Evening star., 1960-01-17
BY MARGARET L. FISHER
CoptributipO Writar

'AANtA
The 23d annual Northern
Virginia championships last
week end at the Sheraton
Park Hotel made local his
tory. The best a ttended d
three-day sectional tourna-
ment ever staged by the
Washington Bridge League,
465l y tables were trimmed by
1852 competitors during the
six sessions. Sunday evening
83 tables were in play. Area
players won top honors in
most events.
Robert W. Byrns and Wilbur Nor
ris. both of Arlington, topped go
pairs to take the mems title. Col.
George Brewer and Heber B. Os-
borne, jr, l93l were. runnersup.
nine points behind. Others in the
Richard Walsh 1922. Mai. William
Christian-Andrew G abri lovit ch.
QSSl, Paul Kibler-David Murray
GS6 I2oj and Felix Asby-George L.
An Annapolis pair. Mrs. walter
Lusby and Mrs. Richard Roberts
l176J edged out Mrs. Marianne Bos-
chan and Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher
174l2 for the women's title. Third
among ~ pairs were Mrs Alice
Cox-MTs. Evelyn Bradley u69l.
Perry tied with Mrs. John q Flet-
cher-Mrs. Wayne Gallant u59l for
sixth
Mrs. Beverly TOrrey and Sumner
Blilev CID won the mixed-pair title.
Van Van Horn and 2. r. Anderson t20s.
were Mrs. Edna Evans james LIP
nan RrMcs 2oil 20oild3.ia NeSt; tSto, Mr and Mrs; RS
Anne ,Tergis Of Baltimore and Said
O'Toole- Harry Wasser i9SIaJ, Mrs.
Terry Michaels-Israel Cohen 19s).
BOyd-Rau Win Open-Pair Title
Jesse d. Boyd and Henry Rau
S2l8.2) outscored an original field
and the William A. Corley Trophy
in two sessions Mrs John o. Has
sell, with Jules Chodak Of Baltimore
2lO were Tunnersup; Baltimore
Anne Tergis (2OO). third; Mr.. and
u9ala), fourth.
MIS- o' marie s'0P Hilliard-Msi ar fsf William William
Christian n99l. Don Tarweli-james
Lipman tl99), Stella Kaplan- Robert
Bierly ll97lal., Mrs: Virginia Dye-
e.. t whitehead I91lal; Mrs, Terry
MIR. and Mrs Bruce Oldfield Gg2),
Don Balfour-Dy. Mike Meyers 19l Va.
p. 2. Gilmore and NJ Rogers.
55otrh both uI Of Baltimore, won the satur:
event. Runnerup and lesser overall
honors were taken by Washington
PLAYERS. They were, in order, opal
yam Gan H9FnIP. R:hdrnd R. Anderson; Dewitt Dewitt
Roberts-D Meade PEBBLES. jr.: Mrs.
III Baldwin-Mrs. jamie CAN'T (BoS-
ton, Mass Glenn Morrow-John
Deutschberger.
Wilder on Winning Team
On Sunday. after a nard>fought
matinee session where 5 OF the 25
teams ended IN tie for top honors,
Mrs. II. Z. whitaker, William Me-
Dewitt and Walter OLouEhlin, all Of
Baltimore. together with David
Wilder Of Alexandria, scored a de-
matches out 10 Of IS in the The COM cor
bined-session tally
MA, Ma william christian. NJ Nike e
Freeman and Andrew Gabrilovitch
with - wins rated runnerup honors.
Mrs Mary Somers and Gene Her
mann. paired with Paul RosenberE
and aann6d, Pay TIent Of chaIlottesyiliei
Cohen, Fred L. Karpin and Mrs.
Betty Goldberg CBaltimoreD (2Slzl;
Mrs. Marianne Boschan, Mrs. J A.
Weber, Gary Arkoian. David Muir
Walsh, Mrs. Patsy Adler. Dick Har-
rison t27l.
Rockville Pair Takes Event
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl EngIeman Of
Rockville were the winners in an
other two-SeSsion title contest Sum
pair title They scored 1888 match
points, Runnersup, Mrs R. W,
bbg HsnnaR RdSsIt Mrs / hsb5, Il DsNpva had
t3221zl third in field of 76 pairs
Mrs. Edith Strieter-Basil Efremofi
t3l3l fourth: @ r. Lee-Marvin Wof-
Sey, nth: julius Jacobson-C. S. shen.
Mrs. Irl Baldwin and Mrs. jamie
CAN'T were the winners in the Spe-
cial master point pair game sun
day afternoon. Mrs. Dixie Bortz-
Mrs. James P Goode rated second
best score among 90 pairs
In the special pair game at night.
Beate Bloch -Harye Mobley topped
40 pairs, Mrs Earl AbramS-Mrs
John C. Simpson finishing second.
D. J Harris-Hsns Berliner, Mrs.
Corella BaEeant-Dr. A. II Richwine,
Arthur H. Fribourg- Manfred Sobern-
helm. Opal Van Horn-D. R. Ander-
son finished in that order in the
overall ranking
In addition to the above. among
those who scored section top honors
In the various sessions were Na'da
Cain-Grace Wrav In the women S