Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-21
TO BE THE BIG FOUR
Capital Clubs Games to Determine
the Title.
MATCH TO BEGIN This EVENING
Will Play for. the National
Trophy.
SOME LOCAL SITS

SOME LOCAL CON E SITS
The title of big four whist players of
the Capital Bicycle Club is to be again
contested for. Messrs Barrick, Carr,
Fogg and Stevens, who won that title two
weeks ago, have been challenged by
Messrs. Wooten, w. S. Harlan, Britton
and Stafford and the match takes place
this evening at the club rooms on 18th
street. Special interest attaches to this
match, in all probability the winners
will be the team to represent the club in
the coming match for the American Whist
League trophy.
This trophy is now in the possession Of
the Continental Club of New York city,
which won it from the Philadelphia Whist
Club last Saturday evening by score of
p to IA. This evening the trophy is again
contended fer, the next challenger being
the Albany Club, but if fer any reason
that club is unable to play the Brooklyn
Club meets the Continentals.
Following the Brooklyn Club in the list
of challengers is the Capital Bicycle Club.
letter has been received from the vice
president of the league inquiring if the
local club would be ready to play on the
18th instant in case the Albanys should not
be ready to play. and in case the Capitals
won the trophy whether or not they would
be willing TO play weekly matches. To
this letter a favorable reply has been sent
The local club has defeated the Cont
nentals in the past, ard do not anticipate
any trouble in being able to hold their own
with them.
But two games We're played the past
week in the chess tournament at the Capt.
tai Club, and they were between Messrs.
Carr and mcdaniel each OF whom won a
game. The score is practically unchanged
and is as follows:
Csina, won Ii, lost .; Quackenbush, won
6, lost 1; Barrick. Won II IL, lost 1-2;
Douglas, won L. lost 3; Carr won 10, lost
9 II; Macdaniel, won I, lost 8; Falck, won
Z, lost 8; J. L. Writ, won 2 lost II; Calver,
won o. lost 4.
Washington Chess Club.
In the chess tournamen at the Washing
ton Club. GA 18th street northwest, Mr.
Wright won his third game from Mr.
Gwyer IN an English opening, and Capt
OFerren defeated Mr.. Tharp in a Ruy
Lopez; each match finishing with a score
of to o. Mr.. Tfbbetts also defeated Mr.
Otte by the score of 3 to 1 and one draw
Mr.. Otte drew the game left unfinished
from last week There were 123 moves
made on each side, which is perhaps the
lcEgest match game played here.
Gichner won the third game from Pat-
terson, ard the score in their match
stands: Gichner. 2; Patterson, 1.
The list of eligibIes for first prize has
Usina, Douglas Martin, Hanna, Gichner,
Patterson, Wright, O'Ferrell and Tibbetts
Mossrs. Csina and Douglas have not yet
played any games. Martin was bye in the
first round and is paired with Hanna. The
first game between them was won easily
by Hanna on Wednesday evening.
Wright and OFerrell are paired for their
second round. The match between these
players will undoubtedly be close and in
tereSting. Out of six games played in the
Libbey cup contest, OFerrell won three.
drew two and lost one. Still, the champion
has far shown himself capable of VIM
ming Il game when he needed it, and the
captain will undoubtedly not do so well
in the present match. However, he won
evening in sixty moves, in which Mr..
Wright had first move. O'Ferrell outplayed
his opponent in the early game, won
piece in complicated position and main
tanned his advantage to the end.
Messrs. Walker Gwyer, Tharp and Otte
are now contending for second prize, and
will be Joined by others as soon as they
are knocked CUT for first prize Walker
and Gwyer being the first to lose matches
paired On Tuesday evening they play
ed their first game, when Walker again at
tempted a Sicilan defense, and resigned
after sixty moves. Tharp and Otte are
also paired for a match.
This evening the second game in the
matches between Wright and OFerrell,
Hanna and Martin and Walker and Gwyer
will be played.
Among the visitors at the Washington
Chess Club the past week were Represen-
tatives Charles F. Buck of Louisiana and
F. Hatarman of Minnesota. Mr.. Buck
contested two off-hand games with Maj.
Geddes and quit even with him. Mr.. Buck
is a member of the New Orleans Chess.
Checker and Whist Club, which is one of
the largest clubs in the country, having a
membership of twelve or fourteen hun
dred. He was president of the club at the
time of its reorganization, when 1T took
sudden step forward. The local club might
get some suggestions from him as to me,h h.
DDS of increasing its membership and I'M
proving its standing.
The MI. Vernon Club.
McHardy continues to lead in the checker
tournament, class A, at the Mount Vernon
Club, though by a reduced percentage
Ward is playing a very strong game, and
is ahead of Mundelle. Fitch is also in,-