Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-29
AROUND THE BRIDGE TABLE
SmullMorgin Divides
WBL Series Leaders
By MARGARET L. FISHER

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Winning 1914 out of "a
matches, Mr.. and Mrs. William
D. Snyder. Kifin Rockwell. D.
A. Williamson topped the ses-
sion and took the series lead
Wednesday in the current
Washington Bridge League
team championship play. With
six of eight sessions completed,
the Snyder team has compiled
80 wins against IS for Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Gabrilovitch,
Charles c. Lovenberg, David
Murray, Temple Hollcroft and
1t. Raymond J. Fetzner.
The latter aggregation tied
for Wednesdays runnerup
honors with Col. John Geddes.
Paul Neff, Stuart Dunlop and
Richard Leonard, netting Is
wins. Neff has recently been
accorded life master status.
Next WBL team session is
February 20.
WILLS new point award series for
pair contentants resumes February 8.
With three of the IL games COM
$500 A. III ver. NTH Inn oy more
master points, Michael Michsels
1I5J. candy Gabriiovitch (12). B
Mrs M L. Fisher 80.
FssD b a SS e 20 Tsjter points
Wanda Gabrilovitch u2!. 3-zEobert
- Group e. % to 70 master Ter. points
MacRiin Is. 3@Bili Nueker tied with
MI. and Mrs. L. F. Jones go.
WBL Game Substituted
Prior space commitments
as Sheraton-Park Hotel next
Wednesday have forced can
collation. of WELLS duplicate
game. In lieu, two WBL affil-
lated clubs plan special con-
tests that night, open to ACBL
members:
The Playfair Club, l43l
Harvard street NV, with Col.
and Mrs. J. G. Seabourne as
hosts, will hold an open pair
duplicate at 7:45 pm, this
in addition to their regular
Wednesday matinee session.
The other February l eve
ming game is scheduled by the
Alexandria Bridge Club at the
home of Mrs. Mildred Down.
ham, 1900 King street, Alex
andria. This will be a special
master point game under the
ACBL charity program. All
card fees will be awarded the
National Society for Crippled
Children and Adults. The con-
test begins promptly at 8 pm.
Space limitations permit only
IL tables. CTE. 6-4067 for res
ervations.)
Special Game at Andrews
A similar ACBL charity
Endorsed master point contest
is planned tomorrow at 7:45
pm. by Andrews Air Force
Base Officers' Bridge Club at
the officers mess. This is the
first of four such ACBL char
ity events which Andrews will
sponsor this year. whenever
there is a fifth Monday in the
month. Again the crippled
children's fund is beneficiary.
The contest is open 20 all
ACBL members; no reserva-
tons necessary.
These charity contests serve
to spark interest in the big
two-session open pair event
annually sponsored by the
Washington Bridge League
for philanthropy. This year
WBL joins the Federal Bridge
League in sponsoring the event
February %; Sheraton-Park
HoteD. The Dubois Bowl is
again at stake. Co-chairmen
are Mrs. Paul Golden, Mrs.
Edward A. st. John, Lloyd
Schermerhorn.
Schermerhorn Heads Federal
Lloyd Schermerhorn has
been elected president of the
Federal Bridge League, one of
Washington's oldest duplicate
organizations. Other new Of
ficers are Miss Paris Keener,
vice president; Mrs. Betty
West, secretary; Stanley john
son. treasurer; Rush Buck
ley and Wilson Satterfield, on
board for two years. Miss Anna
Charest for one year. Dr.. Lynn
Edminster continues on the
board.
Winners by an overwhelm-
ing margin of the l3-game
fall team series were Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Gabrilovitch,
Stuart Dunlop, 1t. Raymond J.
Fetzner, Richard Freeman and
Charles c. Lovenberg. They
will meet the winners of the
spring series in playoff next