The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-14
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Saturday next will see the beginning of
the greatest gathering of whist players the
world has ever known. The executive
committee of the American Whist League
as well as the tournament and other COM
mittees will meet at the Oriental Hotel,
Manhattan Beach, l.. l., and formulate
every plan and detail for the grand sue
cess of the Sixth American Whist Con-
gress that will convene the following Mon
day. There is no doubt but this meeting
will go down into the annals of the league
as the whist wonder of the nineteenth
century. We can give no better idea of
what this congress will be, or the great
celebrities who will be there, than to quote
the following from the Evening Telegraph
of Philadelphia of June 1:
With the advent of June the thoughts of all
minister's naturally turn to the Brooklyn Con-
gress, which is unquestionably destined to
be the greatest event in the annals OF the
game
In the matter of attendance it will be unpre-
ceden ted in point of numbers. but the quality
will be even more attractive than the quantity.
Among the noted minister's who will positively
be on hand in addition to the contestants in
the trophy contests are:
Henry Jones (Cavendish), who will make
special trip TO this country in order to be
present.
Colonel A. s. Burt, who under the nom de
plume of "The Colonel is wen known to the
whist-reading world by reason of his many
attractive whist "skits." He will journey
from far-off Fort Missoula, in Montana, where
he is in command, in order to meet the many
friends he has made but never seen.
"Uncle Dick Allen of Milwaukee, whose
fame as player who can fool adversaries and
partner alike with unusual ability is whist
world wide. This will be his first whist ap-
pearance outside of his native city, and he
has just written to Chairman Weems that at
the congress he expects to be as near heaven
as mortal ever gets.
N. B. Trist, the originator of the system of
American leads, will journey from New Or
leans to ada his genial presence to the de-
Miss Kate Wheelock, "the Whist Queen, :"
will of course be on hand No congress would
be complete without her and no American
whistler but will be glad of the chance of
meeting the woman who unques tionably is
responsible in a much greater degree than
any one else for the high standard of whist
now being played by the women of America.
The officials of the league will of course at
tend in force. President Theodore Schwartz
OF Chicago will preside at the meeting of the
congress. Vice-President Walter H. Barney,
the prominent Providence barrister, will be on
hand in case the work with the gavel proves
too exhausting for his superior officer. An
other prominent attorney ready to-. give
legal aid in the deliberations will be
Bertram D. Kribben of st. Louis, the re-
cording secretary. Robert II. Weems of
Brooklyn, the corresponding secretary,
WILL QuIlHB tudb VICE. Dt Tue uiOob Duog
man in the country He is chairman of
the congress committee, chairman of the
tournament committee, and, in short, car
ries the entire burden of management upon
his shoulders. Had the League searched the
country with microscope, however. 1t could
not have found more competent man for the
position, and every one who knows Nj. Weems
without any hesitancy predicts perfect ar
rangements as the result of his having the
managerial reins.
Among the other officials will be Treasurer
Benjamin L. Richsrds of Rock Rapids, Iowa,
and "Past Masters" Eugene L. Elliott OF Mil
waukee and John NJ. Walton of this City.
Most of the whist writer's of the country will
be in evidence among the number being G. d.
P. Hamilton of Easton, Charles Z. Coffin OF
Indianapolis John NJ Mitchell of Chicago,
George L. Bum of st. Paul, John III. Briggs OF
Minneapolis. P. ]. Tormey. OF San Francisco,
Cassius NJ Paine OF Milwaukee, r. F. Foster OF
New York, and Mrs. Margaretta Wetherill Wal
lace of Staten Island.
CAVENDISH ON 1.-THE CALLS"
WHIST ARTICLES.
The letter we give below from "Caven-
dish" known by every whist-player liv-
ing as the master" pays us very high
compliment. When we started our Whist
Column a few weeks ago we never dreamed
we could or would interest any but the
beginner. The little knowledge we pos
| sess of the game-and it is very littIe-we
acquired by close application and study
| of the masters writings, demonstrated to