New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-20
THE WHIST CONGRESS OPENED
PLAYING FOR TILE HAMILTON CLUB TROPHY.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF NUMEROUS oRGANIzA.

TIONs COMPETE FOR THE PRIZE.
r,. .,,,s of whist wearing In their but.onholss
a.. hodye ~ the American Whist League the ace
=. ouhs sot in council in the theatre OF the Manhattan
tbietic Club Yesterday The second annuni congress
q, the league was called 10 order az noon oS ."'
president Eugene S. Elliott OK Mn"auReo' VINO
introduced George W. Carr, president OF the Mammalian
Athletic Club. Mr. Carr, In behaf OF h's pfe'hrcn
., m. Cherry Diamond Club badc the whist enthusiasts
. hearty welcome for which Mr. Elliott thankod nun
IN the name OF the league. The eohgress Is oeihS
h.,d !, XswYork under the auspices OF the Cierry
diamond Whist Club. an organization composed "
members OF the Manhattan Athleuc 'luo' W. ~.
Rarney the recording secretary, rpor'co '""' wv
delegates were entitled 10 seats.
President Elliott then appolnted the ioio"'"s
committees: ,.,. - n
RevIslon-Theodore Schwarz. chairman, Chicagoi ~ d.
rrls, New Orleans Fisher Amos. Boston wafer H. Bar
rov providenre C. D. r. Hamilton. Easton, PENN o. D.
Callahan r Philadelphia; Charles ~ Chaplin Mli"auA.o'
Danouct ard Enertanment-C. II. Knubei, New'fofk'
Dr. c. H. Brown, New.York; gorge H. lsooinhoh' r'o"
dence George Cat,crson, Indianapolis frohx a. eHN'
Lowell Mass s. L. Rockwell. jordan " l.
Side Match ,ia,aes-C. II. Walker, Chicago; Henry A.
Nondel Detroit l.. D. Thsyer, Worcester, Mass; j. H.
Rray,on Chicago; Il. NJ. Rogers, IT,, Chicago; r. w.
Cole Poughkeepsie
dorr Worcester Mass f.. Leroy Smith. Albany; l.. j.
Briggs IT, FarnwOod y. j.; w. ,. kmbHl Philadelphia'
Itnan,c-John ~ Walton, Philadelphia Is. j.. Rchsris
sioux Falls Dakota Iobcr, H. wocns, BrOokyni Joseph
Swift Wilmington, Del; D. J.. McComo, washington
Amendments to Constution-Iryng Williamson. wash
Inutoo: Warren A. Hawlcy, Philadelphia; Charles q.
Calder. Providence Henry Trumbu!i. Chicago; H. W.
Ransom. 81. Paul; H. Russell Dunno, Westerly.
On Contests-M. c. Work, Cassius ". Paine, Mlwan
kee James George. Providence b. Lodge If Aioenyi
II. H. Evcrard Kalamazoo, Mich.
The tournament fcr the Hamilton Cub trophy tesan
in The theatre OF the clubhouse last night The hand
some silver cup which bears the name OF the Hami
ron Club Of Philadelphia. will he awarded for the
first time The contest will probably not be finished
until Saturday night.
Each club wa, represented by team on Iouf
PLAYERS The tournament vas conducted under the
rules for duplicate whist. The players and tho
clubs they represent were scheduled as follows;
oustsvus I.crrak jr., l.. Price Townsend Milton c.
Work En-. : Ballard. of Hamilton Whist Club Of
Ihiladelphl, against " H. Clcrrert Melville J. Bailey
I,otcr, H. wecms and Henry j. Van Week. u Carbon
n NJ NOrthrop w w. Thayer. c. NJ Paine E. 8.
Elliott. Of Milwaukee whist Club. against L. ID. Ih,yer
G. NJ B,ssctt. j. r. Adams and T. c Olncorn' I"
Commonwealth Club OF Worcester. Mas.
n : stevens william Waller. Harold Smith and j..
T. Waller " University Whist Club. against Capital
City Bicycle Club rom
po,or uu,ine F. W Cole George Seaman and f. Z
ra.,rood q, Amrita Whist Club against j. II. Brayton.
II Tru,nbull Paul Claytn and Charles H. Walker OF
Chicago Whist Club
william F. Newh,ll. Charles A. Barda, George 4.
parks ard w A. IIswley, OF Mannheim whist Ciuo'
Germantown Penn. against Cherry Diamond WINS, Cluo
sam. .
J. NJ Smith W. r. wichtnan. NJ IL. Fuller ana W. IL.
Pa-nev OF Narraglnscu whist CUB. Providence asan'
Joseph Swift. ". t. Mendcnhali, H. y. fuienwioef ane
J. r. Moore a. Wilmington Whist cub.
George Bates, r.. NJ. Kemp>haii, A. Worth ara j. W.
ouercau Of Fanwood whist club. against j. Falkenors
D. Morse 81 Bowers {. q. Calder. OF Pro'ideaS
Whist Club.
"a 10 o.cl loci, At q c
only about wothrs Of the twenty four hands OF the
first round had been PLAYED The SECOND roune
Will begin NJ | O'clock this afternoon rs soon as
club has been def atcd twice Il must retire and enc
contest Will be narrowed down TO Two teams BY FL
DAY or saturday. \ dinner will be- given In honor
81 The delegates In the Manhattan Athletic Club rooI
garden tomorrow evening