hodge COL.
2-6090)..
the Dixie Wright Players