Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
NOT YET DETERMINED
Unsettled Who the Big Whist Four
Will Be.
PLAY FOR TIE NATIONAL TROPHY
Little Match Chess During the
Week.
GOSSIP OF THE CLUB S

| It has not been settled what team will
represent the Capital Bicycle Club in the
national whist trophy mat.l, and it will
| not be decided until after this evening, at
| least. Mr.. Stevens is unable to leave the
| city at present, and DR.. Lee Harlan has
been substituted on the big four" which
| now consists of Carr, Barrick, Fogg and DR..
Harlan. Last Saturday evening this quar-
| tet won from Messrs. WooIen, w. S. Har-
ban, ]. E. Williams and Irving Williamson
by two tricks. This evening another team,
headed by Mr.. Wooten. will attempt to de-
feat the big four" The other members of
the team have not been announced.
| Now that the day for the match draws
near, the whist experts are playing great
deal, but since the trophy has been carried
| so far off, there is not so much desire for
place on the team.
| Contrary to expectations, the Albany
| Whist Club contested with the Continentals
! at New York last Saturday evening, and
defeated them by the score of u 10 IL. thus
| winning by seven tricks, the same number
as the Continentals defeated the Philadel-
phias. Consequently, they carried the
| trophy of the American Whist League to
| Albany. This evening the Brook lyn Whist
| Club will try to wrest 1t from them, and
next Saturday team from the Capital BIZ
| cycle Club will attempt to bring 1t to Wash
| ington. The crew of the Albany club last
| Saturday evening were Messrs. harrington
Lodge, jr, c. F. Snow, d. Mahlfalder and G.
| B. Young.
| Little Match Chess Playing.
| Very little match chess playing has been
| INDUCED in this week, because of the holi
days. In the tourney at the Capital Bicy
Gle Club Mr.. Barrick has added another
win to his score, and crawled nearer the
leader Falck won 49, out of games play
rTl,-
Usina,. won IL. lost 2; Quackenbush, won 6,
| lost /; Barrick, won 12I2, lost Sly; Douglas,
| won 4, lost 3: Carr, won 81 lost 612; Mac
daniel, won I, lost o: Falck, won 5la, lost
| ver won o. lost 6.
The score of the first prize eligibles in the
| chess tournament at the Washington Chess
| Club is as follows: Wright 1; O'Farrell,l !;
| Hanna, 1: Martin 1; Patterson 2; G elmer,
2; Us.na, o: Douglas, o; Tibbetts, bye.
| Wright outplayed Capt. O'Farren in their
| second game French defense, and won
| in twenty-nine moves.
Hanna overlooked mate on the move
in his second game with Martin. a Sicl.an,
| and lost in twenty-three moves.
| The closest match of the tournament is
| that between Patterson and G.chner. in
| which first one wins and then the other.
| The match will continue until one player
| wins two more than the other
| In the second prize list Walker won two
| games from Gwyer, the first, a queens
gambit declined. in forty-four moves. and
the second, a four knights opening. in
| twenty-five moves, the score between
them standing: Walker, 2; Gwyer, ].
| Tharp won the first game from Otte,
though the latter at one time was a pawn
and the exchange ahead and should have
won.
| This evening another game will be played
| between Messrs. Wright and O'Farrell.
| Hanna and Martin and Walker and Gwyer
| at the club rooms, 61i 18th street north
| west.
|
Interest in the checker tournament at the
| Mt. Vernon Club, $50 9th street northwest.
| has fallen off somewhat by the retirement
| of McHarde from the race. Mr.. McHarde
| was employed the construction of the
| rev Congressional Library building, and his
| services being no longer required there, he
+, has removed from the city. at least for the
| present. He held the title of champion
| checker player of the District of Columbia,
| which he won from Mr. Mundelle. His
| moval leaves the title unclaimed though
| Mr.. Mundelle has heretofore shown HIM
| self stronger than any of the other players
| here In the present contest, however,
Ward is ahead of him, and can hardly be
| overtaken.
A match may be played between them for
| the title. The score is follows, drawn
| games counting one-half: Ward, won BIZ,
lost l0ls: McHardie, won %, lost 8: Nun
| dele, won 81, lost %; Pedal, won 23Is, lost
| 111a; FarQuhar, won ~ lost ~: Wendell,
v on II, lost II; Jackson, won 16, lost is;
Fitch won 1917. lost 37is: Miller. wen 2,
, lest I; Smith, won g, lost is, and Whitford,
| won 10l2, lost 40l2.
In class b, Murray is still away in the
lead, with Stephenson second closely fol-
| lowed by Grove. The following is the score
of the six players in the lead: Murray. won
4Il2 lost 15le; Stephenson, won 301a. lost
| 1919; Grove, won 211s, lost 1212; Walker,
| won D. lost 10; Cramer, won 10la, lost ~
and Burton, won 201a. lost 20ls.
The St. Petersburg Tournament.
The second round and one-third of the
chess tournament at st. Petersburg has
been completed. and Pillsbury, the young
American, leads Lasker, his nearest COM
petitor, by one game.
During the week Pinsbury has added one
and obe-half games to his score, while
| Lasker has added but one-half game both
game with Steinitz Pillsbury outplayed the
| veteran in the afternoon, but on resuming
the game, after adjournment, grew careless
and allowed the game to be drawn.
| Wednesday Lasker was undoubtedly ex-
pecting queens gambit declined but Pills
ker's own favorite opening, the Ruy Lopez
Lasker defended with 3P to ORB, which
| move ho has characterized in published lee
lures as weak. preferring 3Kt to kB3. The
game was well played, and was won by su-
perior end-game play.
| Lasker defaulted game to Tschgorin
Saturday. Through the latter's efforts
however, the forfeit was not counted. The
natter created great deal of discussion
| which was not participated in by Pillsbury,
who cheerfully acquiesced in the decision
The game between Lasker and Tschigorin
The game Is said to have been the finest