Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-21
THE WHIST CONGRESS
A Great Gathering to Be Held in Philadel.
phia Tomorrow.
This City VIII Be Represented by the
Crack Team of the Capital
Bicycle Club.

| Ton GROW what is expected to be the
| largest and most important gathering OF
| whist players ever held will take place in
| Philadelphia, the occasion being the fourth
| annual congress of the American Whist
League. Since its organization four years
ago in Milwaukee the league had a
| most marvellous growth. When it was
| formed, in 1891, there We're but a handful
| of clubs represented. Now eighty-seven
clubs are members. They represent nearly
! every state in the Urton and most of the
larger cities. Henry Jones, better known as
! "Cavendish," the great English authority,
and DR.. William Pole, another authority,
who reigned just before "Cavendish,' are
honorary members of the league from Eng
| land. Nicholas Browse Trist, the great
| American authority, and whose word has
been largely accepted by "Cavendish," and
Fisher Ames of Boston, another famous
whist expert, are also honorary members.
| 1t is estimated that there will be nearly
| 800 delegates present in Philadelphia TO-
| morrow, every one OF them able whist play
/ ers, from all parts of the United states
| At the congress last year, in Chicago, there
We're about 800 delegates, which was the
| largest number that had ever come to-
gether up to that time. Eighteen ciups
| contested for the championship trophy, but
| a great many more will contend for first
honors this year.
| WashingtOn's Famous Team.
The Capital Bicycle Club of this city
| will be represented by Jules P. Wooten. T..
| p. Borden, H. N. Low and MIR. Barick.
| Last year this club made the highest score
| in the club pair match. 1t is one of the
| strongest in the league. In Chicago last
| year the additional attraction Of the world s
| fair made the whist tournament the largest
| that had been held up to that time. Eigh-
| teen clubs were represented, and 1t was.
probably, the finest gathering OF whist ex-
| perts ever brought together. The contest
| for championship honors was holly con-
tested, and was finally won by the Mime
| 9polis Whist Club by a score of 1,Ol4 points.
| The Chicago and Milwaukee Whist clubs
| tied for second place, at 1909 points each.
| Then came the Wahpanseh Whist and
| of Poughkeepsie and the Hamilton Club
| of Philadelphia, each getting over 1000
| points.
The Trophies.
There are two new trophies, one known
as the American Whist League trophy,
and the other the Record prize. The latter.
a silver cup valued at $3.50, is the gift of
| the Philadelphia clubs. and is to become
the absolute property of the club reaching
the best general record in the various con-
tests. The American Whist League tro-
ply is also silver cup, sixteen inches in
height, and valued at $500. 1t is TO be
held by the club winning it at the congress,
other clubs can challenge for the cup.
The fight for the championship this year
promises to be close from the start. The
eastern clubs will try to keep the Hamilton
trophy in this part of the country for the
next year. If possible. Among the promi-
nent players from the Hamilton Club will
be Milton G Work, Z. Price Townsend.
Eugene Ellison, Gus Remak. ir. f. A
Ballard and IL. Townsend. New York city
VIII be represented by the indomitable
hnicherbockers, who have won a long list
OF matches last season. The knickerbock-
err team VIII consist of Col +. \. Buffinton
A. e. Taylor, John Hopper and Ceto Hatch
From the Carleton Club of Brooklyn, which
recently won the interclub championship of
that city. will be Robert H. Weems, Melvin
J. Bailey, Edward T. Baker, N H. Clement
William c. De Witt and George II. Fish.
Some Good Players.
The Brooklyn club will send many dele
gates. among them DR.. Richard Lenox, F.
H Lawrence, Frederick S. Parker, W. Z.
Carhart, 5. F. Russell and Reginald p
Rowe. The Amrita Clubs team of Pough-
keepste consists of Frederick w. Coles
Peter Hume. George Seaman and Elmer f
Eastmead. From the Milwaukee Whist
Club will be Cassuis NJ. Paine H. NJ. North
rup, W. w. Thayer, w. c. Atwater and c.
A. Chaplin.
The congress. beginning tomorrow. will
continue through Saturday: playing will
continue every afternoon and evening The
games viii be subdividsd between the
rooms or the Philadelphia Whist Club the
Art Whist Club. the Manufacturers Club
me me University Club. and. If necessary, in
the pariors of the Metropole Stratford and
Stenton hotels. The Hamilton club will
give reception this evening to all the dele
gates VINO are In PHILADELPHIA