Curling Tioms Open National MeetCHICAGO INS — The United States men’s curling championship begins in Chicago tonight with nine rinks (teams) from various parts of the country and one from Fairbanks, Alaska, competing for the crown.The event is modeled on the famed MacDonald Brier, as the Canadian national pi ay down is known. IThe round robin event continues through Saturday night at5 which time the national eham-' pion will be crowned.Competing are rinks from. Winchester, Mass.: Detroit; Chi-! cago: Minot. N. D.; Nashua, N. H.: St. Andrews, N. Y.; Seattle and Portage. Wis. All are sur-| vivors of state or district play-downs. i