Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-22
By MARGARET L. FISHER

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Area bridge fans delivered q
series Of top performances In
the cord-smashing 18th an
nual Northern Virginia cham
pionships last week end. Mem
bers Of the Washington Bridge
League. sponsor Of the tourney,
carried on first and second
prizes in all but one (the
mixed pair eyent) Of the six
tile bouts.
Pointwise, Mrs. Flint DuPre
and Mrs. Thomas Hamlin
scored the biggest victory in
the hotly contested women's
title match. With 2l4la match
points out Of 312 possible, they
edged out Mrs. Harold S.
Klein-Mrs. Carl Tessmer by
one point over the 56-pair field.
Mrs. George Reith, paired with
Mrs. Emily Folline of Rich
mond, finished third.
Concurrently in the mems
contest. Alvin Roth and Said
Haddad nosed out Charles
Johnson-Michael Michaels. D.
r. Anderson-Russell E. Kim
sell. originally reported as run
nersup, finished third follow
ing a score adjustment.
Sole victory for visiting play
ers fen to the Julian Adlers Of
Baltimore. They bagged the
mixed pair title Friday evening
with 20712. Scoring 206, Mrs.
Edna Evans and A. K. Darby
(Harve de Grace. Md were
closest competitors among 106
couples participating. New
corners to Washington bridge
circles. Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
Jones, took over all third
awards.
Attendance records con-
tinued to topple Saturday,
when the stellar open pair
title race attracted 1875 duos.
Mrs. Terry Michaels and An
drew Gabrilovitch chalked up
q landslide victory, 2731a
points. including the adjusted
carryover. Philadelphia ex-
perts Robert Jordan and Rob-
ert Sitnek registered 1891 for
runnerup honors. Jordan is a
former Washingtonian. Third
spot went to Kitten Rockwell
(Warrenton) and Alan Gold
berg (Baltimore).
WBL players claimed six Of
the remaining seven honor
spots in this event. Michael
Michaels-David Murray, Har-
dee Allen-Fred Karpin, Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. Snyder, Mrs.
j. F. Torrence-Mrs. Gale Pat
ton, Mrs. Marianne Boschan-
Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher,
Stuart Dunlop with Mrs. Mary
Anne Tergis (Baltimore) fin
ished fourth through ninth.
On Sunday, an all-time high
in area attendance for sectional
bridge meets was noted with
300 players competing stimuli
taneously for two different
titles; team-of-four and the
newly established intermediate
pairs.
Charles c. Lovenberg, Kifin
Rockwell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D,
Snyder overwhelmed the team
contestants with 80 wins in Sc
matches. Many of the 20
teams competing comprised
five members. Runnersup with
36h2 wins were defending
titlists Mrs. Freda Bentley,
Lew Levenson, 1t. Raymond J.
Fetzner. Andy Gabrilovitch.
Third place went to Mrs. E p,
cotter, Richard Freeman, Fred Karuin
ALVIN Roth. Ralph Splitter; fourth to
j., D. Boyd, Miller Roberts, Hsrdes
aatiitshni' R p1 W: & bBsened!st: Tied Tor
Macedo and Gale Allen. John Holman
L., Col; John IN qeddess Paul Ner, Larry
A (SnfdhPrg Walfar
ttimorel for seventh. Aliens team
| took top honorS in the matinee ses.
/ sion. Mrs. Catherine McGhee, Mrs.
deTst iNoriolk) second. anu He'0e''
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph S.
Turoff scored two session tops
to gross a cumulative score Of
4l2 in winning the special pair
contest for players having no
more than rs master points.
Runners-up among So pairs
contesting were 1t. Col. Ruth
Anderson-Mrs. William With
ers, 39l: third over all to
Arthur H. Fribough- Marvin
Woofsey. Master points for
section honors went to:
M, WSc%sn,s pairs; ll;mMIrs. Terry
n Rosehan ,.Is y. 4 Weber Mrs.
| Mrs, Leo crane-Mrs. Edward st. John
| Mixed pairs: Mrs. Marie billiard
| Paul KILLER, Mrs, Terry Miehaels-Na at
| Cooper, Mrs. Ida Terrant-J. p. Leary,
| Haddad, Mrs. Glenna Cofer tWarwick.
| Va William PoisSant. Mrs. Wanda
| Gabriloyitch- Richard Leonard, Frteda
! Kenyon-Dr. james Reid, Mrs. N. A.
| Coneys-Ed Mecutchen, Mrs. T. E.
RaRland tBaltimore) Miller Roberts,
| Open pairs tqualifyingl: Lit.