Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-02
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Title Play
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Near End
BY MAGARET L. FISHER

BY MAGARET L. FISHER
Special Writer for The star
Top bridge interest Of the
moment Is the wind-up Of
the gruelling marathon at
Como. Italy, that will decide
the 1858 worlds Champion
ship. Play began January IS.
and concludes early tomor-
row, encompassing q total Of
328 hands. each team play
ing 1874 hands against each
Of the other two.
The Italians grabbed an
impressive lead over the
United States early In the
competitions margin that
stood at 80 points when 96
hands remained to be played.
n addition 70 Alvin Roth Of wash
tafivss includs John \. crsWfcrd.
CAPTAIN, and Sidney Silodor, B. Jay
Becker. oeorss Rspse and Tobias
xrSentina a. South American
champion. = represented b. Ales-
Cramer. Allesandro Oimedo, Carlo
Gasane. Narcello Lerbef and Alberto
Italy. in defending the world
crown, 10 represented b. . group. OF
Noisy m Wafer e w ASsn H'dss Rom sUs
public utilities oficiAl. also Of Rome;
Eugenio Chieradia. university pro-
lessor: Massimo D'Aielio, pubiicist:
Pietro Foruuet, bank oficial; Gugli-
elmo siniscalco. engineer. The last
Players who follow ''cards on the
Table" In Sports Illustrated maya
zine, have an edge in understanding
the rigors both American teams have
been facing in their encounter with
the Italians. The January -. column
gives q graphic resume Of the dew
astating .Neopolitan Club" bidding
system this SAND Italian team used
year ago in New York--to such
handsome. advantage--in defeating
another strong United States lineup.
WBL Progress
Last Wednesday at the
Washington Bridge League,
Mrs. Dixie Bortz, Mrs. Mi
chael Michaels, Israel Cohen
and Paul Kibler topped the
fifth session in the team
championship play by win
ming 151a matches out Of "a.
Second honors among the IL
teams participating were di-
vided between Ed Allen,
Jonathan Rintels. Norman
Gormsen, Al Smigel and Sid
ney Aronson. Don Farwell.
Frank Hoadley and David
Wilder, each team winning
IS matches.
Sixth and final session Of the
board-a-match prelimtraries VIII be
held February S6: -Four highest
five out Of six games. will thereafter
compete Of total point play in
three-session round robin Tor the
concurrentIy last WEDNESDAY.
IuCaG MCIE bnG IC1UAtH III tAE R9AA
Section A: Ruth Eyerett-JQhn
Couch, L. O. Ruhmann-Ed May:
Ann Fudjak-Manfred Sobernhetm.
Ann savage;Barton Biedsoe.
,,s ssst'n w. Fl ws s1sr Van D Ilnsgn
A. Goodman. Mrs. George Reith-
Dr.. Gilbert Rude. Hardee Ailen-Mrs.
fY imDor.snt i rSs%lndsr to ypL We
mems Auxiliary members: The FEB
t 70 Fsbrus SSss 3. Z Win Be held at the
Sheraton Park Hotel at noon, mem
bers only. Hostesses are Mrs. j. ID.
Boyd and Mrs. Ralph Turon.
other Bridge News
Club title matches. nearby
sectional tournaments. and.
finally, the Washington
championships are In Febru-
airy:
winston salem. NC. today
windup Of the Mid-Atlantic REGION
baltimore today-t..m al and n92-
land state chsmDicnships. -
morel, February il-i0-aouth Jer.
sey sectional, q hrst annual Spring
Nationals at the same spot month
Winchester. Va, tHotsi .oecTss
Apple city" tournament.
on home soil, tshereton-Park
h ht , EsOr1 os yw Ts1ns Cham
pionshipS' Events in the three-day
meet include mems. womenB, mixed
and open pairs, teams and Q double
session contest for intermediate
pairs (less than IS master points,
Federal S q t tHna:s.,o oDsn esr
ruary IL and Is.
At the half in the annual
Montgomery County Dupli-
cate Bridge Club mixed pair
title robin. Mrs. Malora
Christman and Pierre Dos
teri lead with 1856 match
points (l32 average. In sec
ond spot as a result Of last
Tuesdays session are Mrs.
Thomas l.. Good-Earl Engel-
man. 159. Rose Lieberman-
DR.. Robert w. Bates rank
third among % pairs with
1877; Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Gotthardt, fourth, $50. Play
concludes Tuesday at 7:45.
Master Point Results
Bethesda: Mrs. Claris Adams
Mrs. John q. Fletcher. Mrs. wayne
Gallant-Mrs. Alice Miller. Mrs.
J. A. Dearing-Mrs. =. r.. Shepard,
Mrs. Richard Beers-Fred eabel.
Chess: lSection A. MRS. II. J.
Mrs. Hazel Ioftin-eumner Bltley.
MRS. Jean Ellis-Mrs. Violet
thinner, Mrs. Jack Bennett-Mrs.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard j. Grimm.
Robert w. Byrns-M. A. shipman.
Cell Craven Herman Moe, Mrs.
Lester Gibson Roy Banner.
Federal: June Everman-L. q,
Ruhmann. Mrs. virginia .Dye-Toni
Cannon. Mrs. Claris Adams-Mrs.
James A. Dearing, Rosemary Rior-
dan Miller Roberts,
GAO: 1-Ellen Miller-Matt Solo
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