Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-06
By MARGARET L. FISHER


Today's twin-bill-the team
of-four match and a nom
master pair event-winds up
the Goth annual Northern Vir-
Rinia championships. in prog
ress at the Statler Hotel since
Friday afternoon.
Both title matches are two
session events. starting at
1890 and $50 pm. Entrants
Will play through sessions.
The Northern Virginia meet is
sponsored by the Washington
Bridge League under sanction
of the American Contract
Bridge League.
The team event. long the
fayorite of top bridge talent,
will feature board-a-match
play The pair event is for
players with rs master points
or less, thereby giving new
corners to duplicate COMPETE
ton a fairer chance to win
master points and prizes. Over
all winners of both contests
will have one years possession
of silver travelling trophies. the
Washington Bridge League
Trophy for the team contest,
the Rose Robins Trophy for
the master game.
Invitation Meet
ACBL life and senior masters
have been issued invitations to
participate in the annual ma
tlonal individual contests,
slated to be held at the Hotel
Roosevelt in New York City
beginning Friday night. Febru-
airy /, and continuing through
Sunday night. February g..
The invited players are remind
ed that deadline for filing res
ervationS is tomorrow noon,
January Z. Reservations should
be made direct to ACBL head
quarters. SO West Sixtieth
street. New York %. N. Y.
Last Wednesday at the May
flower Hotel, WASHINGTON
Bridge Leaguers teed off with
the first of a new 12-game
point award series. Other dates
in the series: January 9 and
is, February s. 10. 20, March
s, l3, 20: April 3. 10. and II.
Credits will be awarded: S,
8, l for the top three places in
all master point contests ex-
cept the winners" games,
held the second Wednesday of
the month, when awards are
I. 5. 8. ! for the top four
places. Non-winner or rating
point games award 3 and l.,
respectively. for first and Sec
ond spots. Point award credits
are not given on fourth or fifth
Wednesdays.
At the conclusion Of the
series prizes will go to the top
three players in each of the
three categories: Group A
tplayers holding more than
100 master points now regis
tered with ACBL): Group B
tthose with 20-99 master
points and Group C chose
with less than 19 master
points.
Winners and runnersup last
wednesday in the three-sec-
ton Mitchell:
Section A: 1-yames souri!as-
Charles voist. IL R s Bethe-Jose
& Maehlin. Mrs Rose Ro6ins-sumner
Section B: Don Farwen-Frank
Hoadley, James Meneer- William e.
Elwood Tsuh. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
section c: Mrs. Marie H!lnard-
EUGENE spectar Frieda KENYON Mrs
bers-Mo.timer D Goldstein. Mr. and
Mrs. Ferdinand NJ Ney
Guest Event
January 30 has been made
guest night at the Washing
ton Bridge League. Each &C
tive member is urged to bring
q prospective new member or
q WBL member who has not
recently participated in league
activities. The contest will be
held at the Mayflower Hotel
ct 7:45 pm.
Mrs. Florence Millspaugh
and Wilson Satterf1eld receive
the Chess Clubs Semiannual
women's and mems plaque
awards. During the six
month period ended Deem
Der 81, Mrs. Millspaugh an
nexed % credits to take the
award, while Satterheld scored
"a in the comparable Thurs
day night contests.
Jesse D. Boyd was second
with rs credits, Hardee Allen
third with %. Mrs. Violet Zim-
mer was runnerup in the wom-
ems plaque contest. scoring 81
credits.