The morning call., 1894-12-15
THE GAMES BEGUN
King Whist Rules the
Hour.
The interstate League Meeting Opens
in this City With Prom
ing Results.

The Interstate Whist League meeting
and tournament was formally opened yes
tetday afternoon in the rooms of the San
Francisco Whist Club at 326 Post street.
There was a representative gathering of
celebrities from clubs throughout the State,
and judging from the list of entries, the
contests will be decidedly interesting and
productive of great results.
The tournament is the outgrowth of
plans suggested at the fourth annual meet
ing of the American Whist League, look
ing toward the establishment Of intersec
tional leagues to be formed under the
guidance and protection Of the main or
ganization. The object which prompted
this move was the advancement of inter
est in the game, to promote social inter-
course between all clubs where whist is
played by holding interclub tournaments,
and to perfect teams in each club " orthy
OF battling for whist honors and the
trophies offered by the American League
as played for each year at their annual
meetings.
TIE opening game was played under
what is known as the "lose and drop-Out
rules" each club retiring from the contest
L
Teams dropping out of this first round are
entitled TO enter the second, third ard
fourth matches. Teams that drop out the
second round can enter the third and
fourth, and those falling out of the third
round are allowed seat in the fourth and
final match. By this arrangement all
teams entering at the start can play in the
matches as long as the tournament lasts.
The first round was contested during the
afternoon. all leans entering. During the
evening the second round was taken up
and lasted until midnight. The most pro-
found silence was maintained DUNG the
sessions. the lack OF audible signs of en-
thusiasm being decidedly conspicuous.
The ladies' team Of the CeanothiS Club
made a poor showing in their match
against the BOhemians. being defeated by
a score of % points The ladies Of the
San Francisco Whist Club, however. kept
up the reputation of their sex by defeat
ing the Hamilton Club by 6 points. This
NJ a ten was bitterly contested.
The San Francisco Club won the laurelS
IN their s.rife with the Suffer Climb OF Sac
ramento by 1 trick, while the University
Club lost from the Monday night team By
2 points.
The Steamboatels won in their contest
with the Ceanothis Club by 10 points. the
victory being comparatively an easy one.
THIS was also the case with Linda Vista
Club in their match with the Starlings.
the victory being awarded them by IL
tricks.
The six winning teams of the afternoon
contest met IN ;he evening at the Cosmos
Club on Powell street, 10 try conclusions.
The result came as somewhat of a sur
prise to many of the old warehouses;, the
capabilities of some of the winners having
been looked upon as being unequal 10 the
extent OF carrying victory to Their clubs.
a feature of the evening game was a
contest between the ladies' and gentle
mems teams of the San Francisco Club,
which came about In the course of The
drawing for mpeting teams among the
vIctOrs of the afternoon session. The gen.
the men carried the honors, however, by
score of %
The Bohemians won from the Steam
boaters by a gain of eleven tricks, which
leaves them in the field. The Monday
Night Club of Petaluma defeated the
Linda Vista Club easily with a gain of
fourteen points.
The remaining three teams will come
together to-day, ana the probabilities are
that this evening will see an end to the
trophy contest
The play at the San Francisco Whist
Club rooms, on Post street. last evening
was contest for progressive pairs.
Twenty-oDe tables were occupied. making
total of eightyfour players. The result
was as follows:
The prizes on the north and south side
were, first, Wilson and Sawyer, making ii
above the average; Howe and Meyer, sec
ond. with II above The average; Blaton
aud Lyon. third. with above the average.
The priZe-winners on the east and west
sides were Allen and Baker, with 13 above
the average. and BaDrs and Quinn, II.
the same score being accredited tc Raas
and Howard. making the contest tie for
second and third prizes.
Tne following is a complete list of the
entries 10 the tournament:
San Francisco Whist Cubic. Fl. Richards
Ii. p Tyson, w. r. LovegrOve and A. Morton.
San Francisco Whist Club, ladies' team
Mrs. A. G. krebs. Mrs. A. 9. TAYLOR, Mrs P
I. Cooper ana Mrs. g. E. Bales.
Monday Night Whist Club OF Petaluma-
Frank II. Atwater Lee Faulkner, Walter
Towne, j. l.. Carum,
Linda Vista Whist Club OF OakIand-Mr and
Mrs. A. F. Coffin. Mr.. ana Mrs. j. d. Ely
University Whist Club OF Oakland, gentlemen
team-C. A. Taggart, j. 5. TaggarL, d. s. Hop
kins. c. E. f. Hughes.
CedDOthis Club. zIadies' team-Mrs T. p
Taggart, Miss Pesaube, Miss Taggart and Miss
Lynch.
Hamilton Club of San Francisco-Dr. A. p.
Woodward, Mrs. l.. Moore, Mrs. s. Moore, Mr.
and Mrs. Sewal Doiver.
Suffer Club of SacramenIo-A. A. Van Voor-
bees. George Mott, Charles A. Burnham and
GroTge Z. Bates
Steamboat Club of San RafaeI-H. C. Camp
bell. Vincent Neale, Meyor Miller ana C. ?.
POmeroy.
Bohemian Club of San Francisco-Cbarles F.
Taylor, e. ID. Maddox, DR.. a. l. Jones and DIR.
Alex Warner.
Starting Club of San Francisco-Mr. and Mrs.
u. L. tarnsWolth, c. A. Clark and Mrs Scheel.