Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-22
BY MARGARET L. FISHER


Leading contenders at the
half for the Washington
Bridge Leagues mixed pair
crown are Mrs. Freda Bentley
and Lew LevenSon. Last We'd
nesday in the initial session of
the annual contest for the
Tina Haddad Trophy, they
topped 70 couples with 1870
match points 1854 possible).
Second with 1852 were Mr..
and Mrs. Ferdinand Ney; third
with 1872. Mrs. Rose Robins
DR.. Leroy Robins. These pairs
topped their respective Sec
tons.
Tallying good scores were
Mrs. Harold S. Klein-Simon
Gerber (16412), Mrs. Margaret
L. Fisher-D. A. Williamson
161 ~; Stella Kaplan-Michael
Michaels. Mrs. Marianne Be-
schan-Dr. E. M. Short and
Mrs. Florence Millspaugh-
Hardee Allen all tied at 100;
DR.. and Mrs. Robert w. Bates
(158): Mrs. Catherine Nc
ee-Mortimer D. Goldstein
Q5612; Mary Ruth White
Martin May tied with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. o. Boyle Q50).
The contest ends Wednesday
at the Sheraton-Park Hotel,
7:45 pm. All entered pairs are
required to compete in the
finals or obtain suitable sub
StituteS and notify Director
Paul E. Golden. In addition to
the championship. a special
open pair game will be held.
National Tournament
Some 5000 tournament play
erS begin their semiannual
quest for national bridge hon.
ors next week end. The 18th
annual summer edition Of the
American Contract Bridge
leagues national champion
ships opens Saturday at the
Commodore Hotel, New York
City, continuing through Au-
gust 5.
Several hundred area fans
will be on hand for. one or
more of the II sessions. Head
ing the District delegation will
be Mrs. Terry Michaels and
Alvin Roth who. together with
Mrs. Gratian Goldstein, Lee
Ferrer and Harold Harkavy,
all of Miami Beach, will de-
fend the mixed team crown
won in Chicago last year.
The four-session master pail
and mixed team champion
ships are feature attractions
for the first half of the series
Mems pairs women'S pairs
and the master knockout team
play all begin August 2.
The tourney opens July "a
at $3.50 pm. with the tradi-
tional welcoming-in game, the
Mid-Atlantic Pairs. Entry fees
will be donated to the Ameri-
can Heart Association, recently
named the ACBL charity
project for 1867. A Year.
long drive, ending this month
to assist the National Society
for Crippled Children has
crossed more than $4,000.
Wins Harrisburg Title
Competition last week end
at Harrisburg, Pa, by North
ern experts was no obstacle
for several District stars. Mi
chael Michaels, paired with
John .Kunkel. took the open
title by a 1712-point margin
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lesko
of Pittsburgh, former Wash
ingtonians, ranked second over
81 pairs. Qualified top of the
field, were Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Gabrilovitch. D. A. Will
liamson-W. D. Snyder rated
a section second in the same
session.
Mich a els m a d e it two
straight, winning Sundays
team match with his wife,
Terry, Mr.. and Mrs. Kunkel
and Dick Freeman over q ag-
gregations. Mrs. Michaels
scored third over all honors
in the women's event. with
Mrs. Kunkel, and captured
runnerup awards in the mixed
event paired with Mr.. Kunkel.
Winning 10 out of "a matches
in the finale of the triangular
playoff, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Gabrilovitch, Stuart Dunlop.
Raymond j. Fetzner and Rich
ard Freeman last Monday han
Oily retained possession of the
Luther Steward Trophy, SYM
Dol of the Federal Bridge
Leagues annual team cham
pionship. Federal's point award
series for pairs resumes to-
morrow night.
Master Point Results
Bethesda: Mrs L. d. Whitaker
ID. M. PEBBLES. Jr. Mrs. d Fred
Staver-Mrs. William r. Withers.
Mrs. Ralph Platter-Arthur
Lane. Mrs. claris Adams-Mrs. Jack
:. Chess: Mrs. Lucy Mcconchie-
Herman Moe, Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ.
Molony. Mrs. Catherine Mcohee
MIS- m. L. Fisher, Mai. ana Mrs
Ear Buchan.
Euclid: Mrs. Jean Ellis.Eryin
NJ Kenlson, Mrs Eva Barsis- Eugene
B. Tryek. 2-Mrs. NAsel Loftin-MrS.