Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-01
BRIDGE
First SO
Quincy
Jan. Is
By MARGARET 1. FISHER

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awarding master points on q
sectional basis, the Northern
Virginia series opens with
wonen's and mems pair con-
tests Friday afternoon. Mixed
pairs are set for Friday night,
the two-season open pair
event Saturday afternoon and
evening. Board-a-match team
play In two sessions Is sched-
uled concurrently for the
finale on Sunday with the
newly added non-master pair
contest.
For the FIRST time In this
championship series. the
Washington Bridge League,
Official ACBL unit and sponsor
Of the tourney. win offer ster-
ling travelling trophies to the
winners Of each Of six major
title events. WBL president DR..
Leroy Robins is awarding the
non-master pairs trophy in
honor Of his mother. Mrs.
Rose Robins. Participation in
this contest viii be restricted
to players holding less than
Is master points.
Another first" In the tour
ney to capture the fancy Of
area fans Is the special COM
petitive feature, arranged In
conjunction with the team
game, for duplicate bridge
clubs afiiiliated with the
Washington Bridge League.
All such AFFILIATED clubs in
Metropolitan Washington,
numbering about so. are in
vited to enter one or more
teams In the foursome event,
representing their club.
The afiiliated club team
registering the highest board
a-Inatch score win win for it,
club q special prize. Arrange
ments for this c contest are
being made by Miss Frieda
Kenyon and Wilson Satter-
fleld. co-chairmen Of the team
contest. Club directors inter-
ested In entering q team or
teams are asked TO contact
Mr.. Satterfield ode. 2-06S9).
Other event chairmen ap-
pointed by Andrew Gabrilo-
Witch and w. Mott L.ingiey.
tournament chairmen, are Mrs.
Robins (women's pairsl, Jona-
than B. Rintels tmen's pairs),
Evelyn Porter and Stanley
johnson linked pairs. Mrs.
Stanley BeasIey and Lew
Levenson topen pairs), Mrs.
Glynn Skipper and Edward
Mecutchen (non-master pairs).
Area ACBL members who
wish partners for any of the
Northern Virginia champion
ship events please contact
Mrs. Gabrilovitch GU. 5-0419D
or Mrs. Langley (JE. 3-9332).
Fifth We'll Team Session
Washington Bridge League
team fans last Wednesday held
their NTH session In the cur
rent eight-game championship
play. Session winners were Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. Snyder, DR..
w. s. Benedict, D. A. William
son with II out Of 81 matches.
Runnersup were 1t. Raymond
j. Fetzner, Temple Hollcroft.
Andrew Gabrilovitch, David
Murray with 14la wins. The
latter foursome now leads the
series by one-half match over
the Snyder team. Next team
session is set for January IS.
A new 12-gaIne point award
contest begins with next
Wednesdays WBL open pair
master point game. The 800
members will divide into
groups: A, players holding 100
or more master points: B. 20 to
80 points; c, o to 10 points.
These credits win be awarded
In the new series at the first,
second and third Wednesday
WBL duplicates: Master point
games, 8, to players nm
ishing In the top three places:
winners games. s. 3. ! for
the top four places: non-win-
ners or rating point games
and for first and second.
respectively. In case Of tied
scores in any game. each player
will receive the maximum
credit.
Other Bridge News
Team play resumes tomor-
row night at the Federal Bridge
League, three more games to
60 In the present 13-game
series. Annual meeting Of
Federal members for electing
officers is set for January Is
at 7:15 pm. Sheraton-Park
Hotel. Chairman Of the NOM
mating committee is Mrs.
Howard @. Campbell.
Other recent election results:
Labor Department Bridge
Club: Victor DAILY. president;
Anne Spiatto, secretary-tr treas
urer; Lazard Self. tournament
director: Jim Wood, assistant
tournament director.
Penthouse Bridge League
Department Of Health. Edu-
cation and Welfare): Ruth
Phillips. president; Helen Rich
ards, vice president; Erlynn
Grant. treasurer; Margaret
McGinnis, secretary.
Mrs. William r. Plum cap
tured the Monday Duplicate
Bridge Clubs point award
series prize. The quarterly con-
test ended last Monday. Run
nerup was F, Patrick Dormady.