Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-12
AROUND THE BRIDGE TABLE
Roth Team Nosed Out
Of Title by 40 Points
BY MARGARET l.. FISHER

ny MAhOhhE1 La EASAAGR
In a thrill-packed climax.
the greatest of all national
bridge tournaments came to a
close Thursday night in New
York with the naming of the
1856 team champions. The
team headed by the worlds
top-ranked bridge player,
Charles H. Goren of Miami
Beach, Fla, defeated by the
scant margin of 140 points at
total point play the strong
aggregation captained by AL
win Roth, WaShington's leading
bridge ace.
Personnel of the champion
ship team, which will repre-
sent the United States in New
York next January in compe-
tition for the world bridge
title. comprises. in addition to
Mr.. Goren, William Seamon of
Miami Beach. Mrs. Helen So
bel, Harold Ogust, Boris Koyt-
chou and Peter Leventritt, all
of New York.
The upcoming world cham
pionship test will be no nov
city for Mr.. Goren. He helped
carry the United States to vic
tory in the first such match
held in Bermuda in 1850.
Mr.. Roths team comprised
Tobias Stone. Ira Rubin and
Victor Mitchell. all of New
York. and Harold Harkavy of
Miami Beach. Roth's part
ner was Mr.. Stone. Their
narrow defeat in the waning
hours of the record-smashing
28th annual American Con-
tract Bridge League cham
pionships failed to dim the
brilliant record established
early in the tourney by the
landslide Roth-Stone victory
in the master pair event.
The Roth-Stone system, long
the deadly accurate bidding
weapon of the experts, prom
ises to gain new reSurgence
Of popularity. thanks to the
pace achieved by its coauthors.
Other New York HighIights
Rising young stars James
Jacoby of Dallas. Tex, and
s Paul Allinger OF Alameda,
Calf, claimed the mems
pair championship. concluded
August 4. jim Jacoby at % is
the youngest player ever to
win this national honor. He
is the son of Oswald Jacoby
who rated fourth in this event,
$50 pairs competing.
Erstwhile D. C. star Robert
Jordan, now of Upper Darby,
Pa, and Robert Sitnek of
Philadelphia, missed winning
the title by a scant half point.
From the District area and
winning points for section
honors were Paul Kibler-
Robert Reynolds, Richard
Freeman John Kunkel, Al
Roth, again with Tobias Stone
and Larry Reynolds-Dr. E. M
s Short.
Top-ranked women players
Mrs, Margaret Wagar OF
Atlanta and Mrs. Lester
Rhodes of New York, success
fully defended the women's
pair title won last year in
Chicago. They topped ar
original field of 1874 pairs
Qualifying round section wins
went to Mrs. Lester Gibson.
Mrs. Roy Hackett, Mrs. Mari
anne Boschan-Mrs. Margaret
L. Fisher all of Washington.
1t. Robert Cruise of Wash.
ington, with Robert Carleton
sof Shelby. Ohio, ranked fifth
in the finals over some 20t
pairs competing through three
sessions last week end for the
Presidents Cup. the contest re-
stricted to players with less
than so master points. Wilbur
Norris rated a section top.
Don Farwell and Frank
Hoadley's team. and the team
of c. A. Voigt. the Michae
Michaels and the John Kun.
kels, rated points for session
honors in the 96-foursomt
Marcus Cup event.
Many area players boosted
their master point totals b!
winning section tops and sec
ondS in the numerous sid,
games. An outstanding per
Torrance was that scored il
the matinee session August
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