St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-24
EXTRAVAGANT PRAISE FOR THE
MEMBERS OF THE DEFEATED
MINNEAPOLIS TEAM.
THE VISITORS ARE MODEST.
REGARD JOHN briggs AND
BRONSON AS THE GREATEST
PAIR IN THE WORLD.
WEST SUPERIOR CYcLERs.
They Are Well Entertained at
the Commercial Club and on
the Road.

The defeat of the Minneapolis whist
team, which played the Hyde Park
club in the finals for the Hamilton
trophy, was a common subject of
gossip among the visiting and resi-
dent whist players at the West hotel
and Commercial club yesterday. The
members of the local team were
around as usual apparently none
the worse for their severe ordeal.
None of the defeated four had any
excuses or explanations to make.
They were agreed that no special dis
grace could come as the result of
defeat at the hands of SO excellent
a team as the Hyde Park. While the
locals are very magnanimous and
do not care to particularize as to
weak plays on their side, it is never
theless known that the play in the
finals demonstrated the fact that,
although the aggregation is particu-
larly strong, as four, there is
chance for a change or two and the
substitution of stronger men. AL
though John Briggs was subjected
to the worry and fatigue incident to
the important duties which he, as
member of the local committee and
also as a director of the national
league, had to perform, it is known
that he maintained his nerve
throughout the finals to a degree
that is surprise all around. 1t is
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age over three hours sleep a night
during the week of the congress,
but his perfect work with the cards
showed what remarkable player he
is under conditions which would Sc
riousIy handicap the general run OF
expert whist players. 1t is also
learned that the work of Mr.. Bron-
son was superb. His playing was
absolutely faultless throughout the
finals.
The four victors from Chicago are
taking their great victory in modest
and gentlemanly fashion. They still
maintain that the Minneapolis four
is an exceedingly strong one. John
Briggs and Mr.. Bronson are the
best players in the country, said
Mr.. Walker, of the Hyde Park club,
Yesterday. 1--WE met these men in
the congress at Philadelphia, and
know Just what sort of players they
are. While the nice lead OF seven
which we secured on the first eight
hands was calculated to encourage
us and give US confidence, still that
advantage did not make me thlnk
we were going to win. All through
the game, or up to the last eight
hands. was afraid that the Minnea-
polls men would catch US. The
first three hands of the last eight
boards convinced me that they could
not overtake US. l do not care 10
dwell upon the work of any part1cu-
lar member of the four, other than
to say that as a pair John Briggs
and Mr.. Bronson cannot be outplayed
in the world"
President Theodore Schwartz, VINO
is not only an old player and a good
player, but considered splendld
nudge of whist men, could hardly
comprehend the situation. Natur-
ally. as a Chicago man, he very
much desired the success OF the
HYDE Park club, but he never cal
culated on their being victorious.
In discussing the match yesterday
Mr.. Schwartz said:
"In spite of the defeat Of the Mime
apolis team, I still believe that team 10
be the strongest in the country. 10
saw that the strongest whist players In
the country, or perhaps in the world,
does not mean that they could not be
defeated. So much depends upon the
physical conditions of players in whist
that often a team Is defeated by in
ferior PLAYERS. 1 do not think that
there is a better pair of players in the
world than John Briggs and Mr.. Bron-
son. AS pair they are simply out OF
sight. Napoleon was a genius in war,
but he made his mistakes and his false
moves and was defeated. 1 think it is
a matter of too much physical ex-
haustion, particularly on the part of
John Briggs. His hard playing every
day during the congress, together with
the other work which he felt called
upon to perform, was a strain l would
not want to subject myself to. Mr..
Briggs had a great many details to
affect his nerves unless he has re-
markably good temperament.