Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-29
WHIST.

The eyes of the whist world have been
upon Manhattan Beach, watching the pro-
gress of the sixth congress of the Ameri-
can Whist League. Out of 1874 clubs in
good standing in the league, sixty-seven,
or just half, had delegates present. Many
of these had Travelled long distances, two
OF them, Harry Jones. or Cavendish, and
w. II. Whitfield, came from England; one
was from Seattle, another from Dakota,
and several were from San Francisco, ST
Paul, New Orleans and other western
places. Mayor Wurster of Brooklyn deiiy-
| cred the address Of welcome.
There We're twenty entries for the Ham
lit championship trophy. These were di-
Vlded into four sections, five teams being
IN each section. Each team played a
match of thirty-two hands with each other
team in its section. Theteam in each sec
ton winning the greatest number Of
matches went into the semi-finas. The
teams in the different sections were drawn
by lot. the drawing resulting as follows
American of Boston. Hyde Park of Chi
cago, and Hamiltons of Philadelphia: sec
ton E, Fanwood. Philadelphia Dartmouth
Hamilton OF Brooklyn and ST. Paul: sec
ton c. Newton. Wilmington, knicke1bock-
er, Milwaukee. Capital Bicycle Club OF
Washington; section d, New York, Balti-
more, Albany. Chicago and New Jersey
whist
out the winners in sections A, and c as
Hamilton of Philadelphia, St. Paul and c.
Ri. c., but the result in section d was not
easily figured out This was regarded as
the strongest section in the tournament
1t contained the celebrated New York short
suit team, composed Of Henriques Haw-
kins. Kelly and Burlington. This team has
been making reputation for itself and the
short suit system, and much interest was
manifested in the scores made by this club
at the congress. They lost their first match
to Baltimore by two tricks, and lost to Chi
cage by five tricks. They took their re-
vense out OF the New Jersey Whist Club.
defeating them by nineteen tricks. Besides
the New Iorks. the c. Ri. C. men are the
only avowed short suit team in the tourna-
ment. The American Club Of Boston are
not playing the Howell system, for the rea-
son that two Of their players have not
enough grasp of the system to play with
confidence, and therefore the team played
long suits
The Baltimores and Brooklyns are known
as mixers. The Baltimores won all four
matches in their section, defeating New
York, Albany, Chicago and New Jersey.
The Capital Bicycle Club team went fron,
this city in weakened condition. At the
last moment Mr.. Charles NJ. Barrick found
that he would be uEable to leave the city
at this time, and substitute had to be
provided in his place. Mr.. Barrick is rec
ogniZed as one of the strongest players in
the club, II not in the country. Mr. Earl
C. Quackenbush was substituted in his
place. While a strong player, there is not
the same confidence in him as in Mr. Bar
rick. possibly because the latter has had
more experience in hard match play The
team which played for the Hamilton tro-
| ply is composed of Low, Barrick. Wooten
and Quackenbush. They lost their first
match to the Newtons. who beat them
| four tricks. They lost eleven tricks in
eight hands. The Newtcns in one hand
made slam on a hand clearly good for
| twelve tricks. but when the C. Bi. C.'s
| played it, with short suit leads, they made
| but eight tricks. This is one Of the cases
| where the system Of leading the weakest
| suit lost tricks. After losing this match
| the Washington club defeated the Viii
| mington's by five tricks the Milwaukees
| by twelve tricks, and also won from the
| Knickerbockers giving them three matches
| out of four. The WilmiEgtons also wor
| three matches out of four. The tie was de-
cided by counting the trick score, which
| was in favor Of the c. Ri. C.'s. The St
| did also the Hamiltcns Of Philadelphia in
| section A, though the American club play.
| ed them a tie match.
| The semi-finals were played off Friday
| and the finals Saturday. The ST Paul club
is weakened by the absence Of Bronson
its team being Bum, Briggs, Gordon and
| Metcalf. The Hamiltpns present the team
that played against the c. Bi. C.'s in this
| c1ty last winter, viz. Remak, Work, Bal
lard and Mogridge. They were beaten by
| the g. 81. C.'s last winter, and were recent
ly defeated by the New York short-suit
team, who lost. to Baltimore. The Balti-
| more team is composed OF Whelan, Duvall
W. F. Smith and Steele. They are playing
strong whist, and have good chance tc
carry off the trophy. They have had regu-
lar systematic practice ali winter.
For the Minneapolis trophy the c. BIZ
! C.'s entered Britton and Williamson. Foge
and McComb had been selected for this
contest. but McComb was detained al
| home by death in his family, and Foge
was unable to leave here until Tuesday
neon. In the first eight rounds the c. Bi
| C.,s won two matches and lost six. At tina
| point the Baltimore and Hamilton of Phila
! delphia pairs are tie for first place. hay
| ing won seven matches and lost one. The
| American club Of Boston entered a pair
| VINO are reported to be playing the Howell
system. They have won four and lost four
The contest for the trophy of the Ameri.
! can Whist League began Friday For this
the c. Bf. C.'s entered Fogg, Williamson,
| Britton and Cole. The Baltimore club en-
tered Denison. Smith. Huxley and Thomas
DR.. E. G. Walls of this city expected to
attend the congress, but was detained at
home by professional duties. He lately
| joined the Baltimore Whist Club, after the
teams had been selected. but was urged by
Capt. Whelan to be on hand to help out
| the team in case of an emergency