Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-20
CONGRESS OF WHIST PLAYERS.
Second Annual Tournament of the American
League.


League.
Around fifty baize-covered tables in the the
alter of the Manhattan Athletic Club in New
York city the members Of the American Whist
League met yesterday in their second annual
congress. The convention viii be composed Of
delegates from forty-seven whist clubs in all
parts OF the United States. II will revise the
rules of whist and transact other bust
ness. The American Whist League was
organized last year in Milwaukee. where IL
met under the auspices OF the Milwaukee Whist
Club. The members of the present congress
came to New York upon the invitation Of the
Cherry Diamond Whist Club. an organization
within the Manhattan Athletic Club. The con-
gross was called 20 order yesterday. and last
night the contest for the Hamilton Club trophy
began. -Four delegates from each club will COM
pete and each session will adjourn az soon rs
twenty-four hands have been PLAYED. The
tournament will continue until the number Of
competing clubs is reduced 20 two. when the
championship viii be decided by such tests a.
the committee in charge may suggest. At the
same time there will be games of duplicate
whist going on in another part of the building
Among the first Delegates who reached New
York yesterday was Nicholas Il. Trist of New
Orleans, the author of the American lead and
one of the best-known whist PLAYERS in the
whist, sent word that he was detained IN Lon
don and Henry Jones, known TO the whist
world as ''Cavendsh." wrote that be could not
leave England until the congress of 1893. Fisher
Ames, Theodore Schwarz aud other well-known
players arrived later.
The officers of tho American Whist League
are Eugene :. Elliott. Milwaukee, president;
+. Price Townsend. Philadelphia. vice presi-
dent; Theodore SchwarZ. Chicago, correspond
ing secretary; Walter II. Barney. Providence,
lfr,ors A
treasurer: A. q. Stafford. Washington: W. r.
Stewart, Detroit; Il. A. Gurley. Denver. and
r. +. Foster. New York. directors The Off
GERS Of the Cherry Diamond Whist Club are
j. A. Vail, president; L. I. Foster secretary
and treasurer, and c. II. Knubel, acting secre-
tary.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
After the preliminary exercises in the after
noon Recording Secretary Barney read his re-
port on credentials. showing that about 800 del
egntes were entitled 60 seats in the congress-
The announcement was made that q. q. Com
stock of the Milwaukee Whist Club had won the
Foster medal for the best average in 600 gamea.
Comstock. the president announced. desired to
present the medal to the league for future con-
tests.
Chairman Elliott then appointed the follow
ing committee. after brief adjournment:
On future contests-M. &. Work. Philadel-
phia; c. NJ. Paine. Milwaukee; I. &. George,
Providence; y, Lodge. jr., Albany; ii. Everard,
kalamazoo. Mich.
On revision of code-Theodore Schwarz.
Chicago; W. T. Trist, New Orleans: Fisher
Omer, Boston; ". III. Barney. Providence: &.
ID. L. Hamilton. Easton. Pa; J. b. Coleman,
jr.. Philadelphia; Charles A. Chaplin, Mil
waukce.
On bnnquet-C. H.. KimbaIl. New York: Or.
c. II. Brown. New York; George II. Robinson.
Providence, q. \. Catherson. Indianapolis;
Frank A. Smith. Lowell, Mass. :E. l.. Rockwell,
New York.
Hamilton trophy CONTEST. II. Briggs Min
neapolis; q. 4. smith. Albany; 4. {. Orndorff,
Worcester. Mass; j. i. Briggs. jr., Fernwood,
\. j.; L. L. Kimball Philadelphia.
Finance. NJ. Walton. Philadelphia: p. C.
Richards, Sioux Falls, =. D.; T. II. Weems,
Brooklyn; j. f.. Wilt. Wilmington, Del; ID. Z.
McComb, Washington. ID. 4.
Amendments TO constitution-Irving VIII
hanson, Washington. ID. e: W. A. HaHley,
Philadelphia c. q. Calder. Providence: Henry
Trambull, Providence. and X. W. Ransom, ST
Paul. MINI.
An adjournment was then taken until today.