The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-15
DC WHIST TOURNAMENT.
cpEAT PLAYERS TO MEET AT
IHN ru,WAUKEE IN APRIL.

~onducted-NOted Players Who
-,-,n Participate and Their Record.
(Coppightl
,.- YORK, March 1.-THE world is
,1s,sd TO Prof. Fiske for the theory
l h'. ,bs physical evolution of the human
i'' 80 has ceased, and that henceforth We
sPI look for only psychological develop
This seems to be borne out by the
I.-,rually increasing tendency to develop
y. r,sntal faculties, and to give the great
- If life to the clear head, instead of
=. strong arm. The young men Of to-day
not ambitious to WELD the sword, but
80 IN get INTO the learned professions.
-, .ountrv bred lad does not dream of a
.,1aiar,s uniform, but of doctors diploma.
AZ m our occupa ions, so in our amuse
Is. those requiring mental effort are
.ontinually gaining in favor. 1t is gener-
~ conceded that a change of occupation
the best recreation; yet 1t Will be found
80 those who depend entirely upon man
al labor for their support, prefer physical
sTa else for their amusement, while those
sagaged in mental vocatious are more par
ss1 10 sedentary games. Among these
-.-,,as chess has so far held the first place,
- X
sraI whist. would suggest that the auto
.rstic monarch whom no enemy may capt
~. NAV be compelled to yield the scepter
70 the more democratic king that acknowl-
siges the superiority of the ace.
Whist was never so popular as now. 1t
lin the air, Tour laments are in progress
avarvwhere. The leading clubs in Phila-
Seln6ia are trying to conquer their old en-
smy. a d four times champion, the Hamil-
ton Club. At Worcester the rivals are at it
for fame and tricks. Young's hotel
BOSTON was last week the scene Of a festive
din er, given to the clubs that had just
finished the state tourney at whist, bll-
iards and pool. The Press Club in Boston
had a hot fight of it, until the knights of
the ouill had to acknowledge thai they
conld not "beat" tie Boston Herald. Tbs
New York Tribune has lately noticed sew
eral Journeys am ing college clubs. and the
Milwaukee SsntiIel chro icles the usual
wigter hunt for the scalps Of western
whist clubs among each other.
Bat the Q is on foot a tourney which will
sclipse them oil. The Milwaukee Whist
Club the largest in this country, has issued
invitations to all clubs interested in whist
TO meet at Milwaukee during the week be-
ginning April Is. All the big clubs have
accepted, and unless their host, the Ill
waukee Whist Club, bellies It's reputation for
hospitality, they will have a right royal
time.
Eugene s. E elliott, the secretary, has
worked like a beaver and has assurances
that the tourney will be an immense sue
cess He even expects some of the foreign
lights of the whist world, perhaps the old
wsrhorse Cavendish himself. Many a
whist fend would go farther than Milwau-
kee to cut into a rubber with the famous
writer on whist; and the added posi- biity of
beating him. What lion the player would
be who C uld say: Eyes. 1 went to Mil
waukee, and we beat Cav eldish two straight
gamesn
But there are men il this country that
are so dead to any sense of true fame that
they would sooner beat the champion team
Of the Hamilton club than Cave dish him
self. Cavendish has been beaten very often
both by better players and by better luck {:
but the Hamilton has so far an unbroken
record Of victories. PERHAPS it is srfe to say
that Gus Re max of this team is the
best whist player in America, if not the
strongest now living. He possesses in an
eminent degree all the essentials of an ex-
pert. Thoroughly up in the "books," to a
clear head for strategy and keen eye for
small cards he adds a sound iudgme t of
human nat re, which is very necessary to
the match player. His great strength lies
in bis rapid Insight, and his power of gen.
eraliz4tion. AS an instance; a player on
his right had own that he was inclined to
pay very forward game, and take great
chances on finding the sire 9Th with his
partner that be | cked himself Presently
this player led the uit in which he had evil
IDENTIFY the quart major. Mr.. Remak
trumped the sec nd round. No one called
for trumps. He argued that player Of his
aFp1 a IL e
ne had had any chance at all, even three
indifferent ones. So he had probably at
the most two weaks trumps. The original
leaders partner not calling had not more
than four trum s, if that. Mr.. Remak had
only two, 81 he paced five, perhaps six,
with his partner, and as bis partner made
no sign he Inferred that the rest of his hand
was absolutely worthless. On this general
Hatloh be treated the hand as a double
dummy problem, the solution of which was
matter OF four by cards in his favor. After
the hand the player on his right remarked
mat lie was very lucky to fiud six trumps
and two short suits ii his partners hand.
hemak only smiled; the cards had cen ex-
SSctly as he thought; the leader had the ard
Zot trumps, on the left were the K 10 g. Re-
max mad the . 5, and his partner had the
o1ner SIX, no other card in his hand above a
seven. Milton c. Work, the whist edit r
Vi the Philadelphia Inquirer, is another
member or this team very strong and
car etul match player, and the originator of
Uhe Tour signal, showing four trumps, but
not calling for them to be led. Price Towo-
SEND is another, who plays a very safe and
al T;, Tue same time brilliant game. E. L.
hillsoli is usually the fourth member, be-
slues which the club has among its men,
u9rS such men as r. F. Foster, the author Of
nj hn inv FOR
Vi selI-playlng whist cards: Capt. Green, who
made himself famous by compelling the
D1Jeeschapelles club in Bosto over which &c.
w. r." presides, to blck down in their pre-
tensions tensions to being the champions; and many
ovuefs VINO are only trick OF two behind
'ue match team in strength,
~. u u. Ihayer is the shining light OF the
commonwealth club in Worcester. He
Ioes not trouble himself much about the
Id est fashion in leaks, but his insight and
neunory are of the best, and The
tecords SO carefully kept by this
cup OF the individual scores of its
Eie'n9ers show that g has led the list
;oI long time and always has plus mark
month.
>, Az the Boston Press CluD E. G. Howell of
lie herald is the champion. He kuits his
Dao"S and frowns horribly during the early
p pasU OF the hand, but when an opportunity
, uCCuIS Tor pretty coup, which he never
.n-'SSs9S, he lnclines his head TO the right and
sLilneS' Then the adversaries know that
t.they are lost. 1t was Howell that solved
i sue problem which vexed whist clubs for SO
t oms, as to how to arrange eight players in a
tournament at each should have e;ch one
e ~ Tue other seven for a partner once, play
sa'us1 him once, and hold the
ta taF nd