Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-04
By MARGARET L. FISHER
Contributing Writer


Washington Bridge Lea
guers last week end had q
taste Of the staggering Job
they face in preparing for
the 1861 summer Nationals.
WBL, area unit Of the Amer,
lean Contract Bridge League,
will be host to thousands Of
the Nations tournament
players two years hence, and
If interest in and attendance
at the recent ION to the
Nationals" tourney are cri-
terra, the 81 classic promises
to exceed the widest expec-
tations of veteran tournament
officials.
Last week end at the May
flower Hotel. the second Of
three ION to the Nationals"
packed 'em in-hundreds Of
area fans, and bridge eX-
perts from Dallas, Chicago,
New York, Philadelphia, Bal
timore. Richmond, and points
in between, added up to the
biggest sectional-rated tour
ney ever held In Washington.
and Philadelphia expert Robert Jor-
dan delivered q smashing perform-
ance in Saturdays feature contest,
the master pair game. Scoring
1904 in the two-session match. they
year ago in the first "on to the
Nationals"
Mrs. Mabel Wurdeman and Charles
Wolpert. both Of Baltimore finished
second among 80 pairs. scoring 423.
Two washington couples tied for
third with. 397: Beate Bloch-Harve
Mobley and Mrs. Mary Somers-Gene
Hermann.
Annapolis D isa R MEs he nieh lsrP SsfOT O.
won the mixed pair game with q
landslide victory. finished nth in
the masters game with 3941z. Lo-
calites Felix Asby and james Lip
% chses s Ss1ea W wire S Sxh Yo NIKE sxI MT
Alfred Sheinwold, scoring 1888 for
seventh spot. The Said Haddads.
376. and Marie Janinek-June Liver
man. 81, were 9th and 10th,
respectively All are Washingto-
Baltimoreans Robert OchfeId and
nonmaster game, also on Saturday.
They scored 462 match points,
Earl Bowen and Georse Nelson. both
Of Greenbelt. Md; Capt. yahan
both Of Andrews Air Force Base.
racked up 1854 for sixth honors
A Washington combination deliv-
cred the winning score in Sundays
two-session match, Richard Free
man. Mike Michaels, Marty Chaitt.
Kunkel scored .32h wins in AZ
matches. Second among 80 teams
were Felix Asby, James Lipnan,
with Martin Rossi OF New York
Phyllis Novak Of Dallas. They won
winners Of last years team
match. Norman Kay. Robert Jordan,
Alfred Sheinwold. and Arthur Rob-
tnson Of New York finished third
ming session. Mrs. Margaret L.
Poissant. Henry Rau, won 29T
matches for NTH over all. while
Mrs. Alfred Stidham. Mrs. Allyn
M White Roy Banner, Sumner sumner
Mrs. Betty Haddad ana Mrs.
Harry Siegei scored 2OS match
points in the opening event Friday
afternoon: Runnersup in the wom-
ems match were Mrs. Lawrence Nell
2; I'M ": r: Plum. 1891; Others
Carroll DePuy-Mrs. r. E. Edwards,
191, fourth; Mrs. Martin j. Cos
tello-Maxine Mandt tied with Mrs.
Beverly Torrey-Mrs. Rose Robins,
Washington players again were
test. Temple HOllcrOft and Frank
more and District Ea'n pl aSszs f SaIil
to q tie with 1872 points for second
honors.. They were Clarence Blu
Had aaSsenfsd Rema isGasI
honors in the 46-pair field went to
Leroy Robins, lei; John Kunkei.
James Lipman. 1904: John Couch
CnafleS WnLten, 10y.
Scoring 214 in the record field
Of TIA pairs, Mrs. Mary Somers and
Gene Hermann finished five points
behind the winning Tierneys to take
second place in mixed pairs. Mrs.
John o. Hasseil and Jules Chodak
(Baltimorel. with 212h, were third
over all. Fourth spot went to Balti-
moreans Dr.. and Mrs. Woodrow
Eckard, 1919. Remaining positions in !,
the over all ranking were taken by
Mrs. Freda Bentley-Lew Levenson,
1881; Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Singer,
1861; Kathleen Claffey-Pierre Dos
teri. 1872; Jane Kane-charles john
Attendance hit the peak Saturday
night with 404 players competing.
In addition to the championship
playoffs in the masters and nom
masters games, two special pair
contests attracted Q good share of
these participants. Mrs. Terry
Michaels and israel Cohen were de-
cisive winners in the special OPEN
pair contest. Mr.. and Mrs. W.. D.
Snyder were second. Robert Shankle-
William Walsh, third; Roy Banner
Sumner Bliley, fourth over all.
Laura Penland-Mrs. Fred c. Wight
won the special nonmaster contest
Saturday night, Minnie Wade-Paul
Moore, second. All are local players.
Two more special pair games, one