The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-14
orR CORRESPONDENTS.

oCR CORRESPONDENTS
Exception has been tax on TO one Of the
expressions used In the article published Jan.
81, which was intended to point out the danger
which threatened the. game Of whist In this
waite conventions were allowed to continue.
These conventions have killed whist In Eng
land; and wG Ionl, h ~ ,b ao9 d.s so n.,e r out Tor one 5Ss
CORES pondonts object to modern methods At
whist being compared TO those OF the card
with the literature of whist IL may DO explained
that In making this comparison The srN was
s snoyMS a w9ss. ON snI ,hs game Oh In G" an OF article meI o sn.
titled The Theory OF Modern Whist" pub
play compared to those We hear OF to-day: The
rogues. who may constantly play together and
invent their own signals"
system, Of private conventions and have con-
demned It. DR.. Pole gave US a very strong srgu-
, men. "f H.1sr 'h vi Sis XSiXns Froeso In mo L <",,.
MAN.. Vol. Vii. asks: Els Whist Signalling
Honest ~ and clearly shows 1t is not. "Moxul.'
whist. Rational and Arrinciai." shows the
dishonest nature OF all methods OF giving In
formation which are not dependent on the nat
urai references from the fall or the cards. in
the MOuthlU illustrator for November. 1890. the
opinions of all the best writer's are presented
showing that they all recognized the baneful
influence OF arbitrary convrntions at whist.
In the incident given by THE sun AS an Illus;
trAtiOn, neither tlme nor place WAS RlSeH. anu
no names were mentioned. The occurrence war
widely and unfavUrably commented on at tbs
time, aud clearly showed the contempt In which
such private systems OF play were held by al
fair.minded men. A member NJ one OF our
prominent teams. after reading THE Sun article
has seen fit to try the cap on. and hnding 4
fitted him. lie has paraded himself, In print
HIS excuse In that the officials OF the leagu,
have decided that two players may take advAn
tage Of a private uud erstandinR as to the mean
ing 10 be attached To the play Of certain. cards
provided the system has been published. M
matter when OF where. The majority OF Wills
players do not need the assistance or the League
TO distinguish between fair and unfair methods
CLUB NOTES.
President Barney has decided that the mid
winter match for the A. W. l.. challenge troph,
shall be played at Detroit next saturday. aIt
that the executive meeting To decide Oh the dc
tails OF the next congress- shall take place q
Nashville. Tenn, on Feb. -.
The talk OF Brooklyn whist players At p!ssen
Is the phenomenal record made by e. A.. Hen
/ Iiques. who has Just been elected Vice-Presi
dent OF the Bridge Trustees. Since no has JONES'
the Brooklyn Whist club he has never mad
average gain of more than a quarter or u trick I
hand. Six times out Of sixteen he has mad
high score, and lus u total Of lO4 tricks plus Z
his credit In sixteen games. These scores hay
all been made without tho assistance OF An,
American leads, four signals, plain suit echoes
or calling through honors turned Just plai
everyday common sense whist. with good 1udR
mcnt OF human nature, and n quick perceptioI
OF the most likely Of two doubtful chances.
The high scores to date for all players sine
the beginning OF the season arc as follows: