Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
Poirs Play
Wednesday
ForChority
By MARGARET y. FISHER

his weeks Dig DrlQge event
is the fifth annual charity con-
test sponsored by the Washing
ton Bridge League and the
Federal Bridge League. The
pair event, slated for the holi-
day Wednesday, will be held at
Sheraton-Park Hotel, sessions
at and z pm.
Beneficiary of the entire pro-
ceeds of the contest will be the
National Society for Crippled
Children and Adults, national
charity project Of the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League
for 1856. Entry fees are $3.50
per person per session. Any
ACBL member may partici-
pate.
Successful afternoon quail
flers will continue competition
in the evening for possession
Of the Dubois Bowl. A special
one-session pair game will be
held at Z pm. for non-quali-
fiers and others.
Paul Golden. j. s. Machlin
and Richard Freeman will di-
rect the competition. Chair
men are Mrs. Paul Golden.
Mrs. Edward A. st. John and
Lloyd Schermerhorn.
Tournament Friday
The Winchester-Warr
tournament at the Hotel
George Washington in VIM
chester, Va, will open Friday
at $3.50 pm. with a mixed pair
contest; continue Saturday
with the open pair event at
2 and 8 pm; conclude Sunday
with a one-session team game
starting at ! pm.
Titlists are Washingtonians:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c.
Lovenberg (mixed pairs);
Henry Rau-Miller Roberts
(opensl: Kathleen McNutt,
Henry Rau, Mrs. Freda Bent
ley, Lew Levenson tteams).
Paul Golden will referee the
matches.
Annual City Matches
The 10th annual City Of
Washington title matches are
slated for March "a at the
Sheraton-Park Hotel. This
tournament is one of four Sec
tional meets sponsored an
nually by WBL and Endorsed
by ACBL.
Mems women's and mixed
pair contests are scheduled for
the first day: the open pair
event will be held Saturday.
teams -of-four Sunday. both
games conducted In two SEES
sions.
Featured for players OF
lesser tournament experience
is the special pair event Sum
day restricted to those with
no more than rs -ACBL mas
ter points. The James G.
Stone Trophy will be awarded
for one years possession.
In conjunction with the
team game. the special COM
petition for area duplicate
clubs AFFILIATED with WBL.
which proved to be such a
popular feature in the January
Northern Virginia tourney.
will be repeated. The affiliated
clubs are invited to enter one
or more teams in the March 4
foursome contest. Highest
board-a-match total among
such club teams will rate a
special prize. Contact Mrs.
Jean Ellis (ME. $500 for
further information.
Tourney Chairmen w. Mott
Lingley and Andrew Gabrilo-
witch have appointed these
event chairmen to help ar
range partnerships: Mrs.
Charles c. Lovenberg twom-
ems PAIRS, Frank Hoadley
tmen's pairS; Kathleen Nc
Mutt. Henry Rau tmixed);
Mrs. j. A. Weber, Hardee
Allen (opens);; Mrs. Ellis.
Israel Cohen tteams); Mrs.
Glynn Skipper, Elizabeth
Wharton intermediate pairs) Z.
The tournament will be di-
rected by Harry Goldwater Of
New York and Mr.. Golden and
Mr.. Machlin of the WBL stan.
New Federal Champions
Mrs. Marie billiard and
Richard Freeman are Fed
eral Bridge Leagues new pair
champions. Steady play
throughout the two-session
contest ran up 3341a match
points for them. Runner-up
with three points less, were
Mrs. Edna Evans-Mrs. Mar
garet L. Fisher.
Mrs. Mia Talbott-Alex Hart