Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-31
By MARGARET L. FISHER

At the annual meeting We'd
nesday at the Mayflower Hotel.
Washington Bridge Leaguers
unanimously Endorsed DR.. Ed
win M. Short for president.
A former vice president of the
league, official local unit of the
American Contract Bridge
League, DR.. Short has served
as interim president since the
resignation of w. Mott Lingley
last November.
Also unanimously chosen
were Lewis G. Tubbs, vice pres
ident; Evelyn Porter. secre-
tary; D. A. Williamson, treas
urer: and Mrs. Glynn Skipper.
membership secretary, a newly
created Office. WBL now has
$40 members.
Elected for two years to the
executive board: Maj. Robert
w. Hancock, Larry Reynolds
and Miller c. Roberts: for one
year, Mrs. Malora Christman.
Mrs. Margaret l.. Fisher and
Wilson Satterfield, elected last
year. complete the executive
board.
In the duplicate contests fol-
lowing the meeting. these were
the results:
section A; Mike Goldstein-wil-
liam poissant, Raymond j. Fit2ner-
Ivar Stakgold. Mrs. Ralph Turofi-
Herman Moe, Miller Roberts-Henry
section B: Mrs. Edna Evans a,
Rinte!s. II Mrs; Jack Bennett;
James sourilas; Richard crump-Ted
Leahy tied with Irving Felnoers-
Section e: Mrs. Mary Phillips
Charles c. Johnson. Mrs, George
Marty Chaitt.
Next Wednesday WBL play
ers resume competition for
point award prizes. With three
games remaining in the IL
game series. these are the
ranking contestants in the
three clasSifications:
Group A QOO-plus master points,:
1--Ivar Stakgold t2p. 2-3-Mrs.
Marie billiard and Said Haddad t20l
Group B coca points,: Temple
Hollcroit l2Sl. Francis T, Leahy.
II. ga. 3-William Gilbert t23l.
Group c lO-19 points,: 1-R. 8.
Bethe (29l. flames s. Menger (23l.
3--Jose Pinto u6).
Review of ID. c. Meet
Area players did we'll last
week end in the annual COM
petition for City of Washing
ton titles. Pitted against a
number of visiting luminaries,
District fans managed to cap
ture the top honors in all events
of the three-day tourney.
Mrs. Marie Hilliard-Mrs.
Jane Galloway and Michael
Michaels-Paul Neff won the
women's and mems pair titles
in the opening session. Second
among "a pairs in the women's
event were Mrs. Said Haddad-
Mrs. Harry NJ. Siegel: third,
Mrs. June Hodgkins-Mrs. j. A.
Ronin. Gale Allen-John D.
Holman were runners-up in the
mems contest. DR.. w. S. Bene-
dict-Hillel r. King ending
third in the 42-pair field.
Arthur Fribourg Manfred So
berheim were fourth.
Mrs. Glynn Skipper-Edward
Allen fought to a tie with Mrs.
George Hertz Herbert Resnick
for the mixed pair title. Res
nick. of Syracuse. N. Y. was
the sole visitor to share title
honors during the tournament.
The winning score was 1876,
one point more than that of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Ragasner
Of Baltimore. Mrs. Siegel-
Alvin Roth finished fifth in
the record 116-pair field. Mr..
and Mrs. Jonathan Rintels,
sixth.
Another close decision
marked Saturdays two-ses-
sion contest for the open pair
title when Arthur Fribourg and
Jonathan Rintels won by a
scant two points over a Rich
mond. Va, pair, Richard Glenn
and r. A. Ashton, the latter
formerly Of Washington. Mrs.
Siegel with Paul Kibler fin
ished third in the 94-pair
field; H. r. King and Ed Pier
son (Baltimore), fourth.
Other Westinghouse in
the honor division: 5-William
E. Gilbert-James E. Menger;
6-Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Snyder;
Mrs. Michael Michaels-An-
drew Gabrilovitch; 8-Mrs.
Carl Tessmer-Mrs. Margaret
L. Fisher tied with Richard
w. Crump-Temple Hollcroft.
On Sunday, Alvin Roth,
Richard Freeman. r. S. Bethe,
Stuart Dunlop and Andrew
Gabrilovitch outmaneuvered %
other foiIrSomes tn gain the