The herald., 1894-12-29
FOR THE WHIST CHAMPIONSHIP,
proposed Tournament Of South,
ern California Clubs.
some of the Candidates' Methods in
Whist Play.
Gossip Over the Fastsbosrds--soms Re-
markabIs Hands and How They
Wers Playsds

A duplicate whist tournament has
been proposed for the club champion
ship OF Southern California to be played
under the aus pices of the Athletic club
of this city. The following clubs are
expected to partic ipate: The Rubidoux
club OF Riverside, the Cavendish circle
Of San Bernardino, the Pasadena Whist
club and the Los Angeles Athletic club.
A tournament of this description
would be watched with the keenest in
terest by all lovers OF this queen OF
scientific games
RIvERsIDE's GAME.
The Rubidoux club was the hrst OF
the four to join the American Whist
league. Its members are chiefly from
the old school. represented by Hoyle and
Pole. the English leade, are relied upon
in al! cases, the prevalent opinion being
as one OF the testy old ma ters expressed
il. That it is better to loose hand
from regular play than to win it in an
irregular manner" Yet the mem bers
of,ths Rubidoux club have a reputation
for "playing whist" and some OF the
more fanciful students of the modern
masters might find themselves badly at
loss for a proper reply to the leads OF
these old school experts
THE ONE IDEA PLAYERS.
The Cavend;sh Circle, of San Bsrnar-
dino, is more modern in its methods.
but the players are not experienced,
and Cavendish. ae the name indicates,
ia the authority that is followed implicit
ty; in fact there is ha!f-expressed dis
like for American leads among the club
members because Cavendish was not
fortunate enought to invent them. The
buried trump is favorably received be-
Gauss it is $50 English you know" and
trump.signaling is discountenanced ae
"a silly American fad" This club,
however, is said to contain more good
lady players than any other south OF
Tehachipi.
DON'T TALK MUCH.
OF the Pasadena club rumor Is more
reticsnt. few of the members engage in
this pleasant pastime outside the circle
of club membership, and none of the
mem bers are prone to sound the
trumpet OF their own superiority. Some
lOCal plh1cIb WOI0 i1tltOG suooSo Oa ShAS
club a fortnight ago and when Quizzed
about the game on their return to tho
city i,ined in asserting that "luck was
against u.s." and that I'VE never played
40 poorly in our lives" which would
seem to indicate that the Pasadena club
con tsins players OF no mean repute.
IN ALL ITS FADS.
1t is reserved for the local athletic
club, however, to develop this queenly
game in all its modern fsds and subtil.
tiss. Led by Msssrs. Rudy, Merrill,
Ford and Mccullough the players
echo" "Enesse," "signal." ''play
false" establish suits and ''ioros leads"
in manner that is highly bswildering
to the uninitiated. Here the American
leads are in decided preference. and
Fisher Ames is accepted as indisputsble
authority. Cavendish is quoted at
times, but only as an echo to what
First and Ames have advocated.
Duplicate whist is played almost ex-
clusively. the club being possessor of
some very fine boards, and as the same
hand falls in turn to each OF the players
it is highly interesting and instructive
TO observe the different methods used
for securing the odd trick.
REMARKABLE HANDS.
The following end-play between four
of the club members is q notable exam.
pie of the succeasiul etrategem of O false
card Aell ulayed:
NJ, u, hearts, .. 3. King clubs.
w Jack aud are h .arls, Jack and ace clubs,
g. 10 I'D hsa d diAmolds.
E-3 hract, 10 aud qgesa clubs, 8 and queen
diamo d. aud jack spades.
"a nd he
and king di tmonGs.
1rumrs-spades. E TO lead. Takes trick.