The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-23
THE WHIST LEAGUE.
Meeting and Tournament of
Delegates at Portland.
THE NEW YORK RACING BILL.
Jack McAnltfye and Young Critic 20
Fight for the Worlds Ltghtwesghr
Championship In October.

Portland March za-Tae second annual
congress % the Nor-h Paclsc Wsl4ss
League met today al ire MONS q the
Portland Wh4se Clah- Eight clubs from
this c;ty were represented and the follow
Ing delegates from OUTSIDE clubs were
present:
Seattle Clab-M H. Young. II. r Clise.
c. A Dean. Henry 2 McCslurc
Tacoma Waist Cl1za--Fsau H. Kersnaw,
Stephen ?. Soms-s, II. r. ke-Szaw and
@. T.. Pt1droa.
Oregon CRY Wits. claS-T. II. Hand
ley AID Richard Nixon.
Taz~oErsa Commercial C9l1s-Stsvphea Rv-
der Tacoma Atheists Clsgh--ArIhur Rem
!ag5oz. Tacoma Union Clah-Joan g. Sa;-
ton Tacoma Descha ppeile=s Ciuhe~Otto
Richter and \. &. Wood
ETsrstt Whist Cuba r. Whitney Jr
The election % officers 20 serve for the
ensuing year was held with the follow
ing results: NJ. II, Young, OF Seattle.
president, J. Couch Flanders. Portland.
vice president. A. +. Whitney, Jr. Ever
egt, treasurer; NJ. Soiner. Seattle secre-
tary. TIE new directors elected were
Fred h. Arnold and DR.. W. Nj. Walker
OF Astoria
The delegates from Seattle rendered the
hospitality of the city 10 the members OF
the next annual meeting of the assscia-
ton IL Is very probable tha. the next
NA-FN-~A+&S VIZ AC 4less8 81 IEk1I C4tF- IL MAS
determined 10 change the name OF the
organization 70 the North Pacific Wits.
Association Substituting the latter word
for league" Future meetings Of the as
association will be called convent Tors So
stead or congresses. The states OF Mon
tana ard Idaho were droysI,ea from, the
territorial jurisdiction OF the association
IN consequence of their ren1otsneSs. This
leaves Oregon. Washington and British
Columbia included In the territorial limits
OF the North Pacific Whist Association.
The Hrst round OF play this afternoon
resulted disastrously for the Portland
teams and TO the advantage of the Puget
sound players. The Commercial club, Of
Portland. won its game against Astoria
oy default. The Portland Whist Club
defeated the Oregon City club The
Maitnomah a y. sClub team tied with
the DeSchappelies club, of Tacoma rep
resented by otto Richter, Arthur Rem
ington, stephen Ryder and A b. Wood.
The Officers Whist Club. OF Vancouver
Barracks. defeated the NJ. A. A G team
by FIVE points. The Tacoma Whist Club.
represented by Phil II. Kershaw, John
G. Sutton. S. =, Sears and C. b. Purdon.
beat the Arlington club, OF Portland by
five points. The Washington club, or Sc
attic. represented by III. F. Mcclure, III.
r. elise. c. a Dean and NJ. II. Young
beat the Trist club, of Portland. by four
teen points. The Heart club. OF Port
land. defeated the Boston. club OF Port
land by nine points.
The second round OF play tonight re-
suited as follows: The Deschappelles
club. OF Tacoma, beat the Portland Whist
Club by seven points. The NJ. A. a. c.
defeated the Washington club. OF Seattle,
by three points. The Tacoma Whist Club
beat the Officers club. Of Vancouver. five
points. The Heart club. OF Tacoma, beat
the Commercial club. of Portland, eight
points.