Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-19
BY MARGARET L. FISHER
Contributing Writer


Contributing Writer
DR.. Mortimer Lipsett and
James Sourilas, pairing UP
only minutes before the game
started, have taken the lead
in the annual competition
for the Washington Bridge
Leagues open pair title.
Thursday, in the first ses-
sions Of play, they tailed l73
match points to top the 90
pair field.
In second place, with l72
points, are Mrs. Harry Siegel
and DR.. Michael Meyers;
third, Mrs. Malora Christ
man and Edward T. Me-
cutchen (17112); fourth, Don
Farwell and Frank Hoadley
Q681a); nth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Singer (1661a).
All OF these rated nrSt
places in their sections, as
did Stella Kaplan and Mrs.
Mary Somers (l65h) In
theirs.
Richard Walsh and Marty
Chaitt scored 1856 but were
second in their section.
Other sectional runnersup
were Mrs. Allyn G. White
head and Tom Excl, and
David Murray and Edwin M.
Short, each pair scoring
1851. The score Of 100
points rated second spots in
their sections for James
Lipman and David Wilder,
and Robert O'Neill and Will
liam Nucker. Mrs. Jesse D.
Boyd and Mrs. e. r. Shop
ard scored 1541a for second
position in their section.
However, Mrs. Agnes Fischer
and Mrs. Harry Kaplan
scored 1874 and were only in
third position in their Sec
ton.
The title play for the WBL
Life Masters Trophy ends
next Thursday at the Sher-
aton-Park Hotel, COMPETE
ton beginning at 7:45 pm.
All f1rst-round entrants must
report, or obtain suitable
substitutes and notify P. E.
Golden eco. $500 Of any
change.
The top-rated American Contract
Bridge League tournament Of the
year--the Summer National cham
pionships-getS under way July .25
3lst annual competition will be the
Conrad Hilton Hotel. where more
than 1000 players will match skills
for the coveted bridge honors
through August 2.
afternoon viii mart tbs SsSut ~
two new !events--the Senior Pairs,
open to players SIS years Of age or
older, and the Teenyear Pairs, re-
stricted to players between 10 and
10; These contests share the spot
Atlantic Pairs, an open contest and
sponsored by the regional confer
ence OF which the Washington
Bridge League is member.
The. entire receipts will be turned
over to the ACst tb charity Fund
National Red Cross. Goal for the
year-long drive is $150,O00.
Competition for the big titles
begins Saturday night with the
Lebhar Memorial Trophy. The match,
open to payers with 100 or more
master points, continues in evening
sessions throush July Is Defend
Miami 1s 5t ssseb winners are last aD SsaF Mrs
William Rosen Of Chicago, Mrs:
Leonard Goldstein and Leland
Ferer, both Of Miami
Feature for the experts is the
Master Pair championshiD; which
tRPouah July 20 onee agsis 'G tRs
competition will be divided into two
fights. Flight A, for the famed Won
zedtwitz Gold Cup, open only 70 life
masters; Flight B, for, the R. L.
and advanced senior masters Mrsl
Helen Sobel New York; and Charles
H. Goren (Miamn were Joint win
ners last year of the Won Zedtwitz
Cup, with wilson Landley Orlando
Mr. and Mrs Frizt ] Hopf ARD
more, Pa we're Flight B winners.
tournament will be the Master
Knockout team play for the Nate
will represent the United States in
the 1860 World Bridge Olympiad to
be held in Rome in April.
Other major title bouts include
the mems and women's pair con-
tests, slated concurrentlyg in the
August /. These matches, like, the
knockout team play, are restricted
to contestants with 100 or more
master points.
The Colder Cup pair match n6fHis f or
more, is set for Friday evening
The Commercial and Industrial
Team Match, which has met with
tremendous popularity IN regent
YtdISt Is lOA ouNhAhos
noon and evening, August !. A
number of players from the Wash,
ington area will compete. LaZard
Self, District member of the. steer
sing committee of the National Asso-
citation OF Commercial and Industrial
Bridge Leagues. reports that two
teams will represent the National
Security Agency, and one the Labor
Department.
Victors in the recently conclude ed
team playoff sponsored locally by
the Government Employees Bridge
Association, NSA DELEGATES to the
Summer Nationals include Mrs. Kent
York, Temple Hollcroft, Raymond
j. Fetzner, Francis T. Leahy, Richard
Crump, who will compete as one
team. Also. William Nucker. Robert
O'Neill. James Current, j. X. Como
yer, another combination. Repre-
senting the Labor Department will
be Beate Bloch, Mrs. virginia Dye
Victor DAILY, Thomas Mooley,
Lazard Self.
For PLAYERS with less than 100
master points. two championship
events are also slated: the Sub
Senior Master Teams, Sunday after
noon and evening, July 90: and the
Presidents Cup Pairs, Saturday and
Sunday. August I and 2.