St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-08

club is rewarded here Many players would
nave thrown club at tricks Tor Z, butsNorth
saw saw the possibility OF his nine being good
for trick. and held 1t. He leads 1t and
gives South discard of diamond.
ITick love do not think that East plays
wen In playing ace of diamonds second hand
tnough II Is true that South can have but one
oian ond left. Tn ess that diamond is the king,
Soutns play of ace cannot win. and 1t is
probably not the king, because South discarded
diamond on the previous trick.
Trick 11-13-South has had nothing to do
SO far, but has not been asleep and comes
10 10 the front now with fine play. He trumps
the diamond, and marking nine of trumps
with west and ace with East leads his losing
trump, dropping the two adverse trumps to-.
gether and throwing the lead into East's hand
ygs Wne must lead diamond, which North wins.
Had South not trumped North would have
been compelled to lead another diamond and
west would have made his nine of trumps;
had South not led the trump, East and West
make their trumps separately.
DES MONIES CHALLENGES.
b. l.. Richards, on behalf of the Des
Moines Whist club has sent to President
Schwarz challenge for the A. W. L.
trophy. The Chicago challenge has prece-
dence, but as the Chicago men are not ready
to play 1t is probable that they will con-
cede precedence to the Des Moines club
IN which case the next match for the trophy
VIII be Des Moines VS.. st. Paul. The date
mas not yet been arranged, but it is more
than likely to be next Saturday. The Des
Moines team won the Richards trophy in a
tournament of the Central Whist association,
| composed of Iowa. Nebraska and South Da-
kota clubs, recently held at Council Bluffs.
! Mr. Richards is president of this association
and treasurer of the American Whist league.
| The Des Moines team at that time was COM
| posed of Messrs. Matthews, Harbach, Hun
! ter and Butler, and If the same team comes
to st. Paul close and interesting match
may be expected.
| CLUB NEWS.
The semi-annual meeting of the st. Paul
| Chess and Whist club was held last Thurs
day evening. f. H. Stoltze was elected pres
ident of the club for the ensuing six months.
The other officers elected are as follows: T.
j. Buford, vice president; Robert Erwin,
secretary; Norman Fetter, treasurer; w. G.
| Sargent, librarian; directors, Charles w. Cor
| don, George l.. Bum, o. M. Metcalf and
Cornelius Williams. The report of the treas
| urer showed the club to be in good condi-
tion financially. The clubs membership is
at present sxty-five, about the same as for
several years past. With little individual
effort twenty new members could easily be
secured, thereby giving the club greater
| playing strength and greater income. The
money question becomes important if the
club expects to sustain the reputation it has
acquired. for team must be sent to Brook
lyn next June to try for the Hamilton
trophy. The club dues are SIS year, pay
able quarterly; the initiation fee is S.. Any
gentleman of good social standing is eligi-
BILE to membership, proficiency in whist OF
| chess not being essential it being consid-
cred that one of the chief purposes of the
club is the development of whist and chess
| players out of the raw material
In the second game of the present Wednes-
day night tournament seven tables partici-
! pated, Ward and Koempel winning the high
score badges.
The next ladies' night will be Friday
March 13. A large attendance is expected.
The match for the Gordon trophy, played
last evening between Capt Fiske's cham
pions and Capt. Stolze's challenging team,
resulted in a victory for the champions BY
two points.
Cassus NJ Paine, editor of Whist, the
| successful journal devoted to the game, pub
lished at Milwaukee was in st. Paul yes
| terday.
| Charles w. Gordon has returned from his
! Eastern trip. While away he visited the
Capitol Bicycle Club of Washington and the
| Chicago Whist club. The former clubs
whist team are the famous short suit lead
ers, and Mr.. Gordon endeavored. without
| success, to arrange a match for the trophy
! between them and st. Paul.
William Hudson will return from Chicago
| tomorrow. George L. Bum.