Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-21
BY MARGARET L. FISHER

wednesday al JIle NldyllOWeT,
the session starting promptly
at 7:45 pm. All entrants
must report for the final
round or obtain suitable sub
stitutes and notify Director
Paul E. Golden eco. 5-5336) &.
Summer Nationals
Next week end upwards of
5000 tournament players be-
gin their semiannual quest
for national bridge honors.
The 29th annual summer edi-
ton of the American Con-
tract Bridge Leagues ma
tional championships open
Saturday at the Penn-Shera-
ton Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa,
continuing through August 4.
The nine-day classic opens
Saturday afternoon with the
traditional Mid-Atlantic pair
contest, honoring the re-
gional conference of which the
Washington Bridge League is
a member unit. Some 1900
players will be on hand for
this session. All entry fees in
in this first event will be do
mated to the American Can
Ger Society. newly named
ACBL charity project.
Several hundred from the
Washington area will be in
attendance during the 10 ses-
isons. Star of the District
delegation is Alvin Roth. who,
with his longtime bridge
ally. Tobias Stone of New
York, will defend the ma
tional master pair title
Flight Al. won at the ma
tionals in New York City last
summer.
This event, restricted to players
holding 300 or more master points,
and the companion Flight B master
pair championship for players with
20 TO 2s9 master points, will be held
in four matinee sessions, July 2S-31
Advance registration with ACBL
headquarters is required for both
master pair flights. Deadline, Sat-
urday at pm, July 81.
The master mixed team cham
pionship. another four-session event.
tinuing in evening sessions through
July 30. Like the master pair con-
tssts. the first two sessions will be
qualifying rounds Eliminated teams
may compete in a special consola
ton team game. The title match
Is open to players with so or more
master points
Mems pairs, women's pairs and
the master Knockout team cham
ptonship all begin August l. The
Marcus Cup team event at boa d-
a-match is set for Saturday night
Ausust 3, and Sunday afternoon,
The Presidents Cup pairs fol
players with less than so master
points Is slated to begin Saturday
evening. August 2. continuing Sun
day Afternoon and evening. Also
for non-maSterS, two-session
boards sna;S.s, match s team SessnteSt is
At the Holiday sectional
tourney last week end in
Harrisburg. Pa, once again
District stars Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Michaels and Mr..
and Mrs. John c. Kunkel
built up an impressive rec
ord. With Richard Free
man of Kensington, Md, the
f1veSome successfully de-
Tended their team title in the
two-session contest on Sun
day.
Mrs. Michaels and Mrs.
Kunkel also annexed the
women's pair crown and fin
ished third overall in Sat-
urday nights special pair
game. Mrs. Kunkel and
Mike MichaelS finished sec
ond overall in the mixed
pair contest. On Saturday,
Kunkel and MichaelS were
top in the qualifying round
Of the open pair event, mar
rowly missing overall hon
ors in the finals.
David Wilder, also OF
Washington. shared run
nerup honors in the team
contest with a Baltimore
aggregation, Ira Haygooni,
Charles Wolpert and George
Wolff. Fourth among Is
foursomes we're Stuart Dun
Top and Marty CHAT with a
New Jersey couple.
Chess Club Awards
Mrs. Violet thinner and
Robert w Byrns were re-
cent winners OF the Chess
Clubs semiannual women's
and mems plaque awards.
During the six months per-
iod ended June 81. Mrs.
thinner annexed Al credits.
taking an ll-point lead over
Mrs. Florence Millspaugh.
previous plaque winner. Mrs.
Ralph Turof was third with
SOFA credits.
H. p. Stillwell was second
among men contestants, with
38 credits-three less than
Byrns. J. D. Boyd and c. W
Stark tied for third at 81.
Mrs. thinner again was a
Chess Club winner. topping
contestants for the quarterly
Doint award prize with 70
credits. She led Mrs. A. @.
Whitehead by one point. Her
nan Moe with "a was third.
Thursday Sullivan series
winner was Henry Rau. .578.
Wilson Satterheld 1888 and
j. d. Boyd (.537 finished In
second and third spots. Her
man Moe scored .528 TO lead
Saturday Sullivan contestants
in another quarterly percent
age series. A. G. Whitehead