The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
H.; AF{|;AlT|Ig q g|.H|H=||!!E.;;;j' j, !, J

Having had the honor of visiting Mr.. Trist o t
his own home, it is our pleasure to say he has
a charming family-wife and five daughters.
Miss Rosella is q teacher of whist of wonder
full bility. Is it at all strange? The name of
Mr.. Trist will go down into history as the
greatest writer on the game that ever lived,
and we hope some day that he will see the
error of ais way and write book.
TRIsT ON WHIST.
Professor ". H. Whitfield came to this coun-
try from England to attend the congress. His
wonderful problems have put him to the front
rank in the game. He is young man about
40, professor of mathematics at Cambridge.
we published several of his problems, and
generally they cannot be solved by ore in a
hundred. The fourth one of the quartet, our
whist queen, Miss Wheelock, san Francisco
minister's all know. Nothing that we can say
will add luster to her crown. If the Women
in Whist patterned after her no whist clubs
in America weuld object to having lady mem
bers. At the Brooklyn Congress she was the
queen. Our whist editor had charge of all the
tournaments in which she played, and 100
times at least we were asked to point out
Americas whist queen. One of the happiest
and most enjoyable events at this meeting was
the dinner given by her majesty to her royal
subjects. 1t was given in the honor OF Trist
and Cayendish.
ECHOES FROM THE CONGRESS.
Several deals that were played by Cavendish,
Trist and Whitfeld-the first they ever played
together-and the Identical cards will be put
into play at the Trist Club rooms the first
week in September, when the fall play begins,
and the one having the highest score for the
month will be given one of the packs with an
autograph of each OF the trio.
NO MORE CHIPS USED IN COUNTING.
There was not chip usually used in count
ing tricks) seen at the congress during the
entire weeks play.
FIVE NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED.
Five directors, whose term of office expired
with this congress, retired from the board and
John T. Mitchell of Chicago Clarence A. Hen
rioues of New York, Thomas Whelan OF Balti-
more and J. E. Shwsb of Nashville were Sc
lected to fill the vacancies. Mr.. Otis of Jersey
City was elected for one year.
SHORT SUITS VS.. LONG SUITS.
There were several s'short-suit" teams at the
congress. but they were knocked out in the
first round as was expected. The whist editor
OF the New York Sun claims the New York
Whist Club played short suits, but the whist
editor of THE CALL has written statement
from Colonel E. A. Burlington, the best player
on the team, stating that he never led short
suit once during the entire match. This state
ment was signed in the presence of G. L. Bum,
captain St. Paul team, and John H. Briggs,
the whist king.
AMERICAN LEAGUE SYSTEM OF PLAY.
One of the delegates to congress from the
Trist Duplicate Whist Club of this City offered
the following resolution, which was unani-
mously carried:
Resolved, That the president of the league be
instructed to appoint an advisory committee to
consider the advisability OF appointing a stand
ing committee sitt the different methods of play
ETC., and recommend one that seems to be the
best for adoption by the league.
Every night during the congress the man
ager of Pains fireworks establishment, nearly
opposite the hotel, had special designs made
for the benefit of the whist players and those
in attendance al the congress. One piece,
twenty ieet square, emit blem of the American
Whist League, another the Hamilton Trophy,
another N B. Trist, another the president-elect
OF the league, Walter H. Barney; but the one
that struck us as greater novelty than the
rest was one of those immense bombs that is
thrown into the heavens, then bursting q
thousand and one colors appear TO come forth