Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-07
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
D.C.Group
To Play at
Stounton
By MARGARET L. FISHER

O(Oun(On
BY MARGARET L. FISHER
Next week end area tourney
trotters will head for Staun-
ton, Va. and the ninth annual
Shenandoah Valley sectional.
The two-day series at the
Stonewall Jackson Hotel
schedules an open-pair event
Saturday in two sessions, 2
and 8 pm. and team of -four
play Sunday at / and 6 pm.
Heading the local delegation
will be Paul E. Golden, who
will direct. Washingtonians
defending the team title are
Mrs. Marianne Boschan, Mrs.
Catherine McGhee, Mrs. Mar
garet L. Fisher and Lewis G.
Tubbs.
WBL "Winners" Game
Ranking attraction locally
will be the monthly winners"
game Wednesday at 7:45 pm.
at the Mayflower Hotel, spon-
sored by the Washington
Bridge League, official ACBL
unit.
Since the ruling at the
ACBL's Winter Nationals,
more players are eligible for
winners" games. In addition
to those winning a full master
point or better in ACBL-
sponsored duplicates during
the preceding calendar month,
any player earning 20 or more
fractional master points in the
like period are qualified.
Last Wednesday these Wash
ington Bridge Leaguers upped
master-point standings by
winning top scores in the
Mitchell: Mrs. Wilmer Bortz-
Paul Kibler, Mrs. Alice Yoke
Richard Zachary and Andrew
Gabrilovotch- Raymond j. Fetz-
ner (tied) in Section A: Robert
S. Bethe-Alvin Roth, 1t. Col.
Ruth Anderson-Lt. Col. Jea-
nette Blech in Section b. Sam
Cohn-Mortimer D. Goldstein,
Mai. r. w. Hancock-H. p.
Stillwell in Section c. Run
nersup: Jane Kane Charles
johnson. DR.. G. H. Ruff. L.
Thomas. Mrs. Malora Christ
man-Mrs. Rose Robins. Martin
Horden-Marvi Whisky, Mrs.
Edna Evans-Stuart Dunlop.
First monthly meeting of the
new WBL executive board is
set for Tuesday at 7:45 pm.
at the Mayfiower Hotel.
New Auxiliary Pair Champs
Mrs. Freda Bently and Mrs.
Violet thinner became the new
pair champions of the WBL
Women's Auxiliary March 80
at Sheraton-P Park. In a close
finish for title and Bennett
Trophy. They scored l79, one
match point over runnersup
1t. Col. jeanette Blech and
Mrs. Florence Griffith. Third
in the 48-pair field were 1t.
Col. Ruth Anderson-MrS. Will
liam P. Withers with 1877
points. Mrs. Malora Christ
man-Opal Van Horn, Mrs.
Jean Ellis-Mrs. Agnes Fischer,
Mrs. LESSEE J.. Terry Rita Levi
finished fourth through sixth,
respectively.
At the bimonthly meeting
preceding the contest. the
multiple sclerosis and Easter
seal funds were approved for
WA charitable contributions.
The second annual compe-
tition for the WA team of -four
title is set for Saturday, April
81. at Sheraton-Park. Winners
will receive the Mrs. Edward
A. st. John Trophy for year.
Hostesses for this match will
be Mrs. John r. Seal and Mrs.
Ralph S. Turoff. who will as
sist in making up teams where
needed.
Arlington Open Pair Champs
In another area club cham
pionship contest. Cecil Craven
and Tex Rankin scored a 10
per cent game in the final ses-
sion last Tuesday to claim the
open-pair title Of the Arling-
ton Duplicate Bridge Club.
They crossed 1865 match points
for the combined-session play,
far ahead Of overall runners
up Mrs. Alice Cox and Robert
S. Bethe (348I2). Third in the
28-pair field we're Ann Fud-
jak-Ed Allen 1921; fourth,
Mrs. Mia Talbot William E.
Gilbert t32D.
GAO Knockout Starts
The GAO Bridge Club began
its annual knockout team
championship play Tuesday
night. Widest margin of VIC
tory with 1920 points was
claimed by Mrs. Virginia Dye,
Tom Mobley. Harve Mobley
and Ralph Greene, who
kayoed Mr.. and Mrs. David
Spanier. Irma Abrams and Ida
Goodman. In marked contrast,
Mrs. Freeman Morgan, Mrs.
Evelyn Williams. Lynn Car
rier. w. B. Culbreth eked out
their win over Abby j. Knox,
Ruth Freeman, Harold Peder-
son, Maurice Hussa by a mere
$40 points. The eight surviy-