Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
By MARGARET I. FISHER

tention now shifts to the
American Contract Bridge
Leagues winter national
championships December / at
the Roosevelt Hotel in New
Orleans.
Afternoon and evening play
continues through December
8 for these titles: open indi-
vidual, open teams, master
mixed pairs, mems and wom-
ems teams, open pairs and
nonmaster pairs. The custo-
mary one-session pair con-
tests will be held each session
concurrent with champion
ship play.
d. c. Play Sets Record
The 26th District Of Co
lumbia championships, held at
the Mayfiower November 8 to
IL, attracted the largest field
in any sectional tournament
sponsored to date by the
Washington Bridge League.
Area players won six Of the
seven major contests.
Mrs. H. J. Alexander and
Mrs. Thomas L. Good in the
opening session racked up the
biggest victory margin Of the
entire tournament, winning
the women's title and the CO.
lumbia Trophy with a score Of
214 match points (316 posi-
ble). They led Baltimore run
nersup Mrs. j. w. Struven-
Mrs. H. E. Whitaker by 16
match points. (Third, among
90 pairs, Mrs. ClariS Adams
Mrs. w. r. Plum; fourth, Mrs.
T. M. Boyle-Mrs. M. r. Reddy)
Paul Neff and Miller Rob-
erts outscored 3S pairs to take
the mems title and the Presi-
dents Cup. CDR. E. M. Short
Ed PanoSsian Of Richmond,
second; Henry Rau-Lewis @.
Tubbs. third; John Fletcher
William Poissant and Said
Haddad-William McDevitt Of
Baltimore, tied, fourth.)
Capt. and Mrs. George Reith
led 118 couples for the mixed
title. Runnersup for the Cap
ital Cup were DR.. and Mrs.
Marvin Volpel of Baltimore.
Neutrality-suspicious. in the over
all master point division: Stel-
la Kaplan- Michael Michaels,
third; Mrs. Freda Bentley-Lew
Levenon, fourth; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Lingley tied with Mil
Ter Roberts Mrs. T. E. Ragland
(Baltimore), fifth.
The open pair title and the
Woodward Trophy fell to Gary
ArkOian and David Murray,
who scored 277 points for the
combined-session play. includ-
ing the qualifying carryover
percentage. Nat Cooper-Lew
Levenson. third; Gale Allen
John Holman, fourth; Hardee
Allee-D. A. Williamson, eighth;
and Mrs. j. A. Weber-William
Poissant, ninth.)
Mrs. Terry Michaels and
Israel Cohen were winners Of
the two-session event Sunday
for master players. They scored
800 for the combined sessions,
IL points over runnersup Mar
tin Hardin and Stuart Gourley
Lancaster, Pa Arthur Fri
bourg Manfred Sobernheim
tied for third with Lew Leven-
son and David Wilder, Col. and
Mrs. Skinner were fifth; Nat
Cooper and w. M. Lingley
sixth in the 58-pair field.
Sole title lost to out-of-
towners was the Metropolitan
pairs for non-maSter players.
The two-session event for The
Evening Star Trophy. also
held Sunday. went to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Eckard Of Balti-
more. Tied for second spot
were Mrs. Rena Dunnavant-
Leona Kempainen and Nor
man Gormsen-Al Smigel. Mrs.
Kent Yoke-Mrs. Godfrey
Wood finished fourth among
rs pairs.
In the wind-up last Mon
day of the four-day series,
Robert Bierly, Michael Mi
chaeIs, Israel Cohen and Paul
KILLER won the team title and
the Eynon Bowl by a scant
half-board margin. Their to-
tai: 311a wins in 48 matches.
Mrs. Marianne Boschan, Mrs.
Catherine McGhee, Mrs. Mar
garet L. Fisher, Lewis G. Tubbs
ranked second among %
teams with 81 wins. Defend
ers Mrs. Terry Michaels. Alvin
Roth, Fred Karpin and Ralph
Spritzer finished third with
291a wins. while Mrs. E. P.
Cotter, Richard Freeman, Mr..
and Mrs. Said Haddad tied
for fourth with David Wilder
and his Baltimore aggregation.
other Neutrality-suspicious. rat
ing section honors in the
various events included:
women's Pairs: MRS. Rose
J, A. bearing .Ffieda Kenyon; Mrs.
Mr MS NJ sosehsn.Mrs. X. [. Fisher
Mixed Pairs: Mrs, John o.
Hasseli-Jerzy zaviscza. Mrs Florence
MillspauGh-Lt. Robert Cruise. Mrs.
Jane Galioway-Qary Arkoian. 2
Mr. and Mrs. r. ". Byrns. Mrs.
Stanley Beasiey Sumner Bliley, MAJ.
and Mrs. Guy M. Jones, jr., Mrs. H.
Kaplan-Nat Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs
said Haddad. Mrs. Violet thinner
Open PaiFsi 1--PrAnk Hoadley Don
Farweiii Pred HAPPENING Mlchaels,
Mr.. and Mrs. Haddad. Mrs: II. .KAplan.
james Souriias, I. Cohen-Paui KILLER.
Richard Leonard-N. Rosenberg.
Mrs. Marie Hllliard-Dr. H. Mcdonald,
Mrs. Myrtle McMAhon-Mrs. MarUaret
Rucker. Mrs. n. O. campbell-Mrs. p.
Millspaugh.
Consolation: wv. c. Browne-J.
OBrien. DIR. O. II. uh-James L.
Thomas. Capt and Mrs. q, d. Synon,
8. 0oodman-M. Solomon. Paul Kalav-
ski.M. b. ooetE, Mr.. and Mrs. II. M.
Master Pairs. i--oary Arkoian-
David Murray. ?. Hoadley-Ted
RTsshsr. %; w. os e ssnsdiss- II,,
y. a, Tibbs-J, J. Connora, Mrs r. WI