The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-06
PLAYERS OF WHIST.
They Gather in Large Numbers
at the Big Tournament.
FIFTEEN CLUBS coNTEsTIno.
Everett. Fafrhaven, Tacoma. Olympia
and Portland All Represented
IN the Games.

The third annual convention OF the
North Pacific Whist Association was COM
u1e1ced last evening at the Kainier-eirand
hotel IL was most enjoyable occasso3,
and previous 20 the time that actual pay
commenced there was an informal recap
ton IN the Office % the hotel. he attend
ance was larger than az any Of the other
conventions, so the amount Of hand-shak-
lng and testing was proportionaliy in
creased. The lovers OF long suits hob
nobhed with the lovers Of short suits. and
waited auxioBsiy for tire moment when
the FIRST round Of the struggle Cor tie
ehaileage cup would commence. IL was
truly a representative body OF men t,aat
had gathered 20 try conclusions j. the
game that has been wonderfully deys!ered
in this country.
Following is a list OF the delegates In at
tendance at the convention, together with
the clubs they represent:
Fairhaven Whist Ciub--H. l.. Dickinson.
II. Van Winter. II. b. Bateman. Roland G.
GamweiI
Aiki Club, OF Seatile-George F. Stone.
Warren Lucas. ". s. Blain. Carl Mensing
Trist Club OF Portland--T.. Theekelsen
r. c. Johnson. l. T. BARN. E c. Jorgen-
son.
Seattle Athletic Club. p. Taylor. c. O.
Larned. F. w. Hawkins. James Blacki-
stone.
Everett Whist Club. OF Everett A
Mccrossen, NJ. III. Wildes. ii. ID. Cooley.
+. z. Tkayer.
Queen City Whist Club-M H. Young
captain; A. p. Hill, jr.. Ed Brady. III. r.
elise.
The Pacific Club. of seattIe-H F. Me-
serve. w. A. Dicky, c. p. Dam. c. p. De-
vine
Seattle Whist Club-M A. Gottstein.
Harold Preston, George Hurd. DIR. G. A.
McCulloch.
Washington Club, OF seattIe-C. A.
Dean. W. l.. Gazzam, Henry Mcclure, f.
l.. Whittemore.
Rainier Club. Furth. Z. A. Strout. l.
A. Nadeau. J. u. Lowman.
Portland Whist Club-Dr. c. l.. Nichols
captain. F. g. Huston, Lieut.. A. j. Las
seigne. Richard Nixon.
Olympia Whist Club-O. V. Linn, cap
tain. a. A. Lindsey. Fl. u. Cowles. G. G.
kreider.
Deschapelles Club. of Tacoma-Otto
Richter. p. n. Kershaw, W. b. Keith
Arthur Remington.
Tacoma Whist and Chess CIub-Stephen
Ryder captain: A. b. Wood. NJ. Summer
field. r. n. Broomell.
Chamber Of Commerce Whist Club of
Tacoma-William II. Pritchard captain
A F.. Buell.. F. w. Clark, II. NJ Goodman
The drawing resulted in the contestants
being paired follows
Washington Club VS. Olympia: Portland
Whist Club VS.. Tacoma Whist Club: Queen
City Whist Club of Seattle. VS.. Chamber
OF Commerce. Tacoma: Aiki Club, of Seat
tie. vs.. Deschapelles Club. of Tacoma
Seattle Athletic Club VS.. Everett: Rainier
Club VS.. Trist Club. of Portland; Seattle
Whist Club W. Fairhaven. Pacific Club,
OF Seattle. drew a bye. 1t will be observed
that the Alki Club. of Seattle was drawn
against the Desehapelles Club, which
holds the trophy.
After the drawing the party adjourned
10 the big dining hall on the second floor.
where President NJ. II. Young assigned the
contestants their respective tables Score
tary elise was also on hand. feeling great
~ pleased at the outlook for a successful
convention. In three minutes after all
we're seated the players were as silent as
the grave. each studying hard and playing
very deliberately. The umpires were B. B.
Rroomell, Of Tacoma; T.. l.. Foresman, of
Seattle. and w. w. Powell. of Tacoma
AS the Portland Whist Club players
could not reach the city until this morning
their game with the Tacoma Whist Club
representatives Will be played this morn
ing. The AIki Club having drawn a bye
this left twelve teams of four each to play
last night. One round of thirty-six deals
constituted the play. The six winning
clubs piaV this afternoon