Evening star., 1896-12-19

the league take such action, that 1t will
cause any team to deviate in any apprecia-
bic degree from its preconceived notion of
what is and what is not trick-winnine play
and that he does not believe the good Of
the game would be enhanced by such a
course. Under existing league legislation
team may adopt any one of the numerous
published systems, but cannot use private
signals 1t sometimes happens that team
will not know until the match is over Just
what system its opponents used. The idea
is stated to be to prevent such occurrences
and enable each club to know just what is
meant by each play of its opponents.
Mr.. Work shows the intent Of the pro-
posed legislation in the following state
ment: The present state of affairs seems
to be that team, such as st. Paul, for
example, which has in its membership
whist writer of ability who airs all the
plays and theories of his team in print is
placed at somewhat of disadvantage"
The above Will apply equally to the Hamil-
tons.
Mr.. Work Is a member of the committee
on system of play appointed at the Brook
lyn congress. This committee will report
at the next annual congress. and will un-
douDtedly report In favor of system of
play. Inquiry among local minister's shows
that the proposition is not favorably re-
cefved here, some expressing the opinion
that the league will not adopt any system,
and others characterizing 1t as absurd.
The Hamiltons do not seem to be content
with having defeated the Capital Bicycle
Club in the late match. but Mr.. Work of
that team Is now trying to show that the
addition of Mr.. Fogg, long suiter, to the
short suit team of the Washington club.
with which he had not practiced for several
months, strengthened it, and inferentially
the conclusion is reached that II Harry
Low had played on the team the G. Bi. C.'s
would have been beaten worse. No argu
ment is needed to show the Righteousness
of his position. Mr.. Low Is recognized as
one of the best players in the country, but
no oct fhof he So Chnr TOW hos
him a target for Mr.. Works pen. The
Washington team state that they were
beaten because they played poor whist,
but look forward to the time when they
shall meet the Hamiltons again.
The highest scores in the prize compass
whist match last Saturday evening were
made as follows:
N. and s. E. and w.
Bishop and Schoenborn. .14S
Stearns and Stephens.
Myers and Britton. 139
Bunnemeyer and Hoeke... 131
Lowest scores. I'D 10
AT the ElSmere on Monday night last Mr..
A. G. Safford's new system of playing was
tried successfully. Eight pairs took part
and each pair played three hands with each
other pair. Each pair played each of the
twenty hands. The results were that
Gallinger and Wooten scored 81 plus, and
Stafford and Hampton had 10 plus. All the
other players had minus scores.
The whist contingent of the Columbia
Athletic Club has been strengthened by the
addition of Messrs. Tibbetts Davis and
Sabin.
A team from the Woman's Whist Club
p.ayed team called the -Four HIS one
evening this week, and won by five tricks
In the compass whist match of the Bal
timore Whist Club on Friday of last week,
Messrs. Walls and Bosler made 10. the top
score east and west. and Steele and Tyson
made 157, the high score north and south.
The top scores in the compass whist at
the c. Bi c. on Wednesday evening were
made by Stearns and Henry 135, north and
south, and by Clark and Lewis, 112, east
and west
The hand given below was played in the
last match between the Capital Bicycle and
Columbia Athletic clubs. 1t was deal No
20, in which the Columbias gained six
tricks East led, and the eight of hearts
was trump. The TX" indicates the win
ner OF the trick and the card below it
played next: