New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-23
AMERICAN WHIST CODE.
,,rvrs,oN BY THE LEAGUES CONGRESS.
x,w RULES ApopTED-THE PLAY FOR THE
TROPHY.

TROPHY.
,, ,o,cv NJ creating American game OF whist
- ocatr affirmed by the American Whist League
.s,ertav when the congress holdhg us sessions al
's Manhattan Athletic Clubhouse accepted, with
~, changes the report Of It's committee on the re-
-, ~ the code. The work OF the committee was
rrdsr the direction Of Nicholas b. 1r1st. Of New
-, ths author OF the American Lead which was
...d nv Cayepdish. The report, which makes sew
81 tmnortant changes, embodles the work OF such
vers as Theodore schwarz, of chicago Fisher Ames'
:, Roston and Nicholas b. Trist, OF NewOrieahs'
. new feature in the method OF scoring was INTRO
dpced by defining the values OF games Dy means Oh
orbalancing account OF plus and minus points
70, IN. first time the drawing OF cards from the
otsnresd pack TO determine partners and deals In
tad OF cutting was recognized by the code Draw
,s cards has been practsed by many whist players
Nm, no code has ever authorized before The revised
,ule for cutting TO the dealer reads as follows:
The dealer must present the pack TO his n8bthand
adversary 10 be cut: the adversary must take
noron from the top Of the pack and place it toward
,ho centre OF the table at least four cards must be
loft in each packet; the dealer must reunte the
nsckets by placing the one not removed In cutting
unon the other II in cutting or reuniting the sep
ara,e packets card is exposed. the pack must DC
shunled and cut there is yconfuon of the cards
or Aouht as TO the place where the pack was sep
aated. II the dealer reshuiies the cards ater lhey
have been properly cut he loses his DEAL
The committee spent much time In framing ac'
curatc definitions Of misdeals and revokes and In
determining the prefer penalties for such errors.
1T is a misdeal,' the new code, III the
dealer omts 10 have the pack cut and MS ad-
versaIies discover the error before the trump cara
IS turned and before looking at any of their cardS.
"If he deals card incorrectly and falls to correct
the before dealing TO another IL he counts ue
cards on the table in the remainder OF the PACK
II the pack be imperfect and lie does not oeai
to each player the proper number OF CARDS. ana inc
error is discovered before all have played TO The
first trick"
The revoke as defined by the new code Is re
nounce I'm error not corrected in time" A player
rcnounces In error when holding one or more caos
Of the suit led he plays a card OF dlhereW suit
renounce In error may be corrected by inc prayer
making IL, before the trick in which IL occurs mas
been turned and quilted, unless either nc or HIS
partner whether in his right tur1 or otherwise, has
lead or PLAYED to the following trick or unless MS
partner has asked whether not he has any OF
the suit renowned.
The penalty for a revoke, prescribed by the new
code, is transfer OF two tricks from the re-
yoking SIDE to its adversarieS. AT the ehu ol II
hand the claimants of a revoke may search all the
tricks If the cards have been mixed. the clam may
he urged and proved, II possible; but no PROOF Is
necessary aad the revoke is established, H. alter
II ms been claime1 the accused player or his part
nor mixes the cards before they have been examiner
20 the satisfaction OF the adVcrsarles
The new code contains thirty ninc sections, and the
old code hn1 sixtyone According the constitution
On the league the various clubs must accept al rules
adopted by the congress.
The election of officers resulted tollowN: Presi-
dent Z. 5. Elliott, Milwaukee Whist Club vce-presi-
dent, j. NJ. Walton, Hamilton Club Philadelphia cor
responding secretary Theodore schwarz Chicago Whist
Club: recording secretary Walter H. Barney, PTovl-
denoe: treasurer, c. A. Chaplin Milwaukee Whist
Club: directors, A. G.. Stafford Capitol Bicycle Club,
Washington H. A. Mandell, Detroit Club; ~ b.
Tnst New Orleans Chess. Checkers and Whist CuD ;
g. Leroy smith, Albany Club; T. c. Orndorh 'orl-
monwealth Club Worcester, Mass; J. II. Briggs.
MINNEAPOLIS Chess Checkers and Whist Cub; H. >
Stevens University Whist Club. Chicago {. a. heyfa'
Rr.tddoax Cub, Riverside Cal; George W. Carr
Cherry Diamond Whist Club; c. ID. Z. HamlItoi'
Powfre. Club, Easton, Penn.
Fisher Ames who the secretary OF the Cohi-
udttee on Revis ON, was elected an honorary member
OF the League. communication was received from
the Hamilton Club. calling attention to The conditions
for the award Of the club trophy and asking tliat
they be followed literally
The contest for the Hamilton Club trophy Will be-
gin this morning with teams, and the play To-Day
will be Of intense interest. Yesterday afternoon the
Milwaukee Whist Club defeated the University Whis'
Climb Of Chicago by seven points the Capitol Bicycle
Clnb of WASHINGTON, defeated tile 81. faul ohcss'
Checkers and Whist Club by four points ana the iia
ilton Club Of Philadelphia beat tAe Amrla "ihs'
Club, Of Poughkeepse, by one point. Inc ChNeIs9'
st. Paul and AmIita clubs were then ruled OUT as
they had lost two matches. The tournament committee
decided 10 draw 10 determine which of the thieo
remaining clubs Milwaukee, Capitol and Hamilton
should stand by while the other two cubs pyeu ior
the right of entering the final match The drawing
resulted In the Milwaukee club being ruled out uili
today The committee requested that out oil deleiehce
10 the Capitol and Hamilton clubs, uhe Mn"auheo
team should not visit the room where the match was
In progres as 1t might learn the methods OF play 10
be used by It's adversary to-day. The members OF tle
milwaukee, team took exception 70 the ruhhs OF me
committee. 80 ,-,, :,
In the match last night the Capitol Bicycle CUB OF
Washington, defeated III: Hamilton CluD Oh Plit
delphia by points. The result OF the match was
surprise nearly every delegate Of the congress Inc
Hamilton Club is OF the best CLUBS IN the league
and il was generally believed that IT would contest
with the Milwaukee Whist Club for the championship
Of the American Whist League The Hamilton CluD,
said an officer Of the league last night Will never be
able TO lind ont how 1t al happened. 1t has received
the worst defeat its history" Milwaukee ana zap
it0l will begin final match OF the tournament TINS
morning The Milwaukee Club has lot been deieated,
and MAY be beaten I'm match by the Capitol Club
snd vet win the Hamilton Club trophy.