Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09
By MARGARET L. FISHER


1t has been a big week for
bridge.
The world title has again
been won by Italians. At
Como last Monday. the same
six experts who last year sent
a crack American team to
defeat won a decisive victory
after a To-day battle. Final
standings were: Italy, ZIG:
United States, 179-Italy.
230; Argentina, 167-United
States. 2ll; Argentina, 17o.
Washington ace Alvin Roth
was a member Of the United
States team.
In Winston-Salem, N. c.,
last Sunday at the annual
Mid-Atlailtic regional cham
pionships, Washington star
Richard Freeman shared q
brilliant victory. With Peggy
Hazeltine and Louise Eisen-
man of Richmond, Norman
Berlin and r. L. Miles, IT.,
Of Norfolk, Freeman played
an 80 per cent game to take
the regional team title.
Sharing runnerup honors among
the 40 teams was Mrs. Jane Gallo
way Of Alexandria, Va. On her team
were R; a Ashton and Richard
mott, Spartan6urg. S. c. Both
ASHTON and McDermott are former
District residents. McDermott was
president Of the Washington Bridge
League IN 1854. Points won In this
LIE Master Award.
Mrs. Galloway and Glenn were
sixth overall in the despair field
which competed for the open pair
title last Saturday.
Last week end in Balti-
more, Washington area
bridge fans walked of with
four Of six Maryland State
titles. The 23d annual Sec
tional meet boosted an all
time attendance high, de-
spite a threatening snow
storm.
In the opening events on January
81, Mrs. said Haddad Of Mclean.
Va. and Mrs. Betty GOLDBERG OF Bal
timore claimed the women's pair
tue, wnlIe , simon Gerber Of Airing
ton racked up the mems pair crown.
Roy Banner and Frank Hoffman,
botn Of Washington, on Saturday
captured the highly priced open pair
title out-pacing . Star-studded 1866
pair neid On sunday, MRS. Haddad
t6urnament--the team title-shared
BY her husband. Said Haddad, Mrs.
Edward p. Cotter and Charles S.
VOigt, Jr.
Other area results: Elizabeth
Jacobsen-Mrs. Terry Michaels took
runnerup honors IN the women's
contest. Third among 6S pairs were
Mrs. Robert W. Bates-Mrs. Earl En-
gleman. Mrs. Marianne Boschan.
with MRS. Julian Adler of Baltimore,
the defenders finished fifth over all.
section second to Mrs. Virginia
In the mems contest, Sidney Aron-
son with Jules Chodak Of Baltimore
was q runnerup. Third among 40
pairs we're Nat Cooper Charles G.
Johnson; NTH, Richard Leonard
Richard Walsh.
In the mixed pair event Friday
night, Jane Kane and Nat Cooper
made the best showing for Washing
ton among leg COUPLES; finishing
fourth. Mrs. A. @, Withheld and
Sidney Aronson were seventh. A sec
Hackett-H. GroSsman: seconds to
Mrs. Rose Robins-Dr. Leroy Robins,
Mrs. Jack Bennett-Roy Banner. Mr..
and Mrs. James P. Goode.
Sidney Aronson and James Jacoby.
son of Dallas. Tex, expert Oswald
sseSt ,onr S points seen SeSind The win.
ners. Stuart Dunlop-Ivar 6takEold
ended in sixth spot: Robert Bethe-
G.. s. voight ir.. seventh. Theo
PrinRos-Alex Campbell finished fourth
in Saturdays special pair game.
Section wins in the qualifying
round were also credited to Mrs.
Virginia Dye-Tom Cannon. Rose
mary Riordan- Charles Written. Mrs.
J. Laken-L,. 9. Ruhmann: seconds
yo tnE oalo 4sooaoS' DoIoihy At
berger s m ner Billev. Richard
Crump- TEMPLE Hollcroft.
Runnersup among % teams in the
:Jursome match were Alfred Std
ham. Lewis. G. Tubsb. Mrs. T. C.
Kssch Pau, Paul Nsii, all sres PLAYERS players
stakRold. competed on q New York
David Wilder and a Baltimore COM
bination finished seventh.
Mrs. Martin !. Costello Of Airing
ton; and Heinz sieemann. Falls
the non-master yair event. also held
Sunday. They finished second among
IS pairs. Dorothy Atkins-Ann Fudjak
finishsd third. Donald B. Christ
second in this contest.
Other Bridge News
For the second successive
year Mrs. Carl TesSmer and
D. Meade PEBBLES, jr.. have
again been named mixed pair
champions of the Montgom-
cry County Duplicate Bridge
Club. At the conclusion Of
the annual two-Session event
last Tuesday. they had scored
296t2 match points to lead
the 22-pa1r field. Runnersup
were Mrs. Madeleine Gal
lant-Eugene Fitzpatrick, 294.
Others, in order, in the honor
division were Mrs. Hattie
Arnold-Robert Shankle. Mrs.
T. L. Good-Earl Engelman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Gott-