The sun., 1896-06-24
WHIST EXPERTS AT PLAY.
MA7oHEs FOR the HAMILTON AND
MINNEAPOLIS TROPHIES.

mayor "urster OmcinIY welcomes the
Congress Sixty-ueven Clubs Answer
Roll Cnii-The Draw Excites 1ntercrt-
Many Ladies in tho Progressive Match.
Mayor Wurster delivered the opening address
at tho morning session OF the whist congress
yesterday. He said ho regretted that the city
OF Brooklyn proper had not the requisite ao-
commodations for such large number of
visitors in one hotel, but that as the Oriental
was still strictly speaking within tho limits OF
Brooklyn, he would welcome them as Mayor Of
the city in which they lad assembled. lie
spoke very highly of the Importance OF whist
as All intellectual recreation, aud rejoiced that
game possessing many good points should
have become nrmly established In the favor
OF the American people. President Theodore
schwartz OF Chicago thanked the Mayor on
behalf OF the American Whist League, and
said that he hoped Brooklyn would soon be
known tho city of whist, and not OF
churches.
On calling tho roll 1t was found that sixty
seven clubs out OF the "a In good standing in
tho league had delegates present Many Of
these had come great distances, two being from
England, one from Seattle, another from Ia
coma and several from SAT- Francisco, New
Orleans, st. Paul, and other towns In th"
far West. The Financial Secrctary's report
showed tho league to bu in good condition,
with assets OF various kinds. and good round
balance in bank. Other routine business fol-
lowed. and committees were appointed on nomi-
nations. by-laws. rules, press and reception.
President Schwartz then stated that in
view Of the widely differing systems OF play now
In vogue. he proposed the appointment of
committee of expert players to discuss the mat
ter and to draw up series OF conventional
plays in such points as leading and discarding,
which should he submitted for the approval of
league members. II was not intended To force
Sf ~ al N A
recommend to those affiliated with the league
the consensus OF opinion OF the best players
II IL pretty safe to say that the chief point in
the forthcoming Recommendations Will he for
every Nan M TO piHy sai,, a. lie p!snsts t,', .,o, ~
meeting as the associate editor with taveudI>h
of the London ttstd and rs the foremost problem
composer in the world. He WAS evidently ex-
pected TO say something. but expressed his STIR
prise that spccchmakiEg should be looked upon
AS necessary for n devOtee OF u game winch Dr.
johnson says /, one Of silence. He said he was
charmed with thc reception tie had met with in
America, and was quite overwhelmed with the
attentions he had received since his arrival
The applause that greeted him plainly showed
that both he and his problems were prime favor
Milton {. Work OF Philadelphia. the popular
Chairman OF the lOutnamen, Committee. then
announced the entries anu arrangements for
the various contests that began Yesterday As
announced in The SuS last Moniay. the Ham
ilton trophy match was split into four sections
and as twenty teams entered the competition
there were five in each set Four of these pair
of and play match of thirty-two hands. the
hfth pair In each set drawing n bye. or resting,
until these tirst matches are flushed. II was
generally supposed that the teams would he 70
distribute III the sections that each set OF five
would be about evenly matched, but when it
came TO selecting teams according TO their sup
posed strength. no one would undertake the
ta>S. ;" n! the names we're shake. UP In IA hat
ana pulled out n ilN-s.
The announcement OF the results OF this draw
ing created no Ilttle interest aud excitement.
In section a. it was found that the brooklyn
AthietIc. while the American Whist club team
o; Boston were to play the Hyde PARK team OF
Hamilton trophy. The NTH club IN this section.
the famous llamlione OF Philadelphia drew
round. In section B, the fanwood club OF New
Jersey Played the PhiIadelphia Whist,
GsO Tho Mr the cS S%H paysss ss
St Paul team drawing the bye in this set. In
section ,hs Newtnn Cluo OF Massachusetts
knickerbocker Field club Of BrooA!yn piaS ell
the MiWouSee Whist club; In thi. ret the
more Whist Club. while Albany played Chicago.
tnn New Jersey Whist Club drawing the bye.
The clubs in each section will play only with
those in the same section. one match Of thirty
two hands. ami the club winning the most
mat hes IN each secti' will be declared the
winner. On Friday the four winners Will pair
off nnd play u match OF tnrtv-etEh, hands. and
ur saturday the TWO SURVIVORS Will play the de-
Gliding game. also forty-cisht hands.
The element OF luck enters very largely into
all contests where ADJ ersarIes are drawn by lot.
and the way III" names cam. out o! tho box In
this case caused quite a -tir. II was readily
thing OF any OF the strong clubs, as the VIII
mingtons are the only really danrerou; adver-
coded to bc wei! balanced. In A Brooklyn and
Hamilton supposed to slightly outClass l3os-
Hyde Park or the =. j. Athletic. II is very
much 10 b" regretted that the American Whist
Club team decided not to play the Howell
game hut in the opinion of IN. team captain.
BuuNc. the club stood better chance with long
keckrr play long suits. while B"uve and
FrIoll"sa cannot quite play the Howell game
With the confidence that is necessary 10 success,
the short-suIt"rS gave way. The system VIII
have two able champions in the pair contest,
however, and that may show something. Sec
ton ID Is the true seat OF war. as the short->uit
New Workers met one OF the strong
est teams in the East in the, fret round;
and have to face an old aud experienced
champion team from Chicago. with a powerful
lnug-suit four from Albany in the rear. On
account of its short-suit element. this is the
interesting section. and ali eyes will be on tho
results until the winner Is named tomorrow
night, Both the captain and the coach OF the
sh0rt-suit team we're greatly pleased at getting
suit aatn, cannot hold its own against the very
strongest teams that can be put against 1t, II is
not n sure winner.
The players on the various teams are:
Sai% Enis tsIPs
capIoi hlcScs LOW, wo"ssn, borden. SuacFen-
Chicago Parsons, walker Hnrtz, Baldwin;
Hans hT%I ToIni WiGI unio8d rarhe
Ham lton, lhiIadeipnia- -Remak. Work. Ballard.
Hamilton, Brooklyn-Do witt, Legsett. Church,
Lawrence.
Hyde Park Rogers Alcn. Olson. Wilson.
Hnickerbockcr J. l., Taylor. prSSs. Hodgmau. Tre-
maine.
Milwaukee, Hooker. Mrrrymnn. ComStocK. Keats.
'GGS"F Trs.' Sn;Ty SkRGsss
y. J. Nth ctic- =. X. watson Fllnt. schuyler JoneA
M. Whist otis Eagles, Martin>"n Ilaarbl.cher.
PM adrlphR ". II. Watson, mn, Hart, hrlick.
1T Paui-Iunn, Briggs ,i0rton, M'lcnlfe.
Wilmington. +. smith, TRtnall. fyc, Fuenwider.
The result Of the first round for the Hamilton
trophy was as follows:
SECTION A.
BROOKLYN. o. New Jersey Athletic, q
Hyde Park. Il American, 0.
SECTION II.
Fanwood. o: Philadelphia g.
Dartmouth 4: Hamilton Brookiyn,o O
SECTION q.
Newton. O; WilminGt tom o
Milwaukee,. z. knckcrhncker, O
SECTION d.
Chicago. 7: Albany, o.
Baltimore. =; New iork, o.
While tho Hamilton trophy contest for fours
was being played In one part OF the hotel tho
contest for the Minneapolis trophy for pairs WAS