St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-22
THE AMERICAN WHIST LEAGUE
10 MEET IN BROOKLYN
a~ JUNE ID.
A LIST OF THE CONTESTS.
PLAY TO bic Conducted UNDER
HOWELL's MODIFICATION OFF
MITCHELL SYSTEM,
ST. PAUL TEAM is TO COMPETE
1t Wants the Hamilton Trophy
short Suffers VS.. Long
Suffers.

The sixth congress of the American
Whist league will be held in Brooklyn,
beginning Monday, June %, and end
ing Saturday, June q. The plan adopt
ed by the executive committee contem-
plates nine general contests, as fol-
lows:
First--A contest for the Hamilton club
trophy for the year 1867.
Second-A contest for the first possession of
year 1867.
Third contest for the Minneapolis trophy,
Tor pairs representing league clubs
tourth-A contest for the Brooklyn trophy
1or teams representing auxiliary associations
Fl1th-A contest at progressive whist for
Tours, tricks 10 determine.
SiXth-A contest at progressive whist for
tours, matches TO determine.
Seventh-A contest at progressive whist for
pairs
Eighth-A free-for-all contest between the
East and West, at duplicate whist.
Nlnth-A free-for-all contest at progressive
straight whist
Inc preliminary play for the Ham
ilton trophy will be begun Tuesday
afternoon, and finished Thursday even
ing. Each team will play an equal
NUMBER OF hands against every other
team, or against every club in it's sec
ton, should the number Of entries
make 1t necessary to divide the con-
testants into two or more sections.
Al the end of the three days prelim-
airy play, the four teams having the
highest scores of matches won enter
the semi-tinals, to be played on Fri
Gay; II teams are divided into four
secuonS, the team having the highest
score in Its section is entitled to he
one of the four teams in the semi
nnals; If divided into two sections.
then the highest two in each section
enter the semi-finals; if divided into
three sections, then the team having
the highest score in its section and
the team having the highest score
exclusive Of the three last named. en-
Ter the semi-finals. Should two or
more clubs be tied for the right To
enter the semi-fnals, the team hav-
ing the highest trick score is the win
her; IN case of tie in both the match
ana ana trlck scores, these teams play off
the Tie Friday morning. The four
teams entering the semi-fnaIs are
draWn by lot to play against each
othef on Friday. The winners on Fri
gay enter the finals, to be PLAYED on
saturday. The semi-flnals and final
matches consist of forty-eight deals
Played on the team of four system
according to the schedule now gov
erning the play in challenge matches
phy. The club whose team wins tbe
Ilnal match is entitled to the posses
eIoh OF The Hamilton trophy until the
succeeding congress. '-'0
Inc contest for the first possession
OF the American Whist league trophv
LOT the year 1867 will not begin until
1IIuay afternoon, after the preIimi-
lay pay Tor the Hamilton trophy
mas been finished, thus giving teams IN
the latter contest that do not get into
me senl-hnals a chance to compete in
Inns Inc play viii be conducted nm
Ger towers Modification of the John
i, Mitchell Progressive System" and
WIZ continue through Saturday. the
teatn having the highest match score
70 pe the winner of the trophy.
ne contest for the Minneapolis tro-
CLUBS, VIII begin Tuesday afternoon
ana continue throughout the week
hach PAIR Will play four or more hands
against each other pair under q svs-
tenn devised by John T. Mitchell and
according to schedule prepared bv
nm and adopted by the executive
c9lhhllttee. The trophy will be award
Siott ~ 'ile cup whose pair has the
hlghest score Of matches won.
Ihese are the three principal con-
Iests: The others are minor matches
IN the contest for the Hamilton Two,
phy, the American Whist League FRO
phy and the Minneapolis tronbv oil
players must be members of the clnh
tney represent, and no club can enter
+a 1ote man one team. In the other con-
tests the players on a team need not
pe members of the same club. and anv
cluo may enter as many teams aS Il
ueslres. Besides the trophies whioh
are held by the clubs whose renrasentn
ives win the contests, each PLAYER on
a team winning any Of the matches
WI receive valuable souvenir.
Az 81 raui expects to send team for
the hamilton trophy contest. and hones
also 10 be represented in the club nair
contest for the Minneapolis trophy A.
meeting OF the directory held Loot
TUESDAY evening, George L. Bum was
erected captain of the Hamilton tronhy
team with power to select his asso.
ciaees ana the representatives in the
pair contest. " VIC
0HoRT SUFFERS vs.. LONG SUIT
m ERS.
Inc Manhattan clubs team. of which
~. n. roster is captain, defeated the
Sohtlnental clubs team of which Col
~ A. Burlington is captain. In q. noatcb
OF Iofty-eight deals played at the Man
nattan club, New York, on the 14tb
INST 10y score of % to %. The match
was intended as a test between the
snort suit and the long suit systems
How much of a test the game was
may be judged from the comments
OF the Philadelphia Telegraph. whose
Whist editor, Mr.. Work, acted as ref-
cree OF the match. The telegram says.
AT least two members of Mr.. Fosters
team played anything but the game
advocated by him, opening long suits
IN a very large percentage of ocns
slons. On the other hand at least
one member of the so-called lone, snit
team saw hit to indulge in guerrilla and
n1on-lnformatory tactics that would
nave made the average disciple Of the
snort suit game blush with shame
Even had the plan of the contest ) con
adhered to, the result would have
proved little or nothing, as the contest
ants on both sides developed a gener-
oslty that was startling in its magni-
rude. Almost from the start, an ANA
ing amount of trick-losing PLAY crent
INTO the game, and the writer mnst
class 1T as the poorest played contest
between first-class clubs he ever vii
messed" WI
FERGUS FALLS VS.. ST. PAUL.
DEAL go
The Hands,
North-spades, ]. 10, s, 3; hearts x 9
o z; clubs, 6; diamonds, 6, 5, @ East-Snades
a. *. 4 4, 3; hearts, @, J. TO- 7: cluhs II
O. =; diamonds, j. South-Spades. 8. 8: hearts
g. =; clubs. A, j. 8; diamonds. A, K 10