Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-29
AMONGTHEWHISTERS
Cincinnati's Team Badly Beaten by
Philadelphia.
PLAYING FOR TIE ANDREWS TROPHY
Current Notes of the Local
Clubs.
DISASTROUS EXPERIMENTS

The eighth match for the A. w. L..
trophy was played Saturday night at Phila-
delphia. Cincinnati, the challenger, was
promptly on hand, c. Collins, NJ. [. Watts.
H. Van Ness William Letcher, represent
ing the visitors, the regular team of the
Philadelphia club meeting them. The
Philadelphia's again displayed their ability
to put up brilliant whist, and the play
up to the 23d board was entirely one-sided.
when an intuitive play of one Of the en-
cinnati team gained five tricks on board
"a. holding ace and four others Of suit;
ace was played second hand on the trick.
Both teams played the same long suit con-
ventional game, with little variation. The
final score was: Philadelphia, 1872; Cincin-
natl. II.
The next match takes place at Philadel-
phia Saturday. and Philadelphia will face
the Buffalo team. The Chicago duplicate
Is next in line and the Philadelphia would
not have walkover If they had decided
to put in an appearance. They, as well as
the Hyde Park and the strong Chicago
team, have abandoned the trip east and
will wait until the trophy goes west, which
will be in January.
Women Whisters.
The first challenge match of the season
for the woman's trophies, donated by Mrs.
Andrews. was played at the residence of
the donor, 1119 Spruce street, Philadelphia,
Wednesday last, Mrs. Williams team being
challenger. The play was very fine and
the divergence of the score was not so
great as in the mems contests. There was
not gain of over two tricks on any board.
and only five showed that many. indicating
close scrutiny of the cards and that both
teams played the same system. The final
score was: Mrs. Newbold's team (holders),
II; Mrs. Williams (challengers). 8. The
next match will be played Wednesday.
The Cranfords will soon be called on to
play for these trophies, and have adopted
a course that will greatly strengthen them.
The leading members include Mrs. Hawley,
Mrs. McCrea, Mrs. Earle, Mrs. Leach,
Madam and Miss de Sibour, Mrs. Nicolls,
Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Saxton, Miss King, Miss
QuakenbuSh, Miss DAILY, Miss Ravenburg.
The last four are conservative long-suit
players, who are close readers of the cards,
and will give the Cranfords chance to
play against the kind of game they con-
stantly meet in matches. 1t Is lack OF
knowledge how to play the cards to the
best advantage against a system that they
thoroughly understand, but are not brought
into contact enough to keep them up to
the fine points in their adverSarieS game,
that handicaps the Cranfords. Individually
every player on the Crawford team Is a
brilliant whist player, but one cannot sys-
temize the short-suit game.
In the Local Clubs.
Wednesday night the &. A. C. had a prac-
tice match of fours, and the game brought
out some fine points. enabling one member
of the team to familiarize himself with the
style of play of his partner In a match
The c. b. c. also had some fine order
of whist during the week. Britton, though
not as often at the club as formerly, Is
back in his old form, and Is playing good
whist. The veterans Fogg and McComb
met Waterloo the other night, as well
as Quackenbush and Low. The other boys
seemed to have learned their style of play
and are outfooting them in the race for
tricks.
The Saturday night handicap tournament
was well attended and the play was very
interesting. The score was as follows:
North and South-Average, 12ePrince
and McComb. 1856; Pechin and Henry, 1875;
Kerr and Mattingly. 131; Writ and Cole,
Noah. 125: Hocke and Johnson. 122.
East and West-Average, 143-Hills and
like. 40: Cooper and Myers, 14S; Barrick
and Quackenbush. 14s; Jones and Mayse
Peiouze. 137: Spauding and Duncan, 1877
Mr.. c. F. Lindsay Is the happy possessor
of prize No Of the Philadelphia Press
and is delving In whist lore preparatory to
solving all difficult whist problems.
The play at Carroll Institute has at
tracted new recruits, and promises to be
quite source of pleasure to a large num-
Der Of players.
The New Englanders will send a deIeEa-
ton to Philadelphia the third Saturday
0Sth) Of December to battle for the aux
Hilary trophy. now held by the Atlantic
washington Will furnish eight or ten play.
ers. and the result Is always watched with
interest In the whist world when the style
q play adopted by the Washingtonians IL
brought into contact with the conventional
game.
Compass Match at Baltimore.
The score Of the compass match at Bal
| timore Friday night was:
North and South-Lewfs and DIR. Iewia
ITO; Walls and A. n. Mccay. ITO; Duvall